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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1901, prepared in Terms of Subsection (2) of Section 73 of the said Act.

Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Name of Person or Company from whor it was bought or acquired. to Seller to 31st March, 1901. Report and Valuation of Board. i Valuation of Board. and Settlement of the Land. Report Report of Board. Auckland Land District — Fencourt A. R. P. 7,107 0 0 Blocks IV. and VIII., Hamilton Survey District, and Blocks I., V., and VI., Cambridge Survey District Block X., Cambridge Survey District Greater portion alluvial swamp of good quality Assets Realisation Board £ s. d. 31,981 10 0 Land suitable for settlement. The Board recommends Government to purchase £ s. d. 4 10 0 See Report attached. Karapiro 2,334 0 9 Soil a chocolatecoloured light alluvial, overlaying a bed of pumice, sand, and gravel Partly flat and partly undulating fern and bush land Deep alluvial soil of good quality Assets Realisation Board 8,617 4 6 The land is good, and suitable for settlement in farms of from 50 to 500 acres each. The Board recommends Government to purchase. 63J acres additional purchased at £4 per aore. 3 10 0 See Report attached. Okauia 5,919 1 30 Part of Matamata Estate, east of Waihou River Assets Realisation Board 4,143 12 1 Land suitable for settlement. The Board recommends Government to purchase 0 14 0 See Report attached. Opouriao 7,604 0 0 Blocks V., IX., XIIL, Whakatane, and Block II., Waimana Survey District Gould's Trustees .. 24,261 3 3 The land is excellent in quality, and suitable for subdivision into farms of from 100 to 400 acres. That, from inquiries made, there is a considerable demand in the Bay of Plenty district, and the Government is therefore recommended to purchase the land Land suitable for settlement. The Board recommends Government to purchase 3 4 0 See Report attached. Rangiatea 4,004 0 0 Block XVI., Waitoa Survey District, and« Block IV., Maungakawa Survey trictBlocks VI., VII., X., and XL, Cambridge Survey District Soil a fluviatile deposit generally, with clayey subsoil in places Hilly, rolling downs, and flat land Assets Realisation Board 14,014 0 0 3 10 0 See Report attached. Whitehall 8,980 1 0 Assets Realisation Board 6,735 3 9 0 15 0 See Report attached. Total I 35,948 2 39 89,752 13 7 The Board believes the land could be profitably occupied in mixed farms ; that there is a fair demand in the district for such class of holdings ; and the purchase is therefore recommended The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The Board believes there is a demand for the land both within and from outside the distriot. Taken oompulsorily. Award of Compensation Court, £141,618 See Report attached. Hawke's Bay Land Dist. — Elsthorpe *9,740 0 0 Blocks III., VII., and XII., Oero Survey District Soil and situation good, suitable for mixed farms Buchanan's Trustees j 45,878 10 0 4 10 0 Hatuma 26,350 0 0 Blocks XIIL and XIV., Waipukurau Survey Distriot, I., II., and V., Motuotaria Survey District, and IV., VIII., XL, and XII., Takapau Survey District Mixed agricultural and pastoral land; limestone formation Russell, T. Purvis, and Russell's Marriage Settlement Trustees 141,618 0 0 Carried forward .. 36,090 0 0 187,496 10 0 * Corrected area —553 acres bavin; been exchanj [ed for 110 acres 2 roods 16 icrches at Tomoana.