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Table 19. —Return of Improved-farm Special-settlement Associations under Regulations issued in pursuance of "The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894," for the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

144

Lands allotted during Previous Years. Lands allotted during Year ended 31st March, 1897. Lands allotted during Year ended 31st March, 1897, but not registered in Office Books, as full Improvements not completed. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1897. District. l≤ ■2 o as Area allotted. Average Area to each Selector. I o m || Area allotted. Average Area to each Selector. Number of Selectors. Area allotted. No. Area. No. Area. It a.2 Area. Kental. A. B. P. 4,997 1 0 1,865 0 0 19,102 1 34 1,247 0 0 8,782 2 26 5,744 3 14 A. B. P. 109 0 6 116 2 10 82 1 14 95 3 27 118 2 29 89 3 2 A. B. P. ; 1,278 2 0 295 2 0 A. R. P. 116 0 0 98 2 0 A. E. P. 147 0 0 A. B. P. 5; 147 0 0 A. B. P. 831 0 0 A. B. P. 5,444 3 0 tl,910 2 0 16,097 2 4 2,246 3 36 10,399 1 8 5,144 2 0 £ s. d. Auckland* Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Otago .. Southland 61 16 232 13 74 64 3: 14 11 : 1,219 3 36! 1,645 2 30! 442 0 38! 87 0 22 149 2 17 73 0 33 5 44 10 3,695' 2 0 35 3,210 1 30 2 220 0 0 8 "7 1 11 625 0 0 99 "0 8 1,034 2 12 2,589 2 20 64 : tl7i 195 25J 84j 57 76 5 10 305' 17 2 1,537 3 10 Totals 460 41,739 0 34 45 4,881 3 24 27 442; 41,173 2 8 382 3 0 ■ ■ 59 5,380 1 10 42 3,577 1 30 .. I 101| Lands allotted but not registered, pending the Completion of Improvemen 8,674 3 2| 85 3 22| .. I .. | .. | 146 | 13,922 3 18 | 73| ts. 6,814 3 12| .. I I 174 1 15,782 3 8 Wellington Amount paid to Selectors for Improvements during the Year. Total Amount paid to Selectors for Improvements: Past and Current Transactions. Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1897. Value of Improvements now on the Land, including that Paid for by Government. Kent paid by Selectors during the Year. Rent paid by Selectors from Distriot. F For Bushocc. Works. Total Payments. t. For BushLT For felling Ko " ses ' and other &c - Works. Total Payments. Commencement of System. No. Area. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Otago Southland £ s. d. 92 11 9 79 14 4 1,198 7 3 6 10 0 268 1 8 134 10 0 £ s. d. 825 16 5 557 14 2 3,868 0 6 63 0 0 2,651 4 7 1,825 18 11 £ s. d. 918 8 2 637 8 6 5,066 7 9 69 10 0 2,919 6 3 1,960 8 11 £ s. d. 391 16 5 149 14 4 1,366 1 10 86 10 0 366 16 4 367 10 0 £ s. d. 2,599 14 10 1,345 11 0 8,954 1 5 2,465 1 6 7,367 8 11 6,953 11 11 £ s. d. 2,991 11 3 1,495 5 4 10,320 3 3 2,551 11 6 7,734 5 3 7,321 1 11 £ s. a. 14 "l 3 185' - 9 0| 31 3 8 £ s. d. 14' 1 3 263 10 4 78 11 9 1 A. E. P. 29 "o 0 £ s. d. 4 19 10 £ s. d. 4,255 14 0 4,187 13 0 12,490 0 11 4,498 17 5 19,832 5 4 8,234 9 5 • • Totals 1,779 15 0 9,791 14 7 11,571 9 7 ! 2,728 8 111 29,685 8 7 4 19 10 43,499 0 1 32,413 18 6 230 13 11! 356 3 4 29 0 0 Lands allotted but not registered, landing the Completion of Improvements. .. I 147 0 0| 2,079 0 2)2,226 0 2| 200 0 0| 3,546 16 3| 3,746 16 3| I Wellington .. I •• I I I 6,328 18 * Includes Tawai Settlement, which lias been shown under Taranaki previously. t Includes part of Akitio. J Approximate.