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1938. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

CONTENTS.

General Report :— page Review of Past Year .. .. 2 Legislation .. .. .. 2 Protection of High and Steep Country and Bushpreservation generally .. .. 2 Land-development .. .. .. 3 Small Farms .. .. .. 5 Special Settlement of In{>srior Lands .. .. 6 Lands for Selection .. .. 6 Receipts .. .. .. .. 7 Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent 7 Rebates .. .. .. .. 7 National Endowment .. .. .. 7 Educational Endowment .. .. 7 Lands reserved for varioua Purposes .. .. 7 Expenditure .. .. .. 8 Appendix I:— Settlement of Crown Lands— North Auckland .. .. .. 9 Auckland".. .. .. ... ..9 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 10 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 10 Wellington .. .. .. 11 Nelson .. .. .. .. II Marlborough .. .. .. II Westland .. .. .. .. 12 Canterbury .. ... .. 12 Otago .. .. .. .. 12 Southland .. .. .. 13

Appendix II:— page Land for Settlements — Summary of Settlements established .. 14 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Crown Lands — North Auckland .. .. .. .. 22 Auckland .. .. .. .. 23 Gisborne .. .. .. 23 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 23 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 23 Wellington .. .. .. 23 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 23 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 23 Westland .. .. .. 23 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 24 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 24 Southland .. .. .. 24 Appendix III:— Land-drainage Operations .. .. 25 Appendix IV: — Extracts from Report on Small-farms Scheme by A. B. Jordan, Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti .. .. 31 Appendix V:— Small-farms Scheme, Hawke's Bay .. 34 Appendix Vl:— Small-farms Scheme, Nelson .. ..35 Tables :—• Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of (approximately) .. .. 36 „ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 37 ~ 3.—All Lands held on Lease .. 37 ~ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 38 „ s.—Endowment Lands leased and administered by Land Boards .. 38 „ 6.—Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 39

Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist June, 1938. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st Martih, 1938, together with particulars of the special settlement of inferior lands, of the development-woj'k 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. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands,

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