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Table 20. —Return of Homestead Lands: Transactions during the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

Table 21. — Return of Small Grazing-runs taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

Total A TlA .rea held on 31st :arch, 1898: i and Current ransactions. Made Freehold since Commencement of System to 31st March, 1898. M Pasi T: Made F reehold during io Year. District. tJ No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. .uckland festland Itago .. 26 2,859 013 11 A. E. P. 1,116 1 30 439 39 18 A. B. P. 73,312 2 37 1,480 0 0 2,649 1 18 3 206 2 37 i 195"o 27 Totals 29 3,065 3 10 1,311 2 17 i 496 12 77,442 0 15

Forfeitures di Year, iring the Surrenders du: Year. ring the Taken up during ;he Ye: bi-. District. 0 to SH JH CD CD Atrj 9^ fc^ Area. Average Area. CD CD CS rH O >Ph h <ri CD Ph Annual Rent payable. JH CD A a a fc Area. Annual Rental. JH <D JO a s fc Area. Annual Rental. A. E. P. A. B. P. s. d. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. b. p. £ s. d. mckland iawke's Bay .. 'aranaki Vellington larlborough .. lanterbury )tago Southland \ 1 14 10 24 2 5,800 0 0 1,430 0 0 34,372 0 0 42,298 3 5 45,667 0 24 11,465 1 25 5,8000 0 1,430 0 0 2,455 0 0 4,229 3 20 1,902 3 7 5,732 2 32 0 2-5 0 1-5 0 5 1 6-4 0 5-09 0 3 60 "0 0 8 18 10 676 3 11 1,130 6 4 969 10 10 143 6 4 * 26* 0 0 0 *6 6 4 9,777 "2 17 246 i2 8 *2 2 7,98i" 1 5 10,476 0 1 188 ig 2 131 17 0 Totals 52 141,033 1 14 2,988 6 3 9,777 2 17 246 12 8 18,483 1 6 321 2 8 Ch ;viot Esta\ te. I lanterbury— Grazing-farms 15 [ 811 0 9| 54 0 11-2|4 4-9 178 17 4 lanterbury Itago.. 2 2 5,160 3 361 2,452 3 27 Lay 12,580 1 38 1,226 1 33 id for Settlements Acts. 0 9-1 197 0 41.. 2 2-69 272 17 10.. 469 18 2 1 .. Totals 7,613 3 23 Exchanges ti Tenures di the Yea 1 other iring ■r. Tots 31st Pas T: il Area held on ; March, 1898: it and Current ransactions. Amount reo, the" ended 31st ] lived during fear .larch, 1898. Arrears on 31s 1898, it March, District. **H 0 to A rc3 So JH CD JD a 3 fc Area. Annual Rental. Area. On the Year's Transactions. On Past Transactions. M CD A a a fc Area. Amount. Auokland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Marlborough .. Canterbury Otago.. Southland A. e. p. £ s. d. 14 52 14 77 72 47 265 19 A. E. P.| 68,849 0 0 139,196 2 18 14,043 0 0 75,564 1 22 64,253 2 16 114,840 1 25 517,278 3 22 57,815 2 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 388 6 3 1,225 19 9 174 15 2 2,382 12 1 408 18 0 4,132 6 8 10,865 5 1 582 7 4 10 A. B. P. 34,847 0 0 £ s. d. 188 18 11 80 0 0 *5 2,878*0 9 34 3 5 8 18 10 340 7 11 562 13 5 493 8 9 71 13 2 6 1 6 31 3 4,799 8 0 454 0 0 12,266 0 18 41,769 0 15 8,869 0 28 79 18 8 1 13 6 615 14 1 708 5 5 55 8 9 Totals 57 2,878 0 9 34 3 5 560 1,051,841 1 29 1,507 2 1 20,160 10 4 103,005 0 16 1,644 14 4 lanterbury— Grazing-farms |..| Cheviot Estate. I 4l| 45,691 0 9| 112 14 7| 6,242 7 o| 2| 3,033 2 oj 50 13 8 lanterbury •tago.. Land for Settlements Acts. 31 9,440 2 11 99 15 2] 8 3,667 1 30 136 12 8 20 8 101 129 1 0 1 313 1 3 15 18 4 Totals 13,107 3 31, 236 7 10 149 4 10 313 1 3 15 13 4 * Portion of a holding.