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Revenue. During the year the revenue received v. as m excess of last year's figures by £123,397. The amount collected in each land district was as follows: — £ Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 223,072 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... 210,475 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75,103 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 186,733 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 34,279 Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... .. 58,381 Westland ... ... , ... ... ... ... ... 19,068 Canterbury.. ... ... ... ... ... ... 267,882 Otago " ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 146,051 Southland ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 64,880 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... .£1,286,524 Ihe following analysis shows the sources from which the revenue was derived : — £ Cash sales and purchase of freeholds ... ... ... ... 276,787 Deferred-payment instalments ... ... ... ... 68,55l Perpetual lease rents ... ... ... ... ... 2,378 Oceupation-with-right-of-purehasc rents ... ... ... 115,779 Lease-in-perpetuitj rents ... ... ... ... ... 218,566 Renewable-lease rents ... ... ... ... ... 169,558 Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations : Rents 2,959 Small-grazing-run rents ... ... ... ... ... 90,415 Mining districts land-occupation leases: Rents ... ... ... 1,443 Pastoral-run rents ... ... ... ... ... ... 78,646 Educational and other endowments ... ... ... ... 123,746 Other leases and licenses and miscellaneous receipts ... ... 137,666 Total ... ... ... . . ... ... £1,286,524

EXPENDITURE. Summary of Expenditure approved during the Year ended 31st March, 1916.

Postponement of Rent. Under tin- provisions of .section 13 of tin- Land Laws Amendment Act. 1912, postponements of rent amounting to £18,894 were granted to 278 tenants. Under ordinary Crown lands the amount postponed was £3,001 and the number of tenants 82; "D latid-for-settleiuent holdings 1'15,216 to 180 tenants, and on national-endowment lands £677 to 16 tenants. The total amount remaining postponed at tho 31st March last was £23,514.

Vote No. V *° NameofVoteorAooount. fTTn Ex ,J*, imdil , ure 1 No. ■ voted (Net). (Gross) Recoveries. Expenditure (Net). Consolidated Fund. £ £ 08 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 159,325 190,90] 09 Lands and Survey, Miscellaneous .. 55,732 50, <SS7 Y\ 0 State Forests Account .. .. .. 33,773 30,413 118 | Scenery-preservation Account .. .. 11,702 2,783 119 Land for Settlements Expenses .. .. 9,350 2,981 £ 42,005 1,128 100 55 £ 148,890 55,759 30,313 2,728 2,981 113 114 Public Works Fund. 113 Improved-farm Settlements .. .. 11,010 4,917 11.4 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. 8,390 4,573 3,554 1,303 4,573 Totals .. .. .. 289,942 293,455 293,455 46,842 46,842 246,013 Special Acts, Deposit Accounts, &c. .. .. .. 5,121 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. 12,317 llauraki Plains Settlement Account (unauthorized) .. | 11,334 Itangitaiki Land-drainage Accounl .. .. .. 1-1,329 National Endowment Account .. .. .. 6,923 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. .. 38,409 Kauri-gum Industry Account .. .. .. 24,403 5,121 12,317 14,334 14,329 0,923 38,469 24,403 '99 88 5,121 12,317 14.334 14,329 0,923 38,370 24,315 '(19 88 Totals.. .. .. .. .. 115,896 i_ 115,890 187 187 115,709 Grand totals .. .. .. .. 409,351 409,351 ■17,029 47,029 362,322