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proportion of the land being deep swamp, or swampy scrub hunL The. who c township was resur veyed, and the unsold portions reclassified as part suburban and part rural lan*^C«eK^ auction with the result that of 46 acres suburban land 31 have been sold, and of 220 acres of rural duri ng the ',-:!. a decrlase of thirteen as compared with la the number of selectors ...,1tlie tenure remains the sane' a- I.i-t vi-at VIE., 324. , / ;::;;,. „, s?** b.seiec,,,,, ,100- ; --* - = of twenty-one on those of last year. The net area now held on his tenure 18 01,998 .v r, s th, numln of lessees hei,,- 345 which is an increase of eight lessees over the number holding last year. V/l -Tin- total number of lessees in the numerous village settlements in this district is 438 De mi an increase of nine on the preceding year. Twenty-one new selections were made dur ntr the war t.me of which wee on renewable lease. The total area held is 6,392 acres. PrTfliT-The number of pastoral-run licenses held is ninety-one, covering an area of 1 370 ad vie ling an annual rental of £4,152 19s. 4d. Of these, twenty-six have been brought under theSriWof " flu- National Endowment Act, 1907." One pastoral run containing 159 700 acres! and Chalky Inlets, was forfeited, and the area has since been added to the West Coast National Park. The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act. The total area opened to selection under this Act during the year was 768 acres, comprising 135 acres heavy bush land, 93 acres scrub land, and 540 acres swamp land. £ area held being 21,995 Sfv^ft an r oui'd I ttv liavelt made any fmproveLents. wan, of ~ ad-access being the ably morethan , • W( th a ,. ( , r( . sldlll , iulj()lulllg . |he to-uTval!.::;■;.;; 2 £4,295 8, 6d., being £2,568 -fs. in excess ... the reipnred improvements. " The National Endowment Act, 1907." In accordance with the provisions of this Act, 670,000 acres of pastoral country have been set apart for the Act, P the whole of which is held under license, and returns an annual rental of £U Nin;.,cen small grazing-runs. containing 64,436 acres and yielding an annual rental of £735 17s. 10d., are also brought under * rf *hjs on contaim 76 ,7 H)s. g 6d., come within the provisions of the National Endowment Act. Rebates of Kent. . )„ ordinary Crown land rebates of rent for prompt payment were made to 644 lessees, the amount bein l?iTndtr 2 s d ettlements the rebates made to 181 tenant* amounted to £764 10s. Id Arrears of Rent. T |„. „„„,„« ol ice. «1 ordinary Crown tad. in arr,.r i. thirtv-nv,, th. tot*, .mount « decrease of £359 3s. 2d. on last year. Forfeitures and Surrenders. +.- 1,..,5es -md licenses over ordinary Crown lands were forfeited, the area bein !Z%SIZZ pastor 5 containing 159,700 acres. One lease under he Land for Settlements Act was forfeited, area 253 acres There were four surrenders of ordinary Crown leases, area 181 acres. Freehold Titles issued. The number of provisional titles issued by the Receiver of Land Revenue during the year was fifty-seven, tt area purchased being 4,101 acres, under the tenures shown by the following table :- Selectors. „ ~ Tenure. *• ■ .' 1 10 3 6 Deferred payment .. ■• . g ~ ~,,, , .„, Perpetual lease •• •• •■ |(>8 1 26 Occupation right of .. -• . ( . Cash under " The Land Act, 1892 .. • ■ ™ g .... Auction sales • ■ ■ • • • " 57 4,101 2 18