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Table No. 10. Return of Subdivisions of Rural Freeholds in New Zealand.

Subdivision by Freeholders. thf ™eMemt r ts jJMSSttSSMl*. To Year ended 31st ? • ?3 'S.. „, March, £« S £-§° k«S> 2.2 ■ 2« £.S ►,« 3, a; S fl y-rTZ Area. S flfl Si 9 a> 5 fl ||| ||| dtopiSof. fti II *»■ ||i II Area. |;a| *°* lit _*y h_ si * m Subdivision by Freeholders. Sub the Li F under lements Let. Subdi Land tc Ivlsion under the >r Settlements Act. Tol bal Subdi'isions. oj q p ft || «'S Area. l| v h □ 1 Area. Acres. Acres. Acres. 1913 .. .. 837 1,981 400,569 10 87 11,354 19 322 128,329 860 1914 .. .. 1,291 3,199 | 416,051 4 ' 27 4,182 16 276 144,546 1,311 1915 .. .. 885 2,055 404,115 G 37 i 3,279 10 130 18,374 j 901 191f> .. .. 582 1,070 201,115 1 5 374 10 158 51,158 I 593 1917 .. .. 694 1,108 184,799 15 165 58,334 ! 709 1918 .. .. 643 1,096 194,572 1 0 ! 1,545 16 222 35,891 660 1919 .. .. 753 1,227 207,933 .. .. .. 12 248 32,674 765 1920 .. .. 1,519 2,622 616,210 64 416 219,259*1,583 Total .. 7,204 14,358 2,625,364 22 162 20,734 162 1,937 688,565 7,398 19 16 10 10 15 16 12 64 Acres. 322 128,329 276 144,546 130 18,374 158 51,158 165 58,334 222 35,891 248 32,674 416 219,259* 1,937 688,565 860 1,811 I 901 593 ' 709 660 765 1,583 7,398 2,390 3,502 2,222 1,233 1,273 1,324 1,475 3,038 16,457 Acres. 540,252 564,77!) 425,768 252,647 243,133 232,008 240,607 835,469 3,334,663 162 Ordinary Crown land selected under settlement conditions during the eight years ended the 31st March, 1920 Native land vested in the Maori Land Boards disposed of for closer settlement during the eight years ended the 31st Maroh, 1920 6,184 1,370,638 380 153,039 Grand total made available for closer settlement during eight years ended the 31st March, 1920 23,021 4,858,340 Note.—Subdivisions of Native land not vested in the Maori Land Board but disposed of lease are not included in the above return. by way of sale or • Disposed of to discharged soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act.