Table 7. —Return of Perpetual-lease and Small-area Lands.— Transactions during the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

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Taken up during the Year. Previous Transactions to 31st March, 1897. Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. District. 09 *_ S o _*_> o ® Area. Annual Rental payable. 00 _ o £i -_ Area. Annual Rental payable. CD o g o u 02 Area. Annual Rental. _ ■+_ n Area. Annual Rental. EC •4-1 >. o o XH _ 0_ Area. Annual Rental. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. 277,214 1 0 167,136 3 9 130,467 1 5 350,644 0 9 12,385 2 0 3,358 1 29 1,363 0 28 87,357 3 13 225,600 0 21 78,174 0 35 £ s. d. 6,608 4 9 6,405 11 3 6,523 7 0 17,118 4 5 298 15 6 105 19 4 70 5 8 5,950 2 9 11,414 6 7 2,974 10 11 1,391 8 12 £ s. d. 30 8 4 A. B. P. 869 0 12 276 2 0 244 0 0 2,445 0 0 £ s. d. 23 12 4 7 0 8 9 2 0 99 14 4 A. E. p. 241 3 15 £ s. d. 4 17 10 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 2 651 i 0 34 14 0 1,098 375 544 909 45! 19 17 262 959 305 5 - 2 1 960 - 0 0 92 3 29 7612 0 5 16 2 " 3 2 1 5 2 .. 1 9 1 30 0 0 3,127 0 10 239 3 36 3 15 0 106 1 2 36 0 0 1 12 5 120 0 0 4,213 2 15 1,012 3 19 9 0 0 151 19 6 35 9 10 "i 13 1,37-' 0 0 1,233 2 19 85 IO 10 54 16 2 .. - Totals 34 14 0 4,533 19 5,841 3 7 258 12 8 145 4 10 651 1 0 1,333,701 2 29 57,469 8 2| 29 9,181 0 6 335 18 8 19 2,845 1 34 Total Area held on 31st March, 1898. Amount received during! the Year ended 31st March, 1898. Freeholds acquired during the Year. Made Freehold from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1898. Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1898. District. OS "_ - of W Area. Annual Rental. _ :°| C_ _ o o o _ m Area. Total Amount realised, exclusive of Interest. _ 6 § On Year's Transactions. On Past Transactions. Area. Area. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 688 126 210 289 41 11 7 100 451 155 A. B. p. 168,421 3 30 59,514 2 7 54,072 2 18 116,937 3 0 11,251 2 39 1,796 2 7 580 1 8 15,870 1 10 82,541 3 38 32,547 0 29 £ s. d. 4,125 1 10 2,304 9 5 2,596 18 11 6,116 13 5 281 9 0 52 2 3 28 0 4 1,135 16 6 2,666 3 0 1,230 7 2 £ s. d. 17'.6 5 £ s. d. 4,086 6 0 2,180 2 3 2,661 0 2 5,803 9 7 289 10 10 50 2 10 18 12 9 1,174 0 3 3,097 5 7 1,216 17 7 27 23 1 36 97 ! 1 '13,584 0 1 9,391 1 38 7,486 0 0 37,217 0 36 714 0 0 116 185 210 509 2 1 6 28 46 39 A. B. P. 38,961 2 3 79,485 1 0 50,304 2 10 192,443 3 36 908 0 0 300 0 0 482 3 20 2,591 0 9 9,010 3 38 8,318 2 24 £ s. d. 17,858 3 1 63,334 12 11 46,027 6 8 175,149 12 1 263 12 0 82 10 0 482 17 2 4,065 17 2 6,892 4 6 6,988 11 1 203 22 12 2 A. B. P. 45,632 2 26 8,871 2 37 8,502 0 24 164 1 6 £ s. d. 1,090 12 6 254 18 1 162 2 7 7 14 6 2 1 9 9 112 0 24 60 2 0 834 1 14 1,893 3 8 3 1 54 36 370 1 8 117 0 18 11,648 3 15 9,088 0 17 23 4 10 3 2 0 384 13 3 205 14 9 •• Totals 2,078 205 71,293 2 1 321,145 6 8 333 543,534 3 26 20,537 1 10 17 16 5 20,577 7 10 1142 382,806 3 20 84,395 0 31 2,132 2 6