Wellington Province.

During the past year the negotiations for land purchases in this province have been conducted by Mr. James Booth, assisted by Mr. John Buller and Major Keepa.

The transactions to 30th June, 1874, were the acquiring by purchase 29 blocks of land, containing 324,330 acres, at a cost of ^*£34,566 10s. 6d., and the negotiating for the purchase of 89 blocks, estimated to contain 433,911 acres, on which payments have been made amounting to £10,143 17s. 2d.

During the past year, 1874-75, the completed transactions have been the purchase of 24 blocks, containing 105,372 acres, at a cost of £9,315 11s. 2d. The incomplete ones, the negotiating for the purchase of 768,115 acres, and the leasing of 307,835 acres, on which advances have been made amounting to £25,359 16s. 4d.

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The following return shows the complete and incomplete land-purchase transactions in the Province of Wellington to 30th June, 1875:—

District.	Lands Purchased or Leased. (Transactions Complete.)			Lands under Purchase or Lease. (Transactions Incomplete.)
	Acreage purchased.			Acreage Leased.	Total Cost.			Acreage under Purchase.	Acreage under Lease.	Amount Paid.
	a.	r.	p.		£	s.	d.	Acres.	Acres.	£	s.	d.
Mohaka	64,000	0	0		2,249	18	0
Seventy-mile Bush	128,661	0	0		13,679	19	8	74,018		1,435	14	6
Wairarapa	3,446	0	0		1,062	12	6	10,000		257	0	0
Otaki and Manawatu	148,561	0	0		11,210	17	3	374,736	7,835	13,863	10	3
Waikanae	20,600	0	0		1,068	2	0
Whanganui	63,800	0	0		13,962	7	0	743,206	300,000	4,550	2	10
Wellington	40	2	20		681	7	6	66		16	0	0
Old Claims	594	0	0		1,200	14	9			5,237	8	9
	429,702	2	20		45,115	18	8	1,202,026	307,835	25,359	16	4

Average cost per acre, 2s. 1d.