RETURN OF LANDS DISPOSED OF UNDER THE OPTIONAL CLAUSES OF "THE LAND ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1887."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1892 Session I, C-04

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1892. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF LANDS DISPOSED OF UNDER THE OPTIONAL CLAUSES OF "THE LAND ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1887."

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 12th August, 1892. Ordered, " That there be laid upon the table the return giving the figures in connection with lana settlement under the optional clauses of ' The Lana Act, 1887,' which the Minister of Lanas referred to in his speech on the Financial Statement."—(Mr. C. H. Mills.)

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Return of Lands disposed of under the Optional Clauses of "The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887." Cash Sales.

Deferred-payment Lands.

Number of Section sold. Area. Trai Number. Transfers. msfe ers. Area. Transferees holding other Lands. „ , ! Area of other Area of Land Number. Land held transferred, by Transferees. Transferees holding other Lands. Transferees not holding other Land. Number Residing Seotions I residing on ™ on adjoining ™'i dumber. ! Area transferred. Land. Land. lm >pecieu Number not residing. District. Number. A. E. P. 46,752 2 32 15,802 3 34 3,117 0 0 15,956 3 21 5,040 2 3 1,019 0 0 54 6 I A. E. P. 7,530 3 4 6,460 0 32 45 6 A. B. P. 118,330 2 19 15,178 1 11 A. B. P. 6,677 0 37 6,460 0 32 9 A. E. P. 853 2 7 490 22 Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough 490 28 31 52 29 22 9 5,855 3 3 6 9,589 3 39 5,509 3 3 3 346 0 0 6 'h 'si "29 46 5 335 0 8 5 335 0 8 1 21 Canterbury 311 64,284 2 38 26, representing 88 sections 30 23 I 29,364 0 29 24, repre^ senting86 sections 15 13 1902,233 0 34 27,512 0 8 2 1,852 0 21 9 16 286 135 Otago Southland Westland .. 154 130 7 21,091 0 13 13,192 1 10 1,020 0 0 4,816 0 35 1,483 3 18 15 10 3,083 3 0 378 0 5 16 3 130 7 7,899 3 35 I 1,861 3 23 I 26,798 3 0 38,850 2 2 44 703 510 Totals 1,254 187,277 0 31 153 ; 59,307 3 14 109 1,110,481 1 25 52,459 1 13 6,848 2 1 38

District. j>1 Transfers. Transferees holding other Lands. Transferees not holding other Lands. o OS •Sg , sal Y C3 id © O-P is. ill! up Area. Area of other Lands. Area of Land transferred. Area of Land transferred. ffl m Number. Area. Number. Number. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki.. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland ■' I 266 27 318 50 18 23 99 105 1 266 27 318 50 A. E. P. 30,910 2 25 5,884 0 17 52,491 0 0 16,816 2 28 9 7 39 8 A. E. P. 1,300 3 26 841 2 17 5,292 0 0 1,258 0 3 3 2 8 3 A. B. P. 158 3 0 378 1 0 1,536 0 0 992 3 7 A. R. P. 559 3 0 530 0 0 1,040 0 0 491 0 3 6 5 31 5 A. B. P. 741 0 26 311 2 17 4,252 0 0 767 0 0 30 67 16 1 2 1 36 79 25 5 2 6 14 2 88 66 79 80 49 19 • 9 4 12 40 56 1 '.i 1 •• ! 6 9 18 21 18 23 99 105 1 1,667 2 9 1,201 1 24 14,605 1 0 7,426 3 13 100 0 0 p *2 7 5 210 0 0 3,239 3 31 227 2 0 4 3,536' 1 33 2,568' 2 22 2 3 5 210 0 0 671 1 9 227 2 0 2 19 13 '7 1 *6 ~9 14 7,180 2 12 j 231 38 22 22 I 154 182 Totals 907 i 77 12,369 3 37 20 5,189 1 25 57 127 131 131,103 1 36 6,602 1 0

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Return of Lands disposed of under the Optional Clauses of "The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887." Perpetual-lease Lands.

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Settlement Eesults. Total number of sections disposed of under optional clauses of "The Eesiding on the land ... ... ... ... ... ... 986 Land Act Amendment Act, 1887" ... ... ... ... 5,226 Eesiding on adjoining land ... ... ... ... ' ... 294 Less sections forfeited or cancelled ... ... ... 144 Double improvements effected ... ... ... ... ... 594 „ sections not yet inspected ... ... ... .. 1,287* Completed purchase ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 „ new selections : Inspections not yet due ... ... 731 Not residing and not fully complied with conditions ... ... ... 1,135 2,162 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 3,064 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 3,064 * Of this number 703 are cash sections.

Summary.

District. ll Area. Number. Transfers. [ Area. Number. Transferees holding other Lands. Area of other Lands. Area of Land transferred. ■NTumhev Area of Land Number. transferred. Transferees not holding other Lands. a o If 11 ■n S S a ■a Id II 'o +j Kg, Us So.as Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 873 234 358 471 10 11 182 607 317 2 ■""a. b. p. 211,541 2 13 120,107 1 28 96,COO 0 0 195,592 2 0 3, 304 2 9 1,433 2 7 77,766 0 39 128,235 0 7 43,884 2 37 100 0 0 44 60 45 65 ' A. E. P. 12,245 0 27 32,341 0 27 11,729 0 0 21,039 1 30 13 21 12 27 A. B. P. 5,016 2 9 4,635 3 1 2,304 0 0 4,724 1 11 A. E. p. 1,828 0 20 8,665 2 21 2,054 0 0 8,550 1 27 31 89 33 33 A. B. P. 10,417 0 7 23,675 2 6 9,675 0 0 12,489 0 3 109 69 50 131 10 4 63 160 120 1 22 29 1 21 144 36 70 69 231 5 50 42 14 12 5 63 4 259 144 245 29 46 161 21 44 109 1 27 59 72 21 67 16 11,608 0 36 18,767 1 8 6,002 1 36 29 2,069 1 14 8,382 3 39 4,327' 2 24 8,413 2 29 14 38 16 7,280 2 12 10,353 2 19 6,002 1 36 *2 3 51 8 19 18 141 70 1 Total 3,065 J I 878,874 2 20 I I 318 27,132 3 34 717 253 467 33 122 430 549 494 113,732 3 4 109 33,839 2 1 209 79,893 1 3

Condition under which Land is held. Cash Lands 1,254 187,277 0 31 153 59,307 3 14 109 1,110, 4S1 1 25 52,459 1 13 44 6,848 2 1 38 3 .. 703 510 Deferred Payment 907 131,103 1 36 77 12,369 3 37 20 6,602 1 0 5,189 1 25 57 7,180 2 12 231 38 127 22 22 154 182 131 Perpetual Lease .. 3,065 878,874 2 20 318 113,732 3 4 109 27,132 3 34 33,839 2 1 209 79,893 1 3 717 253 467 33 122 430 549 J 494 Totals 5,226 55 : 144 i 731 1,135 1,197,255 1 7 548 185,410 2 15 238 1,144,216 2 19 91,488 0 39 310 93,922 1 16 986 294 594 1,287