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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

GOVERNMENT VALUATIONS: AREAS AND VALUATIONS OF COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, AND TOWN DISTRICTS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 30th June, 1904. Ordered " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The total area, capital and unimproved values of the counties of the colony ; and (2) the total area, capital and unimproved values of the b .roughs and town districts of the colony: such return to give separately the same particular., for the Cities of Wellington, Auckland, Dunelin, and Christehurch."—(Mr. Fowlds.)

SUMMARY. Values as at 31st March, 1904.

John McGowan, Valuer-General. Valuation Department, Wellington, 16th September, 1904.

COUNTIES.—(A.) (Including Interior Town Districts, also shown separately.)

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Area. Capital Value of Land and Improvements. Unimproved Value of Land. Counties (including interior Town Districts) Boroughs Town Districts (also included in totals for Counties) Auckland City* Wellington City* Christchurch City* Dunedin City* 102,258 sq. miles £ 121,966,152 £ 82,513,630 172,955 acres ... 28,742 „ 60,830,089 1,379,052 30,115,782 551,874 1,762 5,062 „ 4,598 „ 1,800 „ 7,287,925 12,884,072 7,401,260 .5,441,582 3,734,874 7,666,222 ■ 3,271,478 2,565,904 *Also included in totals for boroughs as shown above.

County. Area in Square Miles Capital Value of Land and Improvements. Unimproved Value of Land. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands ... Hokianga Whangarei Hobson Otamatea Rodney Waitemata Eden ... Manukau Islands — Great and Little Barrier Other islands in Hauraki Gulf Waikato Raglan ... Waipa ... Kawhia... Coromandel Thames... Ohinemuri 934 160 826 972 928 668 364 566 613 43 791 £ 227,808 76,966 418,336 439,798 708,079 623 934 441,014 332,704 806,129 3,411,337 2,116,783 £ 156,643 47,108 266,706 348,568 377,057 411,464 264,976 155,228 444,842 1,772,273 1,142,484 591 824 282 1,515 403 494 478 61,732 87,021 797,794 753,647 727,470 552,744 547,843 377,538 463,550 39,621 45,005 382,696 471,042 348,011 489,291 357,630 240,324 267,631 Carried forward 11,452 13,972,227 8,028,600