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Court Fees. £ s. d. Amount collected by Court .. .. . . . . .. 3,808 6 0 Amount collected by Registrar . . .. .. .. . . 391 15 2 Amount outstanding .. . . .. .. .. .. 889 2 6 Search fees collected .. .. .. .. .. .. 278 15 3 Fees received in stamps .. .. .. .. .. 1,467 0 0 The Native Land Courts during the year held sittings at the following places : Tauranga, Shortland, Kohukohu. Te Kuiti. Rotorua, Ngaruawahia. Opononi, Taumanimii. Whangarei, Otorohanga. Auckland, Helensville, Te Kaha, Cambridge, Whakatanc. Dargaville. Russell, Opotiki. Port Fitzroy. Thames, Kaitaia, Tapuaeharuru, Taupo, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Taihape, Raetihi, Tokaanu, Wellington, Otaki, Hastings, Greytown. Picton. Kaiapoi. Puketeraki. Wairoa (Hawke's Bay), Te Araroa, Tokomaru. Tologa Hay. Waipiio, Tuparoa, Port Awanui, Nuhaka, To Eleinga, and Gis borne. The Native Appellate Court held sittings at Te Araroa, Gisborno, Tuparoa. Wellington, Kaiapoi, Invercargill, Dunedin, Hastings. Now Plymouth, Wanganui, Kaitaia, Auckland. Rotorua, Okoroire. and Ngaruawahia.

Table B. MAORI LAND BOARDS. Operations of Maori Land Boards for Period ending the 31st March, 1911, showing Area dealt with prior to the 1st April 1910.

The following lands have been dealt with during the past year under the provisions of the Native Land Act, exclusively : — a. n. ¥. Under section 230 (mortgage) (45) .. .. .. .. 4.007 119 Under Part XVIII— For sale to Crown (4) .. .. .. .. .. 14.921 0 0 For private sale (13) . . .. .. .. .. 71.826 0 13 For private lease (24) .. .. .. .. .. 27.095 324 For vesting under Part XVI (1) .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Surveys requisitioned under section 396 (116) .. .. .. 112,685 1 14 Sales .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 86,747 013 Leases .. .. .. .. ~ . .. .. 27,095 324 Total .. .. .. .. 113.842 337 Summary, Sales—Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 83,759 231 As above .. .. .. .. .. .. 86,747 013 170,506 3 4 Leases —Brought forward .. .. . . .. .. 147,615 336 As above .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,095 324 174,711 320

No. As at 1st April, 1910. V,. Durini! fear. Vn , As at 31st March, m - 1911. *">■ 1910. no. LiurmK iear. no. 1911. A. K. P. Lands vested under Part XIV [Leased.. 16 1.893 l> 15 (328,289a. Or. 25p.) }Sold .. I 103 0 0 Lands vested under Fart XV (Leased.. 221 267,369 2 H (395.850a. 2r. 10p.) i Sold .. 1 660 0 0 Lands vested under Part XVI f Leaned.. 1 537 :! 3!) (204,028a. 8r. 5p.) (Sold .. Lands vested under special enactment ( Leased 33 2.2S2 :i I of trust (40,241a. 3r. 20p.) \ Sold.. Lands leased by the owners and approved 2.193 1,175,187 '• 2 by the Boards Lands sold by owners and confirmed by 109 8,513 2.87 Boards Lands under the Native Town- (Leased 1,000? 1,(581 (» 26 ships Act, 1910 I Sold .. 17 108 1 5 (Leased.. .. 1,438,942 0 14 loUls •• ■• ISold .. .. 9,275 l> 2 ' i \. i<. r i\ Iβ 7.4!)<> 2 28 31 13 4,684 :{ 37 14 4il 1(1,442 2 25 270 1 II 8,037 3 0 12 1 744 o i) 1 5<i 5.137 3 (• 92 1 13 0 1 436 116,498 1 14 2.028 (i<10 ; 78.34li 0 37 7(i!> 1JO0O? 2 2 l> 37 19 147,615 3 36 .. j 83,759 2 31 : .. A. K. P. 9,393 1 3 4,7«7 3 37 L'(!7,8O2 0 33 550 0 <> 8,576 I :i!i 744 l> I) 7.420 2 13 1 3 0 1,291,685 I in 86,869 .'I :u 1.(581 0 2li 111 0 2 1.580,558 0 10 93,034 2 33 Gland totals .. .. .. 1,448,217 0 Iβ .. 231,375 2 27 .. 1.079,592 3 3