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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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Eeport and Valuation of Board. Beport on Conditions and Settlement of the Land. Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Laud as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Name of Person or Company from whom it was bought or acquired. Price paid to Seller to 31st March, 1900. Eeport of Board. Valuation of Board. Brought forward .. Canterbury Laud District — continued. Arowhenua (Rakitairiand Waiapi) A. E. P. 19,340 3 38 £ s. d. 65,294 11 8 £ b. d. Ashley Gorge Braco 4,651 0 12 1,166 0 24 Blocks I. and II., Arowhenua Survey District, Blocks XI., XII., XV., and XVI., Opihi Survey District, and Block IX., Geraldine Survey District Blocks III., IV., and XVI., Ashley Survey District, and Block IV., Oxford Survey District Block X., Christchuroh Survey District Land of various qualities Deep marshy soil on flats; the hill land fair pasture Level land, good soil, suitable for marketgardens Assets Realisation Board Gould, Beaumont, and Co. (Ellis's Trustees) Boag, W. .. 28,915 9 9 4,855 19 6 The " Downs " Block (now known as " Waiapi " 8 10 0 See Beport Settlement) is good, and suitable for settlement. attached. The "Upper" Block (now known as " Eakitairi" 5 10 0 Settlement) is fair ridgy land, which would do well in areas of from 250 to 500 acres each. The Board recommends the acquisition of both blocks That the land known as the " Homestead Block " is 5 10 0 See Report good, and suitable for settlement. There is a attached. dem and for land in the district. The Government is recommended to purchase this block, and 185 acres in addition, at a price of £5 10s. an acre. With regard 2 0 0' to the 440-acre block near the Ashley Bridge, as this case comes under subsection (3) of section 4 of the Act it is considered advisable to acquire this land, as low-lying country necessary for the working of the high pastoral country behind belonging to the Crown, at a price of £2 an acre The land is good, and suitable for division into small 50 0 0 ( See Report lots of from 1 acre upwards. The Board believes attached. there will be a demand for such lands. The Board therefore recommends Government to purchase. The land is suitable for subdivision into smaller areas. 12 0 0 See Report There is a demand for land in this district. The attached. Board recommends the Government to acquire the land The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The 5 0 0 See Report Board believes there will be a demand for this land attached. in the district, and therefore recommends its acquisition 27 2 0 1,375 0 0 Epworth 21 0 3 Block II., Arowhenua Survey District Loamy soil on banks of stream Meyer, J. 252 4 6 Hekeao 2,209 0 8 Good, level, and undulating agricultural and pastoral land ; good black soil, with a subsoil of deep loamy clay All flat land, soil good Peter's Trustees .. 10,545 5 0 Blocks III. and VII., Shepherd's Bush Survey District Highbank 9,119 3 2 Blocks I. and II., Corwar Survey District, Blocks IV. and VIII., Spaxton Survey District Blocks II., III., and IV., Waipara Survey District, and Block V., Waitohi Survey District Brown, M. I. 59,209 12 7 The land is good, and suitable for settlement in 6 10 0 See Report various-sized farms. There is a demand for this attached. land in the district. The Board recommends the acquisition The land is good, and suitable for farms of various 5 0 0 See Report sizes. There is a demand in the district; there- attached. fore the Board recommends the purchase 6 10 0 Horsley Down 4,004 1 33 Good arable land .. Heath Stock Trust 20,022 5 8 5 0 0 Carried forward .. 40,540 0 0 190,470 8 8