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Table 30. —Transactions in Bush, Swamp, and Scrub Lands under Section 127 of the Land Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Table 31. —Inspections made by the Rangers for the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Table 32. —Advances obtained for the Purpose of roading Crown Lands, showing the Amount borrowed and the Amount repaid up to 31st March, 1918.

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Selections during the Year. Heavy-bush Land. Jght-bush Land. I Scrub Li md. Totals. District. °iS | Amount of Rental Area. remitted per I Annum. £CC Area. Amount , o j, of Rental g g remitted a o Area. . l' or ! 1-i Annum, j gc/j Amount of Rental remitted per Annum. g o A m Area. Amount of Rental remitted per Annum. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Nelson Westland .. 4 2,964 72 Acres. 2,'904 £ 72 Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ '4 2 2,020 50 0 4,984 '±22 Totals 4 2,964 72 2 2,020 50 4,984 122 i I i T 'otal t rea held ■t 31st Mi irch, .918. District. Het TH _ II ■fcH • II P lavy-bush Land. Light-bush Lane Annual _ jf An Area Rental ©2 Area Re Annual Rental (remitted). O -« a> ss 8 ° Annual Rental (remitted). ° 12 Annual Jg -g Area Rental a© held. (re- || mlttod). Sen lb Land. Swamp Land. ° 12 Annual ° B ©■2 Area Rental kS a© held. (re- Q$ 3 r © mitted). a© Totals. Area held. Annual Rental (remitted). i M held. (ro- a 5 held. (1 mitted). 3$ mit y, ■ Area held. Area hold. I Auckland Taranaki Wellington Nelson Westland 10 13 9 121 9 10 13 9 121 9 Acres. £ Acres. 7,498 1,098 9,922 764 16,729 1,404 04,938 1,055 58 35,510 g 4,612 94 Acres. 7,498 9,922 10,729 04,938 4,612 £ 1,098 764 1,404 1,055 94 Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ 24 1,699 933 40 i -1 24 13 40 13 9 198 9 Acres. 9,197 9,922 10,729 109,551 4,612 £ 2,031 764 1,404 2,700 94 58 35,510 844 14 9,103| 201 II 9 198 9 Totals 108 1103,099 5,015 58 35,510 S 21 933 201 150,011 0,993 108 103,099 5,015 58 35,510 844 II 9,103 201 1,699

Value of Imi irovements. Numbt >r of Defaulters District. Number of Properties visited. Aroa. Actually made. For For Doilclent NonImprovo- residence ments only. only. For Nonresidence and Improvements. For other Reasons Required. Total. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 873 270 281 127 708 290 424 894 140 623 Acres. 105,032 87,515 75,435 49,398 207,458 201,597 40,019 548,307 81,437 152,080 £ 75,008 123,940 54,100 30,332 109,809 97,595 19,891 331,891 33,088 49,800 £ 209,789 243,595 145,530 101,482 288,843 217,940 83,475 382,900 57,413 198,500 25 31 11 5 91 14 7 219 24 67 103 16 9 5 52 11 49 9 5 40 59 6 3 Hi 6 12 4 7 is lo I 111 53 23 23 199 31 68 232 29 183 70 Totals 4,642 1,674,878 920,066 1,929,473 494 305 206 30 1,035 I Note. —In addition n educational-endowment lei tmerous ml see, and m isccllancoiis insr. iserlhttieous lelll lections were in les. iade by the Rai igers in conni lotion witt discharged sol Hers sett] lements,

1 Land District. Amount borrowed. Amount repaid. Area. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago .. Southland Acres. 1,401,300 515,702 708,538 826,346 415,517 217,971 59,717 3,552 324,306 181,247 £ 365,392 154,323 233,344 303,272 48,046 29,943 8,000 1,821 24,775 43,675 £ 170,535 79,785 187,513 230,552 11,075 32,959 2,746 1,151 25,777 27,907 Totals .. 4,054,202 1,212,597 776,000