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Table 1. —Summary of Lands disposed of from Foundation of the Colony, with Total Cash received, &c, for the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

Table 2. —Lands opened for Sale and Selection during the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

District. Total Area sold. Total Area granted or reserved under Acts. Total Area sold or otherwise finally disposed of from trie Foundation of the Colony. Total Cash received. Total Area open for Selection on 31st March, 1898. Total Area remaining for future Disposal, exclusive of Area in preceding Column and of Native Lands. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland A. E. P. 1,862,438 0 38 1,343,537 2 6 351,472 0 37 2,029,456 1 7 1,282,661 1 10 828,115 1 27 59,698 3 9 3,113,971 2 8 2,090,576 3 36 1,555,680 0 11 A. E. P. 3,243,462 2 18 241,842 3 11 582,660 2 5 828,311 0 38 195,391 3 30 192,604 0 16 102,411 2 39 816,434 0 1 592,551 1 19 589,985 3 28 A. B. P. 5,105,900 3 16 1,585,380 1 17 934,132 3 2 2,857,767 2 5 1,478,053 1 0 1,020,719 2 3 162,110 2 8 3,930,405 2 9 2,683,128 1 15 2,145,665 3 39 £ s. d. 724,350 6 11 659,655 19 3 763,862 18 7 2,275,238 0 3 493,143 2 5 298,936 2 3 70,332 2 1 6,243,674 3 2 2,171,460 1 9 1,863,712 1 8 A. B. P. 764,792 0 0 38,710 3 19 63,136 0 7 116,712 0 0 295,558 0 0 4,796 0 0 76,833 0 0 16,985 3 30 72,068 2 36 1,419,805 0 0 A. B. P. 2,076,895 0 0 400,947 0 0 520,700 0 0 771,196 0 20 5,135,075 0 0 468,238 0 0 330,567 0 12 1,379,910 2 8 5,400,036 1 2 577,481 0 0 Totals 7,385,656 1 5 21,903,264 2 34 15,564,364 18 4 2,869,397 2 12 17,061,046 0 2 14,517,608 1 29

District. Optional System. Cash by Auction. Lease by Auction and Application. Village Homestead Allotments. Pastoral Buns. Small Buns. Lease in Perpetuity. Totals. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki W ellington .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Acres. 69,099 7,369 22,798 44,581 1,600 5,473 7,328 13,802 6,710 Acres. 4,241 Acres. 300 74 Acres. Acres. 50,300 Acres. Acres. 6,223 Acres. 130,163 7,443 23,080 47,969 1,602 294,045 310,230 386,971 121,620 282 924 2 10,334 110 162 360 "286 "35I 24,604 "438 1 49 561 160 242,395 203,000 321,655 70,420 1^430 35,096 52,008 38,532 8,000 "3IO 395 23,131 12,259 12,100 54,418 23 j870 Totals.. 135,066 1,323,123 178,760 16,415 49,485 1,209 887,770