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PROPERTIES PURCHASED FOR OTHER THAN EX-SERVICEMEN SETTLEMENT FROM THE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1950

The following schedule gives details of land purchased for other than ex-servicemen settlement, but does not include land acquired for scenic or recreational purposes :

DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS As mentioned earlier in the report, a good season has been experienced throughout the country, and this, coupled with increased availability of materials, resulted in continued good progress being made in developing land for settlement. The following comments are submitted on the development and settlement operations by the officers in charge of this work in each district: —- Auckland Development District Ardparera, at Kaukapakapa, 389 acres. Acquired : November, 1944. Objective : Two dairyfarms ; one of 180 acres allotted July, 1947. Balance of 209 acres totally undeveloped. Awaroa, at Ruawai, 461 acres. Acquired: 287 acres February, 1945, and 174 acres May, 1948. Objective: Five dairy-farms. Three allotted August, 1948; two for allottment July, 1950. Development Programme (for remaining units): 66 chains new drains, 91 acres cultivation and

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Owner. Locality. Area. Date. Purpose for Which Acquired. Baucke, H. E., Estate of Te Kura A. R. 56 1 p. 0 13/5/49 For disposal to adjoining lessees on uneconomic holdings. O'Loughlin, J. Kekerangu 54 0 13-9* 1/6/49 For disposal to adjoining owners. Carmichael, T. F. Waiau 936 2 18* 30/6/49 To control growth and spread of nassella tussock. Curtis, Mrs. G. M. Tiraumea Settlement 1,317 1 15* 12/7/49 For disposal to adjoining owners on uneconomic holdings. Rukumoana Farm and Te Pohue 52 0 0 31/8/49 For disposal to adjoining Forests, Ltd. lessees to make holdings more economic and give better boundaries. Moyle, B. J., Estate of Waimate 510 2 4* 6/9/49 For disposal to adjoining owners to bring holdings up to economic standard. State Advances CorporaHuiroa 445 0 0 6/9/49 To be added to adjoining tion (abandoned seCrown land being recurity) Wallis, W. H. served as State forest. Tiraumea Settlement 508 1 0* 13/9/49 To be added to adjoining uneconomic holdings. Peters, E. A. Waiouru 8 0 0* 27/9/49 Payment for lessees interest in terms of section 40, Land Act, 1948. Haydon, G. W. Erua 630 0 0* 6/10/49 Consolidate areas of Crown land in the locality. Mytton, L. H. Motueka 372 2 0* 8/12/49 I Part to be disposed of to adjoining Crown lessee and balance unsuitable for settlement to be declared as State forest. • Lessee's interest.