THE SCULLING MATCH
Won by Arnst, The water was in a fair condition, with a slight; southerly wind behind the scullers at Akaroa on Monday. Arnst led from the start, and way never troubled, and won by three lengths. Time, 21.50 :.!-r>. The Crown land?, opened un for settlement in the Auckland land district during the year ended Marchl .'slst last totalled 4d0,:J20 acres, under a|l claasdsj of tenure. As compared witl) lb,o preceding year this shows a substantial increase. The land opened up in 1!)08 to 190!) having a gross area of 270,$U<i acres. The land in question has been opened under occupation with right oj purchase, renewable lease, small gracing runs, cash, pastoral runs, Hauraki pastoral regulations, mining district leases, village homesteads allotments, and improved farm settlements. The Departmental annual returns are now in course of compilation, and will bo required to be persued by the head office, in Wellington, beioro being published. Hence the exact particulars oC areas opened for selection under the various tenures are not yet available.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19100406.2.11
Bibliographic details
King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 248, 6 April 1910, Page 2
Word Count
172THE SCULLING MATCH King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 248, 6 April 1910, Page 2
Using This Item
Waitomo Investments is the copyright owner for the King Country Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Waitomo Investments. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in