LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.
PROGRAMME FOR AUGUST. TOTAL OF 23,602 ACRES. (FliOU OUH OWS COBHESFONDENT.) WELLINGTON, July 27. The areas of land advertised for disposal during August by the Lands Department total 23,602 acres, comprised in 169 holdings. The bulk of the land is in the Auckland and Wellington land districts, which together account for over 17,C00 acres of the total. The summarised statement gives the following particulars: — Auckland District.—2l optional tenure holdings comprising 5216 acres, nine, renewable lease holdings containing 3114 acres, 84 sections to be sold by auction containing 212 acres, and one education reserve of 80 acres, making a total of 115 holdings and £622 acres. Hawke's Bay.—One optional tenure holding of 61 acres, and two renewable lease (land for settlement) blocks containing 970 acres; total, 1031 acres in three, holdings. Wellington.—Eight optional tenure holdings containing 7776 -acres, 11 renewable leases comprising 1150 acres, and six sections containing 33 acres, or a total of 25 holdings and 8959 acres. Nelson.—Ten reserve leases containing 211 acres. > . Marlborough.—Two optional tenure sections containing 621 acres, and one reserve lease containing 806 acres; total, 1607 acres, Canterbury.—Three . renewable leases (land for settlement) containing 1405 acres. Otago.— Nine renewable leases (land for settlement), containing 1416 'acres. Southland.—One education reserve of 351 acres. The lands so far advertised for disposal in September oompriae 483 acres of renewable lease (land for settlement) in Otago, 18,358 acres in 73 optional tenure holdings, and one renewable lease holding of 26 acres in Southland.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15827, 28 July 1913, Page 2
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246LAND FOR SETTLEMENT. Otago Daily Times, Issue 15827, 28 July 1913, Page 2
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