The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 75
The Land System of New Zealand and Description of Land Districts
Contents
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The Land System of New Zealand
- [introduction]
- The Land for Settlements Acts, 1892 and 1894 p. 7
- Vlllage-Homestead Settlements p. 8
- Purchase of Native Lands by Government p. 10
- Digest of the Land-Laws p. 11
- Land Districts and Principal Land Offices p. 12
- Classification of Lands, &c
- Mode of acquiring Crown Lands
- The Optional System of Selection p. 13
- (a.) Cash
- (b.) Occupation with Right of Purchase
- (c.) Leases in Perpetuity
- Residence and Improvements
- Special-settlement Associations p. 14
- Improved-farm Settlements p. 15
- Village Settlements
- Small Grazing-runs
- Pastoral Buns p. 16
- Survey Charges on Unsurveyed Lands p. 17
- Description of land Districts
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The Taranaki Land District p. 27
- [introduction] p. 27
- Physical Features
- Soils p. 29
- Dairying, Grazing and Agriculture
- Mining p. 30
- Climate p. 32
- Chief Towns
- Roads and Railways p. 33
- Crown Lands available for Settlement p. 34
- Hawke's Bay Land District
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The Wellington Land District
- [introduction]
- General Physical Features
- Plains p. 39
- Rivers
- Lakes p. 40
- Scenery
- Forests
- Soil p. 41
- Climate
- Harbours and Ports
- Towns p. 42
- Crown or Native Lands available for Future Settlement p. 44
- Improved-Farm Settlement Lands p. 45
- Lands Open and Available for Ordinary Selection
- Native Lands p. 46
- Pastoral and Agricultural Industries
- Dairy Industry
- Phormium Tenax
- Timber Industry
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The Marlborough Land District p. 47
- Boundaries p. 47
- Physical Features
- Rivers p. 48
- Plains
- Lakes
- Forests
- Soils and their Uses p. 49
- Grazing
- Industries
- Climate p. 50
- Towns
- Roads and Railways p. 51
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The Nelson Land District p. 52
- General Physical Description p. 52
- Rivers p. 53
- Lakes
- Plains
- Forest
- Agricultural p. 54
- Pastoral
- Mining
- Towns p. 55
- Roads, Tracks, &c p. 56
- Crown Lands p. 57
- The Westland Land District
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The Canterbury Land District p. 62
- Boundaries—Physical Features p. 62
- Climate
- Foundation and Settlement p. 63
- Internal Communication
- Geological Formation
- Area, Nature, and Disposition of Lands
- Soils p. 64
- Pasturage and Crops
- Root-crops p. 65
- Stock
- Wool p. 66
- Butter and Cheese
- Timber
- Fruit p. 67
- Coal
- Building-stones
- Fisheries
- Manufactories
- Libraries and Churches
- Educational Institutions p. 68
- Other Institutions
- Towns p. 69
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The Otago Land District p. 71
- Boundaries and Area p. 71
- Physical Description
- Rivers and Lakes
- Plains p. 72
- Forests
- Building Stones
- Coal p. 73
- Limestone
- Climate
- West Coast
- Fruit
- Crops p. 74
- Stock
- Freezing Establishments
- Woollen-mills
- Clothing-factories p. 75
- Dairy factories
- Gold Production
- Chief Towns
- City of Dunedin
- Towns and Surrounding Country p. 76
- Railways p. 78
- Statistical
- Local Industries p. 79
- The Southland Land District p. 80
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The Land System of New Zealand