C.—s

Table A. —Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1938.*

Table B. —Summary of Private Estates acquired to 31st March, 1938.*

Table C.—Return of Private Land purchased and paid for during Period from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

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, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.*

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Land District. Number. 68 Land District. Number. I Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. .. .. Marlborough .. 1 10,501 Auckland .. .. .. .. Nelson Gisborne .. .. .. .. Westland Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. Canterbury Taranaki .. .. . . .. Otago Wellington .. .. 1 17 Southland Totals .. j 2 10,518 * 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. Acres. £ North Auckland .. .. 53 48,924 455,060 Auckland .. .. .. 76 376,106 1,243,883 Gisborne .. .. .. 26 86,380 790,131 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 59 264,783 1,714,292 Taranaki .. .. .. 26 30,978 375,881 Wellington .. .. .. 156 160,845 2,350,417 Marlborough .. .. .. 23 234,591 756,482 Nelson .. .. .. 14 48,821 150,473 Westland .. .. .. 3 6,032 14,062 Canterbury .. .. .. 179 451,506 3,523,526 Otago .. .. .. 82 336,803 2,036,018 Southland .. .. .. 34 94,396 522,280 Totals .. .. 731 2,140,165 13,932,505 * Exclusive of purchases under the Native Land Act, 1931, for general settlement.

(For Native Land, see next Table.) Name of Owner. Locality. ! Settlement. Area. ; A ™j™ t | I A. B. T\ £ s. d. F. C. Cameron .. .. Pahiatua .. By agreement Tiraumea .. 17 0 29 120 5 4 R. W. and J. F. Lochhead .. Blenheim .. By agreement .. 10,501 0 15 1,000 0 0 Totals.. .. .. .. .. .. 10,518 1 04 1,120 5 4

Payee. Land. Area. Amount paid. A. R. p. £ s. d. Native owners .. .. . . Mangatoro 1a 3c 3b .. .. .. 137 4 3 Native owners .. .. Te Ahu Ahu 3a No. 2 .. .. .. 0 5 0 Native owners .. .. { S " } 0 2 00 7 1 5 Totals ___ .. 0 2 00 H4 10 8 * Not including payments pursuant to section 3 (2) of the Native Purposes Act, 1934,