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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1932.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired to the 31st March, 1932.

Table C.—Return of Land purchased and paid for during Period from 1st April, 1931, to 31st March, 1932.

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, . . at i Area of Estates ( <,„,1 i RTnmhm- Area of Estat es Land District. Number, i offered Land District. JNumber. offered. I Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 50 64,550 Nelson .. .. 5 5,827 Auckland .. .. 68 132,004 Westland .. .. 2 2,409 Gisborne .. .. 4 1,101 Canterbury .. .. 9 6,050 Hawke's Bay ., .. 14 36,624 Otago .. .. 5 3,230 Taranaki .. .. 9 10,789 Southland .. .. 8 5,950 Wellington .. .. 23 ! ; 89,908 Marlborough .. .. 4 j 2,685 Totals .. .. 201 | 361,127

a—5. 2 Table A.—Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1932. , . . at i Area of Estates ( <,„,1 i RTnmhm- Area of Estat es Land District. Number, i offered Land District. JNumber. offered. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 50 64,550 Nelson .. .. 5 5,827 Auckland .. .. 68 132,004 Westland .. .. 2 2,409 Gisborne .. .. 4 1,101 Canterbury .. .. 9 6,050 Hawke's Bay ., .. 14 36,624 Otago .. .. 5 3,230 Taranaki .. .. 9 10,789 Southland .. .. 8 5,950 Wellington .. .. 23 ! ; 89,908 Marlborough .. .. 4 j 2,685 Totals .. .. 201 | 361,127 Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired to the 31st March, 1932. — ~~f T i Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Acres. £ Auckland (including North Auck- 122 427,763 1,733,499 land) Hawke's Bay (including Gisborne) 73 332,527 2,454,899 Taranaki .. .. •• 26 30,978 375,881 Wellington .. .. •• 155 160,828 2,350,297 Marlborough .. . . ■ • 22 224,090 755,482 Nelson .. .. .. 14 48,821 150,473 Westland .. .. •• 3 6,032 14,062 Canterbury .. .. 178 451,201 3,521,523 Otago .. •• 81 335,212 2,029,409 Southland 34 j 94,396 522,280 Totals .. .. .708 j 2,111,848 13,907,805 Table C. —Return of Land purchased and paid for during Period from 1st April, 1931, to 31st March, 1932. Name of Owner. Locality. j Pr | C c e re per Settlement. Area, j A "™ nt _ £ s. d. : Acres. £ O'Shea, M. J.* .. .. Wliangarei .. .. : By agreement Tauraroa.. .. ! 1,142 5,592 Eraser, D. J.* .. .. ,, .. .. ,, ! Otarau .. .. j 596 153f Dreadon, H. (Estate of)! .. Ruawai .. 8 0 0 ,, | Dreadon .. .. 410 119+ McNicol family .. .. Te Aroha .. 14 10 0 | ,, W&irakau .. 2,004 29,309 Trubshaw, A. H. (Estate of)J .. Te Awamutu 46 0 0 ] Rockburn .. j 76 14f Brown, E. J.* .. .. Okoroire .. .. ] ,, Te Poi .. .. | 177 4,251 Morgan, R. C.* .. .. Matamata .. 15 0 0 ,, Morgan .. .. 415 12f Hannon, Mrs. I. (Estate of)* .. Cambridge .. .. ,, Hannan .. .. j 294 4,631 Reynolds, R. (Estate of)* .. „ .. .. ,, I Norwegians .. | 308 4,051 Troutbeck, H. E., and Gifford, Rotorua .. .. ,, j Galatea .. .. 22,325 94,665f T. H. R. Renner, E. R.* .. .. Gisborne .. | ,, ! Rere .. .. I 171 4,041 Bridge, W. W., and Bloomfield Te Karaka ..3 0 0 ,, i .. 39 117 Bros. (Estate of) j Jessep, Mrs. E. and Miss I. .. Wairoa, H.B. .. ,, A.wamate .. 670 174f Mclennan, J. .. .. Waipukurau 14 0 0 Rylands .. .. 1,244 5"|~ Bee Bros. .. .. .. Kote Maori. .. ,, Kakariki .. 17,944 4+ H.B. McCallum, J.* .. .. j Southland .. .. ,, i McCallum .. 285 1,000 Bryce, J. J.* • • Kimbolton .. ! 24 0 0 ,, Bryce .. ... 395 9,488 Hawkins, S... .. .. Hutt Valley .. ,, Hutt Valley .. 12-8 ps. 45 Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. J.* .. | Cambrians .. | .. ,, : Downs .. .. 4,792 2,1611 | j Totals .. 53.287 159,832 * Purchased under Part II, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1928. t Balance of purchase-money. t Purchased under section 3, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1917.

a—5. 2 Table A.—Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1932. , . . at i Area of Estates ( <,„,1 i RTnmhm- Area of Estat es Land District. Number, i offered Land District. JNumber. offered. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 50 64,550 Nelson .. .. 5 5,827 Auckland .. .. 68 132,004 Westland .. .. 2 2,409 Gisborne .. .. 4 1,101 Canterbury .. .. 9 6,050 Hawke's Bay ., .. 14 36,624 Otago .. .. 5 3,230 Taranaki .. .. 9 10,789 Southland .. .. 8 5,950 Wellington .. .. 23 ! ; 89,908 Marlborough .. .. 4 j 2,685 Totals .. .. 201 | 361,127 Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired to the 31st March, 1932. — ~~f T i Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Acres. £ Auckland (including North Auck- 122 427,763 1,733,499 land) Hawke's Bay (including Gisborne) 73 332,527 2,454,899 Taranaki .. .. •• 26 30,978 375,881 Wellington .. .. •• 155 160,828 2,350,297 Marlborough .. . . ■ • 22 224,090 755,482 Nelson .. .. .. 14 48,821 150,473 Westland .. .. •• 3 6,032 14,062 Canterbury .. .. 178 451,201 3,521,523 Otago .. •• 81 335,212 2,029,409 Southland 34 j 94,396 522,280 Totals .. .. .708 j 2,111,848 13,907,805 Table C.—Return of Land purchased and paid for during Period from 1st April, 1931, to 31st March, 1932. Name of Owner. Locality. j Pr | C c e re per Settlement. Area, j A "™ nt _ £ s. d. : Acres. £ O'Shea, M. J.* .. .. Wliangarei .. .. : By agreement Tauraroa.. .. ! 1,142 5,592 Eraser, D. J.* .. .. ,, .. .. ,, ! Otarau .. .. j 596 153f Dreadon, H. (Estate of)! .. Ruawai .. 8 0 0 ,, | Dreadon .. .. 410 119+ McNicol family .. .. Te Aroha .. 14 10 0 | ,, W&irakau .. 2,004 29,309 Trubshaw, A. H. (Estate of)J .. Te Awamutu 46 0 0 ] Rockburn .. j 76 14f Brown, E. J.* .. .. Okoroire .. .. ] ,, Te Poi .. .. | 177 4,251 Morgan, R. C.* .. .. Matamata .. 15 0 0 ,, Morgan .. .. 415 12f Hannon, Mrs. I. (Estate of)* .. Cambridge .. .. ,, Hannan .. .. j 294 4,631 Reynolds, R. (Estate of)* .. „ .. .. ,, I Norwegians .. | 308 4,051 Troutbeck, H. E., and Gifford, Rotorua .. .. ,, j Galatea .. .. 22,325 94,665f T. H. R. Renner, E. R.* .. .. Gisborne .. | ,, ! Rere .. .. I 171 4,041 Bridge, W. W., and Bloomfield Te Karaka ..3 0 0 ,, i .. 39 117 Bros. (Estate of) j Jessep, Mrs. E. and Miss I. .. Wairoa, H.B. .. ,, A.wamate .. 670 174f Mclennan, J. .. .. Waipukurau 14 0 0 Rylands .. .. 1,244 5"|~ Bee Bros. .. .. .. Kote Maori. .. ,, Kakariki .. 17,944 4+ H.B. McCallum, J.* .. .. j Southland .. .. ,, i McCallum .. 285 1,000 Bryce, J. J.* • • Kimbolton .. ! 24 0 0 ,, Bryce .. ... 395 9,488 Hawkins, S... .. .. Hutt Valley .. ,, Hutt Valley .. 12-8 ps. 45 Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. J.* .. | Cambrians .. | .. ,, : Downs .. .. 4,792 2,1611 | j Totals .. 53.287 159,832 * Purchased under Part II, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1928. t Balance of purchase-money. t Purchased under section 3, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1917.