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Table No. 2.—Summary of Reports of Crown Land Rangers for the District of Canterbury for the Year ending 31st March, 1895.

c a K Tenure. Eequirements of Act for Inspection. To what Extent complied with. Improvements. Locality or District. Remarks. Cultivated Area. Value. Cultivated ' Area. Value. Nature or-Bxtent. Value. A. E. P. 8,424 0 35 a. k. p.; £ s. d. 1,918 4 10 A. E. P. 381 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,712 8 0 49 Lease in perpetuity Lake Ellesmere, Westerfield, Ashburton, Methven, Alford Bangitata, Shepherd's Bush, Hinds, Wakanui, Ashburton, Bakaia •■ Dwellinghouses, fencing, cultivation, &c. Dwellinghouses, stables, &c, fencing, cultivation, plantations, &c. Dwellinghouses, fencing, cultivation, plantations, &c. Dwellinghouses,! fencing 11 resident satisfactorily. 38 partially resident or non-resident.. 37 resident satisfactorily. 38 partially resident or non-resident.. 75 Perpetual lease 17,415 2 15 2,747 0 20 854 10 0 10,137 2 0 12,237 4 0 ■ 12 | Deferred payment Okain's Bay, Selwyn,' Ashburton, Hinds, Shepherd's Bush 850 2 29 135 0 0 220 0 0 523 0 0 1,114 0 0 8 resident satisfactorily. 4 partially resident or non-resident. 24 j Village-homestead and farmhomestead 3 Occupation with right of purchase 10 | Small grazing-runs Medbury, Leeston, Selwyn, Southbridge, Bakaia, Ashburton Shepherd's Bush, Mount Hutt 2,502 0 20 221 0 36 100 19 10 354 0 0 1,186 16 0 9 resident satisfactorily. 15 partially resident or non-resident. 3 non-resident. 326 1 8 41 14 2 62 0 0 Fencing, cultivation 119 0 0 Greta Peaks, Alford Forest 15,486 0 0 2,521 8 9 24 2 0^ Houses, yards, fencing &c. 3,185 0 0J 7 resident satisfactorily. 3 partially resident or non-resident. 173 | Totals for North Can terbury 45,004 3 27 3,103 1 16! 5,656 17 7 11,482 0 20,554 8 0 72 resident satisfactorily. 101 partially resident or non-resident. 20 i Lease in perpetuity Geraldine, Arowhenua, Opawa, Burke, Fengawai, Nimrod Geraldine, Opawa 10,537 3 14 Dwellinghouses, fencing I 1,555 16 6 3 Village - homestead lease in perpetuity 12 Perpetual lease Geraldine, Arowhenua, Nimrod, Tengawai, Opawa Orari, Arowhenua.. 59 3 23 7,012 3 36 14 0 15 1,253 0 5 11 4 7 1,757 4 6 6 2 6 9 3 23 9 2 24 .. t I Dwellinghouses, fencing, cultivation Dwellinghouses, fencing, surface-sowing, &c. Dwellinghouses, fencing 51 0 0 1,767 9 0 6 resident satisfactorily. 14 partially resident or non-resident. 1 resident satisfactorily. 2 partially resident or non-resident. 7 resident satisfactorily. 5 partially resident or non-resident. 8 resident satisfactorily. 10 partially resident or non-resident. 4 partially resident or non-resident. 18 j Deferred payment 20 1 37 5 1 33 2 10 0 5 3 37 358 0 0 4 Occupation with right of purchase 18 Small grazing runs Arowhenua, Tengawai Station Peak, Burke's Pass, Nimrod 892 3 0 55,856 3 0 132 9 8 5,218 9 4 0 3 0 Fencing Dwellinghouses, fencing, surface-sowing 105 4 0 6,963 15 9 • - 6 resident satisfactorily. 12 partially resident or non-resident-75 Totals for South Can terbury 74,380 2 30 19 2 8 8,374 18 6 32 3 10 10,801 5 3 28 resident satisfactorily. 47 partially resident or non-resident. 24,8 Totals for all Canterb ury 119,385 2 17 ; 3,122 3 24 31,355 13 3 100 resident satisfactorily. 148 partially resident or non-resident.* 114,031 16 1 11,514 3 10 •• I * Out of the 148 selectors reported as only partially resident or non-resident at the time of Bangers' inspections, 30 were entitled to exemption from residence by virtue of double improvements; 26 were resident upoi adjacent lands; 25 were fulfilling residence conditions on prior holdings; 12 resided on their allotments at times, though not permanently ; and 13 are Lake Ellesmere holdings, liable to flood, and not well adapted foi permanent residence; 9 holdings are being transferred to more suitable lessees; 4 have been forfeited. In two cases exemption from residence for the present has been granted, and 27 cases are being followed up with , view to bringing about satisfactory occupation of the lands.