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TABLE 1. Total Lands acquired from the Crown by Discharged Soldiers and held at the 31st March, 1934.

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Sale (including Deferred Payment). Lease and License. Grand Totals. Number of Land District. Disced- KuI „ ber Almual ~ Kumber Purchasers Ho , dinga> ■ • HoIdings _ • Bental. chafed Holdings> Licensees. Under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Amendments. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. North Auckland .. 14 13 2,417 3,185 287 285 52,250 9,417 301 298 54,667 Auckland .. 45 45 1,330 15,690 539 532 87,833 25,260 584 577 89,163 Gisborne .. .. 3 3 193 4,725 111 110 54,073 13,215 114 113 54,266 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. .. 214 228 84,509 28,571 214 228 84,509 Taranaki .. .. 1 1 2 310 94 93 23,465 6,168 95 94 23,467 Wellington .. 16 16 417 5,873 723 700 166,964 75,069 739 716 167,381 Nelson .. .. 3 3 1,216 1,292 21 21 13,119 1,515 24 24 14,335 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 49 50 15,846 3,789 49 50 15,846 Westland .. .. 1 1 148 150 17 17 19,645 193 18 18 19,793 Canterbury .. 26 26 319 8,953 366 357 217,258 39,056 392 383 217,577 Otago .. .. 4 4 1,935 5,470 96 92 178,877 11,222 100 96 180,312 Southland .. 7 7 1,143 6,255 74 83 11,882 3,934 81 90 13,025 Totals .. 120 119 9,120 51,903 2,591 2,568 925,221 217,409 2,711 2,687 934,341 XJnder 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 45 41,569 4,460 47 45 41,569 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. .. 73 82 33,188 7,463 73 82 33,188 Taranaki .. .. 5 4 1,243 7,108 148 146 64,889 4,168 153 150 66,132 Wellington .. 3 3 221 1,081 162 157 57,187 34,680 165 160 57,408 Nelson .. .. 3 3 1,099 586 95 87 49,081 1,072 98 90 50,180 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 112 99 235,603 6,112 112 99 235,603 Westland .. .. 1 1 200 168 65 61 16,434 347 66 62 16,634 Canterbury .. 3 3 56 386 211 217 151,183 21,661 214 220 151,239 Otago .. .. 3 3 76 457 208 204 863,760 21,144 211 207 863,836 Southland .. 1 1 127 40 74 89 80,581 2,974 75 90 80,708 Totals .. 79 76 26,944 31,633 1,641 1,601 1,763,224 114,848 1,720 1,677 1,790,168 Grand totals .. 199 195 36,064 83,536 4,232 4,169 2,688,445 332,257 4,431 4,364 2,724,509 '