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Table 21. —Return of Homestead Lands—Transactions during the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

Table 22. —Return of Small Grazing-runs taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

Table 23. —Number and Area of Pastoral Licenses for the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

146

Total A M M Past Ti irea held on 31st larch, 1897: ; and Current transactions. Made Fi tl reehold during ie Year. Made Commen to 31: Freehold since icement of System it March, 1897. District. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. Auckland Westland Otago .. 37 A. B. p. 3,975 2 3 9 1 A. E. P. 1,567 0 7 40 0 0 428 39 17 A. R. P. 72,196 1 7 1,480 0 0 2,454 0 31 "i 4()i 3 24 Totals 41 4,377 1 27 10 1,607 0 7 48] 76,130 1 38

Taken up during the Yeas Forfeitures dl Year, iring the Surrenders during the Year. Exchanges t( Tenures dl the Yea 3 other iring ir. Tota 31st Pasi Ti il Area held on March, 1897: t and Current ransactions. Amount reci the - ended 31st 1 iived during ifear March, 1897. Arrears on 31s 1897. st March, District. Area. j Average Area. I Area. a 1 Area. Annual Rental. 2s xi fid Annual Rental payable. Annual Rental. Area. Annual Rental. si II Area. On the Year's Transactions. On Past Transactions. J 1 Area. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Paranaki Wellington tfarlborough Canterbury )tago .. Southland 1 1 A. E. P. 5,000 0 0 618 0 0 A. E. P. 5,00o"o 0 618 0 0 s. d. 0 3} 0 8 £ s. d. 65 0 0 7 14 6 A. E. p. 13,150 0 0 t "I 2 7<J0 3 0 21,116 1 0 £ s. d. 13 2 6 1 A. E. P. £ s. d A. E. P. £ s. d. 14 50 M 76 63 36 247 19 A. B. P. J 68,849 0 0 133,396 2 18 14,043 0 0 74.1H4 1 22] 32,785 2 25 72,541 2 20 489,370 2 20 56,826 0 22 £ s. d. 32'10 0 3 17 3 27 16 4 81 18 4 396 5 4 £ s. d. 582 19 6 1,198 19 7 188 12 4 1,899 19 10 382 17 7 4,355 15 11 10,654 2 6 764 10 5 5 1 1 20 1 3 28 3 A. B. P. 19,689 0 0 2,868 0 0 1,547 3 20 18,108 1 20 454 0 0 8,291 0 0 44,279 3 22 7,514 2 28 £ s. d. 129 18 8 38 10 0 9 13 6 332 19 10 2 16 9 325 3 3 749 17 9 46 19 5 8 2 13 I 3,033 0 0; 1,792 0 0 53,309 3 28 I I 379 0 0 896 0 0 4,100 3 2 0 3 1 2-2 0 3-67J 37 15 9 106 14 4 816 14 0 1,430 0 0l 252 0 Oj 20,279 0 0 39,040 0 20 5 19 2 3 3 0 1,030 1 10 1,114 10 4 1 g 6 517 0 0 1,994 0 32 3,200 0 0 12 18 6 36 16 -6 28 2 0 IT 11 7 38 2 611 13 19 2 .. Totals 25 63,752 3 28 5 5,057 0 0 62 1,033 18 7 65 4 2 19 61,001 0 20 2,153 14 4 10 5,711 0 32 77 17 519 941,947 0 7 542 7 3 20,027 17 8 102,752 3 10 1,635 19 2 ianterbury— Grazing-farms J__ Cheviot Estate. 1-1 44,886 2 0 1 6,311 13 l| 2! 3,033 2 0 27 70 6 10 Land for Settlements Acts. 'anterbury )tago .. 1 1 3,966 1 2 3,966 1 2 1,214 2 31,214 2 3 0 8'8 I 146 11 10!.. 2 1-5 129 1 0j.. I 1 •4,279 2 5 1,214 2 3 78 6 8 64 10 6 15 13 4 Totals 5,180 3 5 275 12 10 .. 5,494 0 8 142 17 2 15 13 4 • 313 acres 1 rood 3 perches taken up previous year, and forms part of a run not under Land for Settlements Acts.

'aken up during the Year. Exchange duri s to other Tenures ing the Year. Forfeitun js during the Year. Expiries during the Year. Surrendei rs during the Year. District. Number. Area. No. of Holders. Area. Annual Rental. No. of Holders. Area. Number. Area. No. of Holders. Area. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. E. P'. A. R. P. 30,056 3 13 7,069 0 0 5,000 0 0 9,130 0 0 •943 0 0 54,400 0 0 340 0 0 20,000 0 0 126,938 3 13 A. R. P. k. B. P. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. '3 19,075 0 0 240 C 0 1 1 18 19 30 15 36 8 37,330 0 0 475,161 0 0 16,448 2 36 195,303 3 0 396,538 1 21 47,915 0 0 81 12 6 1.970 6 4 66 10 0 2,212 4 8 1,614 18 2 204 17 8 "ll 13,090 0 0 5 2 14 23 1 12 12 4 138,847 0 0 856,964 0 0 2,000 0 0 225,036 3 0 159,416 0 24 22,835 0 0 1,405,098 3 24 4 5 3 10 3 65,575 0 0 37,000 0 0 59,700 0 0 62,569 0 0 11,274 0 0 236,118 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 12 66 25 129 1,187,771 3 17 6,390 9 4 11 13,090 0 0 Distriot. Total Area held EMdeiL— Area, approximately. Total Area held O] 31st :arch, 1897. iverage Rent paid during oldings. the Year No. Holders in Arrei ir on 31s1 [arch, 1897. Arei i. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough .. Westlana Canterbury .. Otego Southland ;; t tl2 17 22 120 G5 167 92 255 181 A. R. l>. 91,654 0 27 142,225 2 0 40,791 0 0 438,475 0 0 546,449 0 0 530,794 0 36 2,846,675 0 0 4,173,881 3 33 1,254,792 0 0 7,i 8, 1, 3, 8, 3, 30, 16, 15, K. P. J37 3 13 166 0 33 )54 0 22 S58 0 0 107 0 0 L78 1 25 342 0 19 564 2 2 191 0 0 £ s. d. 51 12 0 917 16 4 247 2 2 2,227 14 11 3,912 15 10 676 4 6 30,434 10 10 31,012 2 1 3,644 17 6 6 A. R. P. 72,896 1 28 £ s. d. 219 18 6 6 19,400 0 0 132' 6 0 17 1 72,679' 0 0 39,200 0 0 131* 0 2 5 0 0 Totals 831 831 10,065,737 3 16 73,124 16 2 30 204,175 1 28 488 4 8 Cheviot Estate. 2,102 o o I 1,051 o 0 Canterbury 7 .. •• I 2 I 262 3 8 I I * This represents area of land resumed by Crown from several runs, area, under the Pastoral Tenants' Belief Aot. t Error of one holding last year, { During the year 20 licenses were surrendered and 8 issued in lieu over the 8»mo