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1935. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. General Report page Appendix II:— Review of Past Year .. .. 2 Land for Settlements— page Legislation .. .. .. 2 Summary of Settlements established .. 13 Small Farms .. .. .. 2 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Land-development .. .. .. 3 Crown Lands— Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. .. 5 North Auckland .. .. .. .. 21 Lands for Selection .. .. 5 Auckland .. .. .. .. 21 Receipts .. .. .. .. 6 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 21 Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent 6 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 22 Rebates .. .. .. .. 6 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 22 National Endowment .. .. 6 Wellington .. .. .. 22 Educational Endowment .. .. 6 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 22 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. .. 6 Marlborough .. .. .. 22 Expenditure .. .. .. 7 Westland .. .. .. .. 22 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 22 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 22 Appendix I:— Southland .. .. .. .. 22 Settlement of Crown Lands — North Auckland .. .. .. .. 8 Appendix III:— Auckland .. . . .. .. 8 Land-drainage Operations .. .. .. 23 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ' .. 9 Tables : — Taranaki .. .. .. . . 10 Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Wellington .. .. .. 10 (approximately).. .. .. 26 Nelson .. .. .. .. ..11 ~ 2.—Selections during the Year .. ..27 Marlborough .. .. .. ..11 „ 3.—A1l Lands held on Lease .. ..28 Westland .. .. .. .. ..11 ~ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 29 Canterbury .. .. .. 12 „ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and adOtago .. .. .. . . 12 ministered by Land Boards .. 29 Southland .. .. . . 12 ~ 6. —Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 30

Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist August, 1935. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1935, together with particulars of the special settlement of inferior lands, of the development work that is being carried out on unoccupied Crown and settlement lands, and of the operations under the Small Farms Scheme. I have, &c., W. Robertson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. Sir E. A. Ransom, Minister of Lands,

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