"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900" (REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, C-05

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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900" (REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in compliance with Subsection (2), Section 73. of " The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900."

The Land Purchase Inspector to the Eight Hon. the Prime Minister. Sir, — Land for Settlements Department, Wellington, 27th June, 1905. I have the honour to submit a report on the operations under the Land for Settlements Acts for the year which ended on the 31st March, 1905. 1. There were 88 estates offered to the Government for sale, aggregating 713,741 acres ; and 61 estates, containing 723,984 acres, were inspected on the ground. 2. The Board cf Land Purchase Commissioners held fourteen meetings—viz., one in Auckland, two in Hawke's Bay, seven in Wellington, two in Canterbury, and two in Otago—when the acquisition of 24 estates was considered, and 17 of these, containing 237,874 acres, were recommended for purchase. 3. The Government approved of the recommendations regarding 14 estates, containing 219,695 acres. 4. The owners ultimately accepted the offers made for 5 of these properties—viz., Longbush (balance), Greenfield, Hikawera (part of Tablelands), Hawtrey (workmen's homes), and Selwyn. The purchase of Hikawera and Greenfield was completed during the year, at a cost of £87,976 for 24,648 acres; and Matamata, Edendale, and Mount Vernon (Lindsay), negotiated for last year, and containing 75,993 acres, were also completed at a cost of £336,507. The total transactions finished in the year comprise 5 estates, containing 100,641 acres, the prime cost of which was £424,483 Is. Bd. The incidental expenses, roads, administration, and charges on debentures, amount to £64,733 13s. 9d. in addition, making a total of £489,216 15s. sd. If to these transactions there are added the purchases of past years, the total transactions become 136 estates, containing 716,224 acres, for which the owners received £3,362,013, and £238,324 was spent on roads and other services, making a total of £3,600,337. The purchase of three other agricultural and pastoral estates, containing 180,087 acres, and which will cost about £209,000, has also been arranged for ; and two small properties near Wellington, containing 327 acres, have been secured for workmen's homes, at a cost of £26,920.

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The transactions awaiting the decision of the Compensation Court at 31 st .^ were .- (1) Plaxbourne, which was before the Court last year, and was decided on the 19th April 19UD, when The claimants were awarded £181,675 for 45,368 acres, and 11,700 acres were cut out and remain with the owners; (2) Tawaha, an estate of 3,350 acres in the Wairarapa which wasdeak with in the Compensation Court on the 24th instant, when the owners were awarded £34,000 toi 2,350 acres, they retaining 1,000 acres and the homestead. Negotiations are in progress for the acquisition of land for workmen's homes, Hutt Valley and near Christchurch, and for some agricultural and pastoral estates in Hawke s Ba>, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Taranaki. Values have advanced, especially in the neighbourhood of Wellington, and ttohigh prices given for good land in Canterbury and the west coast of the North Island render negotiations for suitable land difficult and hazardous. The rents collected during the year amount to £I£M»6 ob. lid., and the interestireceived for that portion of the loan invested by the Treasury was £12,870, making a total of £162 481 ob. 11£ There were also recoveries for lands finally disposed of, otherwise than by lease, amounting to £670 6s. lid The interest paid for the money obtained under the Act was £134,703 13s. 7d showing a.profit for the year of £27,776 7s. 4d. This, added to the profit at 31st March 1904 (£166,259 10s. 5d.), makes the amount realised at 31st March, 1905, to be £194,035 17s. 9d all of which has been expended in the construction of roads and other works, on surveys, administration, and other incidentals. Two transactions under section 70 of " The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895," were practically concluded during the year-viz., Tamaki, containing 3,542 acres, the resumption of he lease of which cost £7,000. and a part of the Manga-a-toro Station, containing 5,141 acres, the lease of which cost £16,000 to resume. The following is a summary of the transactions : — No. Acres. Prime Cost. (a.) Estates purchased and selected or ready £ * for selection at 31st March, 1904 ... 131 615,582 2,939,672 (b.) Estates purchased and prepared for selec- ™ , on nA -, IQQ tion in 1904-5 2 62,523 241,138 (c.) Estates purchased and paid for but not prepared for selection at 31st March, 1905 ... ... ••• ••• 3 38,119 183,345 Totals 136 716,224 £3,364,155 (A 0 "* "" *?"*■ £ 6 230,186 £427,947 (B.) Leases resumed under section 70 of " The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895" ... ... ... ••• 2 8,683 £23,000 A report by the Surveyor-General on the settlement of the estates purchased is attached. I have, &c, A. Barron, Land Purchase Inspector, Chairman of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners. The Bight Hon. the Prime Minister.

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TABLE A.—Summary of all Lands offered to Government under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," and its amendments, from 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905, and how dealt with.

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Land District where Land situated. Number of Estates offered. Area offered. Area declined without going to Board. Area not recommended by Board, recommended r^™ d J* by Board. Consideration. Area withdrawn. Total. 1 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 12 25 4 22 2 16 4 3 Acres. 194,11 302, 809 4,039 43,416 2,128 82,363 69,564 15,311 Acres. 21,670 224,510 4,039 4,393 2,128 18,678 45,264 15,311 Acres. 51,970 Acres. 160,000 19,429 Acres. 11,041 6,900 Acres. 1,400 Acres. 194,111 302,809 4,039 43,416 2,128 82,363 69,564 15,311 •• 11,442 27,330 "251 47,089 8,000 24,300 6,721 1,875 •• : •- - Totals 88 713,741 335,993 99,059 ■ 223,171? 51,992 3,526 713,741 * There were also eight estates, containing 14,703 aci es, offered in the previous year which were dealt with this year.

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENTS. TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners under the above Act from 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905.

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Area offered by Price asked. Price offered for Land. Cost of Roading, Total Price Administra- Total Cost to paid to Seller. tion, &c, Date, to Date. Name of Seller and Locality. Remarks. Per Acre. Per Acre. Auckland Land District. " Selwyn," Thames Valley Land Company A. R. P. 160,000 0 0 £ s. d. | 0 12 0 £ s. d. 0 8 0 £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Purchase not complete. Total 160,000 0 0 Hawke's Bay Land District. " Cricklewood," T. J. Steele .. " Pakowhai," East Coast Native Trust Land Board 14,331 0 0 5,098 0 0 2 10 0 7 0 0 5 5 0 Government did not approve purchase. Vendors would not accept Government offer. Totals 19,429 0 0 Wellington Land District. " Mahupuku," M. Mahupuku Kummer, W. A. Cockburn, A... Bidwill, C. R. Bidwill, C. R. (Trustees) Wardell, W. .. Pharazyn, C. .. • ■ Niniwa Heremia Cockburn, A... Horiana Kingi " Hawtrey " Estate .. 7,087 0 0 399 0 0 1.123 0 0 500 0 0 3,350 0 0 627 0 0 1,492 0 0 4,203 0 0 1,123 0 0 2,605 0 0 187 0 0 3 19 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 3 19 0 •• Purchase not complete. Government did not approve purchase. Vendor would not accept Government offer. Requisition to take compulsorily served. 15 0 0 10 10 0 11 5 0 10 0 0 •• 14 0 0 Vendors would not accept Government offer. Not proceeded with. Vendor unwilling to sell. Previous offer adhered to. Purchase complete. Under consideration. " 17 0 0 4 0 0 15 0 0 3 12 0 20 0 0 •• 9,380* 0 0 9,380 0 0 - Totals 22,696 0 0 9,380 0 0 •• 9,380 0 0 Canterbury Land District. Elworthy's Trustees "Lambrook," Gil lingham Brothers 8,000 0 0 3,449 0 0 4 15 0 8 0 0 4 10 0 •■ •• Vendors would not accept Government offer. Government did not approve purchase. Total 11,449 0 0 •■ Otago Land District. " Greenfield," Smith's Trustees •24,300 0 0 24,300 0 0 I 78,595 17 6 652 8 10 79,248 6 4 Purchase complete. 2,257 acres retained by agreement. 4 10 0 4 0 0 Totals 78,595 17 6 652 8 10 ! 79,248 6 4 I ; I . i Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington Canterbury Otago 160,000 0 0 19,429 0 0 22,696 0 0 11,449 0 0 24,300 0 0 su: MARY. 9,380 0 0 I - i 9,380 0 0 78,595'l7 6 652' 8 10 79,248' 6 4 Total 1237,874 0 0 87,975 17 6 652 8 10 88,628 6 4 * 22,043 acres acquired, balance retained by owners.

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENTS. TABLE C (Part I.).—Statement of Lands finally acquired for Settlements between 1st April, 1904, and 31st March, 1905.

TABLE C (Part II.).— Estates acquired but not paid for at 31st March, 1905.

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Name of Settlement and Land District. Area of each Estate. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Mode of Acquisition. Name of Person or Company from whom acquired. Price. Auckland Land District — Matamata A. R. P. 42,739 0 0 Wairere, Tapapa, and Cambridge Survey Districts Light agricultural on the plains and some of the downs ; pastoral on the hills Compulsorily taken Assets Realisation Board £ s. d. 127,515 13 4 Hawke's Bay Land District — Lindsay (Mount Vernon) 13,470 0 0 Waipukurau and Ruataniwha Survey Districts Part limestone hills, excellent pastoral country ; part flats and rolling downs, and part thin shingly Ditto Messrs. A. and J. W. Harding 95,369 11 C Wellington Land District— Hikawera Otago Land District — Greenfield 2,605 0 0 Huangarua Survey District Loam on clay and papa ; part ploughable, good pas-, toral Undulating downs ; soil medium to shingly. Subsoil sandy olay By agreement.. Horiana Kingi 9,380 0 0 22,043 0 0 Waitahuna West, East, and Hillend Survey Districts Messrs. Smith 78,595 17 6 Southland Land District — Edendale 19,784 0 0 Lindhurst, Lothian, Mataura, and Oteramika Hundreds Survey Districts Heavy loam .. N.Z. and A. Land Company 113,621 19 10 Totals 100,641 0 0 £424,483 1 g

Auckland Land District — Selwyn Estate.. Hawke's Bay LandDistrict — Ruangarehu A. R. p. 160,000 0 0 Piako County Soil light loam and pumice sand, easily worked. Part plougnable, and part forest Fair pastoral country, fenced and ready for occupation. Exchanged for small detached blocks of rough bush lands Pair soil; subsoil mostly resting on papa, part limestone Agricultural land, first class, part alluvial, rest light loam over clay By agreement.. Thames Valley Land Company J. N. Williams .. £ s. d. 64,000 0 C 2,380 0 0 Part Ruangarehu No. 1 Block 3,272 0 C Wellington Land District — Mahupuku 7,087 0 0 Huangarua Survey District M. Mahupuku 28,000 0 C Tawaha Marlborough Land District — Flaxbourne Canterbury Land District — Kinloch 2,350 0 0 45,368 0 0 Cape Campbell Survey District Small flats and downs of fair quality, part limestone ; balance hilly pastoral land Volcanic soil, well grassed; altitude, from sea- level to 2,000 ft. Compul sorily taken Ditto BidwilFs Trustees .. Sir G. Clifford and others 34,000 0 C 181,675 0 C 13,000 0 0 Akaroa and Ellesmere Survey Districts By agreement.. 117,000 0 C Totals 230,185 0 0 £427,947 0 C

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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENTS. TABLE C (Part III.).— Summary of Estates acquired up to 31st March, 1905, and Amounts of Purchase -money paid.

TABLE D.—Areas of Land acquired by Way of Exchange under the Land for Settlements Acts, and Areas given in Exchange, from 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905.

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Area acquired by Crown. Cash. Area of Land Land District. Locality of Exchange, Block, and Survey District. Name of Exchange. Area. in Exchange. Paid to Owner. To be paid to Government. a. R. p. A. R. P. £ s. d. £ .. d. Otago Greenfield 245 1 13 Blocks IV. and V., Waitahuna West Survey District 263 0 0 367 10 0 Southland Edendale 2 1 19 Block III., Lothian Survey District .. 114 13 16 8 Totals 247 2 32 13 16 8 367 10 0 264 1 4

Name of Laud District. Number of Estates acquired before 31st March, 1904. Areas acquired before 31st March, 1904. Number of Estates acquired from 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905. Area acquired from 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905. Total Numbers of Estates to 31st March, 1905. Total Area to 31st March, 1905. Net Purchase-money, less Recoveries. Incidental Expenses, Roads, Preliminaries, &e. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. R. P. £ £ Auckland 14 49,499 0 12 1 42,739 0 0 15 92,238 0 12 269,870 30,971 Hawke's Bay 14 115,436 1 38 1 13,470 0 0 15 128,906 1 38 732,900 44,002 Taranaki 3 2,697 2 4 3 2,697 2 4 58,336 3,098 Wellington 12 26,467 3 12 1 2,605 2 33 13 29,073 2 5 194,866 22,430 Marlborough 8 68,381 2 21 8 68,381 2 21 171,467 23,597 Westland 2 5,124 3 26 2 5,124 3 26 8,343 2,470 Canterbury 55 246,005 2 30 55 246,005 2 30 1,255,200 47,456 Otago 18 67,595 0 37 1 22,043 2 11 19 89,638 3 8 471,418 51,587 Southland 5 34,373 1 18 1 19,784 0 2 6 54,157 1 20 201,755 12,713 Totals .. 131 615,581 2 38 100,642 1 6 136 716,224 0 4 3,364,155 238,324

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Eeport by the Surveyor-General on the Condition and Settlement of Lands acquired. The following properties acquired under the provisions of "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," were handed over to the Lands and Survey Department by the Chairman of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners in order that the estates should be surveyed and prepared for application and settlement : — Name of Estate and Land Distriot. Area. Matamata, Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 42,739 acres. Lindsay, Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... 13,470 „ Flaxbourne, Marlborough... ... ... ... ... 45,368 „ Greenfield, Otago ... ... ... ... ... 22,043 „ Edendale, Southland ... ... ... ... ... 19,784 „ Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 143,404 acres. After the usual elaborate and detailed topographical and subdivisional surveys, classification, and valuation, the Edendale Settlement, comprising 122 sections and 19,495 acres, was offered on the 15th April, 1904; and the Matamata Settlement, containing 302 allotments and a gross area of 42,481 acres, was opened for selection on the 2nd June, 1904 ; and, with the exception of 4,007 acres, the whole of the subdivisions were satisfactorily disposed of. As the result of surveys effected during the year 1904-5 the usual complete plans and pamphlets, supplemented by full descriptions and information regarding the Lindsay and Greenfield Settlements, were, published, but these two settlements were not opened until after the end of the financial year. Suffice to say that in these cases also great success attended the sales. The Flaxbourne Settlement, which has been the subject of protracted litigation, was completely surveyed and prepared for selection, but, owing to.the delay in obtaining the decision of the Compensation Court, the settlement could not be advertised for selection before the 22nd June, 1905. The Department has now in hand the survey of eight additional estates, containing 188,177 acres and comprising the Selwyn estate, Auckland, three estates in the Wairarapa, one exchange of lands in the Poverty Bay District, two properties to provide workmen's homes in the vicinity of Wellington, and the Kinloch estate at Little Biver, Canterbury. If to the selections in the Matamata and Edendale Settlements (shown in Schedule attached) there be added all selections of the balances of estates previously submitted for application, the total number of selectors registered during the financial year amounts to 425, who secured in all 75,133 acres. This brings the total number of tenants under the Land for Settlements Act to the considerable number of 3,131, who hold 642,940 acres, and pay thereon £166,281 per annum. It will be seen, by reference to Table 33 (Part II.) of the Lands and Survey Beport, that the number of houses upon the settlements is 2,471; that the number of souls residing on the holdings is 10,283 ; that the value of the improvements amounts to £803,381 2s. 3d. ; that the arrears on the 31st March, 1905, due by 167 selectors, amount to £5,787 Bs. 7d.; that the amount of rent and other payments received during the year is £150,272 12s. 4d.; and that the total receipts since the inception of the system amount to £721,569 6s. Bd. The receipts for the year w.ere £610 12s. Id. less than the amount collected in the year 1903-4. This anomaly is explained by the fact that the outstanding rents, which in the year 1902-3 amounted to £10,497, were reduced to £4,096 in 1903-4, and also because the great Bosewill Settlement was balloted for on the 7th March, 1904, and the amount, £6,675 ss. 4d., received with the successful applications, representing rents due in advance on the Ist July or the Ist September, 1904, was carried to revenue, and thereby swelled the receipts for the previous year, to the loss of the year 1904-5. Of the gross area of 681,055 acres acquired by the Crown and opened for selection since the inauguration of the system, there remains 38,170 acres still to be disposed of, which latter figures amount to 5f per cent, of the whole. All the settlements (arranged according to land districts) are scheduled in table attached, where will be found particulars, in condensed form, as to the selectors, their position, and prospects. It will be seen that, with few exceptions, the settlements have made fair to excellent progress during the year ; that the settlers have become, or are becoming, well established upon their holdings ; that they appreciate and are contented with their condition ; whilst there is every prospect that the settlements will prove in the future, as in the past, an inestimable advantage to the fortunate possessors of the holdings, and be a source of congratulation and benefit, socially and economically, to the colony. The results of the policy of acquiring freehold properties, with the object of bringing about the occupation of rural lands in small areas as their quality, position, and productiveness warrant, have been an unqualified and great success, whether the scheme is considered from the point of view of the tenants and the Government or the colony as a whole. There is one very important feature of the lease-in-perpetuity tenure under the Land for Settlements Act which, in my opinion, deserves special prominence—viz., that, in addition to bona fide occupation and utilisation of the holdings, residence by the tenants is compulsory for all time. This should ensure that an ever-increasing area of the lands of the colony shall be occupied by a rural population —the class admittedly of the first importance to the wellbeing of any nation. J. W. A. Marchant, The Hon. the Minister of Lands. Surveyor-General.

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Estates offered for Selection during the Year ending the 31st March, 1905, under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900."

Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1905.

STATES OFFERED Eor Selection during the Year ending the 31st Marc Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900." 5, under " T i, urn Land District, and Name of Estate. Number nf A»«« nn«»totB<] Annual Rental i,.Q fl ~f patntA i Aiea unseieoijeu, .uwqViIa Al ea of Estate. 8electorB . 31st March, 1905. Qn Date of Opening. Auckland— Matamata Southland— Edendale Totals A. B. P. .. 42,738 3 2 .. 19,809 3 11 .. 62,548 2 13 164 116 A. It. p. 959 3 32 3,047 3 5 £ 9. d. 0,863 2 2 5,882 12 8 2nd June, 1904. 15th April, 1904. 280 4,007 2 37 12,745 14 10 iUmmary of the Sett: the Provisions jEMENTs established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, unde of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1905. Land District and SeleoNa,me of Settlement. tors. Besidences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings Hl'e utilised. Progress during p rMent Position. Prospects. x uar. ,uckland — Opouriao Okauia 97 8 76 G Dairying and mixed farming Grazing Satisfactory .. Not satisfactory Prosperous Not satisfactory.. Good. Not promising. Good. Rangiatea Karapiro Pencourt Whitehall Matamata Bickerstaffe Ciadock Hamlet Hetana Hamlet.. Kitchener Hamle' Methuen Hamlet Plumer Hamlet.. Waari Hamlet .. 18 17 34 10 163 15 8 9 8 18 10 5 18 11 34 15 95 13 7 8 7 8 5 4 Dairying and oropping Dairying Grazing and dairying Dairying and mixed farming Grazing and dairying I Workmen's homes Satisfactory .. Good Pair Good Thriving Satisfactory Good Pair Satisfactory Pair Improving Fairly satisfactory 415 307 Very satisfactory Decidedly prolawke's Bay — Kaureka 19 17 Dairying and farming Elsthorpe Waimarie Pouparae Tomoana Willows Mahora Haturna Manga-a-toro Kumeroa Forest Gate Argyll Wigan Lindsay 47 18 9 13 22 34 62 26 15 28 59 17 6 28 16 9 12 18 28 58 24 13 26 56 7 2 Pastoral Dairying and farming sperous Ditto * a Dairying, fruit, and cropping Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Pastoral (sections offered to and accepted by the then tenants before the estate was balloted for) 'aranaki — Tokaora Spotswood 375 18 14 314 14 11 Dairying Workmen's homes and poultry farms (only half estate taken up) Dairying Very fair Fair Good Steady Fair. Olandon e 5 Good Satisfactory Good. 33 30 Vellington— Paparangi 37 35 Residential, poultry-farming, and dairying Dairying, sheep-farming, and oropping Dairying Dairying, market-gardening, and residential Grazing and cropping Dairying and sheep-farming Residential, market - gardening, and fruit-growing Residential, market - gardening, pigs, and poultry Prosperous Ohakea 15 ! IS Excellent. Te Matua Aorangi 13 37 12 37 Very good Very satisfactory Langdale Mangawhata Epuni 28 7 42 21 S 42 Good Very good Satisfactory Good. Excellent. Maungaraki 19 17 Good Good.

STATES OFFERED Eor Selection during the Year ending the 31st Marc Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900." 5, under " T i, urn Land District, and Name of Estate. Number nf A»«« nn«»totB<] Annual Rental i,.Q fl ~f patntA i Aiea unseieoijeu, .uwqViIa Al ea of Estate. 8electorB . 31st March, 1905. Qn Date of Opening. Auckland— Matamata Southland— Edendale Totals A. B. P. .. 42,738 3 2 .. 19,809 3 11 .. 62,548 2 13 164 116 A. It. p. 959 3 32 3,047 3 5 £ 9. d. 0,863 2 2 5,882 12 8 2nd June, 1904. 15th April, 1904. 280 4,007 2 37 12,745 14 10 iUmmary of the Sett: the Provisions jEMENTs established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, unde of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1905. Land District and SeleoNa,me of Settlement. tors. Besidences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings Hl'e utilised. Progress during p rMent Position. Prospects. x uar. ,uckland — Opouriao Okauia 97 8 76 G Dairying and mixed farming Grazing Satisfactory .. Not satisfactory Prosperous Not satisfactory.. Good. Not promising. Good. Rangiatea Karapiro Pencourt Whitehall Matamata Bickerstaffe Ciadock Hamlet Hetana Hamlet.. Kitchener Hamle' Methuen Hamlet Plumer Hamlet.. Waari Hamlet .. 18 17 34 10 163 15 8 9 8 18 10 5 18 11 34 15 95 13 7 8 7 8 5 4 Dairying and oropping Dairying Grazing and dairying Dairying and mixed farming Grazing and dairying I Workmen's homes Satisfactory .. Good Pair Good Thriving Satisfactory Good Pair Satisfactory Pair Improving Fairly satisfactory 415 307 Very satisfactory Decidedly prolawke's Bay — Kaureka 19 17 Dairying and farming Elsthorpe Waimarie Pouparae Tomoana Willows Mahora Haturna Manga-a-toro Kumeroa Forest Gate Argyll Wigan Lindsay 47 18 9 13 22 34 62 26 15 28 59 17 6 28 16 9 12 18 28 58 24 13 26 56 7 2 Pastoral Dairying and farming sperous Ditto * a Dairying, fruit, and cropping Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Pastoral (sections offered to and accepted by the then tenants before the estate was balloted for) 'aranaki — Tokaora Spotswood 375 18 14 314 14 11 Dairying Workmen's homes and poultry farms (only half estate taken up) Dairying Very fair Fair Good Steady Fair. Olandon e 5 Good Satisfactory Good. 33 30 Vellington— Paparangi 37 35 Residential, poultry-farming, and dairying Dairying, sheep-farming, and oropping Dairying Dairying, market-gardening, and residential Grazing and cropping Dairying and sheep-farming Residential, market - gardening, and fruit-growing Residential, market - gardening, pigs, and poultry Prosperous Ohakea 15 ! IS Excellent. Te Matua Aorangi 13 37 12 37 Very good Very satisfactory Langdale Mangawhata Epuni 28 7 42 21 S 42 Good Very good Satisfactory Good. Excellent. Maungaraki 19 17 Good Good.

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Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with up to the 31st March, 1905 — continued.

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Land District and Name of Settlement. Selec- Resitors. dences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilised. Pr ° 8 Year 1 . 1 "' 118 Present Prospects. Wellington— contd. Linton 5 5 Dairying and mixed farming Moderate Fair Moderately good. Very good. Longbush Tablelands Normandale 6 9 27 4 8 15 Grazing Residential, market-garden-ing, &c. Good Moderate Satisfactory Very fair. 245 219 Fair Marlborough— Blind River Omaka Puhipuhi Starborough Richmond Brook Waipapa North Bank Rainford 19 13 2 140 11 4 9 11 16 12 1 74 11 4 7 7 Sheep-farming and cropping Grazing Sheep-farming and cropping Good Satisfactory .. Fair Very good Good Satisfactory Prosperous Fair. Good. Good" Moderate Satisfactory Moderate Fair. Grazing Dairying 209 132 Westland— Poerua Kokatahi 19 7 16 6 Dairying and mixed farming Good Prosperous Good. rr • • 26 22 Canterbury— Pareora No. 1 .. Studholme Junction Kapua Rosebrook Otaio The Peaks Patoa Roimata Braco Kereta Epworth Ashley Gorge Orakipaoa Highbank Waiapi Rakitairi Otarakaro Wharenui Albury ., Marawiti Horsley Down .. Hekeao Pawaho Tamai Waikakahi Pareora No. 2 .. Punaroa Rautawiri Papaka Takitu Lyndon No. 1 .. Kohika Raincliff Tarawahi Puhuka 28 4 24 3 Small-farming Pair Satisfactory .. Satisfactory 12 14 9 12 i 26 14 4 2 10 27 78 15 22 7 26 79 13 27 16 25 40 191 33 17 6 9 5 10 17 1 24 8 12 13 9 1 2 26 14 4 1 12 20 57 14 18 7 26 59 13 23 13 24 39 153 32 17 6 9 5 7 14 1 23 6 Small-farming and dairying Grazing Residential Market-gardening Dairying, Small-farming Dairying and grazing Small-farming Mixed farming Market-gardening Workmen's homes Mixed farming and dairying Mixed farming Pair Satisfactory .. Good " '.'. Fair Good Fairly satisfactory Satisfactory Very satisfactory Satisfactory Good ""/. '.'. Very good Satisfactory ft Very good. Good. Very good. Good. Very good. Good. Very good. Good. Workmen's homes Mixed farming Very good Very satisfactory Very good. Mixed farming and dairying Small-farming Mixed farming Grazing .. Good Good. Satisfactory Mixed farming Workmen's homes Fairly good. Fairly good .. Kaimahi Kapuatohe Kapuwai Lyndon No. 2 .. 12 9 5 10 11 8 5 7 Market-gardening Workmen's homes Grazing Very slight Fairly good Very satisfactory Satisfactory Good". Fairly good. Good. May town Eccleston Chamberlain Mead .. Annan Rosewill Isolated sections 12 4 21 21 39 159 10 11 4 21 15 30 111 4 Small-farming Mixed farming Mixed farming and grazing Mixed farming Mixed farming and grazing Fair Good Very good Fairly good Very good Very satisfaotory Satisfactory Very good. Good. Very good. Very satisfactory Homestead sites and low-ly ing lands for high pastoral Crown lands 1,137 934

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Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with up to the 31st March, 1905— continued.

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Land District and Selec- Resi- ! , Principal Purposes for which Progress during Name of Settlement. tors, dences. Holdings are utilised. Year. Present Position. Prospects. Otago— Pomahaka Teaneraki Tahawai Maerewhenua .. Puketapu Ardgowan 25 23 8 72 11 65 16 18 8 59 8 53 Mixed farming and grazing Chiefly dairying Dairying Mixed farming and grazing Chiefly dairying Mixed farming, dairying, and grazing Mixed farming and grazing Indifferent Fair Satisfactory .. Good.. Unsatisfactory .. Fair Satisfactory Flourishing Good Prosperous Poor. Fair. Good. Excellent. Good. Excellent. Highly satisfacfactory Good.. Makareao Makareao Extension Momona Tokarahi Jane field Elderslie Barnego 31 3 18 3 Satisfactory Good. 14 79 20 33 22 13 46 19 24 18 Chiefly dairying Dairying and mixed farming Grazing and mixed farming Dairying, mixed farming, and grazing Dairying, fruit-growing, &o. Dairying and mixed farming Very satisfactory Satisfactory .. Excellent Fair Good Prosperous Good Very prosperous.. Fair Very good. Good. Excellent. Good. Earnsoleugh Windsor Park .. Windsor Park No. 2 Duncan St. Helens 12 37 10 8 25 7 Excellent Prosperous 7 3 4 3 Mixed farming Fair Good.. Fair Fair. Good. 475 350 Southland — Merrivale Dairying, farming, and grazing Farming and grazing Fair .. Good 48 41 Otahu Beaumont Ringway Glenham 7 11 6 28 4 4 7 22 Satisfactory Unsatisfactory .. Fair. Poor. Doubtful. Mixed farming Dairying, farming, and grazing Ditto Edendale 116 85 Very good Satisfactory Good. Totals .. 216 163 3,131 2,471