BIG LAND DEAL
NATIVES ACCEPT GOVERNMENT'S OFFER. HASTINGS, This Day. A transaction involving the acquisition of a block at Pukititiri of 590 acres, of ■which 400 acres are covered with valuable milling timber, was concluded between the native owners and the Government at a meeting of owners yesterday afternoon. After lengthy negotiations, which have been hanging fire for a long time, the owners accepted the Government's offer of £35 an acre, amounting to £17,815. The property has been acquired by the Government on behalf of the State Forestry Department. — Press Asssn. j =====
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Northern Advocate, 5 February 1926, Page 5
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92BIG LAND DEAL Northern Advocate, 5 February 1926, Page 5
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