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tion 169. For the purpose of advertising, 134 separate sale posters were printed. The number of copies for each poster ranged from 350 to 2,000, according to its importance. Four editions of the Land Guides were published and circulated, the number totalling 12,000 copies. Reserves. The reservation and setting-apart of Crown lands for public purposes and for issuing titles to local authorities required 72 Warrants under sections 235 and 236 of the Land Act. There were also 22 Orders in Council issued vesting reserves in local authorities in trust for the purposes for which the lands had been set apart. Some changes in the purposes of reserves were made which involved the issue of 3 notices of intention to make such change, and 11 Warrants changing the purpose. Exchanges of reserves for other lands were permitted in several instances, and 9 Orders in Council were published giving the necessary authority to carry out these exchanges. Domains and Receeation Reseeves. Thirty-five Orders in Council were issued bringing recreation-grounds under the provisions of the Public Domains Act. Twenty-five Orders in Council appointing Domain Boards, and 68 instruments appointing members of Domain Boards, were issued. One appointment of a Board was revoked by Order in Council. Ten domains were visited and inspected by an officer. Cemeteeies. The appointment of trustees and the cancellation of other appointments was responsible for the issue of 51 Warrants, which were duly gazetted. Woekees' Dwellings Act. Regulations were prepared and gazetted, and 3 Orders in Council were issued setting land apart for the erection of such dwellings. Scenery-preseevation. Ten Proclamations were issued dealing with this question. Miscellaneous. There were 56 miscellaneous Warrants and notifications upon various matters, such as rivers proclaimed under the Timber-floating Act. roads through Native lands, notices laying off roads, &c. Old-age Pensions. The Department administering this Act referred 169 cases for certificates regarding arrival of persons in the colony, and the ages of the persons when they embarked. Certificates were supplied in the majority of cases from the records preserved in regard to immigration under the Act of 1870.

Titles. The following return contains a summary of the number of Crown grants, Warrants, certificates of title, leases, and licenses issued during the year:-

2 3 Land Distiiot. J g js a a r o a i 3 ■3 ■- c |§ d -h 3 « fl 5J .2 Certificates notincluded in Warrants. rH a> j3 ; a Area. 01 t. *> ■=,2 rr| O Srsl Sal G to s S! s (ranted Natives. _ o . s s I 3 » S Area. o 0> m v a rrg .as a 2 <o £ t u C D O r. c QJ r. si o a C .uckland .. | 1 lawke's Bay | 3 'aranaki .... Vellington .. 1 Jelson .. 1 larlborough lanterbury .. 3 Vestland Itago .. 1 louthland .. 3 40 90 63 11 31 8 8 13 4 3 8 1 16 5 11,000 20,800 600 1,900 6,100 33,000 1,600 859 5,500 9,00.0 13 5 4 60 i 5 17,000 5,700 20,306 23,300 173 300 238 96 106 237 56 14 62 35 95 184 28,040 26,590 20,906 25,263 6,111 33,173 3,175 859 5,546 9,963 3 5 •1 52 1 150 4,700 21,100 22,000 173 79 1 5 25 2 0 24 9 5 7 6,000 23 64 837 27 620 7,440 23,778 56,488 12,442 7 i 1 1,275 "3 31 4 2 43 932 i 43 i Totals .. 13 107,719 8 2 1,513 97 90,359 94 67,754 1,123 159,626 66 48,166 163