LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 11

LAND FOR SETTLE MENT.

SURVEYORS BUSY. WELLINGTON, January 7. The surveyors of the Lands Department are poshing on with the surveys of Crown lands, about 80 men being engaged on this work in various parts of the Dominion. The land purchase officers of the Government have lately purchased consideiable areas of Native land in the Clifton, Ohura, and Whar.gamomona districts (Taraiuki). Waitomo (Auckland), and Taupo West. The surveys of those lands, -which will be offered under the optional system, are now being proceeded with. The Kauroo E.-tate (<:cquircd from the Teschemak-er family), of 19,000 a-cres, near Oamarn. "which is to be put on the mar- I ket shortly, comprises 33 holdings, ranging in area from 300 acres to 3000 acres. Only half the number of sections offered in the Tauth-i Block, Auckland, which was opened on December 21, were taken up at the time, but from inquiries which have been made since it is expected that the whole of the- sections will be disposed of in the cotir&e of the next few weeks. As showing the feeling in regard to the freehold, it may be mentioned that the majority of the sections in the Pipiripiri Block, Hawke's Bay, offered the otlier day, were &&civred under the occupation-with- | right-of-purcbaee system. j