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Table 7. —Return of Deferred-payment Lands held under the Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, at 31st March, 1917.

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Selections during io Year. Convei Tenure! •slons froi; 3 during t: other .e Yoar. Net Area held on llli 1917. it March, District. Number of Selectors, Area. Annual Instalment. Number of Selectors. Area. Annual Instalment. Number of Selectors. Area. Annual Instalment. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 3 1 1 Acres. 487 10 6 £ 36 12 8 21 2 2 15 18 1 1 5 Acres. 4,171 413 493 5,036 2,928 6 335 243 £ 287 100 78 692 104 4 17 41 ill 9 14 85 37 1 II) I I 4 -II Acres. 22,682 8,107 3,322 24,763 9,453 0 2,832 429 275 3,421 £ 832 573 318 2,931 394 4 79 66 27 289 8 117 75 3 480 "39 Totals 13 620 131 68 14,105 1 ,362 306 75,290 5,513 iand for Settlements — Auckland Hawko's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland.. Canterbury Otago Southland 4 1 9 3 5 8 16 i 61 32 -11 '4 27 14 4 9 5 (i 016 054 78 847 621 2,158 111 351 173 47 24 29 2 12 15,892 16,878 701 4,205 1,779 11,514 2,742 6,092 794 1 ,481 183 2,280 '4 '8 16 i3 030 ,313 43 7 10 3,491 2,875 1,161 1,285 561 210 3 13 24 3 723 "94 Totals 24 51 181 13 748 3,648 347 58,496 15,628 Grand totals 37 680 312 27 853 5,010 653 133,786 21,141 Amount received during tjli Year ended 31st Marc: 1917. Freehi durir rids igt: i acquired he Year. Mad 1 me; Fr-oc it of mold from ( System to 111 1917. ■0111; st M imencelarch, .electors on Diet 19: n Arrear larch, District. i Total mount ealized, :clusive Interest. Numbi of Purchasi sr irs. Area. Numof Purcha ber Area. i A: r< ox of I Number of Selectors. Amount. rsers. Ordinary Grown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland £ 4,969 1,182 584 11,570 392 6 148 115 51 891 16 Acres. 7,522 2!) 5 4 26 6 Acres. 11,164 4,279 797 6,990 2,614 £ 8,098 6,935 960 12,295 1,072 3 £ 29 i2 1 2,659 100 6 3 ,32 163 i 1 1 4 15 2 549 633 125 738 1,041 '3 ioo 2 "4 Totals 1.9,908 229 32 10,381 III) 27,034 31,264 15 iand for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Wostland Canterbury Otago Southland 15,851 11,978 2,583 3,805 116 5,275 20 2 4 1 4,760 22 30 37 84 8 2 6 1 10,934 1,333 175 161 37 24,692 9,925 3,209 2,235 78 6 132 2,127 1 ,336 496 2 "6 5 i2 702 i io '4 351 2,249 Totals 43,567 30 4,865 110 13,003 43,150 6 132 Grand totals 63,475 62 15,246 200 40,037 74,414 21 361