SETTLEMENT OF SOLDIERS.
13,000-ACRE BLOCK PURCHASED
WELLINGTON, March 28. Tie Hon. Guthrie states that Cabinet has approved the purchase of 13,000 acres of land known as Keparoa Block, which will be available for settlement by soldiers. The block is
situated 25 miles from Botorua and is
I suitable for [dairy farming. The Minister said the requisition of this land is first important step towards the opening up of vast tracts in the | interior of the North Island. The j bulk of the block was rich swamp land.
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Taihape Daily Times, 31 March 1919, Page 3
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87SETTLEMENT OF SOLDIERS. Taihape Daily Times, 31 March 1919, Page 3
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