8.—20

1903. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND AND INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT: COMPARATIVE TABLES: BEING A CONTINUATION OF B.-20a OF 1892.

Returns to Orders of the House of Representatives dated 6th September, 1898, and 13th August, 1901. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return, being a continuation of Table No. 2 of Appendix Paper 8.-20 A, 1892, giving similar particulars for 1897." —(Mr. O'Regan.) Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the acreage of all freehold estates in the colony at 31st March, 1900, together with the number of owners and the capital value, in the same form as the return No. 27 H, laid on the Table of the House this session."—(Mr. Hebries.)

Table No. 1. OWNERS OF LAND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE IMPROVED VALUE OF LAND OWNED BY THEM AS AT 31st MARCH, 1902.

I—B. 20.

Class. Number of Owners. Improved Value. Class. Under £100 £100 and under £200 £200 „ £300 £300 „ £400 £400 „ £500 26,135 17,117 13,995 10,293 7,538 £ 1,047,435 2,488,335 3,402,875 3,525,909 3,337,399 Under £100 £100 and under £200 £200 „ £300 £300 „ £400 £400 „ £500 £500 „ £600 £600 . £700 £700 „ £800 £800 „ £900 £900 „ £1,000 5,364 4,279 3,362 2,816 2,320 2,906,613 2,746,897 2,498,424 2,374,777 2,188,746 £500 , £600 £600 „ £700 £700 „ £800 £800 . £900 £900 „ £1,000 £1,000 „ £2,000 £2,000 „ £3,000 £3,000 „ £4,000 £4,000 „ £5,000 £5,000 „ £10,000 11,379 4,111 2,087 1,193 2,232 15,858,568 9,963,014 7,178,352 5,327,423 15,293,661 £1,000 „ £2,000 £2,000 „ £3,000 £3,000 , £4,000 £4,000 „ £5,000 £5,000 „ £10,000 £10,000 „ £20,000 £20,000 „ £50,000 £50,000 „ £100,000 £100,000 , £200,000 £200,000 and over 916 423 109 37 7 12,706,182 12,622,967 7,642,964 5,142,806 2,728,252 £10,000 „. £20,000 £20,000 „ £50,000 £50,000 „ £100,000 £100,000 „ £200,000 £200,000 and over 115,713 120,981,599