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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS: PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO BLOCKS ACQUIRED.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 9th July, 1901. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing,—(l) The number of blocks of land acquired under the Land for Settlements Acts ; (2) the names of the provincial districts where situated ; (3) the area of each block; (4) the oost per acre of each blook ; (5) the number of sections each block was subdivided into ; (6) the number of eligible applicants admitted to the ballot for each block ; and (7) the average number of applicants admitted to the ballot for eaoh section: this return to be for the years ending 31st March, 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901 "— (Mr. Mebedith.)

1. The number of blocks of land acquired under the Land for Settlements Acts during the years ending 31st March, 1899, 1900, and 1901, is 41.

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2. Provincial District. 2. Name of Block. 3. Area of each Block. 4. Cost per Acre of each Block. 5. 6. Number of N ££|?er of Sectionseach A^fta divided into, Block. 7. Average Number of admitted to Ballot for eacj Section. Auckland .. lawke'e Bay Vellington larlborough Rangiatea Okauia Karapiro Fencourt Whitehall .. Willows Mahora Hatuma Paparangi .. Te Matua Ohakea Aorangi Langdale Mangawhatft Epuni Maungaraki Starborough A. B. P. 4,004 0 0 5,920 0 0 2,276 3 9 7,105 3 5 8,959 0 0 775 1 36 1,133 3 0 26,349 0 19 322 3 32 702 0 19 1,741 1 29 1,785 0 0 9,405 0 0 1,240 2 36 100 3 14 423 0 0 35,906 0 0 (Town of 5,854 0 0 3,982 3 35 2,028 2 33 19,502 3 20 30 0 0 6 2 4 34 2 37 17 1 21 2,254 2 11 48,226 0 12 36 2 22 41 0 28 154 3 2 £ s. d. 3 10 0 0 14 0 4 0 0 4 10 0 0 15 0 19 0 0 27 10 0 5 7 5 19 19 9 15 10 0 13 5 8 15 7 6 3 10 0 14 3 10 99 2 0 6 12 3 2 17 9 Seddon) 4 2 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 7 6 4 0 0 4 16 6-6 45 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 6 15 0 10 0 0 65 0 0 3 5 0 20 9 17 34 9 21 34 57 39 13 15 37 36 7 43 Not yet open 61 57 11 25 13 37 5 32 134 9 52 161 948 14 13 11 35 21 6 No ballot. Led. 4 1 3 7 2 5 8 16 1 2 1 5 2 1 I 11 12 4 28 25 ianterbury Richmond Brook Horsley Down Marawiti Albury 124 103 40 673 335 Pawaho 1 78 I 25 116 4 4 2 * Hekeao Waikakabi 15 95 10 I 142 2,283 17 fi it Tamai R.S. 25375, 29737, and 29738 R.S. 35498, and parts of 34597 and 27673 R.S.13991,18212,20669, 36175, 33005,& 33006 Rautawiri Parts R.S. 22851,24723, 27621, and 31932 Punaroa Pareora No. 2 Takitu Papaka Lyndon Janefield Elderslie Barnego Earnsoleugh Otahu Beaumont 58 0 16 98 3 30 122 3 7 100 3 23 7,029 3 5 8,132 0 31 9,713 0 37 1,561 2 25 4,243 3 28 147 0 2 11,618 2 4 7,078 2 1 1,174 3 36 6,153 0 36 4,484 0 4 5 0 0 3 10 0 22 10 0 2 5 0 4 10 0 8 15 0 2 7 6 11 10 0 3 15 0 33 5 0 7 0 0 3 15 0 2 12 8 14 6 2 6 9 40 1 1 1 6 1 17 32 5 9 8 31 25 26 Not yet dispc 13 12 36 Homes tea R.S. 36469 Homes tea R.S. 30056 Homestea R.S. 36231 43 I Homestea R.S. 36228 284 783 51 347 50 14 42 65 osed of. 3 I No ballot. d-si te for I I. d-site for land 36057. d-site for .. I 7 d-site for I. kelson )tago 17 24 10 38 6 3 6 9 n • • I 3