CROWN LANDS DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1890 Session I, C-01

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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

CROWN LANDS DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Seceetaby for Ceown Lands to the Hon. the Ministee of Lands. Sie, — General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 18th June, 1890. I have the honour to transmit herewith the annual report and returns of the Crown Lands Department for the twelve months ending the 31st March, 1890. I have, &c, S. Peecy Smith, The Hon. G. P. Eichardsoii, Minister of Lands. Secretary for Crown Lands.

EEPOEI. I have first to draw your attention to the new forms in which the returns and statistics of Crown lands appear this year, which, thanks to the care exercised by Mr. Francis Stevens, the Chief Clerk at the General Crown Lands Office, in their arrangement and in their detail, show clearly the operations of the department both in current and past transactions ; much more so, indeed, than could be done under the forms hitherto used, which, owing to various changes in the land-laws from time to time, had become obsolete and obscure. The period just passed has not been marked by any change in the laws affecting the disposal of Crown lands, and consequently the amending Acts of 1887-88 have had time to develop their special characteristics without interruption. The main features of the land-laws as now current may be briefly summed up as follows: The relegation to the selectors themselves of the choice of tenure under which they will hold their lands, confined, however, to the three systems of cash, deferred-payment, and perpetual-lease; and the general substitution of the ballot for the auction system, which until three years ago was almost the universal mode of disposing of land. The tables attached hereto show clearly the operation of each system; but in order to bring into focus some of the changes which have taken place in the selection of land during the past ten years, and to illustrate the varying popularity of the several systems which have been in force, a brief table has been compiled (Table T), and the same information is also shown graphically in the Appendix. It will be seen from the table quoted, and also from Table B, that the perpetual-lease tenure remains, as last year, the most popular system, 756 selectors having availed themselves of this method of acquiring a homestead, the average holding of each being 313 acres. If all systems of perpetual lease are included it will be seen that there were 852 selectors for the year, being 24 more than for the previous period. The purchasers for cash follow next in order, with (including village settlers) 702 transactions, of which 337 are town, suburban, and village sections, leaving 365 purchasers of rural land, and with an average area to each of 141 acres. The former popular tenure of deferred payment has fallen from 895 selectors in 1880-81 to 428 in 1890 (including 75 village settlers, who took up an average of 10 acres each, and 49 special-settlement settlers), with an average acreage to each rural selector of 136 acres. It still remains the favourite system in one of the land districts, where it has operated most beneficially in the reclamation of large areas of forest-land. The total number of selectors of Crown lands for the year, exclusive of pastoral lessees, amounts to 2,034. Of these, 1,312 selections are held on improvement conditions. To the 2,034 above may be added 158 purchasers or selectors of education endowments administered by the department. The average price at which rural lands have been disposed of during the year— i.e., lands selected under Act of 1887, or sold by auction, and exclusive of special settlements—are: Cash, 18s. per acre ; deferred payment, 17s. 6d. per acre; perpetual lease, 16s. lOd. per acre. During the past season considerable areas have been thrown open for selection before sectional survey, principally in Auckland, Wellington, and Nelson. Since this system came into force—about two years and a half ago —there have been altogether 490,000 acres opened to selectors, of which about 167,000 acres have been taken up. In moBt cases the lands so opened are forest clad and somewhat broken in character, and the want of better road access has prevented the balance of the lands from being selected. There is no doubt that the necessity for depositing with the application the estimated cost of survey (which eventually goes to the credit of the selector) acts as a check to I—C. 1.

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selections under these conditions, whilst it has at the same time a beneficial effect in stopping speculation. The advantages of the system are that it enables the department to place blocks of land in the market^, in less time than if previously marked out in sections, and also allows the selector to take up just so much land as suits his wants ; but at the same time the cost of survey is somewhat enhanced. Hitherto very little trouble has arisen through conflicting applications, and generally the system seems to be one which applied under proper restrictions has been and will be conducive of good results. The area which has been proclaimed and was open for selection on the 31st March last, either as surveyed or unsurveyed lands, was 970,000 acres, whilst it is estimated that 363,000 acres were in course of preparation at the same date, and which will come in for settlement before September. A general summary of the land transactions of the department for the year is as follows, full details of which will be found in the appendices:— Number of Cash and Scrip received Purchasers Area. on Current and Past or Selectors. Transactions. a. b. r. & s. d. Town lands ... ... ... ... 132 70 0 15) Suburban ... ... ... ... 46 211 013 L 59,460 14 3 Eural ... ... ... ... ... 365 46,641 2 28J Deferred payment ... ... ... 304 41,376 2 37 46,312 13 7 Deferred payment, village settlements ... 75 782 126 3,424 8 8 Special-settlement associations ... ... 46 4,970 1 3 10,649 0 3 Village settlements, cash ... ... ... 159 656 1 15 2,548 4 5 Perpetual lease ... ... ... ... 756 236,905 3 7 19,075 17 11 Agncultural lease ... ... ... 1 53 1 5 1,150 10 6 Village settlements, perpetual lease... ... 76 1,729 133 173 17 5 Village homestead special settlements ... 20 270 035 2,154 7 4 Small grazing-runs ... ... ... 35 60,340 111 10,088 611 Pastoral runs ... ... ... ... 273 3,734,296 034 153,399 11 8 For particulars as to land and territorial revenue, reference should be made to Table Q, where all details are given. As selections under the perpetual-lease system are increasing rapidly, and replacing cash or deferred-payment selections, the result is that the Land Fund must decrease whilst the territorial revenue augments. As the whole cost of administration and survey of both classes of land are defrayed from the former fund, besides other matters under Acts of Parliament, it does not meet the whole of the charges against it, and this will probably continue to be the case until some adjustment is made between the two accounts by which a portion of the cost of administering the lands from which the territorial revenue is obtained is borne by that fund. In addition to the administration of the ordinary Crown lands, the department has during the year dealt with considerable areas in the shape of endowments, the whole charge for which falls on the Land Fund, a due proportion of the proceeds of which should in all fairness be credited to that Fund. This fund has again been decreased during the year by the exercise of £14,631 12s. 6d. of scrip, mostly issued in fulfilment of engagements under the Forest-trees-planting Encouragement Acts, a considerable amount of which has yet to be presented, and will possibly come in during this year. The current year may also witness a considerable increase under the heading of scrip, should the results of inquiries under the Naval and Military Settlers' Land Act receive parliamentary sanction. Eeseeves. During the year 17,928 acres of land have been reserved for various public purposes, as get forth in the following list: — A. 11. I'. 58 primary-education reserves ... ... ... 11,775 1 23 24 municipal reserves ... ... ... ... 13039 30 recreation reserves ... ... ... ... 1,186 330 5 forest reserves ... ... ... ... 1,717 1 0 206 miscellaneous reserves ... ... ... ... 3,235 2 7 323 Total ... ... ... ... 17,928 1 19 In addition to these, the islands in Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri have been made recreation reserves. Settlement Conditions, Teansfees, etc. The area now held under enforced improvement conditions is so large— amounting to 1,829,695 acres, occupied by 9,394 selectors—that it forms no inconsiderable portion of the duty of the department to see that the conditions under the Acts are carried out. These duties are performed by thirteen Crown lands rangers, with occasional assistance from the forest rangers and officers of the Survey Department. The reports furnished by the Commissioners of Crown Lands go to show that, on the whole, the conditions are very well adhered to, and in nearly all cases residence is complied with, and more improvements have been made than is required by law. As far as can be judged, there seems to be a more general attention given to pursuits connected with the utilisation of land than has been the case for some years past, the market offered by the frozen-meat trade being no doubt a considerable factor in this improved state of affairs. The Commissioner of Crown Lands for Taranaki — a district in which the deferred-payment lands form the bulk of the holdings—furnishes some figures on the subject of improvements, which are worth quoting :—

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First inspection, at end of second year : — No. of Sections Arpa Clearing required Actual Clearing inspected. • by Law. made. 249 ... ... ... ... 33,914 acres 3,391 acres 7,878 acres. 6in arrear ... ... ... 890 „ 89 „ 17 „ Second inspection, at end of fourth year :— 100 sections ... ... ' ... 12,159 „ 2,411 „ 4,651 „ 2in arrear ... ... ... 238 „ 48 „ 17 „ Final inspection, at end of sixth year:— Value required , , , ~ , by Law. Actual Value--106 sections ... ... ... 11,179 „ £11,179 £17,961 11 in arrear ... ... ... 1,498 „ 1,498 740 The reports from the other districts are generally of an equally satisfactory character. Connected with the improvements effected on the lands held under the deferred-payment and perpetual-lease clauses of the Act are the transfers from original selectors to others, for it is only on completion of these improvements that the Land Boards allow of such transfers. For the past twelve months they were as follows for the whole of the colony : — Deferred payment, 66 transfers, covering 9,637 acres. Perpetual lease, 72 „ „ 21,159 „ Pastoral Lands. During the past year a considerable area of pastoral lands has been dealt with, principally in Otago and Canterbury. These represent lands which had been previously held under lease, but of which the leases fell in during the year, or will do so this year. Altogether 273 runs, with an area of 3,734,296 acres, were taken up. Many of the boundaries of the old runs have been altered to suit the requirements of the country, and some have been withdrawn altogether from lease, on the recommendation of the Classification Commissioners appointed under the Land Act of 1888, to be utilised for closer settlement. The erection of the rabbit-proof fence in South Canterbury had a material effect in enhancing the rentals acquired in the runs north of it, whilst many of those to the south side, where the country is overrun by rabbits, failed to find bidders at all. At the Canterbury sales, in May and June of 1889, the increase in rentals above those formerly obtained for the same country amounted to £6,018, and £7,970 above the upset prices fixed by the Board. In the thirty-one runs let for short periods at the same time within the Midland Eailway area an increased rental of £1,004 w Tas obtained, and in the ten runs let on behalf of the Canterbury College an increase of £1,827 per annum. The fifty-two runs in Otago, offered in February, 1890, did not fetch their previous rentals by a sum of £1,122. Small Geazing-euns. The figures below show in a condensed form the result of inspections recently made into the degree of compliance with the law as regards improvement and residence on the small grazingruns. So far as figures are to hand, the table shows an improvement on the inspection made last year, but there are still some cases in which the residential requirements are not complied with, and these cases are shortly to be taken in hand by the Land Boards with a view to cancelling the leases, unless good cause can be shown for the non-compliance with the law by the selectors. Many of those taking up runs on this tenure seem to place a very wide interpretation on the clause which allows of residence within ten miles of the run if such residence be on freehold or leasehold land in the selector's own possession. The terms on which this class of runs are let are so favourable that no one should find any difficulty in complying with the conditions of the lease. This table is for a later date than that of the annual return, and therefore shows some differences in the figures.

Aeeeaes and"Revaluation. Comparing the past year with the previous one, the number of selectors in arrear with their payments of instalments, interest, or rents, it is found that the actual number is less than it was

District. No. of Runs. Area. Value of Improvements. Area cultivated. 0) o^3 a a ,a en -5 rz: *i<i a •ssS °0 H„ . 3» 5 jto* a O (j o Exempt from Residence. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington" ... Marlborough Canterbury |... Otago Southland 10 44 7 71 12 7 133:]: 1 Acres. 25,205 111,180 6,036 62,613 6,795 13,350 282,502 200 £ 3,025 9,392 690 20,652 501 Acres. 2,040 4,725 400 9,782 180 3 12 2 24 3 1 13 2 20 6 2 19 3 11 3 4 44,704 Nil 6,508 Nil 69 Nil 41 12 i'i * Sixteen runs not yet inspi icted. ' t Inspection not complete. J Includes thirteen " Clutha River Trust " runs.

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twelve months ago, though the amount in cash has increased considerably. On the 31st March, 1889, there were 3,862 selectors behindhand with their payments, to the amount of £44,533, whilst on the 31st March, 1890, the figures stand at 3,755 selectors, owing £52,891, nearly half of this sum being due from'deferred-payment settlers. As frequently pointed out, many of these are only technically in arrear, for, as most of the payments are due either in January or July, and some on the Ist April, few payments are made on those dates; the selectors generally consider themselves not to be in arrear if their payments are made within the six months during which the payment is due. The operation of " The Selectors' Lands Revaluation Act, 1889," has naturally retarded payments to a considerable extent during the year. Looking to the large number of properties which had to be revalued, and the late period of the financial year at which the Act came into operation, it was, with the limited number of valuers available, impossible to get the whole of the lands revalued, and the adjustment of the accounts completed this year; but the work is expected to be finished during the current season. This has naturally delayed the annual payments in many cases, pending the readjustment of values. There should not be many arrears when the revaluations are completed, for it is a rule of the department that these are not approved until all payments on the new basis are made up to date. Under the provisions of this Act, and up to the 31st March last, the following revaluations had been approved by the Minister under section 5 of the Act: — Deferred-payment selections : Number, 243 ; area, 34,986 acres ; loss, £24,911 by revaluation. Perpetual-lease selections : Number, 10; area, 1,970 acres ; loss, £1,152 by revaluation. It will be seen that the average reduction on deferred-payment selections is 16s. 3d. per acre, whilst that on perpetual-le.ase selections is lis. 6d. It has been found in many cases that the reductions made in capital value have equalled, or exceeded, the total payments to be made in the case of deferred-payment selectors, in which case such selectors are entitled to their grants forthwith. The revaluations both in the field and in the consequent computations in the office has thrown a considerable amount of extra work on the officers of the department during the year, somewhat to the detriment, it is feared, of the regular work of inspection by the Crown Lands Rangers, on whose shoulders the field valuations fall. In many cases the members of the Land Boards themselves have made personal inspections of the properties to be revalued, and have thus aided materially in solving the difficult questions involved. Theemal Speings, etc. The work of administration of the department in this respect is practically confined to that of the hot springs at Hanmer Plains, which have, as in the previous year, attracted a considerable number of visitors, either from curiosity or from a desire to avail themselves of the curative properties of the waters, which have been proved to be efficacious in cases of rheumatism, sciatica, eczema, gout, or scrofulous complaints. The bath-keeper reports that the number of baths taken during the twelve months was 4,279, and the fees received amounted to £218 Bs. There is a married couple in charge of the establishment now ; so that lady visitors can have female attendance. Tempo Hot Springs. —Near the north end of the lake there are two establishments, where valuable sites containing hot springs, &c, have been let on long and improving leases to private individuals, who are, by terms of their leases, obliged to furnish stated accommodation, and to improve and adorn the grounds near the springs. Great improvements have been and continue to be made ; so that these places now offer considerable attractions to the tourist and those suffering from certain complaints. Waiotapn Valley. —In this locality, situated twenty miles from Rotorua, the State owns a most valuable property, which, in the future, will be the resort of large numbers of people. Thermal wonders of all kinds are to be met with, and healing springs of many varieties. As yet, no steps have been taken to utilise this place, beyond the opening of a carriage-road from Rotorua. Nuhaka Hot Springs. —During the last year some hot saline springs have been discovered in the northern part of Hawke's Bay, and an appropriate area will be reserved round them. The following is the report from the Colonial Laboratory on the character of the water: '-'This is a clear, colourless, and highly saline water, containing 1,723 grains of fixed salts per gallon, only 22 grains of which is silica. The remaining portion is principally composed of. alkaline chloride, with a fair proportion of alkaline carbonates. The water is rich in iodine. This water belongs to the group of mineral waters known as the alkaline chlorinated group. It should prove a valuable mineral water, as it resembles that of Wiesbaden, also that of Harrowgate and Cheltenham, but is much more highly charged with salts than they are, its specific gravity being that of common sea-water." Waitomo Caves. —These caves, which were discovered in 1889, and fully described in the Survey report for that year, have been during the period under consideration in charge of a caretaker appointed by Government, whose duty it is to guide visitors through the caves, and to prevent destruction or injury of their beauty, which is so common to all places of interest left to themselves. The land on which the caves are situated at present belongs to the Maoris ; but it is to be hoped that places like these will eventually become national property, and, by being under proper care and management, serve as an additional attraction to the many others that New Zealand offers to the tourist. During the year 325 people visited the caves, but there will probably be many more as soon as the road which is in course of construction, is completed, which will be shortly. The train from Auckland passes within six miles of the caves. State Foeests. 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as it was found with a more complete knowledge that they contained no timber of value, and were, in addition, suitable for settlement ; some of them have since been -offered to the public, and are now mostly taken up on settlement conditions. Five reserves, containing 1,717 acres, were made during the year, so that the total now stands at 1,367,533 acres. These reserves comprise areas selected for the timber growing on them, for the preservation of the sources of springs, for climatic or plantation purposes. Experience has shown that the reservation of small forest areas in immediate contiguity to lands undergoing the process of clearing and settlement is a mistake : they cannot be preserved from fires due to the annual burning of the cleared areas, and soon become a danger to surrounding properties. Happily no fires have occurred in the State forests during the year. Those situated in the North are constantly in danger during the summer, owing to the readiness with which the kauri burns, and the ease with which a fire once started spreads by aid of the gum and resinous droppings from the trees. The three Forest Bangers in the North are occupied wholly during the summer in the prevention of fires and trespass in the forests under their care. Proceedings have been taken in a few cases for the latter offence, against individuals who have been tempted by the search for kauri-gum to break the law. A good deal of dead kauri, killed by fire during previous years, has been disposed of to prevent its becoming a total loss; but the amount is not great, being equal to 1,286,900ft., which sold for £321 14s. In Southland an amount equal to £3,550 19s. lOd. has been realised from the State forests by timber and saw-mill licenses. Immediately connected with the sale of timber from Crown lands, an amount equalling £211 has been realised from timber seized from individuals found cutting on Crown lands not in State forests. Notwithstanding the warai&g that occasional seizures give, this practice seems to present to individuals of an unscrupulous nature a temptation too great to be resisted; but the cases in which it occurs are, it is believed, much less frequent now than formerly. During the year an estimate of the quantity of kauri timber within the State forests of the North of Auckland has been made with a good deal of care. It is as follows : — Kauri. Totara. Peet. Peet. Opuawhanga State Forest ... ... 7,792,000 ... 1,276,000 Hukerenui „ „ ... ... 2,311, .500 ... 10,000 Puhipuhi • „ ... ... 128,915,250 ... 3,-587,600 Whangarei State Forests ... ... 107,661,700 Hokianga „ „ ... ... 94,000,000 340,680,450 ... 4,873,600 Reckoning this at 6d. per 100ft. as it stands, the whole is worth £86,388. The reported discovery of rich silver-lodes in the Puhipuhi State Forest at the end of 1889 has led to the proclamation of this and a great deal of the adjacent country as a goldfield. During the summer months, therefore, this forest will be more liable to fire than heretofore. The great fire that took place in 1888 killed trees which are estimated to contain 75,000,000ft,, and which is deteriorating in value from year to year. Up to the beginning of this month 204 licenses to dig gum within the forests had been issued— not nearly so great a number as at the same date last year. Mr. W. Guffie, Chairman of the Maniototo County Council, has been kind enough to furnish particulars as to the planting done by that county during the year. The county is performing a most useful work in planting and distributing forest-trees at a small cost to all who require them, and has expended £238 Bs. Bd. in planting and other expenses, and received from sales £29 17s. 3d. during the year ; whilst the total expenditure to date has been over £1,500. It is proposed to plant 50,000 trees this season, and to continue planting about 100 acres annually. Maniototo County sets an example which might be followed with advantage by other counties in the open and treeless parts of the colony. - Waerenga Plantation, Waikato County, which is situated on the railway-line, about forty miles south of Auckland, is in charge of a nurseryman. Operations during the year have been confined to keeping down the fern and scrub, as far as possible, amongst the young trees. The black wattle-trees, of which a large area (379 acres) has been planted, are looking very well, and appear to thrive on the indifferent soil of which the plantation is composed, some of them being now 20ft. high, though only three years old. The eucalyptus plantation of 502 acres is also looking well, many of the trees being Bft. to 10ft. in height. The red-gum plantation of about 120 acres is, comparatively, a failure, as the growth of fern and scrub has choked the young trees. It is estimated that a return from the wattle-bark will be secured in seven years from the first planting, when, if the crop is anything like an average one, there should be a considerable sum realised from the sale. Papatawa Nursery, Whangarei. —The nurseryman in charge has added somewdiat to the area of ground prepared for seedlings, and shelter-trees have been planted, besides having the care of the young trees in the nursery. There are at the present time about 180,000 plants, of which about 78,000 will be ready for distribution this year. They consist of fifty-five different varieties, mostly of kinds used for economical purposes, with some fruit-trees. Kioreroa Plantation, Whangarei. —In this place the plantations consist of various kinds of trees, many planted out in permanent positions. The trees planted consist principally of catalpa, black and golden wattles, olives, fruit-trees, gums, oaks, planes, sumach, pines, &_. The nurseryman in charge has devoted most of his time to keeping down the growth of scrub and fern. The orchard contains about 2,900 trees-, consisting of varieties of apples, pears, oranges, lemons, citrons, olives, plums, hickory, walnuts, &c. With the present strength of the staff, it is impossible to carry on the operations successfully, as a great deal of work requires to be done in planting out, clearing, &c,

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During the year a new set of regulations for the working of the forests, saw-mill areas, &c, has been prepared by the Under-Secretary of the department, Mr. H. J. H. Eliott, which, so far, has been? found to work satisfactorily, and has enabled the department to deal with the sale of timber and other matters which had not hitherto been provided for. Depaetmental and Geneeal. As immediately connected with the settlement and improvement of the lands of the colony, inquiries have been set on foot to ascertain the cause of the general want of success in the exportation of butter to the United Kingdom. Leaving here, as the article does, in first-rate condition, it is frequently found to have deteriorated on the voyage, and on unpacking is deficient in keepingqualities ; and it is with a view to determine the cause of this and, other questions that the department is causing the inquiries to be made. The price in the English market has fallen very much since last year. Inquiries are also being made as to whether a practical butter-maker, acquainted with the Danish method of preparation of the article, can be obtained for the colony. The large increase from year to year in the number of selectors who hold their lands on improvement conditions involves a large increase in both the field- and office-work. The periodical payments under deferred-payment, perpetual-lease, small grazing-runs, pastoral runs, and other systems necessitates the keeping of an elaborate system of accounts, and a very large amount of correspondence, whilst the inspection of properties on the ground is also augmenting rapidly. In the ten Land Offices of the colony there are now 8,914 separate accounts against so many properties, all involving several entries and computations, besides correspondence during the year. To show how this class of work has increased, the following figures have been compiled : On the 30th June, 1880, there were 2,877 accounts; on the 31st March, 1885, 4,256; and on the 31st March last, 8,914, as above, with every prospect of their increasing. This last year has also witnessed a considerable increase to the work of the local officers in the revaluations which have taken place—a work which will probably continue through the present year. In addition to the foregoing the Commissioners have also made inquiries into the claims of a large number of claimants under the Naval and Military Settlers' Land Act of last session, the total results of which will not appear till next year. The work has been an onerous one, and has borne very heavily on the Commissioners, who were, without this addition, fully occupied in their own special duties. During the year another edition of the " Land Guide " (Vol. X.) has been issued to the public, giving full particulars of the land-tenures, and descriptions of every section open for selection at the date of publication (January, 1890). Copies have been distributed to all parts of the world, and to every institution where the information is likely to be of service. At the same time local Land Guides for each land district have been published at intervals of about three months, giving all possible information as to the lands available or about to be prepared for selection. The second volume of Mr. Thomas Mackay's " Manual of the Forage-plants and Grasses Useful to New Zealand " is nearly ready, and will be available for the public very shortly.

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The" following brief expose of the land-laws in force is added as a guide to the tables annexed: — Table C.— Cash Lands. —Town and suburban lands are sold by auction; rural lands either by auction or, more generally, by free selection, after being proclaimed open at a fixed upset price, when they may be either taken up for cash, deferred payment, or perpetual lease, at option of selector, who is restricted to 640 acres of first-class and 2,000 acres of second-class land for cash selections. Table D. — Deferred-payment Lands are thrown open for selection as above, but the price is 25 per cent, above that of cash or perpetual lease. Selectors are restricted to 640 acres, and must make certain improvements on the land. The freehold is acquired after either ten or fourteen years' annual payments. Residence is compulsory. Table E. — Perpetual-lease Lands are also thrown open for selection as above, and the rent is fixed at 5 per cent, on the capital upset cash price. The selector is restricted to 640 acres of firstclass land, or 2,000 acres of second-class land, and must make certain improvements, after which he can buy out the freehold. Leases are for thirty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal. The improvements belong to selector. Residence compulsory. The small areas are limited to 50 acres, but are otherwise held on the same terms as ordinary perpetual lease. Table G.— Agricultural Leases are let on application within the goldfields. They are limited to 320 acres, generally with an upset price of £1 per acre, on which the selector pays 2s. 6d. a year for seventeen years, when the freehold becomes his. Table H.— Village-settlement Lands, Cash, consist of village and small-farm sections not exceeding 50 acres each, declared open for selection at an upset price of not less than £5 an acre for village and £1 an acre for farms. Village sections are disposed of by auction amongst the applicants if more than one, and small farms by lot. Village sections must not exceed 1 acre, and small farms 50 acres. Table I. — Village-settlement Lands, Deferred-payment, are disposed of just as above, but the payments are distributed over ten years. They are subject to improvement and other conditions, as proclaimed from time to time. Table J.— Village-settlement Lands, Perpetual Lease, are disposed of like those for cash above, the rent being 5 per cent, on cash price. The freehold may be acquired. Improvements are necessary. There is little difference between these three systems and the first three mentioned, beyond the limitation in price and area. Table K.— Village Homesteads Special Settlements are declared open for selection. The choice is by lot. They are held on perpetual lease without option of purchase, are limited to 50 acres, and improvements and residence are compulsory. Of the settlements in existence the Government arranged to advance each settler up to £50 for clearing 20 acres, and the cost of building a house up to £20. This system of advances is no longer in force. Table L.— Special-settlement Associations are confined to associations of people who combine for settlement and mutual help. The lands selected so far are all held on deferred payment, with generally the same regulations as to improvements and residence as those mentioned in Table D. The cost of survey is borne by the association, and choice is by lot amongst the members, who are obliged to provide a settler for each 100 acres. Table M.— Homestead Lands in certain districts may be selected, after proclamation, for the mere cost of survey. Residence and improvement are compulsory. The limit is 300 acres, and the grant may be acquired after five years' residence and on fulfilment of conditions. Table N.— Small Grazing-runs are offered at auction at a rental of 2-J per cent, on upset price for terms of twenty-one years. Improvement and residence are compulsorv. The limit of area is 20,000 acres. Table O. — Pastoral Leases are of various areas, but generally large, and represent country too broken, or not fit for other purposes. They are offered by auction for various terms, as may be decided on, up to twenty-one years. Neither residence nor improvement is necessary, nor is compensation allowed for improvements, but (generally) they may be removed by the lessee at end of the term, or the runs may be offered, subject to the improvements, to be paid by incoming to outgoing lessee.

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INDEX TO TABLES. rage A. —Summary of lands taken up during the year .. .. .. .. .. 9 B. —Analysis of holdings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 C. —Lands sold for cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 D. —Deferred-payment rural lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 E. —Perpetual lease rural, and small areas .. .. .. .. .. 12 F. —Exchanges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 G. —Agricultural-lease lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 H. —Village settlement, lands sold for cash .. .. .. .. .. ~14 I. — „ deferred payments .. .. .. .. .. 14 J. — „ perpetual lease .. .. .. .. .. 15 K. —Village-homestead special-settlement lands .. .. .. .. 15 L. —Special-settlement associations .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 M. —Homestead lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 N. —Small grazing-runs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 O. —Pastoral runs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 P. —Miscellaneous leases and licenses .. .. .. .. .. 18 Q. —Land and Territorial rovenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 R. —Summary of arrears due to the Crown .. .. .. .. .. 20 S. —Lands reserved, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 T. —Comparative statement of lands selected .. .. .. .. ... 21

Summary of Lands disposed of from Foundation of the Colony, with Total Cash received, to 31st March, 1890.

District. Total Area sold. Total Area reserved or.granted under Acts. Total Area sold or otherwise disposed of since the Foundation of the Colony. Total Cash received. A. K. P. A. K. P. A. B. P. £ Auckland 1,720,704 1 22 2,781,971 2 27 4,502,676 0 9 004,980 Hawke's Bay 1,039,309 1 4 160,110 2 5 1,205,425 3 9 548,846 raranaki 202,459 1 39 510,190 3 10 718,056 1 9 559,738 Wellington 1,695,290 3 0 710,355 0 31 2,411,645 3 31 939,945 kelson .. 1,002,462 2 2 174,257 3 10 1,236,720 1 12 386,730 Nlarlborough 787,467 3 15 177,975 0 7 965,442 3 22 279,891 Canterbury 3,021,546 2 36 653,398 1 7 3,074,945 3 2 0,008,947 vVestland 54,803 3 36 74,812 1 19 129,616 1 15 07,941 - tago 1,983,978 0 37 574,408 2 10 2,558,386 3 13 2,009,991 southland ••- 1,360,553 3 21 536,365 1 21 1,896,919 1 2 1,600,876 Totals 12,928,577 0 12 6,371,857 2 33 19,300,434 3 5 13,133,891

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Table A.—Summary of Lands taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

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Revenue Hawke's Bay. Taranaki. Wellington. Nelson. !arlborough. lanterbury. estland. Otago. Southland. Total Area taken up during the Year. Received for Sales, Rents, &c., on Lands selected during the Year. Received during Year on Previous Transactions. Area taken up during previous Years to 31st March, 1889. Total Forfeitures (including exchanges). Total Area held on 31st March, 1890, on Settlement Conditions. Total Area made Freehold to Date. For Details see For Details see Auckland. ut> A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. r. p. A. R. P. A. R. P. Table C—Cash lands* 13,111 0 23 3,974 3 23 1,212 3 11 4,444 0 3i 3,835 0 39 1,720 2 28 11,415 2 15 390 0 0 4,170 0 10 2,648 1 25 46,922 3 17 44,829 1 9 2,486 2 0 12,660,562 0 24 12,707,485 0 1 Table C—Cash lands. „ D— Deferred payments.. 7,283 2 2 770 0 24 15,220 2 21 6,719 0 18; .5,479 0 3 402 3 34 1,029 0 31 208 0 26 3,188 3 25 1,075 0 13 41,376 2 37 1,944 19 7 44,357 14 0 1,098,490 2 14 216,814 3 8 536,384 2 1 386,668 0 2 „ D—Deferred payments. „ E—Perpetual lease and small areas „ G—Agricultural lease .. 54,015 1 38 26,693 0 22 20,839 2 20 80,965 3 3 252 1 19 (8,726 1 37 30,142 0 18 15,270 3 10 236,905 3 7 5,054 2 6 14,021 15 5 393,900 3 26 42,855 0 32 587,026 0 39 925 1 2 „ E—Perpetual lease and small areas. „ G—Agricultural lease. I I I 53 1 5 53 1 5 3 6 3 1,147 4 3 284,971 3 35 139,608 0 26 9,207 2 13 136,209 2 1 „ if—Village settlement, cash „ I —Village settlement, deferred payment „ J — Village settlement, perpetual lease „ K — Village - homestead special settlement , L — Special - settlement associations under clause 163 „ M—Homestead 14 2 29 9 3 0 97 3 24 7 2 10 2 3 25 187 1 30 165 0 35 170 3 22 656 1 15 2,276 12 6 307 11 11 5,125 3 20 5,782 0 35 „ H—Village settlement, cash. I—Village settlement, deferred payment. J—Village settlement, perpetual lease. „ K—Village - homestead special settlement. „ L—Special settlement associations under clause 163. ,, M—Homestead. 67 1 27» 245 0 34 34 0 23 208 1 2 227 1 20 782 1 26 254 11 9 3,169 16 11 12,983 3 27 1,332 2 20 7,398 0 7 5,035 2 26 145 3 20 49 0 11 10 0 0 • 648 3 19 704 0 31 I 171 1 321 1,729 1 33 j 104 2 6 69 14 11 586 1 34! 25 0 0 2,257 2 26 33 1 1 19 1 23 42 1 36 100 0 3 108 1 13 270 0 35 16 1 6 2,138 5 10 34,061 3 19 10,779 3 31 23,552 0 23 693 2 24 4,276 2 19 I 4,970 1 3 896 0 10 9,752 19 5 90,393 3 9 682 3 0 90,840 3 37 3,840 1 15 1,751 0 0 1,751 0 0 244 18 6 114,640 1 28 7,355 1 9 79,665 1 19 29,370 3 0 * „ N—Small grazing-runs 8,820 0 0 21,519 1 15 1,895 0 0 9,479 3 6 •• 1,944 0 0 16,682 0 30 60,340 1 11 715 0 1 9,373 6 10 486,017 1 23 52,994 3 16 493,362 3 18 „ N—Small grazing-runs. Totals .. 39,177 3 12 106,319 3 34' 22,141 2 38 ! Totals. 85,674 3 7 53,204 3 23 9,321 3 12 4,332 3 26 598 0 26| 55,314 0 36 19,672 1 15 1395,758 2 29! 56,338 17 9 86,824 11 6, 15,181,735 1 19 472,448 2 22 ,829,695 1 23 13,275,350 0 3 * Includes £11,477 7s. 4d., sales Lake Ellesmere lands.

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Table B. —Analysis of Holdings taken up during the Year ending 31st March, 1890.

Table C. —Return of Crown Lands sold for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

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Area disposed of. ;e Price per Acre. Consideration received. Number of Purchasers. iwn. Number of Purchasers. Suburban. Number of Purchasers. Rural. Area. Number of Purchasers. Total. Area. Area. Area. Town. Suburban. Rural. Cash. Scrip. Total. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury < Westland Otago Southland .. 7 3 16 5 39 A. r. p. 4 1 18 2 0 38' 5 3 12 3 3 19 9 1 25 8 8 A. R. P. 45 1 19 38 0 5 52 3 19 1 'i 15 8 0 31 65 1 5 132 9 19 27 24 7 68 5 50 24 A. R. P. 13,061 1 26 3,934 2 20 1,206 3 39 4,440 0 24 3,772 3 35 1,720 2 28 11,381 2 36 390 0 0 4,151 3 12 2,581 1 8 147 20 35 32 67 7 107 5 77 46 a. R. p. 13,111 0 23 3,974 3 23 1,212 3 11 4,444 0 3 3,835 0 39 1,720 2 28 11,415 2 15 390 0 0 4,170 0 10 2,648 1 25 £ s. d. 30 0 0 36 11 7 52 7 4 35 2 0 35 3 0 £ s. d. 5 0 0 20 10 6 £ s. d. 0 13 3J 0 12 0 1 11 4 1 10 2J 0 14 10 0 12 0 1 6 7| 0 18 9 0 19 10 0 15 9 £ s. d. 5,018 15 2 3,225 11 10 1,365 13 6 2,292 6 2 3,330 2 6 1,037 17 6 22,445 13 3 365 0 0 3,281 4 2 2,466 17 8 £ s. d. 3,700 4 0 £ s. d. 8,718 19 2 3,225 11 10 2,191 13 6 6,806 12 1 3,456 2 6 1,037 17 6 27,047 15 9 365 0 0 4,076 4 3 2,534 17 8 "i 826 0 0 4,514 5 11 126 0 0 3 0* 0 38 32 *2 4 "l 8 0 9 8 0 0 4,602* 2 6 19 5 10 0 7 1 3 12 *8 17 30 *2 5 30 10 3 17 8 7 6 13 2 795* 0 1 68 0 0 Totals I 543 44,829 1 9 14,631 12 6 ; 59,460 14 3 132 70 0 15 46 211 0 14 365 *46,641 2 28 46,922 3 17 I I ! I * Average selections for cash, rural lands, 141 acres.

Description of Land. T. T . C i , . No. of Selectors No. of Selectors. 1 No. of Selectors 1 to 50 Acres. No. of Selectors 51 to 250 Acres. No. of Selectors 251 to 500 Acres. No. of Selectors 501 to 1,000 Acres. No. of Selectors 1,001 Acres and upwards. Cash Deferred payments Perpetual lease and small areas Agricultural lease Village settlement, cash Village settlement, deferred payment Village settlement, perpetual lease Village homestead, special settlement Special settlement under clause 163 Homestead Small runs 543 304 756 1 159 75 76 20 46 19 35 116 21 6 1 234 71 91 138 69 73 20 145 186 362 1 2 35 40 178 10 6 86 3 1 39 **5 46 14 1 7 "*8 19 Totals 2,034 110 62 144 701 757 260 Pastoral runs : 273 holders, with an average to each selector of 13,678 acres.

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Table D. —Return of Deferred -payment Rural Lands taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Table E. —Return of Perpetual-lease Rural and Small-area Lands taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Districts. a s izi Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. a o S.2 Capitalised during the Year. Area. 3 a) z m Total Area held on 31st March, 1890, including Capitalised Holdings. Area. Yearly Instalments and Interest payable. Freehold acquired during the Year. Made Freehold from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1890. Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1890. Area taken up. Yearly Instalments payable. 1-2 Area. Yearly Instalments Paj'able. Yearly Interest payable. a o ■So 3 V Area. S.2 a o Area. Total Amount realised, exclusive of Interest. S.2 3 ai i Area. iAmount. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson 64 4 93 33 53 A. R. p. £ s. d. - 7,283 2 2 410 4 2 770 0 24 67 11 0 15,220 2 211,215 16 0 6,719 0 18 942 0 4 5,479 0 3 303 12 6 402 3 34 26 18 8 1,029 0 31 112 12 10 208 0 26 20 16 0 3,188 3 25 309 8 2 1,075 0 13 165 9 6; 1 1 11 A. R. P. 92 0 0 154 2 25 872 1 12 £ s. d. 13 16 0 15 9 4 55 1 0 2 8 43 19 A. r. p. 197 2 10 1,472 1 37 4,972 1 18 3,138 2 37 £ s. d. 13 2 6 63 6 0 212 1 8 100 10 4 346 244 813 270 949 A. E. P. 48,496 0 23 31,305 3 39 93,013 2 17 52,998 3 26 92,975 1 17 £ s. d. 4,750 19 6 3,179 6 2 9,222 14 0 5,493 0 2 6,493 16 10 3 17 38 24 19 A. R. P. 298 1 0 2,162 2 28 4,063 3 1 3,623 2 9 2,050 2 32 38 562 447 383 297 A. R. P. 5,248 3 2 53,452 0 13 40,182 3 31 73,616 3 9 8,831 1 1 £ s. d. 5,780 16 6 51,297 19 4 81,175 3 1 74,961 9 9 16,828 5 4 110 21 265 47 a. r. p. £ s. d. 11,800 2 0 1,658 15 7 3,833 18 182 6 2 27,946 0 14 2,837 8 1 8,779 2 19 609 18 1 *100 2 0 5 10 tl91 1 10 4 16 0 16,084 0 37 1,066 0 1 2,411 3 35 126 10 7 91,599 0 810,572 12 11 45,210 3 19: 8,480 2 11 Marlborough Canterbury Westland .. Otago Southland.. 5 7 4 25 10 1 50 0 0j 12 10 0: 1 13 47 5 0 0 1 13 4 34 73 76 448 501 2,889 3 38 26,265 0 8 3,502 2 32 104,591 2 34 80,345 0 7 143 10 9 2,821 5 9 200 12 6 8,645 17 7 4,167 19 8 4 14 7 30 55 487 1 21 990 3 10 247 1 18 3,259 3 6 4,507 0 37 5 46 40 666 816 579 1 21 1,925 3 26 1,434 3 22 87,411 0 29 113,984 3 8 658 14 0 10,193 19 10 1,585 4 0 132,322 13 7 175,570 7 6 "fl 39 60 385 350 18 16 9,471 1 16 1,788 0 16 759 12 4 264 5 4 2,14*6* 1 16 4,191 0 19 87 *6 0 103 11 0 Totals .. I 1,120 14 ol :— 581 10 10 3,754 :304 141,376 2 373,574 9 2 48 12,428 1 29 133 16,123 2 17 536,384 2 1 45,125 2 11 211 21,691 2 2 3,300 |386,668 0 2! 550,374 12 11 1,280 207,957 1 30:25,543 11 5 * Not revalued. I Revalui ;d. t Average area per selectoi •,136 icres.

Taken up during the Year. Previous Transactions to 31st March, 1889. Forfeitures and Surrenders during the year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1890. Made Freehold to 31st March, 1890. Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1890. I \ District. m Area. MpS g Annual g « < Rental > § g payable. o o m Area. Annual Rental payable. o o m Area. Annual Rental. m Area. [ ! Annual Rental. m Area. 6 g m Area. \ Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. • Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 230 44 86 204 *3 26 A. R. p.; 54,015 1 38 20,693 0 22: 20,839 2 20 80,965 3 3 252 1 19: 8,726 1 37; s. d. £ s. d. 0 6 1,315 14 6 226 0 9i 893 8 6| 173 0 10J 900 13 8 200 0 11 3,714 12 4; 538 .. ! .. I 2 0 7! 846, 9 0 8J: 624 14 8< 80 .. ! .. 10 0 9|1,224 13 8 521 0 lOJ 1 749 9 10! 991 A. R. p. £ s. d. 36,210 0 21 987 13 6 2 71,003 3 21 2,958 3 5 5 36,637 3 20 1,897 18 4 3 105,465 2 7 9,173 12 10 2 806 2 33 1 93 8 6 .. 694 1 24! 43 19 6 .. 8,702 2 25, 850 15 1 3 1,263 0 28 j 37 12 0 .. 111,604 2 12: 7,158 10 5! 9 21,511 3 351 884 19 6 3 I A. R. P. £ s. d. 184 2 0: 4 15 0 1,386 2 0; 42 11 7 575 0 0 28 5 0 742 0 O 47 8 0 270* 1 30! 23 10 10 4,239**2 24J183 1 4l 719 0 12! 33 6 4 A. R. P. 456 88,372 0 36 217; 95,411 2 3 286| 52,743 1 0 528183,951 3 32 2 806 2 33 9: 946 3 3 101 15,914 0 13 10 1 742 1 32 519;il3,156 1 32 146! 34,980 3 15 £ s. d. 2,786 13 8 3,851 11 11 2,798 12 0 8,953 18 6 93 8 6 43 19 6 1,133 12 1 37 12 0 5,208 16 5 1,499 15 0 1 i 2 A. R. P. 146 3 0 297 ' 0 0 56 3 20 122 15 106 56 2 28 3 333 70 A. R. P. 10,180 0 0 7,111 0 5 22,587 1 10 13,915 0 9 £ s. d. 471 2. 10 112 8 1 786 15 4 626 19 7 23 8 0 257 5 5 22 13 6 5,403 2 9 788 7 6 '2 4 53 ' 3 26 370 2 36 468 0 0 2,656 0 32 320 1 8 71,600 0 23 18,145 0 23 112 51 30,142 0 18: 15,270 3 10: Total 1 756; !9,431 11 81.858 1 '393,900 3 26 24,086 13 lj 27 I I 8,116 0 26 362 18 12, 274587,026 0 39 1 I 8,492 3 0 *236,905 3 7! 26,407 19 7 10 925 1 2 735 146,983 0 30 * Average area per selector, 313 acres.

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Table F.— Exchanges during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Table G. —Return of Agricultural Lease Lands taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

."_, Deferred Payment to Perpetual Lease. Perpetual Lease to Deferred Payment. District. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Instalments. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Bent. ilawke's Bay faranaki .Vellington .. )tago Southland .. A. E. P. £ s. d. 1 9 2 A. B. P. 101 1 24 1,259 1 23 477 0 0 a s. a. 5 14 2 60 19 5 26 11 0 2 590"0 23 8114 6 _ 822 "l 23 18 12 0 Total 590 0 23 81 14 6 14 2,160 0 30 111 16 7

*i Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1890. Mi mei ,de Freehold from Comcement of System to 31st March, 1890. Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1890. * District. O _3 CD ._, __ -e8 O Boa CD _ ■ - ik° _ cS _ ._, H -° o jirea. I_ CD £_ r-J _ CD _ — _ e» o _ CD R r_ <_ £02 Area. c_ c- c3 >, « =3 r CD - O CD _g 8.2 ._ eD Total Area. Amount Total Amount Realised. _ o 8.2 -3 CD Area. Amount. A. B. P. £ s. a. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. R. P. £ s. a. A. R. p. £ s. d.| A. B. P.i £ s. _ Auckland 66 2,010 1 2 250 5 0 27 1,304 3 35 339 2 6 31 1,550 0 0 375 11 C Westland 3 158 2 13 19 17 6 32 279 0 15 488 12 11 Otago 1 53 1 5 6 15 0 5 767 3 9 96 0 0 85 7,014 0 20 879 7 6 1,295 128,055 0 26 128,015 2 6 55 5,526 1 36 1,203 9 6 Southland I I 1 100 0 0 12 10 0 2 24 2 18 3 0 0 50 6,570 1 5 6,570 5 0 I ! Total .. 1 53 1 5 6 15 0 6 867 3 9 108 10 0 156 1,404] J136.209 2 1 |9,207 2 13 1,152 10 0 135,413 2 11 SO 7,076 1 36 1,579 0 I

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Table I. —Return of Village-settlement Lands disposed of on Deferred Payments during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Table H. — Return of Village-settlement Lands disposed of for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

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I Taken up during the Year. Forfeit! are. Total Area held on 31st March, 1890. Freeholds acquired from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1890. Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1890. • District. Village Se ctions. t Sir all-farm Sections. II Total "i i "' I ~ I \ 2 ° . ■g -g Area. 3. Q Izico CG r>§.2 a ,5 a r-H J3 CD in Area. a S "a 3 l"" O CO S 3 3 0) Area. a,S a ix -§ a 3 " H u O CD i5 B Area. 4^ W 3 .3 Kx ■» a M 4-1 W O «' ,. 3 - M § £?°3 ■2 o Area. a £ a S.2 »cii>. ** o CD .X s.2 a" 3 Area. in r-H » o CD .2 S.2 Area. Total Amount realised. 3 CD Area. Amount. -. — — A. R. P. 5 4 3 29 £ s. d. 5 16 4 A. R. P. 62 1 38 £ s. d. 21 2 10 A. R. P. 67 1 27 £ s. d. 26 19 2 A. R. P. 68 1 18 £ s. d. 26 3 2 75 25 89 2 2 0 0199 26 13 10| 83 16 9 0142 A. R. P. 894 3 26 664 3 36 876 3 0 13 1 4 1,505 0 11 1,080 2 28 2,362 1 22 £ s. d. 342 9 0 36 154 17 10 95 668 14 6 1 5 5 0.. 1.215 14 0330 388 1 li 20 662 14 8115 a. B, p. £ s. d. 272 2 20 1,006 11 5 1,574 3 0 8,137 12 1 4 2 30! 28 7 0 A. R. p. 78 1 23 356 2 16 151 0 12 £ s. d. 12 10 9 55 2 5 77 6 3 Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland .. 5 *6 *6 3 00 19 *5 0 4 30 3 13 14 245*6 34 31 0 23 208 1 2 227 1 20 192 *8 2 36 13 10 52 11 8 94 4 10 9 30 9 13 14 245*6 34: 34 0 23 208 1 2 227 1 20 192 8 2 55 18 10 52 11 8 94 4 10 10 1 7 4 0 10 40 0 20 18 3 4 1,377 2 2:i3,795 5 1 151 0 8 095 5 8 1,655 0 0 4,486 7 3 I 1 5,035 2 20 28,149 8 6 9 17 17 59 48 97 506 2 25 633 2 35 1,769 1 32 385 17 9 287 8 8 768 12 0 ■• .. I Total .. 11 7,398 0 7 3,437 16 1:597 3,495 3 23 1,586 17 10 7 3 29 25 T 4 64 774 1 37 J397 1 4 75* 782 1 26|422 2 8 22 127 2 2 71 6 0615 247 * Average area per selector, 10 acres.

■ District. No. of Selectors. Village Sections. Small-farm Sections. Area. Amount realised. Total during the Year ending 31st March, 1890. Total Area made Freehold from Commencement of System to 31st March, 189(3. Area. Amount realised. No. of Selectors. No. of Selectors. Area. Amount realised. No. of I Selectors. Area. Total Amount realised. Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Canterbury "? '. Otago Southland 11 13 11 30 4 8 A. R. P. 11 0 0 9 3 6 9 1 29 7 2 10 £ s. d. 62 0 0 65 0 0 55 0 0 150 0 0 3 17 A. R. P. 3 2 29 88**1 35 £ s. d. 20 11 3 384**8 11 14 13 28 30 1 23 24 26 A. R. P. 14 2 29 9 3 0 97 3 24 7 2 10 2 3 25 187 1 30 165 0 35 170 3 22 £ s. a. 82 11 3 65 0 0 439 8 11 150 0 0 11 12 6 863 18 4 303 1 10 360 19 8 221 283 150 37 8 137 80 482 A. B. P. 606 1 28 831 3 9 318 0 18 12 2 22 12 1 11 1,091 2 1 537 2 4 2,371 3 22 £ s. d. 3,919 4 7 6,754 0 9 1,741 10 11 195 0 0 63 6 10 4,972 12 7 1,308 7 8 7,529 4 11 4**0 0 120 0 0 1 19 24 18 2 3 25 183 1 30 165 0 35 164 2 36 11 12 6 743 18 4 303 1 10 344 9 8 6**0 26 5210 0 Total .. I 77 504 10 0 608 1 30 | 1,808 2 6 5,782 0 35 26,483 8 3 77 47 3 25 82 159 *656 1 15 2,276 12 6 1,398 * Average selections, 4 acres.

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Table J.-Return of Village-settlement Lands disposed of on Perpetual Lease during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Table K. — Return of Selectors under the Village-homestead Special-settlement Regulations for the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

District. Taken up during the Y'ear.! •3 n a z^ 43 eg cd £ O O : -4 a ~ CD -*3 CD CD 43 CD -3 « Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. ital Area held on 31st March, 1890. CO CD CO o Amount advanced to Selectors during the Year. ! For Bushfelling, Total -, ■*' Advances. Fencing. Total Amount advanced to Selectors : Fast and Current Transactions. so CD _3 a § CO g co >i CD aco 43 CD a to a<« _33 a o 31si Selectors in Arrear on ,t March, 1890 : Interest in Advances and Bent. i 3 '/. CD _£ rj CD Kw Area Allotted. 3 Area. Rental. O to 2 ° -2 ° B3 3 CD Area. Total Rental. For Houses. For Bushfelling, Orassing, and Fencing. Total Advances. S4 CD s 3 Area. Amount. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson *3 *3 A. B. P. 191 23 42*1 36 4* *4 a 100 0 3 "- 1 108 i 13! s. d. .. 56 6 4 3 3* ljio A. B. P. 2,622 3 4 19 1 23 151*3 39 £ s. d. 133 5 6 6 3 0 22 7 01 343 34 1 133 1 A. B. P. 14,490 0 0 236 2 15 50 0 0 1,836 2 20 5 0 0 1 1 1 £ s. d.l £ s. £ s. d. £ s. d. 779 7 5 376 101,129 18 91,506 8 9 50 11 6] .. .. i 3 2 6.. 284 10 0 260 0 226 16 10 486 16 10 0 15 0 .. 22 2 9 .. 698 9 5 60 0 .. 60 0 0 79 9 6160 0 107 10 0 267 10 0 175 10 8 40 0 21 2 6 61 2 6 £ s. d.| 4,940 12 l! 540 0 0 2,130* 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. !5,823 9 910,764 1 10 197 12 0! 737 12 0 3,16616 6 5,29616 6 18 15 0 83 15 0 2,260 0 0 250 0 0 1,190 0 0 265 13 5 1,001 13 9 £ s. a. 728 1 9! 90 17 4| 415*15 1 0 7 6 £ s. d. 1,099 5 9 I 225 15 7 934**6 7 - I 313 5 1 87 1 f 1 44 34 38 A. B. P. 13,490 3 9 19 0 18 50 0 0 1,392 1 15 5 0 0 *5 0 0 t5 0 0 1,483 2 38 611 2 15 464 0 5 £ s. d. 1,608 16 1 6 8 6 4 13 9 282 9 4 0 7 6 0 7 6 0 7 6 161 a 1 54 11 6 82 6 1 Marlborough 14 236 0 5 65 0 0 21 9 0 60 19 lOj Canterbury Otago .. : Southland 3 ii 2 9:2 .. I 7 3 10£ 4 100 0 0 76 3 34 4 2 25 10 0 0! 5 12 oj 4 16 5! 160! 72| 65i I 5,019 2 38 961 2 28 716 1 37 2,260 0 0 940 0 0 736 0 0 650 2 8 111 16 2 135 17 10 1,570 12 11 233 13 1 352 11 1 Totals .. 20 270 0 35 2,976 3 5 2,093 18 9 896 101,485 8 1-2,381 18 1 11,611 12 1 9,722 6 821,333 18 912,154 7 i 1 I 525 ! 17,526 2 20; ! , 2,201 16 10 82 ;182 3 11 823' :23,552 0 23! : 4,477 4 10: i * Not revalued. t Revalued. Note. —No advances for houses or clearings are made to new selectors under this system.

Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1890. Freehold acquired during the Year. Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1890. District. Village Sections. Small-farm Sections. to Annual 3 o Bent ■ 3 1.1 O CD payable. £-3 m Total. CD Total £ Annual 44 Bent ° payable. d M O to O CD 3 CO. Annual Bent payable. CO O 43 CD CD m Area. O 00 o CD % o s CO O O 43 O cd K 3 03 Area. Annual Bent payable. CO O O O CD £i 3 en Area. Area. Area. Annual Bent. 3 Area. Area. o Area. d d 6 Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough ,. Canterbury Otago Southland j a. b. p. 9 18 2 12 £ s. d.i 7 5 1 13 18 0 18 31 5 A. B. P. 145 3 20 49 0 11 10 0 0 640 1 7 704 0 31 171 1 32 £ s. d.l 13 16 8 7 9 10 10 5 15 0 1 69 12 10: 27 82 3 10 1 31 14 4 4: 5 190 13 6 76 A. B. P. 145 3 20 49 0 11 10 0 0 648 3 19 704 0 31 171 1 32 £ s. d. 13 16 8 9 10 10 15 0 83 10 10 82 3 10 14 4 4 i a. e. p. £ s. d. I .. .. 25 0 0 ; 2 10 0 7 21 1 34 9 A. E. p.: £ s. d. 145 3 20 13 16 8 253 1 3 46 7 0 10 0 0 15 0 857 3 1;107 1 9 746 3 18 1 84 10 4 243 3 24; 25 10 4 I - *2 A. E. P.! 33 1 1 2 I 5 1 2 A. B. P. 35 0 0 1 123 0 26 6 3 27 38 3 33 £ s. d. 1 12 0 7 12 0 0 5 3 3 16 i Totals 9 8 2 12 13 18 0 67 1,720 3 21 *1,729 1 33 204 11 6 '25 0 0l2 10 ft 108 I ! '2,257 2 26;278 11 1 I i ! 2 33 1 l! i ! 10 204 0 6 12 10 9 I . I * Average area per selector, 22 acres

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Table L. -Return of Special-settlement Associations under Clause 163 of "The Land Act, 1885," or the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

New du Selections iring the Year. Total Amount received on Current and Total Area held, 31st March, 1890. Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. Selectors in Arrears, 31st March, 1890. I .*..._.. Amount received District and Survey District. Name of Special Settlements. Total Area of Block. Price per Acre. . No. Area. Year. frevious xrans-, ; actions to 31st .« g March, 1890. ° ° Area. CO 44 C4 O O d "o J CO _ Area. Amount. CO 44 U o o 43 a 3 CO. Area. Amount. Auckland — Wairere Onewhero Hawke's Bay — Gordon Tuakau h A. b. p. 693 2 24 3,000 0 6 3,500 0 0 £ s. a. 10 0 10 0 £ s. d. 144 8 5 300 10 0 £ s. a. 559 9 7 758 3 6 33 29 A. B. P. 3,317 2 28 2,935 1 24 A. B. P. £ s. d. '" 27 23 A. R. P. 2,724 1 0 2,307 2 0 £ s. a. 335 1 7 160 0 4 Norsewood I Waipawa Danevirke 3,221 1 39 1,899 1 32 10 0 12 6 I 491 18 8 2,385 5 9 31 23 3,014 2 19! 1,751 3 39i 1 551 3 20 20 19 0 Wellington — Makuri Apiti Makuri and Mangahao Mangahao Mangaone and Tararua Mangaone and Tararua Pohangina Apiti Apiti and Ongo Mangahao Mangahao Mangahao Apiti Mangahao and Mangaone Woodville-Tiraumea Feilding Pahiatua-Puketoi Woodville-Mangahao .. Wellington Parkville Awahou- Pohangina Birmingham Sandon Masterton-Mangahao .. Woodville-Mangatainoka Masterton-Hawera Pemberton Hutt - 5,006 1 8j 9,259 3 13 5,080 3 O' 5,256 1 15 9,537 2 36 5,112 0 21 6,494 2 28 8,790 0 0 5,339 3 10 4,996 2 33 4,560 0 0 3,074 3 32 7,048 0 34 4,276 2 19 12 6 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 15 0 10 0 12 6 10 0 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 10 0 2 0 0 9,712 3 2 27,102 11 8 28 90 45 50 92 50 57 87 53 59 45 32 70 39 2,804 2 32 9,150 0 13 4,558 2 0 5,256 1 15 9,221 2 35 5,112 0 21 6,128 2 13 8,790 0 0 5,339 3 10 4,596 2 23 4,463 0 0 3,074 3 32 7,048 0 34 4,276 2 19 90,840 3 37 'l 2 *2 109 3 0 209 1 0 207 3 0 109 15 0 209 5 0 207 15 0 3 11 17 8 21 19 8 13 6 8 1 9 2 200 2 0 1,220 0 0 1,756 0 0 803 2 0 2,223 1 9 1,899 1 21 951 2 32 1,411 1 10 579 2 0 559 1 10 100 3 0 830 0 0 264 2 2 i I ; 13 3 3 60 9 1 133 1 11 44 0 8 141 0 2 195 18 2 83 10 3 95 0 10 30 1 6 27 3 0 7 11 2 75 18 0 36 5 11 " 39 4,276 2 19 Total .. 1 I 913 I 5 526 3 0 i 526 15 ol 182 46 [4,970 1 3 95,455 0 0 10,049 0 3| j30,805 10 0 18,383 1 241,459 4 10 Note. —These lands are held on deferred payments.

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Table M. —Return of Homestead Lands taken up during the Year ending 31st March, 1890.

Table N. —Return of Small Grazing-runs taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

'_' Mad le Freehold since mencement System to March, 1890. Take: up during the Year. Fo: .feitures. Total 31st: Area held on .larch, 1890. Com: of i 31st 1 District. O no .1 _ ° a_2 _ CD £02 Area. Average to each Selector. *_ O __ " o -Q o S-. r-j CD £02 Area. *4-l O to as 3 CD Aw Area. o __ 11 _= - 3 .2 3 - Aw Area. .uckland Vestland Itago .. 19 A. E. P. 1,751 0 0, '. A. E. P. 92 0 0 11 A. B. P. 1,498 0 0i 459 1 20 A. E. P. 76,805 0 0 40 0 0 2,820 1 19 171 38 A. B. P. 27,930 3 0 1,440 0 0 .. .. i 6o' i 9: •• •• Total 19 1,751 0 0 12 1,567 1 9, 480 79,665 1 19 209 29,370 3 0

I Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. >tal Area held on 31st March, 1890. Arrears on 31st March, 1890. District. ' ° CO" r-c i_ CD CD .a _ s_ _ A^ Area. Average Annual J> ; Area Rental 1 per Selector, pavable. a i Area. Annual Rental. «j-c o ■ CD CD -J- Cs _ _ A^ Area. Annual Rental. _ A Area. Amount. A. E. P. Acres. £ s. a. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. a. A. E. P. £ s. d. Aucklana .. 3 8,820 0 0 64 13 0 .. 4,531 0 0: 51 0 0 10 25,205 0 0: 156 19 6 6 13,927 0 0! 64 0 S I 6 169 8 & 1 44 111,180 2 2 1,120 7 9 15 42,303 1 22. 302 10 C Hawke's Bay 21,519 1 15 Taranaki .. Wellington Marlborough Canterbury 2 10 4 1,895 0 0 9,479 3 6 1,944 0 0 1,724 23 13 10 1 253 8 62 24 6 0 .. 640 0 0 1 8 0 0 2,613 2 0 05 6 10 7 71 10 7 6,036 0 0 62,631 1 31 I 4,145 0 0! 13,350 0 27 97 17 2 1,905 0 3 51 16 3: 851 6 0 8,333 19 4: 5 0 ol 4 25 3,261 0 0 23,804 0 12 2,762 3 27 1 56 5 6 542 6 1C 95 7 9 1 Otago 10 16,682 0 30 533 14 0! 5 i 9,124 1 15 305 0 2 121 270,614 2 38 71 175,911 3 1 2,965 1 8 Southland •• .. 1 200 0 0 200 0 0 2 10 C Total 35 60,340 1 11 1,069 3 10: 9 |16,908 3 15429 7 0 271 1493,362 3 18 12,522 6 3123 !262,170 0 22] |4,028 3 I I

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Table P. — Return of Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses not otherwise enumerated issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Table O. —Number and Area of Pastoral Licenses for the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

Taken up during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1890. Holders in Arrear on 31st March, 1890. District. No. of Holders. Area, approximately. No. Area. i Annual Rental. No. of Holders. Area, approximately. Average Holdings. [Rent paid during the Year. Amount. a. e. r. £ s. d. A. B. P. •130,827 0 0 150,907 2 0 27,049 2 0 759,707 2 20 1,076,425 0 0 2,835,819 0 0 606,750 0 0 4,518,416 0 24 1,251,119 0 0 A. R. P. £ s. d. 175 18 5 666 4 3 194 8 4 9,623 14 9 8,659 2 3 66,360 0 11 644 16 0 01,581 14 10 5,493 11 11 A. R. P. 7 38,760 0 0 1 3,269 0 0 10 19,180 2 0 2 13,096 0 0 4 28,193 0 0 £ s. d. 89 15 0 5 0 0 103 18 8 109 2 8 149 4 1 Auckland • .. Hawke's Bay .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Canterbury Westland Otago ".. Southland **8 70,495 0 0 273* 1 0 25 20 22 1347 J119 337 47 385 127 49 5 103 23 75 10 17,040 1 4 8,310 0 0 2,560,289 0 0 318,500 0 0 660,131 3 30 99,530 0 0 142 6 0 31 10 0 41,397 5 2 456 0 0 8,745 4 8 177 18 4 7,947 0 0 6 ; 78,000 0 0 29 157,432 3 22 2 ! 39,730 0 0 39 0 0 793 19 1 188 15 0 Total 273 3,734,290 0 34 51,223 5 2 1,429 11,357,020 3 4 153,399 11 8 61 ; 377,061 1 22 1,478 14 6 I * In the area given in last year's report the last three figures were transposed. 1 In previous years all pastoral leases under 500 acres were included in return of settlement lands: they are now included in this return. J An area of 1,302 acres was made freehold during the year under old provincial ordinances.

I Object for which leased. Total Area held on 31st March, , Lessees in Arrears 4 oon on 31st March, Total 189 °* 1890. Annual District. Miscellam ;OUS. Coal and Mineral. Timber-cutting. Flax-cutting. Total Area. i Area. Annual Rental payable. ■><S ! No. Amount of „ Rental. JN0I d Area. Annual Rental. d Area. Amount received. d Area. Amount received. d Area. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury .. Westland Otago Southland .. 15 A. b. p. 20 0 0 •• ■ 7,934* 0 0 £ s. d. 10 0 0 175 'i 4 |21; 1 3 8 A. B. P. 297 0 0 •• 100 0 0 33 0 0 922 0 0 £ s. d. 680 8 1 40 0 0 8 5 0 72 1 0 11 2 'i l 4 7 8 4 A. R. p. £ s. d. 278 0 0 45 10 0 108**2 11 18 12 6 46**2 0 2 *6 0 100 0 0 5 11 0 296 2 14 36 7 9 725 0 0 53 2 6 571 0 11 8 5 0 388 0 0 37 0 0 5 4 22 2 4 28 13 14 96 A. R. P. 960 0 0 235 0 39 1,348 3 35 29 2 12 329 2 3 1,294 0 31 45 2 2 177 1 24 2,794 0 30 7,214 2 16 £ s. d. 56 10 0 23 5 6 58 10 0 1 17 4 5 4 3 129 12 10 21 15 0 12 10 0 288 0 9 A. R. P. 1,555 0 0 1,457 2 6 129 2 12 8,013 2 0 1,351 2 3 2,590 3 5 1,970 2 2 995 1 35 7,353 2 26 £ s. d. 792 8 1 77 2 6 41 17 4 185 12 4 82 16 3 216 0 7 136 17 6 129 12 8 3,976 13 1 22 30 74 13 149 40 140 j.417 164j 292| A. R. P. 1,310 0 0 2,418 1 19 3,081 2 5 1,702 0 25 40,956 2 9 4,963 0 24 158,222 3 22 2,604 1 19 10,990 3 31 21,218 3 15 £ s. d. 202 7 0 222 14 8 282 10 9 199 2 6 6,569 6 0 131 11 9 1,325 0 7 781 15 0 721 10 7 4,352 13 5 1 6 36 2 2 1 £ s. d. 79 3 4 35 3 6 267 0 2 8 10 *4,714 10 6 10 0 0 2 12 9 18 1,000 0 0 1,200 0 0 170 0 0 567 3 21 50 0 0 30 0 0 45 2 6 J100 12 6 77 0 0 3,603 2 34 32 0 0 86 13 0 3,550 19 10 332 53 73 839 6 6 325 8 0 231 1 11 25; Total .. 57 03 188 6,509 14 11 10,891 3 2 '410 16 4 5,032 2 34 4,470 6 11 ■-M 2,513 2 36206 14 9 i 597 5 8 25,417 2 9 5,639 0 4 1,341 147,468 3 9! 14,788 18 31 506 * Royalties. t Includes Mount Cook Reserve— 38,000 acres. I Includes holders of leases in Coalfields townships.

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Table Q. —Return of Land and Territorial Revenue received during the Year ended 31st March, 1890.

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Auckland. Hawke's Bay Taranaki. Wellington. Nelson. Marlborough. Canterbury. Westland. Otago. Southland. Total. tit. Cash lands* Deferred payments Village settlement, cash Village settlement, deferred payments .. Special-settlement associations Crown grant fees Transfer, lease, and license fees, &c. Miscellaneous £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,018 15 2 3,225 11 10 1,277 19 9 3,608 15 1 82 11 3 369 14 9 444 18 5; 491 18 8 176 15 3 62 4 9 335 5 1 201 12 6 145 8 111 7 7 6 £ s. d. 1,365 13 6 9,089 5 9 65 0 0 124 2 4 £ s. d. 4,375 19 2 [ 7,055 17 9; 711 0 10! 623 8 10; 9,712 3 2 192 13 10 648 0 0 2,927 1 3: £ s. d.' £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,330 2 6 l 1,037 17 6 22,445 13 3 6,615 17 7! 319 15 1 2,495 10 10 150 0 0 11 12 6 863 18 4 j 2 12 6 1,323 14 1 264 19 0 18 1 0; 200 1 2 277 8 11 19 0 0 1 190 10 0 709 2 7! 88 19 6 1 1700 13 2 £ s. d. 365 0 0 221 16 7 £ s. d. 3,281 4 2 8,168 11 9 303 1 10 212 9 11 £ s. a. 2,466 17 8 7.449 3 5 360 19 8] 708 6 3 141**4 2 304 0 0 1.450 10 5 £ s. d. 46,712 14 9 46,302 13 7 2,548 4 5 3,424 8 8 10,649 0 3 1,292 8 10 2,604 6 6 6,659 8 5 82 10 11 263 6 0 286 12 0 9 0 0 69 6 0 80 13 0 144 18 3 295 18 0 274 2 1 Total land revenue 7,399 2 7 1 8,049 16 4; 11,270 10 6! 26,246 4 1011,347 10 7J 1,497 18 7J28,220 0 10 845 15 7 12,680 6 0: 12,941 7 7 120,434 13 5 Perpetual lease and small areas - .. Agricultural leases Village-settlement perpetual leases Village-homestead special settlements .. Homestead Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Coal and mineral leases (rents and royalties) Timber licenses Flax-cutting.. Miscellaneous leases Rents of reserves 1,240 3 5 339 2 6! 3,493 0 0' 1,887 18 7 6,468 15 1 23 io 10 415 15 1 1,854**8 1 194 8 4 40 "0 0 90 *0 0, 51 5 3 93 8 6 16 9 3' 1,123 2 7 15 0 85 0 0 0 7 6 21 9 0; 650 2 8 69 15 4! 155 7 9 9,623 14 9 8,659 2 3,66,360 0 11 5,906 4 10 .. 147 13 0 8 5 0 72 1 0 2 6 0 5 11 ft 36 7 9 184 4 0' 74 14 7 159 7 2 994 13 8 853 2 11 687 19 5 29 5 2 22 7 6 3,809 7 5! 780 18 0 42 18 11 111 10 2 6,558*13 4 61,581 14 10 283 3 0 86 13 0 8 5 01 154 0 0! 89 14 8: 914 7 ll 1 19.075 17 11 8 2 6 1,150 10 0 14 4 4' 173 17 5 135 17 10 2,154 7 4 244 18 0 10 0 0 10,088 6 11 5,493 11 11 153,399 11 8 420 18 9 6,837 6 11 {3,550 19 10 4,470 6 11 37 0 0 206 14 9 343 14 10: 1,845 19 0 2,810 0 11 728 1 9 244 18 6: 184 2 3' 175 18 5 10 0 0 680 8 1 45 10 0 178 13 0' 6*18 4| 90 17 4 ■•• I 1,177 3 0 666 4 3 19 7 4! 78 17 2 044 16 0; 50 0 Oi 32 0 0 53 2 6 380 11 0! 32 5 0! •• .. 219*14 6 18 12 6 60 19 ll 1 101 0 0 Total territorial revenue .. 3,826 17 11 5,673 4 9 2,147 8 2 9,138 2 8 !__ 16,813 4 3; 9,773 10 469,405 1 3 1,244 7 2 73,507 4 4] 10,928 17 11! 202,457 18 9 Grand total 11,226 0 6;13,723 1 1 13,423 18 |35,384 7 6 28,160 14 1011,271 8 1197,025 2 1 1,990 2 9 180,187 10 4123,906 5 6 322,885 12 2 I * Includes £11,477 7s. 4d., sales of Ellesmere Lake lands. 1 Includes rent of Ellesmere lands, £445 lis. 4d. \ Paid to State Forests .ccount. Note. —This table exhibits the transactions of the department for the year, and includes the proceeds of lands which are paid over to various other funds b; the following are the correct net figures : Land revenue, £87,692 4s. 2d. ; territorial revenue, £199,839 4s. 6d. Act. According to the Treasury returns

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Table R. —Summary of Arrears due to the Crown on the 31st March, 1890.

Table S. —Return of Lands reserved, alienated by Act, Scrip, &c.

a. System. Reference to Detail, see Table No. of Selectors. Area. Amount. Deferred payment Perpetual lease Agricultural lease Village settlements on deferred payment Village settlements on perpetual lease Village-homestead special settlements: Interest on advances and rents -.pocial-settlement associations ■.mall grazing-runs Pastoral runs Miscellaneous (not otherwise specified) I) E G I J 1,280 735 80 247 10 A. e. p. 207,957 1 .30 146,983 0 30 7,076 1 36 3,495 3 23 204 0 0 17,526 2 20 £ s. d. 25,543 11 5 8,492 3 0 1,579 0 8 1,586 17 10 12 10 9 I - K 525 2,201 10 10 L N O P 182 123 01 500 18,383 1 24 202,170 0 22 377,661 1 22 1,459 4 10 4,028 3 0 1,478 14. 6 6,509 14 11 Total .. 3,755 .52,891 17 9

D Du: ing the Year end; ing 31st March, 1! 190. District. Area reserved for Various Purposes. Total Area alienated during the Year. Total Area reserved, granted under Acts, &c, from the Foundation of the Colony to the 31st March, 1890. Area granted under Acts. Area taken up by Scrip. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington.. Nelson Midland Railway .. Marlborough Canterbury .. Westland .. .. Otago .. .. | Southland .. .. j a. it. p. 1,607 1 28 8,002 1 12 1,210 0 20 3,702 2 2 256 3 24 5 0 0 467 0 18 33 2 32 2,002 0 31 35 0 12 A. it. p. 22,939 1 0 12,757 2 21 5,366 2 6| 27,126 1 23/ A. r. p. 5,276 2 0 312 2 24 * a. it. p. 29,823 0 28 8,002 1 12 1,528 3 4 16,460 0 23 32,749 3 13 A. It. 1'. 2,781,971 2 27 166,116 2 5 516,196 3 10 716,355 0 31 174,257 3 10 131 0 0 41* 3 29 1,294* 1 19 5 0 0 1,892 1 37 33 2 32 2,644 0 20 48 0 12 177,975 0 7 653,398 1 7 74,812 1 19 574,408 2 16 530,365 1 21 13 0 0 Total .. .. | 17,928 1 19 68,362 2 39 6,896 2 3 ! 93,187 2 21 6,371,857 2 33 tercised in part pa; -meat for land, the Li-ea cannot be show; * Scrip having been e; L.

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Table T. —Comparative Statement of Selectors and Lands selected under the Various Systems in Force for the Ten Years ending 31st March, 1890.

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Year ending 31st f Cash. Deferred Payment. Perpetual Lease. Agricultural Lease. Village Settlement: Cash. Village Settlement: Deferred Payment. Village Settlement: Perpetual Lease. Villagehomestead Special Settlement. Specialsettlement Associations. Homestead. Small Grazingruns. Year ending 31st March, No. I Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. ! Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. I ! i Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 1881 Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 2,068 195,630 895 144,337 74 i 6,782 41 I 4,603 * 259 2,095 77 11,984 1881 * . 1882 2,232 195, 390 506 98,960 * 198 1,189 .. 55 8,525 1882 1883 1,518 I 164,337 i 500 80,125 . 42 4,879 * * 64 314 38 4,378 , 1883 i 1884 1884 1,477 144,589 624 | 135,603 72 14,386 56 : 6,410 * * 65 251 24 4,160 1885 1,242 64,975 621 : 69,739 111 | 24,410 24 | 2,932 ' r 85 499 31 5,028 1885 i 1886 770 I 64,383 581 ' 58,451 138 i 28,166 28 4,491 78 ; 294 69 527 158 : 16,820 35 5,830 1886 1887 426 32,633 557 50,527 272 ' 50,329 14 ' 475 65 | 227 112 585 896 28,700 455 43,873 49 6,977 68 105,857 j 1887 1888 554 28,229 319 41,100 367 72,401 15 1,222 68 ' 66 147 1,316 309 9,451 309 31,740 28 4,220 83 156,482 1888 ' 1889 613 68,498 397 ! 54,419 304 ! 41,376 768 : 204,749 11 | 150 143 ! 664 99 1,182 36 622 24 345 209 19,905 11 1,050 81 161,652 1889 1890 543 46,922 750 : 230,905 1 I 53 159 ; 656 75 782 76 1,729 20 270 40 4,970 19 1,751 35 60,340 1890 * Included in Cash Lands.

COMPARATIVE DIAGRAM OF LANDS SELECTED UNDER THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS IN FORCE FOR THE TEN YEARS ENDING 31st MARCH, 1890.