THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1908 (REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1913 Session I, C-05

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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1908 (REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in compliance with Section 85 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

The Land Purchase Inspector to the Minister op Lands. Sir,— Wellington, 23rd July, 1913. I have the honour to submit the report of the Department for the year ending 31st March, 1913. Land for Settlements. The number of properties considered during the year was 208, containing an area of 661,211 acres; a considerable proportion being either unsuitable for subdivision, or offered at a price quite beyond their value for settlement purposes. The area purchased and taken possession of was 52,099 acres freehold, together with about 60,000 leasehold. Two other properties acquired, containing 4,285 acres, have since been disposed of. The actual expenditure was £428,044, making a total of £6,376,155 for 1,349,040 acres. The estates opened for selection were, with few exceptions, all taken up, but, as stated in the last report, the demand is mainly for grazing country where little or no labour is required. Further purchases to the extent of 127,592 acres, valued at £462,183, have been completed, and will be dealt with before the end of the financial year. The area of lands suitable to meet the wants of applicants— i.e., grazing-areas—is becoming more and more circumscribed, and so long as the demand is in this direction such lands will continue to increase in value. Any land suitable for dairying is being held for very high prices. Land Settlement Finance Act, During the year there were incorporated ten associations, with a membership of eighty-seven, and an area of 11,354 acres, valued at £185,899. The total number of associations incorporated up to the 31st March last is thirty-four, with a membership of 239, and an area of 35,050 acres, valued at £462,094 Generally speaking, the initial difficulties in connection with such undertakings have been well surmounted. In a few instances some trouble has been experienced, but with the exercise of a little patience matters should right themselves. The difficulty of arranging finance, and the troubles incidental to the formation of associations under the present Act, are seriously hindering operations. It is hoped that the proposed new Bill will be placed upon the statute-book this session. Appended are explanatory tables. I have. &c. The Hon. W. F. Massey, Minister of Lands. John D. Ritchie.

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Table A.—Summary of all Lands considered by the Government under the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, from 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1913.

Table C. —Position of the Land for Settlements Account fob the Year ending 31st March, 1913. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Cash and instalments .. .. 66,039 13 0 Purchase-money .. .. .. 428,044 10 8 Amounts reoeived from New Zealand Charges and expenses— £ s. d. State-guaranteed Advances Office — In connection with In terms of section 89 of New Zea- estates purchased.. 16,369 610 land State-guaranteed Advances On debentures .. 10,551 16 5 Act, 1909 .. .. .. 399,497 0 0 Other expenses .. 10,06116 11 Part proceeds of loan for redemp- ■ ■ 36,983 0 2 tion of debentures matured Ist Debentures redeemed and renewed .. 1,413,166 0 0 April, 1912 .. .. .. 155,000 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 243,625 4 3 Debentures issued .. .. 44,000 0 0 Sinking fund .. .. .. 66,856 11 7 Debentures matured, redeemed and re- Balance .. .. .. .. 47,672 0 4 newed .. .. .. ~ 1,244,966 0 0 Beceipts under Land Act, section 177 13,207 18 7 Eeceipts under Land Aot, section 191 832 12 6 Rents .. .. .. .. 309,192 17 2 Recoveries.. .. .. .. 3,611 5 9 £2,236,347 7 0 £2,236,347 7 0 Table D.—Position of the Land for Settlements Account at 31st March, 1913. Dr. £ Cr. £ Loans current .. .. .. ..6,751,909 Purchase-money .. .. .. 6,376,116 Rents, &c, received .. .. .. 2,830,489 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 574,859 Reoeipta under Land Act, section 191 .. 7,073 Interest.. .. .. .. .. 2,240,062 Reoeipts under Land Act, section 177 .. 59,700 Sinking fund ... .. .. .. 410,462 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 47,672 £9,649,171 ' £9,649,171

Land District. Number. Area of Estates offered. Auckland Hawke's'Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland . . 26 39 6 20 2 3 Aores. 143,323 152,736 8,238 42,805 81,481 6,424 68 20 24 77,742 44,966 103,496 Totals 208 661,211

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Incidental Expenses, Improvements, Boads, &c. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Weetland Canterbury Otago Southland 7 28 31 4 26 9 2 2 96 36 7 Acres. 279,198 219,963 4,609 60,824 116,364 24,347 5,125 363,607 218,081 56,922 £ 455,675 1,359,697 79,363 473,999 355,017 29,975 8,343 2,324,316 1,076,343 213,387 £ 87,883 95,853 6,160 66,308 47,709 3,152 2,921 94,012 94,605 21,898 Totals 241 1,349,040 6,376,115 520,501

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Table E.—Return of Lands purchased from 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913.

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Name of Owner. Name of Estate. i Looality. Price per Acre. I Mode of Acquisition. Name of Settlement. Area taken Possession of during Year, and Amount paid. Area. Paid for Land, &c. Area approximately no1 yet taken Possession of. Area. Paid for Land, &o. Bee, G. Trustees Arihi te Nahu Lethbridge, J. P. Hoadley, H. V. Peaoock, W. M. H. MoRae Hartree, H. and H. A. .. .. S Mills, William Tariki Sherenden Tunanui Waihau Ngaroto Raumati (part) Taranaki. Tariki Hawke's Bay. Hastings .. ! Near Hastings Near Napier £ s. d. 4 10 0 '.'. \ 7 10 0 .. I 7 10 0 5 5 0 4 7 6 4 15 0 By agreement »> Tariki Mahora Sherenden Waihau I 8,337 2 0 S 2,000 0 0 i 6,162 2 0 9,228 0 0 820 0 24 A. r. p. - 15 0 0*; 62,531 5 0 i 15,000 0 0 32,353 2 6 40,372 10 0 3,895 14 3 £ s. d. Acres. 747 Less adjustments, rates, &c. ; 26,548 0 24 154,167 11 9 232 11 4 I 153,935 0 5 Wright, William Studholme, E. C. and E. M. L. Irwin, J. Lowe, W. T. Sealey, T. .. .. .. I Crown lands added .. .. \ Rosendale, H. T. Scott, W. .. .. .. \ Patterson, J. .. .. I Lavers, W. J. and E. B., and Blair, D. J. J Jones, E. .. Hamilton, W. F. Simmons, W. H. Leadley, G. Aylesbury Te Waimate.. Bourndale Claremont Mount Nessing Ashwick Flat Strathmore .. Valverde Canterbury. Kirwee Waimate Rakaia .. I Makikihi .. I Near Timaru .. Near Southburn Near Albury Near Fairlie Near Hinds Wakanu .. ! 16 0 0 16 2 6 14 0 0 .. 13 10 0 ! J 13 12 6 :■ J800 13 0 0 (12 15 0 .. N12 5 0 111 5 0 5 10 0 6 0 0 12 0 0 J Aylesbury Waimate Avenel Extension Bourndale Claremont 1 { 1,002 2 11 1,667 1 25 521 0 0 1,327 1 16 1,575 3 0 49 3 20 2,336 2 20 1 ,089 2 0 612 3 0 459 1 20 5,985 1 20 5,620 0 19 1,401 1 24 16,041 2 0 26,886 19 4 7,294 0 0 18,141 2 10 21,469 11 10 399 0 0 30,376 2 6 13,891 2 6 7,506 3 9 5,167 19 4 43,000 0 0t 30,910 13 0J 8,408 8 0 13,687 6 0§ i Timaunga Extension I >, Mount Nessing Ashwick Strathmore .. Valverde »> 23,649 0 15 243,179 11 1 137 16 8 • • Less adjustments, rates, &c. •• •• I 243,041 14 5 Telford, T. .. Crown lands added Otanomomo Otago. Near Balclutha Pomahaka 17 0 0 Otanomomo .. Conical Hills .. 1,818 2 31 83 0 0 30,917 15 10 150 0 0 1,901 2 31 31,067 15 10 i Cameron, D., and MoAuley, J. Maori Hill .. Southland. Tuatapere 7 5 0 Maori Hill 3,538 I 52,098 3 10 428,044 10 8 4,285 * For land for drainai [e. + Including ;oodwill ol 29,000 acres leasehold. t Inclndini :oodwill of 30,000 acres leasehold. § Balance purchase-money.

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Table F.—Estates acquired since 31st March, 1913, or purchased before and not dealt with.

Table G.—Land-settlement Finance Associations incorporated up to 31st March, 1913.

Name. Locality. Area. Price. Possession. Ohauiti Balachraggan G. Bee's J. B. Macdonald's Poroporo Brancepeth Hillersden Lake Run Lansdowne Tara Hohenfeldt Clare View Rattray Bros. Maori Hill Ardlussa Waiarikiki Knowsley Park Fortification Hill Tauranga, Auckland Waitoa, Auckland Tariki, Taranaki Levin, Wellington Near Masterton, Wellington Wairarapa Wairau Valley, Marlborough Tophouse, Nelson Near Waimate, Canterbury . . Waihaorunga, Canterbury Waituna, Canterbury Herbert, Otago Georgetown, Otago Tuatapere, Southland Balfour, Southland Mataura, Southland Mataura, Southland Waimahaka, Southland Acres. 4,856 J ,420 747 600 3,760 5,480 78,000 2,946 820 3,624 1 ,254 758 663 3,538 6,450 4,113 4,950 3,613 £ 18,212 14,200 10,838 21,000 30,080 30,080 165,750* 4,400t 12,300 31,710 17,556 10,233 9,290 25,653 33,862 J 18,508 19,181 11,290 April, 1913. July, 1913. April, 1913. August, 1913. February, 1914. March, 1914. May, 1913. March, 1914. July, 1913" April, 1913. March, 1914. ),000 acres. t Including leasehold, 2,786 a< 127,592 462,183 • Including leasehold, 81 ;res. J Incl luding leasehold, 1,000 acres.

Association. Locality. Name of Owner. Area PurchaseArea - mone y- ° bers Area of Allotment. Eureka Tainui Komata South Auckland. Eureka Matangi Komata South .. Hikutaia Tβ Aroha Hinuera G. Howie.. W. Banstead Hubbards and Habbards's exeoutors G. Alley .. G. W. Mace McGuire and Miller Acres. 824 466 658 £ 15,870 6,520 9,990 5 5 5 Acres. 100, 188, 200, 185, 151. 112, 50, 50, 82, 172. 176, 158, 89, 104, 131. Hikutaia Melrose Martha 839 858 1,698 7,663 6,466 10,245 8 5 10 180,180, 129, 110, 145, 95. 169, 169, 176, 176, 168. 174, 172, 184, 184, 185, 198, 200, 100, 101, 200. 152, 185, 130, 155,* 156, 208, 102. 110, 123, 63, 76, 78. 100, 101, 138, 176, 163. 196, 130, 270, 170, 243. 200, 200, 200, 205, 117, 138, 122. 200, 200, 205, 205, 204. 150, 133,150, 53, 204. Glengariff Ohaupo Greenslade, Mrs. .. 1,088 15,237 9 Dunlop Waipa Mimosa Downs Walton .. Kaipaki Te Awarnutu Walton.. Sturgea, W. N. McGovern, P. Hutchinson, G. Q... Butler, B. 450 678 1.009 1,182 5,967 11,186 8,582 13,003 5 5 7 9 Waitangi .. Pukekawa.. Waiuku Pukekawa Sinclair, W. F. Morrison, E. E. .. 1,014 690 9,637 4,840 5 6 Hawke's Bay. Korokipo J. E. Lane 11,454 125,206 84 64, 102, 79, 162, 101, 112, 50. Korokipo .. 670 16,630 7 Nikau Grange Moorfield Wellington. Ashhurst Kimbolton Messrs. Fraser E. H. Orabbe 672 807 18,830 16,948 6 5 130, 141, 145, 133, 123. 150, 184, 191, 150, 132. Canterbury. Winchester Ternuka Fairlie Beautiful Valley Pleasant Valley .. B. Brookland D. Shaw, jun. Black, William Macaulay, A., and Mrs. Dick North, W. B. Harris, E. 1,479 35,778 11 53, 68, 93, 65, 121. 178, l<31, 200, 223, 223. 197, 224, 198, 208, 196. 160, 200, 164, 164, 164. Brookland Waitohi Downs Melville Downs Glenifier 400 1,021 1,023 852 9,621 12,636 12,280 10,277 5 6 e 5 Wentnor .. Chastleton 1,113 1,528 12,248 10,885 5 5 207, 207, 206, 218, 275. 279, 333, 335, 276, 305. Southland. Merrivale Ellis, J. C. 5,937 67,947 31 Merrivale No. 1 2,276 16,560 11 305, 376, 293, 178, 250, 199, 169, 257, 249. 184, 157, 297, 310, 275, 315, 342. No. 2 1,880 14,074 8 4,156 30,634 19 Incorporated 1! 112-13 23,696 11,354 276,195 185,899 462,094 152 87 35,050 239

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Table H. —Land-settlement Finance Associations incorporated from 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913.

Table I. —Land-settlement Finance Associations under Negotiation at 31st March, 1913.

Table J. —Land-settlement Finance Associations declined at 31st March, 1913.

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Association. Locality. Name of Owner. a M o PurchaseArea - money. Number ol Mem- • bers. Area of Allotments. Moana Vale Lansdowne Woodside| Auckland. Roto-o-rangi Walton Matangi Paine, F. Mapp, F. H. and W. Goodwin, E. G. W. and A. Acre's. 1,812 773 1,294 £ 13,474 8,506 24,583 11 7 II 150, 150, 141, 190, 200, 300, 26?, 420. 160, 159, 118, 124, 212. 170, 130, 153, 100, 78, 101, 195, 92, 83, 141, 51. Matamau Hawkb's Bay. Matamau Lloyd, T. H. G., and Tansey, M. 3,879 1,459 46,563 29 12 112, 114, 127, 114, 166, 181, 188, 141, 122, 194. 24,789 Auchmore Wellington. Okoia McGregor, J. 120, 101, 100, 115, 64, 55, 78. 28, 25, 61, 105, 110. 178, 52, 140, 75, 147, 143, 171. 95, 135, 184, 199, 147, 169, 199, 186, 94, 95, 95. 633 14,570 7 Glencairn Quilltowen Turakina Wanganui Bruce, J. Whiteman, E. H. .. 1,599 329 33,567 11,587 6 8 Otauiri Hunterville Simpson, E. K., A. G., and E,. K. jun. 906 21,524 12 Clifton Grove Maklborotoh. Lower Wairau .. Haywood, A. E. 3,467 81,248 33 70, 65, 38, 41, 71, 83. 368 15,307 5 Owersby Cantbbbttey. Fairlie Dixon, R. A. 2,181 17,992 8 213, 248, 252, 256, 242, 284, 385, 301. 11,354 185,899 87

Association. Members. Agreement. Name and Address of Vendor. Area. Price. Auckland. Paparamu Ngaroto .. 5 16/11/12 Death, W. A. and B. A., Paparamu.. Plafct, W.. Ngaroto Aores. 892 614 £ 10,984 11,052 Hawke's Bay. Blairgowrie* 11 1/3/13 Ross, R. B., Woodville 1,483 23,682 Cantbbbuey. Kelman' 6 28/5/13 Kelman, A. W., F. B., and J. A., Lowolifie Langridge,A. G., and Orampton, G. W. 864 13,283 Trentham* 7 19/3/13 1,630 15,485 Otago. 5 18/2/13 Bruce, G., Kakanui 206 6,368 Bruoe , •Si] ice a| iroved.

Association. Members. | A^°e ' nt . Name and Address of Vendor. Area. Declined. Auckland. Dtterburn.. 8 11/6/12 Aorea. 992 3,000 998 2,000 7/9/12 4/4/13 18/2/13 2/4/12 [nnisfallen 9 Meares, T. A. and W. 0., Walton .. Manuel, C, Matamata Hopkirk, A., Cambridge Slater, J., Pukekawa Mablboeouoh. iobin Hood Bay .. 6 Stace, H. J. 871 3/6/13 Otago. Maeaulay, M. A., and O'Brien, P., Maheno 376 20/3/13 5