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Introduction
This material was originally prepared by the Lands Department - NSW Commission on Crown Lands - Western Division - 28th Report of the Department of Lands-1907.
| Former Tenure under the Crown Lands Act | Leases and Licences brought under the WLL | Applications under the Western Lands Act | Applications under Western Lands Amendment Act 1905 | Not under Western Lands Act Not applied for | Not under Western Lands Act Refused - Withdrawn etc | Acres | Totals |
| Pastoral Leases | 291 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40,030,481 | ... |
| " | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 101,855 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 318,451 | … |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 666,551 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2,973,066 | … |
| ... | 291 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44,090,400 | |
| Homestead Leases | 985 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,130,384 | ... |
| " | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 260,661 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 47 | ... | ... | 392,968 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 70 | ... | 542,398 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 443,520 | ... |
| ... | 985* | 29 | 47 | 70 | 49 | 10,769,931 | ... |
| Improvement Leases | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,887,856 | ... |
| " | ... | Nil | ... | ... | ... | Nil | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 42,508 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 53,559 | ... |
| ... | 112 | Nil | 3 | 3 | ... | 1,983,923 | 1,983,923 |
| Scrub Leases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17,431 | 17,431 |
| Inferior Leases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45,000 | ... |
| " | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 141,000 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 23,500 | ... |
| ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 209,500 | 209,500 |
| Occupational Licenses | 128 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,962,316 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 241.935 | ... |
| ... | 128 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 13,204,251 | 13,204,251 |
| Leases under Section 32, Western Lands Act | 235 | 4 out of Attached Resumed Areas 146 fr Resumed Areas 46 fr Leasehold Areas 39 fr Vacant Lands | ... | ... | ... | 196,740 1,694,905 316,347 331,924 | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,539,916 | 2,539,916 |
| Leases under Part V11, Western Lands Act | 60 | 41 out of Resumed Areas 16 out of Vacant Land 3 fr one-eighth withdrawals | ... | ... | ... | 1,327,001 566,943 26,100 | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,920,047 | 1,920,047 |
| Permissive Occupancies | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,041,385 | 1,041,385 |
| Settlement Leases | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,810 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10,210 | ... |
| ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 40,050 | 40,050 |
| Artesian Well Leases | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 122,859 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 143,052 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 92,460 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20,480 | ... |
| ... | 12 | ... | 14 | 9 | 2 | 378,551 | 378,551 |
| New Special Leases | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32,381 | 32,381 |
| Special Leases (Conversions) | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,615 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 25 | ... | ... | 2,085 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 39 | ... | 2,907 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| ... | 30 | ... | 25 | 39 | 1 | 11,603 | 11,603 |
| Homestead Selections | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,960 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2,366 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 2,375 | ... |
| ... | 8 | ... | 4 | 11 | ... | 11,701 | 11,701 |
| Homestead Grants | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,970 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 4,736 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 4,223 | ... |
| ... | 7 | ... | 7 | 13 | ... | 16,929 | 16,929 |
| Residential Leases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | ... |
| " | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 40 | |
| ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 60 | 60 |
| Unoccupied Lands | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,266,482 | 1,266,482 |
| Other Lands** | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,784,163 |
| 80,318,708 |
* Representing 1,099 Homestead Leases
** Includes Alienations, Town and Suburban Lands, Public watering places, Reserves from
Lease, etc.
| Class of Holdings | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 (half year) | 1906 | 1907 |
| Pastoral Leases | ... | 177 | 82 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Homestead Leases | ... | 460 | 273 | 80 | 68 | 105 |
| Improvement Leases | ... | ... | 96 | 5 | ... | 11 |
| Settlement Leases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Inferior Lands Leases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scrub Leases | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Homestead Selections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Homestead Grants | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Artesian Well Leases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Special Leases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 |
| Residental Leases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Leases under Section 32 | ... | 12 | 80 | 19 | 70 | 55 |
| Leases under Section 23 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 45 |
| Total area (acres) | ... | 28,069,948 | 16,321,000 | 2,234,015 | 4,238,015 | 2,664,856 |
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