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The following table shows the lands opened during the year under the various tenures :

Table A. — Land opened during the Year 1909-10.

Lands under Survey and being prepared for Settlement. On the 31s< March, 1910, the Lands Department had under survey, and being prepared for opening for settlement, an area of 1,510,885 acres, made up as follows : — < Ordinary Crown lands (chiefly under optional system and as .small grazing- Acres, runs .. .. .. .. .. .*. .. 929,266 National endowment (renewable lease and small grazing-runs) . . . . 424,7(-'2 Native lands (chiefly for Maori Land Boards, Native-land settlement) . . 156,837 Total . . . . .. . . .. .. 1,510,885 The areas given above are distributed in the following j'roportions : —

The area given above is composed mostly of blocks actually in the hands of the surveyors being surveyed into subdivisions for settlement. It should, however, be explained thai the Otago figures include 679,000 acres, the major portion of which has already been selected by tenants. Lands selected under all Tenures. The total selectors for the past year do not equal those of the previous year by 21. but the area taken up, which includes lands selected under pastoral lense, both ordinary Crown hinds and national endowment Lands, totals 2,431,1 L 3 acres, or 1,514,622 acres in excess of last year. The subjoined table gives the complete details of the year's transactions, and it will suffice to notice thai included in the above, and under the provisions of the Land for Settlements Ad. 1908, and amendment of 1909,

u< ■Mirer Optional ' ' ""' S] it m ordinary Crown Land. inewable l.i National Endowment. ■use. Improved , , ' ■'■■■""' Farm : ils ' 1 v '3 AucLand for Bpeolal ;\ uc - Uonand Setae- Settle- tlon - A p.l» h - mente. mente. cation. Village AllotSmall ■ Elans. Ordinary National Crown Endowl.an.l*. ment. Acres. Acres. Auckland .. 53,426 3,266 Hawke'a Bay 6,414 Taranaki .". 22,134 Wellington .. 45,791 Nelson .. 7,935 18,737 Maryborough Westland .. .. 29,477 Canterbury .. 564 272 Otago .. 3,860 1,457 Southland .. 12,359 3,737 Acres. 24,980 856 ! 12,320 6,142 215,765 4,981 11,198 teres, Lcrea. Lcres. lores. 11,970 12,941 127 636 28,929 .. 83| .. 67 19,985 45 36 828 13,866 526 7,517 5,285 .. 15 .. 75 .. 154 41 159 29,100 .. I 509 13,731 .. 85 .. 2,905 . . 501 .. Ac ITS. 85 47 130 Lcres. 3,970 Acres, i Acres. 64,126 116,016 24,845 1,760 10,000 76,166 348,520 53,11 id 3,824 304,574 246,460 141,254| Acres. 287,573 61,174 54,587 80,530 257,737 86,953 442,556 34,270 859,901 160,756 5,577* I 1 • • 289,734f Totals .. ( 152,483 5(i,946 276,242 92,890 46.792J 1,424 9,011 • 263 299,281 973,309 417,396 2,326,037 • National endowment t Includes 210,554 acr I Includes 5,847 acres t lands. res nationa ( national * 1 endowmei endowment it lands, lands (Tai itnaki, 4,81 17 acres, and Wcl lington, 950 acres).

Lam! District. Grown Lands. National Endowment. Maori Lands, chiefly for Settlement. Auckland Hawke's Bay raianaki Wellington N'elsoii . . kfarlborough Westland Canterbury Acres. 122,540 37,618 104,750 60,000 I.X.S7: , . 7.184 Nil 5,395* 553,506 19,400 Aires. 73,790 13,570 16,840 Nil 16,110 27.150 20,000 Nil Nil Acres. 78,190 18.270 17,177 18,500 Nil J) n 3tago Southland 24,700 Totals .. 929,266 156,837 424,782 * Lam for settlements.