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APPENDIX lI.—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS.

No estates were acquired or 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, 1924.

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Name of Estate. holds.' Mds' Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Bcmarks^to^Preient | I North Auckland. Bickerstaft'e .. .. 43 4 Grazing.. .. .. .. .. Good. Bayliss .. • ■ 1 • ■ Dairying .. .. .. . . Fair. Oadman .. • • 1 .. Grazing leaso only. Carroll ... . . 1 1 Grazing lease only. Cradock .. . • 1 13 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Eceleston No. 2 .. 24 2 Homes .. .. .. .. .. Good. Hetana .. ■ • 13 77 Homes and orchards .. . . . . Good. Kitchener .. , . 3 9 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Koremoa .. . . 15 .. Dairying .. .. .. . . Unsatisfactory. Lawry .. ■ ■ 2 .. Grazing lease only. Methuen .. • ■ 4 26 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Motutara .. • ■ 12 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Fair. Paerata .. • ■ 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Pakaraka .. .. 13 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Parahi .. 11 • • Grazing and dairying .. .. .. Good. Plumer .. .. 5 10 Homes and orchards .. .. .. Good. Prescott .. . . 11 1 Homes .. .. .. .. . ■ Good. Puni .. .. 12 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Remuera . . .. 25 .. Dairying .. .. .. Fair. Streamlands .. . 13 .. Dairying .. .. •. ■ ■ Unsatisfactory. Te Pua .. • 5 1 Dairying .. .. .. ■ ■ Fair. Tokiri .. .. 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. . . Unsatisfactory. Upokonui . . 4 . . Dairying and grazing .. .. . . Fair. Waari .. 26 26 Homes and orchards .. .. . . Good. Waimata .. 15 .. Dairying .. .. .. • • Satisfactory. Waiteitei .. 9 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Totals.. .. 275 177 Auckland. Apata .. .. 8 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Balachraggan .. 22 4 Dairying .. .. .. • ■ Very good. Clifford .. . • 9 • • Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Good. Delaney .. .. 1 • - Home .. .. .. •. ■ • Fair. Fencourt .. .. 25 22 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Gorton .. .. 10 .. Dairying .. .. .. Good. Hereford Park .. 2 .. Dairying .. .. ■. • • Unsatisfactory. Hikuai .. .. 21 .. Dairying .. .. .. •• Fair. Horahia .. . . 6 .. Dairying .. .. .. • • Very good. Horahora .. . ■ 10 .. Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Good. Kaipaki . . . . 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. • • Very good. Karapiro .. .. 10 9 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Kopuku .. ■. 5 .. Dairying .. .. .. ■ • Unsatisfactory. Kopuku No. 2 6 .. Dairying .. .. • ■ • • Unsatisfactory. Mangaotama.. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Mangapouri .. .. 5 9 Dairying .. .. • • • • Good. Mangateparu.. 56 1 Dairying .. .. •• •• Good. Mangawhero.. .• 11 15 Dairying .. .. .. •• Good. Matamata .. • • 103 202 Dairying Very good. Matuku .. 11 • ■ Dairying .. .. •. Good. Ngahinapouri 4 .. Dairying .. .. •• •• Good. Ohauiti .. .. 16 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Unsatisfactory. Okauia .. ■ • 8 10 Dairying .. .. .. • ■ Good. Omeheu .. .. 11 .. Dairying .. .. ■■ •• Very good. Opouriao .. • • 36 67 Dairying .. .. ■ • • • Very good. Orongo .. • • 31 .. Dairying .. .. .. • ■ Fair. Otamarakau .. .. 8 .. Dairying .. .. • • • • Good. Otway .. 11 7 Dairying .. .. •• Very good. Pakarau .. .. 19 3 Dairying .. .. • ■ • • Good. Puahue .. • ■ 18 .. Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Good. Pukemapou .. .. 6 .. Dairying .. .. • • • • 1 a ' r - Rangiatea .. •• 12 13 Dairying .. .. •• •• Very good. Rnnoitfliki .. 7 .. Dairying and small farming .. .. Very good. Reporoa .. .. 69 7 Dairying and grazing Fairly good. Rewi .. ■ ■ 7 5 Dairying .. .. • • ■ ■ Very good. Reynolds .. .. 24 .. Dairying .. • • • • • • Good. Ro'tomanuka. . • . 1 • • Dairying .. .. • • • • Good. Selwyn . • • • 100 138 Dairying and mixed farming .. • • Good.