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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.

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Report and Valuation of Board. Report Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Name of Person or Company from whom it was bought or acquired. Seller to 3l6t March, 1901. and Settlement of the Land. Report of Board. Valuation of Board. Brought forward.. Canterbury Land District — continued. Punaroa A. R. P. 69,863 2 37 £ s. d. 345,207 19 5 £ s. d. 7,025 1 5 Blocks I., IL, V., VI., Tengawai Survey District Limestone foundation and alluvial flats; soil generally of very good quality Good grass land on large area National Mortgage and Agency Company 31,613 15 4 The land is good, and suitable for settlement ; that there will be a demand for the land, and the Board recommends the purchase 4 10 0 Raincliff (part) j 551 3 0 \ 192 1 0 Block IX., Opihi Survey District N.Z. Trust and Loan Company (Limited) 2,424 5 0* The Board recommended the purohase of the smaller area so as to reserve the valuable plantation of trees and the larger area of grass land as one farm The land is good, and suitable for settlement; that there will be a demand for the land, and the Board recommends the purchase 13 0 0 [400 See Report attached. Rautawiri 113 3 37 Block XIV., Geraldine Survey Distriot Level agricultural land ; rich alluvial soil with a subsoil of loamy clay Wade and Evans's Trustees 2,560 7 2 22 10 0 R.S. 20184 (Waikakahi) 36 2 22 6 2 4 Waitaki and Elephant Hill Survey District Block II., Opawa Survey District Part very good, part much broken Douglas, J. 366 7 6 105 0 0 The Board recommends the purchase of this land for the purpose of giving further aocess to Waikakahi Board recommends that negotiations be entered into for purchase, as an addition to Mr. A. Adamson's holding, Lot 58, Albury Settlement Purchased as a homestead site for R.S. 36469, Carrington. 10 0 0 105 0 0 See Report attached. See Report attached. R.S. 2682 (Albury) Rutherford, J. S. R.S. 36469 (R.S. 1862), Carrington 20 0 0 Block IV., Nimrod Survey District New Zealand and Australian Land Co. (Limited) New Zealand Trust and Loan Company Rhodes, R. H. 60 0 0 58 0 16 Block VI., Opawa Survey District Block XII., Nimrod Survey District Block I., Waimate Survey District Block IV., Nimrod Survey District Blocks XV. and XVI., Christchurch Survey District Low-lying country 290 10 0 5 0 0 See footnote. R.S. 36056/7f R.S. 36228} 100 3 23 Low-lying country 227 0 3 2 5 0 See footnote. R S. 36231§ 98 3 30 Low-lying country Nicholls, W. 346 5 7 3 10 0 See footnote. R.S. 36469 (R.S. 25375)|| t 154 3 2 Low-lying country Rowe, P. .. 502 19 7 I I 3 5 0 See footnote. Roimata 48 3 37 Good flat land, dark, rich, alluvial soil Trustees of estate of late Sir Harry Parkes 2,200 6 7 The land is good level agricultural land suitable for small allotments. That the Board believes there is a demand for this class of settlement in the district; the Board therefore recommends the purchase 45 0 0 See Report attached. Carried forward .. 78,271 3 13 383,480 11 5 • £2,424 5s. to be paid. _ + R.S. 34598 and part R.S. 34597 and 27673, in Block VI., Opawa Survey District, an area of 58 acres and 16 perches, was purchased from; the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company for the purpose of providing land for Mr. H. Kidd {the bolder of a S.Gr. Run of 1,975 acres, comprised in R.S. 36056/7 at Mount Nessing), on which to build a woolshed, &c. I R.S. 22851, 24723, 27621, and 31932, an area of 100 acres 3 roods 23 perches, was purchased from Mr. R. H. Rhodes for the purpose of providing Mr. George Collier (lessee of S.G. Run 36228) with land suitable for a site for house and yards, § R.S. 33006,13991, 20669, 33005, and 18212, an area of 98 acres 3 roods 30 perches, was purchased from Mr. Whitcombe Nicholls for the purpose of providing a homestead-site and paddocks for Mr. J. D. Blackmore, the occupier of R.S. 36231 area. . .„,„•„ II R.S. 25375. 29737, and 29738, an area of 154 acres 3 roods 2 perches, was purchased from Mr. Peter Rowe for the purpose of working S.G. Run 36469, area 1,120 acres, in Opawa and Nimrod Survey Districts, occupied by Mr. Donald Nicholson.