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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during the Year ending 31st March, 1917.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1917.

Table C.—Position op the Land for Settlements Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1917. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Cash and instalments .. .. 274,346 9 9 Purchase-money .. .. .. 595,419 3 6 Debentures issued under the Land Charges and expenses— Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and In connection with £ s. d. the Finance Act, 1916 .. .. 300,000 0 0 ostates purchased 18,716 7 0 Receipts under seotion 191, Land Act, Other expenses .. 6,208 8 9 1908 .. .. .. .. 426 16 5 24,924 10 9 Bents .. .. .. .. 388,167 14 7 Interest paid to Consolidated Fund in Sales of— respect of debentures issued .. 266,904 15 1 Crown lands .. .. .. 160,573 14 1 Interest under subsection (8) of sec-Land-for-sottlementa lands .. 99,218 0 10 tion 191 of the Land Act, 1908 .. 167 19 0 Workers' dwellings on settlement Sinking fund .. .. .. 38,153 1 7 lands under seotion 16 of the Balance .. .. .. .. 256,568 6 3 Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910 .. 7,495 3 5 Interest on securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. 1,624 17 1 Recoveries, &Q. .. .. .. 285 0 0 £1,182,137 16 2 £1,182,137 16 2 '■"■'• r '" -Table D.—Position of thk Land for Settlements Account,at 31st March, 1917. Dr. & s. d. Cr. £ s . d. Loans current .. .. •• 7,716,487 0 0 Purchase-money .. .. .. 7,989,220 3 6 Rents, &c, received .. .. 4,159,338 14 7 Incidental expenses .. .. 684,840 18 1 Sales of settlement lands .. .. 372,065 010 Interest .. .. .. .. 3,349,292 14 1 Sales of workers'dwellings .. .. 19,658 3 5 Sinking fund .. .. .. 581,333 1 7 Receipts under Land Act, section 191 8,036 16 5 Land Laws Amendment Act, secReceipts under Land Act, section 177 59,700 17 1 tion63.. .. .. .. 130,171 0 0 Bale of Crown lands .. .. 644,687 14 1 Balance .. ... .. .. 256,568 6 3 Interest on investments .. .. 10,700 17 1 Recoveries .. .. .. 285 0 0 Premium on loan .. .. .. 117 0 0 Four-per-cent. stock created to cover expenses of raising loan .. .. 349 0 0 £12,991,426 3 6 £12,991,426 3 6

Land District. Numl Number. Area of Estates offered. i_ r\ - >■■, Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... 210 48 74 147 8 39 4 144 42 79 Acres. 369,795 73,444 61,918 172,537 16,354 26,479 5,284 116,139 51,511 91,327 Totals 795 795 984,788

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Incidental Expense**, Improvements, Koarts, See. lUckland lawke's Bay 'aranaki Vellington larlborough lelson Vestland Janterbury )tago Southland .. j 39 ..I 38 6 89 13 3 2 117 47 15 Acres. 298,944 240,573 6,085 85,660 216,187 27,292 5,125 404,700 237,101 84,491 £ 646,444 1,524,792 98,940 731,287 043,859 34,375 8,343 2,718,178 1,218,159 364,843 £, 97,848 109,015 8,076 78,492 56,597 4,998 2,941 117,527 104,435 27,343 Totals .. ! 319 1,606,158 7,989,220 607,272 I