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"THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894." TABLE C.—Statement of Lands acquired to 31st March, 1899, prepared in terms of Subsection (2) of Section 39 of the said Act— continued.

Name of Settlement. Report and Valuation of Board. Report Area of each Block of Land as purchased. Locality of Land. Quality of Land. Name of Person or Company from whom it was bought or acquired. Price paid to Seller to 31st March, 1899. Valuation of Board. and Settlement of the Laud. Report of Board. Southland Land District — Beaumont 4,322 3 20 9,998 0 0 6,044 0 29 20,365 0 9 245,370 1 2 A. r. p. 4,322 3 20 Aparima Valley, Wairaki Survey District Waiau Survey District Waiau Survey District The flat land is good Stevens' Trustees .. quick soil, well adapted for grain and root crops. The ridges are composed of a strong clay soil on rough gravel bottom Mixed agricultural Elder, Smith, and and pastoral; deep, Co. rich, free soil The land on ridges Menzies and Batger and along their I base is good, but thinner towards t river; sections well watered by runn'g streams. Splendid timber available for fencing and building on pro- | perty j £ s. d. . I £ s. d. 10,482 11 3 That the land is suitable for settlement, and is a j 2 8 6 continuation and extension of the area for agri- j cultural farms up the Aparima Valley £ s. d. 10,482 11 3 See Report attached. I Merrivale I i I Otahu 9,998 0 0 6,044 0 29 24,995 0 0 That the land is good, and suitable for settlement; 2 10 0 that the Board believes there is a demand for this class of land in the district; that the Board recommends the purchase 7,555 4 6 That the land is suitable for settlement, and is 15 0 practically an extension of the Merrivale and Waiau Valley Settlements, to whicfrit is adjacent 2 10 0 15 0 See Report attached. See Report attached. ! , i Totals .. ■I ...... i 48,032 15 9 Grand totals 1,170,304 11 8 i