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Table 1. — Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1916.

District. Total Area sold and held on Freehold. 8om or, and held on or ' Freehold. Total Area granted Total Area under Acts without of Crown Lands Money Payment leased Total Area or reserved for Public under all Tenures open Purposes from (exclusive of j for Selection. Foundation of Reserves leased j Dominion. by Crown). reserved for Publii Purposes from ic ui nder all Tenures (exclusive of >s fc open or Selection. Total Area of Native Land. of Native Land. Estimated Area and f Wmth?ess Estimated Area *?°' a iA™ a „ r 1 ?|_*'^i ng .„_ Country occupied for Future Disposal, Total Area not already by BoadsTBivers, eXclU Bh l ™ °^ an(1 r __. B,,. included under Lakes, See. p„„±7el m „« *" District, any of the other Preceding Columns. Headings. r iccuuai. Foundation of Dominion. I Reserves leased by Crown). I I Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Acres. 2,480,509 2,445,642 518,522 3,273,118 596,844 779,137 141,442 Acres. 3,579,016 436,307 714,107 896,525 315,955 222,204 308,568 Acres. 1,850,053 981,334 596,757 820,095 848,115 1,487,072 1,751,581 Acres. 225,971 10,256 12,898 1,320 69,947 12,895 466,329 Acres. 3,520,638 1,318,297 311,946 1,617,509 30,743 Ill I Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 660,173 1,209,180 13,525,540 150,160 166,904 5,508,900 67,163 183,107 2,404,500 36,500 195,240 210,693 7,051,000 , 1,573,000 60,000 1,220,396 4,715,000 131,447 100,315 34,930 2,768,000 750,000 154,189 291,769 3,863,878 Canterbury 3,621,323 1,352,043 3,833,507 191 207,140 445,283 18,558 9.478,045* Otago Southland 1,975,564 1,600,020 610,051 3,558,204 5,536,505 1,718,101 3,408 21,692 I 573,600 263,305 132,567 9,095,000* 626,479 140,544 217,329 7.882,369 ' i Totals 17,432,121 17.432,121 11,992,980 19,423,120 824,907 6,799,133 11,992,980 19,423,120 824,907 6,799,133 3,898,166 2,236,372 3,685,433 66,292,232 i I * Alteration made in land district boundaries during year.