LAND ACQUIRED

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 36, 4 January 1946, Page 4

LAND ACQUIRED

SERVICEMEN'S SETTLEMENT Until the end of November a total of 143 780 acres of land had been acquired under the provisions of the Small Farms Act for the ment of ex-servicemen says the monthly review issued by. the Rehabilitation Department. In addition to this area, 8723 acres had been acquired under the compulsory provisions of the Servicemen's Settle- I ment and Land Sales Act.

The most recent addition to the above total is a property of almost 1000 acres in the Marlborough Land about 16 miles south-east of Blenheim. Previously held by Mr C. D. Cunningham and the estate of the' late Mr William Cunning-* ham this property is good sheep country with a considerable area suitable for cropping.

Altogether until November 30 } the number of properties acquired under Section 51 of the Land Sales Act was 109 single units and 42 capable of sub-division into 108 single units > making 217 units in all with' a total acreage of 44,707 acres.

Properties balloted for by ex-ser-vicemen during November comprised, three sheep sections in the KeniLworth Farm Settlement near Titiroa, one dairying . and crop-; ping section in the Kaikainui ment near Kaiapoi ( two agriculturiH sections in the Tua Marina settle ment near and four dairjM ing sections in" the Milson Farnß Settlement near Palmerston NortbJ