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Report on the Condition and Settlement of Estates acquired and dealt with up to the 31st March, 1907— continued.

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Land District and Name of Settlement. Selectors. Resi- Principal Purposes for which i Progress during dences. Holdings are utilised. Year. Present Position. Prospects. Otago— Pomahaka Downs 24 16 Mixed farming Fair Doubtful Not very good. Good. Teaneraki Tabawai Maerewhenua .. 23 8 73 17 8 55 Dairying, &o. Dairying Dairying, grain-growing, and raising fat lambs ■Dairying Dairying and mixed farming Good Fair Good Very good Sound Very good. Puketapu Ardgowan Makareao Makareao Extension Momona Tokarahi Janefield Elderslie Barnego Earnsoleugh 11 66 30 3 7 48 16 3 Good Fair Good Sound Good Good. Very good. Good. Mixed farming 14 79 21 34 23 13 14 41 19 24 18 8 Dairying Dairying and mixed farming Dairying and vegetables Mixed farming Dairying and mixed farming Fruit - growing and cattle - grazing Dairying and mixed farming Very good Fair Good Very fair Good Very fair Very sound Sound Very good. Bright. Very good. Bright. Good. Satisfactory Windsor Park .. Windsor Park No. 2 Duncan St. Helens Greenfield 37 10 23 7 Sound 7 3 41 4 3 39 Dairying Mixed farming, chiefly pastoral Grazing and raising fat lambs Dairying and grazing Poor Very fair Very solid Doubtful Sound Very satisfactory Not bright Very good. Bright. Steward Plunket Totara 48 18 25 39 Fair Just settled. Fairly good Good. 611 409 Southland— Merrivale ! 49 50 Dairying and stock-raising Very good Very good Very encouraging Encouraging. Ditto. Otahu 6 5 Farming and grazing Good Satisfactory Beaumont Ringway Glenham 13 8 29 5 6 26 Mixed farming and grazing Dairying, farming, and grazing Ditto Fair Fair Doubtful. Edendale 133 102 Very good Very good Excellent. 239 194 3,869 2,969 Totals