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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

General Report— Page Land Legislation of 1913 .. .. • • i" Freehold .. • ■ • • •• ■ • jii Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, Purchases under .. .. • ■ Hi Special Distriots for Eoading .. .. iv Pastoral Buns (Improvement of Tenure) .. iv Crown Land opened for Selection during the Year iv Lands selected during the Year ... .. iv-y Area held under all Tenures .. . • vi Kauri-gum Reserves .. .. • • vii National-endowment Area .. .. .. vn Inspections by Crown Lands Rangers .. vii Rebates and Postponements of Rent .. vii Revenue received during the Year .. .. viii Land for Settlements Act, Lands purchased and dealt with under .. .. . .viii-xii Cemeteries .. • • • • x }\ Public Domains .. .. • • • ■ Xl > Reports on Special Branches of the Department Xl ji Office-work and Summary of Accounts .. xin Retirement: John Strauchon, Esq., 1.5.0. .. xiv Departmental Changes, Transfers, &o xiv Appendix I— Settlement of Crown Lands— Auckland Hawke's Bay .. • • ■ • • ■ 4 Taranaki .. ■ • • • • • • • " Wellington .. •• •• •■ ° Nelson .. •■ •■ •• •• 11

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Appendix I— continued — p aKe Marlborough .. .. .. .. 14 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 15 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 17 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 18 Southland .. .. .. .. 20 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. .. 18 Appendix ll— Land for Settlements — Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 21 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 21 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 22 Wellington .. .. .. .. 22 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 22 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 23 Westland .. .. .. .. 23 Canterbury .. .. ■ • • • 23 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 24 Southland .. .. .. .. 21 Appendix lII— Timber Industry— Auckland .. • • ■ • • • 25 Nelson .. .. .. .. •• 26 Marlborough .. .. • •. ■ • 26 Westland .. .. .. •• 26 Southland .. .. - ■• 26 Appendix IV — Sand-dune Reclamation .. .. .. 26 Appendix V— Land Drainage Operations .. .. .. 28 Appendix VI — Kapiti Island .. ••• ■ ■ • 30