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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE LAND COURTS AND OTHER MATTERS UNDER CONTROL OF NATIVE DEPARTMENT. REPORT OF UNDER-SECRETARY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1933.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Native Department, Ist July, 1933. The Hon. the Native Minister, Wellington. Herewith is submitted a report upon the activities of the Department for the period, ending 31st March, 1933. R. N. Jones, Under-Secretary. Native Land Courts. The business transacted by the Native Land Court and the Native Appellete Court is set out in Table A. The fees collected amounted to £3,748, as against £3,877 for the preceding period. Maori Land Boards. The Boards received in fees £1,231, as against £1,641 last year, a decrease of £410, while the commissions collected fell from £4,149 last year to £2,618, a decrease of £1,531, making a total decrease of £1,941. , Native land remaining vested in the Boards at 31st March, 1933, was as loilows : A. R. P. Area as at 31st March, 1932 657,102 0 31 Area sold or revested .. .. • • • • • • > 0 22 Balance 654,707 0 9 The funds held or invested by the Boards decreased by £29,283 2s. lid. during the year. The following are the figures as at 31st March, 1933 : £ s. d. On deposit with the Native Trustee .. •• •• •• 166,975 13 0 • • 9Q 970 0 0 Government securities .. •• •• •• w v Other securities and advances .. • • ■ ■ • • ,850 9 2 Cash balances .. • • ■ ■ • • • • . . 11,364 8 Total £576,460 10 8 Private Dealings in Native Land. The areas of Native land disposed of by private dealings are as follows Number. Area. A. R. P. Sa i es 134 4,699 1 28 Leases ;; ;; 251 34,638 034 The areas disposed of last year were : Sold, 10,645 acres 2 roods 6 perches ; leased, 27,837 acres 2 roods 22 perches.

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Crown Purchase op Native Land. Native land purchased by the Crown amounted to 3,052 acres. Since 1910, 1,542,870 acres of Native land have been acquired through the Native Land Purchase Board. The estimated area of Native land still owned by Maoris in the North Island is as follows :— Acfgs AcrGs Estimated as at 31st March, 1932 .. .. .. .. 3,864,042 Sales to Crown .. .. .. .. .. 3,052 Sales to individuals .. .. .. .. 4,699 7,751 3,856,291 General. In accordance with the report of the National Adjustment Commission, the Native Trust Office was amalgamated with the Native Department, while the East Coast Commissioner, who has control of certain Native lands in the Gisborne district, was also brought under the Department. The principal activity of the Department has again been confined to the development of Native land. The Maoris have continued to display a very real enthusiasm in the progress of the various development schemes being carried out by the Department, and appear fully to realize that their real salvation and welfare rests upon their making their remaining lands reproductive. There is ample evidence to show that the Maoris generally are anxious to see the movement further extended. A section which at first appeared to be sceptical of the advantages of the work are, now that they see the fruits of development, desirous that their lands should be dealt with under the schemes. A detailed report on these schemes will appear in a separate parliamentary paper, 1933, G.-10. It will be seen that dealings in Native land both by the Crown and private persons have, on account of the economic pressure, considerably fallen off, with a resultant reduction in the fees collected. Since the Ist January last confirmation of dealings which used to be obtained from Maori Land Boards has now become a function of the Native Land Court. The Native Land Purchase Board, which formerly controlled the purchase of Native lands for the Crown, has been abolished, together with the Native Trust Office Board, and both Boards replaced by the Native Land Settlement Board which has taken over the functions formerly exercised by those Boards.

TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return or Business and Pees for the Year ended 31st March, 1933. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. 89 Number of partitions made .. .. .. 310 Number of eases notified .. .. .. ]5,148 Area affected (acres) .. .. .. 59,921 Number of cases for which orders were made .. 6,880 Number of investigations of title .. .. 7 t i nt . i Area aftected (acres) .. .. .. 194 Number of cases dismissed 2,381 Number of succession orders made .. .. 5,612 Number of cases adjourned sine, die .. .. 6,790 Number of other orders made .. .. 3,710 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. .. .. 8 Native Land Court decisions annulled .. .. 6 Number of cases notified . . .. 43 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn .. .. 12 Native Land Court decisions varied .. . . 10 Appeals adjourned sine die .. .. .. 1 Native Land Court decisions affirmed .. 7 Applications under section 257/31 ordered .. Nil Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Applications under section 257/31 dismissed .. Nil Land Court .. .. .. .. .. 3 I Application under section 257/31 adjourned sine die 1 Court Fees. £ s. d. Fees received .. .. 3,748 4 11

TABLE B.—MAORI LAND BOARDS. Operations, 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933.

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Board. i Leased. So'd. Mortgaged. A. B. P. A. E. P. A. K. p. Ikaroa .. .. .. 5,805 125-7 ! 179 0 29-8 164 3 24-1 Aotea .. .. .. 7,771 0 6-3 I 264 2 17 401 3 18 Tairawhiti .. .. 4.314 0 33-4 ! 56 3 6 3 35-6 Waiariki .. .. .. 1,012 0 20 1,590 3 8-8 128 3 9 Waikato-Maniapoto .. 1,344 0 12-1 2,375 3 25-31 Tokerau .. .. .. 631 3 14 66 0 26-7 South Island .. .. 13,759 2 2-56 165 3 27-85 Totals .. .. 34,638 0 34-06 4,699 1 28-46 696 2 6-7 North Island .. 20,878 2 31-5 4,533 2 0-61 696 2 6-,7 South Island .. .. 13,759 2 2-56 165 3 27-85 Totals .. .. | 34,638 0 34-06 4,699 1 28-46 696 2 6-7

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TABLE C.—NATIVE LAND PURCHASE. Blocks fully acquired and proclaimed Crown Land.

Blocks acquired but not proclaimed.

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Biocfc. I Area. j Gazette. j Block. Area. j Gazette. Hauriri Native Reserve* .. 1/12/32 Rangitoto-Tuhua, 78b2o 2 b .. 113 3 2 22/9/3 2 Hautu 2b 1b 2b .. .. 762 3 24 3/11/32 Tapatu-Waitangirua No. 2a .. 498 2 0 9/2/33 3f No 7 .. •• 407 3 7-7 4/8/32 Tutaekuri A .. •• 2,892 6 dl Zb/o/AZ Part Te Karae No. 4 .. .. 1,405 1 27 r _ + i r qoq n 18-7 Lot 286, Parish of Pirongia .. 200 0 0 5/5/32 Total .. •. , Rangitoto-Tuhua 68b 2 .. 36 3 7 23/2/33 * Acquired by way of exchange.

Block. I Area. j Block. | Area. I A. R. P. n/r i,i,„ os .. 224 0 0 Waihou Lower A 39 .. • ■ 470 0 28 s5c :: :: :: ::i «2 2 2 „ A40 025 013 Mourea Papakainga No. 2 .. •• 20 2 28 „ A 41 .. .. • • 439 2 10 Nikitini(Pou Grant) Grant 7038 first residue Ho 3 ll " A 43 !! 49 124 Opanake .jL .. 86 2 30 Waimana Parish, Part Lot 245 .. .. 208 0 0 Orahiri ôb 1 .. .. • • • • K <>afl 950 0 0 Orakei No. 1 Reserve C 2b 2 .. .. 20 11 • » " 2 45 " " 1 149 0 5 Pirongia Lot 286 200 0 „ ,, .. 1,149 0 5 Punakitere^Lots'4and 5, Section 6, BlockIX 90 3 24 Waimana Parish, Part Lot 246a 2 and Part 335 1 1-5 Rotomahana-Parekarangi 6a 2 4b Ia 1a .. 39 2 10 Lot 34. 6a 2 4b 1a 1b .. 772 0 0 Waipapa Whatapo .. .. ■ 90 6 61 t) , , • a q" .. 10 Whakapoungakau 1b 1 .. ° 1 •' 5 Ruatoki A 9 .. .. • • 5 2 7 1b 2 .. -. 25 2 20 " haq " 1 118 1 16 IB 3E 1 .. .. 24 2 0 " 0 48.. •• •• •• ' 9?3 % 0 „ 1b 3e 2 29 2 30 Waerenga East No. 1 .. •• •• !40 0 0 " 1b3f .. .. no 39 Waiatuhi (part) 20 2 0 Whakarapa 61a 11 039 A*38 !! !! !! 0 2°6 Total.. .. .. . ,^15,441^5

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TABLE C.—NATIVE LAND PURCHASE—continued. Blocks partly acquired and under Negotiation.

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Block Area 1 Area Binelr Area Area acquired. | outstanding. * acquired. outstanding. A. K. P. A. B. P. ! A. B. P. A. B. P. Awaroa A 10b, Sec. 3 .. 17 2 18 350 2 2 Okahukura 5 .. .. 1,439 1 0 422 3 0 Hauhungaroa Id 2 .. 376 2 0 3,423 2 0 „ 6 .. 1,776 0 0 226 0 0 2d .. 6,880 0 0 1,493 0 0 Opawa-Rangitoto .. 10,379 1 0 8,970 3 0 Hautu 1b 1b 2b 5 .. 1,012 1 0 1,897 3 0 Orahiri 3c .. .. 253 0 0 106 1 28 „ 4b2a .. .. 1,809 1 0 2,265 3 0 Orakei 4a 2 .. .. 10 1 4 2 1 22 „ 4b2B2B .. 776 1 7 2,492 2 33 „ 4a 4 .. .. 7 2 22 2 1 16 „ 5b2b .. .. 797 0 0 2,534 1 8 Parahirahi A 3b 1 .. 12 0 37 2 39 Heruiwi 4a 2b .. .. 841 0 0 826 0 0 PekaC.. .. .. 594 0 0 1,510 0 0 Hoeotainui North 6b 2j 2 472 1 17 6 0 0 Pokotakina- A .. 24 0 0 187 0 0 Kahuwera B 2b 1 .. 126 3 7 153 0 33 Pouakani A Ib .. .. 79 0 0 315 0 0 B 2b 7a - .. 191 1 0 590 0 12 Poukai B, Sec. 1 .. 18 2 32 2 0 B 2b 7c .. 63 1 30 127 3 22 Pukepoto 4a .. 86 3 1 42 0 39 Kaimanawa 1e 2b .. 1,437 0 34 3 26 ,, 4b .. 189 3 26 32 0 14 1e 2d .. 592 2 7 24 0 3 4c .. 139 2 35 26 0 5 Te Karae 2e, Sec. 1 .. 666 3 29 118 1 0 „ 5a .. 121 2 30 21 ] 10 Ketetahi .. .. 2 2 32 89 3 8 „ 5b .. 82 0 29 41 3 11 Te Kuiti 2b 1a 8 .. 11 25-9 110 Pukeroa Hangatiki 2c lc 1 7 1 32 4 3 8 „ 2b1j2d1 .. 1 2 31 3 Puketapu .. .. 7,100 2 0 224 2 0 Manaia 1b and 2b, Sec. E 207 0 0 459 0 31 Puketapu South.. .. 1,176 2 0 23 2 0 2a Rangatira-Kapiti 4, Sec. 4 353 2 0 16 2 30 Manaia Ib and 2b, Sec. E 1,477 1 5 565 0 38 Rangitoto-Tuhua — 2b 68 El .. .. 360 2 39 2,789 2 0 Mangatuna lc 1 .. 5 2 27 28 1 13 77b Ib 2a .. .. 3 0 20 40 0 0 IE 2 .. 2 2 28 12 0 7 77b 2B 4a .. 80 0 0 388 0 36 Mangauika Ib 2, Sec. 2b 585 3 21 124 3 19 77b 2b 4b .. .. 310 1 22 21 0 0 (part) 77b 2b 4c .. .. 13 0 29 585 0 0 Matakaoa .. .. 483 0 12 1,916 3 28 78b 1 .. .. 79 2 1 159 0 2 Matamata North 2l (part) 30 0 32 5 0 0 78b 2a 2a .. .. 49 3 15 454 0 0 Maungatautari 5a Ib 3 .. 149 2 29 17 3 19 78b 2a 2b .. .. 33 0 13 116 1 12 Mohaka 2a .. .. 7 1 39 23 2 1 78b 4a and 4b 1 .. 290 2 24 101 0 0 3a .. 2 0 15 53 2 12 78b 4a and 4b 4 .. 417 0 0 208 2 14 3b .. 32 0 10 24 1 3 78b 4a and 4b 5 .. 441 3 1 716 1 0 4 .. .. 1,293 2 34 10 1 6 Rimuroa 1 .. .. 25 3 23 109 3 28 8d .. 70 1 37 250 1 3 3 .. .. 6 2 28 79 0 0 „ 9a .. 91 0 36 385 3 4 „ 4 .. .. 11 0 22 25 0 5 9b .. 123 0 0 41 0 0 „ 5 .. .. 2 3 9 40 1 1 „ 10 and 11 .. 499 1 39 1,094 2 1 Rotomahana-Parekarangi— „ 12 .. .. 501 1 11 620 2 29 lc 4 .. .. .. 23 2 36 466 1 4 13a .. .. 1,020 3 18 171 0 2 lc 10 .. .. 24 1 24 394 0 12 „14 .. .. 23 0 28 194 3 12 lc 13 .. .. 24 1 11 341 2 29 22c .. .. 8 2 17 4 1 13 lc 14 .. .. 16 1 0 369 0 20 24E .. 62 0 0 31 0 0 lo 15 .. .. 4 3 24 113 2 6 31 .. .. 358 2 1 531 1 39 2E 6 .. .. .. 296 1 0 62 2 8 „ 32 .. .. 61 0 2 156 3 38 3a 3b 4a (part) .. 10 1 7 4 1 23 „ 33 .. .. 217 0 14 75 3 26 6a 2 Ib .. .. 1,273 0 0 167 0 0 „ 36 .. .. 15 0 0 15 0 0 6A 2 2b 2A .. 615 0 0 197 2 0 „ 38 .. .. 16 2 8 31 1 32 6A 2 2b 2c .. 493 1 24 247 2 16 „ 39 .. .. 266 1 25 162 2 15 6a 2 2b 2D .. .. 1,403 3 2 319 2 38 40a .. .. 347 3 12 144 0 28 6a 2 3b 1A 2 .. .. 574 2 28 284 2 29 40b .. .. 351 0 10 378 3 30 6a 2 3b 2 .. .. 592 2 0 188 3 33 „ 42 .. .. 1 3 20 3 0 20 6a 2 3b 3a .. .. 50 0 0 147 2 38 „ 43 .. .. 23 0 29 63 3 11 6a 2 3b 5B .. .. 49 2 0 148 0 7 45 .. .. 44 3 6 496 0 34 6a 2 4b 1A 2 .. .. 747 2 0 "2,032 2 0 „ 47 .. .. 1 0 0 4 0 0 6a 2 4b IB 3 .. .. 323 0 0 190 0 0 48A .. .. 2 11 22 0 9 6a 2 4b 2A .. .. 666 0 0 334 0 0 48B . . .. 22 0 22 6 3 16 6a 2 4b 2B .. .. 105 0 0 22 0 0 48c .. .. 1 12 6 0 21 6a 2 4b 2h 1 .. .. 380 0 0 78 0 0 „ 48e .. .. 2 1 12 29 0 16 6a 2 5b 3A .. .. 7 2 0 13 2 0 51b 2 .. .. 1 3 18 7 1 34 6a 2 5B 3c .. 48 3 0 81 1 0 52b .. .. 32 1 11 1,029 2 29 6a 2 5B 3E 3 .. .. 16 0 0 50 0 0 „ 54 .. .. 481 1 26 248 2 14 6a 2 5b 3E 9 .. .. 18 1 6 187 2 34 55b .. .. 2 1 0 87 2 25 6a 2 5b 3e 10 .. 1,921 3 33 4,030 0 7 55d .. .. 226 2 32 41 3 30 6l 2b 1 .. ... 80 1 15 8 2 25 55E .. .. 20 1 11 47 1 12 6l 2B 3 .. .. 8 0 0 5 0 0 Mourea Papakainga 3d .. 1 13 6 3 37 Ruahine 1a .. .. 68 3 13 408 0 2 3e 14f 50 3 10 556 1 24 Ruatoki A 4 .. .. 6 1 35 2 1 2 Oarnaru 2b 5 .. .. 601 3 11 66 0 30 5b .. .. 6 2 10 22 3 1 Ohuanga North Ib .. 64 2 10 259 0 7 „ 6 .. .. 3 3 10 30 1 10 2 .. 201 3 32 187 0 19 „ 10 .. . . 6 1 7 30 3 38 3a .. 105 0 0 260 1 14 14 . . 1 8 44 0 0 3b .. 253 3 9 225 0 39 „17 • ■ • ■ 2 1 16 27 2 24 5 .. 596 3 29 550 2 11 „ 22 .. . . 34 2 23 51 1 11 Ohuanga South Ib .. 13 1 0 136 0 27 „ 23 .. . . 7 1 25 37 0 5 2d 1 . . 175 2 30 388 2 2 „ 27 .. .. 6 2 8 8 0 14 2e .. 57 3 18 56 3 38 „28 .. .. 1 3 16 18 1 29 2e .. 303 2 0 36 2 32 „ 30 .. .. 3 0 28 7 2 18 2g .. 493 0 35 279 0 13 „31 .. .. 112 12 2 10 2h .. 420 1 36 205 2 20 32b .. 7 3 27 15 1 3 2j .. 603 0 13 429 3 5 „ 34 .. .. 25 2 15 16 3 27 Okahukura 2b .. .. 848 0 27 1,331 3 13 35 .. .. 3 28 33 1 8 3 .. 453 0 0 20 0 0 „ 40 .. .. 8 0 26 37 3 36 4b .. .. 743 2 27 293 1 13 „ 42 .. .. 5 2 9 106 0 10

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TABLE C.—NATIVE LAND PURCHASE —continued. Blocks partly acquired and under Negotiation—continued.

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Area Area |1 Block Area Area Block. acquired. outstanding. I acquired. outstanding. A. K. f. A. B. P. A - »• p - A - p - Ruatoki 46 .. .. 1 2 16 21 2 24 Tokaanu B Id .. .. 1 3 f 47 .. 1 3 24 19 2 18 „ B 1L .. .. 28 1 30 110 0 0 " aq 3 3 28 32 2 5 Tutaekuri 1b .. .. 501 3 31 10 3 24 " 51 " 17 10 3 1 lc 4a .. 41 0 7 28 3 33 " ,2 " 7 1 32 6 0 30 lo 4b .. 789 0 22 85 3 4 " 53 " " 3 3 12 9 3 2 „ lc 4o .. 330 3 27 25 2 27 "54 " " 3 2 27 3 1 35 „ lo 6 .. .. 30 0 36 335 3 4 55 12 4 3 12 1C 13 .. 1,016 3 9 26 0 31 " 60 ' 7 2 9 11 2 2 ,, lo 15 .. 46 1 9 322 1 31 " 63 " " 11 0 20 39 3 2 „ lo 16 .. 13 3 0 84 2 30 65 12 2 18 27 3 27 „ lo 17 .. 1 0 11 9 14 J3 2 16 1 2 23 1 38 „ lo 18a .. 6 2 2 27 2 28 "4 " " 5 1 16 15 3 0 lo 18b .. 26 1 22 46 3 28 6 .. .. 1 0 28 18 3 12 lo 19 .. 2 0 0 4 0 0 " a. 3 20 31 2 0 Wahine-Rukuwai 2b .. 7 3 10 4 1 0 iA 3 20 9 0 20 Waihaha 3d 1 .. 2,922 1 28 77 2 12 " u " " 2 30 27 2 18 3e 4 .. .. 25,689 1 28 2,457 2 12 1 h b " 1 0 21 13 0 29 Wailioa 2a .. .. 2 3 32 103 3 15 " 160 :: ;: 3 3 is 10 132 „ 2 E .. .. 2 010 62 019 " 18 1 3 23 21 2 1 Waikare 14b 2 .. .. 1,977 0 0 784 2 19 19 2 1 17 30 1 0 Waimanu 1 .. .. 190 2 0 139 2 0 " 2? ;; 6 030 34 1 3 „2& .. .. 5,501 220 769 224 35 11 3 30 14 2 9 Waiorua-Kapita No. 5, Sec. 89 2 0 145 3 31 42a !'. !! 3 0 2 6 1 38 1b 2A 2 40 B 10 0 28 17 2 9 Waipaoa 5a .. .. 1,298 0 10 1,321 3 30 " 54 " 9 3 39 18 0 1 „ 5o .. .. 56 1 21 24 2 19 " fi 0 3 3 17 27 2 20 Waipapa lo .. .. 58 0 12 58 0 37 " 63 " 1 29 35 1 11 „ 2a .. .. 970 0 13 832 3 27 " 67 3 1 9 14 3 31 2B .. 587 2 0 643 2 0 " 71 ;; .. 10 2 2 18 1 34 „ 2c .. .. 1,826 1 0 1,339 3 0 C 40 .. 1 0 23 120 3 17 Waipiro 5a .. .. 17 1 8 128 2 32 Takêke 3d " " 62 0 21 2,043 3 19 5b .. .. 36 2 27 77 1 23 Tahora 2a E 3, Sec. 2 .. 1,005 1 0 6 3 0 ,, 5o . .. 1,477 3 20 1,288 1 10 Taumarunui Native Town- Waipoua 2b Lb 3 .. ? 5 2 » „i •„ „ 2b 3B 1 .. 252 2 0 64 2 0 Sub U 2 2 0 1 12 „ 2b 3c .. .. 1,081 2 0 135 2 0 Siib W 2 " 11-7 8-3 Waitangi 2a 2 .. .. 2 2 26 33 0 23 Tauranga-Taupo Ib .. 3,199 0 0 2,080 0 0 „ 2b 2 .. .. 84 0 34 198 2 6 2b .. 6,136 0 0 4,533 0 0 Waitaruna 4a .. .. 9 2 7 6 1 18 q b i 318 1 0 155 3 0 Waituhi-Kuratau 1b .. 753 0 0 9 0 0 Taurewa 4 East A 1 115 3 33 12 2 7 „ 4b 2 .. 2,382 0 0 1,110 0 0 4 West E 2b 3a.. 300 0 28 111 3 12 Wharekahika 18J .. 315 0 37 962 3 15 4 West E 2b 3c.. 178 1 15 32 2 25 Wharepuhunga 15b .. 20 0 0 99 0 15 4 West A 4c .. 341 2 10 2 1 30 „ 18b .. 170 0 0 30 0 0 Tihoi3B8B2A .. .. 6,209 3 27 1,025 0 13 „ 18d .. 1S5 2 0 37 2 0 3b 8B 2b .. .. 5,302 2 0 1 2 0 „ 18B .. 190 0 0 87 0 0 3b 8b 3 .. .. 8,870 3 0 838 1 0 Whenuanui 4 .. .. 434 2 27 20 1 13 3b 8b 4 .. .. 5,519 0 0 117 0 0 Whirinaki 1, Sec, 4b 1b .. 1,317 0 0 432 2 7 3b 8B 6 '! '! 3 13 687 0 27 3b 8B 8 .. .. 16J06 0 0 23 0 0 181,505 3 18-6 100,640 3 39