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FREEHOLDERS OF LAND OUTSIDE BOROUGHS, TOWN DISTRICTS, AND TOWNSHIPS, ETC. —continued.

SUMMARY OF ABOVE.

Note.—Total number of freeholders in colony : 1882 assessment—7l,24o, of whom 30,764 own 5 acres and over of country land, that is, outside boroughs and town districts, and exclusive of land classed as township lands. 1885 assessment—Bo,s27, of whom 34,450 own 5 acres and over of country land. 1888 assessment—B4,s47, of whom 37,432 own 5 acres and over of country land,

Area. Persons. Companies. Totals. Year. Number. Value. Year. Number. Value. Number. Value. 7,000 acres and under 8,000 1889 1886 1883 40 42 37 £ 744,074 791,001 886,206 1 3 £ 22,367 65,237 41 45 37 £ 766,441 856,238 886,206 1889 1886 1883 8,000 „ 9,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 33 29 26 601,438 702,608 782,846 '.3 1 51,596 4,960 33 32 27 601,438 754,204 787,806 1889 1886 1883 9,000 „ 10,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 22 15 21 475,778 349,992 555,236 2 3 2 63,380 85,795 60,966 24 18 23 539,158 435,787 616,202 1889 1886 1883 10,000 „ 20,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 124 141 138 4,365,326 5,005,603 5,171,761 10 .10 3 233,016 319,057 71,486 134 151 141 4,598,342 5,324,660 5,243,247 1889 1886 1883 20,000 „ 30,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 45 42 46 2,504,936 2,348,237 2,652,992 5 1 3 324,787 15,288 35,821 50 43 49 2,829,723 2,363,525 2,688,813 1889 1886 1883 30,000 „ 40,000 ... 1889 1886 1883 22 26 23 1,668,081 1,809,375 2,058,085 4 5 236,538 268,951 26 31 23 1,904,619 2,078,326 2,058,685 1889 1886 1883 40,000 „ 50,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 10 4 8 795,193 470,543 632,825 3 1 3 187,369 81,492 153,874 13 5 11 982,562 552,035 786,699 1889 1886 1883 50,000 „ 75,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 11 14 9 948,547 1,594,675 1,096,423 1 5 3 161,498 638,670 541,916 12 19 12 1,110,045 2,233,345 1,638,339 1889 1886 1883 75,000 „ 100,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 4 3 6 864,824 675,388 1,146,797 2 3 1 226,971 614,798 370,777 6 "6 7 1,091,795 1,290,186 1,517,574 1889 1886 1883 .00,000 „ 150,000 .. 1889 1886 1883 1 1 38,219 42,828 1 1 2 140,351 319,513 604,035 2 2 178,570 362,341 604,035 1889 1886 1883 .50,000 and over 1889 1886 1883 7 2 2 2,811,639 1,251,268 1,782,295 7 2 2 2,811,639 1,251,268 1,782,295 1889 1886 1883

Ye; irsons. Companies. ! Totals. Area. Year. Number Number. Number. | Value. Number. | Value. Year. Value. n umuuj 5 acres and under 100 .. 1889 : 18,752 1886 17,043 1883 14,740 £ 6,337,531 5,953,325 5,150,215 53 32 26 41 20 19 £ | 141,573 i 18,805 80,964 | 17,075 16,761 14,706 245,925 16,743 132,663 15,471 137,905 I 14,267 £ 6,479,104 6,034,289 5,166,976 1889 1886 1883 | 100 „ 1,000 .. i 1889 I 16,702 1886 15,451 1883 ! 14,248 17,113,939 18,008,086 17,758,653 17,359,864 18,140,749 17,896,558 1889 1886 1883 1,000 „ JO,000 .. ! 1889 ! 1,608 ! 1886 ; 1,615 1883 j 1,466 12,902,749 13,610,112 13,746,311 26 30 18 326,191 1,634 417,853 ' 1,645 221,280 ; 1,484 j 13,228,940 14,027,965 13,967,591 1889 1886 1883 .0,000 „ 50,000 .. 1889 201 1886 | 213 1883 j 215 9,333,536 9,633,758 10,516,263 22 17 9 11 11 8 981,710 223 684,788 ' 230 261,181 224 3,340,459 ! 27 2,824,249 29 3,299,023 , 23 10,315,246 10,318,546 10,777,444 1889 1886 1883 iO,000 and over .. j 1889 16 1886 18 1883 | 15 1,851,590 2,312,891 2,243,220 5,192,049 5,137,140 5,542,243 1889 1886 1883 Totals .. 1889 ! 37,279 1886 34.340 fS89 i 37,279 1886 34,340 1883 i 30,684 47,539,345 49,518,172 49,414,^62 153 110 80 5,035,858 ! 37,432 i 4,140,517 34,450 3,936,150 i 30,764 52,575,203 53,658,689 53,350,812 1889 1886 1883 1883 ! 30.684