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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 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 31st March, 1901. Report and Valuation of Board. Valuation of Board. and Settlement of the Laud. Report Report of Board. Brought forward .. Canterbury Land District — continued. Rosebrook A. R. P. 78,271 3 13 . £ s. d. 383,480 11 5 £ s. d. 600 1 8 Block XVI., Pareora Survey District Open, flat, and undulating down lands Pringle, W. 5,984 4 8 The land is suitable for farms of about 50 acres 10 10 0 each. That there is a demand for such land in the district; that the Board recommends the purchase of the land See Report attached. Station Peak (part) Studholme 100 0 0 107 2 17 Blocks XV. arid XVI., Waimate Survey District Campbell, R. 0. Studholme 's Trustees 300 0 0*1 1,291 5 6 The quality and position of the land are excellent, 12 0 0 and, from inquiries made, the Board believes there is a demand for small farms in the district, and therefore recommends the purchase of the block The land is suitable for subdivision into half-acre up 65 0 0 to two-acre lots, and the Board therefore recommends the purchase The land is good, and suitable for settlement; that 2 7 6 there will be a demand for the land, and the Board recommends the purchase The land is suitable for subdivision into areas for 90 0 0 workman's homes, and the Board recommends its purchase The land is good, and suitable for farms of from 100 6 15 0 acres to 640 acres each, and the Board recommends the acquisition of the property See Report attached. Flat agricultural land of good quality Tamai 40 3 34 Block XII., Christchurch Survey District Flat suburban land of good quality, suitable for workmen's homes Rich to light stony land; soil in quality is generally very good. Flat land; black, loamy soil McLean, A. 2,662 11 3 See Report attached. Takitu 9,697 3 37 Blocks I., V., and VI., Elephant Hill Survey District Wait and Burbury.. 23,032 14 0 Tarawahi 31 3 0 Block XV., Christchurch Survey District Freeman, J. 2,857 10 0 See Report attached. Waikakahi 47,865 1 1 Waitaki and Elephant Hill Survey Districts Ranging from firstclass agricultural land to light, shingly land; soil not exhausted Land of good quality, with a strong clay subsoil McLean, A. 322,947 15 1 See Report attached. Wharenui 73 1 10 Part of R.S. 85 .. Assets Realisation Board 4,765 6 3 ■ The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The 65 0 0 Board believes there will be a demand for this land, and therefore recommends its acquisition See Report attached. Total 136,789 0 0 747,021 18 2 Otago Land District — Ardgowan Barnego 4,241 0 0 7,019 1 39 Blocks I. and II., Oamaru Survey District Good agricultural land, the whole of which may be ploughed New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Limited) 34,600 0 0 26,323 2 0 The land is good, and suitable for settlement; that 7 0 0 there is a demand for land in the district. The Board recommends Government to acquire the land at a price not exceeding £7 an acre. (Taken by arbitration — Award of Compensation Court, £34,600. The land is suitable for subdivision into areas of from 3 15 0 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 7 0 0 Blocks III., XL, Waitahuna East Survey District; Blocks I., IL, III., VI., XL, and XIIL, Hillend Survey District, and Town of Balclutha Partly agricultural, partly pastoral; soil, rich alluvial deposits on the flats ; hill land mixed in oharacter Paterson's Trustees 3 15 0 See Report attached. Carried forward .. 11,260 1 39 ! 60,923 2 0 * £300 to be paid.