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1939. 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 I—continued. page Review of Past Year .. .. .. 2 Settlement of Crown Lands—continued. Legislation .. .. .. 2 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 36 Protection of High and Steep Country and Bush- Wellington .. .. .. .. 37 preservation generally .. .. 2 Nelson .. .. .. .. 37 Small Farms Board: Land-development—■ Marlborough .. ~ .. .. 37 General .. .. .. .. .. 3 Westland .. .. .. .. 38 North Auckland .. .. .. 4 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 38 Auckland .. .. ■ . .. 10 Otago .. ~ .. .. .. 39 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 22 Southland .. .. .. .. 39 Wellington .. .. .. 27 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 27 , TT "NTolarm 28 APPENDIX II : —■ Otago '' '' ' 29 Land for Settlements— Land-development under Land Laws Amendment ~ Summary of Settlements established .. . 40 Act 1929 -Extracts Irom Reports oi Commissioners of General' 30 North Auckland 30 ®orth Auckland 48 Auckland 30 Auckland 48 Hawke's Bay 30 g lsb ?™% f* Taranaki .. 30 Hawke s Bay 49 Canterbury 31 taranaki 49 Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. ..32 Wellington .. .. .. .. 49 Lands for Selection 33 fn Receipts 33 Marlborough 49 Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent. .33 Wes an .. .. .. 49 Rebates 33 Canterbury 50 National Endowment.. .. .. ..33 cj a f,°, 'j " " '' " „ Educational Endowment .. .. .. 33 Southland .. .. .. .. 50 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. .. 34 Retirement of Under-Secretary .. 34 Tables : — Expenditure .. .. .. • . 34 Table 1. —Lands of the Dominion, Position of (approximately) .. .. 50 Appendix I: — „ 2. —Selections during the Year .. 51 Settlement of Crown Lands — „ 3. —All Lands held on Lease .. 51 North Auckland . . .. .. .. 35 „ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 52 Auckland .. .. . . .. .. 35 „ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and adGisborne .. .. .. .. .. 35 ministered by Land Boards .. 52 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 36 ~ 6.—Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 53

Sib, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist July, 1939. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1939, 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., R. G. Macmorean, Under-Secretary. The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands.

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