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1919. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY: SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. General Report:— Page Appendix I— continued. Page Conditions of Settlement .. .. .. 3 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 15 Legislation .. .. .. ~ 3 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 15 Division of Auckland District .. .. 3 Southland .. ~ .. .. 1G Lands offered for Seleotion .. .. 4 Lands to be opened 4 Appendix II :- Lands selected .. .. .. .. 4 _ . _ . Lands made Freehold 4 Land for SettlementsRecoiDts 5 Statements showing Estates opened during Expenditure" 5 Year, and Position of all Settlements at 31st Grass-seed supplied to Settlers '.'. '.'. 6 March 1919 .. . .. .17-21 Revaluation of Crown Leaseholds .. .. 6 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of National Endowment 6 _ Crown Lands— " Inspections by Crown Lands Rangers .. 7 l uok 1 la ? d T> __ Land-drainage Operations 7 Hawke s Bay .. 22 Staff of the Department .. .. .. 7 i ara ? akl '' '' 4 ' ' • "' 11 Departmental Changes 7-9 Wellington 22 Expeditionary Force, Offioers joining, &o. .. 9 t! ,? n " , " " "" '' „„ Reports on Cognate Subjects .. .. 10 Marlborough 23 Head Office 10 Westland 23 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 23 Appendix I:— ota g° ■ • • • • • • • • • 23 Settlement of Crown Lands- Sou bland 23 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 11 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 12 Appendix III:— Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 12 Land-drainago Operations .. .. 24-25 Wellington .. .. .. .. 13 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 14 Marlborough 14 Appendix IV:Westland.. .. .. .. •• 15 Waimarino Bush-fire Relief .. .. 26

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