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Title pages  
Chapter 1  Introduction
Chapter 2  Summary
Chapter 3  The Right  of the State to Take Land Before 1840
Chapter 4   Public Works Takings and the Treaty of Waitangi
Chapter 5   Early Crown Policy
Chapter 6   The Origins of Authority for Public Works Takings - the 1860s
Chapter 7   The Legislative Right to Take Land Without Compensation, 1862-1927
Chapter 8   The Beginning of the Great Public Works Boom - the 1870s
Chapter 9  Public Works Takings, 1880-1928
Chapter 10   The Public Works Acts and Related Legislation, 1928-1981
Chapter 11   Policies and Procedures, 1928-1981
Appendix I Practice Note
Appendix II  Public Works Takings of Māori Land in the New Zealand Gazette
Bibliography
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