C—No. 2

Province of Canterbury.

Province of Otago.

6

WASTE LANDS SOLD

Number of Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. Remission Grants without Purchase; Certificates to Period. Retired Free Grants; Remarks. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Govt. Scrip and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Provincial Govt. Scrip and Land Orders. Officers. Old Land Claims. 1860, Quarter ending 31st March " " 30th June " " 30th September V " 31st December A. r. p. 6 0 17 2 1 27 A. R. P. a. r. p. 4738 2 0 6244 3 0 5976 1 14 8799 3 0 £ s. d. 55 10 0 50 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 £ s. d. 9477 0 0 12,879 12 0 12,129 18 0 17,099 10 0 51,586 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 'ie.d. A. r. p. 340 0 0 The amount of 340a. in the last column has been granted under cl. 43 of the Land Regulations of 1st April, 1856; incompensationforworks ofpublic utility completed at the expense of individuals. —Also 5951a. have been declared Public Reserves during the Totals 8 2 4 ... 25,759 1 14 54 0 0 - 2 0 0 ... ... 340 0 0; lyear.

Number of Acbes. CONSIDEHATION Remission Bate peb Acre. Grants without Purchase ; Pekiod. Free Grants, Remarks. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Govt. Scrip and New Zealand Company's Land Orders. Provincial Govt. Scrip and Land Orders. Retired Officers. Old Land Claims. 1860. A. K. P. A. B. P. A. r. p. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. K. P. Up to 1st November, 1860, Rural land was sold at a fixed price of 10s. per acre; since that date the price has been £ 1 per acre. Quarter ending 31st March " •' 30th June " " 30th September " " 31st December 51 1 0 30 3 0 27 0 0 34 1 0 ... 28,300 0 0 30,559 0 0 26,925 1 24 3357 2 28 67 7 6 47 12 0 43 17 9 113 5 1 0 10 0 0,10 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 17,586 15 0 16,743 9 6 14,674 5 0 6406 17 1 Totals 143 1 0 89,142 0 12 76 :i 0 0 10 4| ... 55,411 6 7 ... Note. —The foregoiDg Returns do not include the Lands dealt with by the General Government, under authority of the "Native Reserves Act, 1856"; "Waste Lands Act, 1858"; and " Auckland Reserves Act, 1858."