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Table E. — Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, up to the 31st March, 1909.

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. — aumma: the Prov ry_ of isions the be if the ttlements established upon Estates at Land for Settlements Act, up to th> •quired and, dealt wit, >, 31st March, 1909. ,, urn Land District and Name of Settlement. Selectors. Residences. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilised. Progress during Year. Present Position. Prospects. Auckland — Opouriao Okauia .. Rangiatea Karapiro Fencourt Whitehall Biokerstaffe Matamata Selwyn Mangapouri Mangawhero Waimana Teasdale Tautari* Rewi* Cradock Hetana Kitchener Methuen Plumer Waari 93 8 20 18 37 11 33 186 87 10 18 25 39 15 1 13 32 12 28 16 8 77 6 18 12 36 9 29 154 51 9 18 18 13 Dairying Grazing Dairying Grazing Dairying Grazing Dairying Not inspected Considerable Fair Substantial Fair Considerable Little Substantial Excellent Satisfactory Excellent Fair Satisfactory Bright. Hopeful. Good. Bright. Good. Hopeful. Bright. Doubtful. Good. Bright. Hopeful. Residences Fair Fair 13 27 10 24 15 6 Residences Fair Fair Hopeful. Encouraging Satisfactory Bright. Fair Fair Hopeful. 710 545 Hawke's Bay— Raureka 19 18 Agricultural, dairying, and fruit-culture Pastoral Agricultural Very satisfactory Ditto Prosperous Good. Elsthorpe Waimarie Pouparae Tomoana 48 18 9 13 27 36 26 12 Mahora Willows Hatuma Manga-a-toro Kumeroa Forest Gate Argyll Wigan Lindsay .. I Mangatahi ' Te Mata Pourerere Raumati 34 22 76 26 15 29 62 17 68 23 8 5 30 32 41 59 25 14 25 60 32 61 21 7 4 17 Agricultural, dairying, and fruit-culture Ditto .. Agricultural Agricultural and pastoral Pastoral Pastoral and dairying Agricultural and pastoral Very fair .. Very good .. Satisfactory Very fair .. Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral Pastoral Fruit-culture Pastoral Dairying Very good .. Fair Very satisfactory Ditto Kanakanaia Te Arai Waipuka* 7 54 11 56 Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral 583 584 Taranaki — Tokaora Spotswood 13 9 12 11 Dairying Grazing Good Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory .. Fair. Not good. Clandon Huinga 6 9 5 10 Dairying Dairying and sheep I Satisfactory Fair. 37 38 Wellington— Paparangi Ohakea Te Matua Aorangi 36 17 13 37 36 15 12 40 Residential sites, dairying Dairying Good Very good .. Good .. Prosperous Good. Very good. Langdale Mangawhata Epuni 30 7 42 24 7 42 Dairying and residential sites Grazing and oropping Dairying Residential sites, market gardening, &c. Ditto .. Dairying Grazing Good Fair Very prosperous Prosperous Very satisfactory Satisfactory Excellent. Good". Fair. Maungaraki Linton Longbush Tablelands Normandale 21 5 7 9 29 18 5 6 9 28 Good Very prosperous Good. Excellent. Residential sites, poultryfarming, &o. Grazing and cropping Grazing Fair Satisfactory Fair. Tawaha Hikawera Mahupuku Dyer Hawtrey* Carringtori* 24 3 8 36 4 23 21 3 8 35 Good Good .. Prosperous Good. Very good. Grazing and oropping Very good .. Very prosperous Excellent. •• 351 309 * N, sw settlements, recently selected, not reported on.