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Table 31. —Return showing Position and Transactions in Improved-farm Settlements from their Commencement to 31st March, 1914.

District. Area proclaimed. Total Number of Sections in the Settlements. Number of Settlers Nnmber remaining Numoer inOccu- p Brqnn<< pation on r^|°?? 31st March, r6Biaent - 1914. Area occupied. Total Area made Freehold. Number Area Total Amount Number. Area. received. Area felled. Area grassed. 1 Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Southland ■ • • Acres. 24,423 2,025 61,701 44,694 4,862 193 17 469 360 57 120 16 352 248 34 497 42 t 1,414 129 A. R. p. 16,349 2 36 ■ 1,825 1 20 49,786 0 0 31,994 1 18 3,649 0 24 6 1 8 97 8 A. R. P. 488 1 10 86 0 0 250 3 4 9,196 1 36 752 1 5 £ s. d. 601 15 8 272 17 3 524 4 2 12,635 0 1 1,163 1 1 Acres. 865* 1,817 t t 2,765 Acres. 7,951 1,817 t t 2,640 Totals 137,705 1,096 770 •• 103,604 2 18 120 10,773 3 15 15,196 18 3 •• Amount paid to Selectors for Improvements. Rent and Interest paid by Selectors. District. Past Ti For Houses. Past Transactions. ?ransactions. For Bushf elling and other Works. Duri For Houses. During Year. ing Year. ForBushfelltag™ T ° tal Pa y m6nte ' and other Works. Value of Improvements nov on the Land, including those paid for by Government. During tli e Year From Commenc6 . aw Mafch 1914. ment ° f s y stem - Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Southland .. £ s. d. 3,759 0 4 159 14 4 7,300 17 0 5,596 10 0 902 1 0 £ s. d. 14,625 9 4 | 1,860 9 5 36,418 2 3 22,758 9 10 11,155 14 2 £ s. d. 1,836 2 10 34710 0 559 5 0 £ s. d. 6,061 14 0 £ s. d. 26,282 6 6 2,020 3 9 44,600 13 8 30,955 8 8 12,057 15 2 £ s. d. 2,155 1 1 213 2 1 4,932 3 8 2,900 13 6 230 19 10 £ s. d. 8,357 1 7 4,095 0 11 27,899 0 2 33,395 5 3 3,702 12 5 £ s. d. 42,222 5 0 9,837 17 9 t t 10,890 8 0 534' 4 5 2,041 3 10 Totals 86,818 5 0 2,742 17 10 8,637 2 3 10,432 0 2 77,449 0 4 17,718 2 8 115,916 7 9 * Area felled during year. t Figures not supplied.