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RETURN of Area of Land Sold from the Foundation of the Colony and Area Open for Selection on 31st October, 1876.

RECAPITULATION.

I Provincial District. 27,876 5 1 5,582 18 3 56 o o 37,366 o 10 350 o o 2,193 ° 7 58 8 6 959 l1 " 490,054 20 2,064 J 6 150,752 16 2 80 18 6 34,609 18 8 Auckland ... Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago (exclusive of Southland) Southland 39 2 15 26 o 3t>i 21 o 13 3 1 37 32 1 12 9 1 3i 397 3 8 283 1 17 822 3 8i 3 o 26 138 1 n 8S3"a 1 651 1 13 3»7?6 3 2 26,077 1 o 5,375 o 39 39,405 2 29 2,069 ° 2 609 1 3 1,514 o 2 ioo,477 3 9 21,905 I 34 1* j - ... ... ... 2,539 1 18 600 o o 483 o o ... 1,999 *6 10 1,200 o o! 483 o o ... 54° 3 2I ... 171 1 39 5° 1 32 237 ° 9 20,320 o o 2,679 2 9 5»8i2 3 25 ... 8,695 ° ° ... 100 o o 80 o o 75 3 29 244 3 20 520 o o 50 o o I [ 478 o o ... Totals ... 1 I ! ! I 3,682 16 10 : ! 1,722 1 o 444,733 3 1 ... 752,630 6 o' 1,940 0:3,622 I 18 I 785 3 I 478 o o ! 8,795 ° o 650 o o 29,271 1 34

Provincial District; Total Area Sold or otherwise disposed of from the Foundation of the Colony. Total Cash received. Total Area Open for Selection on 31st October, 1876. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago (exclusive of Southland District) Southland District A. R. p. 2,168,585 3 o 939>536 o 21 I5 I.5°5 ° Jo 1,676,643 o o 1,013,297 o o *84°.793 3 32 2,259,609 o 16 133,814 2 33 2,047,247 2 21 938,503 2 8 £ s. d. 314,460 9 6 406,886 10 o 36,124 11 11 640,743 1 5 348,928 o o *2f)4,282 9 3 3,604,065 I 7 51,689 8 10 1,787,316 18 4 890,947 1 8 A. R. P. 1,254,221 o o 69,980 o o 13,882 o o 834,978 o o 5,872,203 o o 2,159,206 o 8 • 6,433,417 3 24 238,554 2 33 206,700 o o I,7 O2,235 2 32 Total 12,169,535 3 21 8,345,443 12 6 18,785,378 1 17 * This includes 300,415 acres 1 rood 11 perches si >ld, and £87,824 13s. 2d. cash :ceived, before sei iaration from Nelson.