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No. 7.—Number and Area of Leases and Licenses, other than Agricultural and Pastoral, issued during the Year ending 31st March, 1885, and Revenue therefrom.

No. 8. —Number of Licenses revoked during the Year ending 31st March, 1885.

Land Districts. Object for which leased. Area leased. Eent. Auckland Hawke's Bay West Coast (N.I.) Timber-cutting and temporary leases Miscellaneous Reserves not required for immediate use and miscellaneous Grazing, timber, and prospecting Copper, royalties, and rents Goal Temporary occupation of reserves under section 25, " Public Reserves Act, 1881 " For cutting and removing timber A. b. p. 105 2 20 £ s. a. 1,067 4 2 473 7 7 326 13 8 Nelson .. 18,469 3 11 1,758 3 21 2 17 48 0 0 7,641 18 6 Marlborough 10 0 0 105 0 0 £13 10s., and 6d. per 100ft. on timber cut Canterbury Westland . ■. Grazing Gold-mining Timber Cattle Saw-mill Coal Timber, lignite, quarry, mineral, and other lea es 221 0 25 181 2 0 10 0 25 2 31 1,726 0 36 6,470 0 10 364 4 0 14 19 6 71 17 0 10 0 29 5 0 245 3 7 3,218 19 5 Otago Southland Totals 29,115 1 1 13,478 2 6

Land Districts. Description of License forfeited or revoked. At Licensee's Request. For Nonpayment of Pees. Noncompliance with and Violation of Conditions Total Number. Extent. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki West Coast (N.I.) Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Deferred payment* Pastoral Pastoral license Mineral lease Pastoral Deferred payments Pastoral i 6 8 2 3 4 3 1 2 15 3 1 4 2 8 3 7 7 3 6 1 2 15 27 9 67 15 A. B. p. 1,174 2 10 190 2 29 463 0 13 935 2 25 541 3 31 12,269 2 0 2,350 0 0 590 0 0 22,665 0 0 85 1 38 110,500 0 0 255,247 2 14 1,426 2 9 Canterbury 24 Westland Otago Southland 9 16 17 34 15 Deferred payments Totals .. 32 58 80 170 408,460 0 9