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"The Land for Settlements Act, 1892."

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By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB93.

Blocks of Land offered to the Government, and dealt with by the Departments without being referred to the Board of Land Purchase Cominissioners. "« a — <^ Land-tax Valuation. Beasons why Blocks considered unsuitable. Date of offer. Area. Note.—Wherever the land-tax value is absent, the tax value cannot be separated from the rest of the estate. A. H. p. 2,239 0 0 65,029 0 0 4,154 0 0 1,142 0 0 7,300 0 0 3,672 0 0 3,300 0 0 9,700 0 0 412 0 0 23,839 0 0 12,168 0 0 Marlborongh .. Hawke's Bay .. Auckland £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,9S5 0 0 100.32S 0 0 Land near Kaikoura .. „ Napier Land, Bay of Islands Land, Manawatu Land near Nelson Pakiri Land, Bay of Islands.. „ Waiwera District Land near Kaipara .. 27 Aug., 1891 9 Sept., „ 9 June, 1892 30 July, , 29 Sept., „ 1 Nov., „ 14 Feb., 1893 12 May, , Wellington Nelson Auckland 36,500 0 0 3,072 0 0 1,850 0 0 3,637 10 0 100 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,563 0 0 2,400 0 0 26,524 0 0 2,660 0 0 3,112 0 0 156 0 0 5,920 0 0 3,000 0 0 Price considered too high. Pastoral country; not suitable for small farms. Offer withdrawn. Ditto. Price considered too high. Land not suitable for small farms. Price considered too high. Land not suitable for small farms. Land of inferior quality. Pastoral country ; not suitable for small farms. Too rough ; not suitable for small farms. 25 May, 1S93 5 May, 1893 Total area 132,955 0 0