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Evening Star, Issue 4273, 6 November 1876, Page 3

Mrßroomhall, who arrived by the last mail to purchase a block of land for a special settlement, has arrived in Wellington, and is now in treaty with the Government, who wero empowered by Parb'ament to treat with him for the purchase of 100,000 acres. Sir J. Vogel, before he left Auckland, had a conversation with MrAßroomhaH, and afterwards telegraphed to the Premier as follows:—"Mi* Broomhall represents capitalists who, for a special settlement, are willing to invest half-a-million of money in land, .and paying expenses of immigrants to New Zealand. Tfiey intend to pay'in cash. Although organised by t-tal abstainers, they do not make it exclusive to abstainers. Mr Broomhall is empowered to finally close,. but would not/do so until arrival of Mr ! Fox. On naising through California he made a conditional bargain to purchase 100,<HXr acres at L 3, and 100,000 at L2 dOs per acre, both to be optional to him till 30th June next. He will close with one or both o/ these if he does not arrange with New Zealand. He is willing to covenant to settle immigrants on the land he buys, under conditions of. a stringent nature." We will visit Dunedin r>;