TABLE VII.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the AVERAGE AREA of HOLDINGS in EACH CLASS in NUMERICAL ORDER, the NUMBER, the AVERAGE AREA under CULTIVATION, and the AVERAGE AREA under CULTIVATION to the AVERAGE AREA HELD, in the YEARS 1885 and 1891.

Holdings of Various Sizes.	Average Area of Holdings in Numerical Order.		Number of Holdings.		Average Area under Cultivation.		Average Area under Cultivation to Average Area Held.
	1891.	1885.	1891.	1885.	1891.	1885.	1891.	1885.
Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Number.	Number.	Acres.	Acres.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.
From 40001 and upwards	56,719	59,584	14	17	90	293
From 30001 to 40000	33,139	34,022	15	15	588	107	2
From 20001 to 30000	23,581	25,271	29	26	466	217	2	1
From 10001 to 20000	14,051	14,133	183	76	111	148	1	1
From 5001 to 10000	7,268	7,218	298	133	100	300	1	4
From 4001 to 5000	4,447	4,563	120	56	144	257	3	6
From 3001 to 4000	3,573	3,538	206	106	199	268	6	8
From 2001 to 3000	2,422	2,400	418	258	267	400	11	17
From 1001 to 2000	1,419	1,376	1,650	1,045	344	400	24	29
From 501 to 1000	710	717	3,867	4,292	251	278	35	39
From 251 to 500	377	371	3,882	4,271	142	150	38	40
From 101 to 250	175	173	2,869	3,150	63	68	36	40
From 51 to 100	77	78	1,469	1,448	21	22	27	28
From 21 to 50	35	36	1,059	1,038	11	11	31	31
From 6 to 20	14	12	2,045	1,399	5	5	36	42
From 1 to 5	2	2	2,231	2,278	1	1	50	50
Total	148,009	153,494	20,355	19,608	2,803	2,925	2	2