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

TABLE C (Part I).—Statement of Lands finally acquired for Settlement between 1st April, 1905, and 31st March, 1906.

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Land District and Vendor. Area under Consideration. Price asked by Vendor. Price offered by Government. Remarks. Itago — Belleknowes (Mrs. J. A. Park) Clydevale Totara (New Zealand and Australian Land Company) A. B. P. 12 0 0 32,126 0 0 3,859 0 0 £3,150 £5 per acre £17 per acre .. £2,750 .. £4 per acre £16 5s. for 3,848 acres, or £15 17s. 6d. for 3,190 acres, excluding homestead £6 10s. per acre .. £4 17s. 6d. per acre £4 per acre £80 per acre for 24 acres £5 10s. 6d. per acre Purchase completed at £2,750. Negotiations still proceeding. Purchase concluded at £15 17s. 6d. for 3,190 acres. Corriedale Otekaike Waitaki Plains Mrs. Hedley Clifton 6,134 0 0 17,611 0 0 22,540 0 0 34 0 0 12,190 0 0 £44,417 £5 15h. per acre £4 per acre £80 per acre .. Purchase completed at £6 10s. Negotiations still proceeding. Purchase completed at £4 per acre. Under negotiation. Negotiations still proceeding. 94,506 0 0 ■outhland — Thomson's Trustees .. T. M* McDonald 50 0 0 19 0 0 £150 per acre .. £150 per acre .. £75 per acre £100 per acre Declined by owner. Negotiations still proceeding. 69 0 0 ! " THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

Name of Settlement and Land District. Area of each Estate. Locality of Land. Mode of Acquisition. Quality of Land. I Name of Person or Company from whom acquired. Price. Auckland Land District — Selwyn A. B. P. 159,373 3 32 | Piako County By agreement.. Soil light loam and pumice sand, easily worked ; part ploughable and part forest Volcanic light soil Thames Valley Land Company W. Fairburn E.Wood.. W. Hall Auckland A. and P. Society and G. Bishop £ s. d. 63,749 11 6 Eccleston No. 2 Cadmau Prescot Lawry 56 2 38 46 0 0 52 1 26 45 2 2 Ellerslie, Auckland Suburbs 4,539 0 0 3,220 0 0 2,096 10 0 6,603 0 0 159,574 2 18 80,208 1 6 Wellington Land District — Mahupuku 7,087 2 25 Huangarua Survey District, County Ditto Hutt Valley, Wellington .. Peatherston Fair soil; subsoil resting mostly on papa, part limestone M. Mahapuku 33,250 0 0 * Hikawera Waddi ngton Hoi worthy Wilford 143 0 24 50 2 23 63 0 0 Drained swamp and light foot-hills, subsoil clay .. Heavy alluvial soil Horiana Kingi J. M. Leigh J. Knight Mudgway Estate Company (Limited) D. and J. Love 3,250 0 0 21,472 10 0 12,340 18 9 30,240 0 01 Hall-Jones 24 1 22 6,075 0 0