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Table 1.—Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1919.

District. Total Area sold and held on Freehold. Total Area granted under Acts without Money Payment, or reserved for Public Purposes from Foundation of Dominion. Total Area of Crown Lands leased Total Area Total Area under all Tenures ; open of (exclusive of for Selection. Native Land. Reserves leased , by Crown). Estimated Area Estimated Area oSposal, 8 Total Area ° cc " pl S d exclusive of Laud in - n n ot /l rea<i y by Roads, Rivers, shown in Land District, included under j Lakes, &c. Preceding Columns, any of the other Headings. Acres. Acres. Acres. 209,864 20,150 Acres. 3,435,510 1,286,090 Acres. 664, S70 Acres. 1,148,066 Acres. 13,525,540 Acres. Acres. Auckland 2,660,728 3,593,234 1,813,268 Hawke's Bay .. 2,490,639 436,676 1,003,091 150,530 67,795 121,724 185,384 5,508,900 2,404,500 Taranaki 552, 616 720,396 580,472 21,370 276,467 Wellington 3,320,254 900,815 814,573 13,831 1,556,793 36,500 195,078 100,440 60,093 213,156 105, '446 1,152,490 7,051,000 2,768,000 4,715,000 Marlborough 777,709 218,534 1,425,870 8,554 131,447 Nelson 611,870 348,388 899,070 39,460 30,629 1,573,000 Westland 147,578 309,790 1,795,636 361,175 j 750,000 154,248 345,451 3,863,878 Canterbury 3,598,601 1,390,660 3,826,466 434 : 140,500 445,295 76,089 9,478,045 Otago 1,982,961 615,747 5,535,441 8,336 573,600 263,235 115,680 9,095,000 Southland 1,610,668 3,557,763 1,628,946 21,004 626,479 140,639 296,870 7,882,369 Totals 704,178 6,585,489 17,753,624 12,092,003 19,322,833 3,831,526 I 2,242,223 3,760,356 66,292,232