RETURN OF THE SALE OF LANDS, ETC., IN THE PROVINCES OF NEW ZEALAND RESPECTIVELY, FROM 1st JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1865.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1866 Session I, C-01

C—No. 1.

RETURN OF THE SALE OF LANDS, ETC., IN THE PROVINCES OF NEW ZEALAND RESPECTIVELY, FROM 1st JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1865.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY COMMAND OP HIS EXCELLENCY.

WELLINGTON. 1866.

C—No. 1.

RETURN of the NUMBER OF ACRES SOLD or otherwise disposed of in New Zealand, in each Quarter, from 1st January, to 31st December, 1865; together with the nature and amount of consideration received, distinguishing Town and Suburban Lands from Country Lands. PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

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RETURN OF THE SALE OF LANDS, ETC.,

Number of Acres. Kate per Acre. Consideration. Remission Certificates to Retired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. I Grants without Purchase. Pekiod 1865. Town. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash, Government t, • • i c ■ ,t. t Provincial Scrip,andNew „ Zealand Cdta- G°™ent pany's Land Se«I>> n" d Orders. Land Orders. Free Grants. Remarks. Suburban. Old Land Claims. i I 1 : £ s. d. ! 10 14 7 ' 5 0 0 21 18 0 4 11 8 ;—- — iuartcr ending 31st March... „ „ 30th Juno ... „ „ 30th Sept. ... „ „ 31st Dec. ... A. K. P. 171 0 4 10 2 31 1 36 5 3 3 a. E. r. 122 3 16 24 2 29 117 0 31 4 3 30 A. K. P. 17332 2 0 25161 0 0 16064 3 33 21010 0 26 £ 8. d. 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 2 2 0 £ (. d. 0 10 4 0 10 10 0 10 5 0 10 3 £ s. d. 2739 1 0 1621 5 0 1324 16 3 704 2 0 £ 8. d. ; £ s. d. 1607 10 0 312 10 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 ... A. R. P. 1680 0 0 3218 0 0 3020 0 0 5993 0 0 A. R. P. 11730 0 0 20245 2 0 12638 1 13* 14273 0 26 * Survey allowance, 22 la. Totals 6389 4 3 I I 1920 0 0 80 0 0 209 1 5 269 2 26 :79598 2 19 13911 0 0 58886 3 39 O V I N C OF TABANAKI. Quarter ending 31st March... Nil. „ „ 30th June ... Nil. „ „ ' 80th Sept. ... Nil. ,, „ 31st Dee. ... Totals A. n. r. A. e. r. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ... £ s. d. £ s. d. I A. K. P. I A. It. P. I ... • * 10522 acres of land have been selected during the Quarter, under " The New Zealand Settlements Act. 1863," in the Province oi Taranalci. ... 6120 0 0 ... ... . l I 0120 0 0 ... i P R VINCE OP HAWKE'S B V. Quartet ending 31st March... „ „ 30th June ... „ „ 30th Sept. ... „ „ 31st Dec. ... A. K. P. 1 0 2G 4 2 20 0 10 C3 0 0 A. E. P. 532 0 0 A, R. P, 12733 0 0 5761 0 0 10635 0 0 21659 0 0 £ s. d. 51 11 2 3115 86 0 0 45 0 4 £ s. d. I 0 10 If £ s. cl. 0 10 5j 0 6 6 0 4 7 £ s. d. 3321 14 3 3322 8 3 31G3 9 0 11371 5 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. A. H. P. A. k. r. ... Exclusive of £89 7s. deposit on applications for 5s. land. Do. £174 Is. 6d. Do. £227 10s. Do. £88 Is. 867 0 0 4 0 7 Totals 69 0 6 21178 16 6 1399 0 0 |o0788 0 0 ... P R VINCE OF W E L L I N a T 0 Is'. Quarter ending 31sl March a „ „ 30th June ... „ „ 30th Sept. b... „ „ 31st Dec. c ... A. It. I>. 33 1 0 9 10 2 0 24 4 0 0 A. E. P. 54 0 0 365 0 0 60 0 0 214 2 0 A. b. r. 50685 2 0 29297 0 0 38552 2 0 37087 0 0 £ s. d. 5 11 6 34 12 0 51 0 0 5 0 0 £ s. d. 0 10 0 0 16 0 10 0 1 13 1 £ s. d. 0 5 11 0 6 7 0 6 10 0 6 1 £ s. d. 16991 4 1 9967 11 6 8270 10 6 14806 3 3 £ s. d. 751 0 0 75 0 0 150 0 0 £ s. d. A. E. P. 1200 0 0 CO 0 0 1060 0 0 520 0 0 A. E. P. ... • * A sum of £255 8s. 6d. has also been received during the Quarter, as deposits for 10228 acres of 5s. land. ... ... Totals 50035 9 4 976 0 0 270O 0 0 48 2 24 693 2 0 1155622 0 0 I ... I ... I a A sum of £559 8s. 6d. has ■ b A sum of £532 10s. 6d. has i also been receh also been rccer ed during the Quarter, as dej ed during the Quarter, as dej losits for 22377 acres of 5s. land. >osits for 21313 acres of 5s. land. e A sum of £27 10s. has also been received during the Quarter, as deposits for 1100 acres of 5e. land,

C—No. 1.

PROVINCE OF NELSON.

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RETURN OF THE SALE OF LANDS, ETC.

NorEM of Aches. Rate per Acre. Consideration-. Grants without Purchase. Period 1865, Ca-h. Government Scrip andNew Faland Commy's Land Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Land Orders. Remission Certificates to Retired Oflicers and Narm] and Military Land Orders. Free Grants. Remarks. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Old Land Claims. I _J Quarter ending 31st March... „ „ 30(h June ... „ „ 30th Sept. . . „ 31st Dec-. ... a. r. r. 0 2 0 25 3 28 22 3 10 A. B. p. A. n. ]'. 6829 1 4 3378 3 12 20 0 20 3530 3 16 235 0 2G 2558 1 20 £ s. d 16 0 6 r, "o o 61 11 0 £ a. d. 2 "6 0 2 0 0 £ s. d. 0 8 0 0 16 2j 0 10 04 £ s. d. 2712 2 8 1321 19 0 3068 0 0 3164 11 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 570 2 4 183 12 0 12 0 0 A. H. P. A. B. P. ... Totals 49 0 38 1 255 1 G 16303 1 12 I I 0 10 1 10296 13 2 766 n I PRO V IN C E OF JIARLBO ROUGH. Quarter ending 31st March... „ „ 30th Jun« ... „ „ 30lh Sept. ... „ „ 31st Dee. ... A. 1(. P. 0 10 110 3 10 2 0 0 A. It. P. 1305 3 0 1891 2 4 915 3 3 1G8 3 12 A. It. 1'. 2992 2 0 2221 1 0 8484 0 0 17986 1 10 £ s. d. 72 0 0 52 0 0 3:s 16 11 40 0 0 £ ». a. 0 19 9 1 9 4 1 19 6 2 0 3 £ s. d. 0 6 5 0 6 6 0 6 9 0 8 5 £ s. d. 2280 3 4 3572 14 11 3105 13 3 7986 12 2 C " -. il. £ s. d. A. K. P. 30 "6 0 A. 1!. P. Totals C 3 0 4281 3 19 26681 0 10 16945 3 8 ... I 30 0 0 PEOVIXCJi OF CANTERBURY. Quarter ending 31st March... „ „ 30th June ... „ „ 30th Sept. ... „ „ 31st Dee. ... A. E. P. 8 3 36 0 10 A. 11. 1'. ... A. II. 1'. a 1 UNO 3 UC, 2:5716 0 3 16864 3 22 8583 3 1 B <. d. 59 15 7i 13 4 0 £ s. d. £ s. 4 2 10 2 6 3 2 0 Oi 2 5 5 £ s. d. 29566 14 3 47493 2 9 33731 10 1 17243 17 6 £ s. d. I £ s. d. I A. li. P. a. e. p. *1280 0 0 J866 2 0 cl200 0 0 4448 0 0 * This whs granted as compensation lor land taken by the Frovincial Government for Railway purposes, and for the performance of drainage works under the 42ud and -43rd clauses of the WlMte Land Regulations. 10 21 48 19 5 ... ... Totals 10 1 17 128035 4 10| 8794 2 0 I 63654 2 22| ... I ... ... 1'EOVIXCE OF O T A G O. Quarter ending 31st March... ,, „ 30th Juno ... „ „ 30th Sept. ... „ „ 31st Dee. ... A. E. P. 20 3 34 /13 2 13 ilO 3 24 3 3 15 A. E. P. A. H. P. 22008 3 7 20546 0 3 7*20178 2 21 .938165 0 19 100898 2 10 £ s. (1. 92 4 10 60 9 0 97 6 6 78 16 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 10 4 10 5 10 0 10 0 £ s. d. 834880 2 0 21825 3 IS /21025 7 0 £38411 19 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. I A. ):. r. j ... A. E. P. I ... Totals 49 1 6 — ... I 1105642 11 3| I ! ... a 14411 acres sold for £28864; these sections of 12i 10i and 16 acres respectively being taken as 20 acres each by the owners of the Pre-emptive Eights affected. b Granted as compensation under clause 42 of the Land Regulations for land taken by the Provincial Government for Railway purposes. c Granted as compensation under clauses 42 and 43 of the Waste Land Regulations. d Granted under clause 43 of the Land Regulations. e Including a sum of £33 16s. for forfeited deposits on town lands, f Including a sum of £2 14s. for forfeited deposits. g Including a sum of £1 5s. for forfeited deposits. h Including a sum of £30, last instalment of a former purchase, for which no acreage is given. i Including an amount of 243 acres, being allowance for roads and surveys. Jc Including a sum of £1 5s. for forfeited deposits. I Including an amount of 103 acres 2 roods 3 perches, being allowance for roads and surveys.

C.-No.1.

PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND.

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IN THE PROVINCES OE NEW ZEALAND

Number op Acke3. .TE PER ACR] Consideration. Grants without Purchase. Remission Period 1863. ' Government .Scrip and New Zealand Company's Lund Orders. Provincial Government Scrip and Land Orders. Certificates to Retired Officers, and Naval and Military Land Orders. Free Grants. Old Land Claims. Remaeks. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. i 1 Quarter ending 31st March... „ „ 30th June ... „ „ 30th Sept. ... „ 31st Dec. ... A. K. P. 0 10 ... A. E. P. A. It. P. 103 1 14 140 0 G 50 1 19 1927 1 21 £ s. d. 20 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 16 9 10 0 10 0 10 0 £ s. d. 113 6 10 140 1 0 GO 7 G 1927 8 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. a. n. p. I A. E. P. ... b ... c ... ... Totah 0 10 2221 0 20 | I 2271 3 4 I I I 'I I ... I I ... a The Return for Rural Land comprises 35 aerjs, sold under " The Southland Waste Lands Act, b The within stated payments are all on account of incomplete transactions under the Otago Land .863," at 40*. per acre, of which 23 acres are situated in a bloak Bat apart as security for Railway Loan. Regulations. ?he remainder are supplementary deposits, at the rate of 20j. par acre on incomplete transactions. c Ten acres sold at £2 per acre under " The Southland Waste Lands Act, 1863.'' The remainder are supplementary deposits on applications under the Otago Land Regulations. KECAPITULATION. A. B. P. 236 1 20 29 3 33 73 3 32 102 2 9 A. B. P. 11S2 2 16 2S13 0 33 1113 0 14 1490 1 28 A, H. p. 127174 3 21 110221 0 24 109367 0 31 11900 0 17 £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 82164 8 5 89261 5 8 74049 13 10 95615 18 5 2358 10 0 387 10 0 150 0 0 £ s. d. 570 2 4 223 12 0 52 0 0 A. B. P. 2800 0 0 3308 0 0 4080 0 0 12633 0 0 A. E. P. 13010 0 0 21112 0 0 13838 1 13 14721 0 26 Quarter ending 31st March... „ „ 30th June ... „ „ 30th Sept ... „ „ 31st Dee. ... Totals 442 3 16 6899 1 11 495770 1 13 1341094 6 4 2896 0 0 845 14 4 22821 0 0 62681 1 39 PROVINCES. auckland taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough Cantebbuby Otago Southland A. R. P. 209 1 5 A. E. P. 269 2 26 A. K. P. 79598 2 19 3 s. d. I s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6389 4 3 £ s. d. 1920 0 0 £ s. d. 80 0 0 A. K. P. 13911 0 0 6120 0 0 58886 3' 39 69 0 6 48 2 24 49 0 38 6 3 0 10 1 17 49 1 6 0 10 1399 0 0 693 2 0 255. 1 6 4281 3 19 50788 0 0 155622 0 0 16303 1-12 26684 0 10 63654 2 22 100898 2 10 2221 0 20 21478 1G 6 50035 9 4 10296 13 2 16915 3 8 128035 4 10 105G42 11 3 2271 3 4 ... 976 0 0 765 14 4 2760 0 0 ... ... 30' 0 0 ... 3794 2 0 ... ... Totals ... 442 3 16 6899 1 11 495770 1 13 141094 6 4l 2896 0 0 845 14 4 22821 0 0 62681 1 39 Alfked Domett, Secretary for Crown Lands.