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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— continued.

Area offered by Price asked. Tax Value. Price offered for Land. Cost of Boading, Administration, &c, to Date. TOt Dat°e 3t t0 Date of Deed. Name of Seller and Locality. Total Prica aid to Seller. Remarks. Per Acre. Per Acre. Per Acre. Otago Land District. A. B. P. 14 0 0 158 0 0 14,000 0 0 277 0 0 630 0 0 11,151 0 0 509 0 0 7,463 0 0 2,368 0 0 2,536 0 0 11,052 0 0 348 0 0 4,241 0 0 69 0 0 219 0 0 147 0 0 7,019 0 0 11,394 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 8 0 0 30 0 0 2 17 6 7 0 0 6 10 0 6 0 0 6 10 0 2 10 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 14 10 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 35 0 0 .'. Owner refused price offered. 10 0 0 '.'. Negotiations fell through. Owner refused price offered. Owner would not accept price offered. Purchase complete. (See report attached.) Borton, J., " Maerewhenua " .. Cochrane, J., " Puketapu " .. Douglas, J., " Pomahaka " Kitchener, A. B., " Makareao " Kitchener, A. B., "Makareao Extension" McMaster, A. A., " Tokarahi " Meek, W., " Teaneraki" N.Z. and A. Land Co., " Ardgowan " .. Stringer, George, " Tahawai ".. Thomson, W., " Momona " .. Oughton, James, " Janefield" Paterson, R., " Barnego " Reid, John, " Elderslie " I 8 0 0 6 11 0 8 10 0 8 3 0 3 10 0 2 2 6 3 5 0 3 5 0 7 5 0 15 0 0 66,905 17 0 3,308 14 10 18,656 17 10 7,168 3 8 5,071 10 0 77,360 17 10 5,044 0 6 34,600 0 0 622 1 4 3,608 19 3 4,8S8 3 4 26,323 2 0 79,758 18 4 2,631 14 8 240 8 10 4,324 18 2 113,456 8 8 1,854 10 1 546 13 11 4,226 10 7 10 19 4 76 17 7 108 16 1 166 11 8 875 10 0 28,519 19 7 69,537 11 8 3,549 3 8 22,981 16 0 25,696 2 4 I 79,215 7 11 5,590 14 5 38,826 10 7 633 0 8 3,685 16 10 4,996 19 5 26,489 13 8 80,634 8 4 8/8/95 23/8/95 10/10/93 [ 20/5/96 1 \ 14/12/96/ 9/5/99 17/11/93 6/10/98 9/5/95 5/5/97 ... 9 0 0 16 10 0 33 5 0 3 15 0 7 0 0 11 0 0 18 0 0 33 5 0 4 0 0 7 10 0 Purchase complete. (See report attached). Total 73,595 0 0 333,317 5 11 361,837 5 6 Southland Land Distbict. 1,907 0 0 1,207 0 0 600 0 0 832 0 0 1,460 0 0 1,732 0 0 9,998 0 0 6,043 0 0 4 5 0 2 10 0 4 10 0 10 0 0 '.'. 10 0 0- ■ '.'. 4 0 0 3 0 0 17 6 2 5 0 5 10 0 3 10 0 2 10 0 15 0 f 2 12 6 I 1 10 0 Owner refused price offered. No offer to purchase made. Owner refused price offered. •■ Elder, Smith, and Co., " Merrivale " .. Menzies and Batger, " Otahu " 24,i95 0 0 7,555 4 6 3,018 18 10 688 10 0 28,013 18 10 8,243 14 6 5/4/95 9/8/97 10/1/98 Purchase complete. (See report attached.) Purchase complete. Stevens, W., "Beaumont" 4,323 0 0 3 0 0 ' 10,482 11 3 43,032 15 9 76 8 8 10,558 19 11 Total 28,102 0 0 .. 3,783 17 6 46,816 13 3 Total area recommended to 31st March, 1900 695,956 0 0 Total amount paid to sellers to 31st March, 1900 1,523,926 10 6 Total area purchased from 1st April, 1899, to 31st March, 1900 79,486 0 0 Total cost of estates purchased to 31st March, 1900, inclusive of departmental expenses 1,598,091 17 3