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Statistics. 



Estimated area of Colony ... ... ... ... ... . 195 8S''1'1 



Area alienated up to 31st December, 1895, not including incomi)letc ' "' 



conditional purchases ... ... ... '^4 559 418 



Area unalienated on 31st December, 1895 ... 171 32*^ "33 



Area in process of alienation by Conditional Purchase on 31st December 



1S95 20,445,021 



Conditional Furchases. 



No. Acres. 



Number and area of Conditional Purchases for ^vhicl^ deeds have 



been issued up to 31st December, 1S95 ... ... ... 22,610 2 648 330 



Number and area in existence on 31st December, 1895 l4S|sG2 2o' 445621 



Area of Conditional Purchases within special areas (included in 



above).. 853,228 



Conditional Leases. 

 Number, area, and rental of leases in existence on 31st December, 1895 : — 



Total 22,483 ... 12,953,202 2 20 ... 154,204 19 2 



Average rental per acre : — Eastern, 2-85d. ; Central, 2-87d. ; Western, 2-5d. 



Pastoral Leases. 

 Number, area, and rental of leases current during 1895: — 



No. Acres. £ s. d. 



Central Division 491 ... 14,814,475 ... 161,910 3 10 



Western Division 307 ... 38,612,218 ... 179,268 12 1 



Total 798 ... 53,426,693 ... 341,178 15 11 



Average rental per acre : — Central, 2'62d. ; Western, I'lld. 



Occupation Licenses. 

 Number, area, and rental of licenses in existence on 31st December, 1895 : — 



No. Acres. £ s. d. 



Eastern Division 628 ... 7,251,792 ... 29,240 13 9 



Central Division 786 ... 10,138,871 ... 52,390 2 2 



Western Division 212 .. 23,426,621 ... 42,097 12 9 



Total 1,626 ... 40,817,284 ... 123,728 8 8 



Average rental per acre : — Eastern, 0-97d. ; Central, r24d. ; Western, 043d. 



Homestead Leases. 



Number, area, and rental of leases in existence on 31st December, 1895 : — 



No. Acres. £ s. d. 



1,227 10,250,437 08,974 18 



Average rental per acre, l"Gld. 



Special Leases. 

 Number, area, and rental of leases in existence on 31st December, 1895 :— 

 No. a. r. p. £ 8. d. 



575 14,344 38f 14,628 6 8 



Average rental per acre, £1 Os. 4'7d.^ 



These had been Pre-emptive Leases in existence before the Act of 1S84 became law, and were allowed 

 to be converted into Conditional Leases. 



