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1913. NEW ZE A L AND.

ELDERSLIE ESTATE No. 2 (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO PURCHASE AND SETTLEMENT OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the Ist August, 1913. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The total area of the Elderslie Estate No. 2, recently purchased by the State for closer settlement; (2) the price per acre paid for the same by the State; (3) the Government valuation of the same for taxation purposes at the time of purchase; (4) the number of sections not applied for at the time of ballot; (5) the terms for which those sections not applied for were vacant; (6) the loss to the State from such vacant sections: and (7) the total amount the whole block was loaded with."—(Mr. Clark.)

EjjDekslik Estate No. i. (1.) Total area purchased : 1,671 acres. (2.) Price per acre paid for the same by the State : £20. (3.) The Government valuation of the same for taxation purposes at the time of the purchase : Capital value, £13,180; unimproved value, £11,200; improvements, £1,980. (Valuation made in 1909 —apportioned.) (4.) The number of sections not applied for at the time of ballot : Three. (5.) The terms for which those sections not applied for were vacant : 108 days in each case. (6.) The loss to the State from such vacant sections ; £181 7s. Id. (rental). (7.) The total amount the whole blocK was loaded with : £6,300. Approximate Cost of faper. —Preparation, not Xi y en; printing (1,400 copies), 16b. .

By Authority : John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.- 1913 Price 3d,