LAND SETTLEMENT.
THREE PROPERTIES PURCHASED. (By Telegraph.—Special to Standard.) WELLINGTON, May 19. The Minister of Lands, Hon. G. W. Forbes, announces the purchase of three properties for closer settlement, making 15 subdivisions available. One area is part of the property known as “Titoki,” comprising 224 acres, and situated near Kaitaia. The land is suitable for dairying and will provide three farms. It will be subdivided and thrown open for selection at the earliest moment. The following group selections have been acquired by the Government subject to the conditions of the Dominion Land Purchase Board being complied with, a property known as “Whakata,” comprising 508 acres, situated near Matakohe, and owned by the estate of the late Mr R. C. Smith. The land is suitable for dairying and will provide six subdivisions. The area has been acquired on behalf of a group of settlers under part 11. of the Land Laws Amendment Act. The second group purchase comprises part of the property owned by Mr V. N. Noland, near Cambridge. The area is about 441 acres and is suitable for dairying. It will provide five subdivisions.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 146, 20 May 1930, Page 6
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185LAND SETTLEMENT. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 146, 20 May 1930, Page 6
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