C.—l

202

Note.—The figures for the Auckland district are exolusive of 134 tenants, in occupation of 5,690 acres at an annual rental of £458 7s. 10d., who changed their holdings to lease-in-perpetuity tenure.

Table 13. —Summary of Position of Village Settlements at 31st March, 1903.

Number < in Occ 1 Settlers ipation. | Annual Rental Amounts tdvanced to Settlers up to list March, 1903. 1st March, 1903. For Bushfelling, Grassing, &c. io uy .» Total. Amount of , Advances which have been repaid to 31st March, 1903. District. Area occupied. in Pasture or cultivated. including Interest on Advances. s, Total Amount . T Value of of Interest paid! Im P r °veto 31st March, ments now 1903. ° T n th , e Land. Arrears of Interest on 31st March, 1903. Resident. Non-resident. For Houses. Auckland 43 7 A. R. P. 1,859 3 10 A. R. P. 1,093 2 3 £ s. d. 154 0 8 £ s. d. 958 0 0 £ s. d. 1,253 17 6 £ s. d. 2,211 17 6 £ s. d. 477 10 0 354 9 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,604 8 10 6,453 18 0 . 530 4 11 ; 7,093 0 0 s. d. 65 5 0 0 9 6 Hawke's Bay 65 32 723 3 8 396 0 0 146 12 4 580 0 0 296 15 9 876 15 9 Taranaki 9 15 110 0 19 78 0 0 16 12 4 1 i 718 0 0 Wellington .. 383 85* 10,532 1 38 6,817 0 0 2,011 8 2 2,944 0 0 3,670 19 11 6,614 19 11 2,024 16 5 3,576 4 4 66,212 0 0 74 10 0 Nelsonf 15 5 100 3 7 78 0 0 17 15 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 21 0 0 | ■ 1,081 0 0 1 15 0 Marlborough 18 6 367 1 39 274 0 0 45 19 4 85 0 0 18 15 0 103 15 0 15 0 0 68 4 4 2,510 0 0 Canterbury .. 335 81 13,184 0 23 10,766 0 1 2,333 14 2 2,590 0 0 2,590 0 0 757 10 0 1,633 9 3 44,508 1 4 2 10 0 Otago 158 93 3,859 2 33 1,930 0 0 662 6 10 1,101 5 0 440 0 0 1,541 5 0 115 2 6 929 1 11 14,181 0 0 2 11 10 Southland .. 178 253 6,224 3 29 3,275 0 0 702 2 8 756 0 0 350 2 2 1,106 2 2 142 1 3 j 711 3 1 25,284 0 0 j Totals .. 6,090 11 6 9,084 5 0 6,030 10 4 1,204 577 36,963 1 6 24,707 2 4 15,114 15 4 3,916 9 2 10,073 16 8 168,040 19 4 147 1 4 * Exclusive of 105 not reported on. 1 Endowment lands.