Māori Land Boards

Māori Land Boards (originally District Councils) were administrative bodies in New Zealand, partly made up of elected members from the Māori themselves.[1] Maori landowners vested their land in the Boards, which would then lease that land out on their behalf.[1] This converted customary ownership to freehold, though partition orders remained the responsibility of the Māori Land Court.[2]

They were created by the 1900 Maori Land Administration Act.[1] The Boards were granted permission to lend money for development in 1926.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kawharu, Ian Hugh (1966). "MAORI LAND TENURE - Maori Land Boards". An Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  2. ^ "Whenua and Māori Land". Archives New Zealand.
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