LAND PURCHASE BOARD.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9644, 9 November 1909, Page 4

LAND PURCHASE BOARD.

According to the report of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners for the year ended March 32st, 1909, 121 estates, comprising in all 772,144 acres, were offered to the Government during the twelve months. Of the properties 45, containing an aggregate area of 349,500 acres, were inspected on the ground. Altogether the board recommended the Government to purchase 15 estates of an area of 100,439 acres. The transactions for the year comprised five estates, and the total area purchased was 73,156 acres, fer which £339,630 was paid and £42,796 was expended,on roads, workers' dwellings and other contingencies. The estates completely purchased were situated in Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury and Otago. Arrangements were also made, continues the report, for the purchase of three other estates, containing 27,180 acres, which will cost about £176,246. The report also contains the following summary of estates acquired up to March 31st last, and amount of pur- ! chase money:—

Estates To'al Purchase Acquired, ar- a. Money. Auckland 27 277,110 449,053 Hawke's Bay 22 164,434 1 ,035,159 Taranaki 4 4,609 79,363 Wellington 26 60,824 473,629 Marlborougl: i 9 114,979 354,463 Nelson 2 24,347 29,975 Westland 2 5,124 8 343 Canterbury 60 287,177 1 ,551,364 Otago 29 202,509 968,927 Southland 6 54,173 201,723 Totals 187 1,195,291 5 ,146,999