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" IMMIGRANTS LAND ACT, 1873."* RETURN of TRANSACTIONS to 30th JUNE, 1877.

* The Immigrants Land Act was repealed by section 2, " Waste Lands Administration Act, 1876." t In some cases the value of the land has exceeded the amount of the Government grant, the excess being contributed by the immigrant. j Under section 2, " Waste Lands Administration Act, 1876."

NOMINATED IMMIGRATION.

Registbations. FOEEBITTTEES. Disteict. Total Numbers of Persons Registered. Total Sum represented by Registrations. Amount Expended in Purchase of Land. Area of Land Purchased. Actual Cost of Land.f | Nominal Value of Interests. Amount Expended Government. Amount Recovered by Sale of Land, &o. Exercised in taking up Land upon Deferred Payments. J Adults orer 14 years. Children under 14 years. Auckland ... Tnrnnaki ... Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborongh Westland ... Canterbury Otago M. 211 17 10 172 15 2 4 184 417 F. 81 8 7 95 12 M. 60 10 5 61 10 F. 60 9 412 44 22 382 41 2 4 406 696 £ a. d. 7,040 0 0 690 0 0 390 0 0 6,490 0 0 680 0 0 40 0 0 80 0 0 6,860 0 0 12,590 0 0 £ b. d. 32 0 0 419 10 0 110 0 0 590 10 0 A. E. p. 367 0 0 604 3 26 80 0 0 1,160 1 19 £ s. d. 312 10 0 1,290 17 6 120 0 0 1,406 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 "54 4 1 20 0 0 10 0 0 1 17 0 0 20 0 0 96 146 79 70 "47 63. 1,408 0 0 105 17 0 1,135 0 0 657 1 21 2,270 0 0 787 15 0 i 5o'"o 0 500 0 60 5 0 Totals 1,032 445 237 4,021 2 26 62726 2 70 0 0 60 0 0 295 2,009 34,860 0 0 2,665 17 0 60 5 0

From Commencement of Scheme to 30fcli June, 1876, vide Return 2, D. 5a, 1876. Between 30th June, 1876, and 30th June, 1877. Total from Commencement of Scheme to 30th June, 1877. DlSTSICT. Nominated. Cancelled. Arrived. Nominated. Cancelled. Arrived. Nominated. Cancelled. Arrived. Auckland Tarannki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago 3,697 620 1,475 4,548 724 381 1,525 8,850 13,653 35,473 266 49 222 299 57 35 186 659 813 956 151 420 789 254 94 357 2,565 2,560 391 70 183 532 80 19 184 972 977 38 20 12 40 10 1 36 92 103 172 7 44 210 33 7 29 268 313 4,088 690 1,658 5,080 804 400 1,709 9,822 14,630 38,881 304 69 234 339 67 36 222 751 916 1,128 158 464 999 287 101 386 2,833 2,873 Totals 2,586 8,146 1,083 2,938 9,229 3,408 352 J. Giles, Under Secretary for Immigration. Price 3d.] By Authority: Geobge Didsburt, Government Printer, Wellington. —1877.