RETURN OF CROWN LANDS IN EACH PROVINCE, SHOWING THE EXTENT ACQUIRED BY CONFISCATION.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1871 Session I, C-04a

C.-No. 4a

RETURN OF CROWN LANDS IN EACH PROVINCE, SHOWING THE EXTENT ACQUIRED BY CONFISCATION.

(Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, No. 1, dated 17th August, 1871.) That there bo laid upon the Table of this House, " A Return showing approximately the Acreage of Lands in each Province held by the Crown, particularizing those portions which have been Confiscated under any Acts of the General Assembly." (Mr. McGillivray.)

WELLINGTON.

1871.

C—Wo. 4a.

RETURN OF CROWN LANDS.

RETURN Showing Approximately the ACREAGE of LANDS held by the CROWN in the various PROVINCES of the COLONY.

Province. Provincial Waste Lands. Confiscated Land. Total. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. e. p. Auckland ... a749,0G1 2 2 b894, 553 1 39 1,643,615 0 1 Taranaki 11,000 0 0 c612,992 0 13 623,992 0 13 Hawke's Bay 787,400 0 0 39,633 0 0 827,033 0 0 Wellington ... 1,180,000 0 0 d33,000 0 0 1,213,000 0 0 Nelson 6,196,986 2 29 < • • 6,196,986 2 29 Marlborough 2,486,970 1 2 • ■> 2,486,970 1 2 Canterbury... 7,817,171 O 4t 7,817,171 0 4} "Westland County ... 3,014,436 2 10 ■ •■ 3,014,436 2 10 Otago 12,317,847 2 31 ••• 12,317,847 2 31 Southland District 2,222,133 0 11 • •• 2,222,133 0 11 Total ... 38,363,185 1 2H 36,783,006 3 9* 1,580,178 2 12 a This area does not include surplus land (about 56,000 acres) reverting to the Crown from old land claims. B 5,000 acres out of this block, known as Patutahi, is promised to Native Allies engaged on our eide during East Coast ♦ampaign, 1864-65. c 309 acres in the Town of Ealeigh (East and West) are included in this. D The Eailway Reserve of 12,000 acres is included in this.