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TABLE C.—RETURN OF NATIVE LAND COURT BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1947

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1 Totals. Tokerau. £Sjoto. Waianki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. Ikaroa. South 1945-46. 1946-47. Native Land Court Number of sittings .. .. 126 129 18 17 26 20 12 22 14 Number of cases notified .. 14,941 17,050 2,351 1,927 3,125 3,103 2,219 3,497 828 Number of cases for which orders 4,567 5,310 406 705 1,057 1,075 811 981 275 made Number of cases dismissed .. 926 1,855 72 126 1,054 156 369 43 35 Number of cases adjourned sine die 9,394 10,440 1,873 1,096 1,569 1,872 1,039 2,473 518 Number of partitions madQ .. 564 680 104 68 242 170 76 16 4 Area affected (acres) .. .. 102,758 46,244 14,494 12,039 8,112 7,897 2,678 934 90 Number of investigations of title 32 (including confirmations) Area affected (acres) .. . . 919 .. .. ... Number of succession orders made 5,165 5,823 830 486 1,550 1,266 796 663 232 Number of other orders made .. 3,336 4,115 739 151 421 1,897 566 302" 39 Native Appellate Court Number of sittings .... 4 6.. 2 1 1 1 1 Number of cases notified .. 19 10 2 1 1 4 2 Native Land Court decisions varied 4 3.. 1 1 1 Native Land Court decisions affirmed 1 Native Land Court decisions referred .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 back to Native Land Court Native Land Court decisions annulled Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. 3 3 .. .. .. .. 2 1 Appeals adjourned sine die 5 2 .. 1 . . .. .. 1 Applications under section 257/31 1 1 .. .. 1 ordered Applications under section 257/31 dismissed Orders made under section 363 £££££££££ Court and Board fees collected .. 5,658 4,585 750 831 1,287 1,036 902 473 156