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Table A. —Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1939.

Table B. —Summary of Private Estates acquired to 31st March, 1939.

Table C.—Return of Private Land purchased and paid for during Period from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1939.

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I II 1 Land District. Number. Are^^^ ates Land District. Number. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 6 10,592 Marlborough .. 2 8,800 Auckland .. .. 5 3,214 Nelson Gisborne .. .. .. .. Westland Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. Canterbury . . .. 2 3,378 Taranaki .. .. 3 3,048 Otago .. .. 1 374 Wellington .. .. 1 1 Southland .. .. 1 1,736 Totals .. 21 31,143

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. Acres. £ North Auckland .. .. 54 48,986 455,075 Auckland .. .. .. 76 376,106 1,243,883 Gisborne .. .. .. 26 86,380 790,131 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 59 264,783 1,714,292 Taranaki .. .. .. 27 31,959 376,031 Wellington .. .. .. 157 160,846 2,350,638 Marlborough .. .. .. 23 234,591 756,482 Nelson .. .. .. 14 48,821 150,473 Westland .. .. .. 3 6,032 14,062 Canterbury .. .. .. 180 451,584 3,524,894 Otago .. .. .. 82 336,803 2,036,018 Southland .. .. .. 34 94,396 522,280 Totals .. .. 735 2,141,287 13,934,259

(For Native Land, see next Table.) Name of Owner. Locality. AcquUition Settlement. Area. A. R. P. £ s. d. Estate of H. McGirr .. .. Methven .. By agreement Olunes .. 78 0 29 1,368 3 5 State Advances Corporation of South Taranaki.. By agreement .. 981 0 0 ]50 (I 0* New Zealand Mrs. E. Crampton .. .. Petone.. .. By agreement Hutt Valley 0 0 36 220 19 9 Estate of W. G. C. Hingston .. Kerikeri .. By agreement .. 62 2 0 15 0 0* Totals.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,121 3 25 1,754 3 2 * Amounts actually paid after 31st March, 1939. Table D.—Payment from Land foe Settlements Account pursuant to Section 10 (1) of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1932, during Period from 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939. Nil.