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RETURN showing the TOTAL NUMBER of ACRES to which TITLE has been ordered by the NATIVE LANDS COURT, from 1st NOVEMBER, 1865, to 30th JUNE 1872.

RETURN showing the FEES and DUTIES received under the NATIVE LANDS ACTS, from 30th OCTOBER, 1865, to 30th JUNE 1872.

Peovinces. 1 November, 1865, to 1 November, 1866. 1 November, 1866, to 30 June, 1867. 1 July, 1867, to 30 June, 1868. 1 July, 1868, to 30 June, 1869. 1 July, 1869, to 30 June, 1870. 1 July, 1870, to 30 June, 1871. 1 July, 1871, to 30 June, 1872. Auckland Wellington Hawke's Bay Taranaki Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Chatham Islands ... A. B. P. 729,496 3 13 4,403 0 8J 44,750 0 0 A. b. p. 228,277 3 37 18,925 3 36 194,624 0 0 A. E. P. 544,401 0 23 38,026 3 2 106,157 0 8 A. E. P. 548,163 2 17 81,058 0 13 148,024 0 0 A. E. P. 168,981 3 6 439,225 3 24 117, 154 1 36 A. E. p. 215,911 3 31 40,277 1 19 229,624 1 24 A. E. P. 688,081 2 2 135,205 0 11 70,838 0 15 ... ... 1,634 1 14 14,934 2 37 4,248 1 0 10,495 0 0 ... ... ... 190,918 0 0 ... ... Totals ... 705,154 0 4 791,988 3 30 485,813 2 34 894,124 2 28 778,649 3 21* 441,827 3 33 916,280 0 26 Grand Total, 5,013,839a. lr. 16ip. F. D. Fenton.

EnfANOIAIi Yeabs. Pbovisce. 1865-66. 1866-67. 1867-68. 1868-69. 1869-70. 1870-71. 1871-72. Totals. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Pay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Westland Otago Chatham Islands £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,458 0 11 £ s. d. 4,060 0 9 £ s. d. 2,980 0 3 £ a. d. 3,145 6 1 £ s. d. 2,978 14 10 £ s. d. 14,622 2 10 441 2 1 1,114 18 1 583 9 11 1,103 18 6 873 14 8 2,041 6 8 956 13 4 4,374 18 6 625 12 10 1,737 8 5 3,480 12 10 10,372 10 2 ... 26 0 0 26 0 0 ... 4 0 0 152 16 7 100 4 2 "i 0 0 253 0 9 ... Totals 3,014 1 1 5,747 9 2 5,895 1 7 8,659 14 6 5,442 0 3 28,758 6 7 Treasury, 1st October/ 1872. J. Woodward, Receiver-General.