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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900." TABLE C (Part I.).—Statement of Lands acquired and offered, from 1st April, 1901, to 31st March, 1902, prepared in Terms of Subsection (2) of Section 73 of the said Act.

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Name of Settlement. Area of each Block. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Mode oi Acquisition. Name of Person or Company from whom acquired. Price paid to Seller. Report of Land Purchase Board. Valuation of Board. Report _ on Conditions and i Settlement of the Land. Report of Board. I Hawke's Bay District — Manga-a-toro A. B. P. ■ £ a! d. £ s. d. 19,581 3. 12 ( '- Blocks XII., Tahoraite Survey District, IX.,X., XIII., and XIV., Mangatiro Survey District Hill and aown lana, on limestone formation By agreement.. - Assets Realisation Boara 88,118 4 3 The land is suitable for mixed farms. The Board recommends purchase 4 10 0 tTaranaki District — Tokaora Soil gooa and fairly heavy, dark-brown mould overlying yellow clay, and m a few places rock 31,616 11 0 Land good and suitable for subdivision into dairy farms. There is a demand for this class of land in the district, and' the Board therefore recommends the Government to purchase 21 0 0 CD a 0 fl O 0 O fl O CO eg w fl *h co r-l CD fl CD rH CO HC o cu CO Hi CC H3 CO cd CQ CO DO 1,505 2 8[ ■Sections 21 to 25, 71 to 73, 96 to 102, nart 105,553, 555, and 663, part 28, Block VIII., Waimate S.D., and Block IX., Hawera S.D. Livingstone, James Wellington Land District — Langdale 9,406 0 0 Blocks II. and III., Rewa, and XIV. ana XV., Mangapakeha Survey Districts Volcanic formation ; subaqueous and alluvial; subsoil generally of a clayey nature Low-lying grassed flats .. Elder's Trustees .. 30,669 10 0 The land is good and suitable for settlement, and the Board recommends its acquisition 3 5 0 Mangawhata 1,240 2 36 Blocks XI. ana XV., TeKauwau Survey District Morrison, M. ■ 16,129 8 6 The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The Board believes there will be a demand for the land 13 0 2 Epuni 98 1 341 2 1 2o) Block XIV., Belmont Survey District Rich level land, with deep loamy alluvial soil, resting on gravel formation f Mason, S. S. , 8,861 12 6) I The land is gooa, ana suitable for subdivision for workmen's homes. The Boara be.lieyes there will be a demand for this land, and therefore recommends its acquisition 19 0 0 -I I Canterbury Land trictRural Section 36278 (Parker) Kohika 618 2 0 Blocks I. ana II., Meyer Survey District Blocks II., Waimate Survey District, ana XIV., Otaio Survey District Block IX., Opihi Survey District Good agricultural land .. ( Forrest, A. Parker, H. R. 285 0 0 i 483 17 9 Board recommends purchase of this land as an addition to Mrs. E. J. Parker's holding, 36206 and 36207 The land is good, and suitable for settlement, and the Board recommends its acquisition 1120 0 0 483 17 9 Raincliff 1,728 2 41 2,135 3 6 J. 553 1 0J 192 1 oj 39 2 7 Flats and open, flat-topped, anaulating, ana rolling aowns Gooa grass land on large area. Teschmaker's Trustees N.Z. Trust ana Loan Company (Limitea) 28,093 4 3' 2,424 5 0 The Boara recommended the purchase 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 suitable for subdivision for workmen's homes, and the Board recommends its acquisition Land good and suitable for settlement as workmen's homes. There is a demana for this class of lana. Boara recommends Government to purchase Land good and suitable for settlement. There is a demand in the district for this class of land, and Board recommends Government to purchase Land good and suitable for settlement. There is a demand for land in the district. Board therefore recommends Government to purchase J ( 5 15 0 I 8 10 0 ! I 3 0 0 (400 25 0 0 Puhuka Block X., Arowhenua Soil a deep loam, on a clay subsoil Good black soil on a stiff clay bottom Howley, T. 989 4 4 Kaimahi 100 2 1 Rural Sections 226b and 226c, Block VI., Christchurch Survey District Section 331, Block VII., Christchurch Survey District Blocks X. and XIV., Opihi Survey District Percival, Sir W. B. 4,700 0 0 43 10 0 Kapuatohe 49 3 37 Soil varying from first class to light and inferior Cambriage, A. B. 2,249 3 1 45 0 0 Rapuwai 2,247 2 11 Land good quality, comprising low downs with retentive subsoil Sullivan, J. 8,990 5 6 ! 4 5 0 Southland Lana District — Ringway 2,253 2 8 | Blocks XIV. and XVI., Jacob's River Hundred Part rich loam and part poorish clay. Land generally in good condition Greater part fair agricultural land with friable subsoil Murray,'Roberts, ana i Co. j 8,000 0 0 ; Land good and suitable for settlement in farms of from 200 to 400 acres each. Board therefore recommends Government to purchase Lana gooa and suitable for settlement in farms of from 150 to 500 acres. Boara recommends Government to purchase this estate 8,000 0 0 Glenham 11,484 2 10 J Block* IV. to IX. and XL, Wyndham Survey District; and Block III., Toetoes Survey District Otago ana Southland Investment Company 37,100 0 0 37,000 0 0 Total 53,237 3 34 268,710 6 2