8 avr. 1905 - Maori Land Settlement Act - passed

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The Maori Land Settlement Act 1905 replaced the Māori Land Councils with seven Māori Land Boards, each consisting of a president and two other appointed members, at least one of them Māori. Māori could voluntarily vest their lands in these boards, which operated only in the North Island. If owners were in arrears with their rates, or their land was infested with noxious weeds, the Crown could compulsorily vest their lands in the land boards. Land that was considered ‘surplus’ (not required or suitable for occupation by its owners) could also be compulsorily vested. The land boards administered the lands on behalf of the owners, and could lease out blocks for up to 50 years. They also oversaw the sale of more than 930,000 hectares of Māori land in the following 20 years.

Source: https://teara.govt.nz/en/te-koti-whenua-maori-land-court/page-4

The Act also greatly expanded potential use of compulsory vesting in the boards of Maori-owned land in the other districts, following Native Land Court investigation of its title. The Maori Land Boards were to administer vested land for the 'benefit' of the owners, but this included leasing it out for as long as 50 years. Some Maori called the legislation, therefore, the 'Land Alienation Law'.

Source: Hill, R. S. (2004). State Authority, Indigenous Autonomy: Crown-Māori Relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa 1900-1950. Victoria University Press.

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