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TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners, etc.— continued.

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Land District and Vendor. Area under Consideration. Price asked by Vendor. Price offered by Government. Remarks. 'aranaki — P. J. Stuart A. B. P. 3,780 0 0 £6 per acre £5 per acre Vendor would not accept Government's offer. Wellington — J. M. Leigh .. J. Beid 143 0 0 110 0 0 £200 per acre £135 per acre f £25 per acre for 97 acres (£35 per acre for 87 acres £150 per acre Purchase concluded at £150 per acre. Declined by Government. Hawtrey Estate W.E.Welch A. Coles .. .. .. J. Saul J. Knight W. G. Somerville H. E. Gibbons J. T: Nott .. Mudgway Estate Petone Showground .. M. P. Cameron C. A. Loughnan D. and J. Love B. H. Wall C. Wilmot Defence Department, " Polhill Gully " Mahupuku 184 0 0 67 0 0 16 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 11 0 0 37 0 0 14 2 0 68 0 0 8 0 0 19 2 0 32 0 0 52 2 0 136 0 0 8 0 0 40 0 0 J £5,877 3s. 9d. for 184 acres £90 per acre £9,000 .. Conveyance not yet completed; leasehold interest (£500) included. Estate held in trust. Vendor unable to accept private offer. Purchase of 15a. 3r. lip, completed at £9,000. Government did not approve Board's reoommendation. Puchase completed at £250 per acre. £2,500. Offer declined by vendor. Purchase not concluded. Purchase completed at this price. Vendors would not accept Government's offer. Offer declined by vendor. Purchase completed at £100 per aore. Purchase of 24 acres completed at £250 per acre. Negotiations discontinued. Government declined Board's recommendation. Purchase not completed. Purchase of leasehold interests in this settlement oompleted al price agreed on. Ditto. Purchase completed at £200 per acre, Negotiations still proceeding. Purchase of 16,591 acres at this prioe completed. Offer declined by vendor. Negotiations still proceeding. £9.600 £125 per acre £250 per acre £3.000 £300 per aore £250 per acre £2.500 .. £250 per acre for 22 acres .. £200 per acre £30,590 .. £11,360 .. £250 per acre £100 per acre £250 per acre for 24 acres .. £25 per acre £34,960 £350 per acre £250 per acre £8,000 £100 per acre £5,250 .. Hikawera Mrs. Kingdon 12 0 0 1 1 24 16,000 0 0 10,175 0 0 10 0 0 46 2 38 £300 per acre £295 £75,000 £4 per acre £3,250 .. £200 per acre .. ' .. £295 £75,000 .. £3 5s. per acre Dry Biver Estate (Executors of J. Joseph) Tiraumea (Collins and Warren) G. H. Baylis B. C. Cook .. £1,750 for 7 aores lanterbury — Kinloch Estate (J. P. and H. Buchanan) J. G. Ruddenklan Chiskan Estate (H. White) 0. O. Amyes Hardy and McGoverin J. B. Harris A. E. G. Bhodes Lagmhor C. Bowker Hagley Park 27,260 2 12 £9 per acre £9 per acre £19 per aore £52 10s. per aore £20 per acre £18 per aore £1,750 £9 per acre £6 15s. per acre £18 6s. per acre Purchase completed at £9 per acre. Offer refused by owner. Purchase oompleted at £18 6s. Government declined Board's recommendation. Purchase completed at £19 per acre. Purchase completed at this price. Board's recommendation deolined by Government. Negotiations still proceeding. Offer declined by vendors. Government deolined Board's recommendation. 12,757 0 0 2.095 0 0 2,230 0 0 75 0 0 890 0 0 24 0 0 8 0 0 17,700 0 0 9 0 0 10 2 0 £19 per acre £18 per acre 36 sections at £50each.. £3,000 £8 5s. per aore £30 a section ■• 35,798 2 0 I 1