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Return of Profits and Losses on Disposal of Blocks Ascertained During the Period From 1st April, 1948, to 31st March, 1949

* These losses are in addition to those reported last year —viz: Manutahi, £12,162 12s. 3d., and Menzie's Ferry, £3,392 2s. 9d. The amounts represent additional expenditure on water supply for Manutahi and housing for Menzie s 1 erry incurred after the final balance-sheets were prepared, t Disposed of at cost. Note.—Profits and losses are ascertained only after a block has been fully disposed of and the accounts audited. Blocks partially settled are therefore excluded from this return. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACT, 1915 The following particulars are supplied pursuant to section 14 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915 : . Total Area Proclaimed Since Inception of the Scheme Class of Land. Area (Acres). Ordinary Crown land .. .. •• •• 1,053,157 Land-for-settlements land .. .. . • ■ • 405,976 Cheviot Estate land .. .. • • • • 3,356 1,462,489

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(1) m (3) (4) 1 (5) Block. Locality. Number of Profit or Loss on Disposal After Charging Interest Shown in Column (5). Interest Charged. Settled. Profit. Loss. Superintendent of Land Development, Auckland Hapuakohe Nukuhou Onewhero Morrinsville .. Taneatua Onewhero 4 2 1 £ s. d. £ s. 7,645 14 1,044 19 3,532 2 d. 4 6 10 £ s. 868 6 517 4 797 5 d. 5 11 11 Auckland McCutehan's (group settlement) Glen Murray 4 t t t Hawkes Bay Te Ohu Dannevirke .. 2 1,253 13 5 255 19 6 Taranaki Manutahi Pennington and Butler Hawera Eltham 6 2 89 0 294 8 9* 3 917 2 7 Marlborough Draper's Blenheim 1 102 7 10 223 10 0 Canterbury Anderson's Mains Kaituna Dunsandel .. 1 3 211 8 . 9 1,486 16 10 154 15 1,010 12 10 6 Otago Brockhill Oamaru 2 885 2 5 1,181 15 9 Southland Menzie's Ferry Waimumu Menzie's Ferry Waimumu .. 2 2 503 14 1,361 0 5* 11 721* 7 11 Total 32 1,198 19 0 17,211 11 3 6,648 1 4