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Summary of Selectors, Residences, Etc. — continued.

Endowments. The Department acts as agent, and administers several endowments set aside for public purposes, institutions, and local bodies. The following comprise the principal endowments so dealt with :— Auckland District: Education, University, Girls' High School, Museum, Franklin Agricultural and Pastoral Society, and Whangaroa Harbour reserves. Hawke's Bay : Education reserves (vested in School Commissioners). Taranaki : University reserves. Wellington : University (Victoria College) and Wanganui Harbour Board reserves. Nelson :

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Land District and Name of Settlement. Selectors. Residences. 'rogress during Year. Pursuits of Settlers. Present Position. ProspectB. Canterbury— continued. Rakitairi Waiapi Horsley Downs Albury R.S. 1862 R.S. 2682 (part) R.S. 36469, Cannington R.S. 36231 .. R.S. 36056/7 .. R.S. 36228 .. Marawiti Hekeao Pawaho Waikakahi 22 15 26 79 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 16 26 184 19 15 23 63 1 "l Satisfactory Good " Agriculture Grazing Dairying and cropping.. Homestead-site. Satisfactory Good. 1 12 13 21 148 Good. Tamai Hamlet Takitu Pareora No. 2 Rautawiri Papaka Punaroa Lyndon Kohika Tarawahi Raincliff Puhuka Kaimahi Kapuatohe R.S. 36278 .. Rapuwai R.S. 30791 (part) R.S. 36226 Lyndon No. 2 Maytown Eccleston Mead Chamberlain Otago— Pomahaka Downs Teaneraki Tahawai Maerewhenua Puketapu Ardgowan 39 5 33 6 9 17 9 17 16 1 7 13 9 1 5 1 1 10 12 4 21 21 35 5 32 6 9 17 6 14 14 1 5 8 7 Good Satisfactory Good " Fair Good Fair Good Satisfactory Fair Good Agriculture Agriculture and dairying I Grazing and gardening.. Mixed farming and stockraising Residential Sheep-farming Cropping, &c. Mixed farming Agriculture Dairying and cropping.. Grazing and cropping .. Mixed farming Residential Grazing, &c. Residential Agriculture Mixed farming Homestead-site. Grazing Homestead-site. Satisfactory Good Fair Good Satisfactory Fair. Good. Prosperous .. Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Fair Fair. i* "4 Satisfactory Good Good. 1 6 10 2 FailSatisfactory UnsatisfactoryOnly recently s Grazing Mixed farming Fair Good Fair Fair. Good. Fair. elected. 19 22 8 72 11 65 13 16 8 58 9 29 Unsatisfactory Fair Good Mixed farming Unsatisfactory Fair Good Poor. Fair. Good. Fair Good Dairying Mixed farming Dairying and cropping.. Dairying, grazing, and mixed farming Mixed farming Makareao 31 18 Much improved Ditto Most satisfactory Good „ Extension .. Momona 3 14 3 14 Dairying Tokarahi 79 44 Satisfactory Dairying and mixed farming Mixed farming Grazing and agriculture Janefield Elderslie 20 33 19 20 Very fair Very good .. Well-esta-blished Barnego 21 17 Satisfactory Dairying and mixed farming Fruit-growing, &c. Agriculture sleeted. Fair Earnscleugh Windsor Park No. 2 Duncan Southland — Merrivale Otahu Beaumont Ringway 11 38 10 5 8 17 5 1 Good Only recently si Good 47 7 9 7 39 4 4 8 Fair Dairying and farming .. Grazing Good .. j Unsatisfactory Good. Doubtful. Good '.! Mixed farming Success assured Good. Glenham 24 16 Dairying and farming .. Fair Fairly good. Totals 2,335 1,785