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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND OOTJBTS. Return of Business and Fees for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. .. 19,709 Number of cases for which orders were made .. .. .. .8,056 Number of cases dismissed .. .. .. .. .. 3,013 Number of cases adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. 2,956 Number of partitions made .. .. .. .. .. 2,172 Area affected (acres) .. •.. .. .. .. 542,841 Number of investigations of title .. . . .. .. 22 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. 83,021 Number of succession orders made .. .. .. .. 6,240 Number of other orders made .. .. .. .. .. 2,433 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. .. ... 16 Number of cases notified. .. . . .. .. .. 121 Native Land Court decisions varied .. .. .. .. 13 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. .. .. .. 21 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Land Court .. 7 Native Land Court decisions annulled .. .. .. .. 5 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. .. .. ... 50 Appeals adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. ■■ 25 Applications under section 208 ordered .. .. .. .. 5 Applications under section 208 dismissed .. .. .. 9 Applications under seotion 208 adjourned sine die .. .. 14 Court Fees. £ «• <■• Amount collected by Court .. .. .. .. .. 3,791 3 6 Amount collected by Registrar — For period .. .. 19,8 9110 For previous periods .. .. .. .. .. 781 19||0 Amount outstanding for period .. .. .. .. .. 568 s^o Search fees collected . . .. .. .. .. .. 471 9 6 Fees received in stamps .. .. .. .. .. 1,252 15j^j6 Fees received in cash .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 5 0

TABLE B.—MAORI LAND BOARDS. Areas of Native Land vested in and administered by Maori Land Boards.

Board. As at : ««t. March, y^ud yeftr _ As at 31st March, 1916. Lands subject to Part XIV of the Native Land Act, 1909. A. R, P. A. li. I'. Ikaroa .. .. .. ..J 16,304 0 12 Nil Aotea .. .. .. .. 14,345 0 28 Tairawhiti .. .. .. 2,824 3 36 Waiariki .. .. .. .. 18,710 I 4 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. 202,509 2 29 Tokerau .. .. .. .. 74,949 1 38 A. B. P. 16,304 0 12 14,345 0 28 2,824 3 36 18,710 I 4 202,509 2 29 74,949 1 38 329,643 2 27 Nil 329,643 2 27 329,643 2 27 Lands subject to Purl XV of the Native Land Act, 1909. Ikaroa. .. .. ... .. j 1,742 1 34 Nil Aotea .. .. .. . . 193,885 2 26 Tairawhiti .. .. .. 54,337 0 17 Waiariki .. .. .. .. 14,551 2 28 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. 538 0 0 Tokerau .. .. .. .. 85,039 2 16 1,742 1 34 193,885 2 26 54,337 0 17 14,551 2 28 538 0 0 85,039 2 .1.6 350,094 2 I Nil 350,094 2 I