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Table 2. —Lands opened for Sale and Selection during the Year ended 31st March, 1912.

District. Optional System. Lease by Auction Cash by Auction. and Application. Village Allotments. Pastoral Runs. Small Grazing-runs. Renewable Lease. Improvedfarm Special Settlement. Totals. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Acres. 96,752 2,073 7,402 24,440 139 2,885 Acres. 345 4 371 265 6 15 27 15 18 233 Acres. 3,918 104 302 1 8 1,419 47 Acres. 385 Acres. Acres. 2^505 Acres. 12,378 124 7,198 203 603 Acres. 1^220 Acres. 113,393 2,181 8,075 28,940 7,351 18,028 280,572 62 56,514 74,912 296 279,942 13 j210 4,882 "l 52,024 67,611 2^185 Totals 1,220 590,028 143,045 1,299 5,799 386 399,873 15,715 22,691 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury Land for Settlements— Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki.. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland t 1 191 12 •• . .. ■• 7,230 2,576 ■■ •• 7,433 2,576 15 15 66,152 10,413 1 - 66,152 10,413 1 12 86,387 86,590 Totals 191 ■■ National Endowment Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 1 . 44,142 44,142 •• •• 7,243 913 2,368 14,279 4,529 7,243 913 2,368 14,279 52,239 125,822 42,263 100 •• 47,710 33,600 6,487 35,629 - 147 100 •• Totals 87,797 127,851 73,721 289,369 •• Grand totals .. 5,990 398 487,670 182,799 1,220 965,993 143,045 1,305 143,566