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Table 17.—Return of Selectors under the Village-homestead Special-settlement Regulations for the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

to O C Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1898. District. O co >H £ CD O 0 9 fc m Area allotted. Average Area to each Selector. Average Rental per Acre. tH 9 AO a a fc Area. Rental. JH CD A B a fc Area. Rental. O m CD 3 ■2 o tis t3 CD fc M Area. Rental, including Interest on Advances. r-t A. E. p. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. E. P. 163 3 24 £ s. d. 8 3 9 A. B. p. 348 3 38 £ s. d. 18 18 1 167 31 126 14 228 86 60 A. B. P. 6,793 0 25 193 2 30 1,529 0 34 234 0 24 7,829 1 15 1,393 1 25 632 2 11 £ s. d. 541 19 5 66 6 10 258 16 4 22 13 6 930 7 8 174 18 2 154 7 0 Auckland Hawke's Bay.. Wellington .. Marlborough.. Canterbury .. Otago Southland •• i *6 1*3 12 22 *3 26 1 3 12 3 3 11 0 5* 5-8 0 1011-4 4 5 6 1 44**3 13 222 "0 0 42 2 32 13'io 6 28 i9 8 2 14 7 9 125 "3 34 18**3 0 Totals — 7 24 2 38 I 16 16 712 .. •• 473 1 29 52 15 3 474 3 32 37 1 1 18,605 2 4 2,149 8 11 Canterbury .. 2 I 16 3 3 [ Cheviot Estate. 8 1 21-5 1 0 12 0 I 11 10 0 0 I 6 0 0| 1 I 79 I 2,480 1 0 I 874 0 4 •• I Total Amount advanced to Selectors and remaining unpaid: Past and Current Transactions. Payments made by Selectors during the Year. Total Payments made by Selectors Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1898. District. For Bushfelling Total and other Advances. Works. Rent. Interest. of Syi item. Amount. Value of Improvements now on the Land. No. Area. For Houses. Rent. Interest. Rent. Interest. Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Canterbury Otago .. Southland £ s. d. 5,516 18 1 380 0 0 2,170 0 0 70 0 0 2,140 0 0 1,074 17 6 736 0 0 £ s. d. 7,267 15 0 167 1 3 2,959 4 3 18 15 0 £ s. d. 12,784 13 1 547 1 3 5,129 4 3 88 15 0 2,140 0 0 1,516 2 6 1,069 17 2 £ s. d. •91 4 5 80 12 10 320 3 10 20 5 9 813 17 1 116 10 2 106 0 11 £ s. d. 129 8 2 26 18 4 211 19 11 4 19 0 105 15 0 68 1 2 52 9 3 £ s. d. 2,868 16 2 403 7 6 2,945 9 6 199 3 3 6,803 15 6 926 9 2 1,075 14 0 £ s. d. 1,884 17 9 400 4 10 2,250 8 4 46 9 4 1,101 5 0 572 18 9 470 6 0 146 17 A. B. P. 6,066 2 35 8 2 24 214 2 28 £ s. d. 670 3 8 2 4 11 30 16 1 £ s. d. 1,081 4 0 3 7 4 18 6 6 £ s. d. 16,974 0 6 5,867 0 0 26,554 0 0 1,223 17 6 17,196 19 1 6,726 0 0 9,000 0 0 44i* 5 0 333 17 2 7 5 9 220 3 33 100 3 18 104 2 24 20 4 1 6 11 11 9 8 6 1 10 0 7 11 0 5 2 0 Totals 12,087 15 7 23,275 13 3 1,498 15 0 599 10 10 15,222 15 1 6,725 10 0 187 6,716 2 2 11,187 17 8 739 9 2 1,117 0 10 83,541 17 1 Canterbury I Cheviot Estate. 70 0 0| 822 8 11| 2 15 0 |3,489 19 4| 10 0 0| 6 I 173 0 0| 36 9 0 I 0 10 0 I 5,643 0 •• i 70 0 0| * Exclusive of £73 12s. 6d., re] ment of advances.