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, 1927, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ROAD ACCESS THERETO.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1927 Session I, C-07

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1927. 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, 1927, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ROAD ACCESS THERETO.

Prepared and laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with Section 47 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925.

Statement showing the Blocks of Land on which Moneys have been expended during the Year ended 31st March, 1927, 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 1927.

Surveyor-General's lleport. Expenditure. Name of Block. of Valua- Works required to * Cost ® To istApril Total to tionof open up such proposed 31st March, 100 «7 31st March. Block. Block. to be 1926.* J®*® J to.31st 1Q27/; borrowed. Mai ch, 1927. North Auckland Land District. Acres. £ j £ £ £ £ Haydn .. .. .. 6 2,332 ! Roads and bridges i 3,168 2,797 215 3,012 Orewa .. .. .. 16 4,039 | „ | 400 43 257 300 Pukepoto .. .. .. 12 1,410 j Roading .. ; 225 .. 193 193 Swanson No. 3 .. .. 1,109 7,900 • Roads and cultiva- ; .1,000 896 62 958 ] tion Swanson No. 4 .. .. 1,109 7,900 i Cultivation .. | 2,000 1,765 235 2,000 Swanson No. 5 .. .. 1,109 7,900 Roads and cultiva- ■ 1,400 .. 314 314 tion I Victoria .. .. .. 4 6,800 j Roads and bridges ; 2,200 .. 2,137 2,137 Whangaiti .. .. .. 1,775 2,000 Roading .. 456 211 244 455 Auckland Land District. Komokoriki .. .. 2,036 3,540 Roadworks .. 3,200 3,046 55 3,101 Mahovehore.. .. .. 3,626 3,660 Roads.. .. 2,120 1,867 257 2'l24 Ongarue .. .. .. 18,179 27,500 Roads and bridges 18,180 17,824 1 17,825 Owataiti .. .. .. 126 540 Roading .. 100 .. 100 100 Tuararangaia .. .. 3,254 4,678 „ 1,000 855 66 921 Rangihau .. .. .. 11.584 6,080 Roads and bridges ' 4,600 394 791 1.185 Wharepuhunga Extension 4 .. 16,660 19,020 „ 27,700 19,397 6 19^403 Gisborne Land District. Hurakia .. .. .. j 9,116 51,930 j Roads, &c. .. 6,000 4,946 380 5,326 Kahotea .. ,. .. 2,171 4,445 ; Road-formation 2,045 862 15 877 Motu .. .. .. 196 785 ] Roads and bridges 200 .. 52 52 Taaptu .. .. .. 6,074 15,710 „ 4,000 2,163 1,388 3,551 Te Reinga .. .. .. 1,599 5,000 j Roads, &c. .. j 815 25 414 439 Waipiro .. .. .. 7,503 51,220 Roads and bridges ! 2,000 159 1,778 1,937

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

A. D. McLeod, Wellington, 19th July, 1927. Minister of Lands.

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Surveyor-General's Report. Expenditure. Name nf Block 1 Estimated From 01 uiock. oi Valua _ Works required to Cost To 1st April, Total to ■tion of open up such proposed March, 1926, to 31st March, Block. Block. to be 1926.* 31st March, 1927.* borrowed. 1927. Hawkb's Bay Land District. Acres. £ £ £ £ £ Education Reserve, Section 2, 7\ 1,600 Roading .. 680 .. [ 615 615 Borough of Napier Mangangarara (additional) .. 6,482 16,065 Roads and bridges 600 146 444 590 Ngapakira .. .. 5,302 4,737 „ 1,000 179 3 182 Putere .. .. .. 15,666 : 29,970 „ 5,100 4,833 214 5,047 Takanaki Land District. Kariri .. .. .. [ 3,618 I 9,450 I Roads and bridges I 5,200 I 5,068 I 128 5,196 Parihaka .. .. . ,| 2,571 | 13,510 I Road-formation | 4,800 | 4,317 | 269 | 4,586 Wellington Land Distkict. Paekakariki Extension ..I 9 | 3,000 [ Roads and bridges I 800 I 673 132 I 805 Taunoka .. .. .. | 9,766 | 16,040: „ ! 7,800 | 7,734 38 | 7,772 Nelson Land District. Horse Terrace .. .. I 2,649 1,830 Roading, &e. .. 760 329 307 636 Lamb Valley .. .. 7,150 5,158 Roads and bridges 2,320 2,214 2 2,216 Owen North .. .. | 2,180 1,708 Roads.. .. 265 .. Ill 111 Marlborough Land District. Upper Opouri .. .. | 2,254 4,709 j Roading .. I 1,870 I 853 | 28 j 881 Wakamarina North .. .. | 1,873 2,062 ! Roads, &c. .. | 1,078 | 718 I 360 i 1,078 Otago Land District. Mount Pisa .. .. |144,000 | 34,245 | Roading, &c. ,.| 2,000 | 649 | 324 | 973 Southland Land District. Jacob's River .. .. 2,280 2,599 Roading, &c. .. 2,290 .. 1,981 1,981 Pahia. .. .. .. 1,199 1,771 Roads and bridges 1,438 .. 1 1 Round Hill Extension .. 355 2,450 „ 2,000 252 49 301 * These figures give the total to the nearest £1.