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1927. 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: —■ Page Review of Past Year .. .. .. 2 Land for Settlements— Legislation .. .. .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. 20 Lands for Selection .. .. 3 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Revaluations .. .. .. 3 Crown Lands— Educational Endowment .. .. 4 North Auckland .. .. .. 27 Forfeitures and Surrenders .. .. .. 4 Auckland .. .. .. 28 Receipts .. . . .. .. 4 Gisborne .. .. .. 28 Postponements .. .. .. 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 28 Arrears .. .. .. .. 4 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 29 Rebates .. .. .. .. 4 Wellington .. .. .. .. 29 National Endowment .. .. 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 30 Land-drainage Operations .. .. 5 Marlborough .. .. .. 30 Deteriorated Lands ... .. .. 5 Westland .. .. .. 30 Orakei Garden Suburb, Auckland .. .. 5 Canterbury .. .. .. 30 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. .. 5 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 30 Expenditure .. .. .. 6 Southland .. .. .. .. 30 Staff Employment .. .. 7 , TTT Departmental Changes .. .. .. 7 Appendix III: • Reports on Cognate Subjects .. ..7 Land-drainage Operations 31 Appendix IV :— Hutt Valley Settlement .. .. .. 32 Appendix I- Deteriorated Lands Account :— Settlement of Crown Lands— Balance-sheet .34 North Auckland .. .. .. 8 Transactions for Year .. .. 34 Auckland .. .. .. .. 9 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 10 Tables :— Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 11 Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Taranaki .. .. .. .. 12 (approximately) .. .. 34 Wellington .. .. .. 13 ~ 2.- —Selection during the Year .. 35 Nelson .. .. . . . . 14 „ 3.—A1l Lands held on Lease .. .. 35 Marlborough .. .. .. 14 „ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 36 Westland .. .. .. .. 15 „ s.—Endowment Lands leased and adCanterbury .. .. .. 18 ministered by Land Boards .. 36 Otago .. .. .. .. 17 „ 6. —Receipts, Arrears, and PostponeSouthland .. .. .. 18 ments .. .. 36 Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 30th June, 1927. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1927. I have, &c., J. B. Thompson, The Hon. A. D. MeLeod, Minister of Lands. Under-Secretary.

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