THE BAY OF PLENTY.
LAND TO BE OPENED UP
(Pee Pbess Association.) GISBORNE, May 25. Mr McDonald, M.P., states that Cabinet has decided to take up the mortgages of the settlers and carry on the work'.of draining the Whakatane swamp, which will cost about £80,000, and will make available 85,000" acres of rich land. He estimates this will be; worth ultimately £25 an acre. with the acquisition of 100,000 acres in the Urewera country near by, which is now under consideration*, Mr Mac Donald anticipates, will open a new era for the Bay of Plenty.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9221, 25 May 1910, Page 8
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95THE BAY OF PLENTY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9221, 25 May 1910, Page 8
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