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Table E.—Return of Lands purchased from 1st April, 1917, to 31st March, 1918.

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Name of Owner. Name of Estate. Locality. Price per Acre. Mode of Acquisition. Area taken Possession of during Area Tear and Amount paid. approxi- . mately not yet taken Area. Paid for Land, &o. Possession Taylor, J. Washbourne, R. S. .. Beale, M. E. H. Close, J. Alexander, J. G. Evans, K. M. Crown Mangakawa .. Auckland. Cambridge £ s. d. By agreement.. Te Miro ( Acres. 10,175 15 90 1,077 268 145 370 944 747 £ 55,843* 120 136 17,400 3,748 3,777 2,200 8,494 3,003 Acres. Katikati Kawakawa 1 1A ft 1 10 0 Beale Pakaraka Ngahuhu Pakaraka 1 A ft ft 14 0 0 20 0 0 Smyth, J. T. Rangitaiki f Pakiri Survey District .. | Aria Survev District Te Rapa 26 0 0 9 0 01 9 0 0) 4 2 Of 30 0 0 y u u | 4 2 Of Smyth 208 Caley, D. .. 30 0 0 Caley Taeanaki. 13,831 94,781 208 Huston, A. J. Parkes, H. and G. Waipuku Kaponga 25 0 0 25 0 0 By agreement.. Huston Parkes 040 397 16,000 15,000 Add apportionments, rates 1,037 31,000 24 ; 1,037 31,024 Johnson, S. .. Johnson, A. B. Riddiford, J. M. Awanui Hawke's Bay. Takapau By agreement.. Marakeke 2,024 651 1,080 27,320 10,423 13,495 ,, . . . . Wellington. Alfredton 3,755 51,238 Richardson, E. M., and C. T., Howall. R. R„ and Powles, J. M. Hook, T. W. Gray, W. J., A. W., A. H., and M. L. .. Hammond, J. Morrison, R. D. M. .. Johnston, W. W., Trustees Ryder, J. .. Williams, H. L. Tiraumea By agreement.. Tiraumea 43 389 Cherry Grove Greystoke Putorino Blairlogie Highden Nukumaru Tutaenui Rata Near Masterton Near Palmerston North .. Te Horo Tauherenikau 10 0 0 39 10 0 Cherry Grove Gre3 T stoke Putorino Waihora Kopane Ryder Tauherenikau.. 573 911 477 476 213 570 5,730 4,S45t 36,004 9,550 30,995 8,426 8,550 65 0 0 38 0 0 15 0 0 Tauherenikau Add interest 3,263 104,489 70 3,263 104,559 * Including leasehold, 1,163 acres. t Repayment of mortgage.