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* Inclusive of 13,977 a. or. Bp. of land finally disposed of on deferred payments for £9,504 18s. 1 id., not included in previous years in similar returns to this.

No. 2.—Summary of Extent of Crown Lands absolutely Disposed of for Cash, Scrip, or in any other manner, during the Nine Months ending the 31st March, 1880.

No. 1.—Summary of Lands Disposed of from Foundation of the Colony, with total Cash received, &c., for the Nine Months ending the 31st March, 1880.

* Includes £5>8;9 13s. 9d. received from sale of i,2S2A. 311. 7P. of railway reserves.

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Provincial District. Total Area Sold or Otherwise Disposed of from the Foundation of the Colony. Total Cash Received. Total Area open for Selection on 31st March, 1880. Total Area remaining for Future Disposal, exclusive of Area in preceding Column and of Native Lands. Auckland Hawke's Bay ... Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland A. R. P. 2,214,311 I 13 1,025,685 2 7i* 292,755 2 25 1,882,737 o o 1,039,236 o o 849,940 o 6 3,408,139 3 o 144,072 3 37 2,254,556 o 35 1.015,338 o 19 £ s. a, 377,62s 18 o 446,876 13 II* 168,319 8 4 358,993 18 10 269,638 17 o 5,764,880 9 s 2,079,364 9 5 A. R. P. 37.397 o o 66,498 1 o 11,784 o 6 27,653 2 o 5,846,764 o o 1.071.367 3 34 5,285,016 3 36 245'5 60 l 3 260,000 o o 1,546,767 o 21 A. R. r. 2,543.o89 o ° 349,5°° ° ° 1,315,069 o o 1,107,370 o o 1,078,692 o o 2,655,541 3 29 10,846,084 o o 218,487 o o Total 14,126,772 2 22J 14,398,809 o 20 20,013,832 3 29 ",321,045 12 5

LANDS SOLD. LANDS DISPOSED OF WITHOUT SALE. Provincial District. Number of Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Number of Purchases. Number ofj Purchases. Number of Purchases. By Grants or in any other manner. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Scrip, Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland A. R. P. 22 2 27 ... 030 7 3° 2 o 37 830 2 2 26 209 80 o 25 44 O 22 33 5 3 12 11 ii A. B. P. 263 2 II 22 2 O 265 3 9 18 8 A. 11. P. 4,380 o 23 I3O 3 2O S.3l8 2 32 1,197 2 II 99 2 7 14,889 3 15 81 1 5 20.363 3 39 1,442 1 38 63 68 8 4 6 182 168 20 £ s d. 90 6 2 36 13 4 34 IO 4 50 19 o 34 o 685 45 '4 i° 36 3 ° 41 8 o 53 ° o i £ s. d. 3 12 10 5 '4 o 3 8 7 £ s. d. 1 6 11 1 12 1 260 0 18 4 1 17 9 1 3 0-16 2 4 5 100 I 7 8 1 19 o £ s. d. 7,875 o o 210 3 6 12,356 2 2 1,912 o 1 301 17 6 941 1 o 33,217 9 11* 161 8 9 34,487 10 7 6,258 10 o 97-7 21 3 6 £ s. d. 1,028 17 o 618 15 8 A. R. p. 3,910 o o 279 I 14 242 I I? 138 o o 2,391 1 19 677 1 7 11 154 >°3 200 402 1 12 191 o 31 1 60 35 300 7 19 o 6 14 o 207 15 6 87 o o 1,942 8 2 8,688 o 16 2,039 o 31 Total 171 o 26 35.497 « 38J 343 1.147 I 23 128 148,463 I 13 524 ...