THE PUBLIC ESTATE (PARTICULARS OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1900 Session I, C-10

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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC ESTATE (PARTICULARS OF).

Return to an- Order of the Bouse of Representatives dated the 18th July, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return setting forth particulars of the public estate as follows : {1) Area of land alienated from the Crown ; (2) area of Crown land acquired but not alienated ; (3) area of land held by Native owners; (4) area of Native land leased to Europeans ; (5) quantity of land held under different tenures ; (6) extent of freehold land, with original and present unimproved value; (7) extent of leasehold lands, with original and present values; (8) area and number of grazing-runs and small runs respectively; (9) rental and estimated value of the same; (]0) number of freehold and leasehold sections disposed of, and number of the same that are occupied."—(Mr. Hogg.)

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Note.—These figures are compiled from such data as are available to the department.

Return to 31st March, 1899.

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(1.) Area of Land alienated from the Crown. (2.) Area of Crown Land acquit ed but not alienated. (3.) Area of Land held by Native Owners. (4.) Area of (50 Quantity Native Land v,^"?™ leased to Different Europeans. £» (6.) Extent of Freehold Land, with Original and Present Unimproved Value. (7.) Extent of Leasehold Lands, with Original and Present Values. (8.) Area and Number of Grrazing-runs and Small Buns respectively. (9.) Eental and Estimated Value of Same. (10.) Number of Freehold and Leasehold Sections disposed of and Number of Same that are occupied. District. Disposed of. Occupied. Acres. Acres. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough on CD 3-1 CM .9 n S k gg 00 of 2,639,160 248,550 424,613 889,539 4,153,000 456,105 5,790,686 808,076 516,264 2,985,311 19,311 34,000 No data .. 5,767 aores§ 03 s Cβ o : 3 S II (1,972,454 acres; original { value, £760,331* (1,621,236 acres; original \ value, £938,920* 370,673 acres; original value, no data 2,109,912 acres ; original value, no data 442,686 acres; original value, £421,191 835,199 acres; original value, £302,433* J 3,587,611 acres ; original I value, £6,442,721* (2,035,000 acres; original \ value, £2,119,000 718,947 acres; original value, £371,416* 496,319 aores; original value, £1,223,564; present value, £1,470,345 169,820 acres ; original value, £194,126* J569.874 acres ; original value, £675,280* 272,712 acres; original value, £70,800* 1,013,503 acres; original value, £332,172* 3,938,976 acres ; original value, £2,096,406* 5,280,000 acres ; original value, £1,520,000; present value, £1,425,000 1,537,552 acres freehold and leasehold, It to 00 I— P-i CO CM <M coo o fc-fc-CO OS CO a -I t-i 21 % a * ) Sold,81,107t.. J Leased, 6,446 ) Sold, 8,963 .. j Leased, 971 .. Leased, 751 .. Leased, 1,299 .. Sold, 9,455 .. No data 3,399 8,963 790 488 1,299 713 No data. Canterbury Otago .. 1,397,715 1,819,250 16,500 No data .. r£ 8 c3 ) Sold, 36,000 .. j Leased, 2,200 ) Sold, 35,647 .. j Leased, 3,320 Total number sold and leased, 10,775 Total, 3,260 .. Southland 3,266,863 8,233 362 acres CO i-H 1,571,097 acres Present value of both £4,804,833| 61,197 acres; original value, £61,197; present value, £30,598 n Westland 2,360,790 12,162 1,707 acres 611,612 acres; original value, £305,805 ; present value, £229,354 2,250 * Present value not given. 1 Very approximate. t Not including leases of Native township sections. Including public reserves leased. § Approximate. [I No means of ascertaining original value.