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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during the Year ending 31st March, 1918.

Table B. —Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1918.

Table C. —Position op the Land for Settlements Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Cash and instalments .. .. 250,568 6 3 Purchase-monoy .. .. .. 446,996 4 2 Debentures issued under the Land Charges and expenses — Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. 140,000 0 0 In connection with £ s. d. Receipts under section 191, Land Aot, estates purchased 20,932 0 2 1908 .. .. .. .. 1,276 8 6 Other expenses .. 5,492 2 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 351,856 4 11 26,424 2 2 Sales of— Interest paid to Consolidated Fund in Crown lands .. .. .. 104,560 7 5 respect of debentures issued .. 322,809 611 Land-for-settlements lands .. 108,451 19 2 Interest under subsection (8) of secWorkers' dwellings on settlement tion 191 of the Land Act, 1908 .. 115 3 5 lands under seotion 16 of the Advances under section 63, Land Laws Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910 .. 7,628 1 6 Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 40,000 0 0 Interest on securities held by Invest- Unauthorized expenditure .. .. 25,872 9 6 ment Account .. .. .. 1,315 15 10 Sinking fund .. .. .. 28,216 6 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 81,223 11 0 £971,657 3 7 £971,657 3 7 Tabli-; D.—PosrTioN of the Land for Settlements Account at 31st March, 1918. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Loans current .. .. .. 7,856,487 0 0 Purchase-money .. .. .. 8,436,216 7 8 Rents, &c, received .. .. 4,511,194 19 6 Incidental expenses .. .. 711,265 0 3 Sales of settlement lands .. .. 480,517 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 3,672,217 4 5 Sales of workers'dwellings.. .. 27,286 4 11 Sinking fund .. .. .. 609,549 8 0 Receipts under Land Act, section 191 9,313 4 11 Land Laws Amendment Act, secReceipts under Land Act, seotion 177 59,700 17 1 tion 63.. .. .. .. 170,171 0 0 Sale of Crown lands .. .. 749,248 1 6 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. 25,872 9 6 Interest on investments .. .. 12,016 12 11 Balance .. .. .. .. 81,223 11 0 Recoveries .. .. .. 285 0 0 Premium on loan .. .. .. 117 0 0 Pour-per-cent. stock created to oover expenses of raising loan .. .. 349 0 0 £13,706,515 0 10 £13,706,515 0 10

Land District. Number. Area of Estates offered. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki ... .. Wellington ... Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland 196 27 65 98 5 20 1 45 30 12 Acres. 162,980 35,886 76,781 73,306 16,349 4,864 429 51,861 23,439 6,040 Totals 499 451,935 499

Land District. Numb Number. Area. Purchase-money. Incidental Expenses, Improvements, Koads, Sco. Auckland Hawke's Bay Faranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson .. Westland Canterbury Otago Southland ' 46 39 8 46 13 4 2 122 50 16 Acres. 312,775 244,328 7,122 88,923 210,187 27,383 5,125 409,076 251,444 84,592 £ 741,225 1,570,030 129,904 835,840 043,859 34,730 8,343 2,784,901 1,314,345 366,973 £ 99,841 111,219 8,510 84,717 57,800 5,080 2,959 124,404 105,754 27,914 Totals '.. i 340 1,646,935 8,436,216 628,204