C.—s.

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

Name of Settlement and Land District. Area of each Estate. Locality of Land. Mode o Acquisition. Quality of Land Name of Person or Company from whom acquired. Price. Wellington — continued. Pitt .. Melling Heretaunga Hawtrey A. R. P. 10 2 29 11 3 7 15 3 11 180 2 26 Hutt Valley, Wellington By agreement.. Heavy alluvial soil Sandhills Part adjoining Johnsonville good ; rest poor hills.. W. G. Somerville .. Mrs. E. Kingdon A. Coles .. F. M., E. S., and H. C. Hawtrey C. R. Bidwell's trustees Jacob Joseph's trustees £ s. d. 2,500 0 0 2,358 15 0 9,000 0 0 5,877 3 9 Near Johnsonville Tawaha Dyer 2,350 2 17 16,591 1 14 Huangarua Survey District Haurangi Survey District, Featherston County Compulsorily taken By agreement.. Part heavy drained swamp, part terraces and hills, fair soil Hills good to inferior; flats partly light and gravelly, partly heavy alluvial 34,132 14 0 { 75,000 0 0 26,529 2 38 235,497 1 6 Marlborough Land District — Flaxbourne Cape Campbell Survey District Compulsorily taken Small flats, downs of fair quality, part limestone ; balance hilly pastoral land Sir G. Clifford and others 183,043 15 6 45,368 0 0 Canterbury Land District— Kinloch 12,909 3 7 Akaroa and Ellesmere Survey Districts, Akaroa County By agreement.. Well-grassed land ; half exposed to east, small area dairying land on west H. D. and J. F. Buchanan and S. B. Harris Henry White MoGoverin and Hardie 116,382 18 7 Morice Mills 2,220 1 21 862 3 31 Pigeon Bay Survey District, Banks Peninsula Waimate Survey District Good cocksfoot-growing land Excellent agricultural land 40,632 19 6 16,395 18 7 15,993 0 19 173,411 16 8 Otago Land District — Windle Greenfield Steward 11 3 6 t 21,917 0 18 Mornington, Dunedin Pair soil, adjacent to Dunedin Town Belt Mrs. J. A. Park Messrs. Smith St. John McLean Buckley 2,750 0 0 20,000 0 0 85,689 12 6 108,439 12 6 Awamoko and Papakaio Survey Districts, Waitaki County By agreement.. Some good level agricultural land, part light and gravelly 21,928 3 24 Southland Land District — Edendale (addition to) .. 5 2 17 Block LXIV, Lothian Hundred N.Z. and Australian Land Company 32 4 9 Totals ♦Leasehold interests in Hikawera Settlement, purchase of which was completed previous year. SuMMAEX. Auckland Wellington Marlborough .. Canterbury Otigo Southland + Balance of purchase-money tor this settlement. Area. Price. A. B. p. £ s. d. .. 159,574 2 18 80,208 1 6 .. 26,529 2 38 235,497 1 6 .. 45,368 0 0 183,043 15 6 .. 15,993 0 19 173,411 16 8 .. 21,928 3 24 108,439 12 6 5 2 17 32 4 9 t £350 still due. 269,399 3 36 780,632 12 5