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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1898, prepared in Terms of Subsection (2) of Section 39 of the said Act— continued.

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Report and Valuation of Board. Report on Conditions aud Settlement of the Land. Name of Person or Name of Settlement. Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. to Seller to 31st March, 1899. it was bought or acquired. Valuation of Board. Report of Board. Canterbury Land District — Albury A. R. P. 19,340 3-38 Blocks XI. and XV., Tengawai Survey District, and Blocks II. and III., Opawa Survey District Land of various qualities : limestone, rolling downs, and a margin of stony flats Land of various qualities Assets Realisation Board £ s. d. 65,294 11 8 £ s. d. The Board recommends the acquisition of the estate, 3 7 6 See Report and also recommends the purchase of some 30 acres, attached, being R.S. 18020, to avoid keeping open an unnecessary road Arowhenua (Rakitairi and Waiapi) 4,651 0 12 Blocks I. and II., Arowhenua Survey District, Blocks XI., XII., XV., and XVI., Opihi Survey District, and Block IX., Geraldine Survey District Blocks III., IV., and XVI., Ashley Survey District, and Block IV., Oxford Survey District Assets Realisation Board 28,915 9 9 The " Downs" Block (now known as " Waiapi " 8 10 0 See Report Settlement) is good and suitable for settlement. attached. The "Upper" Block (now known as " Rakitairi" 5 10 0 Settlement) is fair ridgy land, which would do well in areas of from 250 to 500 acres each. The Board recommends the acquisition of both blocks That tbe-land known as the " Homestead Block " is 5 10 0 See Report good and suitable for settlement. There is a attached. demand for land in the district. The Government is recommended to purchase this block and 185 acres in addition at a price of £5 10s. an acre. With regard [ 2 0 0 to the 440-acre block near the Ashley Bridge, as this case comes under subsection (3) of section 4 of the Act it is considered advisable to acquire this land, as low-lying country necessary for the working of the high pastoral country behind belonging to the Crown, at a price of £2 an acre.. The land is good, and suitable for division into small 50 0 0 See Report lots of from 1 acre upwards. The Board believes attached. there will be a demand for such lands. The Board therefore recommends Government" to purchase. The land is suitable for subdivision into smaller areas. 12 0 0 See Report There is a demand for land in this district. The attached. Board recommends the Government to acquire the land The land is good, and suitable, for settlement. The 5 0 0 See Report Board believes there will be a demand for this land attached. in the district, and therefore recommends its acquisition 1,166 0 24 Deep marshy soil on flats; the hill land fair pasture Gould, Beaumont, and Co. (Ellis's Trustees) 4,855 19 6 Ashley Gorge Braeo 27 2 0 Block X., Christchurch Survey District Level land, good soil, suitable for marketgardens Boag, W. .. 1,375 0 0 Epworth 21 0 3 Block II., Arowhenua Survey District Loamy soil on banks of stream Meyer, J. 252 4 6 Hekeao 2,209 0 8 Blocks III. and VII., Shepherd's Bush Survey District Good, level, and undulating agricultural and pastoral land; good black soil, with a subsoil of deep loamy clay All flat land, soil good Peter's trustees .. 10,545 5 0 Highbank 9,119 3 2 Blocks I. and II., Corwar Survey District, Blocks IV. and VIII., Spaxton Survey District Blocks II., III., and IV., Waipara Survey District, and Block V., Waitohi Survey District Brown, M. I. 59,209 12 7 The land is good, and suitable for settlement in 6 10 0 See Report various-sized farms. There is a demand for this attached. land in the district. The Board recommends the acquisition The land is good, and suitable for farms of various 5 0 0 See Report sizes. There is a demand in the district; there- attached. fore the Board recommends the purchase. 6 10 0 Horsley Down 4,004 1 33 Good arable land .. Heath Stock Trust 20,022 5 8 5 0 0 Carried forward .. 40,540 0 0 190,470 8 8 ••