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Table 2.— Lands opened for Sale and Selection during the Year ended 31st March, 1909.

District. Optional System. Cash by Auction. Lease by Auction and Application. Village Allotments. Pastoral Runs. Small Grazing-runs. Rent-wable Lease. Totals. Ordinary Crown Lands — Acres. Auckland ... ... ... : .. .. 57,124 r; Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. „ 21,375_" Taranaki.. .. .. .. ''".'." .. 11,363 ; Wellington .. .. .. ' ... .. 15,223 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. ,. 1,005 ■ Marlborough .. .. .. '•■ :. Westland .. .. .. .. .. 827 C .. .. -:.. :, . .; ..: .7,245 Otago .. .. .. .. .. :.. I 12,866 Southland .. .. .. ::* , .. 32,561 Acres. : 119 4 67 150 147 93 92 . Acres. r.^969 18. 46 72 526 20 748. 4,820 Acres. 167 . . 53 1,088 244 1 Acres. 124,874 11,296 Acres. 10,350 -21,05.0.. . 3,912 Acres. 7,352 1,072 - - 59 40,411 : ' '588' 32,868 Acres. 200,955 .54,868 - 11,476 20,504 41,416 1,-358 651,015 '257,941469,081 122,702 617,300 249,801 454,470 -' 81,498 1,652 3,731 ?! -'•■■■■■ Totals .. .. .; ;... ... 159,589 672 . 7,219 1 ,'552 1,539,239 35,312 87,733 1,831,316 ,, Land for Settlements— . ■ * i/ Auckland .. .. . , .. .. .:."; Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .... .. .. Taranaki J" -Wellington .. .. '.. ->.;' .. .. ■ Nelson : Canterbury .. ".. .. '"..'" .. ;.:.'."-■ Otago ■ -Southland .. .. .. ." .. : .. ' : .'..'■' ; . : ■•.. - 33,788 2,294 461 5,274 20,115 28,296 21,169 1,716 113,113 33,788 2,294 - 461 ■ 5,274 20,115 28,296 21,190 1,716 113,134 "21 .. " \ i Totals .. .. '..' .. .. 21 -••--.- National Endowment — Auokland .. .. ., ■ . . ; . . .. '..-,. Hawke's Bay , .. ., :;-..,' n ..J.'■■'-" Taranaki.. ' .". .. ., .. .. I .. Wellington .. .. . j ' .. .. ... i Nelson .... .. . j" .. . ."i — Westland - --.-. —— --.-.- .. .. -■■;.-■■ Otago .. .. .. ... .. „ . , „ , ...... . .■■••- 16,920 1 5,820 1,710 2.5,253 14^747 878 241,415 23,820 .42,173 • 5,820 - 14,747 2,588 241,415 193,320 209,573 Totals .. .. .. .. | 1,552 169,500 208,346 394,766 1,934,005 ■ 1,227 ■ 306,113 709,636 2,654,083 8,757 Grand totals .. .. ..j 159,589 44,069 i 672 7,240 506,959 I ■ 1