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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1898, prepared in terms of Subsection (2) of Section 39 of the said Act— continued.

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Report and Valuation of Board. Report Name of Person or Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. it was bought or acquired. Seller to 31st March, 1899. and Settlement of the Land. Report of Board. Valuation of Board. 52,037 015 £ s. d. 238,718 12 7 £ s. d. Brought forward.. 'Canterbury Land District — continued. Pawaho 51 3 18 Block XVI., Christchurch Survey District Flat agricultural land; good soil on clay subsoil. Hill sections on fairly steep slope ; soil fairly good on clay Menzies, Charles .. 1,823 12 6 Land good and suitable. Board believes there will be a demand for the land for workmen's homes, and therefore recommends the purchase 45 0 0 and 15 0 0 See Report attached. R.S. 20184 (Waikakahi) 36 2 22 Waitaki and Elephant jHill Survey District Douglas, J. 366 7 6 The Board recommends the purchase of this land for the purpose of giving further access to W 7 aikakahi Board recommends that negotiations be entered into for purchase, as an addition to Mr. A. Adamson's holding, Lot 58, Albury Settlement Purchased as a homestead site for R.S. 36/469, Carrington. 10 0 0 See Report attached. R.S. 2682 (Albury) 6 2 4 Block II., Opawa Survey District Part very good ; part much broken Rutherford, J. S. 105 0 0 105 0 0 See Report attached. R.S. 36469 (R.S. 1862), Carrington 20 0 0 Block IV. ,S Nimrod Survey District New Zealand and Australian Land Co. (Limited) Trustees of estate of late Sir Henry Parkes 60 0 0 Roimata 48 3 37 Blocks XV. and XVI., Christchurch Survey District Good flat land, dark, rich, alluvial soil 2,200 6 7 The land is good level agricultural land suitable for small allotments. That the Board believes there is a demand for this class of settlement in the district. The Board therefore recommends the purchase The land is suitable for farms of about 50 aores each. That there is a demand for such land in the district; that the Board recommends the purchase of the land The quality and position of the land are excellent, and, from inquiries made, the Board believes there is a demand for small farms in the district, and therefore recommends the purchase of the block The land is suitable for subdivision into half-acre up to two-acre lots, and the Board therefore recommends the purchase 45 0 0 See Report attached. Rosebrook 600 1 ,8 Block XVI., Pareora Survey District Open, flat, and undulating down lands Pringle, W. 5,984 4 8 10 10 0 See Report attached. Studholme 107 2 17 Blocks XV. and XVI., Waimate Survey District Flat . agricultural land of good quality Studholme's Trustees 1,291 5 6 12 0 0 See Report attached. Tamai 40 3 34 Block XII., Christchurch Survey District Flat suburban land of good quality, suitable for workmen's homes Ranging from firstclass agricultural land to light, shingly land; soil not exhausted Land of good quality, with a strong clay subsoil McLean, A. 2,662 11 3 65 0 0 See Report attached. Waikakahi 47,865 1 1 Waitaki and Elephant Hill Survey Distriots McLean, A. 323,090 9 7 The land is good, and suitable for farms of from 100 acres to 640 acres each, and the Board recommends the acquisition of the property 6 15 0 See Report attached. { Wharenui 73 1 10 Part of R.S. 85 Assets Realisation Board 4,765 6 3 The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The Board believes there will be a demand for this land, and therefore recommends its acquisition 65 0 0 See Report attached. Total Il00,888 2 6 581,067 16 5