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Table 1. —Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1915.

District. I Total Area granted Total Area T . , . under Acts without of Crown Lands "old SU Money Payment leased _,____*_ i,_ or reserved for Public under all Tenures ttvJ f i,? Purposes from (exclusive of _ reenoia. Foundation of Reserves leased Dominion. by Crown). 1_ ; Estimated Area Total Area Total Area _*" te«S- M__S___f Total Area open of nS 0 h,-R^_i P ¥f exclusive of I and in for Selection. Native Land. ; „&£?&, " _ ££•** any of the other : Preceding Columns, j Headings. Auckland Acres. Acres. Acres. 2,413,678 j 3,640,930 1,872,223 Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 253.953 3,545,599 .. 658,795 1,140,362 13,525,540 Hawke's Bay . . 2,421,581 437.223 956,931 20,018 1.385.506 .. 150,140 . 137,501 5,508,900 Taranaki 500,108 713. 805 606,073 6.663 317,909 .. 66,906 193,036 2,404,500 Wellington 3,226,715 : 890.639 858,771 6.956 1,617,509 36,500 195,110 218,800 7,061,000 Xclson 586,520 311.421 795,100 59,321 41,148 1,573.000 60,000 1,288,490 4,715,000 Marlborough 782,734 222.445 1,460,573 13,023 .. 131.447 100.367 57,411 2,768,000 Westland 140.198 308.545 1,616,141 49.362 .. 750.000 154.171 845,461 3,863,878 Canterbury 3,636,071 1.369.047 3,915.935 191 .. 233,650 444,780 4.371 9,604,045 Otago Southland 1.993, I02 , 59 1.999 5,504, 238 I.592, 288 3.554 .257 1.722. 636 3.515 .. 520,000 263,300 92,846 8,969,000 22.664 .. 626,479 140,502 223.543 7.882,369 Totals 17.292.995 17.292.995 , 12,040,311 19,308.621 12,040,311 19,308.621 435.666 6.907.671 3,871,076 2.234.071 4,201.821 66,292,232 435.666 6.907.671 3,871,076 2.234.071 4,201.821 66,292,23: i_ _l_