C.—i.

Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1938 —continued.

EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS. NORTH AUCKLAND. (W. D. Armit, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Some substantial adjustments have been made on some of the settlement blocks during the year, following applications in terms of the Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act, 1936. Voluntary settlement in terms of the Act was effected in nearly all cases, and the settlers concerned have now every prospect of complete success in farming their holdings. Apart from concessions in rentals, the Department has assisted some settlement lessees of lowlying areas by making available other areas of Crown land for " run-off " purposes, thereby assisting in coping with problems arising out of occasional heavy flooding. While the dairy-farmer has experienced a fairly good production year with guaranteed price return, the grazier tenant experienced a drop in wool and sheep prices, but had a good return for cattle.

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Name of Estate. holds holds Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Present Otago—continued. Tahawai .. .. 7 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Tapanui .. .. 7 .. General .. .. .. .. „ Taumata .. .. 9 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. „ Teaneraki .. .. 23 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Very fair. Te Puke .. .. 4 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Good. Teviot .. .. 24 1 Grazing .. .. . . .. Fair. Tilverstowe .. .. 7 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. „ Tokarahi .. .. 75 2 ,, .. .. .. .. .. Good. Tokoiti .. .. 4 Totara .. .. 27 .. ,, .. .. .. .. .. „ Wairuna .. .. 11 .. „ .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Waitahuna No. 1 .. 1 1 „ .. .. .. .. .. „ Waitahuna No. 2 .. 6 1 „ .. .. .. .. Poor. Westcott .. .. 7 .. „ .. .. .. .. .. „ Wilden .. .. 13 .. Mixed agricultural and pastoral .. .. Good. Windsor Park No. 1 .. 36 2 Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Very good. Windsor Park No, 2 .. 10 .. .. •• .. .. .. .. ,, Totals .. 1,137 100 Southland. Allenby .. .. 5 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Ardlussa .. .. 5 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Very poor. Beaumont .. .. 10 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. „ Brydone .. .. 2 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Campbell .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Poor. Crichton Park .. 4 2 „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Edendale .. .. 95 59 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Brmedale .. .. 10 3 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Fern Hill .. .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fortification Hill .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. ,, Glenham .. .. 28 16 „ .. .. .. .. Very good. Knowsley Park .. 9 .. „ .. .. .. .. Poor. Lambert .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Lamont .. .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ McCallum .. .. 4 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ Maori Hill .. .. 16 5 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Merivale .. .. 45 14 „ .. .. .. .. Merivale No. 1 .. 9 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Merivale No 2 .. 7 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ Monte Cristo .. 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Otahu .. .. 5 3 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Ringway .. .. 4 3 „ .. .. .. ,, Simpson .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. Poor. Stalker .. .. 8 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Strathvale .. .. 9 .. „ .. .. .. .. Very good. Tamatea .. .. 7 .. ,, .. .. .. .. „ Teihoka .. .. 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. TeWaeWae.. .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Waiarikiki .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Poor. Waikiwi Town .. 24 33 Suburban building-sites .. .. .. Fair. Totals .. 345 141