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1936. 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.

Genebal Repobt :— page Appendix II: — r> „• n„„4- v„„„ o Land for Settlements page j 6 . ie j '' '' n Summary of Settlements established .. 13 Land-development'! " !! " 2 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Small Farms 4 W Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. .. 5 ? OI A^ ckland • • • • • • " oi Lands for Selection 5 Auckland 21 t> • . a uisborne .. .. .. 21 Receipts .. .. .. • • .. o Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent 6 riawKe s J3ay .. .. .. .. jz T) r i ft 1 ftr9)ll9iKl •• •• . . •• ZjA Kebates .. .. .. • • .. o National Endowment 6 Wellington 22 Educational Endowment .. .. 6 ft 1 31s ° n • • • • • • • • '' Lands reserved for various Purposes .. -6 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 22 T7, 7 Westland .. .. .. ..22 Expenditure .. 7 Canterbury 22 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 22 Southland .. .. .. 22 Appendix 111 Land-drainage Operations .. .. .. 23 Appendix lAppendix IV:— Settlement of Crown Lands — Extracts from Report on Small Farms Scheme North Auckland .. .. . • .. 8 by A. B. Jordan, Superintendent of Land Auckland .. .. .. 8 Development, Te Kuiti .. .. .. 29 Gisborne .. .. . • ■ • .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. •. • ■ .. 9 Tables : — Taranaki .. .. .. .. 10 Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Wellington . . .. .. .. 10 (approximately) .. .. 33 Nelson .. .. •• ..11 ~ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 34 Marlborough .. • • • ■ 11 ~ 3. —All Lands held on Lease .. 34 Westland .. . . .. .. 11 ~ 4. —Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 35 Canterbury .. •. • • . . 11 ~ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and adOtago .. .. ■ ■ • • 12 ministered by Land Boards .. 35 Southland .. .. .. 12 „ 6. —Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 36

Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist July, 1936. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1936, together with particulars of the special settlement of inferior lands, of the development work that is being carried out on unoccupied Crown and settlement lands, and of the operations under the Small Farm Scheme. I have, &c., W. Robertson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands.

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