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Estates offered for Selection during the Year ending the 31st March, 1905, under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900."

Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1905.

STATES OFFERED Eor Selection during the Year ending the 31st Marc Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900." 5, under " T i, urn Land District, and Name of Estate. Number nf A»«« nn«»totB<] Annual Rental i,.Q fl ~f patntA i Aiea unseieoijeu, .uwqViIa Al ea of Estate. 8electorB . 31st March, 1905. Qn Date of Opening. Auckland— Matamata Southland— Edendale Totals A. B. P. .. 42,738 3 2 .. 19,809 3 11 .. 62,548 2 13 164 116 A. It. p. 959 3 32 3,047 3 5 £ 9. d. 0,863 2 2 5,882 12 8 2nd June, 1904. 15th April, 1904. 280 4,007 2 37 12,745 14 10 iUmmary of the Sett: the Provisions jEMENTs established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, unde of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1905. Land District and SeleoNa,me of Settlement. tors. Besidences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings Hl'e utilised. Progress during p rMent Position. Prospects. x uar. ,uckland — Opouriao Okauia 97 8 76 G Dairying and mixed farming Grazing Satisfactory .. Not satisfactory Prosperous Not satisfactory.. Good. Not promising. Good. Rangiatea Karapiro Pencourt Whitehall Matamata Bickerstaffe Ciadock Hamlet Hetana Hamlet.. Kitchener Hamle' Methuen Hamlet Plumer Hamlet.. Waari Hamlet .. 18 17 34 10 163 15 8 9 8 18 10 5 18 11 34 15 95 13 7 8 7 8 5 4 Dairying and oropping Dairying Grazing and dairying Dairying and mixed farming Grazing and dairying I Workmen's homes Satisfactory .. Good Pair Good Thriving Satisfactory Good Pair Satisfactory Pair Improving Fairly satisfactory 415 307 Very satisfactory Decidedly prolawke's Bay — Kaureka 19 17 Dairying and farming Elsthorpe Waimarie Pouparae Tomoana Willows Mahora Haturna Manga-a-toro Kumeroa Forest Gate Argyll Wigan Lindsay 47 18 9 13 22 34 62 26 15 28 59 17 6 28 16 9 12 18 28 58 24 13 26 56 7 2 Pastoral Dairying and farming sperous Ditto * a Dairying, fruit, and cropping Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Pastoral (sections offered to and accepted by the then tenants before the estate was balloted for) 'aranaki — Tokaora Spotswood 375 18 14 314 14 11 Dairying Workmen's homes and poultry farms (only half estate taken up) Dairying Very fair Fair Good Steady Fair. Olandon e 5 Good Satisfactory Good. 33 30 Vellington— Paparangi 37 35 Residential, poultry-farming, and dairying Dairying, sheep-farming, and oropping Dairying Dairying, market-gardening, and residential Grazing and cropping Dairying and sheep-farming Residential, market - gardening, and fruit-growing Residential, market - gardening, pigs, and poultry Prosperous Ohakea 15 ! IS Excellent. Te Matua Aorangi 13 37 12 37 Very good Very satisfactory Langdale Mangawhata Epuni 28 7 42 21 S 42 Good Very good Satisfactory Good. Excellent. Maungaraki 19 17 Good Good.

STATES OFFERED Eor Selection during the Year ending the 31st Marc Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900." 5, under " T i, urn Land District, and Name of Estate. Number nf A»«« nn«»totB<] Annual Rental i,.Q fl ~f patntA i Aiea unseieoijeu, .uwqViIa Al ea of Estate. 8electorB . 31st March, 1905. Qn Date of Opening. Auckland— Matamata Southland— Edendale Totals A. B. P. .. 42,738 3 2 .. 19,809 3 11 .. 62,548 2 13 164 116 A. It. p. 959 3 32 3,047 3 5 £ 9. d. 0,863 2 2 5,882 12 8 2nd June, 1904. 15th April, 1904. 280 4,007 2 37 12,745 14 10 iUmmary of the Sett: the Provisions jEMENTs established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, unde of the Land for Settlements Acts, up to the 31st March, 1905. Land District and SeleoNa,me of Settlement. tors. Besidences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings Hl'e utilised. Progress during p rMent Position. Prospects. x uar. ,uckland — Opouriao Okauia 97 8 76 G Dairying and mixed farming Grazing Satisfactory .. Not satisfactory Prosperous Not satisfactory.. Good. Not promising. Good. Rangiatea Karapiro Pencourt Whitehall Matamata Bickerstaffe Ciadock Hamlet Hetana Hamlet.. Kitchener Hamle' Methuen Hamlet Plumer Hamlet.. Waari Hamlet .. 18 17 34 10 163 15 8 9 8 18 10 5 18 11 34 15 95 13 7 8 7 8 5 4 Dairying and oropping Dairying Grazing and dairying Dairying and mixed farming Grazing and dairying I Workmen's homes Satisfactory .. Good Pair Good Thriving Satisfactory Good Pair Satisfactory Pair Improving Fairly satisfactory 415 307 Very satisfactory Decidedly prolawke's Bay — Kaureka 19 17 Dairying and farming Elsthorpe Waimarie Pouparae Tomoana Willows Mahora Haturna Manga-a-toro Kumeroa Forest Gate Argyll Wigan Lindsay 47 18 9 13 22 34 62 26 15 28 59 17 6 28 16 9 12 18 28 58 24 13 26 56 7 2 Pastoral Dairying and farming sperous Ditto * a Dairying, fruit, and cropping Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral .. Pastoral Pastoral (sections offered to and accepted by the then tenants before the estate was balloted for) 'aranaki — Tokaora Spotswood 375 18 14 314 14 11 Dairying Workmen's homes and poultry farms (only half estate taken up) Dairying Very fair Fair Good Steady Fair. Olandon e 5 Good Satisfactory Good. 33 30 Vellington— Paparangi 37 35 Residential, poultry-farming, and dairying Dairying, sheep-farming, and oropping Dairying Dairying, market-gardening, and residential Grazing and cropping Dairying and sheep-farming Residential, market - gardening, and fruit-growing Residential, market - gardening, pigs, and poultry Prosperous Ohakea 15 ! IS Excellent. Te Matua Aorangi 13 37 12 37 Very good Very satisfactory Langdale Mangawhata Epuni 28 7 42 21 S 42 Good Very good Satisfactory Good. Excellent. Maungaraki 19 17 Good Good.