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Table 22. —Number and Area of Pastoral Licenses for the Year ended 31st March, 1898.

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Taken up during the Year. Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Expiries during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. District. No. of Holders. Area. Annual Rental, No. of Holders. Area. Number. Area. Number. Area. No. of Holders. Area. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. 1 50,300 0 6 £ s. d. 225 C 0 A. B. P. A. E. P. A. B. P. A. E. P. 1 19 18 40 16 27 16 50 0 0 2,559 15 4 1,054 5 0 46 18 0 624 18 10 3,233 9 10 475 13 10 •■ •• . 1 18,866 0 0 " " 24,486 0 0 771,555 0 0 216,135 0 0 3,482 0 0 441,512 0 12 383,667 0 4 99,277 0 0 4 3,010 0 0 8 •• 1 1 1 1 9,600 0 0 10,000 0 0 39,200 0 0 66,440 0 0 2,500 0 0 3 4 10 2 26 3 31,326 0 0 970 0 0 3,789 0 0 678 0 0 54,276 0 0 46,095 0 0 23 3 1 2 3 1 160,795 0 0 2,571 0 0 9,500 0 0 179,000 0 0 149,269 3 30 1,150 0 0 Totals 4 3,010 0 0 13 146,606 0 0 48 137,134 0 0 33 502,285 3 30 138 1,990,414 0 16 8,270 0 10 Total Area held on 31st March, 1898. Holders in Arrear on 31st March, 1898. District. Average Holdings. Rent paid during the Year. Number of Holders. Area, approximately. Number. Area. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland 13 16 23 106 74 195 99 247 95 A. B. P. 141,954 0 27 123,359 2 0 65,277 0 0 989,055 1 9 757,433 0 0 510,987 0 36 3,069,309 0 12 4,197,796 1 21 1,313,910 0 0 A. E. P. 10,919 2 8 7,710 0 0 2,836 0 0 9,330 0 0 10,235 0 0 2,620 1 31 31,003 0 19 16,995 0 20 13,830 0 0 £ s. d. 291 19 8 625 10 11 300 5 2 5,128 16 2 5,316 0 3 746 19 8 31,014 18 7 30,802 7 0 3,785 1 7 2 1 12,170 1 28 1,872 0 0 £ s. d. 55 11 0 23 8 0 20 81,149* 0 0 76' 16 0 5 1 117,323* 2 10 27,700 0 0 240,214 3 38 45*16 5 2 10 0 Totals 29 868 11,169,081 2 25 78,011 19 0 204 1 5 Canterbury .. •• I Cheviot Estate. 2,102 0 0 | 1,051 0 0 358 15 6