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Table 15 .— Return of Homestead Lands: Transactions during the Year ended 31st March, 1903.

Table 16 .— Return of Small Grazing-runs taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1903.

Net Area held on 31st March, 1903. Made Freehold during the Year. Made Freehold since Commencement of System to 31st March, 1903. District. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of j Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. Auckland .. Westland .. Otago 1 A. R. P. | 30 0 0 A. R. P. 463 39 19 A. R. P. 76,066 3 10 1,480 0 0 2,697 3 18 2 158 ' 0 37 Totals 3 188 0 37 521 80,244 2 28

Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. District. o - IS r\ 9 cd On-} a-o Area. Average Area. 03 43 Annual Rent payable. u 9 O g 0 % Area. Annual Rental. tH 03 a a a Ox Area. Annual Ken tal A. R. P. A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P. 2,394 0 0 4,220 0 0 1,300 0 0 £ s. d. 43 7 10 74 1 0 14 19 4 1 A. R. P. 986 0 0 £ s. d. 24 13 0 Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury.. Otago Southland .. 3 8 ii 9,790 0 0 1,057 0 0 47,132 2 0 3,263 "l 13 352 "l 13 4,284**0 0 0 *3-9 1 "6 0 2-3 162 18 10 52*17 0 455*18 8 '1 ii 1 i 7,200 'fl 0 112 io 0 '2 16 9,584 0 0 25,961 8 14 4,792 0 0 1,622 2 18 0 *7*5 |0 5-6 299 IO 0 615 1 4j 2 3,160 2 29 85 15 IO, 3 8,082 "2 34 162 9 6 Totals .. 35 93,525 1 14 2,672 0 24-4 0 4-07 ,1,586 5 li 11,074 2 29 218 4 0 16,268 2 34 299 12 6 Land for Set\ foments — for Hawke's Bay Marlborough Canterbury.. Southland .. Bay ugh ry--31 1 2 5 1 1,177 0 0 3,595 2 0 14,471 0 19 1,150 0 0 20,393 2 19 1,177 0 0 1,798 0 0 2,894 0 35-8 1,150 0 0 3 0 0 10-5 2 5-03 1 4 176 11 0 157 4 6 1,750 10 8 77 0 0 i .. Totals .. Is .. 9 2,265 3 33 2 1-43 2,161 6 2 Cheviot Estate Graz'g - farm itate; arms 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 5 00 1 12 6 District. Exchange; duri: O 3 o-2 to othev Tenures ig the Year. ■xr XV I Annual ] * I Rental. ' § 3 'A I Net Area held on 31i March, 1903. Area. Amount re the Annual Rental. On the Year'i Transactions »o|lved during Arrears0I s On Past « . s. Transactions. I Alei J g| 31st larch, 1903. Amount. -ea. A. R. P. £ s. d. A. R. p. 57,711 2 0 211,316 1 14 25,310 0 0 68,721 1 4 1,088 0 0 195,106 0 16 £ s. d. 458 3 5 2,169 6 4 338 4 7 2,032 16 10 10 0 0 2,553 2 9 £ s. d. £ 8. d. 467 17 11 2,076 3 0 377 4 3 2,129 9 7 7 0 0 2,156 10 0 A. r. p. 9,299 0 0 £ s. d. 73 1 4 .uckland lawke's Bay 'aranaki Vellington .. lelson lar) borough Vestland Janterbury .. )tago louthland 1 2 2,426 0 0 1,264 0 0 60 13 0 15 16 0 9 71 23 75 1 111 81 9 5 26 8 0 232 1 2 i 6 6 1,547* 3 20 5,027 0 0 16,765 0 0 38 ±4 0 95 10 3 105 *5 3 • • 50 266 18 119,585 1 25 534,338 1 35 61,293 0 13 5,331 2 0 12,461 7 4 716 4 10 149*15 0 296 3 8 5,186 4 2 11,892 9 0 709 11 5 5 36 1 17,748 3 17 65,230 2 13 1,053 0 0 251 12 4 834 5 0 8 4 7 .. Totals .. 3,090 0 0 76 9 0 624 1,274,470 0 27 20,070 8 1 785 17 3 25,002 9 4 57 116,671 1 10 1,406 12 9 Land for Settlement. I lawke'sBay.. Vellington .. larlborough.. 'anterbury .. )tago Southland 10 1 7 32 3 1 11,648 2 0, 1,030 0 0; 19,742 2 0! 52,851 0 26 3,667 1 30! 1,150 0 0| 2,771 1 0! 171 13 4| 1,712 13 6, 7,193 18 2J 401 18 10 77 0 0 88 5 78 12 1,038 3 739 16 3 171 13 4 1,194 12 5 7,238 0 1 405 3 5 0 3,801 3 0 1,853' 0 36 1,214 2 23j 822 8 0 181 18 10 129 1 0 28*15 I Totals .. 54 90,089 2 16 12,328 4 10 1,233 16 6 9,749 5 6; 6,869 2 19 1,133 7 10 Cheviot Estate : Grazing-farms •• I 18 45,977 2 9] 0,624 7 2 0 16 3 6,955 5 71 6,095 2 7 391 0 8