(t. —9.

TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS —continued. (b) Alienations, 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939.

TABLE B.—NATIVE LAND PURCHASE. (a) Blocks fully acquired and proclaimed Crown Land.

(b) Blocks acquired but not proclaimed Crown Land.

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leases.* Sales.t Mortgages. Court District, No Area.. No. Area. No. Area. A. R. P. A. R. r. A. R. P. Tokerau .. .. .. .. 4 698 I 2 12 333 3 31-4 2 479 0 28 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. .. 27 4,161 1 20-7 81 5,853 0 37-46 Waiariki .. 18 1,434 0 26 23 446 2 27 Tairawhiti . 61 24,275 0 37-9 32 1,481 I 22-25 3 2,582 3 31-78 Aotea .. 118 7,583 0 16-64 13 1,173 1 13-87 1 174 1 14-01 Ikaroa .. .. .. ..109 7,828 2 37-27 5 95 136-69 North Island (totals) .. .. 337 45,980 3 20-51 166 9,384 0 8-67 6 3,236 1 33-79 South Island .. .. .. 14 3,351 2 16-39 9 774 3 30-8 Totals .. .. .. 351 49,332 136-9 175 10,158 3 39-47 6 3,236 133-79 * Includes four grants of timber-cutting rights affecting a total area of 1,285 acres 3 roods 5 perches. t Includes seven gilts to other Natives of a total area of 328 acres 0 roods 28 perches. Does not include fourteen transfers of leases (0,803 acres 3 roods 17-4 perches) or twenty-one renewals of leases (8,773 acres 2 roods 25-2 perchcs).

Block. Area. Gazette. A. It. P. Parahirahi A 3b No. 1 .. .. .. • • 12 3 36 16/3/39 Waipapa lo 1 .. .. ■ • • ■ • • 99 3 35 2/2/39 „ 2A 1 .. .. .. .. .. 772 1 23 2/2/39 2b 1 .. .. .. .• ■ ■ 700 2 7 2/2/39 2o 1 .. .. .. .. 1,800 0 0 2/2/39 3,385 3 21

Block. Area. Block. Area. A. B. P. A. R. P. Matakaoa A .. .. .. 400 0 0 Okahukura 4b 1 .. .. 756 1 32 Mohaka 28 .. .. .. 224 0 0 „ 5b .. .. .. 1,439 1 30 35o .. ' .. .. 492 2 2 ,, 6b .. .. .. 1,755 0 1 Okahukura 2b 1 .... .. .. 910 3 5 - 5,978 0 30 Note. This return does not include land purchased for Native settlement and similar purposes, which has been included in previous returns.