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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENT, 1901. TABLE C (Part I.).—Statement of Lands acquired for Settlements between 1st April, 1903, to 31st March, 1904.

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Name of Settlement an Land District. Area of each Estate. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. I Mode of Acquisition. Name of Person or Company from whom acquired. Price. A. R. P. & s. d. Auokland Land District — Bickerstaffe 12,480 0 19 Part Okahurewa, Pukehuia, and Tokatapu Blocks, Otamatea County Two-thirds good pastoral land, one-third agricultural land By agreement.. Colbeck Bros. 40,560 0 0 Hawke's Bay Land District — Wigan 10,475 0 12 Part Tokatapu and Mangaheia No. 1e Blocks Excellent pastoral country, with some good alluvial flats Area taken for road James Macfarlane.. 53,946 12 8 Argyll 3 0 29 M. Mason 6 6 9 Taranaki Land District — Clandon 881 0 13 Block V., Ngaire Survey District, and Block XVI., Huiroa Survey District Light cleared and grassed forest P. Bayly and Messrs. Sohultz and Neustrowski W. A. Pitzherbert .. 11,518 9 0 Wellington Land District — Normandale 1,623 0 9 Blocks VIII. and IX., Belmont Survey District Steep hill land, with a position- value ; part suitable for workmen's homes, rest small farms Roads closed *11,419 0 8 Linton 3 2 39 R. Linton 37 8 9 Marlborough Land District — Rainford 245 3 11 Block VIII., Mount Fyffe Survey District .. Rioh agricultural reclaimed open swamp G. E. Parsons 6,022 11 £ Canterbury Land District — Station Peak 100 0 0 Block XIV., Hakateramea Survey District .. Suitable for homestead-site R. Campbell and Sons 300 0 0 Annan 32,651 3 1 Blocks I., VI., XL, and XII., Teraho, Waiau, and Hawkeswood Survey Districts Opawa, Pareora, Arowhenua, and Tengawai Survey Districts About one-fifth agricultural, the rest good pastoral ; mainly lying on limestone Heavy agricultural on downs ; hills pastoral Wharton and Co. .. 94,444 1 10 Rosewill 38,143 0 0 N.Z. and A. Land Company 246,022 7 0 Otago Laud District — St. Helens 542 1 13 Blocks XIV. and XV., Oamaru Survey District Good agricultural land Reid and Gray .. 4,338 13 0 Totals 97,149 0 26 468,615 10 10 *£ 4,000 paid last year in addition