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Table No. 10. Return of Subdivisions of Rural Freeholds in New Zealand.

Table No. 11. Statement showing the financial position of the Dominion on the 31st March, 1922, as compared with the 31st March, 1921 :— [Note. —The term "liabilities" in these tables includes expenditure on public works for which contracts had been signed or material ordered on the 31st March, 1922 ] CONSOLIDATED FUND. £ Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. . . 8,59.1,209 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. .. . . 710,653 Balance on 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 7,531,367 Liabilities on 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 549,792 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1921 . . . . . . 9,537 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. . . .. 310,000 319,537 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. . . . . .. 5,066 Balance on 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 9,377 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. .. 223,219 232,596 Liabilities on 31st March, 1922 .. .. . . 4,486 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. . . 48,293 Unexhausted authority for raising loan . . . . 55,000 103,293 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. .. . . . . 22,000 Balance on 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. 55,191 Unexhausted authority for raising loan . . . . 55,000 110,191 Liabilities on 31st March, 1922 .. .. . . . . 22,200

Subdivision under BnMlrtalnn nnil» Hin Subdivision by Freeholders. the L an d for ISements Act. Tc Subdivision by I °~ is O 5 o . ill III fc te fcli under lements let. Subdf Land foi ivision ui it Settlen nder the aents Act. Toi tal Subdi\ dsions. o c ci a) -21? Area £ n o S3 & 9 i 3 <-> £ ; sS^ III 111 disced of. ill || Area. ||| f | Area. ||| Area. ii pi p a §5 H3 11 Is fcf CO [ Area. *3 $ H C4 51 At I® CQ Area. From To Acres. Acres. Acres. 1/4/12-31/3/13 . 837 1,981 400,509 10 87 11,354 19 322 128,329 866 1/4/13-31/3/14 1,291 3,199 416,051 4 27 4,182 16 276 144,546 1,311 1/4/14-31/3/15 885 2,055 404,115 6 37 3,279 10 130 18,374 901 1/4/15-31/3/16 582 1,070 201,115 1 5 374 10 158 51,158 593 1/4/16-31/3/17 694 1,108 184,799 .. nil .. 15 165 58,334 709 1/4/17-31/3/18 643 1,096 194,572 1 6 1,545 16 222 35,891 660 1/4/18-31/3/19 753 1,227 207,983 .. nil .. 12 248 32,674 765 1/4/19-31/3/20 1,519 2,622 616,210 64 4.16 219,259* 1,583 1/4/20-31/3/21 1,724 3,046 565,653 .. .. .. 60 474 114,711* 1,784 1/4/21-31/3/22 932 1,446 228,336 15 145 17,047* 947 From To 1/4/12-31/3/13 . 837 1,981 1/4/13-31/3/14 1,291 3,199 1/4/14-31/3/15 885 2,055 1/4/15-31/3/16 582 1,070 1/4/16-31/3/17 694 1,108 1/4/17-31/3/18 043 1,096 1/4/18-31/3/19 753 1,227 1/4/19-31/3/20 1,519 2,622 1/4/20-31/3/21 1,724 3,046 1/4/21-31/3/22 932 1,446 Acres. 11,354 4,182 3,279 374 19 16 10 10 15 16 12 64 60 15 322 276 130 158 165 222 248 416 474 145 Acres. 128,329 144,546 18,374 51,158 58,334 35,891 32,674 219,259* 114,711* 17,047* 866 1,311 901 593 709 660 765 1,583 1,784 947 2,390 3,502 2,222 1,233 1,273 1,324 1,475 3,038 3,520 1,591 Acres. 540,252 564,779 425,708 252,647 243,133 232,008 240,607 835,469 680,304 245,383 1,545 Totals .. 9,860 18,850 3,419,353 22 162 20,734 237 2,556 820,323 10,119 Totals .. 9,860 18,850 20,734 237 2,556 820,323 10,119 21,568 4,260,410 Ordinary Crown land selected under settlement conditions during the ten years ending tho 31st March, 1922 Native land vested in the Maori Land Boards disposed of for closer settlement during the nine yoars ending tho 31st Marob, 1922 7,727 1,589,088 454 167,078 Grand total made availablo for oloser settlement during ten years ended the 31st March, 1922 29,749 6,016,576 Note.—Subdivisions of Native land not vested in the Maori Land Board but disposed of lease are not included in the above return. ly way of sale or * Disposed of to discharged soldiors under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act.