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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—continued.

Name of Person or Report and Valuation of Board. Report Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. to Seller to 31st March, 1901. it was bought or acquired. Report of Board. Valuation of Board. and Settlement of the Land. Brought forward.. Hawke's Bay Land Dist. — continued. Mahora 36,090 0 0 £ s. d. 187,496 10 0 £ s. d. Mangatoro 19,550 0 0* 1,133 3 0 Lot 139 of Lot 2, Subdivision D, Heretaunga Block, in Block XV., Heretaunga Survey District, and Lot 140 of Lot 2, Subdivision D, Heretaunga Block, in Block XV., Heretaunga Survey District Blocks XII., Tahoraite Survey District, IX., X., XIIL, and XIV., Mangatiro Survey District Block I., Turanganui Survey District, and Block I., Waimata Survey District Block III., Te Mata Survey District Rich alluvial land, soil not worked out Hill and down land on limestone formation. Williams, J. H. Assets Realisation Board 31,178 2 6 87,975 0 0* The land is good, and suitable for settlement in farms of from 40 to 50 acres each. The Board recommends Government to purchase the land The land is suitable for mixed farms. The Board recommends purchase 27 10 0 4 10 0 See Report attaohed. Pouparae 337 3 4 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 Report attached. Raureka 427 2 0 Rich alluvial soil .. Williams, J. H. 10,260 0 0 24 0 0 See Report attached. Tomoana Waimarie 110 2 16 430 1 30 Near Hastings Blocks I. and VIII., Waimata Survey District Rich 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, soil not exhausted Bank of New Zealand 14,734 10 0 19 0 0 See Report attached. Total .. 58,855 1 10 260,046 14 0 Wellington Land District— Aorangi 1,785 0 0 Block XIV., Oroua Survey District, and Blocks II. and III., Kairanga Survey District Lowlying flats within the Post - tertiary formation ; soil a rich alluvial loam 25,355 0 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 See Report attached. Bull, C. .. 14 4 1 Carried forward .. 1,785 0 0 25,355 0 0 * Purchase not •et com; >lete. £87,975 to be •aid.