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Sections taken up during the Year. Number. Area. Kent. a. r. p. £ s. A. Under village-homestead regulations ... ... ... 33 375 0 1 67 3 0 Under other tenure ... ... ... ... ... 16 810 2 14 422 7 6 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 49 1,185 215 £489 10 6 In the North Island ... ... ... ... ... 32 967 0 31 466 14 10 In the Middle Island ... ... ... ... ... 17 218 124 22 15 8 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 49 1,185 215 £489 10 6 Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. Number. Area. *«?* a » d Interest. a. b. p. £ s. d. Under village-homestead regulations ... ... ... 6 114 020 10 2 4 Under other tenure ... ... ... ... ... 12 139 029 9 10 8 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 18 253 1 9 £19 13 0 In the North Island ... ... ... ... ... 11 137 337 10 8 8 In the Middle Island ... ... ... ... ... 7 115 1 12 9 4 4 Totals ... ... ... .. ... 18 253 1 9 £19 13 0 Amount advanced for Cottages, Bushfelling, dtc. Oottages. Bushfelling. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Under village-homestead regulations ... 9,165 2 6 6,030 10 .4 15,195 12 10 Under other tenure ... ... ... Totals ... ... ... £9,165 2 6 £6,030 10 4 £15,195 12 10 In the North Island ... ... ... 4,562 17 6 5,22113 2 9,784 10 8 In the Middle Island ... ... ... 4,602 5 0 808 17 2 5,411 2 2 Totals ... ... ... ... £9,165 2 6 £6,030 10 4 £15,195 12 10 Repayments of above Advances. £ s. d. £ s. d In the North Island ... ... ... ... ... 4,683 16 5 In the Middle Island ... ... ... ... ... 1,56113 9 6,245 10 2 Remaining unpaid ... ... ... ... ... 8,950 2 8 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £15,195 12 10 Amount received for Rent and Interest during the Year. Rent. Interest. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. -d. Under village-homestead regulations ... ... 4,218 10 5 396 8 1 4,614 18 6 Under other tenure ... ... ... ... 2,390 010 ... 2,390 010 Totals ... ... ... ... £6,608 11 3 £396 8 i £7,004 19 4 In the North Island ... ... ... ... 3,457 15 5 222 3 6 3,679 18 11 In the Middle Island ... ... ... .. 3,150 15 10 174 4 7 3,325 0 5 Totals ... ... ... ... £6,608 11 3 £396 8 1 £7,004 19 4 The total amount received as rent and interest in connection with village-homestead settlements from the commencement of the system in 1885 to the 31st March, 1907, a period of twenty-two years, is as under : — Rent. Interest. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. In the North Island ... .... ... .. 23,028 17 2 7,889 511 30,918 3 1 In the Middle Island ... ... ... ... 36,689 12 8 4,072 8 0 40,762 0 8 Totals ... ... ... £59,718 9 10 £11,961 13 11 £71,680 3 9