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] 925. 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 Grneral Report : — p ft( »e Appendix II: — P a g P Review of Past Year .. .. .. 2 Land for Settlements — Legislation .. .. .. .2 Summary of Settlements established .. 21 Lands frr Selection .. .3 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Deterioration of Crown Lands .. .. 3 Crown Lands— Revaluations .. .. .. 4 North Auckland .. 28 National Endowment .. 4 Auckland .. ' .. .. . 29 Education Endowments .. .. 4 G-isborne .. .. 3C Forfeitures and Surrenders 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. . . .. 30 Receipts .. .. .. .. .4 Taranaki .. .. .. ~ 30 Postponements .. .. ..4 Wellington .. .. .. .. 30 Arrears .. .. .. .. 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. 30 Rebates .. .. .. 5 Marlborough .. .. 30 Expenditure .. .. 5 Westland .. .. .. 31 Statement of Capital .. .. .6 Canterbury .. .. .. 31 I and-drainage Operations .. .. 6 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 31 Staff Employment .. 6 Sou hland .. .. .. .. 31 Departmental Changes .. .. .. 6 Report on Cognate Subjects .. 7 Appekdix III:— Land-drainage Operations .. .. 31 Appkni ix I Settlement of Crown Lands— ppendix North Auckland .. .. ..8 Sand-dune Reclamation .. .. .. 34 Auckland.. .. 10 Gisborne .. .. .. ..11 Tables : — Hawke's Bay .. .. .12 Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Taranaki .. .. 18 (approximately) .. .. 34 Wellington 14 „ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 35 Nelson .. ..15 „ 3.—A1l Lands held on Lease .. 35 Marlborough .. .. ..15 „ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Land-i .. 36 Westland.. ..17 „ s.—Endowment Lands leased and adCanterbury 18 ministered by Land Boards .. 36 Otago .. 19 „ 6.—Receipts, Arrears, and PostponeSouthland .. .. .. ..20 ments .. .. .. 36

Sib, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 25th June, 1925. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown land for the year ended 31st March, 1925. I have, &c., J. B. Thompson, The Hon. A. D. McLeod, Minister of Lands, Under-Secretary.

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