FREEHOLD LANDS.
DOMINION STATISTICS. The area of freehold lands exclusivo of those m boroughs and townships was 011 March 111, 1910. 19,575,231 acres. This area, according to a return laid before tho House of Representatives yesterday afternoon, was held by '16,922 persons. The improved or capital value was I!ll9,0!t7,-tr>5, and the unimproved value .£SS, 111,019. 'The number of holdings of from 5 to 10 acres was 4051, and -1001 owners held areas of from 1(1 to 20 acres. The largest number of owners in ono class was $865, who held from 100 to 200 acres, aggregating 1,209,932 acres; 5502 owners held blocks of 200 to H2O acres, totalling 1,399,798 acres; and 11712 owners held blocks of 320 to 500 acres, totalling 1,478,097 acres. The largest acreage in any one class is 2,457,511 acres, held by 1743 owners of blocks of from 1000 to 2000 acres. Freeholdings exceeding 2000 acrcs arc held as follow-.—
Acres. Owners. Tl. Area. 2,000- 3,000 561 1,276,022 3,000— -1,000 281 1,375,8-11 4,000- 5,000 161 71-1,332 5,000— 0,000 09 517,077 o,ooo— 7,000 8-1 533,165 7,000- 8,000 ■ 51 384,418 8,000- 0,000 40 336,027 9,000—10,000 32 ■ 311,494 10,000—15,000 82 , .993,549 15,000—20,000.: - 39 G6T.P32 20,000-30,000 2S G83.3G8 30,000—40,000 5 175,001 40.000—50,000 « 262,565 50,000—75,000 9 500,250 75,000-100,000 2 168,906 The following tabic shows the increases in tlio number of freeholds and of tho improved value of their lauds since 1883: Improved Owners. Value. £ 18S-3 30.7G4 53,350,812 ISSG 31,450 53,G55,689 ISS9 37,432 ' 52,575,203 1832 38,935 59,289,375 1002 43,735 74,626,682 1900 45,008 95,890,5331910 46,922 119,097,455 Tho total capital values and unimproved values to the nearest million of all land in the Dominion is shown in the following table:— lear of Capital Unimproved Valuation. Values. Values. .C £ 1878 100,000,000 03,000,000 1882 101,000,000 Nil. 18S5 113,000,000 Nil. 18S8 111,000,000 75,000,000 IS9I 122,000,000 70,000,000 1597 139,000,000 84,000,000 1002 155,000,000 95,000,000 1906 215,000,000 137,000,000 1010 278,000,000 175,000,000
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1245, 29 September 1911, Page 7
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310FREEHOLD LANDS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1245, 29 September 1911, Page 7
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