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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

OWNERS OF LAND OF THE VALUE OF £20,000 AND UPWARDS CLASSIFIED (RETURN OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 11th August, 1891. Ordered, " That a return be laid on the table of this House showing (in continuation of part Table No. 8, page 10, 8.-15, 1890) owners of land classified according to value of land owned by them under tho following divisions (as included in Schedule B of the Land- and Income-assessmont Bill), as under : £20,000 and under £30,000, £30,000 and under £40,000, £40,000 and under £50,000, £50,000 and under £70,000, £70,000 and under £90,000, £90,000 and under £110,000, £110,000 and under £130,000, £130,000 and under £150,000, £150,000 and under £170,000, £170,000 and under £190,000, £190,000 and under £210,000, £210,000 and over."—(Mr. G. Hutchison.)

Return of Owners of Land classified according to Value of Land owned by them under the following Divisions (as included in Schedule B of the Land- and Income-assessment Bill).

Note. —Table No. 8 was prepared from the assessment made in 1888, and since then there have been many alterations in ownership. Chas. M. Ceombie, 17th August, 1891. Property-tax Commissioner. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, oil; printing (1,880 copies), jei.

Hy Authority: Georqb Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9l.

Price, 3d.]

Classification: Unimproved Values. Number. Total of Unimproved Values. £ £ 20,000 and under 30,000 30,000 , 40,000 40,000 „ 50,000 50,000 „ 70,000 70,000 „ 90,000 90,000 „ 110,000 110,000 „ 130,000 130,000 „ 150,000 150,000 „ 170,000 170,000 „ 190,000 190,000 „ 210,000 210,000 and over 90 46 35 17 18 16 1 5 2 3 1 8 £ 2,374,612 1,587,452 1,309,939 3,039,439 1,427,524 1,552,025 124,331 687,303 313,561 537,580 199,695 3,156,602 Totals ... 272 16,310,063