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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 Sec tio n 39 of the said Act— continued.

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Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Name of Person or Company from whom it was bought or acquired. Price to be paid Price paid where to Seller to Transaction 31st March, 1897. not complete at 31st March, 1897. Eeport and Valuation of Board. Eeport on Conditions and Settlement of the Land. Eeport of Board. Valuation of Board. Brought forward .. Canterbury Land District — continued. Otarakaro A. R. P. 41,443 2 37 £ s. d. 194,027 6 2 £ s. d. 14,200 18 10 £ s. d. 39 3 9 Block X., Christchurch Survey District Open, flat, grass land, soil deep and of good quality. Boag, W... 1,990 6 3 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 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 the purchase 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. 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 a The Board is also of opinion that there is a pros] block not being selected for other than pastoral p at all; but, in view of the great necessity that exists to the holdings of the Hurunui settlers, without wl bers of the Board —their present holdings must bi thinks Government should be prepared to face this that an industrious class of bond fide settlers shou their homes. Purchased as a homestead site for R.S. 36,469, Can- [ nington. 20 0 0 See Report attached. Otaio 376 2 30 Blocks XII. and XVI., Otaio Survey District, Canterbury Land District Open, flat land Copland, A. 4,143 11 3 12 0 0 See Report attached. Pareora 620 2 13 Block XII., Otaio Survey District, and Block IV., Patiti Survey District, Canterbury Land District Waipara and Waitohi Survey Districts, Canterbury Land District Open, level, agricultural land of good quality New Zealand and Australian Land Co. (Limited) 7,198 14 10 11 12 0 See Report attached. Patoa 7,347 0 38 Pastoral country .. New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited) 6,612 10 3 0 18 0 See Report attached. tcquisition of the block, pect of some part of the urposes, or, perhaps, not for providing extensions hich —they inform mem3 abandoned, the Board loss (if any) rather than Id be obliged to abandon R.S. 1862 Block IV., Nimrod Survey District New Zealand and Australian Land Co. (Limited) Trustees of estate of late Sir Henry Parkes 20 0 0 60 0 0 Roimata 48 3 37 Blocks XV. and XVI., Christchurch Survey District, Canterbury Land District Good flat land, dark, rich, alluvial soil 2,200 6 7 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 therefore recommends the purchase 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 of the laud The quality ana 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 settlement. The Board believes there will be a demand for this land, and therefore recommends its acquisition 45 0 0 See Report attached. Rosebrook 600 1 8 Block XVI., Pareora Survey District, Canterbury Land District Open, flat, and undulating down lands Pringle, W. 5,984 4 8 10 10 0 See Report attached. Studholme 107 2 17 Blocks XV. and XVI., Waimate Survey District, Canterbury Land District Plat agricultural land of good quality 1,291 5 6 12 0 0 See Report attached. Trustees of the late M. Studholme Wharenui 73 1 10 Part of R.S. 85, Canterbury Land District Land of good quality, with a strong clay subsoil Assets Realisation Board 4,765 6 3 i See Report attached. Total 50,678 0 39 228,213 11 9 14,260 18 10