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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1895, prepared in Terms of Subsection 2 of Section 39 of the said Act.

lecord No. S.G. Name of Estate or Settlement. Area of each Block of Land purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Price to be paid Name of Person or pi M where I Company from whom Transaction it was bought or β-i,* March 1895 was not complete acquired. dlst Maicn, iBJS. ftt 31st March, 1895. Report and Valuation of Board. Report on Conditions and Valuation Settlement of the of Board. Land - Report of Board. Land, i acquired prior k 1st April, 1894. .8813 Paeeoea Settlement .. A. B. P. 620 2 13 107 2 17 Block XII., Otaio, and Block IV., Patiti, Canterbury Land District Open level agricultural land, of good quality The New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Limited) Trustees of the late M. Studholme £ s. d. i £ s. d. 7,198 14 10 I 1,291 5 6 The quality and position of the land are excellent, and, from inquiries made, the Board believes there is a demand for small farms in the district, and therefore recommends the purchase of the block. Ditto .. 11 12 0 11 12 0 See Report No. 1 attached. .8817 Studholme Junction Settlement Blocks XV. and XVI., Waimate, Canterbury Land District Blocks I. and II., Waitaki, Canterbury Land District Flat agricultural land, of good quality All first-class land; partly reclaimed swamp All rich agricultural land 12 0 0 See Report No. 2 attached. 12 0 0 .8890 Kapua Settlement 574 1 5 Ditto 4,594 5 0 Ditto .. .. .. .. .. 7 16 9 See Report No. 3 attached. 7 16 9 .8837 Teanebaki Settlement.. 347 3 18 Block XII., Oamaru, and Block VIII., Awamoko, Otago Land District W. Meek .. I 5,044 0 6 18,656 17 10 We recommend purchase at a price of £14 per acre, and, in the event of this offer not being accepted, we are of opinion that £15 an acre would not be too high a price to pay for such land. We have ascertained the value and suitableness for settlement of the lands, and respectfully recommend the purchase of the same at a price not exceeding £2 10s. an acre. 15 0 0 See Report No. i attached. 15 0 0 .8861 Pomahaka Settlement .. 7,462 3 1 Blocks X., XI., XLTL, and XIV., Pomahaka, Otago Land District Mostly agricultural land J. Douglas 2 10 0 2 10 0 See Report No. 5 attached. Blind Eivee Settlement 5,020 0 0 Lands acquired from 1st April, ! 894, to 31st March, 1895. 3 5 0 See Report No. 6 attached. 8834 Blocks XII. and XIV., Clifford Bay Survey District, Marlborough Land District Block XVI., Pareora, Canterbury Land District Agricultural and pastoral lands C. Y. Fell I 14,678 10 5 I 5,945 13 9 4,143 11 3 622 1 4 68,148 0 0 24,995 0 0 In the belief that a demand exists in the district, the Board recommends the purchase, at a price not exceeding £3 5s. an acre. The land is suitable for farms of about 50 acres each. That there is a demand for such land in the district; that the Board recommends the purchase at a price not exceeding £10 10s. an acre. That the block is very suitable for subdivision into small farms ; that there is an unsatisfied demand for land in the district; that the Board recommends I the purchase at a price not exceeding £12 per acre That the character of the land is such as to render it suitable for settlement in small lots; that there is a demand for land in the district; that the Board recommends the purchase at £9 per acre. That the land is good and suitable for settlement; that the offering of such a property to the public would create a< demand from outside in addition to a limited demand in the district. The Board recommends purchase at a price not greater thau £6 an acre That the land is good and suitable for settlement; that the Board believes there is a demand for this class of land in the district; that the Board recommends purchase at a price not exceeding £2 10s. an .8957 Rosebbook Settlement 594 2 11 Open, flat, and undulating down lands W. Pringle 10 10 0 See Report No. 7 attached. .8970 Ota io Settlement 376 2 30 Blocks XII. and XVI., Otaio Survey District, Canterbury Land District Open, flat land .. ' A. Copland 12 0 0 See Report No. 8 attached. .8895 Tahawai Settlement .. 69 0 19 Block I., Kurow Survey District, Otago Land District Open, level ground, deep rich alluvial j silt • G. Stringer 9 0 0 See Report No. 9 attached. .8935 Maebewhenua Estate .. 11,358 0 0 Block III. and part of Block II., Awamoko, and Block III. and part of Block IV., Maerewhenua Survey Districts, Otago Land District Low - lying downs I and flats J. Borton 6 0 0 See Report No. 10 attached. .8971 Mebbivale Estate 9,998 0 0 Waiau Survey District, Southland Land District Mixed agricultural and pastoral; deep, rich, free soil Elder, Smith, and Co. 3 0 0 3 0 0 See Report No. 11 attached. .9022 B. S. 37, Opawa 47 2 0 Blocks XV. and XVI., Christchurch Survey District, Canterbury Land District Good flat land, dark, rich, alluvial soil Trustees of estate of late Sir H. Parkes 2,137 10 0 6,612 10 3 61,552 19 1 102,515 7 acre The land is good level agricultural land suitable for small allotments. That the Board believes there is a demand for this class of settlement in the district. The Board recommends the purchase at a price not exceeding £45 an acre. That part of the land is fairly suitable for settlement; that a demand exists for this block on the part of the Hurunui special settlers and others. The Board recommends Government to arrange the acquisition of the block at a price not greater than 18i of opinion that there is a prospect of some part of tl other than pastoral purposes, or, perhaps, not at necessity that exists for providing extensions to settlers, without which —they inform members of th must be abandoned, the Board thinks Government i loss (if any) rather than that an industrious class obliged to abandon their homes. 45 0 0 45 0 0 See Report No. 12 attached. Midland Railway Block 41 7,347 0 38 Waipara and Waitohi Survey Districts, Canterbury Land District Pastoral country .. New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited) 0 18 0 0 18 0 See Report No. 13 attached. .9025 s. an acre. ie block no I all; but ir: the holdin; ie Board—tl should be p: i of bond fie , an acre. The Board is also e block not being selected for ill; but in view of the great ;he holdings of the Hurunui ! Board—their present holdings aould be prepared to face this of bond fide settlers should be 43,924 0 32 61,552 19 1 102,515 1 7 2—C. 5.