LANDS SOLD OR OTHERWISE DEALT WITH, (RETURN OF, IN THE SEVERAL PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS, UP TO 30TH JUNE, 1877.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, C-01

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LANDS SOLD OR OTHERWISE DEALT WITH, (RETURN OF, IN THE SEVERAL PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS, UP TO 30TH JUNE, 1877.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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* Includes also Volunteer Certificates. t m,"-8 ?;etur" cloes ,lot '"dude Lands dealt with by the Now Zealand Company (about 203,600 acres), or by tho Native Land Court; nor does it include confiscated lands, and only such reserves as have been granted under the several headings. I lhis Return does not include land sold previously to March, 18GS.

SUMMARY of Extent of Grown Lands absolutely disposed of, for Cash, Scrip, or under Native or other Grants, from 30th June, 1876, to 30th June, 1877.

SUMMARY of Extent of Crown Lands absolutely Disposed of, for Cash, Scrip, or under Native or other Grants, from date of First Sales to 30th June, 1876.

LANDS SOLD. LANDS DISPOSED OF WITHOUT SALE. Number op Acres. Rate fee Ache. Consideration. Fob Public Wobks executed. District. Scrip : — N.Z. Company's, Old L:md Claims, or Government Scrip or Debentures. Value of Work done. To Immigrants. Naval and Military Settlers under " New Zealand Settlements Act," &c. Reserves granted for public purposes under "Public Reserves Act, 1851." To Europeans or Natives, under " Waste Lands Act, 1858," " Crown Grants Act (No. 2), 1862," Native Reserves Acts, &c. To Natives, by Grants under '' Native Lands Act, 1865," &c. In'Batisfaction of Land Scrip, or otherwise not specified. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Amount. A. B. P. 1,520 1 7 468 3 23 812 1 32 1,223 1 16 The informal! 259 0 27 270 0 27 430 0 0 5,921 3 19 A. E. P. 9,058 2 31 2,047 1 1 18,904 1 22 14,783 0 15 on supplied fro 22,949 1 38 j A. E. P. 1,055,471 2 0 71,219 3 33 881,079 1 2 1,316,127 3 24 m Nelson is ver 459,605 1 14 1,727,900 1 38 23,967 0 0 1,500,922 0 16 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 314,456 9 6 92,843 4 2 402,202 12 4 606,523 8 2, £ s. d. A. E. P. 41,078 10 10 271 2 33 £ s. d. 371 16 0 A. E. P. 446,671 3 0 364 2 16 A. E. P. 78,623 3 32 71,346 0 26 6,300 0 0 29,378 0 38 A. E. P. 36,500 0 0 6,103 2 21 14,632 0 25 2,497 0 38 7,047 0 0 39,825 0 9 415,754 0 27 42,472 0 0 252,633 2 10 A. E. P. A. E. P. 1,448,563 1 4 540,380 3 17 6,993 0 0 11,245 2 0 Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington f Nelson Murlborou!;li Canterbury Westland J Ota;;o, exclusive of Southland SoutLiland 27 2 4 2 15 5 j inconipl 18 11 10 76 2 9 72 3 0 1 12 6 ele. jl 5 3 0 _" 7} 0 _" 2 170,961 8 1 3,416,504 14 8 6 ',715 0 0 1,630,061 12 3 27,529 10 0, '.'.'. 1*119,908 0 0 5,079 9 0 14.954 3 22 951 0 0 7,141 2 33 16,639 13 6 63,132 2 7 12,615 3 10 1,902 0 0 7,150 0 0 381 2 19, 150 0 0 76,278 2 27: 4,626 0 0 29,200 0 0 6,111 0 0 0 2 0 427,047 0 34 400,018 2 39 3,850 1 o! 10 2 36 22,425 3 3 297 0 0 2,709 0 0 2 15 2, 0 1." 9 ... 14,000 0 0 10,368 3 39 i 2,448 3 0 797,430 0 20 21 9 2 0 19 1 812,935 9 4 63,132 10 6 58,850 3 14 3,228 0 29 ... - Total 13,354 3 31 70,451 3 27 J7,833,753 2 27 581,352 3 16 7,506,702 18 6 210,235 3 4 86,451 3 15 85,171 10 4 447,417 3 35 185,798 1 10 876,315 2 24 133,444 1 16 !2,289,848 1 36

Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Buy Wellington t Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago, exclusive of Southland Southland District Year ending 30th June, 1877 First sales to 30lh June, 1876 34 3 34 8 1 28j 17 1 24} 9 3 37 IS 1 24 29 2 36 13 1 17 288 1 3 ... 192 "2 25i 399 1 18 4,642 1 21 8,225 Oil 11,330 1 17 34/136 0 38! 3,299 3 24 784 0 21 323,720 1 22 3,138 0 0 93,416 0 23 30 3 ( 218 6 8 66 10 0 33 3 <■■ 18 15 4 62 13 4 48 0 ( 2 0 0 0 17 9. 2 16 00 15 6 |0 13 8 1 4 40 12 6 359 12 6 12,696 11 9 10,088 14 8 28,954 14 4 2,523 10 3 1.429 18 8 649,764 13 3 2.819 4 11 142,307 10 5 2,482 0 0 346 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 ... ... 178 1 4 747' 0 0 ... 775 1 4 1,144 2 5 82 3 15 ... 34,255 2 14] 423 0 7 80 0 40' 0 ... 538 2 36 3,142 3 2 72 0 0 112 0 0 2,131 5 8 144 0 0 112 0 0 89 "l 35 2 0 01 0 0 ... 5,798 2 29 500 2 0 ... ... 726" 0 2,260 0 ... ... ... 204 2 28 12,828 1 27 5 8 ( i 8 3:; 24,581 1 11 5,666 3 23 679 3 1 622 0 27i 1,220 0 31. 495,821 0 7 875,520 12 8 3,078 0 Oj 3,326 3 2 2,387 5 8 925 1 4 775 1 4 13,110 2 17 762 2 16 34,678 2 21 3,100 0 1 13,354 3 31 70,451 3 27 7,833,753 2 27 7,306,702 18 6 210,235 3 4 86,451 3 15 85,171 10 4 447,417 3 35 185,798 1 16 876,315 2 24 133,444 1 16 2,289,843 1 36 581,352 8 li Grand Total ... 13,077 0 181 71,672 0 21 i' 8,329,574 2 34 8,382,223 11 2 213,313 3 4 89,778 2 17 87,558 16 0 448,343 0 39 186,573 2 20 889,426 1 1 134,206 3 32 2,324,527 0 17 584,452 3 11

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SUMMARY of LAND SELECTED up to 30th JUNE, 1877.

* See also Keturn, Lands held under Pastoral Licenses.

District. Nature of Selection : Whether Agricultural Lease, Deferred Payments, or as the case may be. No. of Applications made. No. Approved. Area Selected. Average to each Selection. Fees payable Yearly. Rents Paid. Land Granted lor Conditions Fulfilled up to date. Land Forfeited for Breach of Conditions up to date. Auckland Takanaki Hawke's Bay ! 1 Selected up to 30 June, 1876. Homestead selections Agricultural leases Deferred payments ... Deferred payments ... Immigrants Deferred payments and special settlements 62 133 177 170 62 81 92 167 A. E. P. 6,790 1 0 4,200 0 0 6.690 1 11 17,175 2 0 A. E. P. 109 2 O 50 0 0 72 2 35 109 1 23 £ s. d. 210' 0 0 1,020 8 4 £ s. d. A. E. P. A. E. P 665 2 0. ... Wellington 199 199 28,224 3 0 Ml" 3 13 1 4,89 i" 1 8 8,323 1 0 100 0 0 Nelson ... f Leases under Acts, 1865, 1867, and 1875 } Lease-, mineral ... ... J Nil. Nil. Di ferred pnyment- ... Deterred payments, including exchangel leases Agricultural leases Deferred payments 1,199 f 389 I 26 47,497 0 0 9,047 0 0 122 0 0 347 0 0 847 2 5 1,774 1 0 4,403 0 0 13,043 0 0 130 0 0 Maklboeough Canteub.ky Westland Otago '"7 2,561 '"l 800 240' 0 0 70,498 2 26 34 1 6 88 0 0 3i;' 0 0 9,014 8 6 16,951 10 7 240 0 0 1,861 0 20 8,115 1 37 2,926 113 2,170 79 118,087 2 20 13,062 0 34 54 1 27 171 1 0 10,996 1 9 1,397 5 0 58,362 9 10 1,698 8 8 29,953 0 0 5,596 2 19 2,481 0 17 30,134 2 33 Southland 7,547 4,075 322,113 1 11 79 0 0 Total 30,819 8 8 77,012 9 1 44,780 1 20 Auckland ( Selected dnrinq year ending 30 June, 1877. Homestead selections Agricultural leases Defer ed payments ... Deferred payments ... Immigrants Deferred payments and special settlements 70 31 42 16 2 48 70 24 39 16 2 4S j 15,305 0 0 1.200 0 0 4,521 0 31 1,910 0 0 80 2 0 8,653 0 0 218 0 0 50 0 0 115 3 28 119 1 20 40 1 0 180 0 0 60 0 0 563 C 4 191 0 0 Taeanaki Hawke's Bay j 1,378 6 3 1,632 11 0 850 0 0 Wellington 2,005 1 1 Nelson* ... { . Leases under Acts, 1865,1867, 1874, and ~) 1875 > Leases, mineral ... ... J Nil. Nil. Deferred payments ... Deferred payments, including exchanged leases Agriculturallea.es ... Deferred payments ... 450 C 36 I 3 3,798 0 0 166 0 0 161 11 9 2,644 0 0 2,536 0 0 3,840 0 0 1,280 0 0 192 0 0 Marlborough Cantekbuey Westland Otago 1 700 "i 196 250 0 0 29,586 1 16 35 2 4 150 0 0 37 10 0 6,362 17 8 13,307 19 5 250 0 0 3,837 0 10 4,520 0 5 147 72 92 36 13,430 2 11 6,679 1 7 145 3 38 185 2 0 1,8.6 9 0 719 5 0 8,980 1 3 1,282 6 10 8,286 0 0 1,311 0 0 925 2 0 Southland Total 1,585 569 89,253 3 25 139 0 0 12,128 17 10 26,581 4 9 15,017 0 10 10,142 2 5 Totid under previous transactions 7,547 4,075 322,113 1 11 79 0 0 30,819 8 8 77,012 9 1 44,780 1 20 30,134 2 33 ; 411,307 0 36 83 0 0 Total 9,132 4,611 I 42,948 0 6 103,593 13 10 59,797 1 30 40,277 0 38

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SUMMARY of Particulars of Applications to Exchange Agricultural Leases for Leases on Deferred Payments for the Year ending 30th June, 1877.

SUMMARY of Particulars of Applications to Convert Leaseholds into Freeholds.

SUMMARY of Number and Area of Pastoral Licenses issued during the Year ended 30th June, 1877

SUMMARY of Lands held under Pastoral License or Lease on 30th June, 1877.

* In this return are included all leases over 500 acres, this being the nearest possible approximation to a return of lands held for pastoral, in distinction from agricultural purposes.

District. Number of Applications to Exchange. Extent. Value of Improvements. Extent Cultivated. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. Auckland ... Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington... Nelson Marlborough Canterbury... Westland ... Otago Southland Distriot 15 2,483 0 0 ii 2,083 2 32 Not known. Not known. Total 47 4,566 2 32

District. Number of Applications to Convert. Extent. Value of Improvements. Extent Cultivated. A. B. P. 1,985 0 0 £ s. d. A. B. P. Auckland ... Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington... Nelson Marlborough Canterbury... Westland ... Otago Southland District 1 41 7,047 0 0 2 115 io" 0 0 11,837 0 0 Not known. Not known. io b o Not known. Total 159 20,879 0 0 10 0 0

District. Number of Holders. Area. Number of Stock. Kent. License Fees (if any). Total Rent per acre. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 3 A. E. P. 25,000 0 0 No information. £ s. d. 37 10 0 £ s. d. d. 6 7 6 9 3 16,069 0 0 15,063 0 0 10,483 0 0 85,000 0 0 51,500 0 0 No information. Sheep, 2,095 No information. No information. No information. 135 6 8 61 10 0 43 10 10 196 10 0 849 16 8 19 10 0 2-02 1 0538 0-50 396 Total 34 j 203,115 0 0 I 2,095 19 10 0 1,324 4 2

District. Number of Holders. Area Approximately. Average Area to each. Stock Depastured. Rent Paid. License Fees. Total Payments. Average per Acre. Acres. 109,390 7,813 o' 0 £ s. d 162 10 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 162 10 0 s. d. 0 Oi Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington Nelson* Marlborough ... Canterbury 14 15 1 94 72 537 147,900 300 602,266 1,076,509 4,127,645 19.900- 0 0 6,407 0 0 14,951 0 0 7,686 1 38 Not known. 35,700 800 Not known. 151,000 Sheep 3,019,898, Cattle, &c, not known. Not known. 2,017,321 Not known. 414 0 7 52 0 0 4,236 10 6 4,401 1 0 38,583 2 8 414 0 7 52 0 0 4,236 10 6 4,411 0 0 38,583 2 8 0 OJ 5 11 0 li 0 098 0 2243 10 0 0 Westland 36 221 24 429,670 6,472,718 710,965 11,935 0 0 29,288 0 0 29,623 0 0 990 1 0 59,742 15 1 6,008 0 6 2 0 0 992 1 0 59,734 8 5 6,008 0 6 0 Oft 0 2-21 0 2 Otago Southland District Total 1,014 13,677,303 127,603 1 38 114,590 1 12 0 0 114,593 13 8

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SUMMARY of Number and Area of Leases and Licenses, other than Agricultural and Pastoral, issued during the Year ending 30th June, 1877, and Revenue therefrom.

SUMMARY of Number of Licenses Revoked during the Year ending 30th June, 1877.

By Authority : Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington. —1877.

Price 6d.]

District. Area Leased. Rent. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland A. K. P. 73,660 0 0 41 2 33 £ 8. d. 368 10 0 6 0 0 3,840 0 0 9,703 1 25 192 0 0 5 0 0 2,961 0 0 749 1 15 16,260 o 0 85 0 0 92 0 0 811 6 8 Total 107,215 1 33 i 1,559 16 8

District. Description of License Forfeited or Revoked. At Licensee's Request. For Non-payment of Fees. Non-Com-pliance with and Violation of Conditions. Issued in Error. Total Number. Extent. A. E. P. i uck la lid 'aranaki lawke's Bay Vellington felson ... Depasturing, under Act of 1863 3 3 16,000 0 0 larlbor ough Canterbury Vestland Hago ... Pasturage licenses PaBtoral runs Pastoral runs Deferred payments Deferred payments 27 13 5 13 5 (i 28 5 14,129 0 0 45,000 0 0 65,500 0 0 4,520 0 5 925 2 0 "i ,, ... ... outhland District "5 Total 33 21 146,074 2 5