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TABLE 3. Total Lands acquired from the Crown by Discharged Soldiers, and held at the 31st March, 1924.

Statement of Advances authorized from Inception of Act to 31st March, 1924.

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Sale (including Deferred Payment). Lease am :l License, Grand Tota lis. Land District. Number of JJi s«Wie? d " Numbei Licensees. Number of u llm v, or Discharged- M ' L)(1 soldier Hniaintrs Tenants. llola "M. , Annual Areft - Itental. Number ui Discharged Soldiers. Number ol' Holdings. Area, Under the Discharged, Soldiers Under the discharged Settlement Act, 1915 I, and Amendments. Acres. 64,258 102,830 57,361 102,480 39,010 170,384 20,292 17,732 23.040 546,027 238,182 29,517 North Auckland Auckland Gisborne .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland Acres. £ 13 12 2,407 3,065 38 38 885 11,967 1 1 8 380 5 5 404 2.005 13 13 80 4,525 3 3 1,210 1,292 I 13 :is i 5 13 3 12 38 1 5 13 3 Acres. 2,407 885 8 404 80 1,210 328 ' 327 001 i 589 138 ' 135 271 209 170 ■ 160 708 085 29 I 29 57 I 55 25 25 324 319 210 I 203 100 j 104 Acres. £ 01,851 15,148 101,951 30,199 57,361 21,992 102,472 42,390 38,600 13,432 170,304 98.801 19,076 1,893 17,732 5,760 22,892 290 545,821 47,761 237,610 23,083 27,433 6,180 341 030 138 272 175 721 32 57 20 335 226 115 339 627 135 270 165 698 32 55 26 330 213 119 1 1 148 150 11 11 200 9,100 10 10 572 5,185 15 15 2,084 8,930 1 11 10 15 1 11 10 15 148 200 572 2,084 Totals 110 109 8,010 40,599 2,967 2,900 1,403,109 313,589 3,077 3,009 1,411,119 Under other Acts. This includ 'es lands selected at irdinary transj ballots, leasei "er or ol'herw; I and lice; Ise.) ises purchasi id at audi ion, and foldings at yquired by Nortli Auckland Auckland .. Gisborne .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland.. 2 54 3 2 52 3 53 20,317 1,099 120 20,883 586 66 391 49 07 212 130 124 125 89 232 281 13 64 353 46 57 181 125 112 116 72 210 278 14 18,889 103,789 41,617 20,935 79,861 39,015 81,130 310,507 19,024 93,210 741,684 45,103 1,233 8.921 4,595 4,994 5,988 30,217 2,441 7,053 454 13,776 19,107 982 08 445 49 07 212 130 127 125 90 234 281 14 66 405 46 57 181 125 115 110 73 212 278 15 18,942 184,106 41,617 20,935 79,861 39,015 82,235 310,507 19,224 93,226 741,684 45,230 1 2 1 2 200 10 168 680 1 I 127 Totals 63 01 21,800 22,443 1,779 1,028 1,054,770 100,301 1,842 1,089 1,676,582 Grand totals 3,087,701 173 170 29,816 09,042 4,746 ' 4,528 3,057,885 413,950 4,919 4,698

District. North Auckland Auckland Gisborne Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Currei Aut Number. 1 ,503 1.093 186 637 1,051 1,752 274 600 149 1,207 704 483 ut Account ;horities. Amount. £ 070,708 919,022 123,118 281,806 561,978 886,590 72,723 147,498 45,874 341,893 184,980 143,810 Far Aut N umber. 1,086 793 79 200 565 770 108 430 80 750 299 272 ■ms, &c, .liorities. Amount. £ 1,688,218 1,311,358 139,184 373,887 1,030,915 1.438,293 298,310 505,210 80,020 1,170,382 374,281 428,705 Purchase Dwellings Erect Dwellings Authorities. Authorities. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. £ £ 1,711 1,244,097 1,405 1,231,112 308 242, Oli I 377 305,343 174 115,900 81 66,690 462 333,905 214 179,599 311 217,453 i 234 203,212 1,411 999,167 I 984 804,493 110 69,166 04 51,009 156 94,268 31 22,059 51 22,140 10 6,265 1,419 857,102 > 762 643,730 914 504,532 154 115,920 382 212,875 55 38,735 Totals Number. Amount. £ 5,735 4,841,065 3,231 2,777,784 520 444,892 1,513 1,159,197 2,161 2,013,558 4,923 4,128,543 616 491,508 1,217 829,035 290 160,905 4,138 3,013,107 2,071 1,179,719 1,192 824,185 Totals 10,239 4,386,008 5,498 8,905,429 7,499 4,903,560 j 4,371 3,068,497 27,007 21,803,498 Note. —The i received advances Account for stock, was 22.213. numbers above rep] to assist in tho pi: &e. The actual mil resent tho number urchase of farms an inber of soldiers to w of loam id dischc 'horn ad\ s authorized. A ll irge of mortgages als ranees had been autl irge propori io received 1 horized at tl tion of soldiers who idvances on Current le 31st March, 1924,