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1922. 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 II:— p age Review of Past Year .. .. .. 2 Land for SettlementsLands selected and available .. .. 2 Estates opened for Seleotion .. .. 23 Urewera Block .. .. .. .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. 23 Legislation .. .. .. . • 3 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of National Endowment .. .. .. 4 Crown LandsRevaluations .. .. • • • • 4 North Auckland .. .. .. 31 Forfeitures and Surrenders .. .. 4 Auckland .. .. .. .. 31 Receipts.. .. .. •• •• 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 31 Rebates .. .. •• •• •• 4 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 31 Arrears .. .. •■ •• •• 4 Wellington .. .. 31 Postponements .. .. .. .. 5 Marlborough .. .. .. 32 Expenditure .. .. .. • • 5 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 32 Acquisition of Land by Porsons of Enemy Westland .. .. .. .. 32 Origin .. .. •. • • • • 5 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 32 Rangers' Inspections .. .. .. 6 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 32 Inspection of Offioes .. .. .. 6 Southland .. .. .. .. 32 Staff .. .. •• •• •• 6 S 6P , r nT ntftl Chang6S R Appendix III:Head Office .. .. .. .. 8 Report on Cognate Subjects .. .. 8 Land-drainage Operations .. .. 33 Appendix I:- Appendix IV :- Settlement of Crown Lands — -. . .__ *_ ,„. .* nt - North Auckland 10 Sand-dune Reclamation- 35 Auokland 12 T _ Hawke s Bay .. .. .. • ■ 14 Taranaki.. .. .. •• •• 15 Table 1. —Lands of the Dominion, Position of Wellington .. .. •• •• 16 (approximately).. .. .. 38 Marlborough .. .. .. •• 17 „ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 39 Nelson .. .. .. • • • • 17 » 3.—A1l Lands held on Lease .. .. 39 Westland.. .. .. .. •• 18 „ 4. —Lands-for-settlemont Lands .. 40 Canterbury .. .. • • • • 20 „ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and adOtago .. .. .. • • • • 21 ministered by Land Boards .. 40 Southland .. .. • • • • 22 „ 6. —Reooipts, Arrears, and Postponements 40

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