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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Retubn of Business and Fees for the Yeak ended 31st March, 1917. Native Land, Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. . . .. . . 131 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. .. 20,414 Number of cases for which orders were made .. .. .. 8,135 Number of cases dismissed .. .. .. .. .. 3,429 Number of cases adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. 8,856 Number of partitions made .. .. .. .. .. 1,617 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. 326,210 Number of investigations of title . . .. .. . . 23 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. 123,011 Number of succession orders made .. .. .. .. 6,255 Number of other orders made .. .. .. .. .. 2,203 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. .. .. .1.1 Number of oases notified .. . . .. . . . . 103 Native Land Court decisions varied .. . . .. . . 25 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. . . . . .. 12 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Land Court . . 5 Native Land Court decisions annulled .. . . . . .. 5 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn . . .. . . . . 35 Appeals adjourned sine die .. .. . . 2 Applications under section 208 ordered . . . . . . . . 3 Applications under section 208 dismissed.. .. .. .. 13 Applications under section 208 adjourned sine die.. .. .. 3 Court Fees. £ s. d. Fees received .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,320 9 4 Fees outstanding for period .. . . .. . . . . 496 4 2

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

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,, , As at 31st March, „■,,,,. , r As at 31st March, Board. .„.„ j Vested, during Year. ,„,_ ! l Lands subject to Part XIV of the Native Land Act, 1909. A. R. P. A. B. P. A. R. P. karoa .. .. .. ... 16,304 0 12 .. 16,304 0 12 lotea .. '.. .. .. 14,345 0 28 14,345 0 28 rairawhiti .. .. 2,824 3 36 .. 2,824 3 36 .Vaiariki .. .. .. . . 18,710 14 .. 18,710 1 4 yaikato-Mamapoto .. .. 202,509 2 29 4,87.1 3 26* 197,637 3 3 [okerau .. ... .. ..' 74,949 138 .. 74,949 138 329,643 2 27 .... . 324,771 3 1 Lands subject to Part XV of the Native Land Act, 1909. karoa .. .. .. .. I 1,742 1 34 ; .. 1,742 1 34 Votea .. .. .. •• ] 193,885 2 26 .. 193,885 2 26 rairawhiti .. .. .. 54,337 0 17 .. 54,337 0 17 cVaiariki .. .. •■ •■ i 14,551 2 28 .. 1.4,551 2 28 cVaikato-Maniapoto .. .. 538 0 0 .. 538 0 .0 [•okerau .. .. .. - - 85,039 2 16 .. 85,039 2 16 , „ I I 350,094 2 1 ,. 350,094 2 1 * Revested in Native owners.