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Table A. —Number of Properties considered during the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Table B. —Summary of Estates acquired up to the 31st March, 1928.

Table C.—Return of Land purchased and paid for from 1st April, 1927, to 31st March, 1928.

Land District. ■nt „_. Area of Estates j Number. offere(L Land District. Number. Area of Estates ottered. North Auckland Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Glisborne Taranaki Wellington Marlborough .. Acres. 16 15,566 17 30,616 11 26,731 1 3,815 3 2,944 11 23,800 2 17,653 Nelson Westland Canterbury . . j Otago Southland Acres. 2 4,460 1 J.210 15 25,218 4 19,514 1 225 Totals *'•']■ ! 84 A 171,788 i ■

» Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. 1 Auckland (including North Auckland) Hawke's Bay (including Gisborne) Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 99 63 25 146 22 14 2 173 73 26 Acres. 392,139 311,436 27,628 158,630 224,090 48,821 5,125 447,596 293,188 90,862 £ 1,546,236 2,357,100 369,818 2,251,543 755,482 150.473 8,343 3,444,747 1,779,317 459,916 Totals 643 i 1,999,515 13,122,975

Name of Owner. **<*»*• *_*?• Mode of Acquisition. Settlement. Area. Amount paid. List, J. W. C. Hawkins, T. C. Williams, Mrs. A. E, .. Sim, J. Rowse, Mrs. E. Simpson, J. P. C. £ Hutt Valley Tangowahine Te Kura (addition).. Mohaka Consolidation Hutt Valley Simpson Acres. 4 1,406 10 588 r. t 225 £ 2,500 16,468 296 808 350 2,130 Lower Hutt Dargaville .. 12 Otane .. j 30 Mohaka .. ! Petone Otautau By agreement By agreement By agreement By agreement By agreement By agreement Totals 2,233 22,552