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1904. NEW ZEALAND

LANDHOLDERS AND LAND-TAX (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 16th October, 1903. Ordered. " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The number of landholders in New Zealand ; (2) the number of landholders who pay land-tax ; and (3) the number of landholders who pay 2_. 6d. and under 55., ss. and under 10s., 10s. and under 155., iss. and under £1, £1 and under £2, £2 and under £3, £3 and under £4, £4 and under £5, £5 and under £6, £6 and under £7, £7 and uuder £8, £8 and under £9, £9 and under £10, £10 and under £11, £11 and under £12, £12 and under £13, £13 and under £14, £14 and under £15, £15 and under £16, £10 and under £17, £17 and under £18, £18 and under £19, £19 and under £20, £20 and under £25, £25 and under £30, __30 and under £35, £35 and under £40, £40 and under £45, £45 and under £50, £50 and under £60, £60 and under £70, £70 and under £80, £80 and under £90, £90 and under £100, £100 and under £150, £150 and under £200, £200 and under £250, £250 and under £300, £300 arid under £350, £350 and under £400, £400 and under £450, £450 and under £500, £500 and over."—(Mr. Ell.)

Return. (1.) The number of landholders in New Zealand ... ... 115,713 (2.) The number of landholders who pay land-tax ... ... 15,864 (3.) The number of landholders who pay— £ s. d. £ s. d. 0 2 6 and under 0 5 0 ... ... ... 571 0 5 0 „ 0 10 0 ... ... ... 1,011 0 10 0 „ 0 15 0 ... ... ... 869 0 15 0 „ 10 0 ... ... ... 785 10 0 „ 2 0 0 ... ... ... 2,631 2 0 0 „ 3 0 0 ... ... ... 1,555 3 0 0 „ 4 0 0 ... ... ... 1,110 4 0 0 „ 5 0 0 .. ... ... 755 5 0 0 „ 6 0 0 ... ... ... 565 6 0 0 „ 7 0 0 ... ... ... 456 7 0 0 „ 8 0 0 ... ... ... 457 8 0 0 „ 9 0 0 ... ... ... 410 9 0 0 „ 10 0 0 ... ... ... 366 10 0 0 „ 11 0 0 ... ... ... 365 11 0 0 „ 12 0 0 ... ... ... 294 12 0 0 „ 13 0 0 ... ... ... 304 13 0 0 „ 14 0 0 ... ... ... 248 14 0 0 „ 15 0 0 ... ... ... 215 15 0 0 „ 16 0 0 ... ... ... 166 16 0 0 „ 17 0 0 ... .. ... 176 17 0 0 „ 18 0 0 ... ... ... 155 18 0 0 „ 19 0 0 ... ... ... 156 19 0 0 „ 20 0 0 ... ... ... 11l 20 0 0 „ 25 0 0 ... ... ... 401 25 0 0 „ 30 0 0 ... ... ... 323 30 0 0 „ 35 0 0 ... ... ... 193 35 0 0 „ 40 0 0 ... ... ... 145 40 0 0 „ 45 0 0 ... ... ... 109 45 0 0 „ 50 0 0 ... ... ... 104 50 0 0 „ 60 0 0 ... ... ... 152 60 0 0 „ 70 0 0 ... ... ... 117 70 0 0 „ 80 0 0 ... ... ... 80 80 0 0 „ 90 0 0 ... ... ... 55 90 0 0 „ 100 0 0 ... ... ... 48 100 0 0 „ 150 0 0 ... ... ... 125 150 0 0 „ 200 0 0 ... .. ... 79 200 0 0 „ 250 0 0 ... ... ... 50 250 0 0 „ 300 0 0 ... ... ... 20 300 0 0 „ 350 0 0 ... ... ... 29 350 0 0 „ 400 0 0 ... ... ... 9 400 0 0 „ 450 0 0 ... ... ... 17 450 0 0 .. 500 0 0 ... ... ... 14 500 0 0 and over ... ... ... ... 63 Land and income Tax Department, John McGowan, Wellington, 28th June, 1904. Commissioner of Taxes. Appror.imatu Com of Pa/par. —Preparation, not given; printing (l,4_j co. les), £1 Is.

By Authority : John Maokat, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o4. Price 3d.]