C—2.

Hawke's Bay.

Taranaki.

Wellington.

RETURN of LAND Sold or otherwise disposed of in the several PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND, from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1877. LAND SOLD FOR CASH OR MONEY SCRIP. Auckland.

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Number of Acres. Kate per Acre. Consideration. Total Area alienated since the Foundation of the Colony. Period. Total Cash received. Land in IkuhI open for Sale. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. ! Money Scrip of any sort. Total Cash received. 1877. Quarter ending 31st March .. .. 3°th June ... „ ,, 30th September „ „ 31st December A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. 4,2O6 I 24 329 o o 3,66 r o o 4,378 o o £ s. d. £ 5. d. £ s. d. O 12 2 0 13 2 °93j 1 S 8 I £ s. d. 282 17 6 22 5 o 146 10 o 375 2 6 £ s. d. 2,287 ° ° i,555 15 ° 5,245 ° o £ s. d. 2,569 17 6 A. R. P. £ s. d. A. n. i'. ... Totals ( I !__ I 826 15 o 315,338 4 6 ... - 12,574 1 24 ... 9,282 15 o 2,569 17 6 I 2,181,321 1 6 2,206,857 o c

Quarter ending 31st March ,. ,. 3°t n J™<= - „ ,, 30th September „ „ 31st December O 2 O I I O 60 o o 3.557 o ° 1,254 1 o 14,249 o o 20,683 3 o 10 o o 9 15 2 1 o o I j o 14 2 o 16 4J O IO 2 O II if I 2,524 10 o 1,098 15 o 7,256 16 o 11,546 12 o! 2,524 10 o 1,098 15 o 7,256 16 o 11,546 12 O ... i 3 o 20 12 6 ... Totals — 3 2O 60 o o 39,744 o o I 1 ! 35> 634 ° ... ... 22,426 13 • 22,426 13 o 98 6; 135 I 25 434.6i3 16 8

Quarter ending 31st March „ „ 30th September „ ,, 31st December ... o o 13 020 169 2 39 331 04 30 o o 1.342 3 7 59 ° ° 282 2 29 22 12 3 1 7 !j i iy 9 i 8 o i 14 8 229 2 5 337 " 5 1,894 16 2 748 4 3 290 o o 100 o o 229 2 s 627 11 .5 1,910 16 2 748 4 3 11 121 Totals " 3 34 2,126 o 39 ! 16,441 o o 3.209 14 3 390 o o 3.515 14 3 253,212 2 28 103,696 o 1

Quarter ending 31st March „ „ 30th September ,, „ 31st December 500 I I O 3 o 24 20 O 4 3 o 'I 96 o 6 137 3 16 10,937 o o I3,O28 2 32 43.326 3 31 74,925 2 36 3 0O 39 o o j 4 15 o 600 22 15 o S3 10 o 446 o 17 6 o 12 6 098 o 11 10 6,788 1 3 7,169 6 3 6,408 10 9 26,188 9 o 60 o o 6.791 1 3 7.231 6 3 6,409 10 9 26,190 9 o 30 o o 90 o o Totals 9 1 24 699,684 2 o 21,899 1 ig 46,554 7 3 180 o o 46,622 7 3 1,789,872 o o