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APPENDICES. APPENDIX I.—SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS ON SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS WHICH ENDED ON THE 31st MARCH, 1908. AUCKLAND. The Settlement of Crown Lands. The following schedule will show clearly what might be termed the " new business " of this Department in the Auckland Land District for the past twelve months. Although it necessarily forms a basi.-; for comparison in connection with the general progress of the Department in its operations for the promotion of settlement, to arrive at a correct estimate of the position the variety of interests which go to make this vast district must be taken into consideration. Some account must also be taken of the interruption of the general rhythm of the work following upon the coming into operation of "The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907," and the extensive inspections and transactions entailed by the assistance rendered to settlers who suffered by the bush and grass fires.

Number of New Selectors and Area taken up, from 1st April, 1907, to 31st March, 1908, and Total Amount of Revenue received during the Year.

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Nature and Tenure of Lands selected. Number of Selectors. Area selected. Cash received on Past and Current Transactions. Town lands sold for cash Suburban lands sold for cash Rural lands sold for cash Perpetual leases made freehold Occupation with right of purciiase made freehold Deferred-payment instalments Perpetual leases Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity... Renewable lease Village-settlement (lease in perpetuity) Village-homestead special settlements Repayments of advances ... Special-settlement associations (lease in perpetuity) Improved-farm special settlements Occupation leases, Mining Districts Land Occupation Act Small grazing-runs ... Pastoral runs Thermal springs, Rotorua Miscellaneous leases and licenses Miscellaneous Land for Settlements Acts— Cash Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease ... Small grazing-runs Miscellaneous leases Workers' Dwellings Act 9 21 35 167 17 1 15 7 2 14 4 14 119 4 2 7 6 A. K. P. 24 0 13 34 1 32 2,749 0 2 69,716 0 28 5,512 3 9 261 2 0 38 3 31 £ s. d. 241 14 0 418 13 6 1,200 11 6 782 16 6 6,288 8 3 142 16 3 869 2 1 14,807 9 6 6,682 7 5 3 6 0 114 18 2 162 0 11 344 1 6 297 11 2 478 l 28 402 17 11 326 2 7 16,421 2 31 1,392 0 0 223 1 27 ... 608 13 6 477 19 8 2,149 0 7 46,049 18 8 5,520 17 9 38 3 26 20,449 2 18 ' 208 1 7 8,210 0 0 768 0 10 1 1 18 520 9 4 16,294 17 1 59 2 8 253 5 10 2,691 17 11 731 16 2 Totals 444 444 126,523 1 25 108,442 16 5