"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900" (REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1904 Session I, C-05

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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900" (REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in compliance with Subsection (2), Section 73, of " The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900."

The Land Purchase Inspector to the lit. Hon. the Prime Minister. Sir, — Land for Settlements Department, Wellington, 27th June, 1904. The transactions under the Land for Settlements Acts for the year which ended on the 31st March, 1904, are tabulated in the annexed statements, A, B, and C, and the report of the Surveyor-General on the condition of the settlements is appended. About 81 estates were offered to the Government, aggregating 327,600 acres. The Board of Land Purchase Commissioners held 29 meetings; at which 33 cases were considered, and recommendations were made that 25 estates, of an area of 191,056 acres, should be purchased. The Government approved of offers being made for 22 of these estates of an area of 185,801 acres. The vendors accepted the offers made for 4, and 1 was taken eonipulsorily. The purchase of 3, aggregating 39,269 acres, costing £263,563, was completed during the 3-ear. The purchase of 7 estates acquired in the previous year was also completed. They contain 57,880 acres, and cost £205,052. The total transactions completed during the year are therefore 11 estates, of 97,149 acres, purchased for £468,615 10s. lOd. There are 2 estates, containing 62,520 acres, to cost about £241,286, which have been acquired but not yet paid for. Negotiations were in progress at the 31st March for the purchase of a number of other estates. The account shows that during the year £164,502 9s. sd. was received as rent and interest, and that £115,104 7s 7d. was paid as interest, leaving a profit for the year of £49,398 Is. lOd. The amount expended in the purchase of land up to the 31st March, 1904, is £2,939,156 for 615,255 acres, average price £4 15s. 7d. per acre (rural land £4 13s. 3d., and workmen's homes £27 2s. 3d. per acre). Roads and incidental expenses cost £171,537 ss. 6d. per acre. The whole is therefore £3,110,693 for 615,255 acres, or about £5 Is. Id. per acre. The total sum paid to the 31st March as interest and charges on the money borrowed to purchase this land is £422,851 14s. 3d., and the amount received as rent, &c, is £589,111 4s. Bd. The apparent gain to the account is £166,259 10s. 5d., and this is included in the amount shown as in credit. The amount at the credit of the account at the 31st March was £418,658 18s. 9d. The probable liabilities at the beginning of the year were for the purchase of land £501,286, and for roads to lands already acquired £19,376 —in all £520,662. The Compensation Court which was held in Blenheim in November last to deal with the Flaxbourne Estate adjourned to December, 1904, without making an award. The Mount Vernon and Manga-a-toro Estates were not before the Court during the year. Mount Vernon was, however, disposed of in May, 1904. No Court has yet been fixed for Manga-a-toro. Summarising the transactions at the end of the year, it appears that there were: — Estates. Acres. Prime Cost. Purchased and opened for selection to 31st March, 1904 ... ... ... 131 615,255 2,939,156 Acquired but not paid for nor opened for selection ... ... ... 2 62,520 241,286 There are also awaiting awards of Compensation Court ... ... ... 3 74,000 (say) 260,000 I have, &c, A. Barron, Land Purchase Inspector, Chairman of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners, The Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister,

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TABLE A.—Summary of all Lands offered to Government under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," and how dealt with, from 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904.

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Land District where Land situated. Number of Estates offered. Area offered. .q Area not Area declined recommended recommended without going by Board b Board. Area under Consideration. Area withdrawn. Total. Auckland Hawko's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 9 8 15 19 1 1 13 7 8 Acres. 62,525 45,056 19,894 40,607 i!96 18,000 41,097 30,971 69,216 Acres. Acres. 01,275 i 31,000 17,702 2,029 1,800 18,000 6,191 3,655 28,600 2,782 168,179 j 5,455 Acres. 1,250 4,479 242 195 296 21^677 1,027 66,191 95,357 Acres. 2,307 1,950 35,983 Acres. 7,270 5,729 956 Acres. 62,525 45,056 19,894 40,607 296 18,000 41,097 30,971 69,216 3,845 388 243 Total 81 327,662 44,716 13,955 j 327,662

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900." TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners under the above Act from 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904.

Narue of Seller and Locality. Area offered by Vendor. Price Price offered Cost of Roading, asked. for Land. Total Price Administra- Total Cost to paid to Seller. tion, Date. Per Acre. [ Per Acre. &c, to Date. lotaiuost to Remarks. Date. . I Auckland Land District. McGuire and McGoverns A. R. P. 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 15 0 0 £ s. d. 13 10 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Vendors would not accept Government offer. Ditto. t s. d. Assets Realisation Board, " Part Hiuuera " 250 0 0 4 0 0 2 19 3 Total 1,250 0 0 •• •• ■' Hawke's Bay Land District. Hawke's Bay Timber Company, " Tamaki " A. and J. W. Harding, " Mount Vernon " Assets Realisation Board, " Manga-a-toro 1a No. 1 " 3,536 0 0 15,656 0 0 5,141 0 0 3 5 7 11 18 0 3 16 0 1 14 0 I Under section 70, " Native Land Act, 1895." i Purchase not complete, i Purchase not complete. Under section 70, " Native Land Act, 1895." Government did not approve. 2 14 6 •■ J. Roberts, " Clive Grange " .. 4,479 0 0 11 8 3 .. Totals 1 28,812 0 0 Taranaki Land District. 873 3 1 7 1 12 3,765 0 0 242 0 0 1.29G 0 0 P. Bayley J 12 10 0 20 0 0 7 0 0 38 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 4 12 6 24 0 0 22 10 0 11,371 19 0 146 10 0 i 122 9 2 11,640 18 2 Purohase complete. Vendors would not accept Government offer. P. J. Steuart A. 0. Brett W. J. Hirst Totals 6,184 0 13 11,640 18 2 ■• 11,518 9 0 122 9 2 Wellington Land District. E. J. Riddiford Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company .. 1,676 0 0 195 0 0 21 0 0 0 10 0 " Vendor would not accept Government offer. Price agreed on. Purchase to be completed. Under Soenery PreservationAot. 0 10 0 ■ • Totals 1,871 0 0 ! •• -• •• •• ■• Marlborough Land District. 245 3 11 50 0 0 296 0 0 26 8 0 24 10 0 6,022 11 2 6,155 13 5 Purchase completed. Exchange not approved. Vendor would not aooept Government offer. ■ 6,155 13 5 G. E. Parsons Squire's Exchange G. F. Bullen, " Tullooh Mains " .... 133 2 3 3o"o 0 25 0 0 ! Total 6,022 11 2 133 2 3 6,155 13 5 591 3 11 ..

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900." TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners— continued.

Name of Seller and Locality. Area offered by Vendor. Price asked. Price offered for Land. Total Price paid to Seller. Cost of Roading, Administration, &c, to Date Total Cost to Date. Remarks. Per Acre. Per Acre. A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Canterbury Land District. New Zealand and Australian Land Company, " Levels " .. H. D. and J. P. Buchanan, "Kinloch".. G. Armstrong, " Mount Vernon " P. Narbey T. Hamlyn, " Kingsborough " .. 38,143 0 0 13,345 0 0 3,500 0 0 3,700 0 0 1,132 0 0 6 9 0 9 0 0 6 9 0 6 15 0 6 15 0 7 2 6 246,022 7 0 2,421 16 6 248,444 3 6 Purchase complete. Vendor would not accept Government offer. 9"o 0 11 0 0 Government did not approve. Total 59,820 0 0 246,022 7 0 2,421 16 6 248,444 3 6 Otago Land District. St. J. Buckley, " Waitaki Plains " J. McNeil, " Rosebank ".. 21,888 0 0 160 0 0 Vendor would not accept Government offer. No offer made, as cost of roading found to be excessive. Vendor would not accept Government offer. No response. Would not accept Government offer. 4 0 0 15 0 0 3 5 0 Murray, Roberts, and Co., " Gladbrook " A. Boyd 1,027 0 0 3,262 0 0 11 0 0 3 10 0 10 0 0 2 12 6 •• Total 26,337 0 0 Southland Land District. New Zealand Agricultural Company, " Waimea " New Zealand and Australian Land Company, " Edendale " 46,407 0 0 19,754 0 0 2 17 6 6 10 0 2 5 0 5 15 0 Vendor would not accept Government offer. Offer accepted, but purchase not yet complete. Ditto. J. Smith 30 0 0 4 10 0 4 10 0 Total 66,191 0 0 i I 1. I ' Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Canterbury Otago .. .. .. .. Southland 1,250 0 0 28,812 0 0 ! 6,184 0 13 I 1,871 0 0 591 3 11 59,820 0 0 26,337 0 0 66,191 0 0 SI' MMARY. 11,518 9 0 122 9 2 I 11,64018 2 6,02211 2 246,022 7 0 133' 2 3 2,421 16 6 6,15513 5 248,444 3 6 • • • • • • Total 191,056 3 24 263,563 7 2 2,677 7 11 266,240 15 1

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENT, 1901. TABLE C (Part I.).—Statement of Lands acquired for Settlements between 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904.

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Name of Settlement an Land District. Area of each Estate. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. I Mode of Acquisition. Name of Person or Company from whom acquired. Price. A. R. P. & s. d. Auokland Land District — Bickerstaffe 12,480 0 19 Part Okahurewa, Pukehuia, and Tokatapu Blocks, Otamatea County Two-thirds good pastoral land, one-third agricultural land By agreement.. Colbeck Bros. 40,560 0 0 Hawke's Bay Land District — Wigan 10,475 0 12 Part Tokatapu and Mangaheia No. 1e Blocks Excellent pastoral country, with some good alluvial flats Area taken for road James Macfarlane.. 53,946 12 8 Argyll 3 0 29 M. Mason 6 6 9 Taranaki Land District — Clandon 881 0 13 Block V., Ngaire Survey District, and Block XVI., Huiroa Survey District Light cleared and grassed forest P. Bayly and Messrs. Sohultz and Neustrowski W. A. Pitzherbert .. 11,518 9 0 Wellington Land District — Normandale 1,623 0 9 Blocks VIII. and IX., Belmont Survey District Steep hill land, with a position- value ; part suitable for workmen's homes, rest small farms Roads closed *11,419 0 8 Linton 3 2 39 R. Linton 37 8 9 Marlborough Land District — Rainford 245 3 11 Block VIII., Mount Fyffe Survey District .. Rioh agricultural reclaimed open swamp G. E. Parsons 6,022 11 £ Canterbury Land District — Station Peak 100 0 0 Block XIV., Hakateramea Survey District .. Suitable for homestead-site R. Campbell and Sons 300 0 0 Annan 32,651 3 1 Blocks I., VI., XL, and XII., Teraho, Waiau, and Hawkeswood Survey Districts Opawa, Pareora, Arowhenua, and Tengawai Survey Districts About one-fifth agricultural, the rest good pastoral ; mainly lying on limestone Heavy agricultural on downs ; hills pastoral Wharton and Co. .. 94,444 1 10 Rosewill 38,143 0 0 N.Z. and A. Land Company 246,022 7 0 Otago Laud District — St. Helens 542 1 13 Blocks XIV. and XV., Oamaru Survey District Good agricultural land Reid and Gray .. 4,338 13 0 Totals 97,149 0 26 468,615 10 10 *£ 4,000 paid last year in addition

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENT, 1901. TABLE C (Part I.).— Estates acquired but not paid for at 31st March, 1904.

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Name of Settlement and Land District. Area of each Estate. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Mode of Acquisition. Name of Person or Company from whom acquired. Price. A. B. P. £ b. d. lUckland Laud District — Matamata .. .. 42,739 0 0 Wairere, Tapapa, and Cambridge Survey Dis tricts Light agricultural on the plains and some of the downs, pastoral on the hills Compulsorily taken Assets Realisation Board 126,745 0 0 louthland Laud District — Edendale .. .. 19,781 2 10 Lindhurst Hundred, Lothian Hundred, Matama Hundred, and Oteramika Hundred Survey Districts Heavy loam By agreement.. N.Z. and A. Land Company 113,741 0 0 lawke's Bay LandDistrict — Ruangarehu .. .. 2,380 0 0 Part Ruangarehu No. 1 Block Fair pastoral country, fenced and ready for occupation. Exchanged for small detached blooks of rough bush lands J. N. Williams .. 3,272 0 0 i ! Totals .. ..I 64,900 2 10 £243,758 0 0

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900." TABLE C (Part II.).—Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1904, and Amounts of Purchase-money paid.

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Name of Laud District. Number of Estates acquired before 31st March, 1903. Areas acquired before 31st March, 1903. Number of Estates acquired from 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904. Total Numbers Area acquired from I of 1st April, 1903, Estates to 31st March, 1904. to 31st March, 1904. i Total Area to 31st March. 1904. I'uvchase-money. a. K. p. A. B. P. A. B. P. £ s. a. Auckland Hawke's Bay 13 37,017 3 18 13 105,371 2 18 1 1 12,480 0 19 10,475 0 12 881 0 13 14 14 3 49,497 3 37 115,846 2 30 2,693 1 6 142,360 2 4 637,336 7 8 58,336 6 2 Taranaki 2 1,812 0 33 1 Wellington .. 11 24,867 0 16 1 1,623 0 9 12 26,490 0 25 185,182 18 1 Marlborough .. 7 68,135 2 0 1 245 3 11 8 68,381 1 11 171,419 17 1 Westland 2 5,124 3 26 2 5,124 3 26 8,343 2 2 Canterbury Otago .. j 52 174,363 1 22 17 67,047 1 17 3 70,894 3 1 55 245,258 0 23 1,255,222 17 10 1 542 1 13 18 67,589 2 30 392,821 10 6 Southland 5 34,373 1 18 5 34,373 1 18 88,132 15 9 I Totals 122 518,113 1 8 9 97,142 0 38 97,142 0 38 131 615,255 2 6 615,255 2 6 2,939,155 17 7 2,939,155 17 7

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The Secretary for Crown Lands and Surveyor-General to the Hon. the Minister of Lands. g IR ._ Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 7th July, 1904. I have the honour to submit for your consideration a report upon the operations of the Lands and Survey Department during the year 1903-4, in connection with the estates acquired and dealt with under the provisions of " The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900, and its amendments. , _ , The Chairman of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners transferred to this Department the following eight estates : Bickerstaffe, on the Otamatea River, near Maungaturoto (Auckland District), containing 12,480 acres ; Wigan, inland from Tologa Bay, north of Gisborne (Hawke s Bay District), with an area of 10,475 acres ; Clandon, near Toko (Taranaki District) 881 acres ; Normandale, adjoining the Lower Hutt (Wellington District), 1,623 acres; Rainford, north ot Kaikoura (Marlborough District), 246 acres; Annan, north-east of Waiau, 32,652 acres, and Rosewill, inland from Timaru, 38,143 acres (Canterbury District); and St. Helen's, twelve miles from Oamaru (Otago District), 542 acres. Their aggregate area is 97,042 acres. Very complete sectional and topographical surveys were made of the properties, which were followed by an elaborate detailed classification, estimation, and valuation of the lands and improvements comprised in each subdivision or allotment. This was effected by surveyors and agricultural and pastoral experts, and duly revised by the Land-tax Valuers; the estimated cost of all road bridge and drainage works was furnished by the Roads Departments engineers. Ine capital cost of each estate by adding to the amount paid the former proprietors the whole of the expenses incurred in connection with the survey, construction ot roads, classification and valuations of the lands, and in addition the interest on the purchase-money, land-tax, local rates, Court and other legal expenses, as well as the cost of advertising and the publishing of maps and pamphlets illustrative of the properties. As the Department had in hand on the Ist April, 1903, other estates which had not been submitted for selection, the number of estates actually opened to application was thirteen, representing a total of 140,356 acres. With the exception of the Bickerstaffe Estate and two hamlets, the public as usual manifested great interest, flocked in numbers to inspect the lands, lodged applications, and attended the ballots, practically taking up all the holdings as the greater portion of the lands which were unselected at the close of the financial year have now been taken up. The unallotted areas in the Longbush and Tablelands Settlements comprise the two homestead sections which are still in the occupation of the former lessees The net result is, that 441 selectors secured 134,793 acres of these chosen properties, representing a capital value of £705,295, an average of about £1,600 per holding and an annual rental of £35,765, affording facility for the employment and maintenance upon the land ot say, 2,200 souls, besides providing profitable occupation for a considerable number of others. It to the selections of 1903-4 be added those made in preceding years, we obtain a total of 129 estates on which are located 2,745 selectors who lease from the State 576,040 acres assessed at £3,030,462, and yielding a revenue of £151,523 per annum. The average capital value of the holdings works out to about £1,110, and an annual rental of £o9 10s. 5d The population carried by the whole of the settlements established upon these reacquired lands amounts to 8,255, who own 2,076 dwellings. It will be observed that these producers already equal in number the population of a considerable town. Reference to Table No. 33 will disclose the following comparison : Canterbury, with 1,007 selections comprising 242,586 acres, on which the annual rental of £66,695 is payable, is easily first as reganls thtnumbfr, area, and value of holdings under the Land for Settlements Acts; Hawke s Bavcomes next with 364 holdings, containing 109,561 acres and £33,311 annual rental, Otago thhd w"h 470 * sections of an aggregate area of 62,562 acres and rental of £20,704 ; Marlborough, with 194 holdings, 66,815 acres and £9,709 rental, is fourth, if area and value are the basis of comparison ; Wellington comes next with 225 selections, 22,645 acres, and annual rental of £8 489 ; Auckland is sixth in the scale, with 228 holdings, 35,637 acres and £5,530 rental ; Southland and Westland follow with 98 and 33 holdings respectively ; whilst Nelson does not possess any settlemen The* H has been compiled to show in a concise form the principal features and results developed by the establishment of the settlements which have been founded since the adopuon of the policy of close settlement upon freehold lands repurchased by the Crown The reports of the Commissioners of Crown Lands and Rangers afford full and detailed information in regard o each settlement. Shortly stated, it may be said that only six ordinary settlements and six hamlets are not in a satisfactory and prosperous condition. The area of unallotted lands is 29 530 acres ; but Tmust be remembered that this includes balances of estates which were submitted for selection ate in the year, which, as already indicated, have since been quitted to a large extent. It is anticipated that, as the opportunities for securing holdings on Crown and land-for-settlements estates grow less, more attention will be bestowed by would-be settlers upon the remnants of estates which tbey rcareW C consideration of the reports and statistics furnished by the Commissioners leads to the conclusion that with the few exceptions previously mentioned the settlements have made fair o excellent progress during the period under review, that their condition is satisfactory and that of the tenants are, on the whole, most hopeful and encouraging. Every one nterested in close settlement must view with satisfaction the results disclosed herein and agree hat the Land for Settlements policy has resulted in the founding of numerous homes, providethe tenants with healthy, congenial, and profitable occupation improved their condition in life, added to the material wealth of the community, and strengthened and consolidated the colony s position. J. W. A. Marchant, Surveyor- General,

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Estates offered for Selection during the Year ending the 31st March, 1904, under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900."

TABLE H.—Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1904.

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Land District, and Name of Estate. Area of Estate. Number of Selectors. Area unselected, 31st March, 1904. Annual Rental payable on Lands leased. Date of Opening. Auckland — Waari Bickerstaffe Hawke's Bay— Argyll Wigan Taranaki — Spotswood Clandon Wellington— Longbush Tablelands Normandale .. Marlborough— Rainford Canterbury— Annan Bosewill Otago— St. Helens A. R. P. 427 2 32 12,480 0 19 33,705 1 30 10,072 1 37 310 3 23 881 0 13 3,021 3 26 5,496 3 30 1,623 0 9 5 10 60 16 14 5 6 8 15 A. R. P. 378 0 14 9,484 0 20 1,650 0 0 462 2 0 187 1 31 318 2 18 1,338 2 0 1,495 0 0 £ s. d. 8 12 486 6 0 8,171 2 10 2,652 4 6 291 5 2 623 0 6 727 J 6 998 4 4 155 7 10 20 April, 1903. 7 Dec, 1903. 23 June, 1903. 15 Deo., 1903. 5 May, 1903. 16 Nov., 1903. 16 June, 1903. 16 June, 1903. 15 Dec, 1903. 246 0 21 11 315 15 4 31 Aug., 1903. 32,858 2 33 38,683 2 15 37 137 1,344 2 31 5,129 10 2 13,284 7 4 15 June, 1903. 31 Mar., 1904. 547 3 20 3 224 11 0 29 June, 1903. Totals 140,355 3 28 327 16,658 3 34 33,066 17 8

Land District and SelecName of Settlement. tors. Residencies. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilised. Progress during Year. Present Position. Prospects. .uokland — Opouriao Okauia Bβ 8 70 7 Dairying and mixed farming Grazing Satisfactory .. Not satisfactory Prosperous Not satisfactory.. Good. Not promising. Good. Rangiatea Karapiro Pencourt Whitehall 18 37 34 10 17 10 33 10 Dairying and oropping Dairying Satisfactory .. Good Pair Good Thriving Prosperous Good Pair Cradock Hamlet Hetana Hamlet.. Kitchener Hamlet Methuen Hamlet Plumer Hamlet.. Waari Hamlet .. 7 10 8 11 4 5 6 f 6 l\ Grazing and dairying These were subdivided for the purpose of providing workmen's homes near the City of Auckland. Only a few of the sections have been selected. Up to the present, position is unsatisfactory. Only recently seleoted. Bickerstaffe [awke's Bay— Raureka 10 Good. Elsthorpe Waimarie Poupare Tomoana Mahora Willows 19 45 18 9 13 88 22 18 27 16 9 12 28 18 Dairying, fruit-growing, and crops Sheep- and cattle - farming and cropping Dairying Dairying and growing of maize, &o. Dairying, fruit-growing, &c. Dairying and mixed farming Grazing sheep and cattle; growing maize, potatoes, &c. Grazing sheep and mixed farming Sheep-farming Dairying and sheep-farming Sheep- and cattle-farming .. Grazing sheep and oattle J Good Satisfactory .. Successful Very satisfactory Satisfactory .. Good Prosperous Good Successful Good Hatuina 62 57 Manga-a-toro .. Kumeroa Forest Gate Argyll Wigan 'aranaki— Tokaora Spotswood 25 M ■2H 60 16 22 13 23 38 (Very satisfactory 14 14 13 9 Dairying Residential, poultry-farming, &o. Dairying Steady Not satisfactorySatisfactory Pair Good. It Clandon Vellington— Paparangi 5 5 Good Good Ohakea Te Matua Aorangi 37 15 L8 37 35 15 12 37 Residential, dairying, and poultry-farming Dairying, mixed farming, &c. Dairying Dairying, mixed farming, and market gardening Very satisfactory Carried forward 727 584

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Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with up to the 31st March, 1904— continued.

Laud District and ResiPrincipal Purpose for which Progress during P»»i'\Cil'»&rt4-.o Brought forward Wellington— contd. Langdale .. Mangawhata Epuni Hamlet .. 3 727 28 7 39 584 20 8 39 Grazing and cropping Dairying and mixed farming Residential and market-gar-dening Ditto Dairying and grazing Only recently selected. Good Satisfactory .. Good Good. OTUUU. // unvjoinvvuij . • // Maungaraki Linton.. Longbush Tablelands Normandale Marlborough— Blind River Omaka 15 5 6 8 15 15 4 1 2 2 Good Fair viiiy LiLuutiy GViisuiuui 19 13 16 12 Sheep-farming Satisfactory .. Fair Good Moderately prosperous Fair Good Fair Good. Fair. uiiug . . . . Puhipuhi Starborough Richmond Brook Waipapa North Bank Rainford Westland— Poerua Kokatahi Canterbury— Pareora Studholme Junction Kapua Rosebrook Otaio Patoa The Peaks Roimata 2 125 11 4 9 11 1 66 10 4 4 Sheepfarming and cropping Sheep-farming Satisfactory .. uawoiov,u,j Good. vjruou. Fair. Good. Fair. IJllUULI-LIllLUllue . . , . Grazing Dairying i' ail . . . . 'i 19 7 14 6 Dairying and mixed farming Good Prosperous Good. Wl.v. UilAOU ""UU"|i uuuu uuuu. 28 4 26 3 Grazing Mixed farming Satisfactory .. Good .. VJUUU 11 14 9 4 12 26 12 13 9 2 1 26 Agriculture Dairying and cropping Dairying, fruit-growing, &c. Grazing .. Very good Poor Wpll put-.n-hl icViprl Fair 1 Fair. Residential, gardening, and fruit-growing Grazing and dairying Residential and marketgardening Mixed farming Dairying Only twenty acres; let temporarily. Mixed farming Grazing and cropping Mixed farming Residential, market-garden-ing, and fruit-growing Agriculture Good 1 itilL Very satisfactory JT till.. Good. Keieta Braco 4 14 4 14 Satisfactory .. Successful Fair Well established Epworth Ashley Gorge Omihi Valley 2 10 1 1 12 Satisfactory .. . . Fair Prosperous 12 Orakipaoa Highbank Otarakaro Wharenui 27 76 7 26 19 56 7 26 Satisfactory .. Good.. Good Very satisfactory Satisfactory Prosperous Good. VTUUUi VJUUU . . Rakitairi Waiapi Horsley Downs .. Albury R.S. 1862 R.S. 2682 (Part).. R.S. 36469, Cannington R.S. 36231 R.S. 36056, 36057 R.S. 36228 .. I Marawiti .. I Hekeao .. j Pawaho ,'. .. Waikakahi .. j Tamai Takitu Pareora No. 2 .. Rautawiri Papaka Punaroa Lyndon Kohika Tarawahi Raincliff Puhuka Kaimahi Kapuatohe .. I R.S. 36278 Rapuwai Part R.S. 30791.. R.S. 36226 Lyndon No. 2 .. Maytown Eccleston 22 15 27 79 1 1 . ,1 19 14 24 62 1 Grazing and cropping Dairying and cropping Homestead site Satisfactory .. Good VJUUU Satisfactory Prosperous Satisfactory ijui u icii.c*vuui y • ■ j. numesijeau sue 1 1 . 1 13 16 26 \ 186 41 5 33 6 9 17 9 17 23 1 9 12 10 1 5 1 1 10 12 4 1 -L 1 13 13 24 149 37 5 32 6 9 17 7 15 21 1 8 11 8 Agriculture, &c. Agriculture and dairying .. Grazing and gardening Mixed farming and grazing Residential Grazing Cropping, &o. Mixed farming Agriculture Dairying and cropping Grazing and cropping Mixed farming Residential Grazing Residential Agriculture Mixed farming Hoirn toad site Grazing Homestead bite Satisfactory .. Good Satisfactory .. Good Satisfactory .. I 'HiUlf-l lliljUUIJ . • Steady Fair Good VJTUUU Satisfactory Good .. VJUUU Fair Good .. uuuu Satisfactory ucuuirjioiijuui y . . Good. vjruuu. Fair. Good. VJUUU. Unsatisfactory Fair Fair. H U>ll jc air. 5 Satisfactory .. Good .'.' Good. i 7 10 4 Grazing .. Mixed farming YjaiUiaiai\j\iKji.y • • Fair Satisfactory .. VJUUU . . . . Fair Good .. uuuu, Fair. Good. ■ei..:.. iviijiuu inmiiug OrttUlOAOJUl.UXJ' /■* :-.j 1 1 O.K1 1 KRA

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Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, up to the 31st March, 1904.

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Land District and Relec- ResiNarae of Settlement. tors. dences Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilised. Pr ° g Y e S ar aUriDg Present Position. Prospects. Brought forward Can terbury— contd. Mead Chamberlain Annan Rosewill -Otago— Pomabaka Downs Teaneraki Tahawai Maerewhenua .. Puketapu " Ardgowan 11,961 21 21 37 137 21 23 8 72 11 65 1,564 16 "I 24 18 8 61 9 54 Grazing Only recently selected, Mixed farming and grazing Satisfactory .. Poor Pair Good Fair .. .. Pair. Unsatisfactory .. Poor. Pair .. .. Pair. Satisfactory .. Good. Good .. .. „ Satisfactory Dairying Mixed farming and grazing Dairying Mixed farming, dairying, and grazing Mixed farming and grazing Makareao Makareao Extension Momona Tokarahi Janefield Elderslie Barnego 31 3 14 80 20 33 20 18 3 28 45 27 24 31 Dairying Dairying and mixed farming Mixed farming Grazing and agriculture Dairying, mixed farming, and grazing Fruit-growing, &c. Agriculture and grazing H I ■ g » • ' m Very prosperous.. „ Satisfactory .. „ Pair Well established Pair .. .. Fair. Earnscleugh Windsor Park .. Windsor Park No. 2 Duncan St. Helens Southland — Merrivale 12 37 10 16 21 8 Satisfactory .. Good .. .. Good. 7 3 4 3 Dairying and mixed farming Grazing Fair Satisfactory .. Very fair. .. Good. 48 39 Dairying, farming, and grazing Grazing Good Otahu Beaumont Ringway Glen ham 7 8 6 29 4 4 8 20 Mixed farming Dairying, farming, and grazing Unsatisfactory .. Poor. " .. Doubtful. Totals 2,745 2,076