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1911. NEW ZEALAND

NATIVE LANDS IN THE NORTH ISLAND (STATEMENT SHOWING THE POSITION OF).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Memorandum fob the Hon. the Native Minister. THE POSITION OF NATIVE LANDS IN THE NORTH ISLAND. Taking the position of Native lands in 1891 as set out in parliamentary paper G.-10 for chat year, it gives in detail the general position at that period, and allows a summary to be shown for the intervening period of twenty years. The return at that date gives : — Total area of Native lands, 10,829,486 acres, held as follows : (a.) Lands the title to which had not been ascertained, Acres. Acres, otherwise papatupu or customary lands ... ... 2,777,209 (b.) Lands to which titles were ascertained and— (i.) Leased to Europeans ... ... ... 2,422,409 (ii.) Held by owners ... ... 5,629,808 8,052,277 10,829.486 The lands were distributed as follows, according to land districts :— (a.) Papatupu Lands. Acres. Acres. Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 1,897,567 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 31,000 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 519,681 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 328,961 2,777,209 (/*.) (i.) Leased Lands. « Auckland ... ... ... ... 392,374 Taranaki ... ... •■• ••■ ... 64,718 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ••• ... 1,285,557 Wellington ... ... ... ... ■■ 679,820 2,422,469 (b.) (ii.) Lands held by Maoris. Auckland ... .... ... ... 3,387,107 Taranaki * •■• 494,298 Hawke's Bay ... ... ••• 774,922 Wellington ... ... • ■■ •■■ ••■ 973,481 5,629,808 Total ... ... ... 10,829,486 If the total area in each land district of all classes of Native land is taken we hay Acres. Auckland ... ... ... ••• ••■ ••■ ••• 5,677,048 Taranaki 590,016 Hawke's Bay ... ... ••• ■■• ••■ ••• 2,580,160 Wellington 1,982,262 Total ••• 10,829,486 I— G. 6.