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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

CONTENTS. General Report— P ft Re Appendix I— continued. Page Conditions of Settlement .. .. .. 3 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 14 Recent Legislation .. .. .. 3 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 14 Lands opened .. .. .. .. 4 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 15 Lands to be opened .. .. .. 4 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 15 Lands selected .. .. .. .. 4 Otago .. .. .. .. '16 Lands made Freehold .. .. .. i Southland .. .. .. .. 16 Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 5 Expenditure .. .. .. .. 5 Appendix ll— Postponements of Rent .. .. .. 6 Land for Settlements— Remissions of Rent .. .. .. 7 Statements showing Estates opened during Revaluation of Crown Leaseholds .. .. 7 Year, and Position of all Settlements at 31st National Endowment .. .. .. 7 Maroh, 1917 .. .. .. .. 18-22 Inspections by Crown Lauds Rangers .. 7 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Inspection of Offices .. .. .. 7 Crown Lands— Sand-dune Reclamation .. .. .. 7 Auckland .. .. .. .. 22 Staff of the Department .. .. .. 7 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 22 Departmental Changes .. .. .. 8 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 23 Expeditionary Force, Officers joining, &c. .. 9 Wellington .. .. ■ .. .. 23 Reports on Cognate Subjects .. .. 9 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 23 Head Office .. .. .. •• 10 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 23 Westland .. .. .. .. 23 Appendix I— Canterbury .. .. .. .. 23 Settlement of Crown Lands— Otago .. .. .. .. .. 24 Auckland.. .. .. •■ •• H Southland .. .. .. .. 24 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 12 Taranaki 12 Appendix 111Wellington .. .. .. .. 13 Land-drainage Operations .. .. 25

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