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Table No. 2. OWNERS OF LAND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE IMPROVED VALUE OF LAND OWNED BY THEM FOR 1889 AND 1892.

Class. Year. Number of Owners. Improved Value. Under £100 1892 1889 23,709 20,752 £ 950,421 843,561 8100 and under £200 1892 1889 15,614 15,069 2,208,529 2,115,529 6200 and under £300 1892 1889 11,446 10,904 2,723,436 2,592,172 6300 and under £400 1892 1889 7,790 7,270 2,629,906 2,469,159 6400 and under £500 1892 1889 5,282 5,230 2,312,921 2,292,344 6500 and under £600 1892 1889 3,940 3,594 2,103,715 1,937,442 6600 and under £700 1892 1889 3,161 2,995 2,012,077 1,894,849 6700 and under £800 1892 1889 2,349 2,232 1,735,977 1,666,184 6800 and under £900 1892 1889 2,025 1,821 1,697,246 1,533,435 £900 and under £1,000 1892 1889 1,426 1,394 1,339,565 1,306,615 SI, 000 and under £2,000 1892 1889 7,457 6,755 10,291,448 9,403,253 62,000 and under £3,000 1892 1889 2,608 2,299 6,257,042 5,578,261 63,000 and under £4,000 .. 1892 1889 1,336 1,175 4,578,375 4,076,691 64,000 and under £5,000 1892 1889 744 704 3,360,266 3,133,151 65,000 and under £10,000 1892 1889 1,424 1,237 9,451,080 8,516,672 610,000 and under £20,000 1892 1889 669 623 9,090,788 8,417,460 620,000 and under £50,000 1892 1889 356 338 10,628,661 9,535,543 650,000 and under £100,000 1892 1889 104 107 7,115,932 7,107,479 6100,000 and under £200,000 1892 1889 47 37 6,345,732 4,952,568 6200,000 and over 1892 1889 14 11 5,538,049 4,835,862 Totals 1892 1889 •91,501 84,547 92,371,166 84,208,230 * In the 1892 total are included properties assessed to " Owner," and also lands owned by friendly societies and other institutions that are exempt from taxation. These were not included in the 1889 total.