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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, C-05

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1916. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

The Land Purchase Inspector and Chairman of the Board oi- 1 Land Purchase Commissioners to the Minister op Lands. Sir,— Wellington, 12th June, 1916. I have the honour to submit the report of the Department for the year ending the 31st March, 1916. Land for Settlements. The number.of properties considered was 150, with an area of 277,549 acres. This is an increase in number over last year, but a considerable decrease in area. During the year 15,440 acres were purchased at a cost of £125,522. With the exception of one property still to be offered, the whole has been satisfactorily settled. There is still a keen demand for all suitable lands. Further purchases have been made, and others are under negotiation. Values have remained fairly stationary, and a fair amount of business is being done. The total area purchased up to the 31st March, 1916, is 1,556,018 acres, at a cost of £7,393,801. Land Settlement Finance Act. There was only one association formed during the year. The difficulties surrounding the formation of associations under the present Act arc a great hindrance to the success of the scheme. A simpler process would give a spurt to settlement. Appended will be found the usual tables. John D. Ritchie, Chairman.

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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during the Year ending 31st March, 1916.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1916.

Table C.—Position of the Land for Settlements Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Gash and instalments .. .. 34,079 2 0 Purchase-monoy (less reoovery, £5) .. 100,501 15 1 Debentures issued under Land Laws Charges and expenses— Amendment Aot, 1913 .. .. 60,000 0 0 In connection with £ s. d. Receipts under seotion 191, Land Act, estates purchased 18,548 3 2 1908 .. .. .. .. 860 18 3 Other expenses .. 4,770 3 10 Rents .. .. .. .. 331,984 3 9 23,318 7 0 Sales of— Debentures redeemed and matured .. 700 0 0 Crown lands .. .. .. 181,330 19 6 Interest paid to Consolidated Fund in Land-for-settlements lands .. 151,242 15 0 respect of debentures issued .. 288,728 0 8 Workers' dwellings on settlement Payment of debentures under Land for lands under seotion 16 of the Settlements Act .. .. .. 500 0 0 Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910 .. 12,163 511 Advances under section 63, Land Laws Interest on securities held by Invest- Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 45,000 0 0 ment Account .. .. .. 5,299 0 2 Amount transferred to sales .. .. 2,000 0 0 Recoveries, &o. .. .. .. 5 3 6 Sinking fund .. .. .. 41,870 15 7 Balance .. .. .. .. 274,346 9 9 £776,965 8 1 £776,965 8 1 Table D.—Position of the Land for Settlements Account at 31st March, 1916. Dr. £ Cr. £ Loans ourrent .. .. .. .. 7,416,487 Purchase-money .. .. .. 7,393,801 Rents, &c, received ■ .. .. .. 3,821,171 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 659,916 Sales of settlement lands .. .. .. 272,847 Interest .. .. .. .. 3,082,220 Sale of workers'dwellings .. .. 12,163 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 543,180 Receipts under Land Act, section 191 .. 7,610 Land Laws Amendment Act, section 63 .. 130,171 Receipts under Land Act, seotion 177 .. 59,700 Balance .. .. .. .. 274,346 Sale of Crown lands .. .. .. 484,114 Interest on investments .. .. .. 9,076 Premium on loan . .. .. .. 117 Four-per-oent. stock oreated to cover expenses of raising loan .. .. .. 349 £12,083,634 £12,083,634

Land District. Number. Area of Estates offered. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland 5] L2 5 16 1 4 Aores. 74,278 57,297 3,902 33,593 242 2,800 49 7 5 80,882 14,220 10,335 Totals 150 277,549

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Incidental Expenses, Improvements, Roads, &c. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 34 36 5 32 12 3 2 107 45 12 Acres. 291,620 238,998 5,356 71,989 208,654 27,292 5,125 396,417 230,969 79,598 £ 543,633 1,462,070 90,196 545,847 604,309 34,375 8,343 2,624,410 1,159,200 321,418 £ 95,173 107,048 8,023 75,142 54,804 4,756 2,935 112,546 101,216 26,921 Totals 288 1,556,018 7,393,801 588,564

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Table E.—Return of Lands purchased from 1st April, 1915, to 31st March, 1916.

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Name of Owner. Name of Estate. Locality. Price per Acre. Mode of Acquisition. Area taken Possession of during Area Year and Amount paid. approxi- . . , mately not yet taken Area. Paid for Land, &c. Possession Area. Sinclair, W. F. .. .. .. Gorton Clifford, H. J. .. .. .. Paparamu Reynolds, R. .. .. .. Trecarne Add apportionments, rates, interest, and insurance Auckland. Near Cambridge Tirau Near Cambridge £ s. d. 14 12 0 By agreement.. 10 0 0 20 10 0 Acres. Gorton .. .. 1,029 Clifford .. .. 1,067 Reynolds £ 15,021 10,671 Acres. 1,512 86 Bayley, G. 0. .. .. .. [ Otamauri Less mortgage taken over, interest, j and apportionments, plus cost of j machinery Hawke's Bay. Near Hastings 7 12 0 By agreement.. 2,096 Otamauri .. .. 6,927 2,096 25,778 52,685 33,929 • Marlborough. Wairau Valley.. 18,756 Carter's Trustees .. ■ .. .. Hillersden Bush Sections By agreement.. Hillersden (additional).. 219 183 Gillies. B. .. .. .. .. Kowhatu McGregor, F. L. Canterbury. Waihao Forks .. Burke's Township 5 2 6' By agreement.. 10 0 0 - Kowhatu .. .. 3,714 Burke's Homestead 3,714 19,035 "eo •■ ! 3,714 19,035 Fenwick, C. H. .. .. .. Maraweka Hitchon. T. .. Sutherland, J. .. .. .. Riverside R. Campbell and Sons .. .. Galloway Freeholds .. Otago. Near Maheno .. Hilderthorpe .. Waitahuna Alexandra South 11 7 6 By agreement.. 10 12 6 Maraweka .. .. 1,801 Hilderthorpe .. .. 683 Waitahuna 1 1,801 683 20,488 7,157 8,908* 6 0 0 ',', •• 586 Add cost of fencing Maraweka., £170 ; and apportionment rates, £26 2,484 2,484 36,553 196 36,749 15,440 100,501 2,158 * Payment of mortgage in connection with purchase of Eiverside Estate from Messrs. Scott Bros, and Bullock.

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Table F.—Land-settlement Finance Associations incorporated up to 31st March, 1915.

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Association. Locality. Name of Owner. Area. Purcliasemoney. Number of Members. Area of Allotment. Auckland. Eureka .. .. Eureka Tainui .. .. Matangi Komata South .. Komata South .. Hikutaia .. .. Hikutaia Melrose .. .. Te Aroha Martha .. .. Hinuera G. Howie.. W. RanBtead Hubbards and Hubbards'a executors G. Alley G. W. Mace McGuire and Miller Acres. 824 466 658 £ 15,870 6,520 9,990 5 5 5 AftTflH 100, 188, 200, 185, 161. 112, 50, 50, 82, 172. 176, 158, 89, 104, 131. Glengariff.. .. Ohaupo Dunlop .. Kaipaki Waipa .. .. Te Awamutn Mimosa Downs .. Walton.. Walton .. .. „ .. Waitangi .. .. Waiuku Pukekawa.. .. Pukekawa Moana Vale .. Roto-o-rangi Groenslade, Mrs. .. Sturges, W. N. MoGovern, P. Hutchinson, C. Q... Butler, R. Sinclair, W. P. .. Morrison, R. E. .. Paine, F... 839 858 1,698 1,088 450 678 1,009 1,182 1,014 690 1,812 7,663 0,466 10,245 15,237 5,967 11,186 8,582 13,003 9,637 4,840 13,474 8 5 10 9 5 5 7 9 5 6 11 180, 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. 150, 150, 141, 190, 200, 300, 262, 420. 160, 159, 118, 124, 212. 170, 130, 153,100, 78,101, 195, fv2, 83, 141, 51. 175, 168, 169, 199, 153. 77, 81, 100, 100, 95, 68, 100. ' Lansdowne .. Walton Woodside .. .. Matangi Paparamu .. Near Tirau Clarkin .. .. Komokorau Survey District Mapp, P. H. and W. Goodwin, E. G. VV. and A. Harris, Harry Clarkin, John 773 1,294 8,506 24,583 7 11 865 623 10,338 15,000 6 7 16,821 197,107 126 Hawke's Bay. Korokipo .. .. Korokipo J. E. Lane 670 16,630 7 64, 102, 79, 162, 101, 112, 50. 112, 114, 127, 114, 166, 181, 188, 141, 122, 194. 155, 153, 153, 149, 167, 167, 195, 176, 138. Matamau .. .. Matamau Blairgowrie .. Near Dannevirke Lloyd, T. H. G.,and Tansey, M. Ross, R. B. 1,459 24,789 12 1,483 23,681 9 Wellington. Nikau Grange .. Ashhurst Moorfield .. .. Kimbolton Auohmore.. .. Okoia .. Messrs. Frasor E. H. Crabbe McGregor, J. 3,612 65,100 28 Glonoairn .. Turakina Quilltowen .. Wanganui Brace, J... Whiteman, E. H. .. 672 807 633 1,599 329 18,830 16,948 14,570 33,567 11,587 6 5 7 6 8 130, 141, 145, 133, 123. 150, 184, 191, 150, 132. 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. 46, 60, 141, 65, 65. Otauiri .. .. Hunterville Lake Alice .. Near Marton Junction Simpson, R. K., A.G., andR. K. jun. Meyer, J. C., jun... 906 21,524 12 378 10,270 7 5,324 127,296 51 -» Marlborough. Clifton Grove .. Lower Wairau .. Haywood, A. E. .. 368 15,307 5 70, 65, 38, 41, 71, 83. Westland. Harihari .. .. Harihari Rasmussen, T. V... 586 3,223 5 117, 117, 117, 117, 117. Canterbury. Brooklaud .. Winchester Waitohi Downs .. Temuka Melville Downs .. Fairlie Glenifier .. .. Beautiful Valley Wentnor .. .. „ Chastleton .. Pleasant Valley .. Owersby .. .. Fairlie R. Brookland D. Shaw, jun. Black, William Macaulay, A., and Mrs. Diok North, W. B. Harris, E. Dixon, R. A. 400 1,021 1,023 852 9,621 12,636 12,280 10,277 5 6 5 5 53, 68, 93, 65, 121. 178, 197, 200, 223, 223. 197, 224, 198, 208, 196. 160, 200, 164, 164, 164. Kelman .. .. Lowcliffe Trentham... .. j Fairlie .. Eiffelton .. .. Lowcliff Angland .. .. Arowhenua Kelman, A.W.,F.B., and J. A. Langridge, A. G., and Crampton, G. W. Henderson, J. E. A. and M. L. Quinn, D. 1,113 1,528 2,181 863 12,248 10,885 17,992 18,283 5 5 8 6 207, 207, 206, 218, 275. 279, 333, 335, 276, 305. 213, 248, 252, 256, 242, 284, 385, 301. 186, 115, 112, 100, 250, 100. 260, 260, 217, 264, 226, 300, 104. 79, 66, 79, 79, 78, 77. 1,631 15,498 7 535 14,976 7 292 8,746 6 100, 48, 42, 54, 48. Otago. Bruce .. .. Kakanui Bruce, G. 11,439 ' 205 138,442 6,368 64 5 39, 40, 76, 25, 25. Southland. Merrivale No. 1 .. Merrivale Ellis, J. C. 2,276 16,560 11 305, 376, 293, 178, 250, 199, 169, 257, 249. 184, 157, 297, 310, 275, 315, 342. No. 2 .. „ .. i 1,880 4,156 42,511 374 14,074 30,634 583,477 5,048 8 19 Incorporated 1915-16 303 5 42,885 588,525 308

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Table G. —Land-settlement Finance Association incorporated from 1st April, 1915, to 31st March, 1916.

Table H.—Land-for-settlements Estates acquired since 31st March, 1916, or purchased before and not dealt with.

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Association. Locality. Name of Owner. Area. Purchasemoney. Number of Members. Area of Allotment. joururangi Auckland. Near Te Aroha .. Edwards, 0. B. ! Acres. £ .. 374 5,048 5 Acres. 72, 71, 61, 62, 108.

Name. Estate. Locality. Area. Price. Possession. Reynolds, R. Kereone Company (Limited) McGregor, P. L. .. Trecarne Pakarau Homestead Near Cambridge, Auckland Morrinsville, Auckland Burke's Township, Canterbury Alexandra South, Otago Aores. 1,512 2,600 60 £ 31,006 31,900 600 1 June, 1916. 1 Sept., 1916. 30 June, 1916. Campbell, R., and Sons (Limited) Merrivale No. 1 Association Galloway Freeholds 540 3,500 30 „ 1916. Merrivale No. 1 Land Finance Settlement Merrivale No. 2 Land Finanoe Settlement Merrivale, Southland .. 2,276 19,061* 1 Jan., 1916. Merrivale No. 2 Association 1,880 15,953* 102,020 1 „ 1916. 8,868 41 of the Land Laws Amend] * Purchased under section lent Act, 1914.