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APPENDIX lI.—LAND FOP SETTLEMENTS.

The following tables show the estates opened for selection during the year and the present position of all settlements disposed of tinder the Land for Settlements Acts : —•

Estates opened for Selection during the Year.

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, 1916.

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Land District. Name of Estate. Number of Holdings opened for Selection. Area opened for Selection. Auckland Hawke's Bay j Gorton (Clifford (Gwavas (Otamauri . | Bartholomew I Wilford Wither Glenmark i Bellamy I Maraeweka 1 I 10 8 .. ! 12 15 6 35 13 27 II 7 Aores. 1,024 1,068 5,988 6,887 98 5 6,413 11,213 2,521 I .792 Wellington Marlborough Canterbury Otago Totals 144 37,009

APPENDIX II.—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS. The following tables show the estates opened for selection during the year and the present position of all settlements disposed of under the Land for Settlements Acts :—• Estates opened for Selection durin<i the Ykak. T , _. . . . „ , — . ! Number of Holdings Area opened for Land District. Name of Estate. opfflwd f()) . Sol(!( . ti(m Selection. _ I I Acres. . ,, , (Gorton .. .. 10 1,024 Auckland.. •• | Clifford .. .. 8 1,068 „ , , u fGwavas .. .. 12 5,988 Hawke s Bay . . ■ „, . _ „ QQ „ lOtamaun .. .. 15 6,887 ,, r ,,• f Bartholomew .... 6 98 Wellington .. • ■ „rii , o* iWiltoi-d .... 35 •) Marlborough .. .. Wither .. .. 13 6,413 Canterbury .. .. Glenmark .. .. 27 11,213 Otaoo i Bellamy .. .. II 2,521 " " " "(Maraeweka 7 1.792 Totals .. .. .. Ill 37.<X)!I Summary of the Settlements establishes upon Estates acquired and dealt with, undeh the Provisions ov the Land for Settlements Act, ap to the 31st March, 11)16. Name of Estate. I g*J3!s. 1>ri " cil ' al Pm ' P ° minzed" 011 HoWin(,B ftre Remarks as to Present Position. Auckland —■ Balachraggan .. 24 2 Dallying .. .. . . .. Good. Bickerstaffe .. to 1 Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Cadman .. .. .. .. Not offered. Carroll .. .. 1 Not offered. Clifford .. .. 7 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. New estate. Craddock. . .. 9 .", Homes and orchards .. .. Good. F.cclestone No. 2 .. 4 1 Homes .. .. .. .. G I. Fencourt .. .. ! 36 8 Dairying .. .. Wry good. Gorton .. .. 10 .. Dairying .. .. New estate. Hotana .. .. 43 40 Homes and orchards . . .. .. Good. Karapiro .. .. 16 2 Dairying .. . . .. .. Good. Kitchener .. 8 4 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Lawry .. .. •• Homes .. .. .. Good. Mangapouri .. II 3 Dairying .. .. .. . . Good. Mangawhero .. 22 3 Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Matamata .. 180 74 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Mothuen .. .. 11 I!) Homos and orchards .. .. .. Good. Ohauiti .. .. 12 .. Mixed fanning .. .. .. Fair. Okauia .. .. 13 4 Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Opouriao . . .. 84 23 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Otway .. .. 17 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Parahi .. .. 9 . . Dairying and grazing . . .. .. Good. Plumer .. .. 8 13 Homes and orchards .. .. Good. I'rescott .. .. 2 1 Grazing lease only. I! ingiatea .. 17 3 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. ReWl . . . . 9 I Dairying .. . , . . .. Good. Solwyn .. .. 118 to Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Good. Tautari .. .. 39 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Teasdale .. .. 58 45 • Business and residence.. .. .. Good. Waari .. .. 20 15 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Waimana.. .. 23 12 Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Waitakaruru .. 15 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. ., Fair. Whitehall .. 13 5 Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Dairying Gracing Not offered. Not offered. Dairying Homes and orchards Homes Dairying Dairying Homes and orchards Dairying Homes and orchards Homes Dairying Dairying Dairying Homos and orchards Mixed farming Dairying Dairying Dairying Dairying and grazing Homes and orchards Grazing lease only. Dairying Dairying Dairying and grazing Dairying Business and residence.. Homes and orchards Dairying Dairying and grazing Dairying .. Good. .. Good. New cstalc. Good. Good. Very good. New estate. .. Good. .. Good. .. Good. .. Good. . . Good. Good. Very good. Good. .. Fair. Good. Very good. Good. Good. .. Good. Very good. flood. Good. .. Fair. .. Good. .. Good. . . Good. .. Fair. .. Good. Totals .. 889 336 Hawke's Bay — Argyll .. .. 00 2 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. Good. Clydebank .. 22 1 Pastoral .. .. .. .. Very good. Klsthorpe.. .. 47 5 Pastoral .. .. .. .. Very good. Forest Gate .. 25 4 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. Good. Gwavas .. .. 12 .. Agricultural and pastoral .. .. Very promisin) . Hatuma .. .. 73 0 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. Very good. Kanakanaia .. 7 •• I Pastoral .. .. .. .. Very good. Kumeroa.. ,. 14 2 1 Agricultural, pastoral, and dairying .. Very good. Agricultural and pastoral Pastoral Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral Agricultural and pastoral Agricultural and pastoral Pastoral Agricultural, pastoral, and dairying Good. Very good. Very good. Good. Very promising . .. Very good. Very good. Very good,