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Reductions in Consideration directed by Land Sales Committees for Year ended 31st March, 1947

Return of Appeals filed between 1st April, 1946, and 31st March, 1947

LAND-DEYELOPMENT AND SETTLEMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN During the year ended 31st March, 1947, 102,021 acres were purchased by voluntary negotiations, 27,419 acres capable of subdivision were acquired pursuant to section 51 of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, 26,316* acres were acquired -compulsorily under Part II of that Act, and 7,603 acres comprising 39 single units were acquired in terms of section 51 of the Act.

* This figure does not include 21 properties aggregating 33,464 acres in respect of which notice of intention to take under the provisions of Part II of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, had been issued as at 31st March, 1947.

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Farm Land. Other Land. Totals. T> * i itegistry. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. £ ! £ £ Auckland 403 200,881 2,404 438,117 2,807 638,998 Hamilton 70 50,370 309 59,279 379 109,649 •Gisborne 26 11,313 131 11,355 157 22,668 Napier 73 27,220 586 60,945 659 88,165 New Plymouth 70 33,177 367 58,786 437 91,963 Wellington 122 74,757 2,966 615,060 3,088 689,817 Blenheim 38 12,086 212 20,697 250 32,783 Nelson 83 20,052 368 57,978 451 78,030 Hokitika .. 8 1,556 137 14,491 145 16,047 Ohristehurch 209 80,433 2,582 353,136 2,791 433,569 Dunedin 137 41,316 1,309 193,532 1,446 234,848 Invercargill 77 37,136 274 51,891 351 89,027 Totals 1,316 590,297 11,645 1,935,267 12,961 2,525,565

Registry. Number brought forward from Previous Year. Number lodged. Dismissed. Allowed in Part. Allowed in Full. Withdrawn. Referred back to Committee. Total Number Disposed of. Number remaining to be dealt with. Auckland 41 101 24 51 7 46 ! 5 133 9 Hamilton 14 62 27 17 11 14 2 71 5 Gisborne 3 2 1 3 Napier 3 24 8 5 3 7 1 24 *3 New Plymouth 2 14 4 6 6 16 Wellington 35 62 20 33 4 15 17 89 8 Blenheim 4 2 2 2 Nelson 1 8 1 3 2 2 8 1 Hokitika 7 1 3 4 3 •Christchureh 1 29 5 6 4 10 4 29 1 Dunedin 1 19* 1 5 8 4 18 2 Invercargill 9 3 2 4 9 Totals 98 342 96 128 33 114 35 406 34