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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return of Business and Fees for *hk Year ended 31st March, 1929. Native Land Court. Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. 100 Number of sittings .. .. .. 7 Number of oases notified .. .. .. 21,444 Number of eases notified .. .. ..76 Number of cases for which orders were made .. 6,596 Native Land Court decisions varied .. ..16 Number of cases dismissed .. .. .. 1,826 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. .. 2 Number of cases adjourned sine die .. .. 12,932 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Number of partitions made. . .. .. 416 Land Court.. .. .. .. ..6 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. 100,058 Native Land Court decision annulled .. .. I Number of investigations of title .. .. 4 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn . . .. 38 Area affected (acres) . . .. .. 80 Appeals adjourned sine die .. . . . . 5 Number of succession orders made .. .. 6,122 Applications under section 208 ordered .. .. 2 Number of other orders made .. .. 2,821 Applications under section 208 dismissed .. .. 4 Application under section 208 adjourned sine die .. 1 Court Fees. £ s. d. Fees received.. .. .. .. 5,284 9 5

TABLE B.—MAORI LAND BOARDS. Operations.—1st April, 1928, to 31st March, 1929.

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• I I ' I I Board. Part of Act. Leased. Sold. Alortgaged. A. B. P. A. R. P. A. B. P. Ikaroa .. .. .. By owners ... .. .. 11,953 3 28 1,022 3 37 274 3 1(3 Part XVIH (to private individuals) 409 1 18 94 2 39 Totals .. .. ... 12,363 1 6 1,117 2 36 274 3 16 Aotea .. .. .. By owners .. .. .. 8,250 2 30-73 2,154 2 37-07 637 0 23-4 Part XVIII (to Crown) .. .. .. 46 0 16-5 Part XVIII (to private individuals) 1,715 0 7 573 2 9 Native Townships .. .. 0 1 27 Totals .. .. .. 9,966 0 24-73 2,774 1 22-57 637 0 23-4 Tairawhiti .. .. By owners .. .. .. 5,173 1 6 561 2 30 2,326 0 3 Part XVIII (to private individuals) 5,213 2 8 690 1 20 Totals .. .. .. 10,386 3 14 1,252 0 10 2,326 0 3 Waiariki .. .. By owners .. .. .. 1,689 2 8 2,524 2 6-2 Part XVIII (to private individuals) 12,676 0 8 , 219 0 0 Totals .. .. .. 14,365 2 16 j 2,743 2 6-2 [ Waikato-Maniapoto .. By owners .. .. .. 3,954 1 29-9 5,681 3 15-25 | 11 2 11 Part XVIII (to private individuals) 679 2 8 281 1 10 Native Townships .. .. 2 15 Totals .. .. .. 4,636 1 2-9 j 5,963 0 25-25 | 11 2 11 Tokerau .. By owners .. .. .. 414 1 6 964 2 15-4 Part XVIII (to private individuals) .. j 527 3 16 Totals .. .. .. 414 1 6 1,492 1 31-4 South Island .. .. By owners .. .. .. 1,742 3 6 1,366 1 27 Part XVIII (to private individuals) 927 3 28 1,101 2 31 Totals .. .. .. 2,670 2 34 2,468 0 18 Summary of Totals. . . . - i i Board. Leased. Sold. i Mortgaged. A. E. P. A. B. P. A. B. P. Ikaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,363 I 6 1,117 2 36 274 3 16 Aotea .. .. .. .. ■■ 9,966 0 24-73 2,774 1 22-57 637 0 23-4 Tairawhiti .. .. .. .. . . .. 10,386 3 14 1,252 0 10 2,326 0 3 Waiariki .. .. .. .. . . .. 14,365 2 16 2,743 2 6-2 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. .. .. .. 4,636 1 2-9 5,963 0 25-25 11 2 11 Tokerau .. .. .. .. . . 414 1 6 1,492 1 31-4 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 2,670 2 34 2,468 0 18 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 54,803 0 23-63 17,811 1 29-42 3,249 2 13-4 North Island .. .. .. .. .. 52,132 1 29-63 15,343 1 11-42 3,249 2 13-4 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 2,670 2 34 2,468 0 18 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 54,803 0 23-63 17,811 1 29-42 3,249 2 13-4