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Land District and Selec- i Resi- Progress during Name of Settlement. tors. I dences. Year. Pursuits of Settlers. Present Position. Prospects. Brought forward Janterbury— Pareora Studholme Junction Kapua Rosebrook Otaio 862 28 4 682 28 3 Satisfactory .. Grazing .. .. .. Good Mixed farming .. .. „ Good. 11 14 9 12 13 9 Agriculture .. .. Well established Dairying and cropping Mixed farming, fruit-growing, &c. Grazing .. .. .. Fair Patoa The Peaks Roimata Kereta Braco Epworth Ashley Gorge .. Omihi Valley .. ! Orakipaoa Highbank .. j Otarakaro .. i Wharenui .. ; Rakitairi .. | Waiapi .. Horsley Downs .. j Albury .■ R.S. 1862 .. Part R.S. 2682 .. R.S. 36469, Cannington R.S. 36231 R.S. 36056, 36057 R.S. 36228 Marawiti Hekeao .. | Pawaho Waikakahi Tamai Hamlet .. Takitu Pareora No. 2 Rautawiri Papaka Punaroa Lyndon Kohika Tarawahi Raincliff Puhuka Kaimahi Kapuatohe R.S. 36278 Rapuwai Part R.S. 30791.. R.S. 36226 Lyndon No. 2 .. Maytown Eccleston Mead 4 12 26 4 14 2 10 1 27 75 7 26 22 15 26 79 1 1 1 2 PoolFair. 26 4 14 1 12 Good Satisfactory .. Gardening and fruit-growing Very prosperous Mixed farming .. .. Satisfactory Market-gardening .. .. ; Well established Mixed farming .. .. Satisfactory Dairying Let temporarily .. .-. Mixed farming .. .. ! Good Good. Satisfactory .. 20 57 7 26 19 15 23 63 1 Small farming and gardening „ Agriculture .. .. „ Good'. Good G razing Dairying and cropping .. | „ Homestead site 1 1 1 12 16 26 184 39 5 33 6 9 17 9 17 16 1 7 13 9 1 5 1 1 10 12 4 21 1 Homestead site 1 12 13 21 148 35 5 32 6 9 17 6 14 14 1 5 8 7 Good Satisfactory .. Gooci FaiiGood Fair Good Satisfactory .. Fair Good Agriculture .. .. Satisfactory Agriculture and dairying .. Good Grazing and gardening .. „ Mixed farming & stock-raising „ Residential .. .. Fair Sheep-farming .. .. Good Cropping, &c. Mixed farming .. .. Sa'Ufactory Agriculture .. ... Dairying and cropping .. j Grazing and cropping .. ! Mixed farming .. .. Prosporous Residential .. .. Good Grazing, &o. .. .. Satisfactory Residential .. • • „ Agriculture .. .. Fair Mixed farming .. • • » Hometead site Grazing .. .. .. Good Homestead site Good. Fair. Good. Ut satisfactory Satisfactory .. Fair. 4 Satisfactory .. Good. 1 6 10 2 Fair Satisfactory .. Unsatisfactory Only recently selected Ditto Grazing .. .. .. Fair Mixed farming .. .. Good ... .. Fair Fair. Good. Fair. Chamberlain )tago — Pomahaka Downs Teaneraki Tahawai Maerewhenua .. Puketapu Ardgowan 21 19 22 8 72 11 65 18 16 8 58 9 29 Unsatisfactory Fair Good Mixed farming .. .. Unsatisfactory .. .. Fair Dairying .. .. .. Good Mixed farming .. .. \ „ Dairying and cropping .. i „ Dairying, grazing, and mixed farming Mixed farming .. .. Much improved .. Poor. Fair. Good. Fair Good Makareao Makareao Extension Momona Tokarahi Jane field Elderslie Barnego Earnscleugh Windsor Park .. Windsor Park No. 2 Duncan louthland — Merrivale Otahu Beaumont .. | Ring way Glenham 31 3 18 3 14 79 20 33 21 11 38 10 14 44 19 20 17 8 17 5 Satisfactory .. Very fair Very good Satisfactary .. Good Dairying .. .. . • Most satisfactory Dairying and mixed farming Good Mixed farming Grazing and agriculture .. Well established Dairying and mixed farming | Fair Fruit-growing, &c. .. j Good Agriculture Only recently selected Ditto 5 1 47 7 9 7 24 39 4 4 8 16 FaiiDairying and farming .. ] Good .. Grazing .. .. .. Unsatisfactory .. Good. Doubtful. Good Mixed farming .. .. Success assured .. Dairying and farming .. Fair Good. Fairly good Totals 2,335 1,785