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TABLE B.—RETURN OF ALIENATIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946

TABLE A.—SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL POSITION OF NATIVE TRUSTEE AND DISTRICT MAORI LAND BOARDS AS AT 31st MARCH, 1946

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Court District. Lea New Leases. ses. Renewals. Timber-cutting Eights. Sales. Mortgages. To Europeans. To Maoris. To Europeans. To Maoris. To Europeans. To Maoris. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. ■ Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Tokerau 2 426 6 40 8 207 Waikato-Maniapoto 37 M46 i ' 50 18 1,410 8 483 Waiariki 37 4,570 6 332 i io9 i 8 ]L6 10 j809 4 27 5 308 i 1 Tairawhiti 25 1,259 24 1,387 7 858 n 490 11 50 10 433 I 1,587 Aotea 64 3,217 6 176 9 1,070 3 579 19 1,636 6 80 l 671 Ikaroa 57 3,798 12 2,689 8 157 9 79 South Island 15 1,199 2 170 2 654 3 27 Totals 235 15,489 51 4,404 19 2,463 1 12 498 21 12,042 66 3,320 49 1,617 3 2,259

— Tokerau. WaikatoManiapoto. Waiariki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. Ikaroa. South Island. Sub-total (including Native Trust Branches). Native Trust (Head Office). Grand Total. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Total receipts 53,072 51,648 79,057 143,832 145,549 56,023 11,783 540,964 261,092 802,056 Total payments 51,622 47,657 62,078 145,871 118,219 63,861 15,416 504,724 217,626 722,350 Cash balances (including Special 4,868 6,310 2,834 2,106 4,670 2,409 1,222 24,419 87,535 111,954 Housing Fund) Investments — On deposit with Native Trustee 15,401 44,173 58,714 22,386 86,294 46,912 7,052 280,932 280,932 Government securities 22,865 26,291 47,065 97,768 81,055 29,485 9,707 314,236 24M30 £>61, 166 Mortgages 17,025 18,756 21,721 86,923 66,092 26,784 4,972 242,273 358,615 600,888 Farming properties and primary 11,707 46,376 58,948 1,954 118,985 58,929 177,914 production Liability to Maori beneficiaries 51,910 90,671 109,755 116,320 175,445 99,137 20,572 663,810 219,776 883,586 Reserves — Assurance and reserve fund 8,473 2,469 6,624 50,859 5,909 1,578 75,912 129,933 205,845 Special 24,583 60,828 62,421 24,491 3,226 1,416 176,965 8,578 185,543