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Page Appendix No. 6— Village-homestead Settlements .. .. 102 Appendix No. 7— Report on Landing Service, Port Robinson .. 103 Appendix No. 8— Report on Thermal Springs— Rotorua .. .. .. .. 105 Hanmer .. .. .. .. 107 Report by Medical Officer .. ..108 Appendix No. 9— Report on Mount Cook Hermitage and Glaciers .. 109 Appendix No. 10— Forest Trees Plantations— Auckland .. .. .. .. 110 Otago .. .. .. ..11l Southland .. .. .. .. 114 Appendix No. 11— Explorations .. .. .. .. 115 Ruapehu .. .. .. .. 115 Lake Ohau to Paringa .. .. .. 116 New Routes to the Hermitage .. .. 118 Fiord County .. .. .. .. 119 Appendix No. 12— Wanganui River Improvement Works .. 121 Appendix No. 13— Sketches of Official Career of Officers of the Department — Mr. J. S. Browning (Nelson) .. .. 123 Mr. H. J. Baker (Wellington) .. .. 123 Mr. G. N. Williams, deceased (Southland) .. 123 Appendix No. 14— Sanctuaries for Wild Animals .. .. 124 Little Barrier Island (Hauturu) .. .. 124 Resolution Island .. .. .. 125 Fanny Bay .. .. .. .. 127 Notes on Fish.. .. .. .. 128 Tables — Table 1. —Summary of Lands disposed of up to 31st March, 1897 .. .. 130 „ 2.—Lands opened for Sale and Selection, 1896-97 .. .. ..130 3.—Summary of Lands taken up during Year 1896-97 .. .. .. 131 4.—Analysis of Holdings .. .. 132 „ 5. —Lands sold for Cash during Year 1896-97 .. .. ..132 6.—Deferred-payment Lands .. .. 133 7. —Perpetual Lease and Small Areas .. 134 B.—Occupation with Right of Purchase .. 135 9.—Lease in Perpetuity Lands .. .. 136 10.—Agricultural-lease Lands .. .. 138 11. —Occupation Leases under Mining Districts Lands Occupation Act .. 139 12.—Village-settlement Lands sold for Cash 139 13.— Vii I age-settlement Deferred - payment Lands .. .. .. 140 14.—Village-settlement Perpetual-lease Lands 140 15.—Village - settlement Occupation with Right of Purchase .. .. 141 16.—Village-settlement Lease-in-Perpetuity 141 „ 17. —Village-homestead Special Settlement Lands .. .. .. 142 „ 18. —Village Special Settlements, Position of, at 31st March, 1897 .. .. 143 19.—Improved Farm Special Settlements .. 144 „ 20.—Special Settlements Association Lands.. 145 21.—Homestead Lands .. .. 146 22.—Small Grazing-runs .. .. 146 23. —Pastoral Licenses .. .. 146 24.—Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses .. 147 25. —Revenue for Year .. .. 148 „ 26.—Summary of Areas at 31st March, 1897.. 149

Page Table 27.—Land Reserved or Alienated by Scrip, &c. .. .. .. .. 149 „ 28. —Area of Bush felled on Land Sold by Crown .. .. .. 150 „ 29. —Selectors on the Books of the Department .. .. .. 150 „ 30.—Total Number of Crown Tenants .. 151 „ 31. —Endowment Lands taken up during the Year .. .. ..152 , 32.—Revenue received from Endowments .. 152 „ 33.—Conditions and Settlement of Lands under Land for Settlements Acts .. 153 „ 34.—Cheviot Estate—Revenue for Year .. 154 „ 35.—Cheviot Estate—Revenue from Ist April, 1893 .. .. ..154 „ 36.—Cheviot Estate—Return of Outlay and Income .. .. .. 154 „ 37.—Comparative Statement of Selectors under Settlement Conditions .. 155 „ 38.—Outlay and Income of Estates purchased under Land for Settlements Acts .. 156 „ 39.—Surveyors employed, and Work on Hand * .. .. ..160 40.—Crown Grants and other Instruments of Title from Crown prepared .. 160 „ 41. —Plans placed on Crown Grants .. 160 „ 42.—Work under Land Transfer Act .. 160 „ 43.—Work done for other Departments .. 161 44.—" Thirds " and " Fourths " paid to Local Bodies .. .. ..161 45. —Expenditure and Work done on Roads 165 „ 46.—Work on Co-operative System .. 203 47.—Blocks of Land proclaimed under Government Loans to Local Bodies Acts 215 „ 48.—Field-work executed by Surveyors .. 217 Maps— Showing Land Transactions, 1896-97 .. Facing p. xx Showing State of the Public Surveys, 1897 Follows Showing Roads to open Crown Lands for Sale, surveyed and constructed during 1881-1897 Follows Plan of Summit of Tongariro .. Facing p. 115 Topographical Plan of Landsborough and Clarke Country .. .. .. Facing p. 116 Topographical Map of Portion of Fiord County, Western Otago .. .. Facing p. 121 Map to accompany Report of Wanganui River (J. T. Stewart) .. .. .. Facing p. 122 Plan of Wanganui River, with longitudinal Section extending from Kanihinihi to Karatia Follows Report Wanganui River Trust—Sectional Drawings showing Flood Levels .. .. Follows Sketch Map of Resolution and surrounding Islands, showing Distribution of Birds .. Facing p. 124 Portraits— Mr. J. H. Baker and Mr. J. S. Browning Facing p. 123 The late Mr. C. W. Williams .. Follows " Process " Illustrations— Falls on Kohuratahi Stream, Taranaki Facing p. 38 Putikituna Stream, Taranaki .. Follows Waikaremoana —The Wairau Arm, looking northeast from Wai-o-paoa .. .. Follows Waikaremoana —Looking north-east from Te Ure-o-patea Island .. .. Follows Tiraumea Bridge—Saunders's Crossing Facing p. 73 Tiraumea Bridge—Edward's Crossing .. Follows Mackenzie Pass (west side) .. .. Backs p. 121 From Saddle at Head of Cockburn, looking towards Dusky Sound .. .. .. Backs p. 121 Head of Southspey Valley, from Plateau Camp (2,900 ft.), Western Otago .. Backs p. 121 Looking North from Leaning Peak, Western Otago Backs p. 121 Gairloch, on the Seaforth River Head of Seaforth River, from Mackenzie Pass „ Seaforth River, at Confluence with Kenneth Burn Backs p. 121 Mountain Tarns, north-west from Leaning Peak Backs p. 121

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