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Summary of Land Transactions, 1896-97.

From a comparison of the foregoing summary with that for 1895-96 it will be seen that, while the transactions in the first column appear to be smaller, the aggregate area of land disposed of on settlement conditions is greater by nearly 9,000 acres, and that there is an increase in the second column of 156 holdings and 161,285 acres in area, the third column showing, as before stated, an increase of revenue to the extent of £4,858 6s. 9d. Lands opened for Selection. —There was opened for sale and selection during the year—under the optional system, 14,929 acres; for cash by auction, 369 acres; for lease by auction and application, 21 acres; village-homestead allotments on lease in perpetuity, 801 acres; pastoral runs, 360,604 acres; small grazing-runs, 56,635 acres, including 1,215 acres under Land for Settlements; for lease in perpetuity under Land for Settlements, 4,974 acres : together making a total of 438,333 acres. In addition to this several areas have been allotted under sections 114 and 115 of " The Land Act, 1892," and others disposed of under the improved-farm settlement scheme and the Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, as shown in the summary. There were

Transactions during Year. Area held at 31st March, 1897. Class of Selection. Number. Eevenue received during the Year. Area. Number. Area. Cash .-.. , 1 Deferred payments Deferred payments made freehold Perpetual leases Perpetual leases made freehold ... Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Lease in perpetuity exchanged from other tenures Land for settlement— Lease in perpetuity ... Village lease in perpetuity Small grazing-runs ... Miscellaneous Agricultural leases Village settlements— Cash Deferred payments ... ... Deferred payments made freehold Perpetual leases Perpetual leases made freehold Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity ... Village-homestead special settlement Special-settlement association ... Improved-farm settlements Mining Districts Land Occupation Act 61 A. B. P. 812 3 4 A. B. P. £ s. a. *l,102 12 3 6,632 1 11 "48 13,544 3 22 130 34,672 0 12 9 15 494 91,950 2 16 3,802 17 11 1,771 2 0 667 7 11 2,245 3 11 2,838 1 39 95 17,784 1 25 1 66 21 11,849 1 19 6,880 3 2 I 480 132,854 2 8 3,019 13 6 102 1 1 12 2 6,208 1 19 5 0 2 1,214 2 3 568 1 14 13 1 0 195 3L 1 13 21 21,249 412 1,214 578 1,010 1 25 3 39 2 3 1 14 1 23 5,982 18 3 324 7 4 64 10 6 78 18 0 241 7 0 1 1 3 18 7 263 0 25 9 6 3 70 7 7 9 89 "3 13 1 2 40 1 19 2 0 0 42 933 2 33 69 5 1 35 0 0 0 19 0 "5 3 2 28 29 432 3 1 112 1,754 3 14 125 15 5 (E.112 19 7 |i. 63 17 3 114 19 1 31 3 8 60 8 4 I 87 1,436 0 17 11 18 1,645"'2 30 877 3 30 15 84 65 2,955 10,329 2,595 1 12 1 8 1 25 Homestead lands Small grazing-runs Pastoral licenses Coal and mineral licenses Timber-cutting Miscellaneous licenses... Survey fees Crown grant fees Other sources 13 36 53,309 3 28 396,538 1 21 4 247 255 401 489,370 4,173,881 3 24 2 20 3 33 11,050 7 10 t31,012 2 1 f 134 7 10 76 8 0 (1,750 0 4 310 15 0 J176 4 1 494 16 4 "l3 81 29o"o 0 72,755 2 12 1 335 81,730 2 16 Total Crown lands ... Endowments — Deferred payments made freehold Perpetual leases made freehold 552 572,165 3 27 2,718 5,067,383 3 20 69,386 19 4 1 143 3 7 1 - 56 47,198 0 0 1,760 3 2 1 320 0 0 Gross totals 554 572,629 2 34 2,774 5,114,581 3 20 71,147 2 6 Includes £9 15s. 6d. on account Canterl lury. f Includes £11 on account Canterbury, lount Canterbury. J I: icludes £1 Is. 0: ac<