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" THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1900," AND ITS AMENDMENTS. TABLE A-Summary of all Lands offered to the Government under "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," and its Amendments, from 1st April, 1907, to 31st March, 1908, and how dealt with.

TABLE B -Return of Lands recommended for Purchase by the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners under the above Act from 1st April, 1907, to 31st March, 1908.

Recommended for Purchase. Not recommended for Purchase. Under Consideration by the Board on 31st March, 1908. Withdrawn from Negotiations. Estates offered. Land District. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. . _ Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury .. Otago Southland 35 12 6 33 3 IS SO 1 A. B. P. 252,592 1 33 90,447 0 30 61,848 0 0 344,936 3 39 80,300 0 0 4,370 0 0 68,530 0 19 91,504 3 29 38,771 0 0 11 2 103,732 6 18 4,306 0 30 15 3 4 21 1 A. B. P. 123,718 3 39 7,673 0 0 57,754 0 0 174,402 0 27 1,300 0 0 7 6 6 2 A. B. P. 17,416 i 16 2 71,204 0 0 1 1 115,338 3 12 1 79,000 0 0 A. B. P. 7,725 0 0 7,264 0 0 4,094 0 0 14,200 0 0 5 40,996 0 0 2 5 9 1 4,370 0 0 47,664 3 31 56,681 0 0 38,771 0 0 296,521 0 39 ii 6 9,044 0 28 30,357 1 2 2 3 11,821 0 0 1,392 0 0 2 3,074 2 27 - .. 61 404,249 2 16 26 296,172 0 28 I 7 36,357 2 27 Totals 129 1,033,300 2 30 35 I

Area recommended for Purchase. Price per Acre asked by Vendor. Price per Acre offered by Government. Remarks. Land District and Estate. Auckland Land District — Waimanu, near Awamutu (Jas. Grice) Tautari, » (W. Gorrie) Aratitahi (Mason Bros.) Rawiri, Coromandel (J. Lynch) Selwyn (part), Lichfield (T. Freeman) Mangawara (A. Wilkins) Nukutawhiti (Finlayson Bros.) Scarrotts, near Dargaville (Mrs. Walker) Waotu, 10 miles from Lichfield (Bank of New Zealand) .. Maraetai, West Taupo (Bank of New Zealand) Rewi, near Hamilton (D. Moroney) .. A. B. P. 9,919 0 0 1,318 3 37 1,961 1 18 2,142 0 0 0 3 24 800 0 0 12,166 0 0 2,983 0 0 1,988 1 20 68,731 0 0 1,719 1 39 > £ s. d. 2 5 0 6 0 0 3 10 0 4 0 0 233 6 8 8 0 0 0 17 6 2 10 3 0 10 6 0 5 0 9 0 0 £ s. d. 2 2 6 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 222 4 5 2 6 11 8 5 0 Offer accepted and purchase completed. Offer declined by owner. Offer acoepted. Purchase oompleted. Offer declined by Government. Deferred. Offer deolined by owner. Government. Offer accepted and purchase oompleted. 103,732 0 18 Hawke's Bay Land District — Te Wai, Nuhaka (T. Crosse) .. Te Mata (B. Chalmers) 4,222 0 0 84 0 30 12 5 6 21 0 0 10 3 8 21 0 0 Offer declined by owner. Purchase completed. 4,306 0 30