The Demand for Land.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43116, 20 July 1907, Page 3

The Demand for Land.

.. The Commissioner for Crown Lands (Mr Jas. Mackenzie), in his report On the operations in. the Auckland district, opens with the .remark that notwithstanding that 497 persons have been allotted 185,424 acres at the various leasehold and occupation tenures, the official records show that there continues a keen demand for land by people who are anxious to become settled on farms of their own. During the year 236 settlers took up 103,812 acres in the district under the occupation with right of purchase tenure. The • area taken up under the lease in perpetuity system was only 13,822 acres, by 41 settlers. The area taken up on the lease in perpetuity system in the district hmder the Land for Settlement Act was 15,686 acres, divided amongst 67 selectors. The total cash received during the year on past and current transactions in the district tras £92,302. The area thrown open during the year was 165,894 acres, the total available for selection during the. year being 992,483 aores. It is estimated that during the current year, a further area-of 145,009 acres will be Eed. ~ “ Generally speaking,” says Mr icenzie, “ the reports from Crown lands rangers show that there are signs of progress in almost every direction. In localities that cannot be included amongst the more progressive ones, all that can be said is that they are practically in the same p< sition as when last reported, on. The non-progressive districts may have difficulties peculiar to them which have not affected other localities, and yet, whilst not showing signs of progress, hare at least held their own.