Table 17.— Number and Area of Pastoral Licenses for the Year ended 31st March, 1902.

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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. No. of Holders. Number. Area. Number. Area. Area. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland C 1 A. B. P. 16,499 2 0 11,632 0 0 £ s. d. 82 0 0 80 0 C a. b. P. A. b. P. A. B. p. A. B. p. •• " •• 2 2 3 13 4 17 6 3,120 0 0 1,060 0 0 14,280 0 0 75,998 0 0 19,804 3 26 372,277 0 0 57,379 0 0 8 5 0 5 0 0 62 17 6 68 9 0 357 18 6 844 5 0 458 17 8 •• 4 3,450 0 0 "37 ,. 4,351 2 36 8 1 119 19 5 7,447 0 0 3,193 0 0 55,965 2 0 375 3 0 254,798 0 19 55,475 0 0 30,200 0 0 1,000 0 0 19,, 650 0 0 1,000 0 0 ■• 1 1 3,298 0 11 3,200 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 773 0 0 Totals 54 572,050 1 26 5 4,223 0 0 39 10,849 3 7 ! 377,254 1 19 1,967 12 8 160 51,850 0 0 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury Land for Settlements — Otago .. 1 2 460 0 0 953 2 38 60 16 6 Net Area held on 31st March, 1902. Holders in Arrei ■ton 31st March, 1902. District. Rent paid during the Year. Number of Holders. Area, approximately. Average Holdings. Annual Rental. Number. Area. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 25 17 A. B. P. •133,216 0 27 134,991 2 0 A. B. P. 5,328 2 23-48 7,940 2 32 £ s. d. 549 13 10 713 3 0 £ s. d. 164 4 0 685 8 11 4 A. B. P. 70,474 2 0 £ s. d. 275 11 6 23 t73 80 81 111 237 91 29,911 0 0 313,960 0 0 944,998 0 0 577,638 0 0 3,535,612 2 10 4,508,322 1 22 1,282,907 1 0 11,461,556 3 19 1,300 1 37 4,300 0 0 11,812 0 0 7,131 0 0 31,834 1 15-5 19,022 1 33 14,098 0 0 194 10 2 773 14 10 4,303 3 7 662 8 0 34,302 8 2 29,313 8 8 3,904 17 10 191 16 8 673 12 0 4,213 3 10 576 6 11 32,381 13 6 28,810 11 3 3,816 7 0 56 1 62,132* 0 0 1,678 0 0 151 14 2 28 11 1 Totals 738 74,717 8 1 71,513 4 1 61 134,284 2 0 455 16 9 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury Land for Settlements — Otago (Earnscleugh) .. 1 1,642 0 0 1,642 0 0 193 3 8 250 13 8 2 953 2 38 476 3 19 121 13 0 60 16 6 • Includes five grazing leases, containing 4,799 acres 2 roods, taken up during the year under Section 232 of " The Land Act, 1892., t Seven licenses, area 6,808 ac: ■es. rentals £29, were tri ,nsferr<