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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS. Table E.—Return of Lands purchased from 1st April, 1911, to 31st March, 1912.

Area taken Possession of during Year, and Amount paid. Area approximately not Name of Owner. Name of Estate. Locality. Price per Acre. Mode of Acquisition. Name of Settlement. yet taken Possession of. Area. Paid for Lana - I ' I I I Hawke's Bay. £ s. d. Mahora Acres. £ 88* Acres. Sowerby, R., and Eb.au and Hori Tupaea Hastings By agreement Morland, T. .. Richards, E... Holland, P. .. Murray, G. .. Sherwood Downs Company (Limited) .. Hamilton, G. J. Avenel Waihao Downs .. Greta Peaks Glentanner freeholds Sherwood Downs Canterbury. Near Rakaia Waihao Downs Scargill Mackenzie country Near Pairlie 16 0 0 19 2 6 11 5 0 15 0 Avenel Douglas Scargill Glentanner Sherwood Downs 1,749 27,986 3,305 63,203 1,694 19,064 1,825 2,281 11,822 70,000f 20 30 L. Walker's trustees Leadley, G. W. Aitken, J. McKenzie, 8. McLennan, K. Sealey, T. .. Lowe, William Wright, W. .. Irwin, j. Rosendale, H. P. E. M. L. andE. C. Studholme.. Scott, William Patterson, J. Lavers, William Pour Peaks Valverde Smithfield Timaunga Bourndale Pour Peaks Distriot Wakanui.. Near Winchester .. Near Timaru Makikihi Corwar S.D. Kirwee Mitcham Near Timaru Waimate Otaio 1 10 0 19 0 01 (3 0 0) 12 0 0 22 15 0 (14 10 0| ( 7 10 0/ 12 5 0 13 12 6 13 10 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 13 0 0 16 2 6 12 15 0 12 5 0 11 5 0 Four Peaks Valverde Winchester Timaunga Bourndale Avenel Extension Aylesbury Avenel Extension .. ., Claremont Waimate Timaunga Extension 2,803 17,822* 2,307 14,000J 802 18,253 (2,850 41,330 "i 1,184 8,880 1,842 22,559 1,575 1,300 1,002 521 2,456 1,676 1,089 612 459 Highneld Claremont Te Waimate Otago. 32,203 305,408 10,690 Shennan, Watson Reid, J. B. .. Turnbull, R. M. Conical Hills Elderslie Spottis Creek Pomahaka Near Oamaru Cardrona S.D. 4 0 0 20 0 0 Conical Hills Elderslie No. 2 Spottis Creek 10,542 42,167 1,671 33,420 31 400 12,244 75,987 •• 1 improvements thereon. ♦ I .sehold and improvements thereon. 44,447 381,483 10,690 I ; Balance paid after 3 list March. * For land for drainage. t Including gooi will of 45,000 acres leasehold ♦ Ii uluding loodwill of 10,300 acres lei