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Table 12. —Occupation Leases under "The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894," taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1896.

Table 13. —Return of Village-Settlement Lands disposed of for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1896.

Tab in up during thi Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1896. Amount received during the Year. District. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Kental. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental. On the Year's Transactions. A. B. p. £ s. d. a. B. p. £ s. d. £ s. d. luckland .. 17 864 1 6 41 9 0 IT 864 1 6 41 9 0 *130 14 6 )tago 47 1,717 1 35 90 17 3 47 1,717 1 35 90 17 3 f231 13 0 louthland .. 5 349 2 18 14 5 0 5 349 2 18 14 5 0 J50 0 0 412 7 6 Totals 69 2,931 1 19 146 11 3 69 2,931 1 19 146 11 3 * Includes £126 15s. survey-fees. t Includes 228 10s. Cd. survey-fees. J Surver -fees.

Amount realised during the Year 1895-96. Total Area made from Commencement 31st March, ?reehold af System to .896. District. No. of Selectors. Area. No. of Selectors. Area. Total Amount realised. Jawke's Bay ?aranaki Vellington larlborough Janterbury Kago iouthland 9 A. B. P. 6 0 6 £ s. d. 70 0 0 246 308 262 9 166 101 557 A. B. P. 632 0 23 853 0 9 451 0 29 22 1 11 1,208 0 1 886 2 5 2,916 2 20 £ a. d. 4,112 11 10 6,935 10 9 3,276 3 5 75 16 10 5,481 17 4 1,736 17 2 8,903 1 6 1 o"i o s"o o ■6 3 - 0 12 28"4 6 Totals 1C 9 1 18 106 4 6 1,649 6,969 3 18 30,521 18 10