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Table C15 Net losses of agricultural land, June to June 1987- 88 to 1996-97

Year

Roads,
housing,
industry

Recreation

Mineral
workings

Electricity
& water

Service
depts.

Forestry

Other

Total

hectares

hectares

hectares

hectares

hectares

hectares

hectares

hectares

1987-88

432.3

308.1

578.9

11.8

12.1

20,796.5

446.8

22,586.5

1988-89

485.3

259.0

803.6

147.1

1.4

14,503.4

698.3

16,898.1

1989-90

583.7

332.8

914.8

2.0

1.6

16,406.8

402.8

18,644.5

1990-91

544.0

360.6

766.0

158.8

0.7

9,887.2

311.9

12,029.2

1991-92

649.5

415.9

95.9

9.1

0.0

6,967.2

320.4

8,458.0

1992-93

733.9

197.0

197.5

0.4

0.0

8,244.3

156.9

9,530.0

1993-94

791.3

677.3

24.3

2.7

13.0

5,907.3

3,488.9

10,904.8

1994-95

874.3

388.1

106.4

4.3

6.0

8,275.4

1,161.5

10,816.0

1995-96

747.4

5,335.4

-167.9

11.2

-2.0

3,776.8

-13,200.6

-3,499.7

1996-97

1,201.3

1,577.7

177.8

5.1

0.0

19,981.9

822.2

23,766.0