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TAULE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return op Business and Fees for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. ~ .. las Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. ~ .. 22,281 Number of cases for which orders were made .. .. .. 6,820 Number of cases dismissed.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,958 Number of cases adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. .. 11,503 Number of partitions made .. .. .. ~ .. 2,083 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. 135,313 Number of investigations of title . . .. , . .. . . 24 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. .. .. .. -10,536 Number of succession orders made .. .. .. .. 5,288 Number of other orders made .. .. I , 934 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. .. ~ 11 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. ... .. 120 Native Land Court decisions varied.. .. ~ 15 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. .. .. .. 4 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Land Court .. 6 Native Land Court decisions annulled . . .. .. .. 5 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. .. .. 37 Appeals adjourned sine die.. .. .. .. 17 Applications under section 208 ordered .. .. .. .. 15 Applications under section 208 dismissed .. .. .. 5 Applications under section 208 adjourned siwe die .. .. .. 16 Court Fees. f£ «. d. Amount collected by Court .. .. .. .. 3,770 3 3 Amount collected by Registrar— For period .. .. .. .. .. 45 13 0 For previous periods . . .. .. .. 590 13 5 Amount outstanding for period. . .. .. .. 508 10 0 Search fees collected .. .. .. .. .. 476 1 3 Fees received in stamps .. .. .. .. 1,168 16 6 Fees received in cash .. .. .. 79196

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

Hoard. Ah »t SlriMaroh, i Vested during Yea r. As at 31st March. 1915. Lands subject to Part XIV of the Native Land Act, 1909. a. u. r. A. R. P. Ikaroa .. .. .. .. 16,304 0 12 Nil Aotea .. .. .. .. 14,345 0 28 Tairawhiti .. .. .. 2,824 3 36 Waiariki .. .. .. .. 18.710 1 4 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. 202,509 2 29 Tokerau .. .. .. .. 74,949 1 38 16,301 0 12 14,345 0 28 2,824 3 36 18,710 1 4 202,5(19 2 29 74,949 1 38 329,64'! 2 27 Nil Nil 329,643 2 27 329,643 2 27 Lands subject to Part XV of the Native Land Act, 1909. Ikaroa .. .". .. ... 1,742 1 34 Nil Aotea j 193,885 2 26 Tairawhiti .. .. .. 54,337 0 17 Waiariki 14,551 2 28 Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. 538 0 0 ,, Tokerau 85,039 2 16 1,742 1 34 193,885 2 26 54,337 0 17 14,551 2 28 538 0 0 85,039 2 16 350,094 2 1 Nil Nil 350,094 2 1 360,094 2 1