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Table 8. — Return of Occupation-with-right-of-Purchase Lands taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

135

Taken up during the Year. Previous Transactions to 31st March, 1896. Fo: 'feitures during the Year. L Surrenders during the Year. District. CO CO Area. i Annual Rental payable. Area. Average Upset Eent per Acre. Annual Bental payable. *, 8 o o CO Area. Annual Bental. « g is Annual Rental. Area. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 123 9 17 72 17 1 3 1 15 19 A. B. P. 22,384 1 15 2,423 0 0 5,479 2 0 20,392 1 28 3,546 2 17 126 0 0 362 0 0 240 0 0 2,838 1 39 1,855 2 1 s. d. 0 6-48 1 1 1 2-9 0 41 0 6 0 4-5 1 3 0 9-56 0 11J £ s. A. 606 3 8 131 2 6 312 9 10 1,183 15 8 63 7 0 3 3 0 6 15 0 15 0 0 94 10 4 89 9 6 728 60 80 264 61 21 100 101 A. b. p. 135,912 3 1 26,625 3 0 20,319 0 25 75,877 2 5 10,837 2 3 ' 1,009 1 13 i 3,889 2 13 3,542 3 32 18,163 0 26 26,377 0 33 | 322,554 3 31 £ s. d. 3,408 10 9 1,142 14 4 1,401 19 0 4,478 13 0 182 11 10 31 4 0 98 9 0 308 15 10 789 4 6 964 19 8 15 1 5 A. E. P. 2,763 0 14 270"0 0 1,208 0 0 £ s. d. 61 5 4 16 4 0 75 10 6 6 1 4 A. E. P. 885 1 8 230 0 0 1,674 1 18 £ s. a. 22 3 6 39 8 0 102 11 4 •• • 1 150*0 0 3 15 0 1 8 10 194 1 8 1,398 3 32 2,566 3 37 10 18 8 74 2 6 100 16 8 2 264 3 8 8 18 Totals J I 277 1,452 12,807 1 11 |. 8,401 1 11 ! 338 17 8 14 175 19 6 59,647 3 20 2,505 16 6 40 3,204 1 34

Exchanges during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1897. Amount received during the Year ended 31st March, 1897. Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1897. District. oj - o Area. Annual Eental. O o Area. Annual Rental. On the Year's Transactions. On Past Transactions. *3 Area. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay.. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborougb .. Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 1 A. E. p. 300 0 0 £ s. d. 10 10 0 A. E. P. 149,371 3 34 25,263 1 0 22,077 2 25 90,009 2 15 14,384 0 20 1,135 1 13 2,991 2 7 1,080 3 24 17,784 1 25 21,236 1 15 £ s. d. 3,777 18 11 1,153 11 4 1,487 0 8 5,289 0 2 245 18 10 34 7 0 73 2 10 86 15 6 721 8 8 808 16 0 & s. d. 188 19 11 65 11 3 147 6 8 736 13 5 26 15 7 1 11 6 6 6 5 7 10 0 57 16 10 44 14 9 £ s. d. 1,487 3 8 846 8 4 1,126 14 7 2,493 13 1 79 5 11 11 0 4 *88 1 6 73 4 111 609 11 li 674 7 9 A. E. P. 15,841 0 30 1,197 0 0 1,189 0 0 4,924 1 28 728 1 38 £ s. d. 296 2 0 10 12 11 55 19 7 243 18 11 13 6 11 800 64 87 321 78 10 25 12 95 103 i 109 2 6 17 i 7 4 283 2 34 4 17 6 ■• q 10 1,311 1 26 2,969 0 22 •• 42 11 4 74 9 6 ■• Totals 1 300 0 0 10 10 0 1,595 I 345,335 0 18 ' I 164 13,677 19 11 1,283 6 4 7,489 11 2 28,444 1 18 741 18 8 " Includes £40 survey-fees.