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Table 19. —Return of Special-settlement Associations under Section 163 of "The Land Act, 1885," and Part IV. of "The Land Act, 1892," for the Tear ended 31st March, 1898.

Old Transactions. New Selections taken up during the Year. Made Freehold. "3 a . •as fc to --H CD "H CO B o 6 fc .3 a 4H -j HH O °01 £ Amount received during the Year. Total Amount received on Current and Previous Transactions From Commencement of System to 31st March, 1898. District. Average Area of each Selector. During the Year. Original Area of Block. No. Area. Price per Acre. March, 1898. No. Area. No. Area. A. B. P. 45,812 0 16 10,320 3 31 73,947 2 22 354,363 3 19 3,023 0 6 2,955 1 12 490,422 3 26 A. E. P. A. E. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. 159 11 8 52 17 3 863 3 7 6,906 0 11 175 12 3 96 9 6 £ s. d. 6,287 18 0 5,213 13 7 1,938 3 10 102,518 17 10 640 6 2 328 1 1 A. E. P. 704 2 39 A. E. P. 4,310 1 22 4,657 0 2 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki.. Wellington Canterbury Otago .. 45,812 0 16 .. 10,320 3 31 .. 73,947 2 22 .. 354,363 3 19 2 3,023 0 6 .. 2,955 1 12 227 84 376 2,007 33 15 227 13 98 84 36 18 376 14 54 2,007 518 217 4 392 0 0 98 0 l 33 7 4 1 50 0 0 50 0 l 15 6 9 .. 13 36 14 518 7 6 98 18 54 217 4 9 '4 1 392 "o 0 50 0 0 98 0 0 50 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 9 15 0 I 1 *5 i 1 5 i 9 6 0 159 11 8 52 17 3 863 3 7 5,906 0 11 10 175 12 3 96 9 6 6,287 18 0 9 5,213 13 7 .. 1,938 3 10 .. 02,518 17 10 48 4, 640 6 2 .. 328 1 1 .. 9 48 4,836 0 7 704 2 ,836 0 ! 39 44 i,i 52 4,f I 7 71471,. 44 52 7i4 71,375' 3 18 310 657 375* •• Totals .. 490,422 3 26 £ 2,742 2,742 594 400 5 442 0 0 594 8 J,253 15 2 11 16,927 0 6 57 5, 5,540 3 6 ,540 3 ! 6 810 80,; 810 80,343 1 2 343 400 442 0 0 8,253 15 2 116,927 0 6 57 Canterbury .. | 2,888 3 27| Under Land for Settlements Acts. 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. I I 167 4 10 | 404 14 11 | .. | I •• I Total Area held, 31st March, 1898: Past and Current Transactions. No. of Selectors required to reside and actually residing, and Area. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1898. District. to «H-J JH O O HH. fc-3 Ol Area. eh «+H SH o o AA A % Ol Area. Amount. CO ti tH O o ii Ol Area. .Amount. CO •H-J tH o o fc^ IH (j, Ol Area. Amount. No. required Actually residing. reside. No. I Area. 131 20 154 622 25 15 A. E. P. 28,453 2 3 3,263 3 29 29,654 1 7 106,852 0 24 2,268 0 37 2,955 1 12 25 2 43 39 4 14 29 12 63 267 4 14 A. B. P. 5,421 0 0 2,152 3 10 11,780 0 0 46,791 1 12 570 3 33 2,754 2 32 5 A. B. P. 2,088 2 0 £ s. d. 40 12 0 1 A. B. P. 200 0 0 £ s. d. 5 0 0 A. E. P. 402 3 36 £ s. d. 52 5 6 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki.. Wellington Canterbury Otago, 67 64 2 13,602 0 0 11,425 2 4 74 3 20 483 1 4 604 2 10 5 3 0 30 1 6,012* 0 0 100 0 0 190 i5 0 5 0 0 4 34 92 3 2 6,203 0 24 17,781 1 14 146 1 33 361 0 0 267 12 2 895 2 10 7 0 6 13 17 1 - Totals 967 173,447 1 32 138 I 27,190 3 24 1 1,132 19 2 32 6,312 0 0 200 15 0 135 24,894 3 27 1,235 18 1 127 389 69,470 3 7 Canterbury Under Land for Settlements Acts. .. I 11 I 2,114 1 9| . I .. I .. I 2 I 396 0 0| 23 10 6| .. I I I 2 I 365 2 25| 16 0