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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1899, prepared in Terms of Subsection (2) of Section 39 of the said Act— continued.

Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Name of Person or Company from whom it was bought or acquired. to Seller to 31st March, 1899. Report and Valuation of Board. Report on Conditions and Valuation Settlement of Board, of the Land. Report of Board. A. R. P. 40,540 0 0 £ s. d. 190,470 8 8 £ s. d. \ Brought forward.. Canterbury Land District— continued. Kapua 574 1 5 Blocks I. and II., Waitaki Survey District All first-class land; partly reclaimed swamp The New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Limited) Hoare, R. 4,594 5 0 Kereta 105 2 16 Block IX., Arowhenua Survey District Alluvial swamp land 1,584 0 0 The quality and position of the land are excellent, 7 16 9 See Report and, from inquiries made, the Board believes there attached, is a demand for small farms in the district, and therefore recommends the purchase of the block The land is good, and suitable for subdivision into sec- 15 0 0 See Report tions from 20 acres upwards. The Board believes attached, there is a demand for a few sections in the neighbourhood. The Board recommends the Government to purchase the land The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The 7 0 0 See Report Board believes there will be a demand for the land, attached, and therefore recommends its acquisition Marawiti 2,028 2 33 Blocks II., III., IV., V., Corwar Survey District Land of fair quality, soil good, and in most places of fair depth Arable land Wason, J. C. 14,200 18 10 Omihi Stock Reserve .. 20 0 0 Block XVIII., Waikari Survey District Moore, G. H. 240 0 0 The Board recommends Government to acquire 20 12 0 0 See Report acres out of Mr. Moore's " Glenmark " Estate, attached, situated on Waipara-Cheviot Road The land is good, and suitable for settlement in eight 20 0 0 See Report or ten allotments of from 5 to 10 acres each, and attached, the rest of the estate, approximately, as at present fenced. There is a demand in the district. The Board recommends the acquisition of the property The land, is good, and suitable for settlement in eight 20 0 0 See Report or ten allotments of from 5 to 10 acres each, and; attached, the rest of the estate, approximately, as at present I fenced. There is a demand in the district. The 1 Board recommends the acquisition of the property That the block is very suitable for subdivision into 12 0 0 See Report small farms ; that there is an unsatisfied demand attached, for land in the district; that the Board recommends the purchase The quality and position of the land are excellent, 11 12 0 See Report and, from inquiries made, the Board believes there attached, is a demand for small farms in the district, and therefore recommends the purchase of the block That part of the land is fairly suitable for settlement; 0 18 0 See Report that a demand exists for this block on the part of attached, the Hurunui special settlers and others. The Board recommends Government to arrange the acquisition of the block. The Board is also of opinion that there is a prospect of some part of the block not being selected for other than pastoral purposes, or, perhaps, not at all; but, in view of the great necessity that exists for providing extensions to the holdings of the Hurunui settlers, without which —they inform members of the Board —their present holdings must be abandoned, the Board thinks Government should be prepared to face this loss (if any) rather than that an industrious class of bond fide settlers should be obliged to abandon their homes. Orakipaoa 384 0 31 Blocks III. and VII., Arowhenua Survey District Rich alluvial soil .. Quinn and Rooney.. 7,683 17 6 Otarakaro 39 3 9 Block X., Christchurch Survey District Open, flat, grass land; soil deep and of good quality. Boag, W... 1,990 6 3 Otaio 376 2 30 Blocks XII. and XVI., Otaio Survey District Open, flat land Copland, A. 4,143 11 3 Pareora 620 2 13 Block XII., Otaio Survey District, and Block IV., Patiti Survey District Open, level, agricultural land of good quality New Zealand and Australian Land Co. (Limited) 7,198 14 10 Patoa 7,347 0 38 Waipara and Waitohi Survey Districts Pastoral country .. New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited) 6,612 10 3 Carried forward .. 52,037 0 15 238,718 12 7