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TABLE 1. Total Lands acquired from the Crown by Discharged Soldiers and held at the 31st March, 1931.

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Sale (including Deferred Payment). Lease and License. Grand Totals. Number of Land District. Di ™£»se<l- Number il U ,w~S f dumber , er Number soldier f , p . Discharged- t . Annual ot Dis- , , Purchasers Hol Sj n „ a soldier Holdings Rental. charged Hol 5 in „ s and Holdings. Tenants. Uolam = s - Soldiers. Holam 8 s - Licensees. Under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Amendments. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. North Auckland .. 15 14 2,625 3,435 291 289 53,171 9,501 306 303 55,796 Auckland .. .. 45 45 1,330 15,690 539 532 87,833 25,260 584 577 89,163 Gisborne .. .. ] 1 29 15 118 116 58,487 13,848 119 117 58,516 Havke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 226 235 89,790 29,747 226 235 89,790 Taranaki .. .. ] 1 2 310 102 100 25,800 6,936 103 101 25,802 Wellington .. 15 15 87 5,543 727 704 166,773 75,397 742 719 166,860 Nelson .. .. 3 3 1,216 1,292 23 23 14,279 1,615 26 26 15,495 Marlborough .. .. .. .. • ■ 52 51 20.500 4,282 52 51 20,500 Westland .. .. 1 1 148 150 17 17 19,645 193 18 18 19,793 Canterbury .. 26 26 319 8,953 367 361 217,399 39,887 393 387 217,718 Ot a °-o .. .. 6 7 2,156 5,630 128 121 203,613 13,486 134 128 205,769 Southland .. 8 8 1,442 6,840 73 81 11,457 3,941 81 89 12,899 Totals .. 121 121 9,354 47,858 2,663 2,630 968,747 224,093 2,784 2,751 978,101 Under other Acts. (This includes Lands selected at ordinary ballots, leases and licenses purchased at auction, and holdings acquired by transfer or otherwise.) North Auckland .. 11 11 1,168 1,304 107 104 24,103 3,506 118 115 25,271 Auckland.. .. 49 47 22,754 20,503 339 310 145,646 7,261 388 357 168,400 Gisborne .. .. 2 2 76 2,545 45 42 36,007 4,439 47 44 36,083 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. -■ •• 43 44 14,733 3,694 43 44 14,733 Taranaki .. .. 6 6 1,898 12,077 154 145 65,453 3,739 160 151 67,351 Wellington .. .. .. .. 156 151 54,726 34,437 156 151 54,726 Nelson .. .. 3 3 1,099 586 95 90 51,512 1,491 98 93 52,611 Marlboroxiah .. .. .. .. .. 118 109 268,837 6,807 118 109 268,837 Westiand 7. .. 1 1 200 168 66 62 16,992 358 67 63 17,192 Canterbury .. 3 3 56 386 213 221 151,752 22,161 216 224 151,808 Otago .. .. 2 2 66 337 232 225 915,854 23,317 234 227 915,920 Southland.. .. 1 1 127 40 39 40 72,922 2,123 40 41 73,049 Totals .. 78 76 27,444 | 37,946 1,607 1,543 1,818,537 113,333 1,685 1,619 1,845,981 Grand totals 199 197 36,798 j 85,804 4,270 4,173 2,787,284 337,426 4,469 4,370 2,824,082