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TABLE C (Part II).— Estates acquired since 31st March, 1909.

Note.—A summary of the progress, present position, and prospects of each settlement is published in the Lands Report, C.-l, 1908-9.

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TABLE C (Part III).— Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1909.

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Land District and Name of Settlement. Area. Locality. Mode of Acquisition. Quality of Land. Prom whom acquired. Price. Hawke's Bay Land District— Ngatapa Tongoio A. e. p. 10,679 0 0 8,411 0 0 Near Gisborne Near Napier By agreement.. Agricultural and pastoral S. Williamson W. H. Mackersey .. £ S. d. 77,553 0 0 48,000 0 0 Canterbury Land District — Orari Gorge 19,090 0 0 125,553 0 0 8,090 0 0 South Canterbury.. Messrs. Tripp 50,693 0 0

Name of Land District. Number of Estates acquired before 31st March, 1908. Areas acquired before 31st March, 1908. Number of Estates acquired from 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909. Area acquired from 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909. Total Numbers of Estates to 31st March, 1909. Total Area to 31st March, 1909. Purchase-money. Incidental Expenses, Roads, Preliminaries, &c. A. B. P. A. e. p. 27 A. E. P. £ £ Auckland 27 277,110 2 36 277,110 2 36 449,053 82,103 Hawke's Bay 22 164,434 1 4 22 164,434 1 4 1,035,159 74,966 Taranaki 4 4,609 0 8 4 4,609 0 8 79,363 6,073 Wellington 25 55,646 0 34 1 5,178 2 25 26 60,824 3 19 473,629 60,797 Marlborough 9 113,749 2 21 1,230 0 0 9 ' 114,979 2 21 354,463 44,905 1 6,235 3 10 1 18,111 0 38 ■ 24,347 0 8 Nelson 2 29,975 1,895 Westland 2 5,124 3 26 2 5,124 3 26 8,343 2,900 Canterbury 59 262,002 2 18 1 25,174 2 36 60 287,177 1 14 1,551,364 76,500 Otago 27 179,048 1 37 2 23,461 1 18 29 202,509 3 15 963,927 83,549 Southland 6 54,173 3 37 6 54,173 3 37 201,723 18,992 Totals .. 182 1,122,135 2 31 73,155 3 37 187 1,195,291 2 28 5,146,999 452,680 ■