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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

CONTENTS. General Repobt :— Page Appendix II:— Page Conditions of Settlement .. ... .. 2 Lands for SettlementLegislation .. .. .. .. 2 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Digest of Land Laws .. .. .. 3 Crown LandsAggregation of Land .. .. .. 3 North Auckland .. .. .. 18 Conferences .. .. .. .. 4 Auckland .. .. .. .. 19 Southern Pastoral Lands Commission .. 4 Hawke's Bay .'. .. .. .. 19 Expenditure .. .. .. .. 4 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 19 Acquisition of Land by Persons of Enemy Origin 6 Wellington .. .. .. .. 19 Staff of the Department .. .. .. 6 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 19 Work of the Department .. .. .. 6 Nelson .. .. .. .. 19 Work done for other Departments .. .. 6 Westland .. .. .. .. 20 Honours awarded to the Department .. 7 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 20 Departmental Changes .. .. .. 7 Otago .. .. .. .. ~ 20 Forestry Branch .. .. .. .. 8 Southland .. .. .. .. 20 Land-drainage Operations .. .. .. 9 , T Departmental Roll of Honour .. .. 9 appendix ill :— Reports on Cognate Subjects .. .. 9 Land-drainage Operations .. ..20-24 Headofficc 9 Appendix IV:Waimarino Bush-fire Relief Fund .. .. 24 Appendix I: — _ ... , , „ T j Appendix. V: — Settlement of Crown Lands— North Auckland .. .. .. .. 10 Roll of Honour .. .. .. .. 24-32 Auckland.. .. .. .. -. 12 ' Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 13 Tables:— Taranaki .. .. .. • .. .. 14 Table 1.- Lands of the Dominion, Position of Wellington .. .. .. .. 14 (approximately).. .. .. 34 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 15 „ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 34 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 15 „ 3.—A1l Lands held on Lease .. .. 34 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 16 „ 4.—Lands for Settlement Lands .. 35 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 17 „ s.—Endowment Lands Leased and AdOtago .. .. .. .. .. 17 ministered by Land Boards .. 35 Southland .. .. .. .. 18 „ 6. —Revenue and Arrears .. .. 35

REPORT. Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 10th June, 1.920. I have the honour to submit herewith the report on the operations of the Department of Lands and Survey for the year ended 31st March, 1920. I have, &c, T. N. Bbobbick, Under-Secretary. The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands.

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