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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during the Year ending 31st March, 1916.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1916.

Table C.—Position of the Land for Settlements Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Gash and instalments .. .. 34,079 2 0 Purchase-monoy (less reoovery, £5) .. 100,501 15 1 Debentures issued under Land Laws Charges and expenses— Amendment Aot, 1913 .. .. 60,000 0 0 In connection with £ s. d. Receipts under seotion 191, Land Act, estates purchased 18,548 3 2 1908 .. .. .. .. 860 18 3 Other expenses .. 4,770 3 10 Rents .. .. .. .. 331,984 3 9 23,318 7 0 Sales of— Debentures redeemed and matured .. 700 0 0 Crown lands .. .. .. 181,330 19 6 Interest paid to Consolidated Fund in Land-for-settlements lands .. 151,242 15 0 respect of debentures issued .. 288,728 0 8 Workers' dwellings on settlement Payment of debentures under Land for lands under seotion 16 of the Settlements Act .. .. .. 500 0 0 Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910 .. 12,163 511 Advances under section 63, Land Laws Interest on securities held by Invest- Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 45,000 0 0 ment Account .. .. .. 5,299 0 2 Amount transferred to sales .. .. 2,000 0 0 Recoveries, &o. .. .. .. 5 3 6 Sinking fund .. .. .. 41,870 15 7 Balance .. .. .. .. 274,346 9 9 £776,965 8 1 £776,965 8 1 Table D.—Position of the Land for Settlements Account at 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ Cr. £ Loans ourrent .. .. .. .. 7,416,487 Purchase-money .. .. .. 7,393,801 Rents, &c, received ■ .. .. .. 3,821,171 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 659,916 Sales of settlement lands .. .. .. 272,847 Interest .. .. .. .. 3,082,220 Sale of workers'dwellings .. .. 12,163 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 543,180 Receipts under Land Act, section 191 .. 7,610 Land Laws Amendment Act, section 63 .. 130,171 Receipts under Land Act, seotion 177 .. 59,700 Balance .. .. .. .. 274,346 Sale of Crown lands .. .. .. 484,114 Interest on investments .. .. .. 9,076 Premium on loan . .. .. .. 117 Four-per-oent. stock oreated to cover expenses of raising loan .. .. .. 349 £12,083,634 £12,083,634

Land District. Number. Area of Estates offered. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland 5] L2 5 16 1 4 Aores. 74,278 57,297 3,902 33,593 242 2,800 49 7 5 80,882 14,220 10,335 Totals 150 277,549

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Incidental Expenses, Improvements, Roads, &c. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 34 36 5 32 12 3 2 107 45 12 Acres. 291,620 238,998 5,356 71,989 208,654 27,292 5,125 396,417 230,969 79,598 £ 543,633 1,462,070 90,196 545,847 604,309 34,375 8,343 2,624,410 1,159,200 321,418 £ 95,173 107,048 8,023 75,142 54,804 4,756 2,935 112,546 101,216 26,921 Totals 288 1,556,018 7,393,801 588,564