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Summaby of Estates dealt with. a. r. p. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,732 0 18 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,306 0 30 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,996 0 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 4,370 0 0 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■• 45,664 3 31 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 56,681 0 0 Southland.. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 38,771 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. 294,521 0 39

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

Land District and Estate. Area recommended for Purchase. Price per Acre asked by Vendor. 1'rice per Acre offered by Government. Remarks. Wellington Land District — Glencoe (Handyside and Roberts) Akitio, near Pongaroa (Handyside and Roberts) Makuri (Mrs. Moore) Wairarapa Lake (J. Wilkinson) Highland Park, Wadestown (Rhodes Trustees) a. b. p. •20,110 0 0 16,555 0 0 2,065 0 0 2,140 0 0 126 0 0 £ a. A. 9 6 11 600 0 0 £ s. d. Owners declined to sell. Offer decline 1 by Government. Nelson Land District — Braeburn, Mangles Valley (Wilkie and Page) .. Crown lands added to Wangapeka 40,996 0 0 2,721 0 0 1,649 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 Offer accented by owners. Area included in settlement. Canterbury Land District — Christchurch (Wilkinson and O'Brien).. Hakataramea, Lincoln College Runs (Board of Governors) Culverden (Cracroft Wilson's Trustees) Addington, Christchurch (J. Power and Co.) Woolston, Christchurch (J. E. Garland) 4,370 0 0 » 3 3 15 20,628 0 0 25,000 0 0 8 0 0 25 0 16 339 0 0 0 12 6 6 0 0 339 0 0 0 11 0 4 2 0 Offer accepted and purchase completed. Purchase abandoned. Estate taken compulsorily. Offer declined by Government. 85 0 0 45,664 3 31 Otago Land District — Meadowbank, Palmerston South (J. Withers) Balruddery, near Oamaru (John Reid) Ngapara, , (H. Edwards) Tilverstowe . (Seth Smith) Brookstead „ (C. Nichols) Ngapara , (J. Don) Mount Royal, Palmerston South (Douglas Trustees) j Hillhampton, . (James Allen) Kauroo Hill, Oamaru (National Mortgage and Agency Company).. 4.319 0 0 16,504 0 0 1,050 0 0 780 0 0 1,519 0 0 158 0 0 1,440 0 0 10,770 0 0 1,028 0 0 3 15 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 13 0 0 13 0 0 9 10 0 4 10 0 9 10 0 3 12 6 Offer accepted by owners and purchase completed. Recommendation declined by Government. - Government declined to purohase. Withdrawn by owner. ! 19,113 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 Purchased by Government. Southland Land District — Five Rivers, Lumsden_(T. C. Ellis) 56,681 0 0 38,771 0 0 3 0 0 Declined by Government.