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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS: LANDS ACQUIRED AND NOW UNDER NEGOTIATION FOR PURCHASE UP TO THE 31st MARCH, 1901.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Laiids acquired up to the 31st March, 1901. Total, 388,493 acres— £ Total cost ... ... ... ... ... 1,866,971 Eoad liabilities ... ... ... ... 30,000 Grand total ... ... ... ... £1,896,971 Land acquired during Year 1900. For workmen's homes ... ... ... ... 902 acres. For ordinary settlement ... ... ... ... 82,974 „ Cost to colony, exclusive of reading and survey... ... £356,850 The number of farms (approximately) ... ... ... 177 Number of workmen's homes (approximately) ... ... 150 Land now under Negotiation for Purchase, or Acquisition, or othenvise. For ordinary settlement ... ... ... ... 144,000 acres. For workmen's homes ... ... ... ... 750 Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,2f'0 copies), 17s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Primer, Wellington.—l9ol. Price 3d.]