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Table No. 1a.—(Analysis of Table No. 1.) SHOWING THE OWNERS WITH THEIR IMPROVED VALUE AS AT 31st MARCH, 1902, DIVIDED BETWEEN " TOWN LANDS" AND "COUNTRY LANDS."

Note.—Since the above table was compiled the revision for 1903, which included the principal boroughs of the colony, has taken plaoe. For the purpose of comparison £6,250,000 should be added to the total improved value of town lands as the result of this revision.

Summary of Table No. 1. TABLE OF OWNERSHIP AS AT 31st MARCH, 1902, CLASSIFIED BY IMPROVED VALUE, WHEN SUMMARISED GIVES THE FOLLOWING RESULTS.

Table No. 2. OWNERS OF LAND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE UNIMPROVED VALUE OF LAND OWNED BY THEM AS AT 31st MARCH, 1902.

Numbers. Vali ies. Class. exclusively. ex( ?££v e ly. Owners holding both Town Lands and Country Lands. Total Owners. Improved Value of Town Lands. Improved Value of Country Lands. Under £100 £100 and under £200 £200 , £300 £300 „ £400 £400 . £500 20,913 13,029 10,277 7,032 4,843 5,079 3,901 3,494 2,997 2,468 143 187 224 264 227 26,135 17,117 13,995 10,293 7,538 £ 812,484 1,899,452 2,518,254 2,437,967 2,182,057 £ 234,951 588,883 884,621 1,087,942 1,155,342 £500 „ £600 £C00 , £700 £700 „ £800 £800 „ £900 £900 , £1,000 3,118 2,296 1,644 1,299 1,014 2,007 1,725 1,474 1,294 1,096 239 258 244 223 210 5,364 4,279 3,362 2,816 2,320 1,740,697 1,544,274 1,296,139 1,168,957 1,039,885 1,165,916 1,202,623 1,202,285 1,205,820 1,148,861 £1,000 „ £2,000 £2,000 „ £3,000 £3,000 „ £4,000 £4,000 , £5,000 £5,000 „ £10,000 4,073 1,089 498 250 393 5,775 2,240 1,091 603 1,129 1,531 782 498 340 710 11,379 4,111 2,087 1,193 2,232 6,406,321 3,371,576 2,337,690 1,641,716 4,494,333 9,452,247 6,591,438 4,840,662 3,685,707 10,799,328 £10,000 „ £20,000 £20,000 „ £50,000 £50,000 „ £100,000 £100,000 „ £200,000 £200,000 and over 144 59 5 2 422 160 40 11 1 350 204 64 24 6 916 423 109 37 7 3,797,993 3,728,968 2,043,395 1,431,057 461,702 8,908,189 8,893,999 5,599,569 3,711,749 2,266,550 71,978 37,007 6,728 115,713 46,354,917 74,626,682

Class. Number of Owners. Improved Value. Under £500 £500 and under £1,000 £1,000 „ £10,000 210,000 and over 75,078 18,141 21,002 1,492 £ 13,801,953 12,715,457 53,621,018 40,843,171 Totals 115,713 120,981,599

Class. Number of Owners. Unimproved Value. Class. Under £100 £100 and under £200 £300 £400 £200 .. £300 .. £400 .. £500 .. 53,631 19,062 9,872 6,096 4,262 £ 2,090,229 2,617,064 2,350,696 2,063,498 1,879,328 Under £100 £100 and under £200 £300 £400 £200 £300 £400 £500 £500 £600 £700 £800 £900 £600 .. £700 .. £800 .. £900 .. £1,000 .. 2,945 2,421 1,925 1,581 1,266 1,591,329 1,552,019 1,430,584 1,333,347 1,195,122 £500 £600 £700 £800 £900 £600 £700 £800 £900 £1,000 £1,000 £2,000 £3,000 £4,000 £5,000 £2,000 .. £3,000 .. £4,000 .. £5,000 .. £10,000 .. 6,355 2,304 1,144 703 1,285 8,872,797 5,585,246 3,946,341 3,123,417 8,810,161 £1,000 £2,000 £3,000 £4,000 £5,000 £2,000 £3,000 £4,000 £5,000 £10,000 £10,000 £20,000 £50,000 £100,000 £200,000 and over £20,000 .. £50,000 .. £100,000 .. £200,000 .. 534 244 60 21 2 7,172,133 7,190,480 4,037,357 2,676,285 1,007,171 £10,000 £20,000 £50,000 £100,000 £200,000 and over. £20,000 £50,000 £100,000 £200,000 115,713 70,524,604