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TABLE B.—RETURN OF NATIVE LAND COURT BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1944

TABLE C.—RETURN OF ALIENATIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1944

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1 TOtaK I Tokernnj5 a ? at0 ; W 5ff" I Aotea. Ikaroa. T S ? u n^ |1942-431943-44 1 jMamapoto nki. , whiti. Island. Native Land Court Number of sittings .. .. 103 110 13 13 19 22 15 18 10 Number of cases notified .. 12,17014,143 1,906 1,678 2,564 3,130 1,549 2,721 595 Number of orders made .. 8,990 5,268 282 617 1,814 1,300 474 497 284 Number of oases dismissed .. 1,534 880 298 182 148 27 73 85 67 Number of cases adjourned 6,395 8,041 1,326 879 648 1,803 1,002 2,139 244 sine die Number of partitions made .. 291 431 151 22 127 92 33 4 2 Area affected (acres) .. .. 13,84221,779 5,356 7,218 1,262 3,982 3,273 306 382 Number of investigations of 1 16 1 13 2 title (including confirmations) Area affected (acres) .. 23 2 1 • • ■ ■ 1 .. Number of succession orders 4,270 5,154 825 499 1,083 1,489 691 347 220 made Number of other orders made 4,228 4,231 515 96 282 2,818 312 146 62 Native Appellate Court Number of sittings .. 6 9 2.. 1 3 1 2.. Number of cases notified .. 16 27 3 6 9 3 6 Native Land Court decisions .. 2 1 .. • • • • .1 varied Native Land Court decisions 1 5 .. .. • • ■ • • • 5 .. affirmed Native Land Court decisions 2 6 2.. 1 2 1 referred back to Native Land Court Native Land Court decisions 6 1 .. .. •• •• •• 1.. annulled Appeals dismissed or with- 12 6 .. .. .. . 6 drawn Appeals adjourned sine die 3 2 ■ • • • 1 1 .. Applications under section .. 3 .. .. 3 .. 257/31 ordered Applications under section 1 2 .. .. 2 257/31 dismissed Orders made under section 363 .. 2 .. .. 2 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Court and Board fees collected 4,700 4,892 470 638 752 1,112 891 722 307 _ #

Leases. Sales. Mortgages. Court District. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. Acres. Acres. Acres. Tokerau .. .. • • ■ ■ 3 144 6 280 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. • • 17 858 16 742 Waiariki .. .. • • • • 9 458 5 51 Tairawhiti 78 4,497 8 118 1 5,559 Aotea 76 4,886 23 3,714 Ikaroa .. ■• •• • • 43 5,813 5 63 South Island .. .. 12 3,571 9 740 Totals .. .. ..238 20,227 72 5,708 1 5,559 —