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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return of Business and Fees foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. 101 Number of partitions made .. .. .. 389 Number of cases notified .. .. .. 15,723 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. 133,037 -\-r l n - t. , j i ~ oao Number of investigations of title .. .. 0 JNumber oi cases tor which orders were made .. 5,808 Area affected (acres) 0 Number of cases dismissed .. .. .. 950 Number of succession orders made .. .. 5,116 Number of cases adjourned sine die .. .. 9,249 Number of other orders made .. .. 3,150 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. 6 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. .. 7 Number of cases notified .. .. .. 27 Appeals adjourned sine die .. .. .. 3 Native Land Court decisions varied .. .. 5 * r A , • oxn/oi a j 1 at j.* t i n ± i • • cc. jo Applications under section 257/31 ordered .. 1 Native Land Oourt decisions attirmed .. 2 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Applications under section 257/31 dismissed .. 0 Native Land Court .. .. .. 8 Applications under section 257/31 adjourned sine Native Land Court decisions annulled .. 2 die .. .. .. .. .. 0 Court Fees. Fees received .. .. £4,634.

TABLE B.—MAORI LAND BOARDS. Operations, 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936.

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

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Board. ! Leased. Sold. Mortgaged. A. K. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. Tokerau 423 X 6-7 206 3 9 Waikato-Maniapoto .. 1,365 0 9-8 9,532 3 20-49 Waiariki .. .. .. 1,180 3 6-8 985 2 22-6 460 3 8 Tairawhiti .. •• 10,663 2 32 536 2 34 1,023 0 25 Aotea .. 52,235 2 14-9 7,373 0 11-82 107 3 31 Ikaroa .. •• 4,830 2 8-82 540 3 15-38 114 2 10 South Island .. .. 352 3 0-25 1,304 1 25-5 38 1 15 Totals .. .. 71,051 2 39-27 20,480 118-79 1,744 3 9 North Island .. .. 70,698 3 39-02 19,175 3 33-29 1,706 1 34 South Island .. ■ • 352 3 0-25 1,304 1 25 • 5 38 1 15 Totals .. •• 71,051 2 39-27 20,480 118-79 1,744 3 9

Block. Area. Gazette. A. R. P. Te Ahuahu No. 3a 1 .. ■ • •• •• •• 1 0 13 6/6/35 Forest Hill Hundred, Block XVI, Section 451 .. •• 300 0 0] XVI, „ 453 .. .. 300 0 0 " „ XVI, „ 457 .. .. 160 0 0 „ XVI, „ 462 .. .. 337 1 19 XVI, „ 467 .. .. 288 0 6 XVI, „ 468 .. .. 383 2 29 V 5/12/35 " " XVII, „ 454 .. .. 310 0 0 „ XVII, „ 455 .. .. 300 0 0 „ XVII, „ 458b .. .. 266 0 6 „ XVII, „ 459 .. .. 300 0 32 „ XVII, „ 460 .. .. 247 0 0J Herepoho A No. 2 .. .. •• •• 2 0 18 6/6/35 Hokonui District, Block LXII, Section 919 .. .. 275 1 181 LXII, „ 920 .. .. 308 1 24 J- 5/12/35 „ LXII, „ 923 .. .. 250 0 0 J Te Karewa No. 2 .. ■ • • • • • ■ • J 0 JJ W'® Manaia 1b and 2b, Section E 2a and 2e No. 1 .. .. 1,976 0 0 5/12/35 Mangatoro 1a 3c 2b . . . • ■ • • • • • 16 2 38 18/7/35 Mangatuna lo lo 2 .. 12 1 20 10/10/35 Mangauika A 1 no,? Moanakapiti-Huhuraumati D4A1 .. . ■ • • 0 w 14 31/10/35 Part Owhatiura South No. 1, Section 2b .. .. .. 4 0 0 8/8/35 Tauranga-Taupo No. 3b No. 1a .. .. • • ■ • 322 0 8 20/6/35 7,078 3 5