§ Mr. RILEYasked the Minister of Agriculture what proportion, respectively, of the land in New Zealand is -owned by occupying owners, by non-occupying owners, and by the New Zealand Government; and what is the average rent charged for the land, if any, owned by the Government and let to tenants?
§ Sir R. SANDERSAccording to information contained in the New Zealand Official Year Book for 1923, the total area of the Dominion in occupation in 1922 was 43,528,337 acres, of which 19,934,522 acres were owned by the occupiers, 4,398,494 acres were leased from private persons, including natives, and the remaining 19,195,321 acres were held from the Crown under various tenures at an average rent of approximately 1s. per acre.