THE LAND HUNGER.
The Minister for Lands in his speech at Carterton on Wednesday evening said only the other day he had asked one of his officers to make out a list showing the demand for land in the different parts of the colony. From this it was shown that in Hawke’s Bay district there was recently 441 applicants for a section of 1100 acres; an 880 acre section brought 293 applicants; and there were 825 applicants for eleven sections. In Taranaki for 242 acres there were 184 applicants ; 112 applicants for another section, area not stated, and 124 applicants sought a 512 acre section. In the Wellington district a 700 acre block brought 302 laud seekers, while 274 applied tor an 800 acre section ; there were 285 applicants for a block of 815 acres, and 416 for 374 acre section. In Marlborough a 5000 acre block induced 251 to apply; and 272 applied for a 2000 acre section. In Westland, 3000 acres were responsible for 203 ' applications ; a 294 acre block was £ sought |by 194 applicants. He quoted these as instances of the land demand. No wonder the price of land is so high.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3743, 26 January 1907, Page 2
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195THE LAND HUNGER. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3743, 26 January 1907, Page 2
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