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No. 11.—Return of the Number of Perpetual Leases taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1888.

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Rental. Total Bents received during the Twelve Months, both from Land taken up during Previous Years and during the Current Year. Area taken up Previous Years. Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1888. Number of Holdings. Area. Total Area now Districts. Number of Holdings. under Perpetual - lease System. Number. Area held. Upset. Obtained. Area. Amount of Arrears. A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. A. E. p. A. E. P. A. B. P. £ s. a. Auckland .. 41 3,998 0 29 Oil 0 11 102 12 9 13 1,118 2 11 5,116 3 O 5 668 0 4 SI 0 6 Hawke's Bay 40 12,919 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10§ 1,000 6 3 42 12,318 1 9 25,237 1 14 17 4,020 3 26 159 2 11 Taranaki 24 4,041 2 25 0 11 0 11 2,921 4 9 125 18,012 3 21 19,337 1 11 31 4,582 0 0 245 1 3 Wellington 57 10,527 1 9 0 1 0J 0 1 1| 1,224 16 3 44 9,303 2 35 30,671 3 1 43 7,602 1 0 412 15 7 Nelson Marlborough 1 51 0 30 51 0 30 6 930 0 0 Canterbury 16 732 2 30 0 2 11J 0 4 3£ 219 9 2 14 1,209 2 21 1,942 1 11 90 18 1 Westland 1 60 0 0 0 10 0 10 81 12 7 3 140 0 0 1,260 1 5 2 249 0 32 9 3 4 Otago 159 35,329 1 28 0 0 11-1 0 0 11-9 2,948 3 9 260 57,876 1 39 72,728 3 11 152 36,008 2 6 2,728 7 3 Southland.. 16 4,358 0 0 0 0 11J 0 0 11J 144 19 8 23* 4,168 3 17 8,526 3 17 13 2,462 3 11 252 0 3 Totals .. 354 8,643 5 2 3,928 9 2 71,966 1 6 525 103,999 2 23 164,872 2 30 269 56,522 3 39 * Includes 14 holdings, comp] ■ising 2,002 acres 1 rood 38 perches, formerly in Otago District.