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Summaby op Estates dealt with. a. b. p. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 2 35 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,091 0 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,746 0 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. 39,770 0 0 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,037 0 0 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,090 0 0 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,748 0 0 Southland.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,737 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. 147,426 2 35

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, i Price per Acre asked by Vendor. Price per Acre offered by Government. Remarks. Wellington Land District — Parorangi, near Feilding (E. Short) A. B. P. 4,585 0 0 940 0 0 18,267 0 0 3,539 0 0 13 0 0 70 2 0 3,762 0 0 2,521 0 0 3,093 0 0 649 2 0 2,330 0 0 £ s. d. 15 0 0 3 18 3 £ s. d. lea, near Masterton (trustees J. C. Andrew) Kohiwai (trustees Meredith Estate) Hataitai, Mount Victoria (Hataitai Land Company) Hylton, Wanganui (Hollaway, Hogan, and Caddy) Brancepeth, parts of (Guynne Williams Trust) .. (A. Williams) (E. Williams) Carrington, adjoining (J. Kelly) Ridgelands, near Halcombe (E. B. Saunders) .. Freehold. Declined by Government. Education reserve. Under consideration. 1,177 0 0 Workers' dwellings. Offer withdrawn. » Declined by Government. Under consideration. Since sold privately. Under consideration. Recommendation declined by Government. 8 0 0 14 10 0 14 0 0 17 10 0 Marlborough Land District — Greenhills (Buchanan and others) 39,770 0 0 37,037 0 0 Declined by Government. Canterbury Land District — Orari Gorge (Messrs. Tripp) 8,090 0 0 6 9 0 6 5 4 Purchase agreed on. Otago Land District — Ormaglade (Macdonalds Trust and Mrs. Praser) „ (Crown lands) Matakanui (Laidlaw and Crawford) 5,635 0 0 17,935 0 0 1,178 0 0 24,748 0 0 2,737 0 0 Offer declined by Government. 3 0 0 3 0 0 Purchase agreed on. Southland Land District — Ermedale, near Fairfax (L. Matson) 6 0 0 4 0 0 Offer declined by owner.