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TABLE A.-Summary of all Lands offered to "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," and its Amendments, from 1st April, 1906, to 31st March, 1907, and how dealt with.

Estates offered. Recommended for Purchase. Not recommended for Purchase. Under Consideration by the Withdrawn from NegotiaBoard on 31st March, 1907. tions. Land District. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. No. Area. Area. i Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury .. Otago Southland- .. • - I 35 ; 388,349 1 10 37 ! 304,400 0 0 7 8,999 0 0 68 316,705 3 3 3 . 7,704 0 0 5 139,525 0 0 36 145,150 1 34 25 111,848 1 27 6 1,723 0 34 10 22 1 7 3 A. B. P. 143,143 0 0 190,275 3 15 1,900 0 0 17,060 1 32 7,201 0 0 A. B. P. 16 I 96,084 1 15 11 i 97,185 0 25 3 2,227 0 0 44 116,204 2 0 1 503 0 0 4 ; 138,225 0 0 31 86,813 3 16 17 | 46,229 3 5 3 j 1,689 0 2 7 4 1 1 4 2 A. E. P. 84,621 3 35 16,939 0 0 510 0 0 174,396 2 27 2 2 1 A. B. P. 64,500 0 0 4,362 0 0 9,044 0 24 1 6 3 20,628 0 0 57,899 2 22 34 0 32 1,300 0 0 37,708 2 18 7,719 0 0 I • - 438,142 0 21 Totals 222 ,1,424,405 0 28 52 130 585,161 2 23 35 323,195 1 0 I 5 77,906 0 24 "THE LANI FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENTS. TABLE B.—Ebturn of Lands recommended f< •r Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners under the above Act from 1st 31st March, 1907. April, 1906, b Land District and Estate. Area recommended for Purchase. Price asked by Vendor. Price offered by Government. ! Remarks. Auckland Land District— Waimana (Assets Realisation Board) Tirau Okoroire Okauia Paeroa Paparamu Richmond Downs Te Akau Matamataharakeke (Kauri Timber Company) Tangiaronui A. B. P. 4,623 0 0 j£4 10s. per acre 3,708 0 0 j £3 10s. per acre 6,853 0 0 | £4 5s. per acre 7,132 0 0 ] £3 per acre .. 7,570 0 0 £2 15s. per acre 4,333 0 0 i£3 10s. per acre 11,469 0 0 £3 15s. per acre 90,360 0 0 • 3,725 0 0 3,350 0 0 143,143 0 0 13,840 0 0 £7 12s. 6d. per acre 15,821 0 0 £5 15s. per acre 12,100 0 0 41,761 0 0 | .. | £3 10s. per acre .. ' £2 14s. per acre .. i £2 12s. 6d. per acre .. | £1 8s. per acre .. £1 15s. 6d. per acre .. £3 per acre .. j £2 5s. per acre .. £6 per acre .. £5 per acre Acquired oompulsorily for £18,492. Offer declined by owner. Negotiations carried on by Native Land Purchase Office. Negotiations proceeding. Hawke's Bay Land District — Part of Olrig (Smith Bros.) Kiwi (Chambers Bros.) Tamumu (Hon. W. W. Johnston) '.'. Carried forward .. Purchase completed at £6 per acre, with certain exchanges. Offer refused by owners. Government declined Board's recommendation.