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Table 26. — Return showing the Area of Land settled under Village-settlement Conditions to the 31st March, 1918.

Table 27. — Return showing the Area of Land settled under Special-settlement-association Conditions to the 31st March, 1918.

Table 28. — Return showing the Area of Land settled under Improved-farm-settlement Conditions to the 31st March, 1918.

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Area held at 31st March, 1918.* I Aroa mac to i Freehold late. Total Amount advanced to Selectors for Improvemc nts up to 31sc March, 1918. Amount of Advances which have been repaid to 31st March, 1918. District. la as as y, © "oo Annual Rental or Number Instalment of Area held, payable, inSelectors. eluding Interest on Advances. Number of Purchasers. Area acquired. Auckland Hawke's Bay Faranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland.. 5 II 3 57 1 3 2 42 2 39 80 115 14 661 5 46 15 329 205 278 Acres. 3,123 3,595 55 10,717 II 3811 89 9,250 3,202 4, .69 £ 295 1,960 10 2,541 6 70 18 1,727 015 616 91 422 441 070 Acres. Oil 2,530 3,170 4,500 £ 2,312 877 £ 2,380 429 6,893 5,742 17 21 778 264 I ,064 142 125 0,323 3,007 9,903 104 2,580 "l5 1,530 1,100 ' 730 Totals 108 1,748 34,700 7,807 3,768 30,371 13,872 1.0,820 * Inch ,-iuent liccnsi lldes holdin, converted to deferred-pa;

District. *" CO °s Sr Aroa held at 31st March, 1918.* Area madi 1 ? Freehold to ite. Number of I Annual Scectors Area held. , Rental or Number of Purchasers. Area acquired. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Canterbury .. Otago 6 2 9 50 4 1 52 10 87 352 38 14 Acres. 8,524 2,000 15,400 03,491 4,817 2,765 £ 245 80 831 3,709 325 121 08 50 4 913 4 Acres. 7,742 5,610 800 97,013 518 Totals 72 553 97,003 l 5,371 72 1,045 112,283 * Includes 1 holdings converted to deferred-payment license. **

District. a Area held at 31st March, 1918.* »a __ © 3" Number of Annu ji -ca Held. „ Annual Area held. Rental or Instalment. Area made Freehold to Date. Potal Amount advanced to Selectors for Improvements. Number uf Area Purchasers., acquired. Luckland .. Iawke's Bay 'aranaki .. Volliugton Southland.. Acres. £ 12 117 15,958 1,9 2 15 1,692 2 19 333 46,465 5,1 19 200 24,675 4,1 4 32 3,399 2 Acres. 15,958 1,692 46,465 24,675 3,399 £ 1,936 219 5,181 4,111 204 8 2 28 145 13 Acres. 799 219 3,150 10,514 1,332 £ 20,090 2,020 44,913 33,661 12,058 Totals 50 097 92,1.89 11,6 92,189 11,051 190 22,014 119,348 * Includes holdings converted to deferred-payment lici mse.