THa ACTIVITY OF THE PEASANTS* LAND BANK 



37 



As appears from this table 5,239,234 deciatines were bought by the 

 peasants with the help of the bank. The bank lent to the purchasers 

 554,774,555 roubles secured by mortgages of the land. The greater part of 

 this enormous area was bought from the hereditary nobility, who consti- 

 tuted the following percentages of the sellers of laud : 



Table XVII. — Percentages of Sellers fanned by Nobles. 



1908 



1911 



1913 



1914 



77-5 75-8 74-9 



734 



69.8 71.7 65.4 55.5 



In this as in preceding years applications were received from indivi- 

 duals who wished to sell their land to the peasants, and washed it to be 

 organized as outroub and hoiitor before it was sold. 



In the third period 1,112 applications were made, covering an area of 

 559,396 depiatines, out of which 667 properties having an area of 243,790 

 deciatines and a total value of 37,956,242 roubles weie organized. 



The follov/ing table gives a complete idea of these transactions : 



Table XVIII. — Preparation of the Lands of Proprietors for Sale 



to the Peasants. 



Year 



1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1914 

 1915 



Applications 

 I of individuals 

 for sale of their 

 I lands to the 

 I peasants 



Approved 

 schemes 

 for the 

 division 

 of lands 

 intQ kouior 

 and otroub 



« Area 



Land divided into houtor and otroub 

 for sale to peasants 



Relation oetween total area and area 

 ot houtor and otrouS 



Houtor 



Otroub 



decia- 



Num- 

 i ber 



decia- 

 tines 



Num- 

 ber 



Area 



decia- 

 tines 



In I Area 

 col- I of 

 lective divided 

 pro- I pro- 

 perty I perty 



decia- 

 tines 



decia- 

 tines 



iji9 153,538 84 



354 139.859 ^77 



I2i,li6 173 



41,151 84 



52i:70; 96 



44..515 62 



6,647 12 



212 



"4 



133 



86 



14 



53,474 j 42 1 633 



22,657j 201^ 1,751 



76,363; 198 2,172 



27,312, 89 1,306 



32,265: 78 760 



25,293 41! 506 



5.789 



Total -j 1,112! 559,396! 788 293,133 



18 



534 



7,341 : 679 



22,514 5,121 



31,082 4,263 



20,079 i»678 



13,629! 1,229 



9,500 962 



8,495 395 



8,557 

 42.785 

 34,905 

 12,424 

 10,085] 



Total 



value 



esti- 

 mated 

 by the 



Bank 

 of 

 Agricul- 

 turists 



roubles 



7,684 

 4.239 



667 7,463 112,640 14,327 120,6981 io,4Z2{ 243,7901 37.956,242 



