C.—l.

APPENDIX lI.—LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS.

The following tables show the land-for-settlement estates opened for selection during the year and the present position of all settlements disposed of: —

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, 1918.

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Land District. Name of Estate. Number of Holdings opened for Selection. Area opened for Selection. Auckland .. ■ • \ Tapapa Te Miro (part) .. V-LC UX1J.U \£JO>l.VJ Hawke's Bay .. .. |Jj£-£ ;; ;; Taranaki .. .. | Tututawa (Parkes /Putorino ' Streamlands Tapapa .. iTeMiro(part) [ Watea .. I Marakeke Tututawa | Parkes .. 'Putorino Cherry Grove Kopane .. Pukenamu [Leeston .. Seafield .. ICraigmore Lakeview 12 10 41 9 17 3 7 15 3 14 3 3 7 4 7 1 Acres. 1,467 1,145 8,6041,575 3,733 726 397 922 579 472 222 477 198 1,329 2,105 53 j Cherry Grove Wellington .. .. Kopane Pukenamu V Wnihnra \wainora (Leeston Canterbury .. .. j Seafield .. Inrnirrmnrp vuraigmore Otago .. .. .. Lakeview Totals 156 24,004 Note.—The whole of these settlements were offered for Si election by discharged sol Idiers only.

Name of Estate. Leaseholds. Freeholds. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Remarks as to Present Position. Auckland —• Balachraggan Bickorstaffe Cadman .. Carroll Clifford .. Cradock .. Ecclestone No. 2 Fencourt .. Gorton Hetana .. Karapiro .. Kitchener Lawry Mangapouri Mangawhero Matamata Methuen .. Ohauiti .. Okauia Opouriao .. Otway Pakarau .. Parahi Plumer Prescott .. Rang ia tea Rawhiri . . Rewi Reynolds.. Selwyn Streamlands Taniwha .. Tapapa .. Tautari .. Teasdale .. Te Miro .. Waari Waimana.. Waitakaruru Whitehall 24 45 9 7 4 32 10 36 11 8 11 20 142 10 13 9 50 15 23 9 6 1 17 2 3 "l 7 1 13 54 8 4 3 7 125 20 6 41 2 Dairying Grazing Not offered Not offered Dairying Homes and orchards Homes Dairying Dairying Homos and orchards Dairying Homes and orchards Homes Dairying Dairying Dairying Homes and orchards Mixed farming Dairying Dairying Dairying Dairying Dairying and grazing Homes and orchards Grazing; loase only Dairying Abandoned Dairying Dairying Dairying and grazing Dairying Dairying . . Dairying Dairying Business and residence Dairying Homes and orchards Dairying Dairying and grazing Dairying Good. Good. Fair. Good. Good. Very good. Fair. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Very good. Good. Fair. Good. Very good. Good. Good. Good. Good. 15 I 4 Very good. 9 22 106 10 11 11 42 53 26 19 24 15 10 1 Good. Good. Good. New estate; fair. Good. New estate; good. Fair. Good. New estate. Good. Good. Fair. Good. 66 2 49 16 12 9 Totals 870 472