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Table 1.— Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1912.

District. Total Are i sold and held i-n Freehold. Total Area granted under Acts without Money Payment or reserved for Public Purposes from Foundation of Dominion. Total Area of Crown Lands leased under all Tenures (exclusive of Reserves leased by Crown I. Total Area open for Selection. Total Area of Native Land. Estimated Area of Barren and Worthless Country not already included under any of the other Headings. Estimated Area occupied by Roads, Rivers, Lakes, &c. Total Area remaining for future disposal, exclusive of Land shown in Preceding Columns. Total Area in Land District. Acres. Acres Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres A cres. Acres. Auckland 2,228,251 3,630.771 1,898,007 347,301 3,864,951 653,173 1,235,546 13,858,000 Hawke's Bay 2,409,038 436,780 858,032 871 1,434,184 150,050 219,945 5,508,900 Taranaki 475,821 715,909 541,463 5,547 335,109 54,132 286,519 2,414,500 Wellington .. 3,105,241 898,071 384,306 735 1,530,348 36,500 143,752 212,000 6,810,953 Nelson 563,224 311,418 778,590 193,446 41,400 1,544,000 60,000 1,193,922 4,686,000 Marlborough 843,804 213,671 1,404,344 7,328 114,309 100,300 84,244 2,768,000 Westland 132,591 258,947 1,413,085 655,143 750,000 154,110 531,011 3,894,887 Canterbury .. 3,661,510 1,361,300 3,853,365 2,155 257,150 442,100 25,965 9,604,045 Otago 1,978,539 588,873 5,589,332 7,981 423,000 263,250 118,025 8,969,000 Southland 1,578,017 3,526,188 1,718,288 21,966 233,698 140,177 365,558 7,583,892 Totals ■■ 16,976,036 11,942,428 18,938,812 1,242,473 7,205,992 3,358,657 2,161,044 4,272,735 66,098,177