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Land District and Name of Settlement. Selectors. Residences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilised. Progress during p ie sent Position. Prospects. Year. Marlborough— Blind River Omaka Puhipuhi Starborough Richmond Brook Waipapa North Bank Rainford 19 13 2 140 11 4 9 11 16 12 1 74 11 4 7 7 Sheep-farming and cropping Grazing .. .. Sheep-farming and cropping Good Satisfactory .. Fair Very good Good" Moderate Good Satisfactory Prosperous Satisfactory Moderate Fair. Good. Fair. 209 Grazing Dairying 132 Westland — Poerua Kokatahi 19 7 16 6 Dairying and mixed farming Good Prosperous Good. 26 22 Canterbury— Pareora No. 1 Studholme Junotion Kapua .. Rosebrook Otaio The Peaks Patoa Roimata Braoo Kereta Epworth Ashley Gorge Orakipaoa Highbank Waiapi Rakitairi Otarakaro Wharenui Albury Marawiti Horsley Down .. Hekeao Pawaho Tamai Waikakahi Pareora No. 2 .. Punaroa Riutawiri Papaka Takitu Lyndon No. 1 .. Kohika Rainclifi Tarawahi Puiiuka 28 4 12 14 9 12 4 26 14 4 2 10 27 78 15 22 7 26 79 13 27 16 25 40 191 83 17 6 9 5 10 17 1 24 8 24 3 12 13 9 1 2 26 14 4 1 12 20 57 14 18 7 26 59 13 23 13 24 39 153 32 17 6 9 5 7 14 1 23 6 Small-farming Small-farming and dairying Grazing Residential Market-gardening Dairying Small farming Dairying and grazing Small-farming Mixed farming Market-gardening Workmen's homes Mixed farming and dairying Mixed farming Fair Satisfactory .. Fair Satisfactory .. Good Fair Good Satisfactory Fairly satisfactory Satisfactory Very satisfactory Satisfactory Good Very good Very good. Good. Very good. Good. Very good. Satisfactory Good. Very good. Good. Workmen's homes Mixed farming Very good Very satisfactory Very good. Mixed farming and dairying Small-farming Mixed farming Grazing .. Good . '. Good. Satisfactory Mixed farming » * • * » . • Workmen's homes Fairly good .. Fairly good. Kaimahi Kapuatohe Kapuwai Lyndon No. 2 .. 12 9 5 10 11 8 5 7 Market-gardening Workmen's homes Grazing Very slight Faiily good .. Very satisfactory Satisfactory Good. Fairly good. Good. Mavtown Eccleston Chamberlain Mead Annan Ro-ewill Isolated seotions 12 4 21 21 39 159 10 11 4 21 15 30 111 4 Small-farming Mixed farming Mixed farming and grazing Mixed farming Mixed farming and grazing Fair .. Good Very good Fairly good .. Very good Very satisfactory SatisfactoryVery good. Good. Very good. Homestead sites and low-ly-ing lands for high pastoral Crown lands Very satisfactory 1,137 934 Otago— Pomahaka Teaneraki Tahawai Maerewhenua .. Puketapu Ardgowan 25 23 8 72 11 65 16 18 8 59 8 53 Mixed farming and grazing Chiefly dairying Dairying Mixed farming and grazing Chiefly dairying Mixed farming, dairying, and gracing | Indifferent Fair Satisfactory .. Good.. Unsatisfactory .. Fair Satisfactory Flourisbing Good Prosperous Poor. Fair. Good. Excellent. Good. Excellent Highly satisfacfactory Carried forward 204 162