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Table A. —Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1933.

Table B.—Summary of Estates acquired to 31st March, 1933.

Table C.—Return of Land purchased and paid for during Period prom 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933.

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Land District. Number, A^gg 1 |j ! | f ate8 Land District. Number. Are^ r ®® tates Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 33 31,703 Nelson .. .. 1 137 Auckland .. .. 45 28,224 Westland Gisborne . . .. 1 13 Canterbury .. .. 7 2,287 Hawke's Bay .. .. 5 4,421 Otago .. .. 7 7,808 Taranaki .. .. 5 2,826 Southland .. .. 8 2,553 Wellington .. .. 13 71,169 Marlborough .. .. 3 1,394 Totals .. 128 152,535

Land District. Number. J Area. Purchase-money. Acres. £ North Auckland .. .. 52 48,923 455,058 Auckland .. .. .. 75 376,073 1,243,775 Gisborne .. .. .. 26 86,380 790,131 Hawke'sBay.. .. .. 59 264,783 1,714,292 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 0ta g° •• •• •• ! 81 335,212 2,029,409 Southland .. .. .. 34 94,396 522,280 Totals .. .. 725 2,127,717 13,922,663

Name of Owner. Locality. Settlement. Area. . Acres. £ Jessup, Mrs. E. .. .. Wairoa, Hawke's Bay By agreement Awamate .. .. 670 26* McNicoJ, A. J. .. Te Aroha .. By agreement Wairakau (additional) 60 186 Totals .... .. .. .. 730 212 * Balance of purchase-money.