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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1897, prepared in Terms of Subsection (2) of Section 39 of the said Act— continued.

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Name of Person or Company from whom it was bought or acquired. Price to be paid where Transaction not complete at 31st March, 1897. Report and Valuation of Board. Eeport on Conditions and Settlement of the Land. Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Price paid to Seller to 31st March, 1897. Eex>ort of Board. Valuation of Board. Brought forward.. lanterbury Land District — continued. A. E. P. 25,158 0 34 £ s. d. 99,066 0 11 £ s. d. Braco 27 2 0 Block X., Christchurch Survey District, Canterbury Land District Level land, good soil, suitable for market gardens Boag.W. .. 1,375 0 0 The land is good, and suitable for division into small lots of from 1 acre upwards. The Board believes there will be a demand for such lands. The Board therefore recommends Government to purchase. The land is suitable for subdivision into smaller areas. There is a demand for land in this district. The Board recommends the Government to acquire the land The land is good, and suitable for settlement in various-sized farms. There is a demand for this land in the district. The Board recommends the acquisition 50 0 0 See Report attached. Epworth 21 0 3 Block II., Arowhenua Survey District, Canterbury Land District Loamy soil on banks of stream Meyer, J. 252 4 6 12 0 0 See Report attached. Highbank 9,119 3 2 Blocks I. and II., Corwar Survey District, Blocks IV. and VIII., Spaxton Survey District, Canterbury Land District Blocks II., III., and IV., Waipara Survey District, and Block V., Waitohi Survey District Blocks I. and II., Waitaki, Canterbury Land District All flat land, soil good Brown, M. I. 59,209 12 7 6 10 0 See Report attached. Horsley Down 4,004 1 33 Good arable land .. Heath Stock Trust 20,022 5 8 The land is good, and suitable for farms of various sizes. There is a demand in the district; therefore the Board recommends the purchase. 5 0 0 See Report attached. Kapua 574 1 5 All first-class land ; partly reclaimed swamp The New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Limited) Hoare, R. 4,594 5 0 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 The land is good, and suitable for subdivision into sections from 20 acres upwards. The Board believes there is a demand for a few sections in the neighbourhood. The Board recommends the Government to purchase the land The land is good, and suitable for settlement. The Board believes there will be a demand for the land, and therefore recommends its acquisition 7 16 9 See Report attached. Kereta 105 2 16 Block IX., Arowhenua Survey District, Canterbury Land District. Alluvial swamp land 1,584 0 0 15 0 0 See Report attached. Marawiti ... 2,028 2 33 Blocks II., III., IV., V., Corwar Survey District, Canterbury Land District Land of fair quality, soil good, and in most places of fair depth Arable land Wason, J. C. 14,200 18 10 7 0 0 See Report attached. Omihi Stock Reserve 20 0 0 Block XVIIL, Waikari Survey District, Canterbury Iliand District Blocks III. and VII., Arowhenua Survey District, Canterbury Land District Moore, G. H. 240 0 0 The Board recommends Government to acquire 20 acres out of Mr. Moore's " Glenmark" Estate, situated on Waipara-Cheviot Road The land is good, and suitable for settlement in eight or ten allotments of from 5 to 10 acres each, and the rest of the estate, approximately, as at present fenced. There is a demand in the district. The Board recommends the acquisition of the property 12 0 0 See Report attached. Orakipaoa 384 0 31 Rich alluvial soil .. Quinn and Rooney.. 7,683 17 6 20 0 0 See Report attached. Carried forward .. 41,443 2 37 194,027 6 2 14,200 18 10