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Session 11. 1923. 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 :— Pase Appendix II:— Page Review of Past Year .. .. .. 2 Land for Settlements— Departmental Conference .. .. .. 2 Estates opened for Selection .. .. 22 Land-reclamation Operations .. .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. 22 Gisborne Land District .. .. .. 3 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Legislation .. .. .. . . 3 Crown LandsLands for Selection .. .. ... 4 North Auckland .. .. 30 Revaluations .. .. .. .. 5 Auokland .. .. .. .. 30 Extension of Licenses of Pastoral Runs .. 5 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 81 National Endowment .. .. .. 5 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 81 Forfeitures and Surrenders .. .. 5 Wellington .. .. .. .. 31 Receipts .. .. . • • • ■ • 5 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 31 Rebates .. .. .. ■. • • 5 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 31 Postponements .. .. .. .. 5 Westland .. .. .. .. 31 Arrears .. .. •• •• •• 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 81 Expenditure .. .. .. .. 6 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 32 Acquisition of Land by Persons of Enemy Southland .. .. .. .. 32 Origin .. .. . • • • • • 7 Inspection of Offices .. .. .. 7 appendix III:— Staff Employment .. .. ..7 . Departmental Changes 7 Land-drainage Operations .. .. 32 Head Office .. .. .. 9 Report on Cognate Subjects .. .. 9 Appendix IV : — T Sand.drift at Lyall Bay .. .. 36 Appendix 1:— Sand-dune Reclamation .. .. .. 36 Settlement of Crown Lands — North Auckland .. .. • • 10 T . _ Auckland.. .. .. 12 • Hawke's Bay .. .. ■■ 13 Table 1.- Lands of the Dominion, Position of Taranaki .. .. .. .. ■ • 15 (approximately) .. .. 39 Wellington .. .. .. ..15 „ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 40 Marlborough .. .. .. 16 „ 3.—A1l Lands held on Lease .. 40 Nelson .. • ■ • ■ ■ • 17 » 4-—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 41 Westland.. .. .. •■ •• 18 „ s.—Endowment Lands leased and adCanterbury • • • • • • 19 ministered by Land Boards .. 41 Otago .. •■ •• •• ■• 20 „ o.—Receipts, Arrears, and PostponeSouthland .. .. •• ■• 21 ments .. .. .. 41

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