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Tables— Page Tablrs— continued. Page Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Table 24.—Payments of Capital Value under (approximately).. .. .. 87 Section 191 of the Land Act .. 66 2. —Lands opened for Sale or Selection „ 25.—Bush felled. Area of .. .. 66 during the Year.. .. .. 38 „ 26.—Selectors on Books of Department, 3. —Lands taken up during the Year Number of .. .. .. 67 and Summary of Settlement Lands 39-41 . „ 27. —Selectors, Number of, Area held, and 4.—Holdings taken up during the Year, Arrears of Rent .. .. .. 68 Analysis of .. .. .. M .. JB.—Endowments: Lands taken up during B.—Lands sold for Cash during the Year 43 the Year .. .. .. 69 6. —Deferred-payment Lands .. .. 44 „ 2;). Endowments: Revenue received dur-7.—Perpetual-lease Lands .. .. 45 ing the Year .. .. .. 70 8. —Occupation - with -right- of - purchase „ 30.—Arrears of Rent due to the Crown .. 70 Lands .. .. .. .. 46 „ 31.—Improved-farm Settlements .. 71 9. —Lease-in-perpetuity Lands.. .. 47 „ 32.—Land for Settlements Acts, Land 10.—Renewable-lease Lands .. .. 4'J acquired and leased under .. 72 11.—Agrioultural-lease Lands .. .. 51 . 88. —Selectors and Lands selected under 12. —Mining Districts Land Occupation Settlement Conditions : ComparaLeases .. .. .. .. 51 tive Statement for past Ten Years 73 18. —Village Settlements .. .. 62-54 ~ 84. —Transactions in Bush, Swamp, and 14. —Village Settlements, Summary of Scrub Lands under Section 127 of Position of .. .. .. 55 the Land Act .. .. .. 74 15.—Special-settlement Associations .. 56 , 85. —Rebates of Rent granted during the 16.—Homestead Lands .. .. 57 Year .. .. .. .. 75 17. —Small Graziiig-runs .. .. 57 , 86. —Crown Lands proclaimed under the 18.—Pastoral Licensee .. .. .. 59 New Zealand State-guaranteed Ad19.—Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses .. 6] vances Act, the Amount borrowed, 20.—Gross Revenue received during the and the Amount repaid to Public Year .. .. .. .. 62 Account .. .. .. 75 . 21.- -Lands reserved and alienated .. f>4 „ 37.— Crown Grants, Certificates of Title, 22.—Forfeitures and Surrenders during &c, prepared during the Year .. 76 the Year .. .. .. 65 , 38.—Payments to Local Bodies from •23.—Thermal - springs District. Lands " Thirds" and " Fourths" and taken up within.. .. .. 65 "Halves" during the Year .. 76 MAPS, ETC. showing Longitudinal Section from Wai- Showing Overland Track from Lake Te kato Bar to Pungapunga .. .. Fftoing page 83 Anau to Milford Sound .. .. At end. Showing Crater of Ngauruhoe :.. *"""* *? Showing Part of T:uarua Ranges, with Showing Land Transactions during the Track from Levin to Masterton .. , 36 Year. South Island ILLUSTRATIONS. Runanga Township— Views from Tararua Ranges— continued. View looking South from the Intersec- A Mountain TarD , with Mount H old ß - St°reet McGowan worth in the Background .. View from Ward Street, overlooking the Mount Holdsworth from the MangateState School and Miners' Hall .. Between pages rera Stream View looking towards Railway-station f 16 and 17. Nearing the Head of the Ohau River.. from Ward Street. Rapahoe Range in Background .. .. .. Ferns on the Bank of the Ohau River Between pages General View of the Township from the The Spur leading up to Mount Dundas 36 and 37. Terrace overlooking Hall-Jones Street _, ~ . . TT . ~ . TT v Views from Tararua Ranges- The Mountain House at Mount Hold ß - Panorama looking South from Mount wortn Dundas, showing Mitre Peak, Mount The Swing Bridge across the MangateHoldsworth, Mount Hector, and rera Stream, Mount Holdswortb Mount Crawford .. .. .. Facing page 36 Traok