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No. 11.—Return of the Number of Perpetual Leases taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1885.

No. 12.—Return of Grants, Schedules, Certificates, &c., issued from 1st April, 1884, to 31st March, 1885.

By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.

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Number of Holdings. Average upset Rental. Area taken up previous Year Total Area no' Land Districts. Area. obtained. Number of Holdings. Area. under Perpetual■ lease SyBtera. lawkc's Bay Vest Coast (N. I.) Wellington .. )tago Vestland iouthland .. 14 11 25 57 A. B. P. 2,540 3 10 1,970 1 31 4,010 1 20 14,885 2 3G £ s. a. 0 1 G 0 1 3 0 1 9J 0 1 4J £ s. d. 0 2 0J 0 13 0 1 9g 0 1 6f 15 A. B. P. 2,332 1 0 A. B. P. 2,546 3 10 4,302 2 31 4,010 1 20 24,922 2 22 910 1 5 1,239 1 19 54 7 1 11,473 1 12 910 1 5 243 1 21 4 995' 3 38 0 2 0 0 2 1J Totals 14,959 0 38 37,932 0 27 111 24,409 1 15 77

Provincial Districts. No. oi Grants. Area in Grants. No. of Schedules. Area in Schedules. Total Area in Grants and Schedules. No. of Certificates. Cor- Canrected celled Grants. Grants. Antevested Grants. LUckland lawke's Bay Vellington Jelson .. larlborough Janterbury Vestland )tago !outhland 71 20 317 86 3 1 233 A. B. P. 109,622 1 0 2,126 3 31 00,000 0 0 30,120 1 1 197 3 21 0 10 55,800 0 2 60 4 33 10 8 2 130 4 50 8 A. B. P. 300,000 3 0 40,197 0 0 2,500 2 1 4,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 1,600 0 0 90,000 1 3 500 0 0 30,000 0 0 2,800 0 0 A. B. p. 415,623 0 0 42,323 3 31 62,500 2 1 34,120 1 1 3,697 3 21 1,600 1 0 145,800 2 1 500 0 0 63,500 0 0 2,800 0 0 380 82 100 133 52 3G 1,030 10 272 413 5 2 2 1 1 17 1 7 2 2 1 1 95 33,500' 0 0 2 1 Totals 826 291,367 2 15 309 481,098 2 4 772,466 1 15 2,514 29 13