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Table 1. —Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1931.

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Total Area of Land unfit ~ „ rp „ Crown Lands Total Area of for Disposal J otal Area lotai Area leased under Crown Lands Total Area (including Total Area District sold or granted reserved all Tenures available of Area occupied in Land and held on for -ruDJic (exclusive of for Future Native Land. by Rivers, District. Freehold. Purposes. E v eserveg i eaaea Disposal. Lakes, Roads, by Crown). Ac.). Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 2,586,592 442,535 508,370 203,746 519,529 217,428 4,478,200 Auckland .. .. 2,574,579 1,162.873 943,815 733,257 1,631,750 1,174,299 8,220,573 Gisborne .. .. 1,131,748 432,546 526,705 119,252 1,055,344 253,896 3,519,491 Hike's Bay.. .. 1,541,836 200,684 595,587 99,405 394,389 82,420 2,914,321 Taranaki .. .. 1,124,031 340,600 627,721 74,453 168,244 69,382 2,404,431 Wellington* .. .. 3,573,741 1,020,656 813,526 172,056 790,650 680,440 7,051,069 Nelson .. .. 657,978 2,366,312 780,933 138,064 30,051 741,662 4,715,000 Marlborough .. .. 788,448 353,145 1,472,393 45,456 .. 108,558 2,768,000 Westland .. .. 162,983 2,142,741 729,338 359,210 .. 469,106 3,863,378 Canterbury .. .. 3,551,961 1,443,854 3,983,570 3,211 .. 495,834 9,478,430 Otago .. .. 1,966,507 956,509 5,471,943 30,715 .. 668,448 9,094,122 Southland .. .. 1,851,802 4,265,427 1,520,410 142,261 .. 103,347 7,883,247 Totals .. 21,512,206 15,127,882 17,974,311 2,121,086 4,589,957 5,064,820 66,390,262 * Includes Chatham Islands.