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1932. 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 :— Review of Past Year .. .. 2 Land for Settlements—• page Legislation .. .. .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. 15 Land-development .. .. .. 3 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. 4 Crown Lands — Lands for Selection .. .. 5 North Auckland . . .. .. .. 23 Receipts .. .. .. .. 6 Auckland .. .. .. .. 23 Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent 6 Gisborne .. .. . . 23 General Remarks .. .. . . 6 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 23 Rebates .. .. .. .. 6 Taranaki .. .. .. 23 National Endowment .. .. .. 7 Wellington , - .. .. .. 23 Educational Endowment .. .. .. 7 Nelson .. .. .. .. 24 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. 7 Marlborough .. .. . . 24 Retirement of Under-Secretary . .. 7 Westland .. . . .. . . 24 Expenditure .. .. ... .. 8 Canterbury .. .. .. 24 Otago .. . . . . . . .. 24 Appendix I: — Southland . . .. .. 24 Settlement of Crown Lands — North Auckland .. . . .. 9 Appendix 111 :— Auckland .. .. .. .. 9 Land-drainage Operations .. .. 25 Gisborne .......... 10 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..10 Tables:— Taranaki .. .. . . .. ..11 Table I. —Lands of the Dominion, Position oi Wellington .. .. .. ..11 (approximately).. .. ..26 Nelson .. .. .. .. 12 „ 2. —Selections during the Year .. 27 Marlborough .. .. .. 12 ~ 3. —AH Lands held on Lease .. .. 27 Westland .. .. .. .. .12 ~ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 28 Canterbury .. .. . . 13 ~ s.—Endowment Lands leased and adOtago .. . . . . ~ 14 ministered by Land Boards .. 28 Southland .. . . . . .14 ~ 6.—Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 28

Sib, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist August, 1932. I have the honour to submit • herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1932, together with particulars of the special settlement of inferior lands, and of the development work that is being carried out on unoccupied Crown and settlement lands. I have, &c., W. Robertson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Lands.

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