44 ^^^^V SOUTH WALES. 



Scrub Leases. 

 Kumber, area, and rental of leases in existence on 31st December, 1S95 : — 

 No. Acres. £, s. d. 



21 121,297i 272 19 10 



Average rental per acre, O'oid. 



Leases of Inferior Crown Lands. 

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



No. a. r. p. £ s. d. 



41 488,475 3 421 16 10 



Average rental per acre, 0"21d. 



Residential Leases. 



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

 No. a. r. p. £ s. d. 



169 1,583 1 lOi 256 5 



Average rental per acre, 3s. 2'8d. 



Annual Leases. 

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



Eastern Division ... 7,818 ... 4,676,669 2 31 ... 31,112 15 9 



Central Division ... 1,037 ... 806,786 2 36 ... 7,898 16 7 



Western Division .. 69 ... 80,847 ... 499 2 2 



Total 8,924 ... 5,564,303 1 27 ... 39,510 14 6 



Average rental per acre : — Eastern, l'6d. ; Central, 2'3d. ; Western, l-4d. 



Homestead Selections. "^ 



Area. Rent. 



No. Acres. r. p. £ s. d. 



Applied for up to 31st December, 1895 ... 206 ... 62,749 Oil ... 1,333 16 6 



Confirmed up to 31st December, 1895 ... 62 ... 23,664 3 5 ... 554 8 3 



Settlement Leases.* 



Area. Rent. 



No. Acres. £ s. d. 



Applied for up to 31st December, 1895 ... 75 ... 206,913 ... 2,712 1 6 



Confirmed up to 31st December, 1895 ... 19 ... 46,512^ ... 632 3 7 



* It should be explained that the law allowing Homestead Selections and Settlement Leases came into 

 force only on the 1st June, ISO.";, and little time was given between that date and the 31st December, 1S95, 

 to make land available under these new systems. During this short period, however, the populaiity of the 

 new systems has been made evident. 



