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TABLE B.—Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners under the above Act from 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909.

"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1908." TABLE A.—Summary of all Lands offered to the Government under "The Land for Settlements Act, 1908," from 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909, and how dealt with.

Estates offered. Recommended for Purchase. Not recommended for Purchase. Under Consideration by the Board on 31st March, 1909. Withdrawn from Negotiations. Land District. No. Area. No. | Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. j Area. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland 23 19 39 4 2 1 18 10 1 A. E. P. 125.142 2 0 190,758 0 2 9,245 0 0 168,023 1 13 103,459 0 0 18,085 0 0 5,940 0 0 94,457 3 23 54,296 0 0 2,737 0 0 772.143 2 38 2 1 1 5 1 1 A. B. P. 2,207 2 35 8,411 0 0 3,746 0 0 17,688 2 0 37,030 0 0 2,721 0 0 14 9 2 18 1 A. E. P. 80,055 3 5 69,765 0 0 4,999 0 0 29,825 3 13 7,000 0 0 7 ! 8 ! 1 12 2 1 A. B. P. 42,879 0 0 97,113 0 2 500 0 0 " 116,911 0 0 '59,429 0 0 5,364 0 0 i 4 A. R. p. 15,469' 0 0 3,598 0 0 1 2 1 26 0 0 25,872 0 0 2,737 0 0 1 6 5 5,940 0 0 19,636 3 23 7,312 0 0 io 3 61,195 0 0 21,112 0 0 ! i 13,600 0 0 .. .. .. ...,'• • • • • Totals 121 ! 1 i 15 i 100,439 0 35 56 224,534 2 1 44 414,503 0 2 ; S 6 j 32,667 0 0

Land District and Estate. Area recommended for Purchase. Price per Acre asked by Vendor. Price per Acre offered by Government. Remarks. Auckland Land District — Tauranga Suburbs (W..Kerr) Hikutaia (Alley Bros.) A. b. p. 68 2 35 2,139 0 0 2,207 2 35 £ s. d. 16 0 0 8 5 0 £ S. d. 16 0 0 6 0 0 Purchased by the Agricultural Department. Aotion deferred. Hawke's Bay Land District — ■ Mahia Township (G. C. Ormond) Clydebank, Wairoa (Alex. DuS) Tongoio, near Napier (C. J. Mackersey) Ngatapa, near Gisborne (S. Williamson) 369 0 0 9,614 0 '0 8,411 0 0 10,697 0 0 29,091 0 0 3 15 3 4 10 0 6 10 0 7 5 0 5 14 2 7 5 0 By exchange for reserves of equal value. Under negotiations. Offer accepted by vendor. Taranaki Land District — Matemateonga (W. Perry) .. m 3,746 0 0 10 0 0 Declined by Government.