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Table 1.—Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1918.

District. I Total Area granted m . , . ! under Acts without c Total Area Money Paymenti , , or reserved for Public ui a S d h f a , ™ Purposes from Freehold. Foundation of I Dominion. Total Area of Crown Lands leased under all Tenures (exclusive of Reserves leased by Crown). Total Area of Crown Lands leased nder all Tenure! (exclusive of Reserves leased by Crown). SB ! Estimated Area Total Area Total Area ' Total Area open of „„y7_-_2& 1 i,.- P „7 „.. exclusive of Land in for Selection. Native Land. iJi'SL - b> ? ° a ,? P . i 1ers ' shown in Land District. Lakes '* e - Preceding Columns. Headings. Total Area open 'or Selection. Total Area of Native Land. Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Acres. Acres. 2,606,509 3,583,111 2,478,785 436,383 542,933 720,567 3,309,155 900,151 Acres. 1,830,985 990,452 590,404 809,051 Acres. 230,358 25,325 16,758 26,713 Acres. 3,455,753 1,298,797 280,904 1,557,550 Acres. Acres. 663,717 150,340 I Acres. 1,155,107 128.818 I Acres. 13,525,540 5,508,900 67,644 185,290 2,404,500 36,500 195,250 216,630 7,051,000 Nelson 604,517 347,732 853,638 34.485 30,629 1,573,000 60.093 1.210,906 4,715,000 Marlborough Westland 775,602 219,304 145,419 309,266 1.422,603 1,817,192 11,826 476,052 131,447 100,416 106,802 2,768,000 750,000 154,242 211.707 3,863,878 Canterbury Otago Southland 3,600,568 1,390,612 1,979,677 615,751 .. | 1,607,102 3,557,603 3,779,916 5,477,281 1,647,375 I 1,860 10,685 21,986 140,500* 445,400 119,189 9,478,045 573,600 263,305 174,701 ' 9,095,000 626,479 140,609 281,215 7,882,369 Totals 17,650,267 12,080, 480t 12,080, 480t 19,218,897 19,218,897 856,048 856,048 6,623,633 6,623,633 3,831,526 2,241,016 3,790,365 66,292,232 ! * Area reduced by 34,500 acres reserved during the year for recreation purposes. t Total Crown land reserved during the year was 83,596 acres.