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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

CONTENTS. General Report :— PAGE Appendix II:— page Review of Past Year .. .. 2 Land for Settlements— Legislation .. .. .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. 19 Lands for Selection .. .. 3 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Educational Endowment .. .. .. 4 Crown Lands — Forfeitures and Surrenders .. .. 4 North Auckland.. .. .. 26 Receipts .. .. .. .. 4 Auckland .. .. .. 26 Postponements .. .. .. 5 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 27 Arrears .. .. .. .. .. 5 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 27 Rebates .. .. .. .. 5 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 27 National Endowment .. .. .. 5 Wellington .. .. .. .. 27 Land-drainage Operations .. .. .. 5 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 27 Deteriorated Lands .. .. .. 5 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 28 Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. 5 Westland .. .. .. .. 28 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. 6 Canterbury .. .. .. 28 Conference .. .. .. 6 Otago .. .. .. .. 28 Settlement of Undeveloped Areas .. 6 Southland .. .. .. .. 28 Expenditure .. .. .. 7 Staff Employment.. .. .. 8 Appendix III: — Departmental Changes .. .. .. 8 Land-drainage .Operations .. .. 29 Honours awarded to Department .. .. 8 Reports on Cognate Subjects .. .. 8 Appendix IV: — Hutt Valley Settlement .. .. .. 30 Appendix I:— Deteriorated Lands Account :— Settlement of Crown Lands— Balance-sheet .. .. .. 31 North Auckland .. .. .. 9 Transactions for Year .. .. .. 31 Auckland .. .. .. .. 10 Gisborne .. .. • 10 Tables :— Hawke's Bay ' .. .. ..11 Table I. —Lands of the Dominion, Position of Taranaki.. .. .. .. ..12 (approximately) .. ..31 Wellington .. .. .. 13 „ 2. —Selections during the Year .. 32 Nelson .. .. .. ■. 13 „ 3.- —All Lands held on Lease .. 32 Marlborough .. .. .. 14 „ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 33 Westland .. .. .. .. 15 „ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and adCanterbury .. .. .. 15 ministered by Land Boards .. 33 Otago .. .. .. .. ..16 „ 6.—Receipts, Arrears, and PostponeSouthland.. .. .. .. ..17 ments .. .. ..33

Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist July, 1929. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1929, together with a short report on the special settlement of inferior lands. I have, &c., J. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. G. W. Forbes, Minister of Lands.

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