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Comparative Statement showing the Number of Selectors under each Condition of Land Settlement, and the Area taken up during the Years ending 31st March, 1889, 1890, and 1891, being the Period under the Administration of the Hon. G. F. Richardson, as Minister of Lands; and also for the Years ending 31st March, 1892, 1893, and 1894, under the Administration of the Hon. J. McKenzie, Minister of Lands.

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Hon. G. F. Richardson's Administration. Hon. J. McKenzie's Administration. 1889. 1890. 1891. Total. 1802. 1893. 1894. Total. System. H Hog 3°J Ss E ■A 1 LI Area. 1 1 Bog I J « 03 Area. Area. . Area. Area. Area. Area. Area. Town lands Suburban Rural .. Village settlements, cash Village settlements, deferred payment Village settlements, perpetual lease Special settlements, deferred payment Rural, deferred payment Rural, perpetual lease Agricultural lease Village-homestead special settlements Homestead Lease in perpetuity Occupation with right of purchase Village settlements, lease in perpetuity Village settlements, occupation with right of purchase Special-settlement associations Cheviot Estate — Town lands, cash Rural lands, cash Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlements .. Grazing-farms Land for Settlements Act — Lease in perpetuity Small graziiig-runs Pastoral runs 97 4 512 143 A. E. P. 55 3 27 409 3 24 68,498 1 18 664 2 16 132 46 365 159 A. It. P. 70 0 15 211 0 13 46,641 2 28 656 1 15 145 50 378 87 A. E. P. 102 3 37 365 1 36 99,545 1 36 210 0 14 374 100 1,255 389 A. E. P. 228 3 39 980 1 33 214,685 2 2 1,531 0 5 101 99 292 89 A. E. P. 44 3 33 228 1 12 40,227 3 6 428 3 31 136 91 325 75 A. E. P. 71 2 11 469 3 6 35,785 1 26 528 1 13 142 67 249 3 A. E. P. 75 2 23 358 2 5 33,200 0 25 2 0 24 379 257 866 167 A. E. P. 192 0 27 1,056 2 23 109,213 1 17 959 1 28 99 1,182 1 21 H 782 1 26 51 369 2 0 225; 2,334 1 7 23 181 3 5 29 390 3 7 52 572 2 12 36 622 0 10 76 1,729 1 33 56 954 0 6 168 ■ 3,305 2 9 59 892 3 10 164 2,635 2 4 223 3,528 1 14 209 397 708 11 19,905 3 17 54,419 0 29 204,750 1 21 150 0 0 46 304 756 1 4,970 1 3 41,376 2 37 236,905 3 7 53 1 5 2 258 788 4 71 0 0 34,091 0 25 288,916 2 34 550 3 6 257 959 2,312 16 24,947 0 20 129,887 0 11' 730,572 3 22! 754 0 11 223 824 2 40,467 1 36 282,547 0 27 90 1 4 169 385 4 21,084 0 i 122,557 3 7 193 3 32 96 17 5 12,068 2 5 3,854 0 9 364 3 35 388 1,226 11 74,220 0 8 408,959 0 3 649 0 31 24 11 345 1 27 1,050 0 0 20 19 270 0 35 1,751 0 0 10 9 349 3 37 945 0 0 541 39; 965 2 19 3,746 0 0 140} 8 2,213 0 24 1,010 0 0 33 1 126 493 3 0 38 0 0 55,320 2 lj 53 1,021 0 5 226 9 573 3,727 3 29 1,048 0 0 206,644 2 13 447 151,324 0 12 161 54,271 1 30| 461 108,133 0 28 622 102,404 2 18 • • I • • I 2 4 0 10; 208| 3,9-53 0 6 210 3,957 0 16 '■ ■' I 110 5 110 •■ •• I X3 1,922 1 8 838 157,381 0 33j I 290. 68,852 0 0 1,141 228,155 2 1 •• .. ! .. 31 8 95 7 1 22 1,357 0 25 23,251 2 36 31 8 95 7 1 22 1,357 0 25 23,251 2 36 •■ * * I I ■• 65 18 1,528 2 6 26,023 0 0 65 18 1,528 2 6 26,023 0 0 .. ■■ ■• .. 81 137 301,652 0 22; 1,767,787 0 0 ■ 3 5J 273 i 60,340 1 11 '3,734,200 0 3t 43 195 86,161 1 20 1,596,600 3 15 159 605 308,153 3 13 7,093,684 0 9, 'so 126 159,464 3 7 844,952 0 14 •39 80 92,926 2 361 1,011,297 0 36 ll, 555,480 0 19 70 124 85 5,417 3 0 220,669 3 17 646,253 0 4 70 243 291 5,417 3 0 479,061 1 20 2,502,502 1 14 Totals 2,529 2,281,493 0 32 i 2,307 ! 3 22] 2,076 2,-H 1,374,671 3 17 2,658 2,539 I 1,314,317 0 7 ! 4,244,439 0 3 2,109,234 1 20; 6,912 ;8,-520, 782 2 0 7,276