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1945 NEW ZEALAND

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1925 (REPORT ON THE)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 109 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925

The Land Purchase Controller to the Hon. the Minister op Lands. Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 14th August, 1945. Sir, — I have the honour to submit my report for the year ended 31st March, 1945, in terms of section 109 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925. As stated in last year's report, the purchase of land for the settlement of discharged servicemen is of paramount importance to-day, and until their requirements are met it seems clear that little can be done in the way of purchasing land for subdivision for ordinary settlement. Purchases for discharged servicemen, in accordance with Government policy, are being made in terms of the Small Farms Act, 1932-33, while the compulsory acquisition of areas suitable for the settlement of discharged servicemen is arranged under the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943. Details of the properties purchased and acquired in this manner will be found in the annual report on Settlement of Crown Lands (C.-l). No areas were acquired during the year pursuant to the Land for Settlements Act, 1925. I have, &c., E. G. Macmorran, The Hon. the Minister of Lands. Land Purchase Controller.

Summary of Private Estates acquired to 31st March, 1945

Annual Accounts A statement of the moneys received into and paid out of the Land for Settlements Account during the year is included in parliamentary paper 8.-l [Pt. IV].

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (545 copies), £210 a.

Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1945.

Price 3d.]

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. ___ Acres. £ North Auckland .. .. 58 51,975 481,443 Auckland .. .. .. 84 392,928 1,318,534 Gisborne .. .. .. 26 86,380 790,131 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 59 264,783 1,714,292 Taranaki .. .. .. 27 31,959 376,031 Wellington .. .. .. 159 161,473 2,355,138 Marlborough .. .. .. 23 234,591 756,482 Nelson .. .. .. 14 48,821 150,473 Westland .. .. .. 3 6,032 14,062 Canterbury .. .. .. 195 463,461 3,592,100 Otago .. .. .. 82 336,803 2,036,023 Southland 35 96,609 534,780 Totals .. .. 765 2,175,815 14,119,489