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Table 15. —Return of Homestead Lands: Transactions during the Year ended 31st March, 1902.

Table 16. —Return of Small Grazing-runs taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1902.

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Net Area heia on 31st March, 1902. Made Freehold during the Year. Made I?reehold since Commencement of System to 31st March, 1902. District. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. Auckland .. Westland.. Otago 18 A. B. P. 1,478 0 13 A. E. p. 451 39 19 A. B. P. 74,618 2 37 1,480 0 0 2,697 3 18 2 158 0 37 Totals 15 1,636 1 10 509 78,796 2 15

Take: up during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. District. Area. Average Area. a> aj ce a ° Hi < 8, Annual Rent. y, Area. Annual Rental. ■3 a p Area. Annual Rental. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury.. Otago Southland .. A. B. P. A. B. P. s. d. £ s. d. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. 5 1 16,678* 0 0 4,220 0 0 3,335 2 16 4,220 0 0 0 3-0 0 4-2 210 10 2 74 1 0 1 4,807 0 0 90 2 6 1 3,920 "0 0 85 15 0 13 55,185 2 0 4,245 0 0 0 8-8 765 17 4 3 28,350 2 0 I 390 4 0 5 1 11,800 2 37 8,824 0 21 2,360 0 23 8,824 0 21 0 4-2 0 1-5 207 17 2 55 3 0 Totals .. 25 96,708 1 18 4,596 3 36 0 3-2 1,313 8 8 4,807 0 0 90 2 6 32,270 2 0 475 19 0 Land for Hawke's Bay Marlborough Canterbury.. Sett 9 5' 2 dements — 10,471 2 0 3,655 2 0 2,112 2 0 16,239 2 0 1,163 2 0 731 0 0 1,056 1 0 11-4 3-0 3-1 ,594 10 Oj.J 408 10 8.. 344 7 6 .. 123 9 2 2t 1,569* 2 0 .. .. Totals .. 11 2,983 2 13 5-8 3,347 8 2.. 1,569 2 0 123 9 2 *Noi separate holders, but included in thirteen ori Unary holders. t Included in the threi ori li: •y holder! Exchanges to other Tenures Net Area held on 31et during the Year. March, 1902. Amount received during the Year. L rrears 01 31st March, 1902. District. •I Area. Annual Eental. S> •A Area. Annual Rental. On the Year's Transactions. On Past Transactions. i Si a 55 Arei Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Maryborough Canterbury .. Otago Southland 4 A. B. P. 2,482 0 0 £ r. d. 62 i 0 10 69 24 74 1 103 48 259 18 A. B. P. 58,697 2 0 203,920 1 14 29,530 0 0 71,390 1 4 1,088 0 0 156,437 2 16 110,001 1 25 527,624 1 35 61,293 0 13 £ s. d. 482 16 5 2,049 15 4 412 5 7 2,055 11 10 10 0 0 2,225 10 0 5,031 12 0 12,269 2 8 716 4 10 £ s. d. 105 5 1 37 0 6 £ s. d. 476 6 11 1,504 18 10 281 7 9 1,951 8 10 8 0 0 1,682 14 9 5,084 5 3 11,444 0 1 769 8 3 6 10 A. B. P. 32,580 0 0 5,726 3 16 8,359 2 8 £ s. a. 204 5 11 73 18 11 226 19 11 1 486 'o 0 • " 6 i 6 384* 3 5 72' 8 1 27 11 6 ■ 6 3 33 7 121,285 0 0 6,796 3 0 53,342 0 5 15,423 3 8 140 0 3 110 0 2 591 18 9 167 7 7 Totals .. 2,968 0 0 68 2 6 606 1,219,982 2 27 25,252 18 8 626 8 7 23,202 10 8 74 143,513 3 37 1,514 11 6 Land Hasvke'sBay.. Wellington .. Marlborough.. Canterbury .. Ocago ■or Settlement, ! 9i 6 28 3 10,471 2 0 1,030 0 0 16,147 0 0 38,380 0 7 3,667 1 30 2,594 10 0 •171 13 4 1,642 17 6 5,443 7 6 401 18 10 1,297 5 Oi 244 19 1 172 3 9 1,040 19 1 4,115 10 10 401 18 10 2,086 0 0 6,030 2 19 1,214 2 23 181 18 7 645 14 4 64 10 6 5 1 Totals .. 892 3 5 44 69,695 3 37 10,254 7 2 1,714 7 li 5,558 8 9 9,331 1 2 Cheviot Estate: Canterbury 6,622 14 8 6,285 11 11 4,564 1 20 40 45,971 0 9 381 18 10 * In. ijudi is £61 8s. 6d., interest and sinking fund on buildings.