asked the Minister for Lands if he will state in respect of each year since 1960 (a) the acreage of land inspected by the Land Commission (b) the acreage of land acquired (c) the total amount paid for land (d) the acreage paid for and the amount paid in (i) land bonds and (ii) cash and (e) the acreage divided.
Written Answers. - Land Commission Acreages.
243.
The reply takes the form of a tabular statement as follows:—
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1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
7. |
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Year |
Total area inspected |
Lands Acquired or purchased for Land Bonds |
Lands purchased for Cash (Sec. 27, Land Act, 1950) |
Resumption of Holdings on C.D.B. Estates (compensation payable in Cash) |
Total Acquired or purchased |
Area Divided |
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Area (acres) |
Area (acres) |
Price £ |
Area (acres) |
Price £ |
Area (acres) |
Price £ |
Area (acres) |
Price £ |
(acres) |
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1961-62 |
70,205 |
17,124 |
573,079 |
1,837 |
109,450 |
112 |
1,235 |
19,073 |
683,764 |
38,691 |
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1962-63 |
76,257 |
18,480 |
1,049,156 |
2,231 |
168,046 |
752 |
32,432 |
21,463 |
1,249,634 |
32,859 |
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1963-64 |
102,194 |
19,621 |
1,234,271 |
2,773 |
204,215 |
138 |
3,143 |
22,532 |
1,441,629 |
35,548 |
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1964-65 |
96,820 |
22,750 |
1,539,097 |
2,550 |
257,340 |
459 |
10,515 |
25,759 |
1,806,952 |
35,953 |
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1965-66 |
67,345 |
21,466 |
1,391,808 |
4,363 |
338,055 |
235 |
7,328 |
26,064 |
1,737,191 |
50,946 |
|
1966-67 |
95,814 |
16,100 |
1,100,212 |
3,548 |
206,303 |
242 |
2,925 |
19,890 |
1,309,440 |
30,851 |
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1967-68 |
89,218 |
20,942 |
1,529,674 |
5,417 |
327,250 |
39 |
745 |
26,398 |
1,857,669 |
28,517 |
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1968-69 |
60,507 |
23,019 |
1,668,237 |
6,877 |
463,113 |
135 |
4,713 |
30,031 |
2,136,063 |
28,707 |
|
1969-70 |
55,681 |
13,117 |
1,320,737 |
9,010 |
722,666 |
160 |
5,130 |
22,287 |
2,048,533 |
24,586 |
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1970-71 |
39,577 |
15,953 |
1,599,436 |
3,259 |
244,784 |
17 |
547 |
19,229 |
1,844,767 |
28,436 |
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1971-72 |
32,608 |
15,307 |
1,953,864 |
1,048 |
88,021 |
140 |
6,847 |
16,495 |
2,048,732 |
25,432 |
NOTES: (1) Lands taken over by way of exchange, surrender, etc., are not included in Column 6—there being no Purchase Money applicable in res such lands—but they are included in Column 7.