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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66

Remaining on hand

Remaining on hand.

The following tabular statement shows the area of Crown land remaining on hand on the 31st March, 1885. This does not include land for the acquisition of which the Government is negotiating with the Natives, or the large area of land in permanent possession of the Natives; nor does it include the large reserves made for various public purposes :—

Land District. Open for Selection 31st March, 1883. Remaining at Disposal of Land Boards, exclusive of Native Lands. Total. NORTH ISLAND. Acres. Acres. Acres. Auckland .. .. .. .. 142,777 2,924,828 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 7,180 234,544 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 9,435 529,060 Wellington .. .. .. 29,752 1,336,823 West Coast .. .. .. 30,805 192,585 219,949 5,217,840 5,437,789 SOUTH ISLAND. Nelson .. .. .. .. 5,818,483 .. Marlborough .. .. .. 540,783 1,080,000 Canterbury .. .. .. 3,622,296 1,468,967 Westland .. .. .. .. 252,830 2,667,813 Otago .. .. .. .. 144,000 9,918,268 Southland .. .. .. .. 1,456,994 .. 11,835,386 15,135,048 26,970,434

The total number of acres of Crown lands held for depasturing purposes on the 31st March, 1885, was 11,384,603 acres, in the hands of 1,232 holders, the rents and assessments of which amounted to £168,300.