G.—s.

"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900." TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners— continued.

Name of Seller and Locality. Area offered by Vendor. Price asked. Price offered for Land. Total Price paid to Seller. Cost of Roading, Administration, &c, to Date Total Cost to Date. Remarks. Per Acre. Per Acre. A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Canterbury Land District. New Zealand and Australian Land Company, " Levels " .. H. D. and J. P. Buchanan, "Kinloch".. G. Armstrong, " Mount Vernon " P. Narbey T. Hamlyn, " Kingsborough " .. 38,143 0 0 13,345 0 0 3,500 0 0 3,700 0 0 1,132 0 0 6 9 0 9 0 0 6 9 0 6 15 0 6 15 0 7 2 6 246,022 7 0 2,421 16 6 248,444 3 6 Purchase complete. Vendor would not accept Government offer. 9"o 0 11 0 0 Government did not approve. Total 59,820 0 0 246,022 7 0 2,421 16 6 248,444 3 6 Otago Land District. St. J. Buckley, " Waitaki Plains " J. McNeil, " Rosebank ".. 21,888 0 0 160 0 0 Vendor would not accept Government offer. No offer made, as cost of roading found to be excessive. Vendor would not accept Government offer. No response. Would not accept Government offer. 4 0 0 15 0 0 3 5 0 Murray, Roberts, and Co., " Gladbrook " A. Boyd 1,027 0 0 3,262 0 0 11 0 0 3 10 0 10 0 0 2 12 6 •• Total 26,337 0 0 Southland Land District. New Zealand Agricultural Company, " Waimea " New Zealand and Australian Land Company, " Edendale " 46,407 0 0 19,754 0 0 2 17 6 6 10 0 2 5 0 5 15 0 Vendor would not accept Government offer. Offer accepted, but purchase not yet complete. Ditto. J. Smith 30 0 0 4 10 0 4 10 0 Total 66,191 0 0 i I 1. I ' Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Canterbury Otago .. .. .. .. Southland 1,250 0 0 28,812 0 0 ! 6,184 0 13 I 1,871 0 0 591 3 11 59,820 0 0 26,337 0 0 66,191 0 0 SI' MMARY. 11,518 9 0 122 9 2 I 11,64018 2 6,02211 2 246,022 7 0 133' 2 3 2,421 16 6 6,15513 5 248,444 3 6 • • • • • • Total 191,056 3 24 263,563 7 2 2,677 7 11 266,240 15 1