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Table No. 3. COMPARISON OF FREEHOLDERS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE CAPITAL OR IMPROVED VALUE OF LAND OWNED BY THEM FOR 1906, 1902, 1892, AND 1889.

Number Capital Class. Year. of or Improve I (Capital or Improved Value.i Owners. Value. £ Under £100 ..'1906 22,673 934,849 1902 ; 26,135 1,047,435 1892 23,700. 950,421 1889 20,752 843,561 Number Class. Year. of Owners. Capital or Improved Value. 69,000 and undtw 158,000 luoO 5,839 1902 4,111 1892 2,608 1889 2,299 £ 14,209,863 9,963,014 6,257,042 5,578,261 £lon and under £200 .. 1906 16,158 2,338,999 i 1902 17,117 2,488,385 ! 1892 15,614 2,208,529 1889 15,069 2,115.529 63,000 £4,000 1006 2,906 1902 2,087 1802 1,336 1889 1,175 10,046,988 7,178,352 4,578,375 4,076,691 £■200 , £800 .. 1906 13,771 3,363,876 1902 13,995 3,402,875 1892 11,446 2,723,436 1889 10,904 2,592,172 64,000 £5,000 1906 1,639 1002 1,193 1892 744 1889 704 7,291,231 5,327,423 3,360,266 3,133,151 . — 22,709,962 15,293,661 9,451,080 8,516,672 £800 , 6400 .. 1906 11,654 4,003,251 1902 10,293 3,525,909 1892 7,790 2,629,906 1889 7,270 2,469,159 65,(XX) . £10,000 1906 3,293 1902 2,232 1892 1,424 1889 1,237 £400 £500 .. 1906 9,242 4,097,184 1902 7,538 3,337,399 1892 5,282 2,312,921 1889 5,230 2,292,344 £10, (XK) . £20,1 1900 1,400 1002 916 1892 669 1889 623 19,080,519 12,706,182 9,090,788 8,417,460 £500 „ £600 .. 1906 7,136 3,872,468 1902 5,364 2,906,613 1892 3,940 2,103,715 1889 3,594 1,937,442 £20,000 £50,000 1906 : 631 1902 423 1892 356 1889 338 18,574,483 12,622,967 10,628,661 9,535,543 £600 . £700 .. 1906 5,574 3,581,773 1902 4,279 2,746,897 1892 3,161 2,012,077 1889 2,995 1,894,849 650,000 . £100,000 : 1906 138 1902 109 1892 104 1889 107 0,261,897 7,642,964 7,115,932 7,107,479 £700 . £800 .. 1906 4,398 3,271,177 1902 3,362 2,498,424 1892 2,349 1,735,977 1889 2,232 1,666,184 £100,000 . £200,(XX) 1906 46 1902 37 1892 47 1889 37 5,913,995 5,142,806 6,345,732 4,952,568 £800 £900 .. 1906! 3,564 3,009,357 1902 2,816 2,374,777 1892 2,025 1,697,246 1889 , 1,821 1,533,435 '6200,000 aud over.. .. 1906 10 1902 7 1892 14 1889 11 2,548,116 2,728,252 5,538,049 4,835,862 £900 . £1,000 .. 1906 2,035 2,766,411 1902 2,320 2,188,746 1892 , 1,426 1,339,565 1889 1,394 1,306,615 Totals .. .. 1906 128,019 128,019 161,771,758 1902 115,713 115,713 120,981,599 ,1,0)0 . £2,000 .. 1900 15,012 20,895,359 1902 11,379 15,858,568 1892 7,457 10,291,448 1889 , 6,755 9,403,253 1892 91,501 1889 84,547 91,501 84,547 92,371,166 84,208,230