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Table 11.— Occupation Leases under "The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894," taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

Table 12. — Return of Village-settlement Lands Disposed of for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

District. Taken up during thi Selectors, i Area, I I Year. No. of Selectors. i Taken up in previous Years. [Area. Annual Rental. Annual Rental. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. E. p. £ s. d. Auckland 6 209 0 17 10 3 0 17 864 1 6 41 9 0 Marlborough 15 947 0 0 25 3 4 Otago .. 18 877 3 30 29 1 8 47 1,717 1 35 90 17 3 Southland 9 783 0 0 21 0 2 5 349 2 18 14 5 0 Totals 85 8 2 69 2,931 1 19 146 11 3 48 2,817 0 7 Surrenders during .he Year. Total An :a held on 31st March, 1897. Amount receii the Yei red during »r. District. No. of Selectors, j Area. Annual Rental. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental. On the Year's Transactions. On past Transactions. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. H. P. £ s. d. S, s. d. £ s. d. Auckland 1 i 55 2 16 8 10 6 22 1,017 3 7 43 1 6 2 10 0 3 14 0 Marlborough .. 15 947 0 0j 25 3 4 15 5 5 Otago 65 2,595 1 25j 119 18 9 5 12 5 54 15 11 Southland 14 1,132 2 18 35 5 2 *119 15 0 Totals 1 55 2 16 8 10 6 116 5,692 3 10 : 223 8 9 143 2 10 58 9 1 * Survey-fees.

Amount realised during the Year 1896-97. To from C< ;al Area made immeneement 31st March, Freehold of System to .897. District. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. Total Amoun realised. lawke's Bay ?aranaki Vellington iarlborough "anterbury )tago Southland 2 A. B. P. 113 £ s. d. 15 0 0 248 308 262 9 166 102 558 A. B. P. 633 1 26 853 0 9 451 0 29 22 1 11 1,208 0 1 888 1 23 2,917 0 12 £ s. d. 4,127 11 10 6,935 10 9 3,276 3 5 75 16 10 5,481 17 4 1,746 3 5 8,905 6 6 1 1 l' - 3 18 0 1 32 9"6 3 2 5 0 Totals 3 2 13 26 11 3 1,653 6,973 1 31 30,548 10 1