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PART I.—Return of Lands disposed of under the Land for Settlements Acts for the Year which ended 31st March, 1900.

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Name of Estate. Date when Land opened for Selection. Area acquired, including ascertained Surplus or Deficiency. Area occupied by Roads and Reserves unlet. Area of Land unlet, including Land forfeited, surrendered, or resumed and not relet, and also Land not yet offered for Selection. New Selections and Addition to Holdings during the Year. Total Lands leased at Date. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Kent payable. No. of Selectors. Area. Annual Rent now payable. Auckland — Opouriao Ofeauia .. Rangiatea Karapiro Fencourt Hawke's Bay — ■ Raureka Elsthorpe Waimarie Pouparae Tomoana Mahora Willows.. Wellington — Paparangi Ohakea .. Te Matua Marlborough — Blind Kiver Omaka .. Puhipuhi Scarborough Richmond Brook Westland— Poerua Settlement Canterbury — Pareora Studholme Junction Kapua .. .. Rosebrook Otaio Patoa The Peaks Roimata Kereta Braoo Epworth Ashley Gorge Omihi Valley Orakipaoa Highbank Otarakaro Wharenui Rakitairi Feb. 12, 1896.. Feb. 21, 1898.. June 22, 1898.. Oct. 21, 1898.. Mar. 12, 1900.. May 6, 18S6.. June 24, 1896.. Sept. 9,1896.. April 21, 1897.. Mar. 3,1898.. Mar. 22, 1899.. Mar. 22, 1899.. Sept. 28, 1898.. Deo. 27, 1899.. Dec. 27, 1899.. Jan. 16, 1895.. June 24, 1896.. Feb. 25, 1897.. Mar. 13, 1899.. Aug. 18, 1899.. A. K. p. 7,604 0 0 5,920 0 0 4,004 0 0 2,270 3 9 7,105 3 5 427 2 0 9,740 0 0 430 2 10 337 3 4 111 3 38 1,133 3 0 775 1 36 322 3 32 1,745 1 30 702 0 19 5,507 0 0 3,898 0 0 320 0 0 35,906 0 0 5,854 0 0 A. R. P. 433 2 20 1,595 2 0 89 3 0 68 1 30 62 2 26 11 1 2 192 0 20 4 2 16 1 1 32 1 3 35 21 1 5 24 2 31 8 1 24 234 0 0 60 1 0 698 0 28 185 0 0 A. B. P. 312 1 0 2,47l" 1 22 i' l o 33 0 0 363 3 9 275 0 0 85* 0 0 2 2 2 25 io 1 1 6 6 8 12 13 2 68 11 A. P. 758 2 0 217 2 0 109 3 0 4,571 2 37 4 1 26 a 0 0 6 0 35 268 0 35 190 0 32 23 3 15 1,373 0 37 702 0 19 320 0 0 3,830 3 12 5,669 0 0 & b. a. 151 14 0 35 1 6 33 15 6 1,142 7 10 '4 10 0 5 12 0 7 12 0 371 11 0 185 2 10 43 5 8 898 11 6 527 7 4 24.10 0 971 8 8 1,313 13 4 63 9 19 15 25 20 45 16 9 13 33 22 37 12 13 17 13 2 112 11 A. K. P. 6,858 0 20 4,324 2 0 3,914 1 0 2,202 1 19 4,571 2 37 416 0 38 9,546 2 20 392 3 34 336 1 12 110 0 3 1,112 1 35 775 1 36 298 1 1 1,373 0 37 702 0 19 4,998 0 0 3,837 3 0 320 0 0 35,122 3 12 5,669 0 0 £ s. d. 1,388 13 8 286 17 10 712 8 2 421 12 0 1,142 7 10 543 2 0 2,307 7 0 427 1 0 405 8 0 135 2 0 1,631 14 6 758 10 2 307 1 6 898 11 6 527 7 4 844 17 1 589 6 8 24 10 0 5,864,19 6 1,333 13 4 June 26, 1896.. 3,230 1 6 101 3 6 157 0 0 2 482 2 0 60 6 4 18 2,971 2 0 256 0 10 Jan. 18,1894.. Jan. 18, 1894.. Mar. 24, 1894.. June 26, 1895.. June 26, 1895.. Nov. 27, 1895.. Aug. 1, 1895.. Aug. 8,1895.. Dec. 4,1895.. Nov. 27, 1895.. Nov. 27, 1895.. Dec. 4,1895.. June 28, 1899.. June 22, 1896.. June 24,1896.. Mar. 24, 1897.. Mar. 24, 1897.. Mar. 22, 1897.. 620 2 13 109 0 7 574 1 22 600 1 8 373 3 14 4,535 3 14 2,811 0 9 48 3 27 105 2 29 27 2 4 21 0 3 1,165 3 6 20 0 0 384 0 31 9,121 3 8 39 3 9 73 1 10 3,526 1 26 8 2 38 4 1 39 2 0 0 37' 1 29 28 4 11 14 9 4 11 26 4 14 2 10 1 27 74 7 26 21 611 3 15 104 2 8 534 3 33 600 1 8 367 0 33 4,517 3 28 2,799 0 9 45 0 36 105 2 29 27 2 4 21 0 3 1,161 1 2 20 0 0 384 0 31 9,034 3 18 39 3 9 73 1 10 3,522 2 4 396 18 6 73 4 6 253 3 4 307 13 6 216 14 8 170 16 6 196 12 6 140 5 9 82 18 0 72 8 4 13 11 2 258 1 0 13 5 0 397 10 8 3,041 18 4 111 18 0 291 14 8 1,061 19 2 27,887 5 6 6 2 21 17 3 26 12 0 0 3 2 31 4 2 4 1 20 0 0 13 5 0 86 3 30 3 572 3 0 107 6 8 3 3 22 '2 3 4 2 0 91 0 33 14 17 0 34 17 4 Carried forward 5,946 15 6 _____ 817 113,825 0 3 121,506 3 29 3,945 3 6 3,736 0 20 180 19,221 2 1