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Return of Lands disposed of under the Optional Clauses of "The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887." Perpetual-lease Lands.

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Settlement Eesults. Total number of sections disposed of under optional clauses of "The Eesiding on the land ... ... ... ... ... ... 986 Land Act Amendment Act, 1887" ... ... ... ... 5,226 Eesiding on adjoining land ... ... ... ... ' ... 294 Less sections forfeited or cancelled ... ... ... 144 Double improvements effected ... ... ... ... ... 594 „ sections not yet inspected ... ... ... .. 1,287* Completed purchase ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 „ new selections : Inspections not yet due ... ... 731 Not residing and not fully complied with conditions ... ... ... 1,135 2,162 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 3,064 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 3,064 * Of this number 703 are cash sections.

Summary.

District. ll Area. Number. Transfers. [ Area. Number. Transferees holding other Lands. Area of other Lands. Area of Land transferred. ■NTumhev Area of Land Number. transferred. Transferees not holding other Lands. a o If 11 ■n S S a ■a Id II 'o +j Kg, Us So.as Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 873 234 358 471 10 11 182 607 317 2 ■""a. b. p. 211,541 2 13 120,107 1 28 96,COO 0 0 195,592 2 0 3, 304 2 9 1,433 2 7 77,766 0 39 128,235 0 7 43,884 2 37 100 0 0 44 60 45 65 ' A. E. P. 12,245 0 27 32,341 0 27 11,729 0 0 21,039 1 30 13 21 12 27 A. B. P. 5,016 2 9 4,635 3 1 2,304 0 0 4,724 1 11 A. E. p. 1,828 0 20 8,665 2 21 2,054 0 0 8,550 1 27 31 89 33 33 A. B. P. 10,417 0 7 23,675 2 6 9,675 0 0 12,489 0 3 109 69 50 131 10 4 63 160 120 1 22 29 1 21 144 36 70 69 231 5 50 42 14 12 5 63 4 259 144 245 29 46 161 21 44 109 1 27 59 72 21 67 16 11,608 0 36 18,767 1 8 6,002 1 36 29 2,069 1 14 8,382 3 39 4,327' 2 24 8,413 2 29 14 38 16 7,280 2 12 10,353 2 19 6,002 1 36 *2 3 51 8 19 18 141 70 1 Total 3,065 J I 878,874 2 20 I I 318 27,132 3 34 717 253 467 33 122 430 549 494 113,732 3 4 109 33,839 2 1 209 79,893 1 3

Condition under which Land is held. Cash Lands 1,254 187,277 0 31 153 59,307 3 14 109 1,110, 4S1 1 25 52,459 1 13 44 6,848 2 1 38 3 .. 703 510 Deferred Payment 907 131,103 1 36 77 12,369 3 37 20 6,602 1 0 5,189 1 25 57 7,180 2 12 231 38 127 22 22 154 182 131 Perpetual Lease .. 3,065 878,874 2 20 318 113,732 3 4 109 27,132 3 34 33,839 2 1 209 79,893 1 3 717 253 467 33 122 430 549 J 494 Totals 5,226 55 : 144 i 731 1,135 1,197,255 1 7 548 185,410 2 15 238 1,144,216 2 19 91,488 0 39 310 93,922 1 16 986 294 594 1,287