C— No. 3

RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ACRES OF RURAL LAND SOLD IN THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, BETWEEN THE 4TH JANUARY AND THE 5TH APRIL, 1865, TOGETHER WITH CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE SAME.

{Return to an Order of tlie House of Representatives, dated Mil August, 1865.) That there belaid on the Table of this House —"A Return of the Number of Purchasers, as well as the Acreage bought by them, in the Province of Otago, between the 4th of January and the Sth of April, 1865. " Also, —"All correspondence on the subject between the Colonial Secretary and the Superintendent of Otago, or between the Colonial Secretary and the Commissioner of Crown Lands in that Province, not already laid on the Table." (Mr. Wayne.) WELLINGTON: 1865.