Farmland transfers in KwaZulu-Natal, 1997-2003: A focus on land redistribution including restitution

Census surveys of land transactions show that 203,300 hectares of KwaZulu-Natal's commercial farmland transferred to previously disadvantaged South Africans over the period 1997-2003. This represents 3.8 per cent of the farmland originally available for redistribution in 1994. The annual rate of land redistribution in the province fell from a peak of 1.06 per cent in 2002 to 0.41 per cent in 2003, following an increase in the real price of farmland. Transactions financed only with government grants accounted for almost one-half of the redistributed farmland. However, the quality of farmland financed with grants awarded under government's land redistribution programme was poor relative to that financed privately. The LRAD programme introduced in 2001 improved government's contribution to land reform, attracting private capital and expertise into the process. Unfortunately, the number of transactions financed with a combination of LRAD grants and mortgage loans fell from 14 in 2002 to just six in 2003. It is recommended that all reputable banks (and not just the Land Bank) should be allowed to approve LRAD grants for eligible clients. Previously disadvantaged women gained less land, and much less land wealth, than did their male counterparts. Somewhat surprisingly, women were well represented in transactions financed by Ithala Finance and Investment Corporation to establish emerging sugarcane farmers. However, the same was not true of clients financed by the Land Bank.Land Economics/Use,

1784-1846 - Spanish Land Concessions and Mexican Land Grants in Alta California, David Hornbeck

Maps reflecting the distribution of land concessions and land grants made in Alta California during the Spanish and Mexican eras (1784 through 1846). Maps are divided into four categories: land grants issued prior to 1829; land grants issued between 1830 and 1839; land grants issued between 18840 and 1846; and land grants issued to Anglos.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck_mex_1/1008/thumbnail.jp

PREP Coastal Watershed Land Protection Transaction Grants 2008 Funding Round

In 2008, fourteen projects received PREP funds to support transaction costs associated with permanent land conservation projects in the New Hampshire coastal watershed. A maximum of $3,000 was granted to each project, with a single organization eligible to receive up to three separate awards. Funds were granted to eight different organizations, all of which were land trusts or town Conservation Commissions. Projects were completed in nine different towns, with the total acreage of land permanently protected reported at 984 acres. Nine of the fourteen projects were located in priority Conservation Focus Areas identified in The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire\u27s Coastal Watersheds (Zankel et al., 2006). Twelve of the fourteen projects protected stream or river shoreland habitat, with a total estimated distance of 23,510’ (4.45 miles) of shoreland receiving permanent protection. The majority of projects utilized conservation easements as the primary land protection mechanism and involved significant financial compensation to the landowner. PREP invested a total of$40,880 towards the transaction costs associated with the 14 projects, which was matched by $94,789 worth of cash and in-kind contributions by grant recipients. The total real market value of the land permanently protected through the work of project partners is estimated to be$6.56 million. This grant program provides important financial support that helps build and maintain the capacity of local governments and non-profits to complete land protection projects in the PREP watershed. The program also helps achieve PREP’s goal of permanently protecting 15 percent of the watershed by 2010. The program will continue with a new funding round and some minor administrative changes in 2009

Land grants in Kansas

Land Grants in Kansas. [2256] For railroad construction; within the Kickapoo, Delaware, Pottawatomie, Sac, Fox, and Kansas Indian reservations, and the Osage trust lands

Land grants in Kansas

Part 2 of 248-1Public LandsLand Grants in Kansas. [2256] For railroad construction; within the Kickapoo, Delaware, Pottawatomie, Sac, Fox, and Kansas Indian reservations, and the Osage trust lands.1884-14

Land grants in Kansas

Land Grants in Kansas. [2256] For railroad construction; within the Kickapoo, Delaware, Pottawatomie, Sac, Fox, and Kansas Indian reservations, and the Osage trust lands

Book review: Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico by Malcolm Ebright (UNM Press, 1994)

Malcolm Ebright\u27s Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico contributes significantly to the history of private land grants in New Mexico. The book\u27s central theme is that an injustice was perpetrated by the United States on Hispanic land grant claimants. Having first established the broader legal and historical context, Ebright explores the subject through the disputes over five land grants. He traces the history of the settlement of each selected land grant under the laws and customs of New Mexico prior to 1846 and then examines their adjudication by the United States

Patented Land Grants Listed by Date of Original Grants, Undated

A list of land grants organized by the date of the original Spanish land concession or Mexican land grant prepared under the Work Progress Administration program in the 1930s.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck_cgb_8/1008/thumbnail.jp

Patented Land Grants Listed by Date of Original Grants, Undated

A list of land grants organized by the date of the original Spanish land concession or Mexican land grant prepared under the Work Progress Administration program in the 1930s.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck_usa_2_a/1014/thumbnail.jp