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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND READY FOR OCCUPATION ON HOMESTEAD SYSTEM (RETURN SHOWING TOTAL ACREAGE OF).

Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, dated the loth June, 1886. Ordered, "That there be laid on the table a return showing the number of allotments and the total acreage o£ land in each land district, surveyed and now ready for occupation on the homestead system."—(Me. MONTGOMERY.)

Retuen showing the Number of Allotments, and the Total Acbeage of Land in each Land District, Surveyed and now ready for Occupation on the Homestead System. Area Open (acres). Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 45,106 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil. Hawke's Bay (3,000 acres to be opened at an early date) ... "Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil. Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil. Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil. Canterbury... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil. Otago (correspondence now going on with Land Board as to opening 3,000 acres on the coast at Waikawa) Southland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,988 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,560 Total homestead land open ... ... ... 54,654 acres. No homestead land can be surveyed until after selection, because the right of selection varies according to the number of persons in a family, and they may require from 20 acres up to 300 acres. [Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,250 copies), 15s.]

Authority: Geobge Didsbup.y, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB6.