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1941. 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 REPOBT :— PAGE General Review .. .. .. 2 Legislation .. .. .. 2 Lands for Selection .. ' . . .. .. 2 Receipts .. . . .. .. 3 Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent.. 3 Educational Endowments .. .. 3 Land for Settlements .. .. .. 3 Protection of High and Steep Country and Bush preservation generally .. . . 3 Small Farms Board: Land-development .. 3 Land-development under Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 .. . . . . . ■ •. 27 Special Settlement of Inferior Lands . . 33 Services by Members of Department with Armed Forces .. .. .. . . .. 33 Lands reserved for various Purposes .. .. 34 Expenditure .. .. -. .. 35 Appendix— Settlement of Crown Lands— Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Crown Lands — North Auckland .. . . •. .. 36 Auckland .. .. . . .. .. 36 Gisborne .. .. • • ■ ■ ..' 38

Appendix—continued. page Settlement of Crown Lands—continued. Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Crown Lands —continued. Hawke's Bay .. ~ ..37 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 37 Wellington .. .. 37 Nelson . . . . .. .. .. 37 Marlborough , . . . ~ .. 38 Westland .. .. .. . . 38 Canterbury .. ~ .. 38 Otago .. . . . , .. 38 Southland ~ . . . . .. 39 Tables :— Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of (approximately) .. 39 „ 2. —Selections during the Year .. 40 ~ 3. —-All Lands held on Lease .. 40 ~ 4.—Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 41 „ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and administered by Land Boards .. 41 ~ 6. —Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 42

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist July, 1941. Sir,— I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1941, 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., E. G. Macmorran, Under-Secretary. The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands.

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