C.—No. 5,

RETURN of the NUMBER OF ACRES SOLD or otherwise disposed of in New Zealand, in each Quarter, from the 1st January, to the 31st December, 1864; together with the nature and amount of consideration received— distinguishing Town and Suburban Lands from Country Lands. PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

KETURN OF THE SALE OF LANDS

Number of Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Remission Grants withCertificates to out Purchase. Period 1864. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. iifii I Retired Officers, and Naval and Free Grants. Remarks. Military Land Orders. Old Land Claims. Quarter ending 31st March... „ „ 30th June ... „ „ 30th Sept. ... ii ii 31st Dec. ... A. E. P. 116 2 3 100 3 21 40 0 37 47 3 31 A. E. P. A. R. P. 24414 2 0 9997 2 0 10312 1 20 12162 1 13 £ s. d. 2 11 0 16 17 4f 3 12 0 3 16 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 0 10 10 0 11 1| 0 10 Oi 0 10 5 £ s. d. 2908 11 0 4362 5 0 745 6 10 5072 10 0 £ s. d. A. R. P. 20099 0 0 8263 0 0 8706 3 20 10095 1 13 A. R. P. 1188 0 0 449 0 0 540 0 0 1475 0 0 A. E. P. 731 0 2 10 2 19 148 3 6 1 19 91 6 12 6 29 4 51 54 0 0 Totals 305 2 12 890 1 27 i 56886 2 33 !l3088 12 10 47164 0 33 3652 0 0 54 0 0 PROVINCE OF TARANAK Quarter ending 31st March... ,1 » 30th June ... „ „ 30th Sept. ... „ „ 31st Dec. ... A. E. p. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. A. E. p. A. R. P. 2 s. d. £ s. ~dT £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P. A. K. P. | A. R. p. - " ... Totals I I ... | ... I PROVINCE OF H A WKE'S BAT. Quarter ending 31st March ... ,, „ 30th June H „ 30th Sept u „ 31st Dec A. R. P. 38 3 2 15 3 12 19 1 16 4 0 0 A. R. P. 327 2 0 574 2 0 A. R. P. 12751 0 0 2810 0 0 1189 0 0 39703 3 0 £ s. d. *9 6 0 *12 6 0 7 11 6 6 5 0 £ s. d. 0 14 5 0 15 0 £ s. d. 0 5 10f 0 10 4 0 10 6| 0 6 21 £ s. d. 4362 2 9 2069 0 0 772 2 0 12425 2 11 £ s. d. £ 8. d. A. K. P. 880 0 0 60 6 0 600 0 0 A. R. I. 80 6 0 0 15 0 266 14 0 Totals 77 3 30 982 0 0 56453 3 0 119628 7 8 226 14 0 1540 0 0 I PROTINCE OP WELLINGTON. Quarter ending 31st March ... „ „ 30th June „ „ 30th Sept „ „ 31st Dec A. E. P. 10 0 27 1 0 29 0 0 28 3 6 A. B. P. 343 0 0 94 2 38 145 1 35 220 0 0 A. E. P. 38297 0 0 21235 3 0 28879 0 0 44549 0 0 £ 8. d. 8 10 0 7 16 6 20 5 0 £ s. d. 3 0 0 1 11 0 14 8 £ a. d. 0 8 0 0 7 4 0 7 9 £ s. d. 14373 5 5 8370 19 9 5167 17 6 16280 15 8 £ s. d. 425 0 0 A. R. P. 240 0 0 75 0 0 A. E. P. 720 0 0 260 0 0 1980 0 0 A. B. P. 490 6 0 Totals 86 0 6 803 0 33 132960 3 0 1 ,192 18 4 915 0 0 315 0 0 2960 0 0