asked the Minister for Lands (a) the total acreage of lands purchased each year since 1930 by the Land Commission, (b) the total acreage divided each year during the same period and (c) the amount paid out for land in each of these years.
Written Answers. - Land Acquisition and Division.
126.
Following are the particulars requested:
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
|
Year |
Total Intake from all sources |
Area allotted |
Purchase Money of Lands acquired or Purchased for Land Bonds/Cash. |
|
(Acres) |
(Acres) |
£ |
|
|
1930-31 |
38,579 |
48,712 |
329,226 |
|
1931-32 |
26,442 |
32,851 |
283,830 |
|
1932-33 |
30,812 |
36,944 |
241,226 |
|
1933-34 |
15,465 |
39,824 |
96,464 |
|
1934-35 |
107,579 |
123,277 |
481,341 |
|
1935-36 |
110,310 |
110,619 |
720,588 |
|
1936-37 |
75,123 |
77,250 |
535,862 |
|
1937-38 |
87,498 |
63,302 |
617,827 |
|
1938-39 |
45,498 |
45,556 |
333,975 |
|
1939-40 |
41,481 |
41,472 |
236,334 |
|
1940-41 |
34,836 |
27,511 |
213,125 |
|
1941-42 |
17,665 |
23,322 |
90,106 |
|
1942-43 |
19,208 |
23,186 |
81,057 |
|
1943-44 |
13,758 |
13,963 |
72,257 |
|
1944-45 |
11,546 |
22,681 |
43,737 |
|
1945-46 |
9,920 |
14,750 |
24,423 |
|
1946-47 |
9,984 |
14,620 |
25,503 |
|
1947-48 |
13,877 |
12,615 |
73,496 |
|
1948-49 |
8,637 |
22,574 |
66,070 |
|
1949-50 |
36,467 |
29,348 |
220,880 |
|
1950-51 |
25,619 |
28,236 |
347,260 |
|
1951-52 |
22,792 |
22,478 |
368,873 |
|
1952-53 |
28,899 |
25,169 |
406,345 |
|
1953-54 |
26,694 |
32,387 |
341,416 |
|
1954-55 |
29,647 |
46,251 |
407,240 |
|
1955-56 |
31,560 |
35,362 |
546,146 |
|
1956-57 |
28,756 |
30,510 |
504,294 |
|
1957-58 |
27,963 |
29,718 |
567,801 |
|
1958-59 |
31,544 |
56,516 |
419,619 |
|
1959-60 |
29,503 |
39,602 |
601,019 |
|
1960-61 |
34,646 |
38,150 |
769,487 |
|
1961-62 |
29,507 |
38,691 |
683,164 |
|
1962-63 |
32,282 |
32,859 |
1,249,634 |
|
1963-64 |
37,127 |
35,548 |
1,441,629 |
|
1964-65 |
43,431 |
35,953 |
1,806,952 |
|
1965-66 |
38,475 |
50,946 |
1,737,191 |
|
1966-67 |
28,766 |
30,851 |
1,309,440 |
|
1967-68 |
33,978 |
28,517 |
1,857,669 |
|
1968-69 |
33,053 |
30,746 |
1,922,824 |
NOTES: (1) Column (2) refers to total intake by way of acquisition, purchase resumption and includes lands taken over by way of exchange, surrender etc.
(2) Column (4) refers to lands acquired purchased or resumed—there being no purchase money applicable to lands surrendered by way of exchange.