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Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1928 — continued.

EXTKACTS EROM REPORTS OE COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS. North Auckland. (0. N. Campbell, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new settlements have been purchased under the Land for Settlements Act during the last year. Negotiations are proceeding for the purchase of a portion of the late Mr. Roderick Finlayson's estate at Rehia, comprising about 260 acres, with a view to subdividing and allotting to adjacent Crown lessees who require run-offs for their stock during the winter months. Tangowahine Settlement, comprising 4,265 acres, is now being roaded, &c, and will be offered for selection as soon as possible. Auckland. (K. M. Graham, Commissioner of-Crown Lands.) There have been no new estates acquired or opened for selection under the Land for Settlements Act during the year. The area made available for application comprised an area of 3,086 acres, in twenty-one allotments, being chiefly sections which have reverted to the Crown by process of forfeiture. The area selected during the year was 3,918 acres, by sixteen selectors. There are fifty-three settlements in the district, on which 887 leaseholders occupy 123,811 acres; while 710 settlors, occupying 126,671 acres, have acquired the freehold for cash or on deferred payments. Most of the older settlements are now in a very sound position. The settlers in these settlements should all be making satisfactory progress, except perhaps in isolated cases where excessive goodwills were paid during the boom period.

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Name of Estate. Leasej holds. Freeholds. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Remarks as to Present Position. L Otago —continued. Te Puke Teviot Tilverstowe . . Tokarahi Tokoiti Totara Wainma Waitahuna No. I Waitahuna No. 2 Windsor Park No. 1 Windsor Park No. 2 Westcott 4 24 7 79 4 27 II I (i 37 10 7 1 2 Mixed farming Grazing Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Good. Fair. Fair. Good. Good. Good. Fair. Fair. Poor. Very good. Very good. Poor. ] J 2 Totals.. 1,115 66 Southland. Allenby Ardlussa Beaumont Campbell Crichton Park Edendale Frmedale Fortification Hill Glenham Knowsley Park Lambert Lamont Maori Hill . . Merrivale Merrivale No. I Merrivale No. 2 Monte-Cristo Otahu Ringway Stalker Strathvale Teihoka Waiarikiki Waikiwi Town 4 4 8 4 4 101 9 6 34 9 I 6 17 45 9 7 4 6 4 8 9 2 7 37 2 2 52 2 10 Dairying Pastoral Mixed farming Mixed farming Pastoral Dairying Mixed farming Pastoral Mixed farming Pastoral Dairying Dairying Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Mixed farming Dairying Mixed farming Mixed farming Dairying Dairying Mixed farming Pastoral Suburban building-sites Good. Poor. Poor. Fair. Fair. Very good. Fair. Good. Very good. Poor. Good. Fair. Good. Good. Fair. Fair. Good. Fair. Pair. Good. Good. Good. Poor. Good. 2 10 2 3 1 19 Totals. . 345 105 Grand totals 7,096 j 2,033