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No. 4.—Particulars of Applications to Exchange Agricultural Leases for Leases on Deferred Payments.

PARTICULARS of Applications to Convert Leaseholds into Freeholds.

No. s.—Number and Area of Pastoral Licenses issued during the Tear ending 30th June, 1879_

No. 6. —Lands held under Pastoral License or Lease on 30th June, 1879.

* This includes £3,050 of arrears, and £32 3s. 6d. of fines on overdue rents. t Includes £8,037 16s. 6d., being rent, in advance, of twenty-nine runs re-let during the year.

Provincial District. Number of Applications to Exchange. Extent. Value of Improvements. | Extent Cultivated. A. E. P. £ s. a. A. E. P. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 4 541* 0 0 31 1 3,303* 1 39 104 3 10 Total ... 36 3,949 1 9

Provincial District. Number of Applications to] Convert. , Extent. Value of Improvements. Extent Cultivated. A. R. P. £ s. d. A. R. r. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland "io 816 3 15 l 243 10 30 0 0 25,279 2 21 1,988 0 28 200 0 0 30* 0 0 3,151 0 0 400 0 0 Total 264 28,114 2 24 3,351 0 0 430 0 0

Provincial District. Number of Holders. Area. Number of Stock. Rent. License Fees. Total Rent per Acre. A. E. P. 35,817 0 0 1,872 0 0 £ s. d. 95 0 0 81 0 0 £ s. d. d. Oi 10i Auckland Hawke's Bay... I'avanaki Wellington ... Sel son Marlborough... Canterbury ... Westland _ tago Southland 8 1 Not known. 400 3 3 0 6 2 1 2 4,472 0 14 3,800 0 0 12,000 0 0 31,000 0 0 Not known. 600 Not known. 126 5 6 18 11 8 136 7 0 34 11 8 6 10 0 6J li i 1 3,000 0 0 Not known. 12 10 0 i" Total 91,961 0 14 504 5 10 9 10 0 go

Provincial District. Number of Holders. Area approximately. Average Area to Each. Stock Depastured Rent Paid, (approximate). License Fees. Total Payments. Averag) per Acre. A. 127,417 93,682 A. E. P. 7,078 0 0 5,510 2 33 £ s. d. 157 10 0 318 4 8 £ e. d. £ s. d. 157 10 0 321 7 8 s. d. 0 Oi o oi Auckland Iawke's Bay taranaki Vellington kelson ... Jarlborough Canterbury 18 17 1 93 77 429 500 539,478 1,078,470 3,205,728 5,800 3 15 14,006 0 0 7,474 3 26 Not known. 28,000 800 Not known. 152,500 1,300,000 ( 4,700 sheep I 3.000 cattle 1,700,000 Not known. 52 0 0 4,246 8 3 4,282 3 8 29,202 15 3 | 525 16 0 164,109 3 0 20 6 8 3 3 0 52 O 0 4,246 8 3 4,436 13 8 *32,284 18 9 2 1 0 1-J 0 1 0 2i 6 10 0 iVestland 26 265,580 10,215 0 0 525 16 0 0 Oi )tago ... Southland 230 27 6,383,389 559,632 27,754 0 0 21,524 0 0 4,846**4 11 64,109 3 0 4,866 11 7 0 2i 0 2 Total 102,914 7 6 918 12,253,876 4,855 17 11 111,000 8 11,