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TABLE 1. Area of Lands proclaimed for Settlement under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

Under Section 3 of the Act (Ordinary Tenures). 1 Under Sectio (Special 4 of the Act 'enures). Total Area iroclaimed. District. For tile Year ended lllst March, 1924. Total tn 31st March, 1924. For the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Total to 31st March, 1924. For the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Total to 31st March, 1924. Ordinary Crown Lands — Nortli Auckland Auckland Gisborne Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Acres. 345 Acres. 1,575 30,380 23,531 12,831 884 Acres. 105 740 8,474 8 604 495 Acres. 23,836 98,129 8,474 114,930 20,002 69,221 0,089 4,058 480 798 311,376 8,503 Acres. 105 1,085 8,474 8 604 495 Acres. 25,411 128,509 8,474 138,461 32,833 70,105 6,089 24,780 22,345 798 118,28* 10,199 20,728 21,865 87,912 1,696 Totals 345 201,402 10,426 384,896 10,771 586,298 Cheviot Estate, Canterbury — 3,356 3,356 Land for Settlements — North Auckland Auckland Gisborne Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 707 '427 • 20 2 612 18,868 50,596 57,481 18,785 38,862 14,585 29,441 427 20 2 612 18,808 50,590 57,481 18,785 39,569 14,585 30,628 1,187 44,834 17,6.52 2,535 42,326 45,241 5,674 87,160 02.893 8,209 Totals 00,915 1,061 321,859 1,001 388,774 National Endowment — North Auckland Auckland Gisborne Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 255 22,020 31,793 3,732 2,820 899 255 22,020 31,793 3,732 2,826 899 13,465 5,887 209,567 134,216 6,593 13,465 5,887 209.567 134,216 6,593 Totals .. 255 430,998 255 430,998 Grand totals 600 699,315 11,487 710,111 12,087 1,409,426 Note.—Up to the 31st of settlement lands for disch: March, 1924, Proclamations si irgcd soldiers were revoked. itting apart 175,676 acres of !rown lands am 73,296 acres