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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return op Business and Fees for the Year ended 31st March, 1935. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. 94 Number of partitions made .. .. .. 307 , T , , i« oof; Area affected (acres) .. .. .. 52,706 Number of cases notified .. .. ' ~. , ~ , . Number of investigations of title .. .. 8 Number of cases for which orders were made .. 6,454 Area affected (acres) ■ .. .. 361 Number of cases dismissed .. .. .. 901 Number of succession orders made .. .. 4,325 Number of eases adjourned sine die .. .. 8,469 Number of other orders made .. .. 4,031 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. ■ • 6 Native Land Court decisions annulled .. I , , 1Q Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. .. 6 Num er o cases n .. .. .. Appeals adjourned sine die ■■ ■■ ■■ 4 Native Land Court decisions varied .. .. - Applications under section 257/31 ordered .. 0 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. 0 Applications under section 257/31 dismissed .. 1 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Applications under section 257/31 adjourned sine Native Land Court .. -. • • 3 die .. .. .. . • • • 0 Court Fees. Fees received .. £3,884.

TABLE B.—MAORI LAND BOARDS. Operations, 1st April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.

TABLE C.—NATIVE LAND PURCHASE. Blocks fully acquired and proclaimed Crown Land.

Blocks acquired but not proclaimed.

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Board. Leased. Sold. Mortgaged. A. K. P. A. B. P. A. K. P. Tokerau .. .. ■ . 319 3 38 341 2 28 Waikato-Maniapoto .. 2,598 3 12-4 5,669 2 21-7 Waiariki .. .. .. 4,737 2 24 10,080 2 8-2 Tairawhiti .. .. 2,763 2 25 2,163 1 4 1,075 1 21 Aotea .. .. .. 13,045 3 22-51 761 1 3-9 1,412 0 37 Ikaroa .. .. . ■ 9,842 0 20-93 1,566 0 27-27 1,709 3 13 South Island .. .. 1,585 436-03 2,092 0 28-7 Totals .. .. 34,894 118-87 22,674 3 1-77 4,197 131 North Island .. .. 33,308 0 22-84 20,582 2 13-07 4,197 1 31 South Island .. .. 1,585 4 36-03 2,092 0 28-7 Totals .. .. 34,894 1 18-87 22,674 3 1-77 4,197 1 31

Block. Area. j Gazette. Block. Area. Gazette. A. R. P. A. R. P. Hoeotainui North 6b 2j, Section 2 478 1 17 13/12/34 Pukepoto 4a 2 .. Te Karae 2e 1a . . .. 489 2 29 12/4/34 4a 3 .. | Manginangina (or Motukauri) .. 100 0 13-3 21/2/35 „ 4c .. V 560 1 27 29/11/34 Nikitini Block, being part See- 32 3 4 22/11/34 „ 5a tion 390, Block VIII, Wairoa „ 5b 1b .. J gj). Tahora 2ae No. 3, Section 2a .. 1,006 l 20 22/11/34 Waima Native-school site (Block 5 1 21 14/2/35 VII, Waoku S.D.) 2,673 0 11-3

Block. Area. Block. Area. A. E. P. A. R. P. Mohaka 28 .. .. ■ • 224 0 0 Waihou Lower A 40 .. .. .. 625 0 13 35c . . .. • • 492 2 2 „ A 41 .. .. .. 439 2 10 Mourea Papakainga No. 2 .. .. 20 2 28 ,, A 42 .. .. 1,433 3 8 Opanake 2l . . . ■ • • 150 3 12 ,, A 43 .. .. 49 1 24 Orakei No. 1 Reserve C 2b 2 .. .. 20 1 12-5 Waimana Parish, Part Lot 245 .. .. 208 0 0 Pirongia Lot 286 .. .. .. 200 0 0 ,, ,, 245 .. . . 950 0 0 Puketiti 2a .. .. .. . . 886 2 30 „ „ 245 .. .. 1,149 0 5 Punakitere Lots 4 and 5, Section 6, Block IX 90 3 24 ,, ,, 246a 2 .. 597 0 0 Rotomahana-Parekarangi 6a 2 4b Ia Ia . . 39 2 10 Waimana Parish, Part Lot 246a 2 and Part 335 1 1-5 6a 2 4b Ia 1b . . 772 0 0 Lot 345 Ruatoki A9.. .. .. 10 Waipapa Whatapo .. . . .. 90 3 37 A 21 .. . . • • 5 2 7 Whakapoungakan 1b 1 .. .. 51 3 5 C48 .. 1,118 1 16 „ 1b 2 .. .. 25 2 20 " C 61 .. .. . ■ • • 973 1 0 „ 1b 3b 1 . . .. 24 2 0 Waerenga East No. 1 . . . . •. 140 0 0 ,, 1b 3e 2 .. f . 29 2 30 Waiatuhi (part) . • . ■ • ■ 20 2 0 ,, 1b 3f .. .. 40 1 30 Waihaha 3e 16c 3 .. .. •• 3,425 0 0 Whakarapa 61a .. .. .. 11 0 39 Waihou Lower A 38 .. ■. • ■ 105 0 26 A 39 .. .. 470 0 28 Total .. .. _. 15,217 0 18