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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND PURCHASED FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS. NAMES OF PERSONS FROM WHOM PURCHASED, AND PRICE PAID.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 19th August, 1920. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing separately for each province—(1) Tho names of all persons from whom tho Government havo purchased land for returned soldiers ; and (2) the amount paid per acre for each lot separately."—(Mr. W:tty.)

Return showing the Names of all Persons from whom the Government have purchased Land for Returned Soldiers, and the Amount paid per Acre for each Lot separately.

Owner. Area. J^ Owner. Area Prlce Alea - per Acre. Area. Price per Acre. Aucki LAND. Ordinary Acres. £ s. d. Reynolds, R. .. .. .. j 1,513 20 10 0 Kereone Company .. .. i 2,573 12 0 0 Swanson and Martin .. .. 612 24 0 0 Perham, R. F. .. .. .. 1,474 7 5 0 Corry, W. .. .. .. 1,152 13 10 0 Taylor, J 10,175 5 10 0 Wash bourne, R. R. .. .. 15 8 7 0 Bealc, M. E. H. .. .. 90 1 10 0 Close, J. .. .. .. 1,077 16 3 0 Alexander, J. G. .. .. 268 14 0 0 Evans, K. M. . . .. .. 145 26 0 0 Otamarakau Dairy Land Company 18 4 0 0 Smith, E. S *.. 1,051 23 15 0 Dickeson, Close, and Earl .. 2,507 17 0 0 86 19 10 0 Hutchinson, E. M. .. .. 2,269 12 0 0 Hare, J. .. .. .. 60 6 8 Hosking, F. A. .. .. .. 591 16 10 0 Makgiir and Middleton .. .. 1,709 8 3 0 Saunders, E. .. .. .. 1,398 9 0 0 Caley, D. .. .. .. 208 i 30 0 0 Purchases. Bell, A. Cossar, M. C. .. Phair, CO. Duncan, 0. P. M. Smyth, J. T. .. Galloway, F. .. O'Connor, M. .. Wright and Pitcaithly New-sham and Bloomfield Jeffries and Ellis Delaney, P. J. .. ! Crawford, W. W., F. E., A., and F. A. Edkins and Thomson Reid, N. M., and D. S. .. Park, W. G. Bagnall, V. L. .. Kauri Timber Company Steads and Richmond ; Coughlan, M. . . Acres. £ s. d. 4,363 , 16 0 0 152 ! 2 5 0 1,159 2 5 0 434 18 0 0 944 9 0 0 747 I 4 2 0 1,420 | 6 10 0 348 ! 33 0 0 900 i 14 10 0 2,083 32 10 0 1,791 2 10 0 711 11 0 0 2.880 ! 10 15 0 798 24 0 0 220 29 10 0 3,044 11 10 0 184 I 18 0 0 26 i 46 0 0 175 11 8 O 29,318 2 19 0 1.208 16- 0 0 Purchased under Discharged Soldie. :rs Settlement Amendment Act, 191.7. Acres. £ s. d. Graham, J. . . .. .. 4 80 0 0 Reid, A. L, A. S., and R. S. .. 192 14 10 0 Carlton, J. .. .. .. 201 9 0 0 Darrow, Grundy, and Thornton .. 390 32 0 0 Bell, G. N. Gore, W. J. Emmett, A. .. .. Walker, G. Acres. £ s. d. 270 26 10 0 339 24 0 0 82 16 14 0 986 10 0 0 Tara: NAKI. Ordinary . Purchases. Acres', j £ s. d. Perry, A. L. . . .. .. 729 12 0 0 Huston, A. J. .. .. .. 640 25 0 0 Fisher, T. W. .. .. .. 860 3 7 6 Hine, E 1,715 10 0 0 Parkes, H. and G. .. .. 397 37 16 0 Blake, J. P. .. .. 50 20 18 0 Eraser, J 590 21 16 0 Gilchrist, J. H. .. . . 302 26 0 0 McCutchan, W. A., F. E. J., E. B., W. A. E., I. 0., and G. F. Young, C. F. .. Saxton Trust Public Trustee .. Mair and Howie Perry, W. H. .. Acres. £ s. d. 5,317 11 0 0 1,443 12 10 0 197 31 19 0 147 28 11 0 1,520 12 0 0 3,000 II 0 O Purchased under Discharged Soldia rs Settlement Amendment Act, 1917. Acres. £ s. d. | Paul, D. .. .. .. 84 24 0 0 i McKay. J 520 14 10 0 | Mills, F. H. Acres, i £ s. d. 500 7 4 0