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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1900, 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. Eeport and Valuation of Board.. Eeport Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Seller to 31st March, 1900. and Settlement of the Land. Eeport of Board. Valuation of Board. Brought forward .. Canterbury Land District — continued. Pawaho A. E. P. 52,037 0 15 £ a. d. 238,718 12 7 £ s. d. 51 3 18 Block XVI., Christchurch Survey District Plat agricultural land ; good soil on clay subsoil. Hill sections on fairly steep slope ; soil fairly good on clay Flat and easy, and undulating downs; quality of soil good, being black with clay subsoil Nearly all undulating ; soil good, on clay Limestone foundation and alluvial flats; soil generally of very good quality Level agricultural land; rich alluvial soil with a subsoil of loamy clay Menzies, Charles .. 1,823 12 6 Land good and suitable. Board believes there will be a demand for the land for workmen's homes, and therefore recommends the purchase 45 0 0 i See Eeport and attached. 15 0 0 I < 1,561 3 34 Blocks VIII. and XII., Pareora Survey District 17,962 11 4 The land is good, and suitable for settlement; that there will be a demand for the land, and the Board recommends the purchase Papaka Sullivan J. 11 10 0 . See Report attached. Pareora No. 2 .. Punaroa 8,108 3 29 7,025 1 5 Blocks VI., VII., VIII., X., XL, XII., Otaio Survey District Blocks I., II., V., VI., Tengawai Survey Distriot New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Limited) National Mortgage and Agency Company 70,953 3 0 31,613 15 4 The land is good, and suitable for settlement ; that there will be a demand for the land, and the Board recommends the purchase The land is good, and suitable for settlement ; that there will be a demand for the land, and the Board recommends the purchase 8 10 0 4 10 0 ; Rautawiri 113 3 37 Block XIV., Geraldine Survey District Wado and Evans's Trustees 2,560 7 2 The land is good, and suitable for settlement; that there will be a demand for the land, and the Board recommends the purchase 22 10 0 I R.S. 20184 (Waikakahi) 36 2 22 Waitaki and Elephant Hill Survey District Douglas, J. 366 7 6 The Board recommends the purchase of this land for the purpose of giving further access to Waikakahi Board recommends that negotiations be entered into for purchase, as an addition to Mr. A. Adamson's holding, Lot 58, Albury Settlement Purchased as a homestead site for R.S. 36/469, Carrington. 10 0 0 See Report attached. R.S. 2682 (Albury) 6 2 4 Block II., Opawa Survey District Part very good, part much broken Eutherford, J. S. 105 0 0 105 0 0 See Report attached. R.S. 36469 (R.S. 1862). Carrington R.S. 36056/7* ;. 20 0 0 58 0 J 6 Block IV., Nimrod Survey District Block VI., Opawa Survey District Block XII., Nimrod Survey District Block I., Waimate Survey District Block IV., Nimrod Survey District Low-lying country New Zealand and Australian Land Co. (Limited) New Zealand Trust and Loan Company Rhodes, B. H. 60 0 0 290 10 0 5 0 0 See footnote. 5 0 0 R.S. 36228f .. 100 3'23 Low-lying country 227 0 3 2 5 0 See footnote. 2 5 0 R.S. 362311 .. 98 3 30 Low-lying country Nicholls, W. 346 5 7 3 10 0 See footnote. 3 10 0 R.S. 36469 (R.S. 1862) §.. 154 3 2 Low-lying country Rowe, P. .. 502 19 7 3 5 0 See footnote. 3 5 0 Carried forward .. 365,530 4 10 69,374 3 35 * B.S. 34598 and part E.S. 34597 and 27673, in Block VI., Opawa Survey Distriot, an area of 58 acres and 16 perches, were purchased from the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company for the purpose of providing land for Mr. H. Kidd (the holder of a S.G. Run of 1,975 acres, comprised in E.S. 36056/7 at Mount Nessing), on which to build a woolshed, &c. t B S. 22851, 24723, 27621, and 31932, an area of 100 acres 3 roods 23 perches, were purchased from Mr. E. H. Ehodes for the purpose of providing Mr. George Collier (lessee of S.G. Eun 36228) with land suitable for a site for house and yards. t E.S. 33006, 13991, 20669, 33005, and 18212, an area of 98 acres 3 roods 30 perches, were purchased from Mr. Whitcombe Nicjholls for the purpose of providing a homestead-site and paddocks for Mr. J. D. Blackmore, the occupier of E.S. 36231 area. § E.S. 25373, 29737, and 29738, an area of 154 acres 3 roods 2 perches, were purchased from Mr. Peter Bowe for the purpose of working S.G:. Eun 36469, area 1,120 acres, in Opawa and Nimrod Survey Districts, occupied by Mr. Donald Nicholson.