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TABLES. Table 1.-Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1933.

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Total Area of Land unfit Total Area Total Area Crown Lands Total Area of for Settlement sold or granted reserved if™ 11111 Crown Lands Total Area (including Total Area and held on for Public all Tenures available of Area occupied in Land Freehold. Purposes. (exclusive of for Future Native Land. by Rivers, District. Reserves leased Disposal. Lakes, lloads, by Crown). & c .). Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 2,595,358 442,310 591,725 113,529 517,850 217 428 4 478 200 Auckland .. .. 2,584,310 1,236,989 1,002,804 594,042 1,626,929 1,175,499 8!220'573 Gisborne .. .. 1,131,467 481,802 520,681 88,302 1,043,244 253,995 3 519'491 HawkesBay.. .. 1,542,824 202,188 561,998 153,421 371,466 82 424 2 914'321 Taranaki .. .. 1,122,267 342,079 629,690 70,944 167,211 72'240 2'404'431 Wellington* .. .. 3,512,708 1,023,683 818,924 168,115 787,913 739,726 7'o5l'o69 2 els ° n •• •• 656,651 2,375,844 757,182 108,280 30,051 786,992 4,715,000 Marlborough.. .. 788,107 347,837 1,463,993 59,646 .. 108 417 2 768 000 Westland .. .. 164,338 2,168,156 676,955 384,800 .. 469,129 3'863'378 Canterbury .. .. 3,551,002 1,449,227 3,939,330 56,919 .. 481952 9 478'430 O ta § 0 , , •• 1,970,182 957,653 5,478,693 19,146 .. 668,448 9'094!122 Southland .. .. 1,852,516 4,265,813 1,405,896 139,480 .. 219,542 7,883,247 Totals.. .. 21,471,730 15,293,581 17,847,871 1,956,624 4,544,664 5,275,792 66,390,262 ♦Includes Chatham Islands.