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Estates offered for Selection during the Year ending the 31st March, 1904, under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900."

TABLE H.—Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1904.

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Land District, and Name of Estate. Area of Estate. Number of Selectors. Area unselected, 31st March, 1904. Annual Rental payable on Lands leased. Date of Opening. Auckland — Waari Bickerstaffe Hawke's Bay— Argyll Wigan Taranaki — Spotswood Clandon Wellington— Longbush Tablelands Normandale .. Marlborough— Rainford Canterbury— Annan Bosewill Otago— St. Helens A. R. P. 427 2 32 12,480 0 19 33,705 1 30 10,072 1 37 310 3 23 881 0 13 3,021 3 26 5,496 3 30 1,623 0 9 5 10 60 16 14 5 6 8 15 A. R. P. 378 0 14 9,484 0 20 1,650 0 0 462 2 0 187 1 31 318 2 18 1,338 2 0 1,495 0 0 £ s. d. 8 12 486 6 0 8,171 2 10 2,652 4 6 291 5 2 623 0 6 727 J 6 998 4 4 155 7 10 20 April, 1903. 7 Dec, 1903. 23 June, 1903. 15 Deo., 1903. 5 May, 1903. 16 Nov., 1903. 16 June, 1903. 16 June, 1903. 15 Dec, 1903. 246 0 21 11 315 15 4 31 Aug., 1903. 32,858 2 33 38,683 2 15 37 137 1,344 2 31 5,129 10 2 13,284 7 4 15 June, 1903. 31 Mar., 1904. 547 3 20 3 224 11 0 29 June, 1903. Totals 140,355 3 28 327 16,658 3 34 33,066 17 8

Land District and SelecName of Settlement. tors. Residencies. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilised. Progress during Year. Present Position. Prospects. .uokland — Opouriao Okauia Bβ 8 70 7 Dairying and mixed farming Grazing Satisfactory .. Not satisfactory Prosperous Not satisfactory.. Good. Not promising. Good. Rangiatea Karapiro Pencourt Whitehall 18 37 34 10 17 10 33 10 Dairying and oropping Dairying Satisfactory .. Good Pair Good Thriving Prosperous Good Pair Cradock Hamlet Hetana Hamlet.. Kitchener Hamlet Methuen Hamlet Plumer Hamlet.. Waari Hamlet .. 7 10 8 11 4 5 6 f 6 l\ Grazing and dairying These were subdivided for the purpose of providing workmen's homes near the City of Auckland. Only a few of the sections have been selected. Up to the present, position is unsatisfactory. Only recently seleoted. Bickerstaffe [awke's Bay— Raureka 10 Good. Elsthorpe Waimarie Poupare Tomoana Mahora Willows 19 45 18 9 13 88 22 18 27 16 9 12 28 18 Dairying, fruit-growing, and crops Sheep- and cattle - farming and cropping Dairying Dairying and growing of maize, &o. Dairying, fruit-growing, &c. Dairying and mixed farming Grazing sheep and cattle; growing maize, potatoes, &c. Grazing sheep and mixed farming Sheep-farming Dairying and sheep-farming Sheep- and cattle-farming .. Grazing sheep and oattle J Good Satisfactory .. Successful Very satisfactory Satisfactory .. Good Prosperous Good Successful Good Hatuina 62 57 Manga-a-toro .. Kumeroa Forest Gate Argyll Wigan 'aranaki— Tokaora Spotswood 25 M ■2H 60 16 22 13 23 38 (Very satisfactory 14 14 13 9 Dairying Residential, poultry-farming, &o. Dairying Steady Not satisfactorySatisfactory Pair Good. It Clandon Vellington— Paparangi 5 5 Good Good Ohakea Te Matua Aorangi 37 15 L8 37 35 15 12 37 Residential, dairying, and poultry-farming Dairying, mixed farming, &c. Dairying Dairying, mixed farming, and market gardening Very satisfactory Carried forward 727 584