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Table No. 3. OWNERS OF LAND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE IMPROVED VALUE OF LAND OWNED BY THEM FOR 1889, 1892, AND 1902.

Class. Year. Number of Owners. Improved Value. Class. Under £100 1902 1892 1889 26,135 23,709 20,752 £ 1,047,435 950,421 843,561 Under £100 £100 and under £200 1902 1892 1889 17,117 15,614 15,069 2,488,335 2,208,529 2,115,529 £100 and under £200 £200 and under £300 1902 1892 1889 13,995 11,446 10,904 3,402,875 2,723,430 2,592,172 £200 and under £300 £300 and under £400 1902 1892 1889 10,293 7,790 7,270 3,525,909 2,629,906 2,469,159 £300 and under £400 £400 and under £500 1902 1892 1889 7,538 5,282 5,230 3,337,399 2,312,921 2,292,344 £400 and under £500 £500 and under £600 1902 1892 1889 5,364 3,940 3,594 2,906,613 2,103,715 1,937,442 £500 and under £600 £600 and under £700 1902 1892 1889 4,279 3,161 2,995 2,746,897 2,012,077 1,894,849 £600 and under £700 £700 and under £800 1902 1892 1889 3,362 2,349 2,232 2,498,424 1,735,977 1,666,184 £700 and under £800 £800 and under £900 1902 1892 1889 2,816 2,025 1,821 2,374,777 1,697,246 1,533,435 £800 and under £900 £900 and under £1,000 .. 1902 1892 1889 2,320 1,426 1,394 2,188,746 1,339,565 1,306,615 £900 and under £1,000 £1,000 and under £2,000.. 1902 1892 1889 11,379 7,457 6,755 15,858,568 10,291,448 9,403,253 £1.000 and under £2,000 £2,000 and under £3,000.. 1902 1892 1889 4,111 2,608 2,299 9,963,014 6,257,042 5,578,261 £2,000 and under £3,000 £3,000 and under £4,000.. 1902 1892 1889 2,087 1,336 1,175 7,178,352 4,578,375 4,076,691 £3,000 and under £4,000 £4,000 and under £5,000.. 1902 1892 1889 1,193 744 704 5,327,423 3,360,266 3,133,151 £4,000 and under £5,000 £5,000 and under £10,000 1902 1892 1889 2,232 1,424 1,237 15,293,661 9,451,080 8,516,672 £5,000 and under £10,000 £10,000 and under £20,000 1902 1892 1889 916 669 623 12,706,182 9,090,788 8,417,460 £10,000 and under £20,000 £20,000 and under £50,000 1902 1892 1889 423 356 338 12,622,967 10,628,661 9,535,543 £20,000 and under £50,000 £50,000 and under £100,000 1902 1892 1889 109 104 107 7,642,964 7,115,932 7,107,479 £50,000 and under £100,000 £100,000 and under £200,000 1902 1892 1889 37 47 37 5,142,806 6,345,732 4,952,568 £100,000 and under £200,000 £200,000 and over 1902 1892 1889 7 14 11 2,728,252 5,538,049 4,835,862 £200,000 and over Totals .. Totals 1902 1892 1889 *115,713 •91,501 84,547 120,981,599 92,371,166 84,208,230 * In the 1902 and 1892 totals are inch institutions that are exempt from taxat: uded properties ion. These we: i assessed to " Owner," and also lands owned by friendly societies and other •e not included in the 1889 total.