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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1934 Session I, C-01

I 1 ■ I, J. II.,! '< <•<, 1 i | CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY COLLEGIJ CHRISTCHURCH, H.Z,

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1934. 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.

General Repobt : — page Appendix II: — Review of Past Year .. .. .. 2 Land for Settlements— page Legislation .. .. .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. .. 13 Land-development .. .. 2 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Small Farms .. .. .. 5 Crown Lands— Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. .. 5 North Auckland .. .. .. 21 Lands for Selection .. .. .. 6 Auckland .. .. .. !! 21 Receipts .. .. .. .. 6 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 21 Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent 6 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 21 Rebates .. .. .. .. 6 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 21 National Endowment .. .. .. 6 Wellington .. .. .. 22 Educational Endowment .. .. .. 6 Nelson .. .. .. .. " 22 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. .. 6 Marlborough .. .. .. !! 22 Expenditure .. .. .. .. 7 Westland .. .. [! '.'.22 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 22 Otago .. .. .. .. ..22 Appendix I• Southland .. .. .. .. 22 Settlement of Crown Lands— North Auckland .. .. .. 8 Appendix III:— Auckland .. .. .. 8 Land-drainage Operations .. .. 23 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..9 Tables:— Taranaki .. .. .. .. 9 Table 1. —Lands of the Dominion, Position of Wellington .. .. .. 10 (approximately) .. .. 25 Nelson .. .. .. .. 10 ~ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 26 Marlborough .. .. .. ..10 „ 3,—A1l Lands held on Lease .. ..26 Westland.. .. .. .. ..11 „ 4. —Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 27 Canterbury .. .. .. ..11 ~ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and adOtago .. .. . . .. .. .12 ministered by Land Boards .. 27 Southland .. .. .. 12 I „ 6. —Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 27

Sib,— Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist August, 1934. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1934, 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. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Lands.

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Review of Past Year. During the past year most districts were favoured with climatic conditions suitable for those engaged in farming pursuits. Following a comparatively mild winter, early spring conditions were good, and there was every promise of a substantial increase in production. However, in certain localities the early part of the summer was unusually dry, and this had the effect of checking the output to a certain extent. There was a good lambing, and dairy returns were well maintained. The yield from agricultural properties was, however, not so good, and a considerable amount of damaged grain was in evidence. The most striking feature during the year was the sharp rise in the price of wool. The returns from fat lambs, and other classes of sheep, also showed a marked increase, the result being that the outlook for the sheep-farmer was considerably brightened. The enhanced value of sheep products was reflected in a substantial improvement in the rental and other payments during the period under review. Unfortunately, those engaged in dairying have continued to feel the stress of economic conditions, and the prices received for cheese and butter have been most disappointing. It has, therefore, been found necessary to continue to grant concessions to numbers of settlers to enable them to carry on, and sympathetic treatment has been accorded to all tenants who, through no fault of their own, have been unable to meet their obligations. At the same time, the interests of the general taxpayer have not been overlooked, and steps have been taken to ensure that the settlers give due consideration to their commitments to the Crown. The aim of the Department has been to keep deserving tenants on their holdings, and, at the same time, steady progress has been made with the development of suitable land with a view to making new areas available for selection. Selections of Crown and settlement lands on all tenures during the year totalled 285,166 acres. This subject is dealt with more fully at a later stage of this report. At the 31st March the tenants on the books of the Department numbered 37,758, occupying a total area of over 19,000,000 acres. Pastoral runs account for nearly 9,000,000 acres, while 1,876,658 acres of purchased estates are held under lease under the provisions of the Land for Settlements Act. Legislation. The Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1933, contains twenty-five clauses dealing with Crown lands, reserves, &c. Included in this Act are sections further extending temporarily the benefits of certain provisions of the Land Act and the Land for Settlements Act dealing with the granting of remissions and postponements of rent, and temporarily suspending for a further period the operation of the Land Act provisions with respect to the revaluation of rural Crown and settlement land. Sections are also included which extend the provisions of sections 3 and 4of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1931, so that extensions may be granted for any period not exceeding five years of small grazing-run leases due to expire not later than Ist March, 1936, and for any period not exceeding seven years of occupation-with-right-of-purchase licenses due to expire not later than Ist January, 1936. The Finance Act, 1933 (No. 2), provides for the repeal of the Kauri-gum Control Act, 1925, and stipulates that the property of the Kauri-gum, Control Board, together with all rights, liabilities, and engagements of the Board, shall be vested in His Majesty the King, and for the purpose of enforcing such right, or discharging any such liabilities and engagements, provides that the Minister of Lands may exercise any of the powers, duties, and obligations of the Board. The Act further provides for the issue and renewal of kauri-gum buyers' and kauri-gum brokers' licenses by the Commissioner of Crown Lands instead of by the Kauri-gum Control Board. Land-development. The Lands Development Board has not authorized developmental work on any new blocks of land during the year, operations being confined to areas on which work had already been commenced. The figures given below will illustrate the extent of work done on the various blocks, and the areas that have been disposed of. It had been hoped to dispose of twenty dairy-farms on the Galatea

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Estate, and twenty-one dairy-farms on the Ngakuru Block, to enable selectors to commence operations during the forthcoming season, but the uncertain outlook in respect to the dairy industry has precluded attainment of this project. In the meantime, share milkers will be established on the available dairying land on the Galatea Estate, and the pasture on the Ngakuru Block, additional to that comprising the twelve share-milking farms and the Demonstration Farm, will be grazed by the Department. The satisfactory prices ruling during the year for stock and wool have enabled the Board to realize profits in respect to farming operations undertaken on all the blocks where sheep comprise the major portion of stock carried, after allowing for interest on the purchase price of the land and the cost of developmental work. New loans to Crown tenants under the provisions of the Act have been granted in fifty cases, but additional loans for improvements and for live-stock and chattels have been approved also. A total of 455 tenants have now been assisted, loans approved totalling £188,008. Pursuant to section 10 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929, the following summary of operations up to 31st March, 1934, is recorded : — (a) The several Areas of Unoccupied Crown Lands in respect of which Development Works have been undertaken during the Year. Auckland Land District :■ — Ngakuru Block of 14,755 acres of light pumice land, fifteen miles from Rotorua : This block, of which 4,325 acres are being developed, will provide about fifty dairy-farms. Twelve share milkers are established and a demonstration farm is operated by the Department. Total butterfat production on the share-milking farms for the year was 171,6501b., or 107 lb. per acre of grass, and, on the demonstration farm, 16,545 lb., or 186 lb. per acre of grass. The number of cows on the share-milking farms was 850, and, on the demonstration farm, sixty. The Department has run dry stock on the remainder of the grassed area pending offering the sections for selection. The Agriculture Department has supervised the developmental and farming work on this block. Onepu Block, of 2,536 acres pumice land, near Te Teko, Bay of Plenty: This block will provide twenty-seven farms, including twelve farms under the Small Farms Scheme. The development of this block has been outstandingly successful. The land, exclusive of buildings, was taken up at an average value of £8 13s. 3d. per acre, which was sufficient to cover costs of development. Galatea Estate, of 22,326 acres, near Murupara : This is a purchased estate being developed with a view to ultimate settlement for dairying. Twenty sections were prepared for selection this year, but, in view of the present low prices and the uncertain prospects of the dairy industry, the offering was withheld. Ten share milkers are being placed on the sections for the forthcoming season. A demonstration farm was established during the past year, to illustrate the possibilities of the land. The remainder of the block has been farmed by the Department. The stock comprises 9,935 sheep, 2,856 lambs, and 2,181 cattle. On the year's operations a net profit of £4,421 was obtained after charging interest on expenditure and on purchase price. At 31st March, 4,738 acres had been laid down in grass and 75 miles 24 chains of fencing had been erected. Eleven farm cottages were erected during the course of the year, and a water-supply scheme installed to serve 6,000 acres of the estate. Whangamarino Block, of 842 acres, near Mercer : This block has been handed over to the Small Farms Board, which is arranging for its settlement. Development work has been completed. The cost per acre of clearing, cultivation, grassing, fencing, and water-supply for 795 acres of grass was £10 19s. 6d. Nine settlers will be established. Pongakawa Block, of 930 acres, flax-swamp land in Bay of Plenty : This block will provide for ten dairy-farms and eight " run-off " sections. During the year 4 miles 68 chains of new drains were constructed and 2 miles 5 chains of existing drains deepened ; 122 acres were cleared of scrub. Hawke's Bay Land District— Kakariki Estate, a purchased estate of 17,688 acres at Kotemaori: This block is intended to provide ten holdings for sheep-farming ; 3,159 acres of new grass have been laid down, and approximately 3,300 acres are in course of preparation for sowing. The Department has farmed the estate during the year. Stock carried comprised 11,410 sheep and lambs, 596 cattle. A net profit was made on the year's operations of £1,388 after charging interest on expenditure and on purchase price. Taranaki Land District — Tapuwae Estate, of 3,350 acres, a purchased estate in the King-country : This block is estimated to provide approximately eleven mixed farms ; 2,260 acres are being developed, and 2,054 acres have been laid in grass at a cost of £5 10s. per acre. The estate is being farmed by the Department in the meantime. Stock carried comprises 3,800 sheep and 850 cattle. On the year's operations a profit of £105 was made after charging interest on expenditure and on purchase price.

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(b) Total Cost of Development Works carried out to 31st March, 1934.

In addition to the expenditure on blocks set out above, £49,591 has been expended on the roading, survey, &c., of various areas which are being developed by the settlers themselves. The total expenditure —£304,992—f0r development, roading, and surveys (apart from roading-costs payable out of Public Works Fund) up to the 31st March, 1934, provides for 592 farms.

(c) and (d) Developed Allotments disposed of.

(Ie) The Total Amount advanced to Crown Tenants for the Development of their Holdings, the Number of Advances, and the Purpose for which such Advances have been made. Number of settlers assisted .. .. • . .. 455 Loans approved — £ Improvements .. .. . ■ • ■ • • 184,266 Stock .. .. • • • ■ •• • • 3,742 Total .. .. .. . • ■ • £188,008 Amounts actually advanced — £ Improvements .. .. ■■ •• 139,175 Stock .. . ■ • • • • ■■ • • 1,973 Total .. .. .. . • . • £141,148 Note. —Some further particulars of works carried out on the Galatea Estate and on the Onepu and Pongakawa Blocks will be found in Appendix 111, being a report on work carried out by the Land Drainage Branch of the Department.

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w j. Expenditure on Total Expen- Net xpen l ure on j) eve j 0 p diture on Expenditure 011 Block. . ?X";'','! a6ri n during Year Development, Live-stock as 1QOO ended 31st to 31st March, at 31st March, Ja,W - March, 1934. 1934. 1934. North Auckland Land District. £ £ £ £ Wharekohe Block .. .. .. | 9,802 | 13 \ 9,815 | Auckland Land District. Ngakuru Block .. .. .. •• 74,364 7,707 82,071 2,018 Te Kauwhata Block .. .. •• 33,009 472 Cr. 32,537 Onepu Block 15,862 4,906 20,768 206 Koromatua Block .. .. 4,058 62 4,120 Galatea Estate .. .. .. •• 26,608 29,164 55,772 5,801 Whangamarino Block .. .. .. 5,160 3,566 8,726 1,000 Mangatutu Block .. .. •• 3,715 .. 3,715 Pongakawa Block .. .. • • 278 655 933 Hawke's Bay Land District. Kakariki Estate .. .. • • 14,078 ] 8,292 | 22,370 3,184 Taranaki Land District. Tapuwae Estate .. •• •• I 12,865 | 334 | 13,199 j 3,001 Nelson Land Ditrict. Easterfield Block .. .. •• 1,164 211 1,375 63 200,963 54,438 255,401 15,273

Number of Rental Annual Rent Block. Allotments Area. Tenure. Capital or Interest disposed of. Value. receivable. Acres. £ £ s. d. Wharekohe .. .. 17 996 R.L. 9,595 479 15 0 m -rr l i no , nncr fR.L. 8,325 416 5 0 Te Kauwhata .. .. 12 1,735 p 6 165 369 1 6 f 9 996 R.L. 8,285 414 5 0 . Onepu .. .. 3 198 Small 1,810 90 10 0 I Farms Koromatua .. .. 4 538 R.L. 2,900 145 0 0 Mangatutu .. .. 5 771 R.L. 4,680 234 0 0 Total .. .. 50 5,234 .. 41,760 2,148 16 6

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Small-farms Scheme. At the 31st March, 1934, the Small Farms Board had not been in operation for a full year, and, while the results may be regarded as satisfactory, the Board has not been able to see the full results in numbers settled, of its policy of taking in hand the development of virgin and largely unproductive land. As soon as the administrative machinery began to function smoothly, the Board decided that it should combine the actual settlement of unemployed with the provision of work for as many more men as was possible. To carry out this policy it was necessary that properties should be acquired which called for a large amount of development work of a manual nature —e.g., bushfelling, scrubcutting, clearing generally, fencing, roading, &c. Crown land capable of economic development was not available in many districts, and private lands had to be purchased or leased. Difficulty was met with immediately in regard to prices asked, and this difficulty is still being experienced. Notwithstanding falling prices of produce, owners were reluctant to accept prices in keeping with productive capacity. Several properties were acquired, however, and work commenced. Some of these are now reaching the stage when they can be settled, and the policy followed is to select the most suitable men from those engaged in the work of development and to allot the subdivisions to them. At the 31st March, 1934, there were some 570 men engaged on development blocks, totalling 37,451 acres, which are estimated to provide 347 separate farms. Parallel with its activities in development work, the Board has considered applications for individual properties, the offering of which for the purposes of the scheme has in most cases been arranged by the applicants themselves, and a total of 229 applications have been approved, covering an area of 11,507 acres. With regard to the type of farming carried on, the principal line has been dairying, because of the necessity for obtaining immediate returns, and because of the small outlay on stock as compared, for example, with sheep. The Board has endeavoured to keep the establishment cost per settler below £1,200, as for a going concern, and it would not have been possible to put men into sheep-farming on a self-supporting scale for this sum. Dairying has therefore been the basis of calculation in the subdivision of land for small farms, but no actual restriction has been put upon the settlers themselves, who have been free to develop side-lines according to their inclinations, and the suitability of their properties. The Board has on several occasions considered the question of the wisdom of establishing further purely dairying propositions, and for some time has encouraged mixed farming or lamb-fattening on a small scale, but under intensive farming conditions. This type of farming permits a settler to increase or reduce his activities from year to year in any particular branch, according to market fluctuations. The claims of the small holder have not been overlooked, and a number of sections of about 5 acres each has been provided in suitable localities where the settlers can grow fruit, market truck, and go in for poultry, one or two cows, and perhaps a few pigs. As examples, the Richmond Block, near Napier (thirty-eight settlers), and Karamu Block, near Hastings (nineteen settlers), may be quoted, while others have been set up in- districts where seasonal work is obtainable. The total authorities issued by the Board to the 31st March, 1934, were £282,732, and as at that date the results are shown in the following figures : —

Original Small Farms Scheme : — (1) Number of individual settlers .. .. .. .. .. 488 Less holdings closed during year .. .. .. .. 25 463 (2) Number of share milkers .. .. .. .. .. 265 Less closings .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 261 (3) Total expenditure to 31st March, 1933 .. .. .. .. £142,000 Grand totals to 31st March, 1934 — Settled on individual holdings .. .. .. .. 692 Share milkers .. .. . . . . .. 315 Total authorities issued .. .. .. .. 424,732 Special Settlement of Inferior Lands. The following summary of the lands dealt with during the year is furnished in accordance with the provisions of section 223 (14) of the Land Act, 1924 : — (a) Aggregate area of land set apart: 144 acres. (Ib) Number of allotments and aggregate area disposed of : three allotments, 390 acres. The total number of allotments taken up and the area held as at 31st March, 1934, was thirtythree allotments, 6,821 acres.

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— s;' | 4 isr Acres. Acres. (1) Individual holdings settled during the year ended 31st 229 11,507 50 March, 1934 (2) Blocks in course of development or the development of 347 37,451 109 which has been approved (3) Number of share milkers established : 54.

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Lands for Selection. During the year 285,166 acres were taken up on various tenures, the number of selections being 1,118 under all headings. These figures include some 511 sections, comprising altogether an area of 61,071 acres, taken up under miscellaneous leases and licenses, so that the selections on permanent tenures numbered 607 sections, covering a total area of 224,095 acres. The following table gives the selections of Crown lands for the last five years : — Selections under all Tenures. Year ending Number. Acres. 31st March, 1930 .. .. .. .. 2,091 402,900 31st March, 1931 .. .. • - ..1,639 368,809 31st March, 1932 ..1,448 406,408 31st March, 1933 .. .. .. .. 1,354 280,518 31st March, 1934 .. .. .. .. 1,118 285,166 The total of 285,166 acres selected during the year includes lands taken up under both permanent and temporary tenures, and also town and suburban lands. The -permanent selections of rural lands only were as follow : —

The lands dealt with above comprise both areas offered for the first time and areas which become available for reoflering through various reasons. The figures for entirely new rural areas selected during the year are as follow : —

Receipts. The receipts for the year from all sources (excluding, of course, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account receipts) totalled £1,020,198, an increase of £277,378 on last year's figures. The sum of £226,444 was derived from ordinary Crown lands, £499,982 from land held under the Land for Settlements Act (including Hutt Valley Settlement and Cheviot Estate), £134,249 from the national endowment, and £112,393 from the education endowment. The receipts for the last five years have been as follow : Year ending 31st March, 1930, £1,275,106 ; 1931, £1,005,700 ; 1932, £776,489 ; 1933, £742,820 ; and 1934, £1,020,198. Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent. Rents, the payment of which remained postponed at the 31st March, amounted to £222,164. Arrears of rent at the 31st March (including arfears in respect of the current half-yearly charge) totalled £1,090,350, while remissions for the year totalled £206,847. Rebates. For prompt payment of rent 15,024 Crown tenants were granted the usual rebate in terms of section 123 of the Land Act, 1924, and section 59 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925. These rebates amounted to a total of £27,708. National Endowment. Of the area in the national endowment, 6,527,467 acres were held under lease or license at the 31st March by 4,470 tenants, paying an annual rental of £142,419, while a very large area (partly, however, covered by existing leases) had been set aside as provisional State forests. For further particulars re the national endowment, see parliamentary paper C.-14. Educational Endowment. An area of approximately 817,354 acres of education endowments under the administration of the various Land Boards is leased to some 4,128 tenants, who pay a total annual rental of £130,163. Land reserved for various Purposes. Under the provisions of section 360 of the Land Act, 1924, and section 71 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, various areas of Crown and settlement land were permanently reserved during

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C. of Land. | KSSXS! Total Area selected. _ Acres. Crown and national-endowment land .. .. 254 134,348 Settlement land .. .. • • • • ■ • 25 6,332 Education reserves, &c. .. . ■ •• •• 13 3,676 Grand totals .. .. •• 292 144,356

Number of New Rural Total Area selected for Class of Land. Sections selected. the First Time. Acres. Crown and national-endowment land .. .. 114 38,737 Settlement land .. . - •• 12 1,841 Education reserves, &c. . ■ • • • • 6 682 Grand totals .. . ■ •• •• 132 41,260

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the year. The reservations made totalled thirty-seven, covering an area of 1,060 acres. A summary of work carried out under this heading is given below : — Purpose Number of of Reservations Area. Reserve. made. a. e. p. Bird-sanctuary .. .. .. .. . . 2 1120 Cemetery .. .. .. .. .. ..2 518 Gravel . . . . . . .. .. .. 4 18 1 16-14 Municipal .. .. .. .. .. ..1 010-2 Plantation .. .. .. .. .. . . 3 529 116 Public-school sites . . .. .. .. 4 16 1 28 Public-school sites, additions to .. .. . . 2 1 0 23 Raceman's cottage site . . . . .. .. 1 0 0 37 Recreation .. .. .. .. .. ..10 159 3 11-56 Resting-place for travelling stock .. .. 3 16 3 4 River protection and improvement .. .. 2 300 1 20 War memorial site .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 1 30-3 Waterworks and sites for pumping-stations .. .. 2 0 0 39-18 37 1,060 0 33-38 The above does not include areas that have been vested in the Crown as public reserves in town subdivisions pursuant to the provisions of section 16 of the Land Act, 1924. Also not included in the above are areas reserved for the preservation of Native fauna and flora comprising all the islands in the Kermadec Group, excepting an area of 275 acres of freehold land on Raoul or Sunday Island, and also an estimated area of 129,600 acres, being Auckland Island, Rose Island, Disappointment Island, Enderby Island, and Ewing Island, being part of the group known as the Auckland Islands.

Expenditure. Summary of Expenditure approved during the Year ended 31st March, 1934.

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Name of Vote or Account. Gr03s E *P™diture. Recoveries. Net Expenditure. Vote, Lands and Survey— £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Subdivision I .. .. .. .. .. 138,972 214,874 18 2 87,195 14 9 127,679 3 5 Subdivision II .. .. .. .. .. 28,934 22,488 13 0 .. 22,488 13 0 Subdivision III .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,003 1,490 9 1 .. 1,490 9 1 Total, Vote, Lands and Survey .. .. .. 171,909 238,854 0 3 87,195 14 9 151,658 5 6 Vote, Land for Settlement: Expenses .. .. .. 4,226 4,849 15 0 2,294 6 8 2,555 8 4 Vote, Discharged Soldiers Settlement: Expenses of Management .. 57,040 37,039 0 0 .. 37,039 0 0 Vote, Swamp Land Drainage— Subdivision I, Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. 4,490 6,915 4 2 2,184 4 9 4,730 19 5 Subdivision II, Hauraki Plains Settlement .. .. .. 18,025 17,909 12 1 8,681 3 5 9,228 8 8 Vote, Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. .. 510,000 173,291 10 4 1,182 7 2 3 2 Vote, Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. 3,000 1,404 4 0 .. 4 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 768,690 480,263 5 10 101,537 16 9 378,725 9 1 Other Accounts. Expenditure under special Acts of the Legislature—Section 295 (2), Land Act, 6,385 13 8 .. 6 385 13 8 1924 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. 408,191 4 7 831 16 2 407,359 8 5 Land for Settlements Account— Expenses incidental to estates .. .. .. .. .. 2,076 5 2 703 16 11 1,372 8 3 Acquirement of estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 1,352 16 6 Cr. 1,350 16 6 Administration expenses of estates .. .. .. .. .. 9,277 3 8 .. 9 277 3 8 Expenditure under section 6, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 42,146 15 5 6,049 15 8 3e'o96 19 9 Expenditure under section 7, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 28,181 0 9 .. 28,'181 0 9 Expenditure under section 9, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 1.739 16 10 .. 16 10 Expenditure under section 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 . . 58,071 19 4 3,078 5 3 14 1 Expenditure under section 14, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 3,834 14 8 .. 3,834 14 8 Expenditure under section 15, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 333 6 0 . . '333 6 0 Expenditure under section 105, Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. .. 629 18 0 .. 629 18 0 Expenditure under section 49 (1), Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. 316 0 0 .. 316 0 0 Expenditure under section 4 (8), Land for Settlements Amendment Act, 1927 10,165 0 0 .. 10,165 0 0 Interest under section 208 (8) of the Land Act, 1924 . . .. .. 266 4 4 .. 266 4 4 Expenditure under section 20 (3), Land Act, 1924 . . .. .. 207 3 0 .. 207 3 0 Expenditure under section 83 (3), Land Act, 1924 .. .. .. 135 0 0 . . 135 0 0 Expenditure under section 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1926 .. 74,120 9 10 .. 74,120 9 10 Expenditure under section 20, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 . . 255 0 0 .. '255 0 0 Expenditure under section 47, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. 8,477 12 0 .. 8,477 12 0 Expenditure under section 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1930 .. 2,022 15 9 . . 2 022 15 9 Expenditure under section 15 (3), Land Laws Amendment Act, 1930 .. 511 19 11 .. ,511 19 11 Expenditure under section 11, Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. .. 70 4 11 .. 70 4 11 Expenditure under section 10, Native Land Amendment Act, 1932 .. 1,222 19 9 .. 1 222 19 9 Interest under section 19 (4), Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2) .. .. 18,508 0 10 .. 18!ō08 0 10 Expenditure under section 24, Finance Act, 1931 (No. 4) .. .. 1,533 2 8 .. 2 8 Expenditure under section 11 (1), Finance Act, 1932 .. .. .. 136 9 11 .. 136 9 11 Expenditure under section 11 (2) (a), Finance Act, 1932 .. .. 6,729 15 8 .. 6,729 15 8 Expenditure under section 6, Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2) .. .. 230 0 0 . . '230 0 0 Farm Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,219 15 7 .. 6,219 15 7 General Purposes Account —Ellesmere Lands Drainage Act, 1905, section 6 .. 474 19 0 .. 474 19 0 Refunds of revenue, Deposit Account expenditure, expenditure under special 46,912 2 10 . . 46,912 2 10 Acts of the Legislature . Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 739,384 14 1 12,016 10 6 727,368 3 7 Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,219,647 19 11 113,554 7 3 1,106,093 12 8

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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I.—SETTLEMENT OF CKOWN LANDS. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS.

NORTH AUCKLAND. (W. D. Akmit, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Generally speaking, the past year has been favourable from a production point of view, and there has been a further increase in dairy factory output. A severe dry period during the summer caused early drying-off of some herds in the far North, and loss of pasture growth ; but this was not common throughout the district. Hay yields were good and stock wintered satisfactorily. The low value for heifers does not encourage breeding of dairy stock, and more attention is being given to pig husbandry. The prolonged period of low prices is a source of grave anxiety to all dairyfarmers, and the Department is doing everything possible to meet the position. The dairyman is relatively in the same position as the sheep-farmer during the worst period of the wool slump, a,nd it is now necessary to consider each dairy-farmer's position from the budgetary aspect. Reasonable living and working expenses are agreed to be first charges, and the Department, as lessor, has agreed in numerous cases to accept a pro rata share of any surplus remaining. The majority of Crown tenants have met their charges in full, and sympathetic consideration is given each case of default following the usual investigation. . The necessity for top-dressing is very evident, and the financial stringency is curtailing essential expenditure in this direction. On the North Auckland gum clays in particular an annual expenditure of £1 per acre in application of fertilizer is desirable if milking-grasses are to be retained, and the present cash returns for dairy-products may result in permanent depreciation of existing pastures on the low-fertility country. During the past season some attention has been drawn to the existence of areas m ragwort, and it is pleasing to note that the local County Councils have taken the matter up and devoted close attention and expenditure to combating the spread of this dangerous growth. The increase in sheep and wool values has been very satisfactory and has given great encouragement to graziers. The Department has participated in this improvement by way of securing rental payments on grazing areas previously farmed at a loss. A considerable turnover in cattle has taken place. Laro-e cull drives are responsible for elimination of numbers of inferior nnlking-stock, and a gradual herd improvement is possible. With a return to better conditions in the grazing areas the practice of dairying on unsuitable areas is declining as the grazier is turning once again to increasing sheep flocks and disposing of cows. There is evidence of a large amount of new development through, the operations of the Unemployment Board schemes in subsidizing contracts under the supervision of the Lands Department. Farmers are very much alive to the necessity of improving their holdings wherever finance permits, thereby assisting in offsetting the results of poor cash returns for produce. There has been a good demand for areas of Crown land offered for selection throughout the year, particularly where partly drained swamp areas have been placed on the market. _ Advances for developing Crown lands have been continued, and a stage is being reached m numerous instances at which the lessees will be self-supporting.

AUCKLAND. (K. M. Graham, Commissioner of Crown. Lands.) The continued low pay-out for butterfat has again made the year a difficult one for most dairyfarmers, ' although the favourable rate of exchange has tended to ease the situation for them to a material extent. Weather conditions in the early part of the season were very favourable, and, during that period, a substantial increase in production over the previous year was shown. A dry spell m the new year, however, resulted in the earlier increase in production not being maintained. Late rains have proved beneficial to pastures and crops, and settlers will be able to look forward to the winter season without fear of any serious feed shortage. A pleasing feature of the year's operations has been the enhanced prices obtained for wool and lambs; and sheep-farmers generally may be said to have had a very good season. With another such season most sheep-farmers will probably have recovered from the several disastrous years which they have experienced. . . ' The Land Board has had to deal with many cases of applications for relief, particularly by dairyfarmers, and substantial concessions have been granted by way of remissions and postponements of rent and interest, where necessary. This relief has enabled many settlers to carry out the usual top-dressing and prevent deterioration of pastures. Numerous development loans have also been granted to "Crown lessees of undeveloped or partly developed land ; This has enabled many settlers to bring in areas and increase production which would not otherwise have been possible owing to the difficulty of obtaining finance outside.

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The revenue returns for the year have shown a decided improvement. The gross receipts under all headings showed an increase of £58,167, or 25 per cent, approximately, on the previous year's figures, indicating that most of our settlers realize their obligations to the Department and are making an effort to meet at least a portion of their charges in spite of the financial stress under which they have been working. Settlers, both Crown and others, are still availing themselves freely of the opportunities afforded under the Unemployment 4a and 4b Schemes, and many have thus been enabled to carry out essential development work on their holdings, which would otherwise have had to be deferred until better times. These schemes have entailed much additional work for an already busy field and office staff.

GISBORNE. (H. L. Pbimkose, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) After a long period of falling prices, and a gradually diminishing revenue position, one was apt to be rather pessimistic this time last year as to the outcome of what appeared at the outset to be another slump year. The long-looked-for silver lining to the dark cloud of depression was hardly in evidence, however optimistic one was inclined to be. However, what the subsequent rise in the price of wool meant to a large sheep»farming area such as the Gisborne district is now a matter of common knowledge. Our revenue made a wonderful recovery, a rise of nearly 44 per cent, on the previous year being shown, and this must be considered very satisfactory indeed. But, whereas the sheep-farmer has reason for being pleased with the year's results, the same cannot be said of our dairy-farmers. In spite of the absence of drought conditions, a more satisfactory rainfall, and better pastures, which all combined to ensure increased production, the very low pay-out on butterfat was a severe blow to this industry, and relief is now a matter of extreme urgency. A policy somewhat on the lines of that adopted in the case of pastoral properties seems desirable, and would go a long way towards helping the industry, until it can view the future with as much satisfaction as the pastoral industry is now doing. A big problem affecting farming on the flats —the risk of flood damage from the Waipaoa River in times of very heavy rains—has been taken in hand by the Public Works Department, and when the proposed remedial measures have been completed this risk should be greatly lessened.

HAWKE'S BAY. (J. F. Quinn, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The weather conditions during the past year have been generally favourable to the farming community and there is an abundance of hay and root crops for the coming winter. As a result of the increased prices realized for wool and lambs the position of the sheep-farmers has been considerably improved. Many of those farming scrub lands, who have been able to do very little scrub-cutting during the past few years, are now in a better position to have their sections cleared, and a large area of scrub is now being cut, particularly in the Porangahau district. In all cases advantage is being taken of the assistance given by the Unemployment Board under the 4b Scheme. The improvement is also reflected in the revenue of the Department for this district, the total receipts being over 50 per cent, in excess of the amount collected during the previous year. _ Owing to the continued low prices for dairy-produce, dairy-farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to meet their obligations and maintain their farms, and in many cases it will be necessary to grant some relief by remitting or postponing rent. Orchardists have had a good productive season, but owing to the poor prices realized, the net returns, after meeting charges for packing and marketing, &c., 'are very small, with the result that few of those engaged in this industry are able to meet their obligations in full.

TARANAKI. (F. H. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The chief feature of interest to note was the welcome rise in the price of wool and sheep. This has put new heart into the sheep-farmers, and in many cases enabled them to clear of! accumulations of back debts. This particularly refers to those who had been able to hold over their wool for several seasons, and who were fortunate enough to have their wool sold at the early sales. A small drop occurred in the price as the selling season advanced, but on the whole the prices realized were "a magnificant advance on the disastrous figures of the past three years. The dairy-farmer has not been so fortunate, as the butterfat price, after touching approximately Is. a pound in the spring, rapidly dropped, until in January it was down to a little over 6d. The effect has been that rents and interest have been unpaid and top-dressing been neglected, while in many cases lack of means has not allowed the farmer to adequately cope with noxious weeds, such as ragwort. This curse to the dairy-farmer shows no signs to diminution ; in fact, it seems on the increase as it is left unchecked in numbers of cases, and good farmers complain that, where they have properly attended to the weed on their holdings, neglect alongside soon brings it back on their farms, thus rendering all their efforts abortive. The cheapest and best method of control appears to be a decrease in the number of dairy cows and a partial return to sheep. The rainfall for the year was an average one and climatic conditions in the winter and spring were exceptionally good ; the summer, however, was cold and abnormal. The weather was rather dry in the early summer, but later rains brought on a good flush of grass and a plentiful supply of pasture was assured for the autumn. There should be no shortage of fodder for the winter, as ample supplies of hay and ensilage have been provided, and more attention has been paid to the growing of root crops.

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The lambing percentage was well in advance of any previous season and there was an increase in the production of butterfat. Although the amount of the arrears is still high, the brighter outlook has been reflected in the increase in receipts of the twelve months, the revenue showing an increase of about 20 per cent, on the previous year's figures. The question of arrears was tackled in a systematic manner and, where it was shown quite clearly that a lessee was doing his best and was only beaten by economic reasons, the Department has treated him generously. The adoption of pro rata agreements wherever possible has brought in a considerable amount of revenue.

WELLINGTON. (H. W. C. Mackintosh, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The outlook at the beginning of the year under review was far from promising, and tenants, generally speaking, have experienced a very trying period. The poor prices obtained for farmproduce" during the previous year, particularly for wool and fat stock, left the farmer no reserves to face another year of uncertainty. The wool-sales, however, opened with most encouraging prices, and the outlook for the pastoralist has become appreciably brighter. The dairyman, on the other hand, is having a very lean time and his returns will pay little more than working and living expenses. Climatic conditions in most localities have been very favourable and stock came through a comparatively mild winter to the spring in good condition. Rain fell in sufficient quantity to maintain a good growth of grass, so that in the majority of cases plenty of hay was saved for winter feeding. It was no uncommon sight in some districts to see portions of haystacks left over from last season, indicating mild winter conditions. In some localities, however, particularly in southern Wairarapa, drought has again been experienced. Droughts occur in this district so consistently that one is forced to the opinion that the area is not one where dairying can be carried on with ultimate hopes of continuous success. Butterfat opened at prices which augured a favourable season, but the pay-out was not maintained and the figure in many cases dropped to 7d. and Bd. per pound. Not only is the dairyman unable at this price to anything like pay his way, but he is also not in a position to provide necessary manures for his pastures. In order to meet the position, the Department has granted concessions by way of partial remissions of rent or by waiving payments of proportions of milk cheques for a period," so that settlers might be able to provide the required top-dressing. The revenue for the year shows a marked improvement, and it is gratifying to be able to report an increase of almost £60,000 over last year's figures.

NELSON. (A. F. Watebs, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The season 1933-34 has been the driest that Nelson has experienced. Districts with a westerly aspect had a moderate share of rain, and drought conditions were practically confined to the Waimea County. Two summer frosts did considerable damage to fields of tobacco in certain localities, but, fortunately, as a whole, the crop was not seriously affected. Sheep-farmers were elated at the sudden recovery of wool-prices when fine wools reached high prices. Coarser wools improved considerably, but did not meet with the same keen demand. Store sheep have sold well and lambs have realized 17s. 6d. to £1 for good quality. The dairy industry is passing through a critical period, prices on the London market falling to 68s. per hundredweight for finest butter. This means in many cases that the product is hardly returning the cost of production, and will have the effect of discouraging dairying on much marginal land. Many sheep-farmers who started dairying to lielp them over the slump in wool are discarding cows and building up their flocks. Orc.hardists have experienced a favourable season as was expected after an off season. The exceptional dry spell has kept the fruit rather small, but free from blemish, with the result that a high percentage has graded up to extra fancy standard. There is every prospect of a record export. There is a good sale for an unrestricted quantity of hops this year at remunerative prices, with every prospect of the market remaining firm. Tobacco-growing is still bringing a considerable amount of money into the district. Some of the manufacturing companies are limiting their purchases on account of diminished consumption. The work in connection with unemployment-relief schemes has considerably increased during the year, farmers taking advantage of the 50-per-cent. subsidy to fell bush, erect fencing, and generally effect necessary improvements.

MARLBOROUGH. (P. R. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The climatic conditions over the past season have again been very adverse, and the greater portion of the district has now had its fourth consecutive dry season. The rainfall at Blenheim over the period under review was only 14-57 in., as against the average of 27 in., the past season being the driest since 1915. The winter was fairly dry and mild, but with enough rain to keep pastures moving, and the anticipated shortage of winter feed did not eventuate, and stock came through in good condition. Early spring conditions were good and lambings were very satisfactory. Enough rain fell up to October to bring the grass and crops away, but, unfortunately, the rains were not nearly enough to replenish the missing "sub-soil water (the result of the three proceeding dry seasons). Light rains were

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experienced occasionally, but the main effect of the drought was felt in the Wairau Plains and south to the Clarence River. The yield from all crops was poor, peas in particular receiving a severe setback. The acreage in peas increased by 20 per cent, to 10,000 acres, but the average yield in consequence of the drought and an unseasonable frost in January was reduced by 40 per cent, to 15 bushels. Wheat, oats, and barley showed a small variation in area, but yields were down from 10 per cent, to 20 per cent. Yields of grass and clover seeds were lower, but splendid samples were harvested. Rape and turnip crops were generally very patchy and poor, and in many cases complete failures. In many parts of the district feed was so short that outside grazing had to be secured or stock had to be sold at a sacrifice and those who had to sell will be faced, later on, with the necessity of restocking at greatly increased prices. Right up to the end of March the outlook for winter feed was very gloomy, but splendid rain fell on the 27th of that month and, providing reasonably mild conditions prevail for a time, the district should come through the winter reasonably well. The Kaikoura district proved to be more fortunate than the rest of Marlborough, and had abundant rains and consequently plenty of winter feed. Owing to severe frosts at the critical growing period and the drought, orchardists had a very bad year, the estimated yield for export being 41,000 cases, which is a reduction of 44 per cent, on last year's export figures. Owing to the dry conditions, the production of butterfat is expected to be much lower, and this, allied with the poor prices being received, has made the outlook for the dairy-farming community very depressing. The bulk of the Crown lessees and mortgagors engaged in dairying are doing their utmost to meet present conditions.

WESTLAXD. (T. Cagney, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Low prices ruling for butterfat overshadowed all other aspects of farming in this district, and was practically the only serious factor militating against what otherwise would have proved a most successful year. Favourable weather, above the average, was experienced, particularly towards the latter part of the period, thus affording farmers suitable climatic conditions for the saving of hay and also ensilage to carry stock through the coming winter. As sheep-farming, particularly where Crown tenants are concerned, is pursued on a comparatively limited scale in this district, the favourable prices ruling for sheep products has not been appreciably reflected in the revenue collected, which however, under all headings, discloses an increase on lastyear's figures. It is pleasing to record that, notwithstanding the setback to farmers as the result of continued low prices for butterfat, Crown holdings are generally being maintained in good order, although probably the use of fertilizers has had to be curtailed to some extent. This condition, however, need not be regarded as serious if not unduly prolonged, and a moderate rise in butterfat prices would to a large extent relieve the position. Butterfat-production continues to show an increase, as compared with previous years. Herdtesting figures for last season disclose an average test of 252 lb. of butterfat per cow, which represents a substantial increase compared with previous seasons. Although prices for butterfat opened comparatively well early in the season, a rapid decline followed, with local factories advancing in the vicinity of 6d. per pound towards the end of the period. Probably, when final payments are made, the average total payment for the season will not exceed Bd. per pound. Pig-farming, as a supplementary to dairy-farming in this district, has been gradually decreasing in volume for the last two years or more. The adoption locally, as elsewhere, of improved methods for grading and export has been receiving serious attention lately, and it is hoped will impart a fillip to this important branch of the farming industry, which has in the past not received the attention it merits. Local prices for beef this year showed a moderate increase on last year's figures, ox beef averaging about 225. per hundred, heifer beef about 195., and cow beef in the vicinity of 14s. Bush feed, on which cattle graziers relied to no small extent in the past, is gradually being eaten out, and no doubt the noticeable increase in deer is having a marked effect in this direction . At the same time, the abundance of rough open grazing land available in this district will always ensure a steady production of beef in no mean volume.

CANTERBURY. (W. Stewakt, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) This year's rainfall has been more evenly distributed than usual throughout the twelve months, so that there has been no serious drought, but some of it has been rather unseasonable, causing delay and loss in harvesting and slower fattening in lambs. Several violent storms have also caused much damage. The high country had no prolonged periods of rough weather, or exceptionally heavy falls of snow, such as cause a heavy death-rate and poor lambing, but had many severe frosts that delayed spring growth. Over all, it can be said the climatic conditions throughout the year have suited Canterbury farming. With the recovery in prices for sheep products and the favourable season, pastoralists have had a good year. The outlook in the autumn was not bright, rape and turnips had failed over wide areas, substitute green feed was making little growth through want of rain, and there was no surplus of roughage ; but late rains improved the position somewhat, and a milder August and September than usual allowed stock to come through the winter better than had been expected. The amount of rain from October onward produced ample feed, which has produced good clips and satisfactory stock increases, whilst the outlook for the coming year is hopeful. The agriculturist has not fared quite so well, for though his prospects looked bright at New Year weather conditions were not so kind to

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him from then onwards, and pests also seemed to be more numerous than usual. Many crops have therefore yielded much less than forecasts of January predicted, there is much under-grade wheat in the market, lambs did not fatten well or early, and clover heads did not fill well. Though prices, apart from lamb, mutton, and wool, are still too low for costs, this class as a whole have fared better than last year. The dairymen have had a bad year. The shortage of winter feed had caused more dry feeding than usual, and the spring was late. The October rains were accompanied by cold weather, which was doubly hard on poor stock. There was ample feed throughout most of the milking season, which, however, did not compensate for the set-back during the early part of the milking year. But the hardest feature is the low price received, and the combination has given Canterbury dairying a particularly trying year. The Department is encouraging herd-testing to give a sounder basis for culling, but present prices are so low as to kill the enthusiasm necessary for carrying through such improved methods. Small holders have also had a hard year, as competition has forced down prices for almost all the prodiicts of the small farm. It was fortunate that so much hay and oat sheaf had been saved last season, as it was needed during the long winter cessation of growth. Lincoln College published a very useful bulletin giving advice 011 dry feeding, which must have been helpful to many farmers not used to this practice. The experience of the past season has again shown the need for more shelter plantations on nearly all classes of our holdings. It is pleasing to record that, due to the combination of better prices in one of our main farming lines and a favourable season, arrears have been materially reduced.

OTAGO. (N. C. Kensington, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The Otago District, with its large areas of pastoral country, has received the full benefit of the sharp rise in wool, which has been reflected in the good prices obtained for surplus stock. In addition, the excellent climatic conditions which prevailed produced abundance of feed, with the result that there is no fear of stock going short this winter. In all parts of the district heavy rape and turnip crops are reported, and in North Otago the abnormal growth is far ahead of crops for many seasons past, as beneficial rains have been general in that part of the district since the new year. Unfortunately for the wheat crops, the early summer was dry and a set-back resulted, and, although revived by later rain, lighter crops were reported, and with the delayed harvest a good deal of damaged wheat is in evidence. Difficulty was also experienced in harvesting the pea crops in North Otago, and, although the potato crop is fair, blight has become apparent in some crops. In Central Otago a late frost in the fruit-growing area had a disastrous effect; most fruit crops were entirely wiped out, consequently orchardists in the affected areas find themselves in a very difficult financial position, having in many cases booked the working-costs of the orchard against the anticipated yield. The rabbit nuisance has been very apparent in nearly all parts of the district, the pest having increased during the past difficult years ; but with the rise in the price of rabbit-skins it is anticipated that the increase will be stayed and the pest reduced to reasonable limits'. The difficult position of the dairy-farmer has been keenly felt in parts of South Otago, and the small mixed farmer in that part of the district is deserving of the fullest assistance that can reasonably be extended. With this exception, however, it can confidently be stated that the general rise in wool and lamb prices has had a very heartening effect on the majority of Crown tenants.

SOUTHLAND. (B. C. McCabe, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Favourable climatic conditions have been experienced throughout the district during the past season, and a splendid growth of pasture has been maintained throughout the growing season. With the exception of a severe snowstorm in April, the run country experienced a favourable winter, and, except in isolated cases, no heavy losses of sheep were experienced. A good lambing was experienced, and lambs have again fattened well. The season has been too wet to suit grain-growing, and very few oats, in particular, will grade as firsts. Large numbers of rabbits have been trapped for export, while fumigation and poisoning is now being carried out to an increasing extent, but up to the present little impression has been made on this pest, which is becoming an increasingly serious problem for Southland. Dairymen have experienced a most disappointing season, as, although production has been satisfactory, the extremely low price received for butterfat has made the carrying-on of a dairy-farm extremely difficult. On the other hand, sheep-farmers have experienced a very substantial rise in the value of their products, and this has been reflected in receipts on account of rent and interest, these items showing a large increase over receipts for each of the last two seasons. Stock should go into the winter in first-class condition, and, although the turnip crop is not as satisfactory as usual, there should be ample feed available to carry the animals over until the spring growth commences. Concessions have again been granted in many cases to help carry farmers over the difficulties they are facing, and it is evident that substantial assistance must still be given to farmers dependent entirely on dairying.

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APPENDIX ll.— LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS.

Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1934.

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Name ol Estate. ; Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. ! Remar p 0 a? tI 0° n Pre9ent T - - - : _ North Auckland. Apoiiga, .. .. I 4 . . Grazing .. .. .. .. Poor. Awanui .. .. J 7 .. Dairying .. .. .. ! Fair.' Bickerstafie .. . . 40 9 Grazing .. .. . . . Good Baylias . . .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Cadman .. .. ] , . Grazing Carroll .. .. 20 9 Homes .. .. .. .. " Good. Cradook . . .. . . 14 Homes and orchards Dreadon . . .. 4 . . Run-off .. .. .. .. Fair. Eccleston .. . . 13 14 Homes .. .. .. .. .. Good Finlayson . . .. 1 . . Grazing .. .. .. .. p oor .' Hetana .. .. 2 87 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Kitchener .. .. 1 12 „ Koremoa .. .. 13 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Fair. Lawry .. .. 1 . . Grazing lease Methven .. .. 2 28 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Motutara .. .. 12 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Fair Otarao .. .. 3 .. Dairying .. Good. raerata .. . . 2 .. ,, Pakaraka .. .. 15 1 ,, Parahi .. .. 9 . . Dairying and grazing .. . . .. Prescott . . .. 11 9 Homes .. Plumer .. . . 4 17 Puketi .. . . . . . . Grazing . . .. . . .. Poor. Puni ■ • • • 10 .. Dairying .. .. . . . . Good. Remuera .. .. 29 . . ,, Streamlands .. .. 13 .. „ .. .. .. . . Fair. Tangowahine .. 17 . . Dairying and grazing .. .. . . Tauraroa .. .. 2 . . Grazing and mixed farming .. .. Good. Te Pua .. .. (i 1 Dairying Tokiri .. .. 4 .. „ .. .. .. " Upokonui .. . . 4 .. Dairying and grazing Waari .. .. 28 37 Homes and orchards .. .. . . Fair. Waimata .. .. 16 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Good. Waiteitei .. .. 10 1 Dairying Whakata .. .. 6 .. ,, .. .. .. ,, " Totals .. 311 239 Auckland. Apata .. .. 7 i 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Balachraggan .. 21 S „ .. .. .. .. Very good. Bushmere .. .. 2 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Clifford .. .. 8 1 Good. Delaney .. .. 1 .. Home Fencourt .. .. 9 29 Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Verv eood Gorton .. 10 „ . . .. Hannon .. .. 2 „ .. | ] Good'.' Hereford Park .. 2 ... • • • • Very doubtful. Hikuai . . 21 1 „ .. .. Good. Horahia .. .. 6 ,, .. .. Fair. Horahora . . . . 9 1 ,, Kaipaki .. .. 4 „ ]" Good. Karapiro .. .. 8 111 „ . . . . y ery good . Kopuku .. . . 3 ! 1 „ .. .. Fair. Kopuku No. 2 .. 5 j Mangaotama 3 1 .. .. Very good Mangakura .. .. 6 „ .. .. Good. Mangapouri .... 5 10 „ .... Verv good. Mangateparu.. ..55 1 ,, Mangawhero .. 11 17 ,, Matamata .. .. 75 257 ,, Matuku . . . . 11 .. ;J . p t Very satisfactory. Morgan .. .. 4 „ . . . . Satisfactory. Nelson .. .. 3 „ .. .. Ngahinepouri .. 4 .. Mixed farming .. . . .. . . Very good. Norwegians .. .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. ■^°^ an ■ ■ ■ • 5 ■ • »j ■ • .. .. .. Good. Ohauiti .. .. 10 2 „ Doubtful. Okauia .. .. 6 11 ,, .. .. .. .. Good. Omeheu .. .. 10 ,, .. .. .. .. Very good. Opouriao .. .. 29 71 ,, • • • • 2 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Unsatisfactory. Orongo .. . . 35 | ,, Otamarakau .. 7 1 . . . . .. Good " Otway .. .. 9 j 9 „ .. .. !Very good. Pakarau .. .. 19 i 5 ,,

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t oooo TTrpp. TTI1 . a Remarks as to Present Name of Estate. holds. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Position. Auckland —continued. Pukemapou . . .. 12 .. Dairying . ■ • • • ■ Puketarata .. • 5 • • >> • • • • • • '' " Puahue . . • ■ 21 • • Dairying and mixed farming . . • . „ Rangiatea .. .. 12 15 Dairying .. •• •• Very good. Rangitaiki . . .. 8 .. Dairying and small farming .. • • trood. Reporoa .. ■ • 100 13 Dairying and grazing . . . . *air. Rewi . • ■ ■ 7 5 Dairying Very good Reynolds .. .. | 23 2 „ Pair to doubtful. Rookburn • • • ! 1 • • >> • ■ • • •• •• S air j Rotomanuka . . 1 . • >> ■ • • • • • • • "°°d. Selwvn .. .. 77 177 Dairying and mixed farming .. ■■ Tahaia . . .. 11 • • Dairying . . .. ■ • ■ ■ Very good. Tainui .. .. 2 1 Grazing . . • ■ • • *air. Tairua .. .. 23 4 Residence .. . ■ • ■ • • Uood. Taniwha .. .. 11 1 Dairying Tal;™ :: :: 10 :: :: :: :: :: :: vj; yg00 d. Tautari .. . . 36 10 Dairying and mixed farming .. . • Pair to doubtful. Teasdale . . .. 16 87 Business and residence .. . . ■ • Very good. Te Miro . . . ■ 38 . • Dairying and mixed farming .. ■ . Pair. Te Ngaroa .. .. 2 .. Dairying .. •• • • » TePoi .. .. 2 .. „ W Biiftre •• •• 4 • • •• * * ■ ■ " Waimana .. ■ . 20 23 Dairying and mixed farming . . • ■ Very good. Wairakau .. .. 14 .. >> • • »> Walters .. .. 3 .. „ •• •• Good. Waitakaruru .. 16 2 Dairying and grazing .. .. ■ ■ Very good. Whatawhata . . 3 .. Dairying Whitehall . . .. 5 14 ,, • • • • • • • ■ » Totals . . 914 788 Gisbome. _ , Apanui .. • • 8 .. Dairying .. • • • • ■ • <^°°d. Ardkeen . . .. 15 .. Pastoral .. ■ • • ■ • • »» Clydebank .. .. 3 3 ,, Glencoe .. .. 1 6 .. Dairying Homebush . . - - 13 .. ,, • • • ■ • • • • » Hukutaia .. . . 19 1 ,, ■ ■ • • • • ■ • " Kanakanaia .. .. 7 1 Pastoral .. ■ ■ • ■ • • >> S a i apa " " i fa 3 " " " " •• Ohuka • • • • i • • ,» . • • Paremata .. .. 7 .. Dairying and pastoral .. .. • ■ „ Pouparae .. .. 3 6 Agricultural .. . . • • • • l*ood. Repongaere .. .. H 1 Dairying and pastoral Rere • • • • i 2 .. ?a U p a p n e S rT ehU :: 1 1 " Pastoral" .. " !! Poor. Te Arai .. • • 49 13 Dairying and pastoral .. . • ■ . Good. Waimarie .. •• 12 5 ,> •• •• " Wharekaka .. .. 13 .. >> •• •• " Wigan .. • • 12 7 >, ■ • • • » Willows .. 15 6 ,, Totals . . 235 46 Hawke's Bay. . i7 2 X te ' , .. 52 12 Agricultural and pastoral . • • ■ Very good Beattie !! ■ • 5 .. Pastoral . • • • • • • ■ Good. Clydebank . . .. 14 3 '' '' ' Corby . . • • 4 .. Mixed farming .. . . - • L air. CrJwnthorpe.. .. 18 Pastoral .. .. .. Good.^ Forest r Gate " - 18 11 Agricultural and pastoral .. . . Good. Glengarry ,. •• 29 .. Dairying .. *air. Gwavas .. • • H 1 Agricultural and pastoral . . ■ ■ l*ood. Hatuma .. ■ • 58 23 „ _ . ■ ■ • • 0I . y § ooc • Kumeroa .. ■ ■ 13 3 Agricultural, pastoral, and dairying Lindsay .. ■ • 58 14 Mixed farming Mahora . • • • 24 11 ,'' '' '' " Manga-a-toro . ■ 22 6 Agricultural and pastoral Mangatahi .. •• 20 4 ,, •• •• » Marakeke .. 17 ■■ Mixed farming .. .. J-air. Omana .. •• 9 1 Dairying .. ' Otamauri .. 15 2 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. „ Parinui . • • • 4 • ■ Mixed farming .. • . ■ • ■ ■ l*ood. TVmrerere .. 6 1 Agricultural and pastoral . . .. „ Pukahu " ■ ■ 2 . . Pruit Prospects good. Raumati .. ■ ■ 30 3 Pastoral and dairying . . ■ • • • Very fair. Raureka .. . • 10 9 Dairying and fruit-culture . • • ■ [ Very good. Rissington '! .. ' 5 . . 1 Pastoral Good.

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I I ' j~ Name of Estate. holds" holds Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. i Remarteas^oPresent ' I Hawke's Bay—contd. Ry lands .. 5 .. Pastoral .. . . . . .. Good. Sherenden. . . . . 21 .. Mostly pastoral .. . . .. .. Very good. kSpringhill .. . . 17 1 „ .. .. .. .. ,, Te Kaihi . . . . 3 .. Mixed farming . . .. .. . . Good. Te Kura . . . . 11 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair Te Mata .. . . 12 1 Fruit-farming .. .. . . . . Good. Tongoio .. 12 .. Mostly pastoral .. . I . . .. Fair. Tomoana . . . . 6 8 Fruit and dairying .. .. .. Very good. Waihau .. .. 20 1 Mostly pastoral .. .. .. . . Fail-. Waipuka .. .. 1 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. ,, Watea .. .. 10 . . Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Wilder . . .. 4 .. „ .. .. . . .. Good. Woodlands .. .. 8 . . Dairying and fruit-farming .. .. ,, Miscellaneous sections 3 .. Dwellings Totals .. 619 131 Taranaki. Araheke .. .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Clandon .. .. 7 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Very good. Croydon .. . . 7 1 ,, .. .. .. .. Good. Hawke . . . . I . . ,, .. .. .. .. ,, Huatoki . . . . 29 6 Residential and small-farming .. .. Unsatisfactory. Huia . . . . 5 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Indifferent. Huinga . . . . 8 2 Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Fair. Karu .. . . 5 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Indifferent. Katikara .. . . 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Kohura . . . . 11 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Kota .. .. 7 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Mana . . . . 1 .. Grazing .. . . .. .. „ Mangamaire . . . . 1 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Indifferent. Marco . . .. I 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Matane . . . . .. 1 Dairying .. .. . . .. Freehold. Ngutu . . . . 1 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Indifferent Okahu . . 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Parkes .. . . 7 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Very good. Piu .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. . . .. .. Poor. Rahu .. .. 1 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Ratapiko . . . . 4 1 Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Fair. Spotswood .. . . 9 37 Homestead and small dairying .. .. Very good. Taitama .. . . 5 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Tariki .. .. 7 1 Dairying .. .. .. ,. Good. Tawhiwhi .. . . 8 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Indifferent. Tokaora .. . . 2 14 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Tututawa .. . . 3 .. Dairying and grazing .. . . . . Good. Totals .. 141 62 Wellington. Ahiaruhe .. .. 10 . . Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Akitio .. . . 6 .. Grazing, slxeep and cattle .. .. .. ,, Almadale .. .. 8 .. Dairying .. .. . . .. Holding on. Aorangi .. ... 21 21 ,, .. .. .. .. Good. Arawhata .. .. 2 .. Dairying, also few sheep .. .. . . Fair. Armstrong .. .. 1 . . Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Bailey .. .. 1 .. ,, .. .. .. .. ,, Bartholomew .. 6 . . „ .. .. .. .. Improving. Benge .. .. i 1 .. „ .. .. .... Fair to poor. Braemore .. . . 4 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Good. Brown . . .. 1 . . Dairying .. .. .. .. ,, Bruce .. . . 1 .. ,, .. . . .. .. Fair to poor. Bryce .. .. 3 . . ,, .. .. . . . . Holding on. Callender .. .. 1 . . Dairying, also few sheep .. . . .. Fair. Carrington . . . . 34 2 Mixed .. .. . . . . . . Improving. Cherry Grove .. 3 .. Dairying .. . . . . . . Very satisfactory. Cloverlea .. .. 17 .. Dairying and residential .. .. .. Holding on. Corliss .. .. 1 . . Dairying .. .. . . . . Good. Coyle . . .. 1 .. ,, .. .. . . . . Poor. Currie . . .. 2 .. „ .. .. . . . . Holding on. Dawbin .. .. 1 .. Dairying and residential . . . . .. „ Devonshire .. .. 1 . . Dairying .. . . .. .. ,, Dixon . . .. 1 . . ,, .. .. .. .. Good. Dyer .. .. 37 10 Mixed .. .. .. . . . . Fair. Eaglesham .. .. 5 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. . . Quite good. Epuni Hamlet .. 19 26 Mixed and garden . . . . .. Good. Evans . . . . 1 .. Dairying, also few sheep .. .. .. . „ Fairfield .. .. 7 1 Dairying and residential .. . . .. | Going back. Falloon . . .. 6 .. Mixed dairying, also few sheep .. . . Good. Gee . . . . 1 .. Dairying . . .. . . . . Holding on. Glasspole .. . . I .. ,, .. .. .. .. j Poor. Gower . . . . 2 .. ,, .. . . . . .. Fair. Graham .. . . 1 .. ,, .. .. . . . . 1 Medium. Greystoke . . .. 12 . . ,, .. .. . . . , Good.

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Name of Estate. holds" i holds Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. to. Present Wellington—contd. Greves .. .. 1 .. Dairying, also few sheep .. .. .. Fair. Hall-Jones .. .. 12 28 Gardening .. .. .. .. Good. Hammond .. .. 1 .. Dairying and residential .. .. .. Fair. Hawtrey .. .. 43 52 Residential .. .. .. .. Doubtful, little demand. Hardie .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good progress being made. Haunui No. 1 .. 8 .. „ .. .. • • • • Good. Haunui No. 2 .. 7 .. ,, .. .. .. ,, Harper .. .. 1 .. „ ■. • • • ■ • • Fair to good. Heatherlea .. .. 17 10 ,, .. .. . • • • Good. Heretaunga .. .. 13 113 Residential .. .. .. .. Showing up, very good. Heights .. . • 2 .. Sheep and dry cattle .. .. .. Fair to poor. Hill .. .. 1 .. Dairying, also few sheep .. .. .. Fair. Horrobin .. .. 1 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Fair to poor. Johnson .. .. 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. •. Poor. Kairanga .. .. 11 .. Dairying and residential .. .. .. Good. Kiwitea .. .. 1 .. >> • • • ■ >> Kopane .. .. 14 .. ,, •• ,, Kuku .. .. 4 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. ,, Langdale .. .. 12 13 Grazing .. .. .. .. ,, Langley-Purdom .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. . ■ ,, Lean .. .. 1 • ■ Residential .. .. .. .. ,, Lewis .. .. 1 • ■ Dairying .. .. .. • ■ Poor. Linton .. .. 5 .. ,, . • . ■ • ■ • • Good. Little .. .. 1 .. Sheep and dry cattle .. .. .. „ Littler .. .. 1 .. Dairying ' .. .. .. .. Very good. Loughnan .. .. 24 1 Residential .. .. .. .. Good. Longbush and Mahupuku 15 7 Mixed .. .. .. .. . • ,, Makowai and Extension 26 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Makopua .. .. 2 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Improvement this year. Marama-a-Mau .. 6 .. Dairying .. .. . • . ■ Good. Mangawhata .. .. 7 ,, .. •. .. .. Holding on. Marshall .. .. 1 • • ,, • ■ • • • • • • Fair. Maungaraki .. .. 19 3 Residential .. . . . . .. Poor. Mataikona .. .. 6 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Fair, improving. Matamua .. . . 2 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Improving. Melling .. .. 2 .. Residential .. .. .. .. Good. Moroa .. .. 19 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Improving Motukai .. .. 3 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Fair. Muhunoa .. .. 2 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair to poor. McDonnell .. .. 1 • • „ • • • • • • • ■ Fair. McKenzie .. .. 1 .. „ • • • • • • • • Holding on. McLean .. .. 1 • • „ • • • • • ■ • ■ Good. Neligan .. .. 1 • • „ • • • • ■ • • • Fair to good. Nesdale No. 1 .. 1 .. Dairy and pastoral .. .. .. Fair. Nesdale No. 2 .. 1 .. „ ■ ■ ■ ■ „ Ngahape .. .. 6 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Ngakaroro .. .. 2 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Ngarara .. .. 5 .. „ •. • • • • • • Good. Normandale .. .. 25 23 Mixed .. .. .. . . .. Poor. Ohakea .. .. 2 14 Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Olliver .. .. 2 . . Grazing Olver .. . • 1 • ■ Dairying .. .. .. .. Improved pastures. Omapu .. .. 4 .. „ .. .. .. • ■ Good. Oroua .. .. 2 .. „ .. •. • • • • Fair. Osborne .. .. 5 .. „ • • • • • • • • Holding on. Otahome .. .. 2 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Oturoa . . . . 7 .. Dairying .. .. . . . . Failing. Owenga .. .. 18 3 Residential .. .. .. .. Fair. Paa Creek .. .. 1 .. Dairying, also few sheep .. .. .. Good. Paparangi .. .. 21 15 Residential .. .. .. .. Fair to poor. Paramu .. .. 1 • • Grazing .. .. .. . • Poor. Perham .. .. 1 • ■ Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Phillips .. .. 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Pihautea .. .. 27 1 „ .. . ■ • • „ Pitt .. .. .. 5 Gardening .. .. . . .. Fair. Pohehe .. .. 1 • • Dairying, sheep, and cattle .. .. Good. Poroporo .. .. 16 2 Grazing .. .. .. .. Fair. Pukekoa .. . - 9 .. Dairying Pukenamu and Extension 8 .. „ .. .. • ■ • • Fair to poor. Puketoi .. .. 10 .. Grazing, sheep, and cattle .. .. Very good. Putorino .. .. 14 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Quillinan .. .. 1 .. „ ■ ■ • ■ • ■ • • Good. Raumaewa .. .. 3 .. „ .. ■ • • • • • Fair. Ruatangata .. .. 3 .. ,, • • • • • • • • Good. Sandilands .. .. 1 • • » ■ ■ ■ ■ • • • • Fair. Saxon .. .. 1 » •• •• •• Fair to good. Soland .. .. 1 .. „ • • • • • ■ ■ • Making good progress. Stanley .. .. I • • „ • • • • • • • ■ Fair, improving. Stokes .. • • 1 ■ • <> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ Fair. Tablelands and Hikiwera 13 4 Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Taikorea .. .. 5 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Tauherenikau .. 1 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Improving. Taumaihi .. .. 3 1 Residential .. . . .. .. | Fair.

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Name of Estate. holds" hokte Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. W eUington—contd. Taupuae .. .. 2 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Tawaha .. .. 24 1 Mixed .. .. .. .. .. „ Te Matua .. .. 8 7 Dairying .. . . .. .. „ Te Ore Ore .. .. 8 . . Dairying, mixed farming .. .. .. Fair to good. Te Whiti .. .. 6 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Tikotu .. .. 3 . . „ . . . . . . .. Fair. Tiraumea .. . . 16 . . Grazing . . .. . . .. Making steady progress. Tupurupuru . . .. 3 . . „ .. .... .. 1 Very good. Tuturumuri .. ... I 12 .. „ .. . . .. .. Good. Waddington .. .. 13 3 Gardening . . .. .. .. Poor. Wahren .. .. 1 .. Dairying . . .. .. .. Fair. Waihora .. .. 3 .. Mixed .. . . .. .. .. Good. Waitawa .. .. 3 .. Dairying . . .. .. .. „ Waterson .. .. 2 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Fair. Westella .. .. 12 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ Westmere .. .. 9 .. Cropping and grazing .. .. .. Good. White .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Holding on. Wilford .. .. 72 126 Residential .. .. .. .. Good. Woulfe .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good Wright .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ ' Youle .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. Holding on. Totals .. 942 500 Nelson. Blue Glen . . .. 1 .. Grazing . . . . .. .. Poor. Braeburn .. . . 20 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Glenrae .. .. 1 .. ,, .'. .. .. .» „ Golden Downs . . 1 . . „ .. .. .. .. „ Homestead .. .. 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. ,, Lake .. .. 5 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Maruia .. .. 10 .. Grazing and dairying . . .. .. ,, Matakitaki .. .. 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. „ Palmer .. .. 1 .. Grazing and dairying .. .. .. „ Spittall .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Tutaki .. .. 3 1 Grazing .. .. .. .. Poor. Waimaunga .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Walker .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. Poor. Wangapeka .. .. 16 3 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Miscellaneous 4 Totals .. 67 6 Marlborough. Albert on . . .. 4 .. Agricultural and dairying .. .. .. Poor. Blind River .. .. 18 .. Sheep and agricultural .. .. .. Very good. Bomford .. .. 1 .. Agricultural .. .. .. .. Poor. Erina .. .. 10 2 Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Fernleigh .. .. 6 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Flaxbourne .. .. 128 13 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. Very good. Goat Hills .. .. 3 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Hillersden .. .. 52 8 „ .. .. .. .. .. Good. Hillersden Bush 2 Linkwaterdale .. 5 .. Dairying and agriculture .. .. .. Fair. Lynton Downs .. 11 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. „ Moorlands .. . . 6 .. Agricultural .. .. .. .. „ Neville .. . . 1 1 „ .. .. .. .. „ Northbank . . .. 9 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Good. Omaka .. .. 14 .. Agricultural, sheep, and dairying .. .. „ Puhipuhi .. .. 2 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. „ Rainford .. .. 11 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Richmond Brook .. 12 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Very good. Starborough .. .. j 163 27 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. „ Waipapa .. .. 4 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Good. Warnock .. .. j 2 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Poor. Wither .. ., 19 3 Sheep and poultry .. .. .. Fair. Totals . . 1 483 54 W estland. Kokatahi .. .. 8 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Satisfactory. Poerua .. 24 4 „ .. .. .. „ Runanga .. .. 1 .. Residential Raupo .. .. 4 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Satisfactory Totals .. | 37 4 Canterbury. Acton .. .. [ 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small; land dirty, too much cropping. Albury .. .. 78 3 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Very good. Allanholme .. .. 8 .. ,, .. .. Fair. Annan .. .. 43 5 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Well established. Ashley Gorge .. 7 I 3 Dairy-farming and grazing .. .. „

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Tpaao Wrpp. ,, 1. xx ,m i-ii j Remarks as to Present Name oi Estate. folds' holds. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Position. Canterbury—eontd. . Ashton .. 6 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small; land dirty. Ashwick .. .. 8 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing . . . . Fair. Avenel • • IT • • Mixed farming . . . ■ ■ • ■ • Satisfactory. Avenel Extension .. 12 .. „ Generally satisfactory. Avonhead .. .. 17 .. Small farming . . . . .. • • Still uncertain. Avonhead No. 2 .. 17 .. » ■ ■ • • ■ • » Aylesbury .. .. I 6 .. Mixed farming . . .. • ■ • • «jood. Bankfield .. .. 9 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Beach .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. •• Fair; holdings too small. Bourndale .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair Braco .. •• 3 H Market-gardening .. .. ..Well established. Brinklands .. .. . ■ 2 Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Under manager. Broadfields .. .. 4 .. Mixed grain-growing . , .. ■ • Still uncertain. Brooksdale .. .. 14 .. Mixed farming .. . . ■ • • • Uncertain; holdings too small. Bruce .. .. 4 .. „ Fair; holdings t o o small. Buckley .. .. 3 .. „ • ■ ■ ■ • • • • Fair - Buddo .. • • 10 5 Workers' dwellings . . .. • • " Burkes Homestead .. 1 .. Homestead-site .. .. ■ • • • Chamberlain .. .. 20 1 Sheep-farming and grain-growing . . . . i air. Clandeboye .. .. 10 .. Dairy-farming and grain-growing . . .. Very fair. Clandeboye No. 2 .. 6 .. » . • ■ ī. air ' , , . Claremont .. .. : 11 •• Sheep-farming and gram-growing .. .. Boor to fair. Clayton .. .. 6 .. » . 1 • Good. . , Clunes .. .. 8 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing . . . . Fair; cropping instead of dairying. Coldstream .. .. ! 10 .. Mixed farming and dairying . . . . Fair; holdings too small. Coopers Creek .. 1 .. Sheep-farming .. .. • • • • Fair. Copland .. .. 2 .. Sheep, dairying, and gram-growing.. .. „ Craigmore .. .. j 8 .. Mixed farming . . .. • • • • Poor to fair. Cricklewood .. . . 10 .. » ■ ■ ■ • • ■ " Culverden .. .. 56 15 Mixed farming and grazing . . .. Orood. Douglas .. .. 36 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. iair, Doyleston .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming . . . . . . • • Uncertain yet. Drayton .. .. 14 5 Agricultural Improving Dromore .. .. 1 4 ■ • Mixed farming and grazing .. . . Uncertain; holdings too small. Eccleston .. ... 4 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing . . .. Good. Epworth .. .. ! 2 Now freehold .. .. . ■ ■■ •• Finlay Downs .. ! 3 .. Mixed farming and gram-growing . . .. ±*oor to tair. Four Peaks .. .. , 8 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Fy V i e .. .. 3 1 Mixed farming . . . . • • ■ • Not satisfactory. Glenmark .. .. 28 2 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Good. Glentanner .. .. .. .. Homestead-site .. .. . • •• tair. Gorge Road.. .. 4 17 Workers' homes .. .. .. •• _ . Grange 3 1 Dairying and grain-growing . . . • Fair; holdings too 6 '' small. Hadlow .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. •• Fair. Hawthorne .. .. 9 .. „ Satisfactory; holdings too small. Hei Hei .. .. 13 1 Poultry-farming, &c. . . .. • • Uncertain yet. Hekeao .. .. 10 7 Mixed farming . . . . • • • • Satisfactory. Hewitt .. .. 1 ■ • Homestead-site .. .. • • •• Highbank .. .. 68 13 Mixed farming .. .. . . ■ • " ood - . Hillboro .. .. 3 . ■ Mixed farming and grain-growing .. . . I oor to tair. Homebrook .. .. 16 .. Mixed farming .. .. . • - • Good. Hornby .. .. 18 5 Agricultural and gardening .. • • *air. Horsley Downs .. 8 22 Mixed farming .. . . .. • ■ Well established. Isleworth .. .. 18 .. Mixed grain-growing . . . . • • Uncertain. Jungle .. .. 2 .. Dairy-farming .. .. .. •• iair. Kaimahi .. .. 4 9 „ Satisfactory. Kakahu .. .. 5 . • Workers' homes and gardening .. .. i*oor to ■ lair. Kapua .. . . 12 .. Mixed farming and grazing . . .. -Good. Kapuatohe . . .. 5 9 Market-gardening and dairying .. .. » Keith .. .. .. 1 Workers' homes and gardening .. .. batistactory. Kereta '.! 4 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. •• Good. Kinloch .. .. 31 1 Dairying and sheep-grazing .. .. Well established. Kohika .. .. 16 .. Mixed farming and grazing . . . . Good. Kohika No. 2 .. 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. • ■ Poor to fair. Kowhatu .. .. 5 .. „ .. .. .. •• *air. Ladbrooks .. .. 14 .. „ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • • » Lambrook .. .. 5 .. » ■ ■ • • " Lansdown .. .. 10 1 Mixed farming and gram-growing .. „ Lauriston .. .. 5 1 Mixed grain-growing .. .. .. Fair, too much cropping Leeston . .. 5 1 Agricultural ., . ■ • • Well established. Lees Valley .. 8 .. Sheep-farming . . . . . . • • Position difficult im- '' proving. Lyndhurst .. .. 18 .. Mixed farming . . . . .. ■ • Satisfactory Lyndon .. .. 7 1 „ Well established. Lyndon No. 2 .. 9 • • Mixed farming and grazing ... Macgregor - ■■ ' Very poor. Marawiti .... 12 1 » .... Good. Maytown .. .. 9 2 Mixed farming and dairying .. .. „ M eac l ,. .. 21 1 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Weil established.

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Name of Estate. I folds' holds Principal Purpose (or which Holdings are utilized. Present. Canterbury—eontd. Meadows .. . . 14 \ .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Pair. Milford . . .. 4 . . Mixed farming .. .. .. .. „ Mills . . . . 21 . . Mixed farming and dairying .. .. Fair to good. Moanaroa . . . . 3 . , Mixed farming .. .. .. .. .Fair —improving. Morice . . . . 28 3 Dairying and grass-seed growing .. .. Satisfactory. Morten .. .. 17 1 Poultry, &c. .. .. .. .. Uncertain yet. Montford .. . . 7 . . Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Improving. Mount Nessing .. 11 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. New Park .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Oakwood . . . . 3 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Ohapi . . . . 6 . . Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Omihi . . . . .. .. Homestead-site Orakipaoa . . . . 26 1 Market-gardening .. .. .. Good. Otaio . . .. 9 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. „ Otarakaro .. .. .. 7 Small farming and dairying .. .. Well established. Papaka . . . . 9 .. Market-gardening .. .. .. Good. Pareora .. . . 26 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. „ Pareora No. 2 .. 26 7 „ .. .... .. „ Patoa . . . . 1 3 Grazing and small farming .. .. Satisfactory. Pawaho . . .. 8 17 Market-gardening .. .. .. „ Peaks . . . . 9 3 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. „ Puhuka . . . . 9 1 Workers' homes Punaroa . . . . 15 2 Dairying, sheep-farming, and grain-growing .. Good. Raincliff . . . . 1 .. Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Rakitairi . . . . 20 2 Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair to good. Rapuwai . . .. 5 „ .. .. Fair. Rautawiri .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming, grain-growing, and small farm- Good. ing Riverina .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Roimata . . .. 7 22 Workers' homes Rosebrook . . .. 11 3 Small farming and dairying .. .. Fair to good. Rosewill .. .. 151 11 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Ruapuna No. 2 .. 15 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Scargill .. . . 9 .. Mixed farming and grazing . . .. „ Scotston .. .. 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; improving. Seafield .. .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Seaforth .. .. 6 .. Small farming and dairying .. .. Fair. Sherwood Downs .. 27 1 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Springwell . . .. 6 . . Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair to good. Stoke .. . . 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Strathmore . . .. 2 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Studholme Junction .. 4 .. Small farming and dairying .. .. Good. Takitu .. .. 5 . . Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. „ Tamai .. . . 8 32 Workers' homes .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Tara .. .. 9 1 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Tarawahi .. . . 3 25 Workers' homes .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Teschemaker .. 9 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Timaunga .. .. 16 . . Mixed farming .. .. .. .Fair to good. Timaunga Extension .. 6 .. ,, .... .. .. Fair. Tripp . . .. 24 ,. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Valverde .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Holdings too small; land dirty. Waiapi .. .. 11 4 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Waikakahi .. .. 185 19 „ „ Waimate .. .. 35 .. Sheep-farming and fruit and grain-growing .. Poor to fair. Wairere ,. .. 8 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Waitohi Peaks .. 10 .. Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. Improving. Welburn .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming and dairying .. .. Uncertain. Wharenui .. .. 13 12 Workers' homes .. .. .. .Well established. Winchester .. .. 10 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Woodlau . . .. 4 . . Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Uncertain yet. Unnamed sections .. 11 . . Homestead sites Total .. 1,858 328 Otago. Airedale .. .. 12 1 Dairying and general .. .. .. Good. Ardgowan .. ., 66 6 ,, .. .. .. „ Arnmore . . .. 5 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. Fair. Aviemore .. . . 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Awamoa .. .. 1 1 Mixed .. .. .. .. .. ,, Barnego .. .. 20 4 Dairying and general .. .. .. ,, Bellamy .. . . 14 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Poor. Clareview . . . . 5 .. Dairying and genera] .. .. .. Good. Clifton . . .. 8 .. General .. .. .. .. Fair. Conical Hills .. 45 1 Grazing and general .. .. .. Poor. Crosshill .. .. 6 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Croucher .. .. 1 .. „ ., .. .. .. .. Good. Dalmain .. .. 3 .. Grazing . . .. . . .. Fair. Downs .. .. 8 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. .. Duncan .. .. 5 4 Dairying .. .. .. .. Poor. Earnseleugh .. .. 25 1 Fruit .. .. .. .. .. Fair.

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Name of Estate. holds" holds". | Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. j Jiemarto Otago—continued. Elderslie No. 1 .. 36 2 General .. .. .. • • Good. Elderslie No. 2 .. 16 .. „ .. . • • • • • Very good. Galloway .. .. 11 1 Fruit and homestead-sites .. .. Very fair. Gladbrook .. .. 46 3 Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Glenn .. .. 4 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. » Greenfield .. .. 36 7 ,, .. .. •• •• •• Good. Hilderthorpe .. 19 .. General and workers'homes . . .. Fair. Janefield .. .. 19 3 Dairying and fruit .. .. . • Good. Kauroo Hills .. 42 3 General .. .. . • • • >> Kelso •• 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. • • ■ >> „ . Kurow .. .. I 11 3 Dairying and general .. .. .. Only fair. Lakeview .. .. 1 •. General .. . • • • • • Good. Maerewhenua .. 77 1 ,, . • • • • • • • Very good. Makaraeo .. .. 33 .. „ Very fair. Makaraeo Extension .. 3 .. „ .. •• •• •• P° or - Manuherikia .. .. 11 1 General, with irrigation .. .. .. Very fair. Maraeweka .. . . 8 .. General .. .. • • • • >> Matakanui .. . • 3 .. General and grazing .. .. .. Good. Meadowbank.. . . 11 .. General .. .. .. • • Very good. * Melville Park .. 7 .. Dairying and mixed .. .. .. Poor. Momona .. .. 7 7 Dairying Very good. Murrayfield . . .. 2 .. Mixed .. .. • • • • • • Good. Oakleigh .. .. 1 •• „ Only fair. Otanomomo .. . . 25 1 Dairying . . . . . • • ■ Good. Otekaike . . . • 64 1 Mixed .. . • • • • - • • Plunket .. . . 18 2 „ .. • • • • • • Good. Pomahaka .. .. 26 2 Very fair. Poplar Grove .. 21 2 Dairying .. .. . • • • lair Pukeawa . . .. 14 2 Mixed .. . . .. ■ • • • Good. Pukenui .. • ■ 6 .. .. . • • ■ • • • • » Puketapu .. . . 6 5 Dairying . . . ■ • • • • „ Rockford ... . • 4 .. Mixed Rosebery .. .. 15 .. Grazing and general .. .. .. „ Rugged Ridges .. 1 .. Grazing .. .. - - • • Very fair. Steward .. .. 52 2 Mixed .. .. . • • • • • Good St. Helens .. .. 3 .. General Very fair. Tahawai .. .. 7 1 Dairying .. .. .. • • Good. Tapanui .. 7 •• General Taumata . . • • 9 • - Mixed .. .. • • • • • • » Teanerahi .. • • 23 .. Dairying .. .. . ■ ■ • Very fair. Te Puke . • • • 4 .. Mixed .. .. .. ■ • • • C*ood. Teviot . . . • 24 1 Grazing .. .. ■ • • ■ Fair. Tilverstowe .. .. 7 .. Mixed .. .. >> Tokarahi .. .. 76 2 „ • . ■ • ■ • • • • • Good. Tokoiti . . . • 4 .. ,, . • • ■ • • • • • • » Totara . • ■ • 27 .. ,, • • • • • • • • >» Wairuna .. .. 11 •• •• -• •• Fair - Waitahuna No. 1 . . 1 1 . • • • • • • • • » Waitahuna No. 2 .. 6 1 „ .. • • • ■ • ■ Poor. Westcott .. •• 7 .. „ .. •• •• » Wilden . . .. .. Mixed agricultural and pastoral . . . . Uood. Windsor Park No. 1 .. 36 2 Mixed .. .. .. ■ • • ■ Very good. Windsor Park No, 2 .. 10 .. „ .. • ■ • • • • • • » Totals .. 1,159 72 Southland. . Allenby .. .. 5 .. Dairying .. . • • • • • lair. Ardlussa . . . . 5 .. Pastoral . . . ■ • ■ • • PoorBeaumont . . . . 9 2 Mixed farming .. .. • • • • » Brydone .. .. 2 .. Dairying .. . • ■ • • • Good. Campbell .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming .. .. •• ..Hair. Crichton Park .. 4 2 Pastoral .. .. • • • • „ Edendale .. . . 98 56 Dairying Very good. Ermedale .. .. 11 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. lair Eern Hill . . .. 4 .. „ • • • • • • • • GoodFortification Hill .. 6 .. Pastoral .. . • • • • • Fair. Glenham .. .. 31 13 Mixed farming .. .. • • • • Very good. Knowsley Park .. 9 .. Pastoral .. ■ ■ • • ■ • |' oor - Lambert .. .. 1 •• Dairying .. •• •• lair. Lamont .. ■. 6 .. ,, ■ • • • • • • * » McCallum .. .. 4 .. ,, • • ■ ■ .... „ Maori Hill .. .. 16 4 Mixed farming .. .. .. ■ • „ Merrivale .. .. 43 12 ,, • • • • • • '' " Merrivale No. 1 .. 9 .. ,, • • • • • • »» Merrivale No. 2 .. 7 .. ,, •• •• •• •• " Monte Cristo .. 4 .. Dairying .. .. •• •• »> Otahu .. .. 6 2 Mixed farming Ringway .. .. 4 3 ,, •• •• " Simpson .. .. 1 » •• •• "• , Stalker .. .. 8 1 Dairying .. .. • ■ • • Strathvale ...... 9 .. „ Very good. Tamatea .. .. 7 .. „ .. • • • • • • ood - Teihoka .. .. 2 .. Mixed farming TeWaeWae .. 4 .. Dairying .. .. •• • • » Waiarikiki .. .. 7 .. Pastoral .. . ■ • • • • 1 oor. Waikiwi Town .. 31 29 Suburban building-sites .. .. .. lair. Totals 357 126

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EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OP COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS. NORTH AUCKLAND. (W. D. Armit, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No additional properties have been purchased under the Land for Settlements Act in this district during the past year. Although the price of butterfat has proved the lowest yet experienced, the production still increases, and should an early improvement eventuate in the butter market the settlers in some of the olderestablished settlements will be in a fairly sound position. The fact that very few holdings have become vacant or changed hands during the year is an indication that a determined effort is being made by lessees to carry on in the hopes that in the near future better prices will be obtained for farm-produce. The Aponga Settlement, situated about twenty miles from Whangarei, which during the past few years has been mainly occupied for grazing, has been resubdivided, and seven mixed-farming holdings were offered for selection in March, five of which were allotted by ballot. The remaining two holdings have been let meanwhile for temporary grazing. AUCKLAND. (K. M. Graham, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) There have been no new estates purchased during the year, while only seven sections, with an area of 617 acres, have been taken up, these comprising holdings which have come back on the Department's hands and been reoflered for selection. Most of the settlers on areas acquired under the Land for Settlements Act in this district are engaged in dairying and, as a consequence, are suffering severely from the effects of the continued low prices of dairy products. This is particularly so on some of the newer settlements. Concessions by way of remissions and postponements of rent and interest have been granted in many cases to enable settlers to maintain their pastures and thus keep up production. GISBOBNE. (H. L. Primrose, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Although there were no new developments under this heading during the year, the Department has had its hands full in looking after the settlements on hand. Te Wera, as yet not offered for selection, is making good progress in the hands of the Department, which is farming it successfully. This year's returns have been very satisfactory indeed, exceeding last year's figures. Expenditure, on the other hand, has been kept well within bounds. Ardkeen and Ohuka, both pastoral settlements, have had a good year, and both places have improved in aj>pearance and capacity as a result of much cleaning up of scrub under unemployment schemes. A fair amount of arrears have been paid ofl out of increased revenue, and the outlook for both is much better than it has been for a few years past. The outlook for our dairying settlements, such as Hukutaia, Apanui, Wharekaka, Glencoe, &c., is far from bright, as butterfat prices are too low at present to permit of the payment of fixed overhead charges in full. HAWKE'S BAY. (J. F. Quinn, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new properties were purchased under the Land for Settlements Act during the year. The settlers engaged in sheep-farming have considerably improved their position as a result of the increased prices, while those engaged in dairying are having a difficult time owing to the low prices which are being realized for their produce. The Kakariki Settlement is being farmed by the Department. This property has been greatly improved by scrubfelling, grassing, and fencing, and the farming operations during the past season have been very successful. TAKANAKI. (F. H. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No properties were purchased under this Act during the year. The Department continues to farm the Tapuwae Estate at a good profit. This was purchased in August, 1930, and contains 3,350 acres. It is at present carrying 3,800 sheep and 850 cattle. Like the ordinary settler, the land-for-settlements lessee has had a difficult time, and it may be hoped that the sheep-farmer has now arrived at a period of better prices and that the turn of the dairy-farmer will soon follow. Ragwort has unfortunately got a good hold on some of these settlements, and is causing much concern, especially to the dairy-farmer.

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WELLINGTON. (H. W. C. Mackintosh, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) There were no new estates purchased during the year. An analysis of the 139 estates acquired during previous years shows that on eighty-nine estates the tenants follow dairying, while on twenty estates sheep and cattle raising is followed. On the balance of the blocks the settlers pursue mixed farming and market-gardening. In a very few cases the settlements are used solely for residential purposes. The settlements are found in practically all parts of the district, so that the remarks made in the report on general settlement will apply to areas bought under the provisions of the Land for Settlements Acts. NELSON. (A. F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No areas have been acquired under the Land for Settlements Act for some years past. Several existing settlements have received considerable concessions under the Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925. The majority of these settlers have been able to meet their commitments to the Department without further relief. MAELBOROUGII. (P. R. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new settlements have been acquired under the Land for Settlements Act in this district during the past year. The principal and largest settlements in this district are, unfortunately, situated in those localities which experienced the worst effects of the drought. Those settlers who have the larger, purely grazing, sections had quite a good year, but the smaller sections, which are worked as mixed farms, did not fare so well, as the increase in prices for wool and stock was to a great extent minimized by the losses on cropping operations. Many of those whose holdings are small and devoted wholly to cropping had an extremely bad season. WESTLAND. (T. Cagney, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No land was acquired under the Land for Settlements Act during the period. CANTERBURY. (W. Stewart, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) During the year no new land-for-settlement estates were purchased. Brinklands Estate at Fairlie is still being farmed by the Crown and considerable improvements are being effected by the use of unemployed labour in draining, tree-planting for shelter belts, and genera] clearing. A substantial working profit was shown last season due mainly to the improved prices for sheep, &c., and the estate has set up what is probably a record for South Canterbury uplands in the lambing percentage, killing records, and wool-production. OTAGO. (N. C. Kensington, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new areas were opened for selection under the Land for Settlements Act; and the majority of settlements purchased are in the northern part of this district. It is fortunate that most of the settlers on these settlements carry a fair number of ewes, so that the rise in wool and lamb prices has been of material benefit. On present prices grain-growing, for which North Otago is particularly suited, is not a payable proposition. SOUTHLAND. (B. C. McCabe, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new estates were purchased in this district during the year. The position of many settlers on land-for-settlement estates shows no improvement, owing to the continued low prices being received for butterfat.

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APPENDIX lII—LAND-DRAINAGE AND LAND-DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS. (R. G. Macmorran, Chief Drainage Engineer.) As laid down by statute, separate reports have been prepared dealing with (1) Hauraki Plains Drainage Works, (2) Rangitaiki Drainage District, (3) Swamp Land Drainage Districts —viz., Kaitaia, Hikurangi, Waihi, and Poukawa Drainage Works. Hereunder please find a short report on general work carried out by the Land Drainage Branch, comprising mainly land-development operations. Galatea Estate.—Development work was carried out on this area mainly by relief workers whose wages were subsidized by the. Department. A summary of the operations is given hereunder. Clearing : A total area of 767 acres was cleared, stumped, and burnt in readiness for cultivation or surface sowing. Fencing : A total of 25 miles 16 chains of fencing was erected by co-operative contract workers. Buildings : Ten huts (two men) and two small store-sheds were erected and camp cook-house also enlarged. Contracts were let for erection of eleven farm cottages, and these were completed, or practically completed, at the end of year. Each cottage has a kitchen, sitting-room, two bedrooms, bathroom, larder, and laundry. The designs vary, but hot-water installation, built-in wardrobes, and plenty of cupboard-room has been made a feature of each one. Water-supply : A gravity water scheme was prepared for supplying some 6,000 acres, of the southern portion of the estate. The mains consist of 70,000 ft. of water-pipes, varying from 4 in. to H in. diameter, and the sections are to be served with 1,000 ft. to 2,000 ft. of service piping connected to cottage, milking-shed, and troughs. The intake consists of a concrete dam at a branch of the Mangamate Stream. The service reservoir will be a reinforced-concrete tank, 40 ft. in diameter by 10 ft. deep, with a capacity of 78,500 gallons. To date a total of 28,000 ft. of mains have been laid, eight sections reticulated, and the headworks and the dam completed. Draining : A total length of 997 chains of drains were cleaned and 131J chains new drains constructed. Plantations : The failures in the previously planted plantations were replaced, and, in addition, two new main plantations were planted in poplars and Pinus radiata, some 20,000 trees being planted. General: Maintenance and repairs to roads, bridges, and culverts were carried out as required. Onepu Block Development (Area, 2,500 acres). —Development work is now practically finished, as grassing of the balance of the area was completed early in the year, and the top-dressing of 980 acres of the undisposed grass land was carried out in the early autumn. The land has been grazed with young dairy stock, and, although prices have fallen, a reasonable profit will be made. At the end of the year the undisposed portion of the block was still carrying 560 heifers and twenty-three pedigree bulls. An area totalling 200 acres was subdivided and prepared for occupation as three small farms. Cottage, cow-shed, and water-supply were provided in each case, together with material for erection of internal fences. These small farms were prepared in time for last milking season, and returns for the season averaged 5,800 lb. butterfat, with portion of the season still to run. Of the nine sections opened for general selection, all but one are dairying, and the total butterfat production from these eight settlers for last season was 90,000 lb. Work is well in hand with the erection of dwellings, milking-sheds, and subdivisional fencing of the further nine sections set aside for small farms, and tenants will be selected in ample time to prepare for the coming season. Additional work carried out comprised maintenance and improvement of drains, clearing ragwort, erecting 609 chains standard and 232 chains temporary or drain-side fences. Pongakawa Block Development (930 acres). —An area of abandoned flax-lease lands on Waihi Swamp, on which draining and clearing works were in operation by means of single-men's relief camp. In the main this area is good-quality peat swamp, but portions are at too low a level to be definitely classed as suitable for dairying. Difficulty was experienced in keeping the camp fully manned, but authority has now been obtained to procure married relief men, and it is anticipated that good progress will be made in future. To date 4 miles 68 chains new drains have been constructed, 2 miles 5 chains drains deepened, and 122 acres scrub cleared. Broadlands Block Development (1,000 acres). —This area was given to the Crown by Mr. E. Earle Vaile for development under the Small Farms Scheme. Labour-costs are being found by the Unemployment Board. The area varies between fair-quality swamp and lighter pumice land covered with a fairly heavy growth of manuka and manaoa. Work was commenced in September and the necessary buildings erected for accommodating relief workers, who will have preference when the area is offered for small farms. Clearing and cultivation were commenced in October, and an area sown in grass in early autumn. A Pin-us insignis plantation was placed on the southern and western boundaries, and when at all suitable the natural shelter has been "left standing. Fences and permanent buildings are being erected as the work proceeds. Young stock has been purchased and will be available as soon as the land is ready for dairying.

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During tie year 320 acres were cleared and stumped ; 220 acres ploughed ; 184 acres cultivated, grassed, and manured ; 1 mile 74 chains fences erected ; 7,000 trees planted ; three cottages, two store-sheds, and one hut built. Murupara Block Development (1,500 acres). —An area of light pumice land on which development operations under the Small Farms Scheme were commenced in September, 1933, with relief workers whose wages were found by the Unemployment Board, and will have preference in selecting sections when developed. . The area was covered with a moderately heavy growth of manuka and gorse, which is being felled and burnt, and the land ploughed and cultivated before sowing in grass and crops. Buildings were erected to accommodate the workers engaged on development and permanent section buildings, and fences are being erected as the works proceed. Cottages are generally of fourroomed type, comprising kitchen, living-room, two bedrooms, with combined laundry and bathroom. A good unfailing stream enters the area at a convenient point and it is proposed to reticulate the area by gravity supply. Some seventeen sections will be reticulated, as the remaining five have a natural water-supply. Headworks will comprise earth dam and stream by-pass with headwall, gate, and flume leading to settling-tanks. The mains consisting of 3 in., 2f in., 2 in., and 1 in. diameter tubes, will be 18,500 ft. long, and water is to be laid on to cottages, milking-shed, and troughs with. 20,000 ft. of f in. piping. To date the following work has been completed : 755 acres cleared and stumped ; 090 acres ploughed and cultivated ; 700 acres grassed and manured ; 30 acres turnips ; 4 miles 26 chains fencing erected, and three cottages built, with two partly built with two store-sheds and one hut. Tarawera Farm Settlement.—An area of 860 acres adjoining Onepu Settlement near Te Teko, on which development was commenced late in the year. This area is undulating ash country in fern and manuka, of which approximately 500 acres is capable of development and subdivision into seven sections. A water-supply is obtainable from small lakes and the adjoining Tarawera River. Work carried out comprised 150 acres cleared, harrowed, and grassed, on which a good strike was obtained ; 56 chains drains constructed ; and three buildings erected for accommodation of workers. Fencingmaterial has been delivered and erection of fences and buildings will be taken in hand at an early date. Kaitaia Small Farms.—The work of developing for small farms this area of approximately 1,000 acres of Crown land near Kaitaia was commenced late in July. A camp was erected and since that date it has been fully manned with thirty to forty local unemployed. A good class of worker has been forthcoming and very fair progress made. -j-j The principal works carried out comprise opening up old drains, construction ot new drains, installing flood-gates, and clearing and stumping for grassing. At the end of the year 12 acres of grass-seed was sown on prepared land and a further 50 acres had been stumped, levelled, and disked in readiness for sowing. Approximately 100 acres will be sown this season, and the balance of the area that is being developed is sufficiently dewatered by drains already constructed to provide feed for cattle next summer. During next season it is anticipated that the whole area can be prepared for sowing by either disking, harrowing, or burning as required on the different classes of country. Other major works necessary before the area can be settled are access and internal roads, further drains, fencing, artesian water-supply, and buildings. _ The work done comprises three flood-gates installed ; 348 chains old drains deepened and widened , 377 chains new drain constructed ; 60 acres stumped, levelled, and disked ; 12 acres grassed , 20 chains fencing erected. , . , ' . , Miranda Drainage Scheme.—This work, which commenced m November, 1931, was carried out by the Department for the Hauraki Plains County Council, and was completed in May, 1933. The scheme provides drainage for an area of 4,700 acres of rich, low-lying littoral swamp lying to the west of Waitakaruru Township. To secure a subsidy from the Unemployment Board the work was carried out by manual labour on the co-operative contract principle. This necessitated the adoption of somewhat unusual construction methods, including the excavation with shovels and barrows of a canal 27 ft. wide. n ~ * x. x. The complete scheme entailed the construction of miles of dram and 3 miles ioreshore stopbank, together with several bridges and outlet structures. Patetongd Top Road Metalling.—The metalling of this road was commenced m October, 1932, and completed in March, 1934. Some 4 miles 30 chains of road was reconstructed and metalled with relief labour on behalf of the Hauraki Plains County Council. During the year 2,590 cubic yards metal was quarried, hand-broken, and spread on the road, and 2 miles 60 chains of road reconstructed. Small Farm Areas, Hauraki Plains. —Two areas near Kerepehi have been developed for small farms by draining, clearing, cultivation, and sowing with grass-seed. A milking-shed was erected on one area, together with necessary fencing. Two sections are also being developed at Mangatarata and 56 acres were ploughed m the spring and cultivated in autumn preparatory to sowing. Erection of dwellings and cow-sheds is now in h md ßlackshaw's Small Farm (Cambridge) .—An area of 250 acres near Cambridge is being developed for small farms. A co-operative contract party of eight local unemployed has been engaged on draining and to the end of the period had completed 49 chains of draining, entailing the excavation of 4,153 cubic yards. . , Wharekohe Block.—Through the greater part of the year a small camp of rebel workers was employed on drainage works. The work carried out comprised 1 mile 20 chains stream-improvement and 30 chains new drain constructed. Puketoitoi Block.—A relief camp was engaged in drainage work m the north-east corner ol this area and effected stream improvements over a length of 1 mile 20 chains, together with construction of 1 mile 15 chains of new drains.

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Aponga Settlement. —A road-engineering survey was carried out, and, to assist the development work of roading, fencing, and logging up, a relief camp for thirty men has been established. Late in March the first draft of twenty men arrived and commenced the work of roading and fencing. Orongo Settlement.—This work has been carried out with some twenty-five relief workers transported daily from Thames. Work done during the year comprised 6 miles 40 chains draincleaning, 8 miles 65 chains drains deepened aijd widened, 23 chains new drains constructed, and 1 mile 36 chains stop-banks raised. Some 22,000 cubic yards material was handled. Summary of Work done. Miles ch. Number. Cleaning drains .. . . .. 308 36 Milking-sheds erected .. . . 4 Widening and deepening drains .. 30 25 Huts, &c., erected .. .. .. 21 Constructing new drains . . . . 18 22 Bundles. Dredge cuts and canals maintained .. 45 42 Fascines used .. .. .. 5,910 Roads formed .. . . .. 3 22 Cub. yd. Roads metalled .. .. .. 260 Metal used in roads .. .. 2,590 Stop-banks formed .. .. .. 015 Clay carted for roads .. .. 11,799 Stop-banks repaired. . .. .. 16 12 Spoil excavated by floating and land Fences erected .. .. .. 52 57 excavators .. .. .. 188,061 Rock excavated .. .. .. 14,800 Number. Acres. Flood-gates built .. .. .. 3 Area cleared of scrub .. .. 2,316 Bridges erected .. .. .. 7 Area stumped .. .. .. 1,075 Road culverts constructed . . .. 2 Area ploughed .. .. . . 1,131 Cottages erected .. .. .. 20 Area grassed .. .. .. 1,352 Office. —The expenditure recorded totalled £98,996 19s. 5d., and of this amount £34,174 17s. lOd. was paid through Thames and Whakatane Imprest Accounts. Some 117 piecework and co-operative contracts were let, and 3,645 vouchers prepared and passed for payment. The revenue collected, excluding drainage rates, amounted to £8,119 14s. Bd. Drainage Rates. —Drainage rates levied on Hauraki Plains, Rangitaiki, Kaitaia, and Waihi areas totalled £20,617 14s. Id., entailing 1,955 rate notices. Rates collected totalled £10,572 os. lOd. Photostat. —This machine was in operation on ninety-eight occasions, and 7,721 prints were taken, covering 6,712 for Department, 342 for other Departments (charged for), 480 for other Departments (not charged for), and 87 spoils. This shows an increase of 1,855 over previous year's figures, due to extra work created by Small Farms Scheme and unemployment-relief works. During the year the machine was generally overhauled and reconditioned. An ever-increasing use is being made of the machine for general departmental purposes.

TABLES. Table 1.—Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1934.

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Total Area of Land unfit m.,«i 1„, Tntnl Ar«j Crown Lands Total Area of for Settlement sold or irranted reserved leased under Crown Lands Total Area (including Total Area District. , h f, j f Pnhlic all Tenures available of Area occupied in Laud Wrpphnid Piirnnses (exclusive of for Future Native Land. by Kivers, District. Jireenoia. iurposes. jjeservesleased Disposal. Lakes, Boads, by Crown). Ac.). Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 2,599,722 441,571 603,850 98,066 517,563 217,428 4,478,200 Auckland .. .. 2,593,254 1,238,208 999,703 578,935 1,634,974 1,175,499 8,220,573 Gisborne .. .. 1,131,472 481,743 520,096 88,980 1,043,244 253,956 3,519,491 Hawke's Bay .. .. 1,543,670 202,275 561,909 156,705 371,535 78,227 2,914,321 Taranaki .. .. 1,119,759 342,086 630,318 72,832 167,204 72,232 2,404,431 Wellington* .. .. 3,516,901 1,069,451 812,937 122,491 789,563 739,726 7,051,069 Nelson .. .. 657,399 2,374,703 723,954 141,494 30,051 787,399 4,715,000 Marlborough .. .. 788,108 347,787 1,502,931 20,755 .. 108,419 2,768,000 Westland .. .. 164,791 2,176,391 660,348 392,723 .. 469,125 3,863,378 Canterbury .. .. 3,551,014 1,458,127 3,936,679 50,550 .. 482,060 9,478,430 Otago .. .. 1,971,538 957,839 5,476,091 20,441 .. 668,448 9,094,357 Southland .. .. 1,852,939 4,396,056 1,403,306 129,398 .. 101,247 7,882,946 Totals .. 21,490,567 15,486,237 17,832,122 1,873,370 4,554,134 5,153,766 66,390,196 * Includes Chatham Islands,

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Table 2.—Lands selected during the Year ended 31st March, 1934.

Table 3.—Lands held on Lease at 31st March, 1934.

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Pastoral Licenses Mtain? Districts j Deferred „ , T Small n , , t, h»- • it <. • <. Land Miscellaneous Education Totals. 0ash - Payments. Renewable Lease. Gra Sg- r uns. Pastoral Runs. Mmmg Detects 0ccupati0 n Leases, Ac. Endowments. Land District. Regulations. Leases. No. Area. No. j Area. No. ; Area. No. Area. _ No. | Area. . No. Area. No. 1 Area. No. 1 Area. j No. Area. No. | Area. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland 27 609 29 2,371 56 13,857 36 2,892 27 913 1/5 -0,642 Auckland 35 1,250 41 2,454 54 11,736 1 203 4 61 66 4,928 5 1,30 206 21,933 Gisborne 3 7 4 6 4 2,621 16 5,789 1 2g 8-424 Hawke'sBay 4 34 24 7 3 1,856 8 5,906 4 1,290 43. 9,093 Taranaki 10 90 4 324 19 6,840 « 11,532 5 1,411 79 -0,1J7 Wellington 6 11 8 44 12 4,358 «5 3,916 9 2,723 90 11,UO^ Nelson 9 37 4 460 11 6,977 4 1,604 .. .. 38 5,673 2 .. 68 14 51 Marlborough 6 4 2 1 5 2,189 1 19,800 5 38,746 21 667 2 1 UL bi,40» Westland 10 18 2 1 13 205 18 2,404 4 1 109 7,036 .. 1|6 9,665 Canterbury 16 43 7 2,457 14 2,285 1 1,826 2 22,574 79 8,953 2 446 121 o8,o84 Otaeo 24 461 8 956 .. 3 52,100 .. .. 2 321 18 56o 7 73 62 54,4 b Southland 3 162 2 495 4 963 .. .. 3 8,607 .. 24 3,214 12 1,500 48 14,941 Totals .. 153 2,726 127 8,620 203 54,843] 2 21,626 13 122,027 23 4,211 10 383 511 61,071 76; 9,659 1,118 285,166 I ! L___ r

J j , - -- = i j - ; Pastoral Mining ; _ , , x . ... _ .. T Occupation with Small Grazing- p nns Licenses in Perpetual Miscellaneous Leases Education » Totals. Deferred Payment. Lease m Perpetuity, j Renewable Lease. Right of Purchase, i runs. Pastoral Runs. Mining n +• Leases. and Licenses. Endowments. i ■ "ni«ifripf<a occupation j Land District. | l«stxicts. Leases. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. ! No. Area. No. . Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. ! No. J Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. Acres Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland 564 48,854 419 67,598 1,133 229,307 679 118,331 .. .. 1 553 .. 2 71 6 «2 526 }?8,060 769 45,348 4,099 618,_284 Auckland .. 1,649 182,275 376 103,282.1,442 302,236 810 218,153 7 30,800 1 8,755 160 42,833 153 3,234 .. .. 1,120* 115,420* 192 54,333 5,910 1,061., 321 Gisborne .. 67 23,915 82 42,685 295 162,855 112 69,597 80 183,520 134 21,126 69 38,166 839 541,864 Hawke's Bay .. 144 36,130 410 110,111 566 219,177 162 49,975 21 39,428 9 61,968 1 45,338 191 51,798 1,629 613,927 Taranaki .. 150 19,038 592 145,635 483 165,373 373 153,421 3 3,422 .. .. 1 328 291 48,05/ 607 47,054 -.500 Wellington .. 943 107,109 1,032 143,404 1.153 219,343 420 153,622 18 27,308 7 11,914 2 476 588 29,381 523 102,932 4,686 /95,489 Nelson 84 18 222 357 111,816 620 242,920 59 20,538 6 9,603 3 165,509 141 30,280 20 554 1 104 464 107,812 134 7,558 1,889 /14,916 Marlborough " 46 19,836 551 180,827 288 156,609 73 19,658 108 276,206 41 840,982 7 53 226 12,060 38 1,410 1,378 1,607,641 Westland 58 5 874 356 40,900 705 82,799 18 3,499 .. .. 42 553.716 275 52,446 138 907 1 oO 848 193,163 132 la,884 .,,573 949,238 Canterbury " 101 22,007 1,445 251,261 883 354,649 6 711 143 466,595 122 2,800,983 58 1.754 l.OOOf 197,420t 234 70,630 3,992 4,166,010 Otago 98 43 818 1,299 276,252 1,084 364,936 141 21,266 385 1,451,935 314 3,278,112 .. .. 369 12,631 67 3,413 1.413J 166,U93J 438 46,244 5,608 5,664,800 Southland " 109 12,282 539 90,867 436 87,069 192 31,123 20 64,989 66 1,149,092 .. .. 47 1,308 17 192 428 41,750 801 335,997 2,655 1,814,669 Totals .. 4,013 539,360 7,458 1,564,638 >,088 2,587,273 3,045 859,894 791 2,553,806 606 8,871,584 576 125,559 729 18,705 161 6,534 7,163 1,085,780 |4,128 817,354 37,758 19,030,487 ! * Includes Thermal Springs District leases. t Includes Hanmer Crown leases. i Includes agricultural leases. Note. —This table includes national endowments and education endowments, but excludes other endowments administered by Land Boards.

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Table 4. —Lands disposed of under the Land for Settlements Act to the 31st March, 1934.

Table 5. —Endowment Lands administered by Land Boards and leased at 31st March, 1934.

Table 6. —Total Receipts,* Arrears, and Postponements of Sent at 31st March, 1934.

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t»> _ ; Area of Land un- Total Area purchased for •° -g ! let, including ; Cash and made Freehold j Total Lands leased to Date. Bent and Total k a a Land forfeited, 1 to Date. other Receipts A surrendered, . —, — - — r Payments from Land District. npnnirpr i §5® or resumed and oS i 'Si received Inception oof not relet, and Sa 1 Price »9 . , during to 31st, art! also Land not d i Area. , r( j55ed i ■§ I Area - > TW a f the March, £ | yet offered for |g realized. | |,, , Rental. Year _ lgs4 ' ; Selection. -r yj Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. £ Acres. £ £ £ N.Auckland 53,941 1.135 1,573 239 3,038 38,129 311 48,195 16,213 11,765 219 166 Auckland .. 360,729 77,464 18,610 788137,978 307.192 914 126,677 37,672 31 3821 083'463 Gisborne .. 87,868 415 9,939 46 7,082 55,104 235 70,432 25,597 16,407 '330^977 Hawke's Bay 229,467 2,431 420 131 23,219 140,878 619 203,397 74,358 59,787 997'376 Taranaki .. 28,232 258 3,062 62 2,225 53,172 141 22,687 9,284 6,013 229'086 Wellington .. 161,641 1,035 272 500 15,525 182,663 942 144,809 77,150 41,0681 352'967 Nelson .. 63,878 973 11,032 6 1,634 2,953 67 50,239 2,932 1,747 63'561 Marlborough 235,867 2,641 762 54 9,154 37,335 483 223,310 32,933 22,533 869'719 Westland .. 6,033 81 101 4 397 238 37 5,454 862 614 18'189 Canterbury .. 607.125 4,593 10,019 328 20,953 156,8031,858 571,560 156,416 95,2503,816'520 Otago .. 339,701 3,832 48 74 7,620 38,2341,160 328,201 89,414 49,0491761043 Southland .. 100,973 1,050 658 126 17,568 68,214 357 81,697 20,277 9,593 489,117 Totals .. 2,275,455 95,908 56,496 2,358 246,3931,080,915 7,1241,876,658 543,108 345,20811,231,184

National Endowment. Education Endowments. Other Endowments. Totals. Land District. K g g S I •S a rpa Annual , Annual •= . Annual i . Annual | ■ Rental. g Area ' Rental. g j Area - 1 Rental. | I Area. 5 5_J 5_J I & I I Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres £ North Auckland 470 105,854 7,613 769 45,348 9,060 10 1,651 32 1,249 152 853 16 705 Auckland .. 604 170,470 7,422 192 54,333 3,836 4 787 9 800 225,590 11'267 Gisborne .. 78 145,116 10,235 69 38,166 7,074 14 1,074 305 161 184 356 17'614 Hawke's Bay .. 53 40,152 4,557 191 51,798 9,833 .. .. .. 244 91 950 14'390 Taranaki .. 162 62,475 2,779 607 47,054 10,816 19 9,724 1,210 788 119,253 14'805 Wellington .. 120 60,879 4,306 523 102,932 31,420 61 17,686 3,235 704 181 497 38'961 Nelson .. 659 229,709 4,002 134 7,558 663 472 16,831 1,495 1,265 6J60 Marlborough .. 198 534,634 8,609 38 1,410 524 .. .. .. 236 536,044 9 133 Westland .. 971 224,175 3,591 132 15,884 856 20 10 109 1,123 240 069 4'ō56 Canterbury .. 1541,668,662 41,001 234 70,630 29,110 195 17,101 1,897 583 1,756 393 72'008 Otago. .. 7702,519,598 40,922 438 46,244 5,950 68 177,280 8,088 1,276 2,743 122 54'960 Southland .. 231 765,743 7,382 801 335,997 21,021 13 109,259 2,399 1,045 1,210,999 30^802 % 1 Totals .. 4,4706,527,467 142,4194,128 817,354130,163 876 351,403 18,779 9,474 7,696,224 291,361

I Territorial Revenue. L ;™ d j National j Other toneous Total T , ..... , . . ■ " «pftip Hutt I Cheviot Endow- . .. Endow- 1 lincludine Total Arrears Total Land District. , - Valley. Estate. ment , ment Kates, Receipts, (deluding PostponeLand" 0ther - Account. j Ac00unt - ! ' Accounts; Liens, Cerent ments. £ £ ££ £ £ £ | £ £ £ £ £ North Auckland .. 14.363 25 20,589 .. .. 4,715 8,146 ! 80 1,145 49,063 59,838 4 494 Auckland .. .. 28,793 9,000 92,627 .. .. 3,914 3,380 98 18,344 156,156 \ 69 806 14'456 Gisborne .. .. 16,521 .. 26,218 .. .. 8,367 6,295 78 95 57,574 55,'913 24 968 Hawke's Bay .. 34,563 29 77,820 .. .. 3,352 9,133 809 280 .125,986 153,856 34 755 Taranaki .. .. 15,705 .. 12,607 .. .. 1,600 9,643 185 788 40,528 33'962 s'732 Wellington .. .. 29,114 2 55,124 6,866 .. 3,083 27,196 1,972 1,792 125,149 165 339 18'735 Marlborough .. 6,997 8 23,21.4 .. .. 6,913 451 .. 30 37,613 24'o88 lo'l75 Nelson .. .. 3,070 4 2,443 .. .. 1,893 521 .. 69 8,000 11,' 380 l'709 Westland .. .. 4,617 3 1,254 .. .. 4,899 1,334 2 195 12,304 6,421 421 Canterbury.. .. 21,094 9 95,709 .. 18,557 32,118 20,582 107 1,781 189,957 266 381 52 770 Otago .. .. 39,735 3 51,508 .. .. 50,237 5,484 6,098 1,323 154,388 173,'817 43015 Southland .. .. 11,694 24 13,153 .. .. 6,634 18,345 2,366 386 52,602 69,549 12'934 Miscellaneous .. 178 .. 2,293 .. .. 6,524 1,883 .. .. 10,878 i '' Totals .. 226,444 9,107 474,559 6,866 18,557 134,249 112,393 11,795 26,228 1,020,198 1,090,350 222,164 I * Receipts from rents, interest, royalties, sales, development operations, &c.