RETURN OF THE NUMBER OF ACRES OF WASTE LANDS SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE VARIOUS PROVINCES UP TO DECEMBER 31, 1862.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1863 Session I, C-01

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RETURN OF THE NUMBER OF ACRES OF WASTE LANDS SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE VARIOUS PROVINCES UP TO DECEMBER 31, 1862.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY.

AUCKLAND.

1863.

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RETUEN OF THE NUMBER OF ACRES SOLD, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, IN NEW ZEALAND, IN EACH QUARTER, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY, 1862, TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1862; TOGETHER WITH THE NATURE AND AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION RECEIVED, DISTINGUISHING TOWN AND SUBURBAN LANDS FROM COUNTRY LANDS.

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WASTE LANDS SOLD UP TO 31st DECEMBEK, 1862.

PROVINCE of AUCKLAND. isr op Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Period. Government Scrip and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Remission Certificates to Retired Officers and Naval and Military Land Orders. Grants without Purchase. Free Grants. Remarks. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Provincial Government Scrip and Laud Orders. Old Land Claims. 1862. a. e. p. a. b. p. A. K. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. 4 £ s. d. £ b. d. A. K. P. A- K> PQuarter ending 31st March ! 27 0 38 11,811 0 0 The reti this Provi urns M furni ince do not rices of the and separati ished from show the ! different 2,391 7 6 238 15 0 20 0 0 7,443 0 0 ,, ,, 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. 27 3 26 33 0 5 452 2 12 104 2 28 4,559 2 0 4,979 0 0 average pi classes of 1 2,110 10 0 846 15 0 3,437 0 0 4,482 0 0 The figures in the last column are the "selections without purchase" by Immigrants under the Auckland " 40-acre system;" exclusive of 80 acres, in the September quarter, granted under an award in the Land Clairaa Court. >> ,, 31st Dec. 4 2 37 |26,888 0 0 1,223 7 6 20 0 0 24,823 3 0 Totals 65 2 28 548 1 38 48,237 2 0 6,572 0 0 238 15 0 40 0 0 ... 40,185 3 0

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PROVINCE of HAWKE'S BAY.

PROVINCE of TARANAKI.

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WASTE LANDS SOLD

Number of Acbes. Rate pee Ache. CONSIDEEATION. Remission O rants without P to Retired Offcers, and Naval and Military Laud Orders. chase. Period. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Government Scrip and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Provincial Government Scrip anrl Land Orders. Free Giants. Old Land Claims. Remarks. 1862. A. 15. P. A. E. P. A. R. r. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. E. P. A. B. P. Quarter ending 31st March ,, ,, 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. „ 31st Dec. 360 0 0 1,470 0 0 260 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 180 0 0 365 0 0 740 0 0 260 0 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... I ... ... Totals 2,090 0 0 1,000 0 0 ... ... ... 0 10 0 545 0 0 ... ... ...

Number op Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Pebiod. Government Scrip and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Land Orders. Remission Certificates to Retired Officers, aud Naval and Military Land Orders. Grants without Purl chase. Free Grants. I Remarks. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. I Cash. Old Land Claims. 1862. A. B. P. A. K. P. A. E. P. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. A. £ 8. d. £ s. d. A. It. P. A. B. P. jnarter ending 31st March ,, ,, 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. ,, ,, 31st Dec. 16 3 38 10 2 3 8 2 32 1,816" 2 0 359 3 0 9,660 0 0 21,640 0 0 43,552 0 0 3,512 0 0 24 0 0 18 15 0 8 13 0 0 "o 10 0 10 0 0 8 14 0 5 64 0 5 94 0 11 Si 0 6 3j 3,920 18 9; 8,311 0 0 13,021 10 0 2,131 0 0 27.3S4 8 9 | 470 13 6 ... 780 0 0 853 0 0 1,620 0 0 60 0 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals 36 0 33 470 13 6 3,313 0 0 2,175 2 0 78,364 0 18 17 9j 0 9 10 ... ...

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PROVINCE of WELLINGTON.

PROVINCE of NELSON.

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UP TO 31st DECEMBER, 1862.

Number of Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Remission Grants •il j. T> Period. Suburban. Government Scrip and New Zealand Company's Laud Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Laud Orders. to Retired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. chase. Free Grants. Remarks. Town. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Old Land Claims. 1862. Quarter ending 31st March ,, ,, 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. „ ,. 31st Dec. A. B. P. 103 "3 16 A. E. P. j A. R. p. £ s. d. 34,888 1 33 ... 40,498 1 3 3 0 0 48,577 1 24' ... 62,991 3 811 14 6J £ s. a. £ 8. a. 0 6 I' 0 7 8\ 0 7 10 0 6 3} £ s. d. I £ b. d. 10.698 5 6; 15,231 3 0! 17.570 7 0! 19,798 16 6 2,937 16 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,288 10 0 707 8 0 900 0 0 A. E. P. 57 0 23 4152 "0 33' 0 14 7i 6,986 10 0 Totals 160 3 39' 4152 0 33, 186,955 3 28 ( 6 10 5 63,298 12 0 2,937 16 6 0 14 74 0 7 0 6,986 10 0 2,895 18 0

Number of Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Remission Certificates to Hetired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. Grants without Purchase. Period. Suburban. Country. Government Scrip, and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Laud Orders. Free Grants. Remarks. Town. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Old Land Claims. 1862. A. R. P. A. R. P. A R. P, I £ s. d. £ s. A. £ s. d. The returns as furnished from this Province do not show the average prices of the different classes of Land separately. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. B. P. A. R. p. Provincial Government Scrip and LaudOrders are returned by the Commissioner in Acreage; but are here reduced to Money, at the standard price of General Quarter ending 31st March ,, ,, 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. „ 31st Dee. 1 0 0 10 0 13 1 0 17,243 0 0 ! 8,627 0 0 3,566 0 0 140,089 3 0 6,222 5 0' 3,918 15 0 1,668 0 0 6,716 8 11 606 0 0 340 0 0 400 0 0 120 0 0 140 0 0 839 0 0 Totals 15 1 0 |69,525 3 0 18,525 8 11 1,445 0 0 1,000 0 0 ■I >s. acre.

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PROVINCE of MARLBOROUGH.

PROVINCE of CANTERBURY.

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WASTE LANDS SOLD

Numbeb of Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Pehiod. Government Scrip and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Land Orders. Remission Certificates to 1'etired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. Grants without Purchase. Free Grants. Remarks. Town. Suburban. C'ouutry. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Old Land Claims. 1862. A. R. P. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. K. p. [uarter ending 31st March ■i i, 30th June ,, „ 30th Sept. ii H 31st Dec. 7 3 3 0 3 0 0 10 ... 80 0 0 16,057 2 23 31,960 2 (I 413 0 0 1 2 6 73 6 8 40 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10| 0 5 10| 0 5 5 28 15 0 4,439 12 9 9,157 10 2 121 14 9| 86 5 0 3000 0 300 0 0 Totals 8 3 3 i ... 48,511 0 23 8 4 6 0 5 10J 13,747 12 81 86 5 0 COO 0 0

Number or Acrks. Rate per Ague. CONSIDERATION. PiERIor. Government Provincial Scrip aud Government New Zealand Scrip Company'! I and Land Land Orders. I Orders. Remission Certificates to retired Officers, and Naval and Military Laud Orders. Grants without Purchase. Free Grants. Remarks. Town. Suburbau. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Old Land Claims 1862. Quarter ending 31st March ,, ,, 30th June ,, „ 30th Sept. i, n 31st Dec. A. R. P. 4 10 6 2 4 2 1 28 A. K. P. A. E. P.I 41,315 3 0 24,378 2 0 14,584 1 0 23,000 0 0 £ s. tl. ' £ s. d. 48 1 0 ... 49 8 0 50 0 0 £ a. d. 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 £ s. d. 82,631 10 0 48,9S1 1C 0 29,504 4 0 46,210 2 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P. A. e. p. 150 'o 0 Grant of Land, in lieu ol cash ]'ayment, for GovernTotals 13 0 32 ment contract. 103,284 2 0 48 8 0 2 0 0 207,327 12 0 150 0 0

PROVINCE of OTAGO.

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PROVINCE of SOUTHLAND.

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UP TO 31st DECEMBER, 1862.

Number of Acrks. Rate per Acre. Consideration'. Period. Government Provincial Scrip ami , Government New Zealand | Scrip Company's ', and Land Land Orders. Orders. Remission Certificates to Retired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. Grants without Purchase. iFree Grants. Remarks. Towu. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Old Laud Claims. 1862. A. B. P. A. R. P. a. e. p. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. <1. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. i A. B. P. A. B. p. Quarter ending 31st March „ ,, 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. „ „ 31st Dee. 54 1 0 37 0 0 48 0 0 50 0 0 17,549 0 22 23,944 1 3.34 24,784 3 22 9,538 2 12 110 10 6 101 1 8 82 16 3 79 1 4 I - 1 14 7 1 1 6 1 6 1 10 8 36.384 2 9 29,623 10 6 36,333 5 9 13,829 17 3! ... ... ... ... Totals 189 1 0 75,817 0 9j 93 3 7 1 G 41 116,170 16 3

Number of Aches. Rate per Acre. Consideration'. Period. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Government Scrip and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Land Orders Remission Certificate)) to Retired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. Grants without Pur chase. Free Grants. Remarks. Town. Suburban. Country. Old Land Claims. 1862. A. R. P. A. K. P. a. k. r. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ S. d. A. E. P. A. R. r. Quarter ending 31st March „ „ 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. n H 31st Dec. 29 3 0 20 2 0 26 2 0 14 1 0 12,706 1 27 7,1S8 2 23 7,012 3 34 11,143 0 3 172 0 0 152 14 5 121 5 9 1108 4 8 1 0 1 10 9 1 0 11J 1 0 74 17,868 9 9 11,478 12 G 10.692 16 9 13,046 2 0 Totals i 97 0 0 38,053 0 7] 146 7 94 1 0 G|| 53,080 1 0

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RECAPITULATION.

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WASTE LANDS SOLD UP TO 31st DECEMBER, 1862.

Number of Acres. Consideration 1. Remission Certificates to Retired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. Grants without Purchase. Period. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Government Scrip and New Zealaud Company's Land Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Laud Orders. Free Grants. Old Land Claims. Remarks. 1862. a. r. p.; A. K. P. A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. P. I!. £ s. d. A. R. P. Quarter ending 31st March ,, ,, 30th June „ „ 30th Sept. „ 31st Dec. 91 3 3 217 2 o| 126 1 12 150 3 0| 27 0 38 145,613 3 2 2,209 0 12 I 148,364 0 2^ 46:) 2 28 ' 179,277 0 0 4,152 0 33 ,177,584 0 23 1G0.325 14 3 124,459 19 9 118,794 8 8 103,077 8 11 844 15 0 470 13 6 360 0 0 400 0 0 200 5 0 7,146 10 0 780 0 0 1,288 10 0 1,593 0 0 1,007 8 0 1,880 0 0 1,200 0 0 60 0 0 7,443 0 0 3,437 0 0 4,482 0 0 24,973 3 0 3,776 16 6 Totals 5SG 1 15 6,912 0 SI 650,838 8 27 i] 500,657 11 7 5,092 5 0 8,112 15 0 4,313 0 0 3,495 18 0 40,335 3 0 Number of Ackes. Consideration. Grants without Purchase. Provinces. Town. Suburban, Country. Government Provincial Scrip ami | Government Cash. New Zealand Scrip Company's and Land Land Orders.; Orders. Remission Certificates to Retired Officers, and Naval and Military Laud Orders. Free Grants. Remarks. Old Laud Claims. Auckland ... I'aranaki ... lattice's Bay Wellington tfarlborongh Canterbury itago southland ... A. R. P. A. H. P. A. I!. Go 2 28 584 1 38 48,237 2 | 2,090 0 36 0 23 2,175 2 0 | 78,304 0 15 1 0 ... ; G9.525 3 1U0 3 39 4,152 0 33 1186.955 3 ! 8 3 3 ... 48,511 0 : 13 0 32 ... 103,284 2 189 1 0 ... . 75,817 0 97 0 0 ... : 38,053 0 A. H. P. A. E. P. 584 1 38 48,237 2 0 i 2,090 0 0 2,175 2 0 78,364 0 0 G9.525 3 0 4,152 0 33 [186.955 3 28 48,511 0 23 103,284 2 0 I 75,817 0 9.i 38,053 0 7 £ s. d. G.572 0 0 545 0 0 27,384 8 9 18,52.5 8 11 63,298 12 0 13,747 12 8 207,327 12 0 116.170 16 3 53,086 1 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 238 18 0 40 0 0 470 13 6 ... 1.445 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,937 16 6 6,9S6 10 0 86 5 0 A. li. P. £ s. d. 1,000 0 0 ... 3,313 0 0 2,89518 0 600 0 0 a. R. p. Uo,185 3 0 ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 ... I ... Totals 5SG 1 15 G,912 0 31 650.838 3 274 506, G57 11 7 '5,092 5 0 8,112 15 0 40,335 3 0 4,313 0 0 3,495 18 0 Crown Lands Office, Auckland, 17th October, 1863. A. Domett, Secretary for Crown. Landa.