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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return of Business and Fees tor the Year unoed 31st March, 1918. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. .. 17,693 Number of cases for which orders were made .. .. . . 5,950 Number of cases dismissed .. .. .. .. .. 2,682 Number of cases adjourned sine die, .. .. .. .. 8,685 Number of partitions made .. .. . . . . . . 1,247 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. 238,673 Number of investigations of title . . . . .. . . 10 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. 1,892 Number of succession orders made .. .. .. .. 4,764 Number of other orders made .. .. .. .. .. 3,309 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings . . .. .. . . .. .. 5 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. • • 70 Native Land Court decisions varied . . . . .. .. 12 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. .. .. .. 7 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Land Court .. 5 Native Land Court decisions annulled . . .. .. . . 1 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. . . .. .. 28 Appeals adjourned sine die . . . . . . .. .. 5 Applications under section 208 ordered .. ... .. .. 3 Applications under section 208 dismissed . . . . .. 5 Applications under section 208 adjourned sine die . . . . 1 Court Fees. £ a. d. Fees received .. .. .. .. •• •• 5,081 6 1 Fees outstanding for period .. .. .. .. • • 14.1 1 0

TABLE B. MAORI LAND BOARDS. Areas of Native Land vested in and administered by Maori Land Boards.

Board. As at 31st Maroh, 1917. Vested during Year. As at 31st March, 1918. Lands subject lo 'art XIV of the Nat; ive Land Act, 1.909. Ikaroa Aotea Tairawhiti Waiariki Waikato-Maniapoto Tokerau A. R. P. 16,304 0 12 14,345 0 28 2,824 3 36 18,710 1 4 197,637 3 3 74,949 1 38 a. it. r. *20,907 l 16 A. It. P. 16,304 0 12 14,345 0 28 2,824 3 36 18,710 1 4 197,637 3 3 54,042 0 22 324,771 3 1 *20,907 1 16 308,864 I 25 *; Revested in Native owik invested in Native owners. Lands subject to 'art XV of the Natit 'art XV of the Native Land Act, 1909. Ikaroa Aotea Tairawhiti Waiariki Waikato-Maniapoto Tokerau .. 1,742 1 34 193,885 2 26 54,337 0 1,7 14,551 2 28 538 0 0 85,039 2 16 1,742 1 34 193,885 2 26 54,337 0 1,7 14,551 2 28 538 0 0 85,039 2 16 1.742 193,885 54,337 14,551 538 85,039 1 34 2 26 0 17 2 28 0 0 2 16 350,094 2 1 350,094 2 1