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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, 1919.

Table 31. —Inspections made by the Rangers for the Year ended 31st March, 1919.

Table 32. —Advances obtained for the Purpose of roading Crown Lands, showing the Amount borrowed and the Amount repaid up to 31st March, 1919.

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District. ] 3 a> fl© A m :eavy-bush Land. Light-bnsh Land. Scrub Li So Annual <» .2 ! || Alua S ||: Al ' oa - A& [Srt 1 " | Acres. ■ £ Acres. Selections during the Year. Scrub Land. .1 "H . 5 ,„„„ Annual -gS J Area - Rental. || ""S 3*3? CO I fcOO oid. Totals. til *o Aroa. S S. 3 0> A m Totals. Area Annual Area ' Rental. Area. Annual Rental. Annual Rental. i Acres. £ L. . I -^ Acres. £ . £ Acros. Aores. £ Auckland.. Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Westland .. '6 2 509 162 10 '2 1,646 38 2 . I .. .. '8 2 'k 6,264 2 509 6,264 200 509 10 Totals 8 5,127 172 2 1,646 38 2 10 6,773 210 Total Area held at 31st March, , 1919. ivy-bush Land. Light-bush Land. Scrub Land. Swamp Land. ©5 Area Annual S5 a I held. ! Rental, i 8 I* £co Totals. Area Annual, held. Rental Hei District. i o2 I M O if M O xi\ a £ ; § V \ 1*1 O co O jo Area Annual ©-S I Area Annual &■§ Area Annual held. Rental, a© held. Rental, a© hold. Rontal. 3 © ! 3 ¥ A m | __fc* " "~ ' | | Acres. £ Aores. £ Acres. £ 5,120 723 i fl QJ ; 1*1 iiicklanel 'aranaki Vellington Jolson Vestland 9 7 91 14 7,393 702 45,567 1,282 12 16,317 167 ' 1 389 : 8 4,576 94 | .. i i : i . Acres. | £ 2 139 73 ' 11 7 ! 104 14 2 Acres. £ 5,259 796 7,393 702 : 62,273 1,457 : 4,576 94 12 Totals .. 121 62,65i 2,801 12 16,317| 167 1 j 38!) 8 ! 2 1 2 139 73 ; 136 I I 139 73 ; 136! 79,601 3,049 I 79,501 1 . 1 1 I

District. Number of Properties visited. Value of Im A rea. Required. irovemonts. For For Deficient NonImprove- residenco ments only. only. Number of Defaulters. For Non- ,,, rosidonco and AS' m„.„i Improve- *£« lotal - mcnts. Reasons [_ _ Actually made. Auckland .. lawke's Bay Caranaki .. Vellington ■lelson larlborough Vestland . . Canterbury )tago louthland .. 526 138 127 208 330 236 198 706 114 437 Acres. £ 112,868 64,944 73,587 64,608 37,084 32,566 149,109 j 7,935 98,139 31,082 250,402 ! 75,693 33,036 15,150 430,571 387,785 75,470 19,760 367,105 87,252 £ 153,135 90,878 85,605 12,214 58,040 202,115 58,184 424,070 36,910 162,822 I (i 80 35 8 2 4 4 8 49 20 16 6 4 190 6 19 7 40 9 24 3 123 5 .. 48 1 7 12 14 .. 83 16 5 .. 15 3 .. 199 2 .. 28 17 .. 66 Totals 3,020 3,020 1,627,371 786,775 1,283,973 361 162 71 3 597 71 3

Land District, Area. Amount borrowed. Amount repaid. lueklaml lawke's Bay 'aranaki Vellington felson .. larl borough Vestland 'anterbury )tago .. louthland Acres. 1,414,239 523,693 714,765 827,423 427,225 218,326 59,710 3,552 324,306 188,597 £ 375,842 159,883 237,715 303,722 50,693 30,073 8,006 1,821 24,775 49,920 £ 191,380 88,276 193,567 242,525 12,333 34,910 3,100 1,226 26,751 29,707 Totals 4,701,836 1,242,450 823,775