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Table A. —Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1935.*

Table B.-Summary of Private Estates acquired to 31st March, 1935.*

Table C.—Return of Private Land purchased and paid for during Period from 1st April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.

Table D.—Payment from Land for Settlements Account pursuant to Section 10 (1) of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1932, during Period from 1st April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.*

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Land District. Number. Are^g^ tateS Land District. Number. Are^^ r^ fcates Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 3 2,217 Nelson .. .. 1 1,221 Auckland .. .. 3 3,726 Westland Gisborne .. .. .. .. Canterbury .. Hawke'sBay .. .. 3 11,900 Otago .. .. 2 4,350 Taranaki .. .. .. .. Southland .. . . 1 344 Wellington .. .. 2 2,325 Marlborough .. .. .. .. Totals .. 15 26,083 * Not including Native lands for general settlement considered pursuant to section 7 (3) of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1932.

Land District. Number. ) Area. Purchase-money. 1 Acres. £ North Auckland .. .. 53 48,924 455,060 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 Otago .. .. .. 81 335,212 2,029,409 Southland .. .. .. 34 94,396 522,280 Totals .. .. 726 2,127,718 13,922,665 * Exclusive of purchases under the Native Land Act, 1931, for general settlement.

(For Native Land, see next Table.) Name of Owner. LocaUty. j Acqutoit?on. Settlement. Area. A. R. P. £ | .. Nil. Nil.

Payee. Land. Area. Amount paid. A. r. p. £ Close and Dickesori Estate .. Te Karewa No. 2, Herepoho A No. 10 0 31 96 2, Te Ahuahu No. 3a 1, Block XII, Omapere S.D. (Purchased as an addition to the Remuera Settlement.) * Not including payments pursuant to section 3 (2) of the Native Purposes Act, 1934.