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there were 308 selectors, who have taken up between them M).2(M! acres, against 288 selectors of 95,698 acres last year. It is also of interest to note that at the close of the year the Crown tenants totalled 26,498, holding 18,722,779 acres, and paying an annual rental of £577,693.

Table B. — Return showing Selections during the Year, together with the Total Number of Crown Tenants, the Net Area held, and Annual Rental payable at 31st March, 1910.

The National Endowment Aura. The total area within the national endowment, in terms of section i.'f>B of the Land Ad. 1908, amounts to 8,202,845 acres. The selectors for the pasl year numbered 615, the area selected being 1,024,537 acres, and the amount of revenue received for the past year totalled £78,408.

Selections during the Year. Tenure. Number. Area. Net Area held at 31st March, 1910. Nunilierof ,„, Annual Rental Selectors. Area - payable. irch, 191(1. Annual .Rental payable. Ordinary Crown Land*, — A B iCash lands . . . . .. . . 358 8,618 3 8 I deferred payment Perpetual Lease Oooupation with right of purchase .. 307 108,151 3 36 Lease in perpetuity .. .. .. 4 1,011 1 8 Renewable lease, town and rural .. :'.( 8,553 2 28 Agricultural lease Mining distriots hind occupation leases .. (ill 2,067 2 27 I Village settlement, cash .. .. 8 12 0 2 „ deferred |iayment ,, perpetual lease „ occupation with right 1 0 10 of purchase ,, lease in perpetuity „ renewable lease . . 12 115 3 16 ■ Village-homestead special settlement Special-settlement associations Improved-farm special settlement .. 220 33,605 0 0 Small grazing-runs .. .. .. 2| 2,867 0 0 Pastoral rone .. .. .. 68 1,057,602 2 11 Pastoral licenses in miuing districts under 26 5,083 3 31 special regulations Miscellaneous leases .. . . . . 558 89,555 3 26 a. k. v. £ s. d. 31 14,238 3 24 740 1 10 475 82,378 0 17 2,903 15 5 4,948 1,691,014 2 34 76,890 17 3 5,082 1,483,312 1 6 46,613 1 9 127 19,697 3 14 1,352 3 8 16 521 1 29 22 13 3 591 i 23,515 3 2 1,391 18 0 S 163 1 6 18 11 0 98 1,450 1 10 197 13 8 32 62 3 14 14 12 6 1,082 i 22,795 1 12 3,995 5 4 121 800 1 29 473 4 0 605 13,455 3 24 1,663 0 1 663 115,452 1 5 ' 6,214 15 6 795 104,334 3 19 5,873 10 9 255 I 468,307 3 12 17,956 15 9 463 6,944,768 2 23 35,105 19 4 215 39,143 0 29 809 3 8 3,514 663,010 3 38 ! 14,431 0 1 i £ 9. d. 740 1 10 2,903 15 5 76,890 17 3 46,613 1 9 1,352 3 8 22 13 3 1,391 18 0 18 11 0 197 13 8 14 12 6 3,995 5 4 473 4 0 1,663 0 1 6,214 15 6 5,873 10 9 17,956 15 9 35,105 19 4 809 3 8 14,431 0 1 Totals .. . . 1,656 1,317,245 3 33 1,656 1,317,246 3 33 19,121 19,121 11,688,424 3 27 216,668 2 10 I 1,688,424 3 27 216,608 2 10 ( 'hi riot Estate, — Cash lands .. .. .. .. 1 I 010 Lease in perpetuity Village homestead Urazing-farms . . . . .... Pastoral runs Miscellaneous leases . . . . . . 2 153 1 0 I ■ J il8 24,387 2 2 6,424 7 6 92 2,480 1 0 870 10 4 49 45,782 0 7 0,840 5 2 1 1,642 0 0 193 3 8 49 1,269 3 20 229 17 5 Totals .. .. . . 3 153 2 0 3 153 2 0 309 75,561 2 29 14,558 4 1 309 75,561 2 29 14,558 4 1 Land for Settlements, — Cash lands .. .. .. . . Iβ 254 1 28 Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease .. .. .. 274 88,430 2 2!) Village lease in perpetuity ,, renewable lease Special-settlement associations Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs M iseellaneous leases .. .. .. L8 520 3 36 3,600 603,364 1 25 194,096 16 8 (ir,r> 247,233 0 0 49,220 l<) 6 46 438 1 28 333 12 8 2 9 2 Hi 8 15 6 11 2,114 1 9 162 7 8 111 204,308 0 33 26,739 4 4 2 963 2 38 ; 121 13 0 205 0,723 0 22 1,401 15 3 __■ i_ Totals .. .. .. 308 ' 89,206 0 13 1 ■ , 4,632 i 1,125,144 3 11 272,085 4 7 4,632 i 1,125,144 3 11 272,085 4 7 National Endowment Lands, — Renewable lease .. .. .. 303 : 81,052 0 1 village settlement . . 32 352 1 21 Improved-farm special settlement .. 39 ii,.'!!)!• I :>o Small grazing-runs . . .. . . 43 295,627 0 0 I'iistoral runs .. .. .. 44 604,818 2 34 Pastoral licenses in mining districts under 45 6,861 3 30 special regulations Miscellaneous leases .. .. .. 109 29,426 0 25 720 196,783 1 28 I 9,122 10 6 107 1,003 0 21 244 17 0 • 48 7,745 2 14 75 14 7 460 1,413,016 0 27 25,702 14 I 227 4,009,840 2 37 35,065 11 8 152 25,256 1 17 536 2 8 416 173,945 3 15 | 1,475 2 2 720 196,783 1 28 107 1,003 0 21 48 7,745 2 14 460 1,413,016 0 27 227 4,009,840 2 37 152 25,256 1 17 9,122 10 5 244 17 0 75 14 7 25,702 14 1 35,065 11 8 536 2 8 416 173,945 3 15 1,475 2 2 Totals . .. .. 615 1,024,537 2 21 2,130 i 5,827,591 0 39 j 72,222 12 7 2,130 5,827,591 (i 39 72,222 12 7 . . 1 , Thermal springe, Rotorua 306 : 6,057 0 2 2,158 16 4 806 6,057 0 2 2,158 Iβ 4 (irand totals .. .. 2,582 2,431,143 0 27 26,498 J 18,722,779 2 28 577,693 0 5 26,498 118,722,779 2 28 577,693 0 5