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Table H.—Statement showing, for the Ten Years ended 31st March, 1913, the Payments to Local Bodies from "Thirds" of Deferred-payment, Perpetual-lease, Occupation-with-right-of-purchase, Renewable-Lease, and Lease-in-perpetuity Lands; and "Fourths" of Small Grazing-runs.

" Halves " from Timbkk and Flax Royalties. In. 1905 the Legislature decreed that local bodies were to receive half the royalties paid to the Crown on account of timber and flax obtained or cut upon Crown lands. For the year ended 31st March last the local bodies in whose districts timber and flax were being utilized and for which realties were paid to the Crown received the sum of £14,302 4s. 10d. The following table shows that the total amount paid under this heading since the passing of the Act aggregates .£98.029 14s. 7d. : —

Table I.—Statement showing, for the Seven Years ended 31st March, 1913, the Payments of "Halves'" to Local Bodies out of Timber and Flax Royalties.

Land purchased and dealt with under the Land for Settlements Act. During the je&r nineteen new estates were subdivided into 242 farms or holdings, aggregating an area of 128,138 acres, and offered for selection. Two of the estates were situated in the Hawke's Bay District, fourteen in Canterbury, two in Otago, and one in Southland. Details are given in the following table.: —

Table J.—Return showing the Estates opened for Selection during the Year ended 31st March. 1913, under the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

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Year ended 31st March. " Thirds." " Fourths." Total Payments. [904 [905 [906 [907 [908 .909 .910 911 912 913 £ s. d. 27,974 9 1 32,646 5 6 23,107 4 3 24,890 14 2 27,276 12 1 32,732 6 2 25,705 3 2 40,156 16 8 29,091 17 8 42,287 12 8 £ s. d. 4,443 9 5 4,782 19 3 3,401 3 5 4,173 9 10 3,433 16 9 2,608 10 4 4,02] 9 6 4,777 12 1 4,274 1 5 4,559 10 9 £ s. d. 32,417 18 6 37,429 4 9 26,508 7 8 29,064 4 0 30,710 8 10 35,340 16 6 29,726 12 8 44.934 8 9 33,365 19 1 46,847 3 5 Totals 305,869 1 5 40,476 2 9 I 346,345 4 2 I

Year ended 31st March. " Halves " paid. " Halves " paid. I .907 .908 .909 910 911 912 913 * ■ £ s. d. 12,569 2 11 15,434 6 9 20,515 18 2 9,455 11 6 11,929 19 5 13,822 11 0 14,302 4 10 Total 98,029 14 7 98,029 14 7

Land District. Name of Estate. Number of Holdings Areas opened for offered for Selection. Selection. lawke's Bay 55 !anterbury Sherenden Waihau .. Timaunga Four Peaks Avenel Valverde Winchester Aylesbury 21 21 17 8 17 11 10 6 A. R. 10,302 3 16,163 0 5,957 1 12.742 0 1,751 1 2,312 2 789 0 1,006 3 p. 0 0 0 20 10 30 0 10