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TABLE A.—Summary of all Lands offered to the Government under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," and its amendments, from 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906, and how dealt with.

TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners under the above Act from 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906.

Estates offered. Not recommended for Purchase. i Recommended for Purchase. Under Consideration by the Withdrawn from NegotiaBoard on 31st March. tions. Total. Land District. No. Area. No. Area. i No. Area. No. Area. I No. Area. No. Area. I I Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 56 34 10 102 1 3 2 63 31 9 A. K. P. 236,231 3 38 290,267 0 0 15,568 0 0 62,218 3 39 4,480 0 0 45,278 0 0 7,794 2 0 120,274 1 11 116,801 3 30 12,204 0 20 911,118 3 18 26 9 4 68 I ' A. E. P. 86,194 1 38 ! 10 : 63,990 0 0 I 7 i 5,667 0 0 1 12,603 1 31 i 23 A. B. P. 13,184 2 0 66,515 0 0 3,780 0 0 27,260 2 12 19 14 5 7 1 1 A. K. P. 130,853 0 0 134,832 0 0 6,121 0 0 2,320 1 36 4,480 0 0 16,673 0 0 1 4 A. P.. P. 6,000 0 0 | 56 24,930 0 0 34 10 20,034 2 0 102 1 3 2 8 2 0 63 31 9 A. P.. P. 236,231 3 38 290,267 0 0 15,568 0 0 62,218 3 39 4,480 0 0 45,278 0 0 7,794 2 0 120,274 1 11 116,801 3 30 12,204 0 20 911,118 3 18 4 2 2 35 16 6 28,605 0 0 7,794 2 0... 67,028 1 21 10 22,230 1 34 j 8 ■ ,1,935 0 0: 2 35,798 2 0 94,496 0 0 69 0 20 17 7 1 17,438 3 30 75 1 36 200 0 0 i 311 168 306,048 1 4 61 I 241,103 2 32 72 312,993 3 22 j ! io 50,973 0 0 311 " THE LAND FOB SI ITTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

Land District and Vendor. Area under Consideration. Price asked by Vendor. Price offered by Government. Remarks. Auckland — W. Hall .. .. ; B. H. Watt .. E. Wood Executors of W. Pairburn Mangawhero Estate (Assets Realisation Board) Mangapouri Estate Waimana Estate Te Awamutu Church Mission Trust G. Bishop Auckland A. and P. Society A. B. P. 52 0 0 18 0 0 50 0 0 119 0 0 5,670 0 0 2,557 0 0 4,500 0 0 173 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 £40 per acre .. £200 per acre .. £70 per acre .. £80 per acre .. £3 10s. per acre £3 12s. 6d. per acre £5 per acre £6,500 £90 per acre .. £40 per acre £200 per acre £70 per acre £80 per acre £3 10s. per acre £3 12s. 6d. per acre £3 per acre £6,500 .. £80 per acre Purchase completed at £40 per acre. £200 per acre. „ £70 per acre. £80 per acre. Estate purchased at £3 10s. per acre. £3 12s. 6d. per acre. Steps are being taken to acquire the estate compulsorily. Purchase completed at £6,500. £80 per acre. Property acquired by exchange for 62J acres, part of areas pui chased from W. Pairburn, at Otahuhu, as above. 13,184 0 0 Hawke's Bay — Tuhara Estate (J. H. Brown) Buakituri Estate (Dalgety and Co.) Huramua Estate (Executors of T. Carroll) Awamate Estate (W. P. Shaw) Kiwi Estate (Chambers Bros.) Tamaki (Hawke's Bay Timber Co.'s leasehold interests) .. Waingaromia No. 3a (City of Glasgow Assets Company) .. 8,200 0 0 24,960 0 0 2,119 0 0 2,329 0 0 16,172 0 0 7,500 0 0 5,235 0 o 66,515 0 0 £6 per acre £48,000 £4 10s. per acre .. Offer declined by owner. Property sold in meantime to another purchaser. Government declined Board's recommendation. Offer declined by owner. Negotiations still proceeding. £7 per acre £5 15?. per acre £10,000 £6 15s. per acre £3 15s. per acre £1,500 .. £8 10s. per acre