MOVEMENTS OF LAND VALUES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 92, 27 July 1910, Page 7

MOVEMENTS OF LAND VALUES

INTERESTING FIGURES. The Dominion,, in commenting on the transactions disclosed by the annual report of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Office, compare the average values per acre, and in the table below the total areas—town, suburban aiul country—are given, also the total value and the average value per acre worked out to the nearest penny:— '

The average is high in Taranaki, Wellington, (V.nterlniry and Poverty Hay. The averages, compared for a period of three vears, give a better view of the situation. The table appended illustrates this

point:— Average per Acre.

The value of lanil in Auckland has very v doulik'd in the pa-t two years. In Tiivamiki and Wellington the aJvanee lias been continuous, dairying laud now bei.ntt very costly. In lhnviie's Iky. Canterbury and Southland the average price ]uu shown, a, while in the Poverty Hay district there has been a sharp increase. Nehmi, Otago ana Westland renter ■decreases, while Marlborough shows a slight increase.

Total Average value. per acre. District Acres £ £ s. (I. Auckland' 322,581 1,770.031 5 10 2 Ta.rana.ki ■05,208. 075,510 10 7 2 Wellington 109,270 2,129.244 10 13 S H'k's Bay 105,7 (ili 784,504 4 14 8 P'v'ty Bay 55,28!) 521.034 7 12 3 10 Nelson 40,854 148,S0G 3 12 Mariboro' 37,007 85,394 2 6 2 CanteiVy •240,381: 2.280,900 0 10 3 11 Otngo .120,334 812,047 0 14 Southland 200,532 074.070 3 5 3 Vvcstlaml !),705 20,055 2 13 2

District £ s. d. £ s. (1. £ s. d. Auckland 2 12 (i 4 9 8 5 10 2 Taranaki 8 5 0 8 1(5 !) 10 7 2 Welivton 7. 11 !) <) 2 3 10 13 8 11'kV I'.av 8 13 4 5 8 10 4 14 8 P'v'ty Bay 5 8 1. 2 17 0 7 12 3 Nelson 4 3 (1 5 3 3 3 12 10 Marlboro' 2 3 10 I 1!) a 2 0 2 Cantcrb'y 11 lii 0 !) Hi .1 <) 10 3 Southland 3 IS 8 3 13 1 3 5 3 Ota go 0 1 !) 7 rt S) 0 14 11 West! and 3 '2 3 5 8 0 •2 13 2