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Summary of Land Transactions, 1901-2.

Estimates and Receipts. —lt is gratifying to be able to report that the actual receipts exceeded the estimated revenue by the sum of £4,618 16s. 3d., almost every item showing an excess. Of this amount, £2,925 12s. Id. comes under the head "Ordinary Crown Lands and Endowments," and £1,693 4s. 2d. under " Land for Settlements." The gross "estimate was £69,389 Bs. 10d., and the actual receipts £74,008 ss. Id., exclusive of the sum of £752 3s. collected by Beceivers of Gold Bevenue for occupation licenses and rents and royalties under the Coal-mines Act in respect of land within the mining district. Other sums credited to revenue which did not pass through the Eeceiver of Land Eevenue's cash-book (being credited by the Treasury direct) were : For Crown lands acquired under the Land for Settlements Act, £254 6s. 5d.; remissions of rent under section 53 of the Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, £579 6s. Id. There was also the amount of rebates under " The Crown Tenants' Eent Bebate Act, 1900," and section 52 of " The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," amounting in all to £1,043 7s. 7d. These various amounts added to the actual cash accounted for by the Eeceiver of Land Bevenue would therefore represent a gross revenue of £76,636 18s. 2d., an excess over estimate of £7,247 9s. 4d. There have also been some proceeds under Land for Settlements Act for sale of lime on the Makareao Estate which are not now accounted for through this office. For the current year the

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Nature of Selection, &o. Transactions darfBg W " Number. Area. Number. Area. Gross Revenue received during the Year. Area. Number. Area. Cash Deferred payments Deferred payments made freehold Perpetual leases Perpetual leases made freehold Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity (new) Lease in perpetuity, exchange from other tenures Agricultural leases Occupation leases (Mining Districts Land Occupation Act) Village settlements— Deferred payments ... Perpetual leases Perpetual leases made freehold Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Special - settlement association (lease in perpetuity) Homestead lands Improved-farm settlement Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Coal and mineral leases Timber-cutting Miscellaneous licenses and leases Other miscellaneous revenue ... 38 A. B. P. 977 0 7 52 A. 15,433 B. P. 3 27 £ s. d. 663 5 10 1,033 15 5 *7 1,055" 2 39 15 23 13 2 2,480 2 10 4,991 0 29 3,818 1 16 896 0 20 262 51,166 3 36 .,988 2 7 1.989 0 0 764 13 1 4,187 4 3 168 624 31,750 163,408 0 10 2 17 1 23 27 3 0 528 0 0 16 136 508 4,967 1 5 8 21 25 16 9 226 3 7 9 1 217" 2 22 10 13 23 130 486 0 4 0 29 4 0 4 61 16 7 591 0 0 110 "0 4 1 21 5 65 0 24 122 1,855 1 35 158 2 7 j * 94 3 6 1 +57 15 3 106 11 7 1 79 1,258 0 22 14 2,765 1 12 5 17 3 15 73 11,800 2 37 372,277 0 0 6 0 0 1,036 0 0 19,031 3 19 2 53 259 237 158 7,465 527,624 4,508,322 0 37 2 13 1 35 1 22 7 15 5 11,516 8 2 28,810 11 3 1 543 77,090 0 27 1,368 14 8 693 9 10 Total ordinary Crown lands Land for settlements— Lease in perpetuity Lease in perpetuity, village ... Small grazing-runs Pastoral ... Miscellaneous 250 20 419,240 1,223 1 26 0 24 2,598 327 29 3 2 46 5,394,396 48,968 393 3,667 953 698 0 19 0 4 1 30 2 38 2 24 0 13 54,349 11 17,194 12 1 231 0 10 401 18 10 60 16 6 356 14 9 8 2 953 2 38 Total land for settlements Endowments 22 2,177 0 24 407 54,680 3 35 18,245 3 0 5,768 2 29 43 44,264 3 1 1,413 10 5 Grand totals 274 427,185 3 37 3,048 5,493,341 3 9 74,008 5 1 *Ee t. f Imeie it.