G —9

TABLE C.—RETURN OF MAORI LAND COURT BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1948

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Totals. Tokerau. WaikatoManiapoto. Waiariki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. Ikaroa. South Island. 1946-47. 1947-48. Maori Land Court Number of sittings Number of cases notified Number of cases for which orcters made Number of cases dismissed Number of cases adjourned sine die Number of partitions made Number of investigations of title (including confirmations) Area affected (acres) Number of succession orders made Number of other orders made Maori Appellate Court Number of sittings Number of cases notified Maori Land Court decisions varied Maori Land Court decisions affirmed Maori Land Court decisions referred back to Maori Land Court Maori Land Court decisions annulled Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. Appeals adjourned sine die Applications under section 257/31 ordered Applications under section 257/31 dismissed Orders made under section 363 .. Court and Board fees collected .. 129 17,050 5,310 1,855 10,440 680 4,115 6 10 3 1 3 2 1 £ 4,585 119 18,487 6,207 1.338 10,942 624 5^236 3.339 11 27 4 2 2 1 15 3 1 £ 5,800 16 1,961 443 131 1,387 60 i4i 242 1 1 1 £ 816 17 2,383 770 234 1,379 65 568 137 1 1 1 £ 946 24 2,715 1,022 208 1,485 202 401 £ 1,028 21 3,932 1,759 257 1,916 221 1,426 1,605 5 18 2 1 1 1 11 1 1 £ 990 14 2,129 618 270 1,241 23 1454 306 1 2 1 1 1 £ 1,302 17 4,344 1,290 171 2,883 37 650 603 3 5 3 2 £ 505 10 1,023 305 67 651 16 244 46 £ 213