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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. (a) Return of Business and Fees for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

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Totals. „ .. ' r~ j 1935-36. | 1936-37. Maniapotō Waiariki ' whītT Aotea - Ik « oa - iZnd. 7-—,.. ; ; > —j— Native Land Court. Number of sittings . . 101 104 8 9 16 21 20 18 12 Number of cases notified 15,723 17,712 1,511 1,990 2.646 4,282 3,700 2,644 939 Number of eases for 5,808 5,676 274 839: 1,404 1,240 1,010 '572 337 which orders were made Number of cases dis- 950 955 135 222 91 228 65 157 57 missed Number of cases ad- 9,249 11,081 1,102 929 1,151 2,814 2,625 1,915 545 journed sine die Number of partitions 389 469 4 52 223 136 38 13 3 made Area affected (acres) 133,037 57,342 94 19,019 22,611 6,889 5,795 1,009 1,925 Number of investiga- .. 144 . . 1 143 tions of title Area affected (acres) . . 1,327 . . 4 1,323 Number of succession 5,116 4,527 214 676 '904 1,167 794 466 306 orders made Number of other orders 3,150 3,106 56 120 982 1,649 178 93 28 made Native Appellate Court.. Number of sittings .. 6 7.. .. 1 3 1 2 Number of cases notified 27 34 . . 5 18 4 I 7 Native Land Court de- 5 8.. .. .. 2 2 4 eisions varied Native Land Court de- 2 2 .. 2 i eisions affirmed ! Native Land Court de- 8 4 .. 1 3 eisions referred back to Native Land Court Native Land Court de- 2 2 .. .. 2 . eisions annulled Appeals dismissed or 7 19 .. 4 10 2 3 withdrawn Appeals adjourned sine 3 1 .. 1 die Applications under sec- 1 tion 257/31 ordered Applications under section 257/31 dismissed Applications under section 257/31 adjourned sine die £ £ £ £ £ £ £!£ £ Court and Board fees 5,352 6,236 145 1,070 1,222 1,681 996 ■ 829 293 collected Commission earned by 4,311 4,850 192 705 757 1,516 985 501 194 Boards I