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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners under the above Act up to 31st March, 1896.

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[Note. —Wherever the land-tax value is absent, the tax val ue of the property offered cannot be separated from the rest of the estate.] Name of Seller and Locality. Area offered by Vendor. Price asked. i Tax Value. Price offered for Land. Cost of Koading, Total Price Admiuistra- Total Cost to iaid to Seller. tiou, Date. &c, to Date. Date of Deed. Remarks. Per Acre. ■ Per Acre. Per Acre. New Zealand and Australian Land Company, "Pareora," Canterbury Studholme's Trustees, " Stndholme Junction," Canterbury Studholme's Trustees, " Kapua," Canterbury Meek, W., " Teaneraki," Otago Douglas, J., " Pomahaka," Otago Auckland Auckland Auckland Fell, C. Y., " Blind River," Marlborough .. A. E. P. 620 2 13 107 2 17 574 1 5 £ s. d. Prom £10 16s. to £12 12s. 12 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 11 12 0 12 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 7,198 14 10 38 10 10 7,237 5 8 1,291 5 6 J 47 18 4 1,339 3 10 4,594 5 0 215 13 6 4,809 18 6 5,044 0 6 496 16 8 5,540 17 2 18,656 17 10 3,180 11 2 21,837 9 0 29/9/93 3/11/93 See report attached. 9 0 0 2"2 6 8 0 0 14 10 0 2 10 0 2/2/94 347 3 18 7,462 3 1 4,738 0 0 1,357 3 21 3,546 0 0 5,020 0 0 15 0 0 3 10 0 4 10 0 6 12 6 4 0 0 3 10 0 17/11/93 10/10/93 Owner refused price offered. 3 0 0 14,678 10 5 1,533 6 11 16,211 17 4 2/8/94 Offer accepted by vendor; purchase complete. See report attached. Owner refused price offered. See report attached. ' Owner refused price offered. Offer accepted by vendor; purchase complete. Owner refused price offered. Westland J. Meyer, " Epworth," Canterbury Canterbury Priogle, W., " Rosebrook," Canterbury 4,868 0 0 21 2 0 100 0 0 594 2 11 3 0 0 15 0 0 23 0 0 12 10 0 10 0 0 14 0 0 12 0 0 2 10 0 12 0 0 17 0 0 10 0 0 252 4 6 9 15 1 261 19 7 22/10/95 5,984 4 8 73 11 1 6,05715 <J 6/5/95 Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Copland, A., "Otaio," Canterbury 177 0 0 200 0 0 416 0 0 376 2 30 11 0 0 14 0 0 17 10 0 13 0 0 7 10 0 10 0 0 13 0 0 12 0 0 11 0 0 Negotiations fell through. Offer accepted by vendor; purchase complete. See report attached. 4,143 11 3 53* 2 4 4,19613 7 2/4/95 Stringer, G., " Tahawai," Otago Borton, J., " Maerewhenua," Otago Elder, Smith, and Co., "Merrivale," Southland Southland Tonks, Norton, and Co., "Roimata," Canterbury 69 0 19 11,358 0 0 9,998 0 0 11 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 0 6 11 0 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 0 622 14 10 19 4 633 0 8 66,905 17 0 2,583 5 8 09,489 2 8 24,995 0 0 1,182 12 1 26,177 12 1 9/5/95 8/8/95 5/4/95 1,907 0 0 47 2 0 4 15 0 50 0 0 2 10 0 47 9 6 2 5 0 45 0 0 2,200 6 7 228~ 7 6 2,42814 1 - 21/8/95 Owner refused price offered. Offer accepted by vendor; purchase complete. Owner refused price offered. Canterbury Canterbury M. R. Co., " Patoa," Canterbury Hawke's Bay 75 0 0 448 0 0 7,347 0 38 6,964 0 0 75 0 0 8 17 6 10 0 5 15 0 0 15 0 3 5 9 50 0 0 6 0 0 0 18 0 4 0 0 6,612 10 3 80' 3 6 6,69213 9 13/3/96 Gould, J., " Opouriao," Auckland 7,604 0 0 4 9 4 3 4 0 24,261 3 3 668 5 9 24,929 9 0 See report attached. Owner could not complete title. See report attached. 7,504 acres purchased ; title to 100 acres not complete. Owner accepted offer: purchase not quite complete. Murray, Roberts, and Co., " Elsthorpe," Hawke's Bay 10,073 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 4 10 0 45,328 10 0 (To be paid.) ,