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Table 9.—Return of Lease in Perpetuity Lands taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1897. Ordinary Crown Lands.

Taken up during the Year. Exchanges from other Tenures during the Year. Previous Transactions to 31st March, 1896. Forfeitures during the Year. District. No. of Selectors. Area. Average Upset Rent per Acre. Annual Rental payable. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental payable. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental payable. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 55 7 21 79 16 6 5 1 66 22 A. R. p. 9,327 3 10 4,173 2 0 6,264 0 0 21,200 2 10 3,087 3 0 1,893 0 0 670 0 0 655 1 0 11,849 1 19 3,108 2 4 62,229 3 15 s. d. 0 4-21 0 6} 1 1-4 0 Hi 0 3§ 0 6 0 5-4 0 4-8 0 7-35 £ s. d. 163 15 8 117 1 0 316 11 6 1,022 17 0 39 11 6 47 9 2 15 1 0 13 2 2 362 19 2 112 7 2 13 6 2 9 1 17 A. K. P. 1,273 0 35 3,059 3 21 832 0 0 3,101 0 32 3,574 1 28 13,064 2 32 £ s. d. 32 14 1 73 0 10 33 5 8 121 1 4 42 17 9 235 9 4 406 98 112 195 55 67 7 148 420 205 A. K. p. 81,533 1 11 54,344 2 17 33,135 3 2 59,483 1 14 I 11,113 2 0 i 29,983 2 14 590 0 0 I 83,120 3 39 121,514 2 19 75,358 2 32 j £ s. d. 1,866 2 1 1,673 17 7 1,804 12 2 2,477 18 1 155 19 10 605 7 8 11 16 0 4,182 16 4 3,860 1 11 2,485 1 2 14 1 1 1 13 24 A. B. P. 3,240 0 6 360 0 0 200 0 0 £ s. d. 69 13 11 13 5 4 8 8 0 23 21 _ 2 94 1,466 0 37 6,880 3 2 321 0 10 279 15 2 213 1 2 12 5 10 990 0 0 3,042 2 8 8,811 2 8 44 11 0 111 14 0 281 5 10 Totals 278 2,210 15 4 33,573 1 37 1,043 11 2 I 1,713 I 550,178 1 28 .. 19,123 12 10 Si 16,644 0 22 528 18 1 Cheviot Estate. Canterbury •■ I 5 I 320 1 31 I 11 7-8 I 186 14 6 I I •- I I 110 I 24,822 1 30 I 6,532 1 6 | I I Un ider the Land for Settlements Act; i i Auckland Hawke's Bay.. .. Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 10 66 17 17 155 102 9 716 0 11 10,880 2 5 4,890 3 0 2,717 3 0 14,587 3 15 6,208 1 19 2,376 0 0 4 1-4 6 2 3 0 1 7 7 4-2 7 5-96 2 3 143 15 10 3,375 16 0 743 8 10 224 6 6 5,361 15 0 2,327 10 4 267 16 10 60 15 130 105 38 6,524 3 9 3,914 0 0 f 5,139 1 29 17,215 2 30 7,422 1 20 1,268 10 4 730 19 11 1,871 8 8 4,711 10 10 1,160 1 4 1 5 3 I 122 0 0 31 0 2 497 2 2 166 5 4 358 0 34 I 67 11 7 .. Totals 376 42,377 1 10 12,444 9 4 358 I 40,216 1 8 9,742 11 1 9 977 2 36 264 17 1 ..