The Land Fund.

Otago Witness, Issue 1502, 28 August 1880, Page 22

The Land Fund.

The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttel ton Times telegraphs t— The following extract from a return laid on the table of the House shows the acreage of, land alienated and the cash received for it in each Provincial District since the formation of the Colony : — Acres. £ Canterbury .. 3,342,301 5,761,104 Otago .. .. 2,244,532 2,068,170 Southland .. 1,014 039 1,037,759 Auckland .. 2,205,734 369,759 Hawke'sßay .. 1,002,059 447,161 Wellington .. 1,882,650 756,673 Nelson .. .. 1,025,832 358,902 MarlborOUgh .. 849,004 269,315 Westland.. .. 144,072 67,147 Taranaki .. .. 285,800 160,203 The following is the area of land ia hand open for sale : — Acres. Canterbury .. .. .. 5,350,725 Otago .. .. .. 238,800 Southland .. .. .. 1,648,965 Auckland .. .. .. 2,513,863 Hawke'sßay .. .. 65,548 Wellington .. .. .. 27,721 Nelson .. .. .. 685,968 Marlborough .. .. 2,150,395 Westland .. .. .. 245,560 Taranaki .. .. .. 11,397 The return of land held under depasturing and other leases (except for mining), and of rents paid for year ending December 31st» 1879, shows that in the whole Colony the land held for depasturing purposes is 12,025,913 acres ; agricultural leases, 10,772 acre* ; mineral and other purposes, 5517 acres ; total rents and asessment, L 118,504. A summary of the land Bold for cash or money scrip during 1879 shows for the whole Colony 85,574 acres, for which the total cash received was L 146.747. DuringSltbe same period, under deferred payments, 68,130 acres were granted, and 32,699 acres were forfeited.