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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during the Year ending 31st March, 1919.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1919.

Table C. —Position of the Land for Settlements Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1919. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Cash and instalments .. .. 81,223 11 0 Purchase-money .. .. .. 645,386 12 8 Debentures issued under the Land Charges and expenses— Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. 550,000 0 0 In connection with £ s. d. Receipts under seotion 191, Land Act, estates purchased 40,106 9 6 1908 .. .. .. .. 1,763 15 11 Other expenses .. 6,31110 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 344,091 18 4 46,417 19 6 Sales of— Interest paid to Consolidated Fund in Crown lands .. .. .. 114,321 3 9 respect of debentures issued .. 313,459 3 7 Land-for-settlements lands .. 144,839 2 11 Interest under subsection (8) of pecWorkers' dwellings on settlement tion 191 of the Land Act, 1908 .. 9 9 C lands under seotion 16 of the Advances under section 63, Land Laws Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910 .. 8,383 3 9 Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 50,000 0 0 Interest on securities held by Invest- Reoeipts on aooount of Capital Value of ment Acoount .. .. .. 14,210 1 7 Land under Land Act, 1908, section Recoveries — 191, erroneously credited in previous Unauthorized .. .. .. 25,872 9 6 year, now transferred .. .. 3,040 0 0 Ordinary .. .. .. 969 7 6 Sinking fund .. .. .. 27,547 0 0 Credits in reduotion .. .. 447 18 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 200,262 7 8 £1,286,122 12 11 £1,286,122 12 11 Table D. —Position of the Land for Settlements Account at 31st March, 1919. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Loans current .. .. .. 8,406,487 0 0 Purchase-money .. .. .. 9,081,603 0 4 Rents &c , received .. .. 4,855,286 17 10 Incidental expenses .. .. 757,235 1 1 Sales of settlement lands .. .. 625,356 211 Interest .. .. .. .. 3,985,685 17 6 Sales of workers' dwellings.. .. 35,669 8 8 Sinking fund .. .. .. 637,096 8 0 Reoeipts under Land Act, section 191 8,037 0 10 Land Laws Amendment Act, secReceipts under Land Act, seotion 177 59,700 17 1 tion63.. .. .. .. 220,171 0 0 Sale of Crown lands .. .. 863,569 5 3 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. 25,872 9 6 Interest on investments .. .. 26,226 14 6 Balance .. 200,262 7 8 Recoveries .. .. .. 27,126 17 0 - Premium on loan .. .. .. 117 0 0 Pour-per-cent. stock created to cover expenses of raising loan .. .. 349 0 0 £14,907,926 4 1 £14,907,926 4 1

Land District. Numl Number. Area of Estates offered. I Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... ... ... 295 55 28 134 10 30 5 95 29 27 Aores. 218,608 154,385 17,042 90,372 37,900 0,386 751 140,827 26,789 21,465 Totals 708 708 714,531

Land District. Number, j Area, Purchase-money. Incidental Expenses, Improvements, Koads, &c. I Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 63 42 11 70 14 7 2 129 55 19 Acres. 329,091 248,034 9,781 97,609 216,331 28,111 5,125 410,626 257,989 86,417 £ 964,510 1,639,377 152,097 1,035,333 646,909 39,880 8,343 2,799,147 1,403,378 392,629 £ 108,804 113,007 11,799 88,797 59,519 5,142 2,971 133,868 115,550 28,853 Totals ! .12 1,689,114 9,081,603 668,310