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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presentec[, to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

Genebal Report :— page Appendix II: — Review of Past Year . . .. 2 Land for Settlements— page Legislation .. . . .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. 13 Land-development .. .. .. . . f2j) Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Small Farms .. .. . . 4 Crown Lands — Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. . . S North Auckland .. .. .. .. 21 Lands for Selection .. . . .. 6 Auckland .. .. .. 22 Receipts .. .. .. .. 6 Gisborne .. .. .. 22 Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent (§) Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 22 Rebates .. .. .. .. 6 Taranaki . . .. .. 22 National Endowment .. . . 6 Wellington . . .. .. .. 22 Educational Endowment .. .. .. 6 Nelson .. .. . . .. 22 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. .. 7 Marlborough .. . . .. 22 Expenditure .. .. .. 7 West,land \ .. .. .. .. 22 <nanterbu*w .. .. .. .. 23 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 23 Southland .. .. .. 23 Appendix 111 :— Land-drainage Operations .. .. .. 24 Appendix I : — Appendix 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 .. .. 31 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 9 Tables : — Taranaki .. .. .. .. 9 Table 1. —Lands of the Dominion, Position of Wellington .. .. .. 10 (approximately) .. .. 35 Nelson . . .. .. .. 10 „ 2. —Selections during the Year .. 36 Marlborough . . .. .. 10 „ CS^—All Lands held on Lease .. 36 Westland .. .. .. .. 11 „ 4. —Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 37 Canterbury .. .. .. ..11 „ —Endowment Lands leased and ad- 37 Otago .. .. .. .. ..11 ministered by Land Boards Southland .. .. .. 12 „ 6.—Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 38

Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist September, 1937. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1937, 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-farms Scheme. I have, &c., W. Robertson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands,

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