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TABLE A.—Return of all Lands offered to Government under "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," and how dealt with, from 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897— continued.

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Land District where Land situated. Area offered. Price asked per Acre. Area declined without going to Board. Area not recommended by Board. Area recommended by Board. Offer accepted or rejected by Owner. Eemarks. A. B. P. 44,944 0 0 177 0 0 220 0 0 5,300 0 0 18,664 0 0 £ s. d. A. E. P. 732 0 0 A. B. P. 40,931 0 0 177 0 0 A. B. P. 767 0 0 I Brought forward Hawke's Bay ' 24 0 0 2 10 0 220 0 0 Accepted Land not suitable. .. Purchase complete ; supplementary to a larger area. Included in larger area ; now under consideration. Under consideration. 210 0 Total 69,305 0 0 I 732 0 0 I 41,108 0 0 I 987 0 0 Under consideration, 26,478 acres. •• Wellington 745 0 0 1,090 0 0 1,265 0 0 1,523 0 0 331 0 0 207 0 0 9 0 0 1,900 0 0 9 15 0 10 15 0 4 5 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 1,265 0 0 1,523 0 0 331 0 0 Accepted { Withdrawn by vendor. Land not suitable. .. : Owner accepted price offered. Under consideration. Petition to acquire. Under consideration. 386' 0 0 7 10 0 •• •• Total 7,070 0 0 2,788 0 0 331 0 0 | Under consideration, 2,116 acres; 1,835 acres withdrawn. Nelson 14,188 0 0 125 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 6 14,188 0 0 Land not suitable. Under consideration. Land not suitable for purposes of Act. 200 0 0 9 0 0 •• • ■ Total 14,322 0 0 •• 14,197 0 0 ' Under consideration, 125 acres. i •• •• I Marlborough 9,606 0 0 7,014 0 0 860 0 0 320 0 0 9,600 0 0 Land not suitable. 3 0 0 10 0 7,0U 0 0 860 0 0 320 0 Owner accepted offer. 3 0 0 • • •• Total 17,800 0 0 ■• 7,874 0 0 9,606 0 0 320 0 0 Westland 20,871 0 0 15 0 Under consideration. I •• •• Total 20,871 0 0 ■• ,. j Under consideration, 20,871 acres. ■Canterbury 767 0 0 880 0 0 856 0 0 40 0 0 367 0 0 880 0 0 856 0 0 400 0 0 Ownei refused price offered. Land not suitable. 23 0 0 12 0 0 4 10 0 35 0 0 •• •• 40 0 0 Owner refused price offered. •• Carried forward 2,543 0 0 •• 2,103 0 0 440 0 0