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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return of Business and Fees foe the Year ended 31st Maech, 1914. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. . . .. . . .. . . 121 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,189 Number of oases for which orders were made .. .. .. 7,715 Number of cases dismissed.. .. .. .. 4,265 Number of cases adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. .. 12,209 Number of partitions made .. .. .. .. .. 1,019 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. .. 368,175 Number of investigations of title .. .. .. .. .. 82 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,271 Number of succession orders made .. .. .. .. .. 5,146 Number of other orders made .. .. . . .. . . 2,226 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings . . .. . . .. .. .. 18 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. .. .. 264 Native Land Court decisions varied . . . . .. .. .. 77 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. . . .. . . 62 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Land Court .. 4 Native Land Court decisions annulled .. .. .. .. 8 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. . . ... .. .. 68 Appeals adjourned sine die.. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Applications under section 208 ordered .. .. . . .. 6 Applications under section 208 dismissed . . . . . . .. 3 Applications under section 208 adjourned sine die .. .. .. 12 Court Fees. £ s. d. Amount collected by Court .. .. .. .. .. 2,866 12 3 Amount collected by RegistrarFor period .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 10 1 For previous periods .. .. .. .. .. 747 110 Amount outstanding for period. . .. .. . . . . 549 13 0 Search fees collected .. .. .. .. .. .. 466 3 1 Fees received in stamps .. .. .. .. 1,495 5 6 Fees received in cash . . . . .. . . .. .. 64 18 0

TABLE B.—MAORI LAND BOARDS. Areas of Native Land vested in and administered by Maori Land Boards.

Board. Vested during Year. As at 31st March, 1914. Lands subject to Part XIV of the Native Land Act, 1909. a. b. r. a. b. p. Ikaroa .. .. .. .. i 16,304 0 12 Nil Aotea .. .. .. .. ! 9,871 0 28 4,474 0 0 Taivawhiti .; .. .. ! 2,824 3 36 Nil Waiariki .. .. .. .. 18,710 14 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. 203,529 2 29 1,020 0.0* Tokerau .. .. .. .. I 74,949 1 38 Nil A. K. P. 16,304 0 12 14,345 0 28 2,824 i 3 36 18,710 1 4 202,509 2.29 74,949 1 38 326,189 2 27 3,454 0 0 3,454 0 0 329,643 2 27 329,643 2 27 * Awarded to Grown on partition. ed to Grown on partition. Lands subject to Part XV of the Native Land Act, 1909. ve Land Act, 1909. Ikaroa .. .. ., .. ! 1,742 1 34 Nil Aotea .. .. .. .. I 193,885 2 26 Tairawliiti .. .. .. 54,337 0 17 Waiariki .. ..' .. .. 14,551 2 28 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. 538 0 0 „ Tokerau ,'. ... .. .. 142,347 3 16 Nil „ 1,742 134 193,885 2 26 54,337 'Gil 14,551 : 2 28 538 0 0 142,347 3 16 1,742 134 193,885 2 26 54,337 ' 017 14,551 : 2 28 538 0 0 142,347 3 16 ■ V / *-*w ."- ».'" *-» •» W ». — WW J -w- - - - —-_ — J J 407,402 3 1 Nil 407,402 3 1