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Table 1. —Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1914.

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District. ; Total Area granted ! Total Area Total Area under Acts without ; of Crown Lands sold Money Payment leased and held on or reservei i for Public under all Tenures Freehold Purposes from (exclusive of Foundation of I Reserves leased Dominion. by Crown). Acres. Acres. Acres. 2,343,588 3,630,202 1,871,004 fc ' Estimated Area of Barren Total Area Total Area and Worthless open of Country for Selection. Native Land. . not already ; included under auy of the other Headings. Total Area open or Selection. Acres. 242,389 1 Ni I Total Area of lative Land. a Acres. 3,557,971 Estimated Ah of Barren and Worthies Country not already included und< any of the oth< Headings. Acres. Estimated Area occupied by Eoads, Eivers, Lakes, &c. Total Area remaining i for Future Disposal, | Total Area exclusive of Land in shown in Land District. Preceding Columns. Auckland Acres. Acres. Acres. 656,824 1,215,462 13,517,440 Hawke's Bay 2,407,480 ; 437,125 934,825 I I 5,681 1,391,012 150,130 182,647 5,508,900 Taranaki 493,014 712,081 587,133 327,470 55,670 203,947 2,412,600 Wellington 3,205,673 ; 888,962 859,006 11,225 1,617,509 36,500 195,110 237,015 7,051,000 Nelson 580,616 306,504 797,378 35,227 41,148 1,573,000 60,000 1,321,127 4,715,000 Marlborough 761,450 229,988 1,495,274 139,498 259,617 1,535,428 3,643,733 1,368,064 3,831,858 12,994 44,413 162 114,309 750,000 233,650 100,000 53,985 2,768,000 Westland 154,126 980,796 3,863,878 Canterbury 441,504 85,074 9,604,045 Otago 1,986,382 590,460 5,493,938 1,579,394 3,551,113 1,725,174 3,453 39,092 520,000 629,368 111,467 8,969,000 Southland 263,300 140,402 217,826 7,882,369 Totals .. 17,140,828 11,974,116 19,131,018 i 427,921 6,935,110 3,856,827 2,217,066 4,609,346 66,292,232