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No. 12.—Return of Homestead Lands selected, &c., during the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

No. 13. —Return of Grants, Schedules, Certificates of Titles, &c., issued from 1st April, 1887, to 31st March, 1888.

No. 14.—Return of Special Settlements under Clause 163 of "The Land Act, 1885," for the Year ending the 31st March, 1888.

Frecholi '.s acquired. Fo: ifeitures. Land Districts. Number of Selectors. Area. Number of Selectors. Area. Number of Selectors. Area. A. B. P. 4,200 0 0 A. K. P. 2,927 2 0 a. e. p. 150 0 0 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborougli Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 28 14 2 19 750 0 0 Totals 150 0 0 28 4,200 0 0 33 3,G77 2 0

Land Districts. Number of Grants. o « Number ] g-| of Acres . rg in Grants.i g Jj I Area in Schedules. Total Area in Grants and Schedules. u S. 8 So 3s Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Maiiborough Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 185 6 2 8 6 1 22 1 19' 6 Acres. 96,470 5,630 232 32,252 313 * 101 21 40 9 2 50 5 50 15 Acres. 35,074 18,719 186,040 6,271 269 91,134 2,423 27,700 10,288 Acres. 131,544 5,630 18,951 218,292 (5,584 269 93,674 2,423 28,828 18,400 276 122 163 151 242 8 727 6 332 176 2 1 2 "l 1 2,540 * "3 1 1 11 1,128 2,232 "l 1 Totals .. 256 140,797 293 383,858 524,655 2,203 16 * Loss than an acre.

Land District. Survey District. Name of Special Settlements. Total Area of Block. O . EQ © £ Average ,Q o Area of each S -2 Selector. SCO Total Pi-;™ .,„.. Amount Trice pel received t0 31st March, 1888. Wellington Mangahao .. Mangahaoand Tararua Mangaone .. Pohangina .. Ongo Wooclville-Mangahao.. Wellington Nos. 1 and 2 Parkville Awahou-Pohangina .. Sandon A. B. P. 5,256 1 15 9,537 2 36 50 95 A. B. P. 105 0 21 100 1 24 £ s. d. 1 0 0\ 10 0 1 5 Of 10 0 10 0/ & s. d. 8,544 17 9 *» 5,112 0 21 6,494 2 28 5,339 3 10 50 61 53 102 1 0 106 1 35 100 3 0 Totals 31,740 2 30 309 8,544 17 9