ADVANCES OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROADING CROWN OR OTHER LANDS ADMINISTERED BY A LAND BOARD. DETAILS RELATIVE TO BLOCKS OF LAND ON WHICH MONEYS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ROAD ACCESS THERETO.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1925 Session I, C-07

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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

ADVANCES OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROADING CROWN OR OTHER LANDS ADMINISTERED BY A LAND BOARD. DETAILS RELATIVE TO BLOCKS OF LAND ON WHICH MONEYS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ROAD ACCESS THERETO.

Prepared and laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with Section 63 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913.

Statement showing the Blocks of Land on which Moneys have been expended during the Year ended 31st March 1925, together with the Report of the Surveyor-General on the Value of such Blocks, on the Works required to open up such Blocks, and of the Estimated Cost proposed to be borrowed, and the Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1925.

Surveyor-General's Report. Expenditure. *r„™» „t A 'T a ! Estimated From JN ame or iJiocK. or Vaiua- Works required to Cost To 1st April, Total to tion of open up such proposed 31st March, 1924, to 31st March, Block. Block. to be 1924.* 31st March, 1925.* • borrowed. 1925. North Auckland Land District. Acres. £ £ £ £ £ Hadyn .. .. .. 6 2,332 Roads and bridges 3,168 .. 2 2 Motatau .. .. .. 883 1,020 Roads and bridges 160 .. 160 160 Orewa .. .. .. 16 4,039 Roads and bridges 400 .. 31 31 Pakington .. .. .. 412 1,150 Roads and bridges 400 222 93 315 Pekapekarau .. .. 2,674 10,720 Roads and bridges 2,500 102 1.740 1,842 Swanson No. 3 .. .. 1.109 7,900 Roads and cultiva- 1,000 356 243 599 tion Swanson No. 4 .. .. 1,109 7,900 Roads and cultiva- 2,000 .. 714 714 tion Tokawhero .. .. .. 1.920 3,732 Roads and bridges 500 421 25 446 Whareorina.. .. .. 1,097 4,625 Roads .. .. 1,620 1,597 22 1,619 Auckland Land District. Komckoriki .. .. 2,036 3,540 | Roadworks .. 3,200 2,766 40 2,806 Makorehore No. 2 .. 3,626 3,660 j Roads .. .. 2,120 .. 824 824 Ongarue .. .. .. 18,179 27,500 Roads and bridges 18,180 16,591 1,213 17,804 Pamotumotu .. .. 6,816 9,260 Roads and bridges 8,320 5,204 441 5,645 Papakauri .. .. .. 440 4,280 Roads and bridges 900 833 11 844 Rangiahau .. .. .. 11,584 6,080 Roads and bridges 4,600 3,910 38 3,948 Rotoma (additional) .. .. 2,606 3,240 Roads .. .. 900 150 100 250 Tokatoka No. 1 (first additional) 2,069 19,000 Roading and drain- 9,000 8,893 206 9,099 age Tokatoka No. 1 (second addi- 2,041 19,389 Roading and drain- 4,000 3,809 87 3,896 tional) age Tokatoka (third additional, .. 1,569 17,090 Drainage and 19,900 19,892 .. 19,892 metalling Taupiro .. .. .. 6,530 4,898 Roads.. .. 2,500 2,425 38 2,463 Taurarangaia .. .. 3,254 4,678 Roading .. 1,000 14 248 262 Te Aroha .. .. .. 42 7,740 Roads and bridges 2,160 2,078 57 2,135 Roto-Ngaro .. .. 500 430 Roads and bridges 220 .. 220 220 Uraura .. .. .. 11,141 7,180 Roads and bridges 1,565 1,140 425 1,565 Wharepuhunga Extension No. 4 16,660 19,020 j Roads and bridges 27,700 14,946 3,348 18,294 * These figures give the total to the nearest £1.

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Statement showing the Blocks of Land on which Moneys have been expended, etc.— continued.

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Surveyor-General's Report. Expenditure. Name of Block. "of Valua . Works required to To Total to tion of open up such proposed 31st March, 31st March, Block. Block. bOT tobe d 1924.* 1925 -' ! Hawke's Bay Land District. Acres. £ £ j £ • £ £ Te Kuta .. .. .. 1,191 : 6,200 j Roading .. 500 j 315 181 j 496 Waikopiro .. .. . .. 1,788 j 16,725 j Road-formation j 1,000 | 447 9 j 456 Gisbobne Land Distbict. Hangaroa .. .. .. 3,147 4,720 Roads, &c. .. 3,500 2,059 132 1,291 Hurakia .. .. .. 9,116 51,930 Roads, &c. .. 6,000 742 3,600 4.342 Kahotea .. .. .. 2,171 4,445 Road-formation 2,045 147 612 759 Tahora .. .. .. 8,603 12,580 Roads, &c. .. 16,000 21 1,087 1,108 Takaputahi .. .. 9,150 6,220 Roads and bridges 1,800 1,715 84 1,799 Tapatu .. .. .. 6,047 15,710 Roads and bridges 4,000 6 620 626 Tabanaki Land District. Aneti .. .. .. 408 3,850 Roads.. .. 1,076 321 5 326 Aria Township .. .. 167 877 Roads and bridges 445 442 3 445 Kariri .. .. .. 3,618 9,450 Roads and bridges 5,200 4,923 108 5,031 Kahuwera .. .. .. 209 925 Drainage .. 600 493 17 510 Parihaka .. .. .. 2,571 13,510 Road-formation 4,800 3,596 264 3,860 Puna .. .. .. 7,304 7,880 Roading .. 6,540 5,741 80 5,821 Waihuka .. .. .. 974 1,370 Roads and bridges 590 453 137 590 Wellington Land District. Islington .. .. .. 59 2,348 Roading .. 220 160 59 219. Heckler .. .. .. 1,014 6,580 Roadwork .. 1,410 1,403 1 1,404 Kahakaha 3 a Block .. .. 1,325 4,020 Roads and bridges 430 .. 425 425 Makaranui .. .. .. 742 5,538 Road-formation 2,460 1,241 132 1,373 Morinui .. .. .. 21,535 24,080 Roads and bridges 15,870 15,793 45 15,838 Paekakariki .. .. 9 3,000 Roads and bridges 800 .. 659 659 Rising Sun .. .. .. 1,254 2,970 Roads and bridges 600 523 70 593 Titirangi .. .. .. 1,097 1,600 Roads, &c. .. 370 355 15 370 Nelson Land District. Blackwater South .. •• I 2,645 j 1,350 [ Roads and bridges | 650 ] .. 1 318 j 318 Marlborough Land District. Upper Opouri .. .. j 2,254 I 4,709 I Roading .. I 1,870 ' 2 I 774 776 Wakamarina North .. .. ! 1,873 | 2,062 ) Roads, &c. .. j 1,078 | S86 160 | 546 Canterbury Land District. Port Levy .. .. .. 2,519 | 28,780 | Roads and bridges i 800 | .. 50 | 50 Otago Land District. Milton .. .. .. ! 17 785 Roads, &c. .. I 75 .. 1 j 1 Mount Pisa .. .. 144,000 34,245 Roading, &c. .. 2,000 300 9 309 Ranfurly .. .. .. , 41 564 Roadwork .. 100 .. 100 | 100 South i ind Land District. Alton No. 2 Extension No. 1 i 360 1,009 Roading .. 420 267 152 419 (additional) | Terepa .. .. .. I 5,505 18,700 Roads and bridges 950 734 95 829 * These figures give the total to the nearest £1. A. T>. MCLeod, Wellington, 10th June, 1925. Minister of Lands.