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Table J.-Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates-continued.

Crown Purchases under " The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905," and Amendments. Negotiations for the purchase of numerous blocks of suitable Maori land in the four North Island districts have now culminated in the completion of the following areas :— Auckland l"3i Taranaki - 127,821 2 35 " a : ke ' sßa - V - 13,294 2 23 Welhn e ton • • 109 0 0 263,001 3 12 Notwithstanding anything that has been said to the contrary, the Maori owners have been dealt with both fairly and liberally by the several land-purchase officers, whilst the State has no reason to feel dissatisfied with the returns it has received for its monetary expenditure. COGNATE SUBJECTS. Report on State Nurseries and Plantations. The usual report upon the operations of the Afforestation Branch by the Chief Forester ii printed as a separate paper, and shows that very substantial progress has been made in those nur-

Land District and Name of Settlement. Selectors. liesidences. Principal Purpose for which Progress Holdings are utilised. during Year. Present Position. Prospects. Canterbury—co?ifrf. Lyndon No. 2) .. Maytown Eccleston Mead Chamberlain 9 11 4 21 20 9 11 4 19 23 Principally pastoral Small farming and dairying Mixed farming Good | Good .. Good. Partly pastoral, partly mixed farming Ditto Mixed farming Dairying and grass so. ding .. Grazing Dairying and small farming Very good Very good . Very good. Annan .. Rosewill Morice Kinlooh Mills .. Homestead-sites, Ac. 43 154 29 30 21 47 40 145 29 24 21 4 Fair Fairly good Fair. Good .. „' Good. Otago— Pomahaka Downs Te Aneraki Tahawai Maerewhenua Puketapu Ar3gowan Makareao Momona Tokarahi Janefield 1,236 38 22 8 74 11 66 34 14 79 21 1,074 14 15 8 58 10 50 23 ia 46 19 Grazing and cropping , Dairy-farming Mixed farming Dairj-farming Mixed and dairy farming .. Very fair Pair Good .. Good .. Fair .. Good .. Good. Fair. Good. Dairying Mixed farming Chiefly growing roots and vegetables Mixed farming Very good Good Sound.. Good .. Sound.. Very good. Good. Elderslie Barnego Earnscleugh Windsor Park No. 1 Windsor Park.'No. 2 Duncan 34 24 13 37 10 7 24 16 8 23 8 4 Fruit-growing Mixed and dairy farming .. Mixed farming Mixed and dairy farming Very fair Good Good .. Sound.. Doubtful Good Fair. Good. Poor Unsatisfacton .. Not at all encouraging. Fair. Good. St. Helen's Greenfield Steward 3 41 47 3 40 41 Mixed farming Fair Good Fair Satisfactory Good Plunket.. Totara Kurow Airedale Otekaike Taumata 18 27 13 12 57 9 14 25 12 11 Mixed farming and woolgrowing Mixed and dairy farming .. Dairy-farming Mixed and dairy farming .. Mixed farming Mixed and dairy farming .. 709 485 Dairying and stock-raising .. Southland— Merrivale 49 40 Very good Very good Very encouraging. Encouraging. Otahu .. Beaumont Ringway Glenham Edendale 6 12 8 33 139 5 7 8 28 119 Farming and grazing Mixed farming and grazing.. Dairying, farming, and grazing Fair Satisfactory .. I Go"od '.'. Very good Fair Very good .. j : Fair. Encouraging. Excellent. 247 207 Grand total 4,217 3,237