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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

PURCHASERS OF FREEHOLD OF LEASEHOLD LANDS, AND SELECTORS UNDER DEFERRED-PAYMENT SYSTEM. TOGETHER WITH AREAS AND PAYMENTS RECEIVED UNDER ACTS OF 1912 AND 1913.

Laid on the Table by Leave of the House.

Return showing, at the 30th June, 1914, the Number of Selectors who have purchased the Fee-simple of their Leases under the Land Laws Amendment Acts of 1912 and 1913, and the Area so purchased; also the Number of Selectors and Area held on Deferred Payment under the said Acts at that Date.

The total amount received for the areas purchased for cash was £153,842. In regard to the lands held on deferred payment, the total instalments payable amount to £3,700 per annum. Approximate Cost 0/ Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (650 copies), £1.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. —1914.

Price 3d.]

Number. Area. Purchasers for Gash : — Ordinary Crown lands Land for settlements . . 616 159 Acres. 110,260 24,480 Totals 775 134,740 Held on Deferred Payment: — Ordinary Crown lands. . Land for settlements .. 127 108 27,996 6,488 Totals 235 34,484