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Table 7. —Return of Deferred-payment Lands held under the Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, at 31st March, 1916.

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Selections ____ the ._•_ Conversions from other Net Area held on 31 selections nuring cne Yeai. Tenures during the Year. 1916. Convei Tenure; ■sions from other Net Area held on 31 1 during the Year. 1916. 1st March, District. ... .".... I Number Annual Number ! Annual Number , of Area. Instal- of Area. lustal- of Area. Selectors. ment. Selectors. ment. Selectors. Annual Instalment. Ordinary Crown Lands Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Tut a Is Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. .. I I 50 6 II 10,833 377 86 25,476 6 7,678 4 1,262 66 12 2,830 30 12,070 1.31 I 81 22,380 6 2,379 53 19 5,816 9 2 ,497 3 74 17 6 186 .. .. .. .. 4 40 17 4 275 .. .. .. .. 7 763 38 33 2,924 I 50 6 95 27,421 1,878 256 70,062 £ 733 461 240 2,513 131 62 15 27 192 4,374 . i __i Land for Settlements Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Totals Grand totals 8 118 96 34 7,133 78(1 162 15,631 11 5,631 1.934 34 1(1,838 6 38 82 , 20 623 I 18 33 7 2,941 965 15 3.372 2 1,816 5 7.233 1.384 8 11,510 '.'. 9 191 201 28 2*400 .... .. .. I 9 8 7 2,875 3 586 125 5 136 .__ , I 10 436 129 79 24,062 5,479 282 49,561 II 486 135 174 51,483 7,357 538 1119,623 . " i 2,558 3.914 683 1,116 187 i 2,276 975 561 101 12,370 10,744 District. Freehold Hi-iuiired Ma,ll! h '"chold from Commence- Selectors n Amount ' ,V„h,,,, I,_ I,, „ '"e nt of System to 31st March, on Mat IV receivod curing the Year. ](u6 m6 during the Year -.„,„, ended Total vi.t Number Number Amount Number 1*1 B of Area - of Are »- I realized, of Purchasers. Purchasers. exclusive Selectors. c\t Tnlei-ARt. Freehold acquired during the Year. Made Freel ment of S hold from Commencelystein to 31st March, 1916. Selectors on 31st 19 In Arrear Marc) i, L8. Number of Area. Purchasers. Number of Purchasers. Total Amount Area. I realized, exclusive of Interest. Number I of Selectors. < ! Amount. [of Interest. I I Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nolson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland £ ! Acres. Acres. £ 2,559 7 2,418 13 3,642 3,611 7,422 3 3,680 ! 5 1.279 6,935 1,048 3 632 4 797 ! 960 .. 10,702 10 3,130 14 4,337 8,053 194 I 76 5 2,514 ! 1,019 5 .'* 101 .'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. ..216 I 2 1 2 125 811 4 549 4 549 738 696 2 41 12 533 720 ' Acres. 7 2,418 3 3,680 3 632 10 3,130 I 76 13 5 4 14 5 Acres. £ 3,642 3,611 1.279 6,935 797 ! 960 4,337 8,053 2.514 ! 1.019 £ 5 125 ' I "2 4 549 2 41 1 4 12 2 125 549 738 533 720 Totals .. 23,749 31 i 10,528 58 16,653 122,161 8 ' I I. 31 10,528 68 16,653 ! 22,161 5 125 Land for Settlements —. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nolson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland.. .. 12,870 26 4,794 64 6,174 14,588 6 .. 17,139 4 1,255 6 1,311 9,679 2,894 2 175 2 175 3,209 1,629 1 I 2 131 1,794 311 4,180 2,622 3 6 8 6 359 '.'. 1,780 .. .. 1,378 3 341 3 341 2,049 12,870 17,139 2,894 1,629 311 4,180 26 4,794 4 1,255 2 175 1 I CI 6 2 2 6,174 j 14,588 1,311 9,679 175 3,209 131 1,794 6 55 . 2,622 1,780 I ,378 3 (i 3 341 3 3 6 359 341 2,049 Totals .. 44.8(13 39 : 6,572 80 8.138 31,678 6 44,803 39 6,572 55 80 8,188 31,678 8 Grand totals 68,552 70 17,100 138 24,791 53,839 11 68,552 70 17,100 138 24,791 53,839 I I 180 j