G.—9.

TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. (a) Return of Business and Fees for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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J , I ...... • . Tokerau. aikat °" Waiariki. Aotea. : IkaroJ f" ath . I 1936-37. | 1937-38. | jMamopoto |whitl. | * j Island. Native Land. Court. Number of sittings .. 104 103 8 11 15 17 17 23 12 Number of cases notified 17,712 21,451 1,552 2,604 2,680 3,805 6,538 3,596 676 Number of cases for 5,676 5,647 147 1,070 804 1,763 847 825 191 which orders were made Number of cases dis- 955 1,615 20 131 144 254 737 278 51 missed Number of cases ad- 11,081 14,198 i ,385 1,403 1,732 1,798 4,953 2,493 434 journed sine die Number of partitions 469 400 2 65 122 155 37 14 5 made Area affected (acres) 57,342 100,568 330 15,282 8,219 50,272 25,720 696 49 Number of investiga- 144 tions of title Area affected (acres) 1,327 Number of succession 4,527 5,183 722 582 904 1,718 504 597 156 orders Mcide Number of other orders 3,106 3,979 42 423 318 2,646 306 214 30 made Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. 7 6 1 1 1 1.. 2.. Number of cases notified 34 11 1 3 2 1 ... 4 Native Land Court de- 8 3 .. 1 •• •• •• 2 cisions varied Native Land Court de- 2 1 .. •• 1 cisions affirmed Native Land Court de- 4 2 .. • • 1 1 • • .... cisions referred back to Native Land Court Native Land Court de- 2 .. • • • • • • • • cisions annulled Appeals dismissed or 19 2 .. 1 ■ • ■ ■ • • J withdrawn Appeals adjourned sine 1 2 1 .. •• •• 1 die Applications under sec- .. 1 • • 1 tion 257/31 ordered Applications under sec- .. .. .. .. tion 257/31 dismissed Applications under section257/31 adjourned sine die £ £ ££ £ £:£££ Court and Board fees 6,236 6,002 130 1,220 1,320 1,343 1,093 6.j7 259 collected Commission earned by 4,850 5,352 208 649 801 1,381 1,338 721 254 Boards