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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

ADVANCES OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROADING CROWN OR OTHER LANDS ADMINISTERED BY A LAND BOARD. DETAILS RELATIVE TO BLOCKS OF LAND ON WHICH MONEYS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1927, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ROAD ACCESS THERETO.

Prepared and laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with Section 47 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925.

Statement showing the Blocks of Land on which Moneys have been expended during the Year ended 31st March, 1927, together with the Report of the Surveyor-General on the Value of such Blocks, on the Works required to open up such Blocks, and of the Estimated Cost proposed to be borrowed, and the Total Expenditure to 31st March 1927.

Surveyor-General's lleport. Expenditure. Name of Block. of Valua- Works required to * Cost ® To istApril Total to tionof open up such proposed 31st March, 100 «7 31st March. Block. Block. to be 1926.* J®*® J to.31st 1Q27/; borrowed. Mai ch, 1927. North Auckland Land District. Acres. £ j £ £ £ £ Haydn .. .. .. 6 2,332 ! Roads and bridges i 3,168 2,797 215 3,012 Orewa .. .. .. 16 4,039 | „ | 400 43 257 300 Pukepoto .. .. .. 12 1,410 j Roading .. ; 225 .. 193 193 Swanson No. 3 .. .. 1,109 7,900 • Roads and cultiva- ; .1,000 896 62 958 ] tion Swanson No. 4 .. .. 1,109 7,900 i Cultivation .. | 2,000 1,765 235 2,000 Swanson No. 5 .. .. 1,109 7,900 Roads and cultiva- ■ 1,400 .. 314 314 tion I Victoria .. .. .. 4 6,800 j Roads and bridges ; 2,200 .. 2,137 2,137 Whangaiti .. .. .. 1,775 2,000 Roading .. 456 211 244 455 Auckland Land District. Komokoriki .. .. 2,036 3,540 Roadworks .. 3,200 3,046 55 3,101 Mahovehore.. .. .. 3,626 3,660 Roads.. .. 2,120 1,867 257 2'l24 Ongarue .. .. .. 18,179 27,500 Roads and bridges 18,180 17,824 1 17,825 Owataiti .. .. .. 126 540 Roading .. 100 .. 100 100 Tuararangaia .. .. 3,254 4,678 „ 1,000 855 66 921 Rangihau .. .. .. 11.584 6,080 Roads and bridges ' 4,600 394 791 1.185 Wharepuhunga Extension 4 .. 16,660 19,020 „ 27,700 19,397 6 19^403 Gisborne Land District. Hurakia .. .. .. j 9,116 51,930 j Roads, &c. .. 6,000 4,946 380 5,326 Kahotea .. ,. .. 2,171 4,445 ; Road-formation 2,045 862 15 877 Motu .. .. .. 196 785 ] Roads and bridges 200 .. 52 52 Taaptu .. .. .. 6,074 15,710 „ 4,000 2,163 1,388 3,551 Te Reinga .. .. .. 1,599 5,000 j Roads, &c. .. j 815 25 414 439 Waipiro .. .. .. 7,503 51,220 Roads and bridges ! 2,000 159 1,778 1,937