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Settlements. go- of Area Road Expenditure to 31st March, 1888. Advances to 31st March, 1888. Rangers' Pay and Miscellaneous Expenditure. Totals. Selfsupporting, with Advances as per Regulations Ask for Work, in Addition to Advances as per Regulations. Quality of Land. Abandoned Applications. Forfeited Applications. I Mahlbobouoh. Wakaniarina Kaikoura, Suburban 9 12 ; Acres. 21 44 £ £ 12 60 £ £ 12 60 Yes Yes No.. No.. Good bush Open, good land 5 applications of 162 acres; nom of the applicants resided. Castebbuby. Eeserve 1466 2332 240 642, 1644 .. 1815, 1816 .. 1496, Chertsey 1497, 158, 2016 1769, Ohertsey 1771, 1467, Dromore 198, Waitohi 1237, Arundel Orari South Eangitata .. Winslow Geraldine Arowhenua Hinds Eeserve 866, Waitaki 8 is ; 10 14 9 12 | 10 14 10 10 10 13 10 9 2 | 3 12 14 65 200 216 32 250 80 84 140 67 21 70 300 73 20 41 10 11 3 59 269 80 180 20 100 80 80 60 140 20 60 120 60 60 20 20 40 63 240 120 8 30 54 7 29 28 30 9 48 19 39 19 19 9 9 15 17 95 46 8 110 234 27 129 108 110 69 188 27 79 159 79 79 29 29 55 80 335 166 Yes No.. Open, fair, light land as O t-T o " en o 8 18 applications of 736 acres; 1( applicants never went to th< land; 2 applicants resided : short time." Otago. Lower Hawea Hawkesbury Molyneux Tapanui Clarendon Clutha Glenomaru 5 5 6 14 8 14 10 ! 42 ■ ! 14 222 12 107 40 60 100 67 150 193 1 2 40 61 102 67 202 2 196 CO .2 g 27 applications of 402 acres; 2; applicants never went on to th( land. 'ho 2 3 Southland. 105 20 510 49 20 20 52 2 107 20 515 49 20 20 52 Yes No.. Generally very fair land Hokonui Holrnsdale Seaward Bush Makarewa Millwood Flint's Bush Longwood 8 5 40 4 5 2 4 85 10 102 56 5 10 50 "5 cq o 5 applications of 37 acres. Totals 331 2,803 3,625 2,803 50 3,023 552