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TABLE 1. Total Lands acquired from the Crown by Discharged Soldiers and held at the 31st March, 1935.

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Sale (including Deferred Payment). Lease and License. Grand Totals. Number of Land District. Discharged- Annual Area Purchaser, Hold 1 n? , Ho .l g s. „ Hold t g , licensees. Under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Amendments. Acres £ Acrcs £ Acrcs North Auckland .. 14 13 2,417 3,185 282 281 50,581 9,307 296 294 52,998 Auckland .. 45 45 1,330 15,690 539 532 87,833 25,260 584 577 89,163 Gisborne .. .. 3 3 193 4,725 110 109 53,230 12,970 113 112 53,423 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. .. 213 227 84,517 28,601 213 227 84,517 Taranaki .. .. 1 1 2 310 92 91 23,194 6,001 93 92 23,196 Wellington .. 16 16 417 5,873 719 696 164,944 75,020 735 712 165,361 Nelson .. .. 3 3 1,216 1,292 21 21 13,119 1,515 24 24 14,335 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 50 51 16,404 3.804 50 51 16,404 Westland .. 1 1 148 150 17 17 19,645 193 18 18 19,793 Canterbury .. 26 26 319 8,953 363 354 217,029 38,872 389 380 217,348 Otago .. .. 4 4 1,935 5,470 98 94 179,073 11,420 102 98 181,008 Southland .. 7 7 1,143 6,255 71 80 11,364 3,752 78 87 12,507 Totals .. 120 119 9,120 51,903 2,575 2,553 920,933 216,715 2,695 2,672 930,053 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 44 41,213 4,300 46 44 41,213 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. .. 72 83 33,752 7,668 72 83 33,752 Taranaki.. .. 8 6 1,776 7,479 144 140 59,560 3,832 152 146 61,336 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 .. .. .. .. .. 108 95 233,004 6,073 108 95 233,004 Westland .. 1 1 200 168 65 61 16,434 347 66 62 16,634 Canterbury .. 3 3 56 386 206 212 150,945 21,458 209 215 151,001 Otago .. .. 3 . 3 76 457 205 200 860,571 20,881 208 203 860,647 Southland .. 1 1 127 40 72 87 80,165 2,825 73 88 80,292 Totals .. 82 78 27,477 32,004 1,621 1,580 1,751,661 113,903 1,703 1,658 1,779,138 Grand totals .. 202 197 36,597 83,907 4,196 4,133 2,672,594 330,618 4,398 4,330 2,709,191