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Table 1. —Summary of Lands Disposed of from Foundation of the Colony, with Total Cash received, &c., for the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

Table 2. —Lands opened for Sale and Selection during the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

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District. J Total Area sold. Total Area granted or reserved under Acts. Total Area sold or otherwise finally disposed of from the Foundation of the Colony. Total Cash received. Total Area open for Selection on 31st March, 1897. Total Area remaining for future Disposal, exclusive of Area in preceding Column and of Native Lands. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland A. B. P. 1,910,980 2 15 1,133,188 0 37 334,604 3 37 1,983,296 2 21 1,264,055 3 28 816,886 1 16 60,986 3 0 3,113,149 0 18 2,082,198 0 17 • 1,549,145 1 11 A. B. P. 3,240,125 3 28 241,721 3 9 580,750 0 18 818,937 1 14 263,767 1 13 185,599 3 8 101,922 2 16 814,252 2 1 591,874 2 19 589,838 0 3 A. B. P. 5,151,106 2 3 1,374,910 0 6 915,355 0 15 2,802,233 3 35 1,527,823 1 1 1,002,486 0 24 162,909 1 16 3,927,401 2 19 2,674,072 2 36 2,138,983 1 14 £ s. d. 713,035 3 1 651,762 8 0 743,681 16 3 2,235,001 7 7 478,376 9 3 292,151 17 10 70,179 19 11 6,240,979 7 1 2,163,714 9 6 1,857,972 15 0 A. B. P. 496,705 0 0 44,257 3 36 73,499 1 7 119,501 1 9 302,400 0 0 5,580 0 0 77,225 0 0 63,731 1 1 83,960 2 11} 1,637,797 0 0|| 2,904,657 1 24 A. B. p. 1,918,307 0 20 413,691 0 0 461,018 0 0 904,463 0 17* 5,150,857 0 Of 491,268 0 0 331,056 0 35 1,592,534 1 39 5,450,602 2 33§ 577,481 0 0 17,291,278 2 31 Totals 7,428,790 0 9 21,677,282 0 9 15,446,855 13 6 14,248,492 0 0 * Includes 64,000 acres of barren hill-tops and worthless country. t Includes barren mountain-tops. t Exclusive of pastoral runs. § Includes 3,504,000 acres of barren mountain-tops, lakes, &c. II Inclusive ol pastoral runs.

District. Optional System. Cash by Auction. Lease by Auction and Application. Village Homestead. Village Lots. Pastoral Buns. Small Runs. Lease in Perpetuity. Perpetual Lease. Totals. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Acres. 90,983 13,026 22,759 82,726 1,553 2,643 Acres. 1,307 19 143 157 195 9,842 Acres. 1,030 46 Acres. 34 276 Acres. 5 Acres. 47 1327 Acres. 3,381 16,410 33,364 Acres. 733 2 1233 Acres. 9J753 Acres. 97,439 76,862 56,266 95,560 108,148 493,740 3,128 301,376 438,333 161,440 1,832,292 415 106,400 475,698 20 2,337 3,200 3,128 15,419 4,974 5,520 6,053 14,929 26,850 122 369 400 4,425 21 ' 260 250 801 555 232,599 360,604 126,045 42,508 56,635 1,800 io Totals 156,435 261,522 12,554 6,217 1,916 15 1,348,673 35,207 9,753