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Sess. 1T.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND ACQUIRED FOR SETTLEMENT ALONG NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY LINE.

Return to an Order of the House of Bepresentatives, dated the 18th June, 1891. Ordered, "That a return be laid before this House showing the area of freehold and leasehold land acquired along the North Island Main Trunk Railway Line for settlement purposes, and in which year the land was so acquired."—(Mr. Fisher.)

Return showing the Area of Freehold and Leasehold Land along the North Island Main Trunk Railway Line for Settlement Purposes, and the Years in which acquired.

Native Office, Wellington, T. W. Lewis, 22nd September, 1891. Under Secretary. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, Nil ; printing (1,200 copies), 17s. 63.

Authority : George Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9l.

Price, 3d.]

An a. Year. Leasehold. Remarks. Frehoia. 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 Acres. 48,830 Acres. 17,320 41,397 392,702 100,145 29,889 129,148 These areas represent the total negotiations finally completed in each year, and not in any case the actual work of the year. Except in the case of the Waimarino Block, 384,264 acres, completed in 1886-87, the negotiations extend over several years. 630,283 129,148 * Area of negotiations now in prog] Kapua Blocks, which will be available f( inquiry into the respective purchases. :ess: 856,000 acres, including about 50,000 acres of Pohonuiatane and Te jr settlement when the Native Land Court now sitting at Wanganui makes