LAND FOR SOLDIERS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1920, Page 1

LAND FOR SOLDIERS

700,000 ACRES ALLOTTED

WELLINGTON, June 25

The Minister of Lands has forwarded s to the General Secretary of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association i a letter detailing tlie particulars of i 700.000 acres, which Air Massey stat- : ed during a recent deputation were ' available for settlement. The Minister writes advising the total area of land available for settlement by discharged soldiers as at the 31st. ult. was 691,141 acres, distributed throughout the Dominion as follows: —(This area varies front day to day. For instance since 31st. ult. an area, of 100,000 acres has been ballotted for, since this return was made: North Auckland, 01,325 acres. Auckland 92,150. Hawke’s Bay 8,992. Taranaki 39,834. Wellington 5695. Nelson 77,440. Westland 3,930. Canterbury, 31,724. Otago 276,789. Southland 14,913. A considerable proportion of 1 area is either advertised already, or will be lint on the market shortly. Land 1 suitable for farm holdings and runs totals 673,756 acres, while an area of 17,385 acre is considered suitable for small farms, such as poultry, fruit growing beekeeping etc. “I trust,” says the Minister, “that I. this information will be sufficient lor 5 vour purpose. Owing to the vem

great amount of work thrown upon offices of tile Department, I regret that it is not possible to supply information asked for in more detail