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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, C-05

C.-5

1917. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in compliance with Section 86 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

The Land Purchase Inspector and Chairman of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners to the Minister of Lands. Sir,— Wellington, 23rd August, 1917. I have the honour to submit the report of the Department for the year ending the 31st March, 1917. Ijand for Settlements. The number of properties considered during the year was 795, with an area of 984,788 acres. This is a very large increase over former years. Many of the areas, however, were small, while a large number were quite unsuitable for our purposes; besides, the prices asked were in many instances quite exorbitant. During the year 50,140 acres were purchased and offered for selection at a cost of £595,419. A further area of 22,862 acres has been secured, and is being prepared for settlement. The operations of the Department have been entirely confined to the purchase of lands for discharged soldiers, and the supply is now well ahead of the demand. In some districts very few applications are being received. With the present extreme prices ruling for all produce there is little prospect of values for land receding, therefore some simpler but still effective method may be necessary to enable the Department to provide land for soldiers at a rental they can reasonably be expected to pay. The total area purchased up to the 31st March, 1917, is 1,606,158 acres, at a cost of £7,989,220. Land Settlement Finance Act. No associations have been formed during the year, and until a more workable Act is provided it is doubtful if much will bo done. Appended will be found the usual tables. John D. Ritchie, Chairman,

I—C. 5.

0.—6

2

Table A.—Number of Properties considered during the Year ending 31st March, 1917.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1917.

Table C.—Position op the Land for Settlements Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1917. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Cash and instalments .. .. 274,346 9 9 Purchase-money .. .. .. 595,419 3 6 Debentures issued under the Land Charges and expenses— Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and In connection with £ s. d. the Finance Act, 1916 .. .. 300,000 0 0 ostates purchased 18,716 7 0 Receipts under seotion 191, Land Act, Other expenses .. 6,208 8 9 1908 .. .. .. .. 426 16 5 24,924 10 9 Bents .. .. .. .. 388,167 14 7 Interest paid to Consolidated Fund in Sales of— respect of debentures issued .. 266,904 15 1 Crown lands .. .. .. 160,573 14 1 Interest under subsection (8) of sec-Land-for-sottlementa lands .. 99,218 0 10 tion 191 of the Land Act, 1908 .. 167 19 0 Workers' dwellings on settlement Sinking fund .. .. .. 38,153 1 7 lands under seotion 16 of the Balance .. .. .. .. 256,568 6 3 Workers' Dwellings Act, 1910 .. 7,495 3 5 Interest on securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. 1,624 17 1 Recoveries, &Q. .. .. .. 285 0 0 £1,182,137 16 2 £1,182,137 16 2 '■"■'• r '" -Table D.—Position of thk Land for Settlements Account,at 31st March, 1917. Dr. & s. d. Cr. £ s . d. Loans current .. .. •• 7,716,487 0 0 Purchase-money .. .. .. 7,989,220 3 6 Rents, &c, received .. .. 4,159,338 14 7 Incidental expenses .. .. 684,840 18 1 Sales of settlement lands .. .. 372,065 010 Interest .. .. .. .. 3,349,292 14 1 Sales of workers'dwellings .. .. 19,658 3 5 Sinking fund .. .. .. 581,333 1 7 Receipts under Land Act, section 191 8,036 16 5 Land Laws Amendment Act, secReceipts under Land Act, section 177 59,700 17 1 tion63.. .. .. .. 130,171 0 0 Bale of Crown lands .. .. 644,687 14 1 Balance .. ... .. .. 256,568 6 3 Interest on investments .. .. 10,700 17 1 Recoveries .. .. .. 285 0 0 Premium on loan .. .. .. 117 0 0 Four-per-cent. stock created to cover expenses of raising loan .. .. 349 0 0 £12,991,426 3 6 £12,991,426 3 6

Land District. Numl Number. Area of Estates offered. i_ r\ - >■■, Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Marlborough... Nelson Westland Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... 210 48 74 147 8 39 4 144 42 79 Acres. 369,795 73,444 61,918 172,537 16,354 26,479 5,284 116,139 51,511 91,327 Totals 795 795 984,788

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Incidental Expense**, Improvements, Koarts, See. lUckland lawke's Bay 'aranaki Vellington larlborough lelson Vestland Janterbury )tago Southland .. j 39 ..I 38 6 89 13 3 2 117 47 15 Acres. 298,944 240,573 6,085 85,660 216,187 27,292 5,125 404,700 237,101 84,491 £ 646,444 1,524,792 98,940 731,287 043,859 34,375 8,343 2,718,178 1,218,159 364,843 £, 97,848 109,015 8,076 78,492 56,597 4,998 2,941 117,527 104,435 27,343 Totals .. ! 319 1,606,158 7,989,220 607,272 I

C—s

Table E.—Return of Lands purchased from 1st April, 1916, to 31st March, 1917.

3

to Name of Owner. Name of Estate. Locality. Price per Acre. Mode of Acquisition. I Ni Area taken Possession of during Year and Amount paid. Area approximately not yet taken Possession of. Area. Paid for Land, &c. [ft J Reynolds, R. .. .. .. Trecarne], f''.. Kereone Company .. .. .. Pakarau ta . . Swanson, G., and Martin, D. K. .. Waerenga Perham, R. P. .. .. .. Streamlands .. Corry, W. .. .. ■. ■ ■ Hinuera Taylor, J. .. .. .. Mangakawa .. Auckland. Near Cambridge Morrinsville Waerenga Valley Near Warkworth Hinuera jgjyfe Cambridge *ljr .. £ s. d. | 20 10 0 J By agreement.. Reynolds 12 0 0 .. .. Pakarau 24 0 0 „ .. Taniwha 7 5 0: ., .. Streamlands .. .. 13 10 6 „ .. Tapapa .. Te Miro Acres. 1.513 2.573 612 1,474 1,152 £ 31,007 30,877 14.697 10.688 15,555 Acres. 11,790 Less apportionment rates, .Reynolds Settlement Perry, A. L. .. .. .. Tututawa White, P. C. Thompson, W. J. .. Beamish, N. E. .. .. .. Otamauri Johnston, A. B.,S. M., and Riddiford, J. M. Awanui Tabanaki. Tututawa •■• .. 12 0 0 By agreement.. I Tututawa 7,324 729 7,324 729 102.824 13 in-* sn 102,811 8,744 102,824 13 102,811 8,744 11,790 11,790 Hawke's Bat. Takapau Near Hastings .. Takapau 18 7 6 By agreement.. Watea 15 0 0 ,, .. Otamauri_ 1,024 551 18,816 8,265 35,635* 18,816 8,265 35,635* 3,752 3,752 I ! 1 .575 1,575 62.716 3.752 . JL.OSd i *'H'j \t£i , i IKt 62.716 6 6'taz ._> * i •->£. 3.752 Add apportionment rates, Watea Settlement] 6 i AO TOO ■ 62.722 \>£. . I A A \ Thompson. P. .. .. Whisker, J. T. H., and Harper, E. McKelvie, J. E. .. . ■ Simpson, A. J. .. .. Hall, W. A. J. Holmes, J. S., C. C, and C. M. .. Tiraumea Gray, W. J., A. W., M. L., and A. H. .. Hammond, J. .. .. .. Merchiston .. Wellington, Awahuri Carnarvon Rongotea Alfredton Tutaenui Rata .. 20 0 0 By agreement.. Pairfield .. 35 0 0 „ .. Makowhai .. ! 42 0 0 .. i 41 0 0 .. 45 0 0 8 0 0 ,, .. Tiraumea .. ; 30 0 0 „ .. Greystoke .. .. „ .. Putorino ! 1,020 676 494 179 100 10,135 1,067 ! 20,395 23.677 20.771 7.342 4,512 81,080 32.010 953 I Less mortgage taken over and interest, Greystoke Settlement 13,671 I 189.787 4,347 189.787 4,347 953 953 ! I 185,440 * Amount of mortgage and interest.

C—s

4

Table E.—Return of Lands purchased from 1st April, 1916, to 31st March, 1917— continued.

! ] Area taken Possession of during Year and Amount paid. Area approxi : mately not yet taken Possession of. * Name of Owner. Name of Estate. Locality. Price per Acre. Mode of Acquisition. Name I i Area. | Paid for Land, &c. Marlborough. Erina .. .. Wairau Valley £ s. d. .. 5 5 0: By agreement.. Erina Acres. 7,533 Acres. 7,533 £ 39,550 £ 39,550 Acres. Acres. Watts, E. M. ' • i Ross, D. Hamilton, 6. I., and others Brav. J. Wills, D. . . Elworthy, H. J. Verity, C. H. Higginbotham, S. Baxter, T. .. Holley Bros. McGregor, F. L. Canterbury. Seaforth . . .. I Washdyke Clayton .. .. Near Fairlie Crieklewood Pareora .. .. Near Timaru .. Seafieid .. .. Seafield Leeston Burke's Township Otago. Clifton .. .. Waiwera Galloway .. .. Alexandra South 30 0 0 By agreement.. Seaforth 2 15 0 „ .. Clayton 12 10 0 „ .. Crieklewood . . 14 0 0 15 0 0 „ .. Craigmore ! (14 10 0) ■■ ] 10 10 0 r .- | 14 5 0 8 0 0 „ .. Seafleld 40 0 0 „ . . Leeston ..- ,, .. Burke 10 0 0 By agreement.. Clifton .. • ,, .. Galloway J .315 2.171 1.067 840 626 399 640 439 1.327 198 61 8,283 5.546 586 15.448 5.969 13.334 11.754 9.396 5.792 6,722 6.258 10.618 7.924 600 93.815 47 93.768 r)it , 457 3.502 Kfi Q^O Deduot apportionment rates. Sea forth Settlement 93.815 47 93.768 Telford, W. . . Campbell, R., and Sons (Limited) Merrivale No. 1 Land Settlement Association Merrivale No. 2 Land Settlement Association Southland. Merrivale No. 1 Land Merrivale Settlement Associa- ! tion Merrivale No. 2 Land ,, Settlement Associa- ; tion Woodlands Edendale By agreement. . Merrivale No. 1 No. 2 11 10 0 „ .. Lainont ,, . . Oteramika 6,132 2,278 1,881 736 6.132 58.959 19.006 15.953 8,466 58.959 505 Lamont's Trustees Stalker Bros. 4,893 50,140 4,893 43.425 595,419 43.425 ] 505 17.000 505 50,140 595,419 17.000 I I

5

o;— 6

Table F. —Land-settlement Finance Associations incorporated up to 31st March, 1917.

Association. Locality. Name of Owner. Area. Purchasemoney. Number of Members Area of Allotment. Eureka Tainui Komata South Auckland. Eureka Matangi Komata South .. G. Howie.. W. Ranstead Hubbards and Hubbards's executors G. Alley .. G. W. Mace MoGuire and Miller Acres. 824 466 658 £ 15,870 (i, 520 9,990 5 5 r. Acres. 100, 188, 200, 185, 151. 112, 50, 50, 82, 172. 176, 158, 89, 104, 131. Hikutaia .. Melrose Martha Hikutaia Te Aroha Hinuera 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. 150, 150, 141, 190, 200, 300, 262, 420. 160, 159, 118, 124, 212. 170, 130, 153,100, 78,101, 195, 92, 83, 141, 51. 1.75, 168, 169, 199, 153. 77, 81, 100, 100, 95, 68, 100. 72, 71, 61, 62, 108. Glengariff.. Ohaupo Greenslade, Mrs. .. 1,088 15,237 9 Dunlop Waipa Mimosa Downs Walton .. Kaipaki Te Awamutu Walton.. Sturges, W. N. .. McGovern, E. I Hutchinson, C. Q,.. 1 Butler, R. 450 678 1,009 1,182 5,967 11,186 8,582 13,003 5 7 9 Waitangi .. Pukekawa.. Moana Vale Waiuku Pukekawa Rotb-o-rangi : Sinclair, W. E. .. I Morrison, R. E. .. } Paine, P... 1,014 690 1,812 9,637 4,840 13,474 5 6 11 Lansdowne Woodside .. Walton Matangi Mapp, P. H. and W. Goodwin, E. G. W. and A. Harris, Harry Clarkin, John 773 1,294 8,506 24,583 7 11 Paparamu Clarkin Near Tirau Komokorau Survey District Near Te Aroha .. 865 623 10,388 15,000 6 7 Hoururangi Edwards, G. B. 374 5,048 5 17,195 202,155 16,630 131 Korokipo .. Hawke's Bay. Korokipo J. E. Lane 670 7 64, 102, 79, 162, 101, 112, 50. 112, 114, 127, 114, 166, 181, 188, 1.41, 122, 194. 155, 153, 153, 149, 167, 167, 195, 176, 138. Matamau .. Matamau Lloyd, T. H. G.,and Tansey, M. Ross, R. B. 1,459 24,789 1.2 Blairgowrie Near Dannevirke 1,483 23,681 9 Nikau Grange Moorfleld .. Auohmore.. Wellington. Ash hurst Kimbolton Okoia Messrs. Fraser E. H. Crabbe McGregor, J. 3,612 672 807 633 65,100 18,830 16,948 14,570 28 6 5 7 130, 141, 145, 133, 123. 150, 184, 191, 150, 132. 120, 101, 100, 11.6, 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. Glencairn Quilltowen Turakina Wanganui Bruce, J... Whiteman, E. H. .. 1,599 329 33,567 11,587 6 8 Otauiri Hunterville Simpson, R. K., A.G., andR. K. jun. Meyer, J. C, jun... 906 21,524 12 Lake Alice Near Marton Junction 378 10,270 7 Clifton Grove Marlborough. Lower Wairau .. Haywood, A. E. 5,324 127,296 15,307 51 70, 65, 38, 41, 71, 83. 368 5 Harihari .. Westland. Harihari Rasmussen, T. V... 117, 117, 117, 117, 117. 586 3,223 Brookland Waitohi Downs Melville Downs Gleniffer .. Canterbury. Winchester Temuka Pairlie Beautiful Valley R. Brookland D. Shaw, jun. Black, William .. Macaulay, A., and Mrs. Dick 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. Wentnor .. Chastleton Owersby .. Pleasant Valley .. Fairlie 1,113 1,528 2,181 12,248 10,885 17,992 5 5 8 207, 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. Kelman .. Trentham.. Eiffelton .. Lowcliffe Eairlie Lowcliff Kelman, A. W., P. B., and J. A. Langridge, A. G., and Crampton, G. W. Henderson, J. E. A. and M. L. Quinn, D. 863 1,631 535 13,283 15,498 14,976 6 7 7 Angland .. Arowhenua 292 8,746 5 100, 48, 42, 54, 48. Otago. Kakanui Bruoe, G. 11,439 138,442 64 39, 40, 76, 25, 25. Bruce 205 6,368 5 Merrivale No. 1 Southland. Merrivale Ellis, J. G. 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 42,885 588,525 308

C.—s

6

Table G.—Land-for-settlements Estates acquired since 31st March, 1917, or purchased before and not dealt with.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (800 copies), £7 .1(18.

Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington —1917.

Price (id.]

Name. Estate. Locality. Area. Price. Possession. Taylor, J. Close, J. Alexander Bros. Parkes, H. and G. Johnston, A. B., S. M., and Riddiford, J. M. Hook, T. W. Maungakawa Pakaraka Aores. Cambridge, Auckland.. ] 11,790 Near Ohaeawai, Auckland 1,076 345 Near Kaponga, Taranaki 397 Takapau, Hawke's Bay 3,754 £ 53,553 17,400 4,830 15,000 51,237 July 2, 1917. Feb. 28, 1918. Feb. 28, 1918. June 30, 1917. July 18, 1917. Awanui .. Near Wanganui, Wei- j 573 lington Near Rata, Wellington 911 Near Feilding, Welling- 470 ton Hope S.D., Nelson .. 71 Southbridge, Canterbury 1,127 Dumbarton, Otago .. 1,843 Edendale, Southland ... 505 5,730 Nov. 28, 1917. Hammond, J. .. Late Hon. W. Johnston .. Merchiston Highden .. 36,004 I 30,550 I June 29, 1917. Mar. 28, 1918. Matheson, D. Bridges' Trustees Westcott, R. and W. Stalker Bros. Homebrook 355 27,329 20,693 11,627 Aug. , 1917. July 31, 1917. Mar. 29, 1918. Sept. 15, 1917. : — 22,862 274,308