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By 1950 much of the North Island was in freehold ownership. The exceptions were the mountainous areas where state forests or reserves were owned by the Crown and areas of the King Country and the East Coast that were still Māori land.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Reference: MapColl 830ed 1950 6115
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