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Tables— Page i Tablus— continued. Page Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Table 24.—Payments of Capital Value under (approximately).. .. .. 31 Section 191 of the Land Aot .. 60 2.—Lands opened for Sale or Selection . 25.—Bnsh felled, Area of .. .. 60 during the Year.. .. .. 32 I ■ 20.—Selectors on Books of Department, B—Lands taken up during the Year „. o Nu ™ ber £ f ." , . V. ~ •; 61 and Summary of Settlement Lands 33-35 \ - 27,-Selectors, Number of, Area held, and TI ... .' , . . „ Arreare of Eent .. .. .. 62 . 4—Holdirige taken up duiing the Year, > 28.-Arrears of Rent due to the Crown .. 63 Analysis of .. .. .. Bo _ 29.-Endowments : Revenue received dur--6 sold for Cash during the Year 37 ing the Year .. .. .. 68 6—Deferred-payment Lands .. .. 38 30.—Endowments: Lands taken up during 7. —Perpetual-lease Lands .. .. 39 the Year .. .. .. 64 B—Occupation with-right-of-purchase 0 3i._ Return of Educational Endowments 65 Lands .. .. .. .. 40 , 32.—Improved-farm Settlements .. 67 9. —Lease-in-perpetuity Lands.. .. 41 „ 83.—Land for Settlements Acts. Land 10.—Renewable-lease Lands .. .. 43 acquired and leased under .. 68 11.—Agricultural-lease Lands .. .. 45 , 34.—Selectors and Lands selected under 12.—Mining Districts Land Occupation Settlement Conditions: ComparaLeases .. .. .. .. 45 tive Statement for past Ten Years 69 13.—Village Settlements .. .. 46 „ 85.—Transactions in Bush, Swamp, and 14.—Village Settlemtnts, Summary of Scrub Lands under Seotion 127 of Position of .. .. .. 49 I the Land Act .. .. .. 70 15.—Special-settlement Associations .. 50 , 36.—Rebates of Rent granted during the 16—Homestead Lands .. .. 51 Year .. .. .. .. 71 17. —Small Grnzing-runs .. .. 51 ! „ 37. —Crown Lands proclaimed under the 18. —Pastoral Licenses .. .. .. 53 New Zealand State-guaranteed Ad--19. —Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses .. 55 vances Act, the Amount borrowed, 20.—Gross Revenue received during the and the Amount repaid to Publio Year .. .. .. .. 56 Account .. .. .. 71 21.—Lands reserved and alienated .. 58 . 38.—Crown Grants, Certificates of Title, 22.—Forfeitures and Surrenders during &c, prepared during the Year .. 72 the Year .. .. .. 59 . 39.—Payments to Local Bodies from 23.—Thermal - springs District, Lands " Thirds " and " Fourths " and . taken up within.. .. .. 59 "Halves" during the Year .. 72 ILLUSTRATIONS. Wm. C. Kensington, Esq., 1.5.0., late ! Farming Scene, Lower Kokatahi, Westland FaoingpagelO Under Secretary for Lands .. .. Facing page xii Ploughing a 400-acre Paddock, South Wbangaroa Harbour, looking towards Canterbury .. .. .. „ 11 Heads .. .. .. .. „ 4 Hanmer .. .. .. .. „ 11 Farm Scene, Waikato 4 Ta ieri ™7 e l •• , ml ™ Cattle Scene, Taranaki (Mount Egmont %&£%&&s£ '■ '. V. £ in background) .. .. .. „ 5 Mitre Peak and the Lion> Milford gound . 21 Wanganui River .. .. .. , 5 On Track to Lake Ida between the Lake Faim Scene, Wairarapa .. .. „ 10 arid Dusky Sound .. .. .. . 23 MAPS. Warawara State Forest .. .. Faoing page 30 Showing Land Transactions during the Snowing Land Transactions during the Year, and Position of Estate 3 acquired Year, and Position of Estates acquired and dealt with under the Land for and dealt with under the Land for Settlements Acts, South Island .. At end. Settlements Acts, North Island .. At end,