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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1900, prepared in Terms of Subsection (2) of Section 39 of the said Act— continued.

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Name of Person or Report and Valuation of Board. Report on Conditions and Settlement of the Land. Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. to Seller to 31st March, 1900. it was bought or acquired. Valuation of Board. Report of Board. Brought forward.. Hawke's Bay Land Disk — continued. Pouparae A. B. P. 10,873 3 0 £ s. d. 77,056 12 6 £ s. d. 337 3 4 Block I., Turanganui Survey District, and Block I., Waimata Survey District Block III., Te Mata Survey District All very deep alluvial flat land E. Donner 7,768 16 6 The land is good, and suitable for settlement. There is a demand for this class of land, and the Board recommends its acquisition The land is good, and suitable for settlement in small farms. The Board believes there is a demand for such land in the district ; the Board therefore recommends the purchase 23 0 0 See Eeport attached. Eaureka 427 2 0 Eich alluvial soil .. Williams, J. H. 10,260 0 0 24 0 0 See Keport attached. Tomoana Waimarie 110 2 16 430 1 30 Near Hastings Blocks I. and VIII., Waimata Survey District Eich alluvial soil .. Level alluvial land Williams, J. H. Bruce, G. 8,608 15 0 The land is good, and suitable for settlement. A demand exists in the district for this class of land, and the Board therefore recommends the purchase thereof The land is good, and suitable for settlement in farms of from 20 to 50 acres each. The Government recommends the acquisition of the property 22 0 0 Willows 775 2 0 Blocks II., V., and VI., Turanganui Survey District All flat and ploughable, Boil not exhausted Bank of New Zealand 14,734 10 0 19 0 0 See Eeport attached. Total 12,955 2 10 118,428 14 0 Wellington Land Distriot — Aorangi Ohakea Paparangi 1,785 0 0 1,741 1 29 322 3 32 Block XIV., Oroua Survey District, and Blocks II. and III., Kairanga Survey District Block XV., Eangitoto Survey District Lowlying flats within the Post - tertiary formation ; soil a rich alluvial loam Open low downs, and rich alluvial flats; soil alluvial loamy drift Soil of fairly good quality, with strong clay subsoil Lowlying flats within the Post - tertiary formation; soil a rich alluvial loam resting upon a friable clay with gravel underneath Bull, C. .. Bull, J. .. Drake, C. S. 25,355 0 0 17,393 2 2* 3,875 8 0 The land is good, and suitable for settlement. There is a demand for this land in the district, and the Board therefore recommends the acquisition of the property The land is good, and suitable for settlement. There is a demand for this land in the district, and the Board therefore recommends the acquisition of the property The land is good, and suitable for settlement. There is a demand for this land in the district, and the Board therefore recommends the acquisition of the property The land is good, and suitable for settlement. There is a demand for this land in the district, and the Board therefore recommends the acquisition of the property 14 4 1 13 0 0 12 0 0 See Eeport attached. Block XII., Belmont Survey District See Eeport attached. Te Matua 702 0 19 Blocks I. and II., Kairanga Survey District Saunders, 3. 10,531 15 8 15 0 0 Total 4,551 2 0 57,155 5 10 * £6,245 10s. to be paid for 404 acres, for which a Land Transfer title is to be obtained.