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No. 16. —Return of the Number of Selectors of Small Areas on Perpetual Lease, under Clause 161 of "The Land Act, 1885," for the Year ended 31st March, 1888.

No. 17. —Return of Small Grazing Runs taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1888.

No. 18. —Return of Selectors under the Village Homestead Special-settlement Regulations, for the Year ended 31st March, 1888.

Note.—Otago, 85 in occupation, 1,163 acres 3 roods 6 perches; 39 cancelled, 616 acres and 20 perches. {Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,875 copies), £21 os. 6d.]

Authority; Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

Land Districts. Number of Holdings. Area. Rental. Area taken up in previous Years. Total Eents paid. ■3 g5 Area. Total Area now in Occupation Upsot. Obtained. 2§> OS Area. A. B. P. & s. d. s s. a. £ s. a. A. R. P. a. n. p. Auckland Hawke'a Bay Taranaki £.. Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury .. Wostland Otago Southland .. 3 103 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 OS 16 4 4 10 0 4 19 9 16 6 0 20 3 Y14 i 13 l'lO 0 0 23 3 9 6 817 8 10 110 0 O 89 2 14 291 0 <J 9 6 39 2 14 391 0 9 0 S 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 2 3 Totals .. 18 434 0 26 94 12 1 23 854 1 13 41 1,288 1 89

Land Districts. Tit Area. So the Twelve Months ended 3Iat Mar., 1888. Total Bent received during Area taken up during previous Years. *1 Area. 0 0 Total Area in Occupation. Area. A: 3ist: rears on Uarcb, 18&S. Amount. No. A. B. P. s. d. £ s. d. A. E. P. A. B. P. £ s. a. Auckland HLawke's Bay L'aranaki Wellington kelson .. (larlborough Canterbury ■Vestland )fcago .. Southland 14 1 21 34,370 0 0 1,100 0 0 18,252 2 15 0 6 0 6| 491 4 10 20 4 3 874 13 0 13 1 30 25,835 1 1 517 0 0 32,004 3 22 27 2 51 60,205 1 1 1,617 0 0 50,257 1 37 11 15 204 11 10 317 5 5 3 1 1,029 0 0 2,753 2 27* o"3J 0 9J 11 0 6 110 7 9 'i 445 1 0 ~3 2 1,029 0 0 3,203 3 27 43 98,571' 1 6 o'V-7 4,104 12 1 2 10 0 55 1 106,923 3 23 200 0 01 95 1 199,790 0 29 200 0 0 29 1 1,212 15 2 2 10 0 Totals 83 150,481 2 8 5,614 12 5 101 165,926 1 6 181 316,302 3 14 56 1,737 2 5 * This area com] prises that formerl contained in forfeited Small Grazing Runs Nos. 1 and 2. i Forrnerl; in Otai 'o.

■and Districts. H 6.2 'A a 4 il OB Area allotted. Average Area to each Selector. Average Bental per Acre. Pnr TTnnqpq For Bush- Total X or Mouses. £eUing . Advances. Amount advanced to Selectors. Payments Sei made by arrc Selectors Mo during the Year. No. lectors in lar on 31st ,reh, 1888.; Amount. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay faranaki .. Wellington kelson Marlborougli 3anterbury Westlancl .. 3tago Southland.. 175 12 1 15 123 3 1 15 A. B. P. 5,129 0 17 53 3 5 50 0 0 191 3 38 A. B. P. 41 3 0 17 3 28 50 0 0 :s. a. I 1 oj 2 0 1 3 3 1 I & s. a. 2,293 15 0 £ s. d. 2,189 5 7 s s. a. 4,483 0 7 £ s. d. 40 14 2 42 11 1 1 11 3 178 12 0 0 15 0 7 8 6 353 12 11 180 15 £ s. a. 100 0 0 15 3 10 705'lO 0 1,514 13 3 2,220 3 3 44 47 18 6 #2 81 2 81 32' 2 9 2,845 1 35 16 'i 4! 35 0 0, 2-3 1 10 55 0 0 1,200 0 0 18*15 0 73*15 0 1,200 0 0 8 19 18 7 61 23 *61 23 918 3 14 226 0 37 15 0 10 j 9 3 14: 1 5-7 4 0J 560"0 0 468 0 0 53 15 0 132 17 2 613 15 0 600 17 2 48'il 0 65 15 9 17 21 9 16 0 24 4 2 Totals .. 370 309 9,450 3 35 5,282 5 0 3,909 6 9,191 11 739 11 8 285 277 0 1