PUBLIC ESTATE OF VICTORIA ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1890.
Approximate Number of Acres.
Land alienated in fee simple 16,091,880
Land in process of alienation under deferred payments 6,267,174
Roads in connexion with the above 1327000 (1)
Water reserves 288,530
Reserves for agricultural colleges and experimental farms 137013 (2)
Timber reseves and State forests 2,079,550
Other reserves 2127030 (3)
Unsold land in towns, beds of rivers, &c., &c. 1,720,315
Mallee country 11572000 (4)
Land in occupation under—
Pastoral leases 1,490,812
Grazing area leases 4,719,624
Grazing licences for auriferous lands 432,439
Swamp leases 1,243
Available for occupation at end of 1890 7991150 (5)
Total area of Victoria 56,245,760