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Return of Appeals filed between 1st April, 1945, and 31st March, 1946

LAND-DEVELOPMENT AND SETTLEMENT OE EX-SERVICEMEN During the year ended 31st March, 1946, considerable progress has been made ill the acquisition of lands for the settlement of ex-servicemen. During that period the purchase of 115,017 acres by voluntary negotiation was completed, 15,766 acres capable of sub-division were acquired in terms of section 51 of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, 6,661 acres were acquired compulsorily under Part II of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, and 9,302 acres representing forty■eight single units were acquired in terms of section 51 of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943. As at 31st March, 1946, the land acquired specifically for the settlement of <ex-servicemen is as follows : Acres. Purchased by negotiation .. .. .. .. 210,354 Acquired under section 51 of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943—Subdividable .. .. .. .. 31,562 Single units .. .. .. .. .. 18,955 Acquired under Part II of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act .. .. .. .. .. 10,491 Total .. .. .. .. .. 271,362

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' * Registry. Number* brought forward from Previous Year. ■2« 3 Allowed in Part. 1 1H s .Referred back to Committee. Total Number Disposed of. n 6r 3 S OS 'A g Farm lands — Auckland Hamilton Gisborne Napier New Plymouth Wellington Blenheim Nelson Hokitika Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill 24 13 2 1 11 1 1 1 6 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 * 3 2 1 13 5 2 8 2 I 1 6 2 11 '• 1 Totals 1 62 8 9 7 14 2 40 23 Other lands— Auckland .. Hamilton .. Gisborne Napier New Plymouth Wellington Blenheim Nelson Hokitika Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill 1 93 11 1 14 2 75 4 12 11 9 1 15 1 5 1 17 1 3 4 23 12 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 26 3 5 13 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 64 5 1 11 1 45 4 11 10 8 1 30 6 ' 3 1 32 1 1 1 Totals 3 233 47 42 9 57 6 161 75 Grand totals .. 4 295 55 51 16 71 8 201 98