FREEHOLD LANDS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 171, 19 July 1907, Page 5

FREEHOLD LANDS

AN INTERESTING RETURN.

(By Telegraph.—-Parliamentary Reporter.)

WELLINGTON, Thursday,

A valuable return containing a mass of information relating to the freehold lauds of the colony was presented to Parliament, to-day. It must be borne in mind by those who make a study of the figures that it is stated that the tables relate solely to lands which are the freehold of companies and individuals. The lands owned by the Crown, Natives, local bodies, churches, educational bodies, friendly societies and other puulic bodies are not included, nor do the lessees of any lands appear in the tables.

The first table covers freehold land (classified according to capital or improved value) held at March 31, 1900. It is shown that the total capital value of all freehold lands amounts to the enormous sum of £161.771.753, distributed between 125.01H Individuals. Of these 82,951 are the owners of town lands solely, 38,875 are the owners of country lands solely, a.id 13193 own both town and country lands. The following return shows the unimproved value of land held by freeholders, the number of owners and the extent of their holdings.

The totals are: "FTo. of owners. 4n,ofi's total acres, 15,501,563; unimproved value. £67,258,774.

Another table classifies freeholders according to the unimproved value otf land owned by them at 31st .March last. This is important in view of the increase proposed by the Government in th& graduated "tax above £40,000. Tha figures for £ 10,000 and over are as follows: — £ a ° '"' — a a «-. _ a 5 S5 H £ £ £ IO.OfIO to 20,000 SO4 12.247.776 20.U00 to 50.000 370 10.705.D71 ."0,1)00 to 100,000 85 5,612,71)1 100.000 to 200.000 22 2,852.55« 200.0U0 ur.d over 4 1,016,020

lit ° ** Is ' « "' "3 £" •"! t- . — — > o CO 3 < IS r- *j £ 5 and under 103,512 23.360 70S,945 10 and under 203,775 50,127 1,009,755 20 to 30 2.575 50.811 777,202 30 to 40 1,623 55.292 627.313 40 to 50 2,106 00.634 <"f)n.7--:0 50 to 60 2,339 122,987 872,620 60 to 70 1.573 86,160 617 201 70 to SO 1.160 85,568 603.361 SO to 90 1.311 109.55S «1M 1)1)5 no to ion i,u8 ion.212 wel.V) to 2'i-"i 8.740 1.2li-i.i;m 6,763,126200 to 32t) 5.500 1,388.425 6.40.5 894, 320 to .Ml) 3,520 1,40:.:.S1 * 6,346.'353, 500 to 640 1.587 s;i.:,,s-',2 :",7:c6.o;i« 610 to 1,000 1.862 1.475.859 5.931,75L 1.000 to 2.000 1.55."! 2,142.907 7.963 97r 2,01X1 to 3.000 400 1.170.306 4,1.*58 723 3.000 to 4.000 277 788.1011 2.550,981 4,000 to 5.000 147 651,108 1,768,3" i 5,000 lo 6.000 78 424.584 1.275.599 0,000 tn 7,000 75 484,994 1,435 774 7.000 to 8.0011 5P> 420,162 1,155,'nOB 8.000 in 9,000 27 228,192 498,694 9,000 to 10,000 42 397,316 810.224 10.C100 to 15,000 81 984,146 2.786.403 15.000 to 20,000 48 833.116 1.882.716 20,000 to 30.000 40 1,0(12.816 2.182.823 30.400 to 40.000 14 474.822 94S.76H: "O.OflO to 50,000 S 353.100 '147,165) 59,000 to 75,000 8 490.507 244,34a. 75 000 to 100.000 4 342.493 565.24ft 150,000 and over 1 223,242 240.6-32