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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1922 Session I, C-05

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

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

The Land Purchase Controller to the Minister of Lands. Sir,— Wellington, 31st August, 1922. I have the honour to submit the report of the Department for the year ended the 31st March, 1922. The operations of the Department have been very much curtailed during the period, the number of estates offered being 148, with an area of 137,611 acres. There were, however, others offered direct to the local Land Purchase Boards. The area purchased and mostly settled by ballot was 5,165 acres, of a value of £97,887. In this amount is included the purchase of live and dead stock on McDonald's and Mount Pisa (Otago), as well as a considerable sum on the, latter for fencing, water-rights. &c. The, area purchased under section 3 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1917, for forty-seven individual soldiers, was 3,099 acres, valued at £122,059. Of properties selected by discharged soldiers under section 2 of the Act the purchase is approved of by the local Land Boards and does not pass through this office. Notwithstanding the slump in stock and produce, the value of land generally has not fluctuated much and has not yet reached a payable level, consequently very few sales are taking place. There are, however, signs of a better demand. Tn January last the unoccupied portion of the Clifton Settlement, near Balclutha, was taken in hand under the direction of this Department, and already about 1,000 acres have been ploughed, mostly with the digger-plough. It is proposed to sow the bulk with catch-crops. A small area has been limed and sown down, and the prospects of a successful sward are very encouraging. There will be, say, 200 to 300 acres in oats, 100 acres in rape, 200 to 300 acres in turnips, 200 acres in oats for feeding down, and the balance grass, mostly temporary. The stock (sheep and cattle) are doing remarkably well, and the manager speaks enthusiastically of the results so far. The returns from Teviot have been quite satisfactory. The wool averaged Is. per pound net, or a total of £12,035, in store at Dunedin. The number of sheep (Corriedales) shorn was 28,632, and weight of wool 239,005 lb. net, including twenty two bales of crutchings. Eight thousand lambs were marked. The surplus sheep sold at prices much in advance of last season. The flock of nearly thirty thousand is now of a high standard. The rabbit pest is being energetically dealt with, and there is now a marked change in the appearance of the country. There are four settlers in possession of sections. At Mount Pisa the principal work is directed to the destruction of rabbits. It is hoped to have them well in hand before the winter is over. The sheep taken over were a very mixed lot, and a very large proportion was only fit for boiling down. The number of breeding-ewes is not sufficient to maintain the flock, therefore outside sheep have had to be purchased to make up the decrease for culling and loss. The right sort is most difficult to pick up ; besides, strange sheep take time to settle on the country. About 1,800 two-tooth Merinos and " comebacks " were secured in April. lam afraid if the property is disposed of in small blocks the settlers will largely depend upon the rabbit for their revenue, and if an inexperienced person gets a section disaster will certainly follow. Land Settlement Finance Act. —As in the case of recent years, there were no transactions under this Act. Mr. T. N. Brodrick, 1.5.0., 0.8.E., late Under-Secretary for Lands, has retired from the Board. Mr. Brodrick has had a very long experience in the subdivision and settlement of lands purchased for settlement. He held the position of Commissioner of Crown Lands in the important districts of Hawke's Bay, Canterbury, and Wellington, and for the past seven years was Under-Secretary for Lands, and has been a member of local and the Dominion Land Purchase Board. For the past thirteen years I have/been closely identified with him, and can speak with every confidence of the care and judgment he has at all times bestowed upon the business before the Board. I oiler him my best wishes for a pleasant time in his retirement. Another member of the Board, Mr. G. H. M. McClure, has also retired after a long period of strenuous work in the interests of settlement. I also tender to him my best wishes upon his retirement. John D. Ritchie, Land Purchase Controller.

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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during the Year ended 31st March, 1922. *

Table B. —Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1922.

Table C- Statement of the Moneys received into and paid out of the Land for Settlements Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Land for Settlements Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ g, <J, Balance at beginning of year .. .. 373,750 5 2 Purchase-money .. .. .. 806 7 3 Debentures issued under Land Laws Incidental expenses .. .. .. 47,485 7 1 Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropria- Recoupment of interest and sinking fund tion Act, 1918 .. .. .. 17,000 0 0 under sec. 4, Finance Act, 1919 .. 391,523 12 7 Receipts under sec. 191, Land Aot, 1908 210 13 4 Interest under subsec. (8), see. 191, Land Rents .. .. .. .. 311,215 12 8 Act, 1908 .. .. .. 134 1 5 Sales of— £ s. d. Amount transferred to Land for SettleCrown lands .. (Ki ,711 12 9 monts Account (Opening up Crown Land-for-sottlement Lands for Settlement Account) under lands .. 72,083 4 0 sec. 63. Land Laws Amendment Act, 138,794 16 9 1913, and see. 42, Appropriation Act, Interest on securities held by Investment 1918 .. .. .. .. 27,100 0 0 Account .. .. .. .. 15,070 9 7 Recoupment of management charges of Receipts on account of Farm Account, bonds and consolidated stock .. 351 19 10 Teviot Estate .. 25,210 19 7 Expenditure Farm Account, Teviot EsReooveries — £ s. d. tate .. .. .. .. 334 19 0 Isleworth .. 160 0 0 Land-for-settlements expenses .. 8,560 13 8 Pareora No. 2 .. 210 0 Sinking fund .. .. .. 23,807 0 0 Reparoa .. 591 17 1 Balance — £ s. d. ToPua .. .. 150 0 0 Cash in Public Account 63,250 7 2 Teviot .. .. 334 19 0 Investments .. 316,400 0 0 Wairuna .. 738 5 2 Imprests outstanding 3,488 0 4 1,977 11 3 383,138 7 6 £883,242 8 4 £883,242 8 4

Land District. Number. Area of Estates offered. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago .. Southland 87 12 7 21 Acres. 79,864 15,090 2,377 18,135 2 260 13 5 1 14,771 6,751 363 Totals .. 148 137,611 * In addition, areas have also been offered direct to the Local Land 'urebase Boards.

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 92 60 25 142 20 14 2 172 71 25 Acres. 385,329 301,470 27,628 156,575 223,277 48,821 5,125 447,349 293,014 90,637 £ 1,481,461 2,291,637 369,818 2,216,957 734,665 150,473 8,343 3,444,252 1,776,805 457,561 Totals 623 1,979,225 12,931,972

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Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 173,146 7 2 Purchase-money .. .. .. 206,439 18 0 Debentures and stock issued under Now Incidental expenses .. .. .. 47,852 7 7 Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Discharged Recoupment of interest and sinking fund Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1919 .. 175,000 0 0 under sec. 4, Finance Act, 1919 .. 130,394 4 3 Interest on securities held by Investment Expenditure Mount Pisa Farm Account, Account.. .. .. .. 1,735 711 live and dead stock .. .. 12,700 0 0 Receipts from estates— Balance — £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. 56,644 4 9 Cash in Public Account 7,936 13 6 Sales .. .. .. .. 1,375 3 3 Imprests outstanding 2,966 14 1 Receipts on account Farm Account, 10,903 7 7 Mount Pisa Estate .. .. 4,624 5 8 Recoveries— £ s. d. Ahiaruhe .. 37 8 1 Brooksdale .. 2 6 8 Dalmain .. - 17 14 9 Hikuai .. .. 23 3 6 fsleworth .. 184 0 0 Kopuku . . ... 211 19 0 Lauriston .. 880 3 6 Makopua .. 65 18 1 Mountford .. 2 2 0 Osborne .. .. 4 0 0 Pukekoa .. 6 18 9 Raumaewa .. 19 1 6 Springwell .. 80 0 0 Tairua .. .. 10 0 0 Tawhiwhi .. 214 5 0 Westmere .. 5 7 10 1,764 8 8 £414,289 17 5 £414,289 17 5 Land foe Settlements Account (opening up Crown Lands). Receipts. £ s d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 18,034 18 10 Annual appropriation—Vote 80, Roads Revenue received under sec. 63, Land to open up lands for settlement .. 51,471 3 9 Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. 15,343 5 0 Recoupment of interest Amount set aside from Land for Settle- under sec. 4, Finance £ s. d. ments Account under sec. 63, Land Act, 1919 .. 7,980 19 4 Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and Sinking fund .. 983 11 6 sec. 42, Appropriation Act, 1918 .. 27,100 0 0 — 8,964 10 10 Balance —Cash in Public Account . . 42 9 9 £60,478 4 4 £60,478 4 4 # . Examined and found correct. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

Table D. —Return of Lands purchased and paid for from 1st April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922.

Name of Owner. | Name of Estate. Locality. I Price per Aci I Price per Acre. Mode of „,„ ,„ ,, Acquisition. Settlement. Area. Amount paid. Auckland. t} ,. .i <n. Acres. 40 Diekesons, Shera, Wells, and Close Potts, J. C. Remuera £ s. d. Ornapere S.D. £ s. d. By agreement Remuera (additional) Bomford £ 806 Pirongia .. .. 6 0 0 6 0 0 65 388 ! I in j I Ta ranaki. I 1,194 Trimble, T. F. Add apportionments % Okato S.D. .. 27 0 0 tKI. 27 0 0 Katikara [ 327 [ | 8,842 39 327 8,881 Boag, J. N. I Goat Hills .. I Goat Hills .. Marlbobotjgh. Kaikoura County .. I I Goat Hills .. I •• I I 85* I Hayter, E. E. .. .. I Canterbury. j Rollesby Burke's Pass .. I 4 0 0 187 750 McDonald, P. Beggs's Estate Niehoils, H. H. Mount Pisa.. Otago. Kelso Pukeawa Mount Pisa .. Mount Pisa.. Greenvale.S. I). .. 25 15 0 Hillend S.I). .. 15 0 0 Cromwell 723 2,737 1,080 18,929f 41,048 27,000:]: 4,540 86,977 Purchased for individual soldie >rs rs 5,165 3,099 97,887 122,059 .. Totals .. 8,264 219,946 • Apportionments rates and int. srost. t Including £300 for milking plant. | Including live and dead sti iok, improvements, and water-rights.

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Table E.—Return of Lands purchased and paid for from 1st April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922, under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1917.

Table G.—Land-settlement Finance Associations incorporated up to 31st March, 1922.

Owner. Locality. Settlement. Number of Prioe Aran Amount Discharged per Acre. Arca - Amount. Solalers participating. Auckland. £ s. d. Acres. £ Cirk, T. .. I Rangitaiki .. I Omeheu ..I .. I 499 I 16,500 I 12 Taranaki. >aig, R. .. I Ohura S.D. .. I Ngutu . . I .. 700 j 10,622 I 3 700 1.0,622 j 3 Wellington. XTNOTON. 349 25,810 587 41,125 908 27,232 56 770 Jollier, A. D., and A. R. latcliffe, F. E. S. Simpson, G. A. !hisholm, T. Totals .. Wangaehu .. Hainui No. 2 Te Ahitainga .. Te Ore Ore Hunterville .. Pukekoa Near Hunterville .. Braemore (ad< Hainui No. 2 .. 74 0 0 Te Ore Ore .. 70 0 0 Pukekoa .'. 30 0 0 Braemore (addl.) 13 15 0 .. 74 0 0 349 25,810 7 .. 70 0 0 587 41,125 10 .'. 30 0 0 908 27,232 10 Idl.) 13 15 0 56 770 5 1,900 94,937 32 3,099 122,059 47 7 10 II) 5 1,900 94,937 32 3,099 122,059 -17

Association. Locality. Name of Ownor. A.-po PurchaseArea " money. Number of Members. Area of Allotment. Eureka Tainui Kumata South Auckland. Eureka Matangi Komata South .. UCKLAND. ska angi lata South .. G .. W .. H G. Howie.. W. Ranhtead Hubbards and Hubbards's executors G. Alley .. G. W. Mace McGuire and Miller J. Howie.. iV. Ranhtead hubbards and Hub bards's executors Acres. £ 824 15,870 466 6,520 i- 658 9,990 Acres. 824 466 658 5 5 5 Acres. 100, 188, 200, 185, 151. 112, 50, 50, 82, 172. 176, 158, 89, 104, 131. Hikutaia .. Melrose Martha Hikutaia Te Aroha Hinuera utaia iroha uera .. G .. G .. IV Daras s executors J. Alley .. 31. W. Mace McGuire and Millei 839 7,663 858 6,466 r 1,698 10,245 839 858 1,698 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, 202, 420. 160, 159, 118, 124, 212. 170, 130, 153,100, 78,101, 195, 92, 83, 141, 51. 175, 168, 169, 199, 153. 77, 81, 100, 100, 95, 68, 100. 72, 71, 61, 62, 108. 230,136,254,364,230,331. Glengariff.. Ohaupo upo .. G Greenslade, Mrs. .. Sreenslade, Mrs. . . 1,088 15,237 1,088 9 Dunlop Waipa Mimosa Downs Walton .. Kaipaki Te Awamutu Walton.. laid iwamutu ton.. .. S .. IV .. ¥ .. B Sturges, W. N. MoGovern, F. Hutchinson, C. Q... Butler, R. 3turges, W. N. McGovern, F. Hutchinson, C. Q.. Butler, R. 450 5,967 678 11,186 . 1,009 8,582 .. 1,182 13,003 450 678 1,009 1,182 5 5 7 9 Waitangi .. Pukekawa.. Moana "Vale Waiuku Pukekawa Roto-o-rangi uku ekawa )-o-rangi .. S .. K .. P Sinclair, W. F. .. Morrison, R. E. Paine, F... Sinclair, W. F. . Vlorrison, R. E. . Paine, F... . 1,014 9,637 690 4,840 . 1,812 13,474 1,014 690 1,812 5 0 11 Lansdowne Woodsido .. Walton Matangi ton angi .. IV .. G Mapp Bros. Goodwin, E. G. W. and A. Harris, Harry Clarkin, John Vlapp Bros. Goodwin, E. G. W and A. 773 8,500 /. 1,294 24,583 773 1,294 7 11 6 7 Paparamu Clarkin Near Tirau Komokorau Survey Distriot Near Te Aroha .. Near Whangarei r Tirau lokorau St .v District .. B ur- C ana a. Harris, Harry Dlarkin, John 865 10,338 023 15,000 865 623 Hoururangi Otaikarangi iy District r Te Aroha r Whangare .. E Bi L Edwards, C. B. Lewis, D. H. Edwards, C. B. . Liewis, D. H. 374 5,018 . 1,545 10,596 374 1,545 8* Korokipo .. Hawke's Bay. Korokipo J. E. Lane 18,740 212,751 137 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. 070 16,630 7 Matamau .. Matamau Lloyd and Tansoy .. 1,459 24,789 12 Blairgowrie Near Dannevirke Ross, R. B. 1,483 23,681 9 Wellington. Asbhursfc Kimbolton Okoia 3,612 65,100 28 Nikau Grange Moorfield .. Auchmore.. MesBrs. Fraser E. H. Crabbe McGregor, J. 672 807 633 18,830 16,918 14,570 6 5 7 130, 141, 145, 133, 123. 350, 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, 05, 65. Glenoairn Quilltowen Turakina Wanganui Bruce, J... Whiteman, E. H. .. 1,599 329 33,567 11,587 6 8 Otauiri Hunterville Simpson, R. K., A. G., and R. K., jun. Meyer, J. C, jun... 906 21,524 12 Lako Alice Noar Marton Junction 378 10,270 7 5,324 127,296 51

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Table G.—Land-settlement Finance Associations incorporated up to 31st March, 1922 — continued.

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Association. Locality. Name of Owner. Area. Purehasomoney. Number of Members. Area of Allotment. Uifton Grove .. Lower Wairau .. Haywood, A. E. .. Marlborough. Lower Wairau .. Haywood, A. E. Acres. 368 £ 15,307 5 Acres. 70, 65, 38, 41, 71, 83. larihari .. Westland. .. Harihari .. Rasmussen, T. V... Westland. Harihari Rasmussen, T. V... 586 3,223 5 117, 117, 117, 117, 117. Srookland Vaitohi Downs lelville Downs Ueniffer .. Canterbury. .. Winchester .. R. Brookland .. Temuka .. D. Shaw, jun. .. Fairlie.. .. Black, William .. .. Beautiful Valley Macaulay and Mrs. Tliolc Canterbury. Winchester Temuka Fairlie Beautiful Valley R. Brookland D. Shaw, jun. Black, William .. Macaulay 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. Vontnor .. lhastleton )wersby .. men. North, W. B. .. Pleasant Valley .. Harris, E. .. Fairlie.. .. Dixon, R. A. 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. 200, 260, 217, 264, 226, 300, 104. 79, 66, 79, 79, 78, 77. 100, 48, 42, 54, 48. telman .. .. Lowcliffe .. Kelman, A. W..F.B. n.rtrt -T A Lowcliffe Kelman, A. W..F.B., and J. A. Langridge and Crampton Henderson Bros. .. Quinn, D. 863 13,283 6 'rentham.. and J. A. .. Fairlie.. .. Langridge and rirn.m nt.nn Fairlie 1,631 15,498 7 'liffolton .. ingland .. (Jrampton .. Lowoliffe .. Henderson Bros. .. .. Arowhenua .. Quinn, D. Lowoliffe Arowhenua 535 292 14,976 8,746 7 5 Otago. Kakanui 138,442 64 Jruoe Otago. .. Kakanui .. Bruco, G. Bruco, G. 11,439 39, 40, 76, 25, 25. 205 6,368 5 lerrivale No. 1* Southland, .. Merrivale .. Ellis, J. C Southland, 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* 1,880 14,074 30,031 8 4,156 19 * Sinco transferred to Land for Settlements uni 44,430 599,121 314 ler Land Laws Amendment A. it, 1914.