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Return showing Unalienated Crown Forests in New Zealand, the Area for which Sawmilling Permits have been granted, and the Total Amount of Revenue derived from the Forests of the Country for each of the Five Years ended 31st March, 1912.

Xative Land. —The Native Department is unable to give particulars concerning the unalienated forest on Native lands. Note.—In regard to the like information required by the order concerning Xative land, there arc no particulars in the Lands and Survey Department to enable the tigures to be compiled. The Xative Department was accordingly asked to prepare the same for inclusion in the return as ordered, but has replied that they have no information that would enable the Department to comply with the terms of the order so far as it affects Native laud. Apprfi.rn/uitf Cost f>l Paper. — Preparation, not given : printing (1,400 copies), £1 88. 6d. By Authority : John Mackat, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1912.

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Land District. Area of TJnalienated Forest on Crown Lands (including State Forests and Forest Reserves). Total Amount of Revenue derived by the Crown from the Forests of the Country far each of the Five Years ended :tlst March. 1912. Area of Forest jand for which Sa w milling Permits have been granted. Year ended 31st March. 1908. Year e ided Year ended 31stMarch, l<109. :ilst March, 191(1. Year ended 31st March. 1911. Year ended Year ended ' Total for Five Yea, Hist March. 191 1. .{1st March, 1912. ,™ (9]2 Year ended .•{1st March, 1912. i 1otai ior r ive i ear ended 3lst Maroh, 1912. I _i_ Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson | Marlborough Weatland Canterlnuv Otago Southland Totals Acres. 342,290 327.822 330.372 1.131.900 2.073,000 296.000 1,468,724 301.780 198.000 1,112,6§3 7.582,551 Acres. 50,000 550 262 9.686 36.3^2 9.000 35.000 732 1,423 23.477 £ s. d. 42.162 1 6 810 18 4 17 6 1 113 ( .i 3 2,530 7 3 1,409 17 9 10,256 5 3 216 5 6 114 12 1 4.028 12 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 46.552 (i 8 25.860 9 6 1.032 16 5 874 10 3 24 3 9 45 15 6 328 15 1 1.547 16 7 2,400 12 7 2.298 7 6 2.343 0 10 3.550 10 7 8,096 13 11 7.121 15 1 199 2 7 184 2 1 117 17 6 51 15 0 4.605 18 3 4.193 2 8 £ s. d. 33.214 9 6 559 12 8 104 19 4 1,676 15 8 2.305 9 3 3,266 9 2 9,635 18 0 187 1 5 83 13 3 4.553 0 5 £ s. d. 45,818 2 10 229 11 11 19 2 1 9,388 19 9 2,739 1 4 3,908 6 10 10,054 5 9 169 13 1 211 15* 6 4,347 1 8 £ 8. d. 193,607 13 0 3.507 9 7 211 6 9 13.055 16 4 12,273 17 11 14,478 5 2 45,164 18 0 956 4 8 579 13 4 21.727 15 7 166,472 61,659 L5 i 65.701 10 7 45,728 4 9 55.587 8 8 76,886 0 9 i 305.563 0 4