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Land for Settlement Estates. The table appended below gives the position and prospects of each estate purchased and opened for settlement. Seven additional estates have been opened for selection. In the North Island the area offered amounted to 28,600 acres, and comprised estates at Tongoio, near Napier; Clyde hank, at W'airoa ; and Ngatapa, in the Gisborne district. These were divided into sixty [arms, for which there was keen competition. In the South Island the area acquired and opened [or selection amounted to 31,226 acres, and comprised estates in the Canterbury and Southland Districts, Eor which there was also keen competition.

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, 1910.

Land District and Selec- , llesi- Principal Purpose for which \iiini> of Settlement. tors. : donees. Holdings aro utilised. Auckland— Bickerstaffe .. 33 25 Grazing and dairying Fencourt .. 37 36 Dairying Karapiro 18 12 Mangapouri 10 9 Mangawhero 18 18 » Matamata .. 183 159 Okauia .. .. 8 8 Grazing Opouriao .. 92 , 77 Dairying Rangiatea 20 18 Rewi .. . . 1 1 Grazing Selvvyn .. 107 67 Tautari 25 15 Teasdale .. 58 l<), Residential Waimana .. 25 15 Dairying Whitehall . 11 10 , ■ .. Pair .. j Substantial Satisfactory Pair Ml * * Satisfactory Pair Excellent .. Satisfactory Unsatisf'ct'ry Pair Poor Good Satisfactory Progress during Year. Fair Satisfactory Present Position. Doubtful. Bright. Hopeful. Bright. Hopeful. Excellent. Hopeful. Doubtful. Hopeful. Discouraging. Bright. Prospects. Excellent Satisfactory Unsatisfactory .. Satisfactory Unsatisfactory .. Satisfactory n Hamlets — Cradock .. 13 12 Residential Hetana ..66 39 Kitchener 12 10 Methuen 30 24 > Plumer .... 17 IS Waari .14 0 Good Sound Bright. Hopeful. Bright. Doubtful. Very good .. ] Pair Fair 798 582 I Hawke's Bay— Argyll .. 62 60 Agricultural and pastoral Clydebauk 23 .. Elstliorpe .. 48 27 Pastoral Satisfactory Only recently Very satisfactory Satisfactory Very satisfactory Pair Satisfactory Very satisfactory Ditto Prosperous selected. Prosperous Good. Good. Forest Gate 29 I 26 Agricultural aud pastoral Hatuma .. 76 62 Kanakanaia .. 7 7 Pastoral Kumeroa .. 15 14 Pastoral and dairying Lindsay . . 68 61 Agricultural and pastoral Mahora .. 34 32 \ Agricultural, dairying, and fruit-culture Manga-a-toro .. 26 25 Pastoral Mftuyatahi .23 21 Ngatapa .. 24 .. Agricultural and pastoral Pouparae .. 9 9 Agricultural Pourerere .. 6 5 Pastoral Raumati .. 30 27 Dairying Only recently Very satisfactory Fair Very satisfactory Ditto selected. Raureka .. 19 17 Agricultural, dairying, and fruit-culture Te Arai .. 53 i 49 Agricultural and pastoral Te Mata ■ ■ 9 8 Fruit-culture Tomoana . . 13 12 Agricultural, dairying, and fruit-oulture Tongoio.. .. 12 .. Pastoral Waimarie .. 18 16 Agricultural Pair Very satisfactory Only reoently ' Very satisfaotory Only recently Very satisfactory Ditto selected. Prosperous Good. Waipuka .. 1 .. Pastoral Wigan .. .17 19 selected. Prosperous Good. Willows .. 22 1C Agricultural 644 513 Taranaki— Clandon .. 6 6 Dairying and sheep Huinga.. . 10 ; 10 Spotswood . . 13 13 Grazing Tokaora . • 13 13 Dairying Unsatisf'ct'ry Good Better Good Noc too good .. Satisfactory Unsatisfactory .. Satisfactory Not too good. Good. Indiffereut. ! Good.