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CANTERBURY. Land Transactions, 1898-99.

The above table shows concisely the total land transactions during the year, the number of Crown tenants and area held at the 31st March, 1899, and the revenue derived from all sources for the year, amounting to £93,200. Gash Lands. —It will be noticed that the sales of land for cash during the year have been very small, amounting to only 144 acres, exclusive of the 1,210 acres on the Cheviot Estate, which represent the completed alienation of six blocks sold in 1893 on five years' purchase. Deferred Payments. —The number of holdings under this system has been further reduced from fifty to forty, representing a reduction in area of about 1,400 acres. The extinction of this system, either by conversion into freehold or by exchanges to other tenures, is only a question of time. Perpetual Lease. —The number of holders under this tenure has fallen during the year from 162 to 135, and the area from 17,031 to 15,480 acres. Conversions to freehold and to lease in perpetuity account for most of the difference,

Transactions during the Year. Area held at 31st March, 1899. Class of Selection. Revenue received during the Year. Number. Area. Number. Area. Cash lands— Eural ... ... Town ... Deferred payments — Ordinary and pastoral deferred payment Village Made freehold ... Perpetual lease- — Ordinary Village Made freehold ... Occupation with right of purchase — Ordinary Village .. Lease in perpetuity— Ordinary, Crown Lake Ellesmere... Village Conversions to lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement— Perpetual lease ... Lease in perpetuity, Crown Lease in perpetuity, Lake Ellesmere Farm homesteads— Perpetual lease ... Lease in perpetuity, Crown Small grazing-runs, Crown ... Pastoral licenses— Crown... State forests Miscellaneous occupation licenses— Crown Lake Ellesmere... Endowment, University ... State forests Other sources Cheviot Estate — Rural lands for cash Lease in perpetuity Village homestead Grazing-farms ... Pastoral licenses Miscellaneous ... Land for settlements — Lease in perpetuity ■ ... Farm homestead Small grazing-runs Miscellaneous ... 6 4 *8 "7 2 2 11 1 14 11 2 A. B. P. 142 1 27 13 0 1,319 3 23 1,334 2 6 533 3 33 10 0 2,960 3 6 573 0 0 555" 2 32 131 3 0 12 0 0 25 15 82 53 14 5 146 58 18 134 100 48 23 3 48 A. 12,957 224 14,427 1,052 1,613 1 72,681 13,943 8 3,813 4,152 2,480 2,107 211 112,966 B. P. 3 12 1 33 2 8 2 23 1 39 3 0 1 11 2 5 3 11 2 39 1 18 1 0 0 11 0 26 3 25 £ s. d. 425 7 2 47 0 0 2,300 11 9 112 12 1 1,031 12 4 518 18 11 2,080 5 0 82 6 4 3 0 0 3,829 15 5 1,399 10 6 5 13 6 643 1 2 355 11 1 286 10 1 221 14 2 13 16 10 4,631 8 9 "s 5,641* 0 0 35 119,728 2 36 103 1 3,128,841 746 3 14 0 0 35,802 10 2 6 4 0 52 2 10,526 3 13 28 0 26 305 15 1 9 13 43,644 916 1,480 8,185 980 1 6 3 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 2,328 14 11 52 10 3 129 11 0 271 12 9 1,127 1 0 1 200 0 0 6 1,210 3 14 106 76 41 2 63 3,234 2 0 5,956 19 10 813 11 4 6,275 5 0 262 3 8 540 13 2 23,903 1,429 45,691 2,102 1,668 0 33 1 3 0 9 0 0 2 0 6 196' 0 0 160 15 11 25,924 3 23 16,290' 3 19 783 0 7 560 11 18 11 65,526 2,114 25,731 788 1 7 1 9 1 20 0 10 15,856 11 0 170 18 4 2,258 4 2 124 12 4 Total ... 359 188,097 0 25 3,596,391 1 22 93,200 0 0 2,107