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WELLINGTON. Lands offered and disposed of during the Year. —The summary of land transactions for 1897-98 is as under :—

* Endowments. f Bent. { Interest. § Not including 73 selections ballotted for but not registered. Note.—Excluding freeholds under deferred payment and perpetual lease and conversion-?, the new transactions are reduced to 320, and the aresk seleoted to 73,803 acres 1 rood 28 perches, the annual rental payable being £31,671 is. 7d,

Transactions during the Year. Area under Lease at 31st March, 1898. Revenue received during the Year. System. Number. Area. Number. Area. A. B. P. 709 0 0 5 3 23 4 3 12 A. B. P. £ s. d. Cash, rural „ suburban ... „ town 3 12 5 • Deferred-payment holders... Deferred payment made freehold ... Perpetual-lease holders Perpetual lease made freehold ... Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Conversion to lease in perpetuity Village settlement— Deferred payment Ditto made freehold Perpetual lease Perpetual lease made freehold 20 21 2 719 3,373 651 2 35 0 14 1 0 "*5 49 289 801 2 0] 13,323 2 5j 116,937 3 0 974 8 11 < 1,463 15 5 1 2,439 17 3 5,821 6 0 97 37,217 0 36 29,319 5 8 97 41 27,553 10,614 2 28 3 28 394 296 112,537 1 3 85,306 0 18 5,427 0 10 2,848 2 5 1 92 3 29 "l 6 0 0 7 14 0 28 0 17 6 "5 38" 1 27 3 11 9 Lease in perpetuity 1 25 7 469 2 14 3 5 272 4,846 1 34 13 5 7 j 1709 7 7 1 J99 2 5 Conversions to village settlement, lease in perpetuity Village - homestead special settlement 9 125 3 34 Special settlement, deferred payment Special settlement, deferred payment made freehold ... Farm homestead, perpetual lease ... Farm homestead, lease in perpetuity Improved farm ... Small grazing-run Pastoral runs Miscellaneous leases and licenses 1 1 3 12 126 101 1,529 0 34 9,944 1 19 j 1320 3 10 I |211 19 11 • 1,610 11 6 48 4,836 0 7 17 17 6 4 67 1 1 392 6,863 1,430 24,486 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 521 §92 77 23 96,907 3 5 9,110 1 36 75,564 1 22 65,277 0 0 5,277 11 11 356 0 10 2,391 10 11 300 5 2 15 217 3 16 58 2,153 0 19 f 753 4 10 j H 15 0 Land for settlement lease in perpetuity Native townships State forests Other sources 19 27 212 190 1 30 1 34 19 27 212 1 30 190 1 34 142 2 1 74 7 0 2,008 19 9 1,677 6 10 Total 498 119,462 1 2 2,361 594,694 1 34 64,471 13 5