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RETURN of LANDS SOLD or otherwise absolutely Disposed of in the several PROVINCES of NEW ZEALAND, from 1st January to 31st December, 1874. Canterbury.

LAND SOLD. ALE. Rimxaa of Acres. Rate pee Achk. Consideration. Foe Public \Voeks Executed. To Europeans or Natives, under*'Waste Lands Act, 1358;" "Crown Grants Act (No.2),18G2;" Native Reserves Acts, &o. Period. Scrip :—New Zealand Co.'s; Old Land Claims, or Government Scrip, or Debentures. To Immigrants. Naval and Military i Settlers under New Zealand Settlements Act, &e. Reserves i granted for Public Purposes under " Public lU-scrves Act, 1851." To Natives, by Grants, under " Native Lands Act, 1805," &c. In satisfaction of Land Scrip or otherwise not specified. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Amount.! Talue of Work done. I £ e. d. 195276 6 9 148960 7 6 135295 12 3 61130 10 6 £ s. d. i I I ' i 1874. Quarter ending 31st■March ... „ „ 30th Juno j, „ 30th September „ „ 31st December A. K. P. 97381 3 15 73570 3 3 C7125 0 25 ; 29983 0 20 £ s. d. 1 58 4 5 110 2 II 1 88 1 9; 63 14 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. t2 0 0: f2 0 0| t2 0 0 •j-2 0 0i £ s. d. A. ft. I». A. B. P. ! A. E. P. j j A. E. P. A. R. P. 6 2 39 15 2 36 10 1 5 17 0 6 a. e. r. A. E. P. A. E. P. A. E. P. 36 0 0 1 203 0 0 2 168 0 0 a 120 0 0 4 ... ... 125 0 0 250 0 0 ... ... ... Totals 49 3 6 268060 3 23i [540662 17 0 125 0 0 250 0 0 ... ... 527 0 0 Total Area Sold or otherwise disposed of from the foundation of the Colony to 31st December, 1874. Total Cash received. Total Area remaining for future disposal. 1 Grant under "Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Act, 1871." 1 „ n ,, and clause 42, Laud Regulations. £ s. d. 2,809,138 17 6 )> u it 4 Granted under clause 42 of the Waste Land Regulations. a. b. r. 1,912,804 0 18 a. n. p. 6,780,222 3 22 t A small fraction over £2 per acre. Westland. Quarter ending 31st Mnvch ... ' „ „ 30th June ... „ „ 30th September „ „ 31st December 7 2 27 8 0 30 4 3 5 3 1 22 247 2 5 11 1 13 32 3 38, 545 2 0 117 2 27 1084 0 0 284 0 0 45 13 4 46 13 6 47 4 0 53 10 0 2 18 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 14 0 10 0 895 1 0 1011 17 3 1003 8 6 531 5 6 338 3 0 17 1 15 2 2 18 338 15 0 17 7 6 2 14 6 ... Totals 1 24 0 4 291 3 16, 2031 0 27! 3441 12 3 358 2 33 358 17 0 ... - Total Area Sold or otherwise disposed of the foundation of the Colony to 31st Deceml ■om a, 1871. Total Cash received. Total Area remaining for future disposal. A. ,370 E. P. 0 38 £ b. d. 45,033 14 5 A. E. P. 2,000,000 0 0