jan 21, 1931 - Native Purposes Act - passed
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The Native Purposes Act 1931 was a large Act that consolidated earlier Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Acts, together with various separate amending and claims Acts.The 1931 Act consolidated provisions that established native and scenic reserves, parks, pā and native townships. The Act contained provisions that provided for administrative boards and bodies, including those established for preserving Māori arts and crafts and ethnological research, and the earliest Māori trust boards established for the purpose of receiving settlement monies from the Crown. The Act also consolidated provisions that vested land in Māori, authorised the Native Land Court to exercise jurisdiction in particular cases, authorised and validated transactions, and addressed Māori claims.
Source: https://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10063/8242/thesis_access.pdf?sequence=1
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