LAND FOR SOLDIERS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2839, 2 August 1916, Page 6

LAND FOR SOLDIERS

;,. FOUR BLOCKS PURCHASED. "... Tho Eight Hon. tho. Prime Minister ; t intimated in tho House of Representa--..■•4';"'.. tives . yesterday .'/that several blocks of .;. land suitable ,for returned soldiers had ..':■ ;.;. been purchased by -.the Government. The : ■' ~'.!,".«i'st block'was situated four or fivo miles ~ -i'rom Marten,;anil consisted of 1066 acres • ...of .level, agricultural land, exceptionally ...well farmed, and in good heart. De- •'■• livery would be taken in September. ' 'Mr. Witty: What is tho price? ' ' Mr. Massey:. I can give it, but I do ■ not think- it -wise.' Mr. Jennings- Anywhere near the Government valuation? ' Mr..Massey:. Oh, yes, always. : The second block, he added was-at Awnhuri. • _,„• nine miles from■ Palmerston North. It' : .'■'.< was of 1020 acres,-nearly all in cultiva-" ■' tion, and was .reported as being.suitable for cutting up into nine or ten holdings.' ':.'. Delivery, would, bo taken in September. ■^-A-third block had been procured in the '■ " Southland land district, near the Woodlands station:-It.was of 730 acres, and ,-■ -suitable for small. areas. Negotiations ~-,..-.o had also been completed for the puri*"" ' chase of a block of, 7000 acres of sheep ;-. country in Marlborough. It was very ,- good sheep country, tut sheep country ■ ■;■■ only. ... . !