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Table 5. —Lands sold for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Table 6. —Return of Deferred-payment Lands, under the Land Acts, 1877 and 1885, at 31st March, 1918.

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District. ° § 11 i&_ Town. Suburbai OC T- ,/ Area. EJS .oS Area. «« a | ' 3£ ag I H jAa, i luburban. o . Area. Sa OJ aj £ £ Rural. ■S | | . " *j Area. Z£ II 1 iii Totals. *8£ £ . « a i £ s •2J§ Aroa. " = So =s „ ,~ a o t, ** I H Ordinary Grown Lands — Auckland .. .. 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. 5 Taranaki .. .. 2 Wellington .. .. j 6 Nelson .. .. .. | .. Marlborough .. .. | 2 Westland .. .. I .. Canterbury .. ., I I Otago ..' .. .. 9 Southland Acres.i £ Acres. 2 ! 179 7 84 3 92 I 62 3 294 34 323 1 20 '.'. '.'. Acres. 84 323 £ 2,490 2,255 Aores. 50 1,442 4 673 4 551 1 132 11 100 50 4 4 I II 3 2 2 383 15 636 7 331 3 2 15 7 £ 2,694 1,551 654 365 284 9 398 648 467 Aores. (il 1 ,528 9 676 6 552 41 458 11 100 ■2 1 3 2 3 I 384 26 045 10 ' 333 172 4,679 I Acres. £ (il 1.528 5,363 9 676 1,643 6 552 710 41 458 2,914 11 100 284 ■2 1 20 3 2 9 3 I 384 405 20 045 803 10 333 491 1 7 . . 3 77 2 0 .... 3 2 0 2 78 24 Totals .. .. 29 14 731. 46 415 ■ 415 4,847 97 4,250 97 7,070 1.72 4,079 12,048 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury 1 7 1 172 1 7 1 7 172 Land for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Westland 3 2 1 5 1 2 3 1 1 7 55 21 3 2 1 5 1 2 5 9 3 2 7 1 5 55 1 2 21 Totals 5 9 83 5 ' 9 83 Educational Endovrmenls (Primary) — Auckland Otago .. 1 i 1 1 1 34 1 4 1 ■ 1 J I 1 I | 31 " l Totals 105 4,267. 35 2 li 180 4.696 1 . 2 1J 35 Grand totals .. .. 29 14 14 731 46 415 4,847 7,360 ISO 4,096_ 12,938 _i I

Not Area II Capil hold on 31st March, 118, including talizod Holdings. Mil Freehold during tl acquired he Year. Made li (iciminenci to 31st freehold from unont of System March, 1918. Selecl Arrear Marcl: ;ors in on 81st l, 1918. District. Number of Selectors. Yearly Instalments Aroa. and Interest payable. Number of Purchasers Aroa. Number Of Purchasers. Area. 2(2 al is 3 ■H a s o 1 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland.. Canterbury Otago Southland Acres. £ £ Acres. 333 972 I ,424 1,579 I ,592 55 100 644 I ,238 1 ,586 Acres. 46,003 91,324 159,479 219,491 150,467 4,682 4,572 30,347 193,205 196,916 £ (I 3 03 15 650 15 43 13 i 69 Totals II 713 30 56 1 09 9,523 1,096,480 Noil I.—This tal lie includes vlllage-setl Irini'iii anc speclal-sel Stlement lands.