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Table 11.— Occupation Leases, under "The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894," taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

Table 12. —Return of Village-settlement Lands disposed of for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

in up luring ear. up m previoui ears. ?or: r'eit: •es luring 'ear. District. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. E. P. £ s. d, Auckland .. 2 200 0 0 5 0 0 23 1,073 1 23 51 12 0 Marlborough 2 125 0 0 3 2 6 15 947 0 0 25 3 4 Otago 18 941 0 20 33 15 0 65 2,595 1 25 119 18 9 1 56 2 0 2 2 S Southland 1 18 3 0 0 9 6 14 1,132 2 18 35 5 2 Totals 231 19 3 1 56 2 0 2 2 9 23 1,284 3 20 42 7 0 117 5,748 1 26 Sum mders duri: ig the Year. Total Area hi sld on 31st March, 1898. Ami dur sunt received ing the Year. Sele< 31i it( it nrs in Am March, 11 lar on 598. listrict. if nrs. Area. Annual Rental. On t Yea: Trans tion £ s e On Past sac- T f ans - actions. No. ( Selecti No. of Selectors .rea. Annual Rental. No. of Selectors. Area. Amount. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. E. P. £ s. d. Auckland .. 1 29 3 6 1 18 0 23 1,188 0 1 46 3 6 15 0 8 19 0 ilarlborough 17 1,072 0 0 28 5 10 3 2 6 21 7 4 )tago, 1 30 2 23 10 8 81 3,449 1 22 150 10 4 5 9 6 187 12 11 2 86 0 9 2 13 9 Southland .. 15 1,151 1 18 35 14 8 *6 0 0 Totals .. 2 60 1 29 2 18 8 136 2 13 9 6,860 3 1 260 14 4 15 17 0 217 19 3 86 0 9 * Survey-fei ses •

Amount realised during the Year 1897-98. To from Ci ;al Area made immencement 31st March, freehold it System to .898. District. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. Total Amount realised. Hawke's Bay , Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland i A. B. P. £ s. d. 248 308 262 9 166 103 559 A. B. P. 633 1 26 853 0 9 451 0 29 22 1 11 1,208 0 1 889 2 19 2,917 1 9 £ s. d. 4,127 11 10 6,935 10 9 3,276 3 5 75 16 10 5,481 17 4 1,756 3 5 8,913 4 0 i 1 1**0 36 0 0 37 10**0 0 7 17 6 Totals 1 1 33 17 17 6 1,655 6,974 3 24 30,566 7 7