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Public Domains : 'The public domains on the books of the Department now number 567. There were 561 at the commencement of the year, seven new ones were made, and one was vested in a local authority. Land Guide: The usual four quarterly issues of the " Crown Lands Guide " were published, a total of 8,000 copies being printed for distribution. Land-sale Posters: 134 sale posters were published during the year, totalling altogether 90,400 copies; and twelve editions of the monthly poster giving a summary of the lands advertised from time to time were issued. The total number of copies printed amounted to 32,400. The attached summary gives details of other work undertaken in the Head Office : —

Summary showing the Number of Proclamations, Orders in Council, Warrants, and Notices prepared and issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

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j Proclama- Orders in Warrants and tions. Council. Notices. Jnder the Land Act and the Land for Settlements Act 89 13 530 Jnder the Public Reserves and Domains Act .. .. 107 111 Jnder the Scenery Preservation Acts .. .. 7 .. 15 Jnder the Native Land Act .. .. .. 15 Jnder the Education Reserves Acts and Public Bodies' .. .. 29 Leases Act Jnder the State Forests Act .. .. .. 2 Jnder the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public 12 4 5 Bodies Empowering Acts Jnder the Cemeteries Act .. .. .. .. .. 1 02 Hiscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 15 5 14 Total. 632 221 22 . 15 29 2 21 53 34 Totals .. .. .. .. 140 130 759 1,029 i