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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Appointment of Commission Page 1 Extensions or Commission 2, 3, 4 Report :— The Kauri-gum Lands of New Zealand ..5 Short Description of Gumfields .. 7 Origin of the Kauri-gum Reserves .. 8 Classification of Reserves .. 9 Neglect of Crown Gum Lands in past Years .. 9 Some Contrasts in Management ..10 Suggestions for the Future .. .. 11 A Practical Solution of the " Unemployed " Difficulty '.. ..12 The Settlement of Gum Lands .. 12 Sand-drift on the Peninsula North of Ahipara .. 15 Afforestation .. 17 Suitability of Gum Lands for Fruitgrowing ..17 The Population of the Gumfields—The Digger and his Working Outfit .. 18 The Importance and Value of the Kauri-gum Industry ..19 Return of Kauri-gum exported for Years 1891 to 1913 .. 19 The Wine-shops on the Kauri-gum Reserves .. ..20 Summary .. ..20 Schedule of Reserves ..21 Maps Following page 24 Minutes of Proceedings .. 25 Minutes of Evidence .. 34 Photogeaphs:— The Majestic Kauri : Fons laboris et origo .. Frontispiece Sand-drift West of Waipapakauri .. Facing 14 A Gum-store at Sweetwater, near Waipapakauri 14 The Big Flat, Opoe Reserve, West of Waiharera 15 Kauri-gum on the Way to Awanui 15 Houhora Gumfields, looking Southward from Ngataki Pa 38 Mr. Gleeson's Home, Rotoroa Reserve, Waipapakauri .. 38 Digging " On a Face," near Waipapakauri 39 Digging " On a Face," the Washing Plant 39 The Waiharera Flat 68 Waipapakauri, a Centre of the Kauri-gum Industry 68 Northern Portion of Awanui Flat, Waipapakauri 69 Motutangi Flat, near Waiharera. Mount Camel in Background .. 69 The Awanui Flat from Waipapakauri. Kaitaia in Background . . 98