BIG LAND DEAL

Southland Times, Issue 19894, 12 June 1926, Page 7

BIG LAND DEAL

SALE TO THE GOVERNMENT. TO BE CUT UP FOR SETTLEMENT. (Per United Press Association.) Dargaville, June 11. An important land deal was completed yesterday when the North Auckland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold to the Government for closet settlement purposes 4360 acres of land, portions of the properties of Messrs B. Coleman and T. C. Hawkins. The land, which is situated about eight miles from Dargaville, at Tangowahine, on the route of the proposed KirikopuniDargaville railway line, is mostly rich river flats suitable for dairying and cattle raising —is among the best in North Auckland—and will be cut up to accommodate about 40 families. The price paid is very reasonable and will enable settlers to make good from the start. It is understood that arrangements have actually been made to commence with the necessary reading and drainging, so that the land can be open for selection at the earliest opportunity. This is the largest deal in land in the district for many years and experienced farmers state that the Government is to be commended for the splendid deal it has made and the excellent quality of the land selected.