LANO FOR SOLDIERS
A GOOD RECORD TO DATE. \ WELLINGTON, Feb. 11
Although the Government’s' scheme for the settlement of soldiers on the land is yet only in its, beginnings, the Minister of Lands (Mr Massey) can already point- to a good record of achievement. The land proclaimed for soldier settlements now totals over' 388,000 acres in area. It is distributed over the different land districts as follows:
A ores. Auckland 82,158 Hawkes Bay 75,282 Taranaki 9,463 Wellington 73,475 Nelson 16,135 Marlborough 8,682 -Westland 8,640 Canterbury 63,874 Otago ....' 44,160 Southland 6,151 Total 383,027
Up to date 605 soldier settlers have been placed on the land, the total area being -103,716 ' adres. Of the men settled. 507 have taken Lip their land under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, having received in all 213.961 acres; 15 discharged soldiers and 58 men still on service have drawn land in ordinary ballots; and 25 have obtained land by transfer.
The advances authorised to soldiers, to help them to make improvements on their land, and to purchase stock, amount to something like £168,000.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1918, Page 3
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