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Table 24. —Return showing the Total Number of Selectors, with Area of Crown Land selected or held, the Yearly Rent payable, and the Area made Freehold at the 31st March, 1917.

Tenure. Tenure. Total Number of Selectors. Total Area held. Total Yearly Rental or Instalment payable. Total Area made Freehold, Tenure. Number of Purchasers, Area. Ordinary Crown Lands — Cash .. .. Deferred payment (Land Acts, 1877 and 1885) Deferred payment (Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, &o.) Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Leaso in perpetuity Renowable lease Agricultural lease Mining districts land occupation loases Homestoad Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Miscellaneous leases and licenses "lO 306 498 5,760 5,954 461 16 705 Acres. 782 75,290 46,285 1,713,729 1,337,900 82,953 541 24,074 £ 32 5,513 1,976 123,947 50,528 14,482 23 1,4 82 9,522 90. 2,852 2,686 1,469 8 1,475 21 525 20 Acres. 13,177,095 1,090,417 27,034 827,071 738,184 306,148 22 140,896 816 80,453 3,426 511 134,373 3,444 190 440 5,145 395,276 0,604,170 986,442 17,987 40,570 30,526 22 21,219 Totals 11,401,821 290,510 19,996 11,401,821 16,418,781 Cheviot Estate — Cash Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Grazing-farms .. ..' Pastoral runs Miscellaneous loases and licenses 210 15 33 26,806 2,051 40,328 7,294 831 9,858 6,855 "57 5,218 920 Totals 315 74,463 18,903 6,855 Land for Settlements —■ Cash Deferred payment (Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913) Leaso in perpetuity Renewable loaso Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Miscellaneous loases and licenses ,347 3,132 1,675 100 18 295 58,496 587,681 709,964 172,535 4,269 11,261 15J628 174,455 164,532 22,943 575 2,831 iio 349 101 6 605 13,003 50,095 23,450 11,519 Totals 5,562 1,544,206 380,964 98,678 National-endowment Lands — Ronowablo leaso Mining districts land occupation leases Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Small grazing-runs Pitstoral runs Miscellaneous loasos and licenses 2,368 2 396 619,987 13 78,795 29,791 2 1,808 548 209 501 2,012,163 3,680,674 228,809 42,802 30,686 1,942 Totals 4,024 0,020,441 113,031 Thermal springs district loases 327 3,653 2,115 Educational-endowment Lands — Primary Secondary 3,188 390 767,170 38,463 77,563 8,731 Totals 3,578 805,633 86,294 Grand totals 33,802 20,450,217 891,817 16,524,314 Other endowment lands 840 361,884 17,866 Summary showing Tot^ ll Land : HELD IN EACH L.AND DlS 'RICT. District. Number Selector: ,° f Area Iteld. Ar Annual Rental Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 7,897 1,984 2,386 4,095 2 ,067 1,377 2,363 3,684 4,985 2,964 Aores. 1,900,204 1,045,867 648,010 977,762 907,666 1,525,434 1,808,618 4,055,035 5,595,510 1,986,111 £ 112,534 149,683 46,944 91,577 15,205 48,146 8,460 238,583 130,972 49,713 Totals 33,802 20,450,217 891,817