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SUMMARY of Particulars of Applications to Exchange Agricultural Leases for Leases on Deferred Payments for the Year ending 30th June, 1877.

SUMMARY of Particulars of Applications to Convert Leaseholds into Freeholds.

SUMMARY of Number and Area of Pastoral Licenses issued during the Year ended 30th June, 1877

SUMMARY of Lands held under Pastoral License or Lease on 30th June, 1877.

* In this return are included all leases over 500 acres, this being the nearest possible approximation to a return of lands held for pastoral, in distinction from agricultural purposes.

District. Number of Applications to Exchange. Extent. Value of Improvements. Extent Cultivated. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. Auckland ... Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington... Nelson Marlborough Canterbury... Westland ... Otago Southland Distriot 15 2,483 0 0 ii 2,083 2 32 Not known. Not known. Total 47 4,566 2 32

District. Number of Applications to Convert. Extent. Value of Improvements. Extent Cultivated. A. B. P. 1,985 0 0 £ s. d. A. B. P. Auckland ... Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington... Nelson Marlborough Canterbury... Westland ... Otago Southland District 1 41 7,047 0 0 2 115 io" 0 0 11,837 0 0 Not known. Not known. io b o Not known. Total 159 20,879 0 0 10 0 0

District. Number of Holders. Area. Number of Stock. Kent. License Fees (if any). Total Rent per acre. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 3 A. E. P. 25,000 0 0 No information. £ s. d. 37 10 0 £ s. d. d. 6 7 6 9 3 16,069 0 0 15,063 0 0 10,483 0 0 85,000 0 0 51,500 0 0 No information. Sheep, 2,095 No information. No information. No information. 135 6 8 61 10 0 43 10 10 196 10 0 849 16 8 19 10 0 2-02 1 0538 0-50 396 Total 34 j 203,115 0 0 I 2,095 19 10 0 1,324 4 2

District. Number of Holders. Area Approximately. Average Area to each. Stock Depastured. Rent Paid. License Fees. Total Payments. Average per Acre. Acres. 109,390 7,813 o' 0 £ s. d 162 10 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 162 10 0 s. d. 0 Oi Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington Nelson* Marlborough ... Canterbury 14 15 1 94 72 537 147,900 300 602,266 1,076,509 4,127,645 19.900- 0 0 6,407 0 0 14,951 0 0 7,686 1 38 Not known. 35,700 800 Not known. 151,000 Sheep 3,019,898, Cattle, &c, not known. Not known. 2,017,321 Not known. 414 0 7 52 0 0 4,236 10 6 4,401 1 0 38,583 2 8 414 0 7 52 0 0 4,236 10 6 4,411 0 0 38,583 2 8 0 OJ 5 11 0 li 0 098 0 2243 10 0 0 Westland 36 221 24 429,670 6,472,718 710,965 11,935 0 0 29,288 0 0 29,623 0 0 990 1 0 59,742 15 1 6,008 0 6 2 0 0 992 1 0 59,734 8 5 6,008 0 6 0 Oft 0 2-21 0 2 Otago Southland District Total 1,014 13,677,303 127,603 1 38 114,590 1 12 0 0 114,593 13 8