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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 Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Name o( Person or „ . ., , Company from whom ™ce paid to it was bought or qi _ t feller to acquired. 31st Marcl1 ,1900. Eeport and Valuation of Board. Report Beport o{ Board. Valuation of Hoard. and Settlement of the Land. Brought forward .. Otago Land District — contd. Barnego A. B. P. 4,241 0 0 £ s. a. 34,600 0 0 £ s. d. Elderslie 7,019 1 39 11,394 0 21 Blocks III., XI., Waitahuna East Survey District; Blocks I., II., III., VI., XL, and XIII., Hillend Survey District, and Town of Balclutha Blocks VII., IX_, X., Awamoko Survey' District ; Block I., Bakuwenua Survey District; Blocks II., III., XL, Kauroo Survey District; audBlocks XIV., XV., Oamaru Survey Dist. Blocks I. and V., Taieri Survey District Partly agricultural, partly pastoral; soil, rich alluvial deposits on the flats ; hill land mixed in character Medium to first-class land Paterson's Trustees Reid, J. .. 26,323 2 0 79,758 18 4 The land is suitable for subdivision into areas of from 50 to 600 acres each all over ; that there will be a demand for the land in such areas, and therefore the Board recommends the purchase Land suitable for settlement; if offered in areas of from 100 to 600 acres it would be readily taken up, and therefore recommends Government to offer to purchase 3 15 0 7 0 0 See Beport attached. I 147 0 2 Bich, level agricultural land Oughton, J. 4,888 3 4 The land is undoubtedly very good, and would be readily taken up. The Board therefore recommends the purchase That the land is good, and suitable for settlement; that the offering of such a property to the public would create a demand from outside in addition to a limited demand in the district. The Board recommends purchase at a price not greater than £6 an acre The land is good, and suitable for settlement. There is a demand for land in the district. The Board recommends the purchase of 2,368 acres of the land at £3 Is. an acre Janefield 33 5 0 Maerewhenua .. 11,150 3 36 Block III. and part of Block II., Awamoko, and Block III. and part of Block IV., Maerewhenua Survey Districts Low - lying downs and flats Borton, J. 66,905 17 0 6 0 0 See Beport attached. Makareao 2,367 3 31 Blocks VII., IX., XII., XV., Moeraki Survey District, and Block IV., Dunback Survey District Limestone hill land, and arable flats along banks of Shag Eiver 7,168 3 8 Kitchener, A. B. 3 10 See Beport attached. Makareao Extension 2,535 3 0 Blocks VIII., XII., and XIV., Moeraki Survey District Limestone formation; pastoral tussock hills Soil partly river deposit ; subsoil of open porous clayey nature Mostly agricultural land Kitchener, A. B. 5,071 10 0 The land is good, and suitable for mixed grazingruns and farms. There will be a demand for this land, and the purchase is therefore recommended The land is good, and suitable for settlement in small farms. There is a demand for land in the district; and that the purchase is therefore recommended 2 0 0 See Beport attached. Momoua 218 2 36 Block IV., Maungatua Survey District Thomson, W. 3,608 19 3 17 0 0 Pomahaka 7,462 3 1 Blocks X., XI., XIII., and XIV., Pomahaka Survey District Douglas, J. 18,656 17 10 We have ascertained the value and suitableness for settlement of the lands, and respectfully recommend the purchase of the same at a price not exceeding £2 10s. an acre The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The Board believes there is a demand in the district. The Government is recommended to purchase the land at £6 10s. an acre, conditionally on the title to parts of Sections 4 and 7, Block I., Hawkesbury being completed ' 2 10 0 See Bepoit attached. Puketapu 509 0 6 Block IV., Moeraki Survey District Good hill-slopes, all ploughable Cochrane, J. 3,308 14 10 6 10 0 See Beport attached. Carried forward .. 47,046 3 12 250,290 6 3