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TABLE C.—RETURN OF NATIVE LAND COURT BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946

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Totals. Tokerau. WaikatoManiapoto. Waiariki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. J Ikaroa. South Island. 1944-45. 1945-46. Native Land Court Number of sittings 115 126 19 12 21 28 13 ■ 21 12 Number of cases notified 13,919 14,941 2,205 1,514 2,436 3,077 2,253 2,700 756 Number of cases for which orders 4,845 4,567 492 495 571 1,127 904 648 330 made Number of cases dismissed 1,095 926 100 142 234 232 114 74 30 Number of cases adjourned sine die 7,960 9,394 1,613 877 1,631 1,664 1,235 1,978 396 Number of partitions made 576 564 178 53 106 141 72 9 5 Area affected (acres) 61,841 102,758 7,047 9,160 9,604 9,038 63,493 714 3,702 Number of investigations of title 1 32 1. 31 (including confirmations) Area affected (acres) 20 919 10 909 Number of succession orders made 5,267 5,165 1,0U 336 825 i *402 955 '*408 225 Number of other orders made 3,505 3,336 713 105 286 1,378 523 231 100 Native Appellate Court Number of sittings 3 4 1 1 2 Number of cases notified 3 19 3 5 11 Native Land Court decisions varied 4 1 2 1 Native Land Court decisions affirmed 2 1 1 Native Land Court decisions referred 1 back to Native Land Court Native Land Court decisions annulled Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. 3 3 Appeals adjourned sine die 5 1 2 2 Applications under section 257/31 1 1 ordered Applications under section 257/31 dismissed V Orders made under section 363 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Court and Board fees collected 5,301 5,658 768 876 904 912 1,145 793 260