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Table 5. —Retden of Crown Lands sold for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

Area disposed of. Average Price per Acre. Consideration received. iwn. Suburban. Rural. Total. Number of Purchasers. Area. Number of Purchasers. Area. Number of Purchasers. Area. Number of Purchasers. Area. Town. Suburban. Rural. Cash. Scrip. Total. A. E. P. A. B. P. A. E. P. A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland 22 22 2 38 17 67 3 15 58 6,262 2 30 97 6,353 1 3 14 12 1-2 2 19 11.5 0 8 5-5 5,570 17 6 30 0 0 5,600 17 6 Hawke's Bay .. 1 77 3 0 1 77 3 0 1 15 0 136 10 0 136 10 C Taranaki 39 24 1 34 4 34 2 35 43 59 0 29 47 15 7 4 3 10 1,007 19 0 1,007 19 C Wellington 5 4 3 12 12 5 3 23 3 709 0 0 20 719 2 35 |ao 12 4 8 2 10 12 2 974 8 11 974 8 11 Nelson 20 2,780 2 22 20 2,780 2 22 i 0 6 4 881 7 0 I 881 7 C Marlborough 1 3 2 5 6 10,451 1 0 7 10,454 3 5 20 0 0 0 10 10 6,410 12 8 6,410 12 8 Westland 2 79 3 25 2 79 3 25 0 10 0 39 19 6 39 19 6 Canterbury '7 3 0 19 9 234 1 36 16 237 2 15 43 16 0 1 13 6 529 18 2 529 18 2 Otago 10 4 2 28 5 7 3 0 13 588 0 26 28 600 2 14 23 1 0 3 11 8 18 5 974 4 0 974 4 C Southland 20 9 2 13 5 15 1 11 5 1,010 1 39 30 1,035 1 23 27 0 0 1 15 0 0 10 9 831 8 3 831 8 a Totals 17,387 5 C 104 72 3 29 39 96 3 9 121 22,229 0 13 264 22,398 3 11 17,357 5 0 30 0 0 Cheviot Estate. Canterbury •• i i ro.i o i 6 I 25 2 20 | 1 I 100 0 0 | 8 | 125 3 20 | 54 8 0 | 10 14 8 |'5 10 0 I 838 12 0 [ I 838 12