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No. 7. —Number and Area of Leases and Licenses, other than Agricultural and Pastoral, issued during the Year ending 30th June, 1879, and Eevenue therefrom.

No. 8.—NUMBER of Licenses revoked during the Year ending 30th June, 1879.

No. 9.—RETURN of Crown Grants dealt with in the General Crown Lands Department during the Year ending 30th June, 1879.

AUCKLAND. Report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Year ended 30th June, 1879. 1. Lands absolutely Disposed of. A comparison of last year's return under this heading with that of the preceding year shows tho former to great disadvantage, notwithstanding tbat a contrary result was looked forward to, and with sOme degree of confidence, at the commencement of the last financial year. The area stated (9,933 acres 3 roods 20 perches) falls very far short indeed of that which was anticipated as the probable sales for the year; and, although the causes which led to this were somewhat fully explained to you in my memorandum of the 20th May last, they may not, I think, be inappropriately reproduced here. Tbey are the following, viz.— 1. Tbe withdrawal from the administration of the Land Board ofthe whole of tbe Waikato confiscated lands—town, suburban and rural.

Provincial District. Area leased. Bent and Royalty. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Kelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Westlaud Otaeo Southland A. ii. P. 83 1 15 20 1 18 105 0 0 £ s. d. 780 19 4 56 0 0 15 0 0 'l)7 0 0 1,875 0 0 2 10 0 # 2,177 2 13 12,236 0 39 tl80 0 0 736 7 0 1,947 0 1 Total... 16,594 2 5 3,717 16 5 A ithe of 4d. per 100 feet on all timber cut. + These arc not f( ir particular areas.

Provincial District. Description of Licenses Forfeited or RoToked. At Licensee's Bequest. For Non-payment of Fees. Non-com-pliance with and Violation of Conditions. Issned in Error. Total Number. Extent. Pasture occupation licenses A. E. P. iucklaad Elawke's Baj* ... farnnaki Wellington Kelson "3* 3 12,154," 0 0 Depasturing license ( Depasturing licenses ... < Cutting and removing (. timber Pastoral Pastoral ( Deferred payment ( Depasturing licenses ... Deferred payment "i 2 1 2 l,00o" 0 0 5,950 0 0 Marlborough 3 3 19 11 18 21 7 Canterbury VVestland 19 11 13 4,270 0 0 24,422 0 0 129,900 0 0 2,362 2 25 267,600 0 0 871 1 21 Dtago l southland 6 Total 22 36 22 80 443,620 0 6 * In ai Idition to above three, occupation licenses over about G,810 acres expired d iring the yei ir.

Draft Grants Keceived. Executed and | Despatched. Cancelled and others issued in lieu thereof. Corrected. Antevested. Duplicates Issued. 3,304 3,G80 18 25