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RETURN of LANDS Sold or otherwise absolutely Disposed of in the several PROVINCES of NEW ZEALAND, from 1st January to 31st December, 1875.

Hawke's Bay. LANDS SOLD. LANDS DISPOSED OF WITHOUT SALE. Number of Acres. Rate per Acre. Consideration. For Public Works executed. To Europeans or Natives, under "Waste Lands Act 1858;" " Crown Grants Act, (No.i),i86a;" Native Reserves Acts, &c. Scrip: —New Zealand Co.'s j Old Land Claims, or Government Scrip or Debentures. To Immigrants. Naval and Military Settlers under New Zealand Settlements Act, &c. Reserves granted for Public Purposes under " Public Reserves Act, 18J4." To Natives, by Grants under " Native Lands Act, 1865," &c. In Satisfaction of Land Scrip, or otherwise not specified. Period. Town. Suburban. Country. Town. Suburban. Country. Cash. Amount. Value of Work done. 1875. Quarter ending 31st March ... ,. .. 30th June ... „ ,, 30th September ,, ,, 31st December A. R. P. 13 2 12 27 o 31 OIO A. II. P. 231 2 IO 39 • 5 32 o '3 9 3 4 A. R. P. 8,003 2 O 4,006 3 o 2,190 o o 647 3 27 14,948 o 27 84 O 2i I IO O 42 o o £ s. d. 6 14 2 4 I2 7f 4 18 5! 3 13 7i £ s. d. O l6 2.J o 13 ii o 11 io£ o 16 7i £ s. d. 9,181 19 o 2,915 6 ° 1,466 6 o 574 6 9 £ *• d. A. R. P. £ s. d. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. 1,604 o 3 2 A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. ... Totals 41 o 3 312 2 32 ... ... 14,137 '7 9 1,604 ° 32 ... Total Area Scld or otherwise Disposed of, from the Foundation of the Colony to the 31st December, 1875. Total Cash received. Total Area remaining for future Disposal. A. R. P. 806,719 o 32 £ s. d. 348.75° ° 3 A. R. P. 7°3,55 6 3 8 Wellington. Quarter ending 31st March ... „ „ 30th June ... „ ,, 30th September „ „ 3 1 st December 80 1 ni 10 3 16 23 1 n£ 1620 667 2 37 71 00 24,317 2 14 53,22 2 16 9,879 2 8 8,499 " ° 48,018 3 38 47 ° ° 11 00 50 o o 20 10 o 2 19 6 2 I O 480 o 12 6 o 11 8 o 10 3 084 22,878 10 5 5,186 16 o 6,166 9 2 6,950 9 10 *I2O O O *I2O O O ... '95 3 5 307 o o 115 1 11 flQO O O *6o o o ... 52 o 7 57 3 3° I98 2 O 549 ° o 1.93° o 35 ... ... ... Totals ! 131 o 2 1,092 2 37 ... ... ... 4i."82 5 5 490 o o ... 247 3 12 57 3 3° 5°5 2 o 2,594 2 6 Total Area Sold or otherwise Disposed of, from the Foundation of the Colony to the 31st December, 1875. Total Cash received. Total Area remaining for future Disposal. * And Volunteer certificates. j £90 Volunteer certificates. a. n. p. 1,582,902 o 31 574,825 o 7 A. It. p. 838,709 o o Note. —This return does not include confiscated lands, nor lands dealt with by the Native Land Court, and only such purchases of Native lands as have been gazetted.