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Table A.—Number of Properties considered during Year ended 31st March, 1931.

Table B. —Summary of Estates acquired to the 31st March, 1931.

Table C. —Return of Land purchased and paid for from 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931.

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Land District. I Number. Are *^ tetes !" Land Eistrict. Number. Are *^statos Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 44 47,739 Nelson .. .. 3 10,140 Auckland .. .. 68 153,264 Westland .. .. 4 4,934 Gisborne .. .. 9 10,732 Canterbury .. .. 28 40,847 Hawke'sBay .. .. 21 37,005 Otago .. .. 13 11,428 Taranaki .. .. 5 6,038 Southland .. .. 15 13,873 Wellington .. .. 39 62,639 [ Marlborough .. .. 5 28,765 Totals.. .. 254 427,404

Land District. Number. Area. Purchase-money. ,_ i . •_ ... Acres. £ - - Auckland (including North Auck- 117 423,838 1,685,665 land) Hawke's Bay (including Gisborne) 71 332,317 2,450,741 Taranaki 26 30,978 375,881 Wellington 153 160,433 2,340,764 Marlborough 22 224,090 755,482 Nelson 14 48,821 150,473 Westland 3 6,032 14,062 Canterbury .. ... .. 178 451,201 3,521,523 Otago .. •■ 81 335,212 2,029,409 Southland 33 94,111 521,280 Totals .. •• 698 2,107,033 13,845,280

' _ T „ ... Price per Mode of « 0 +n om ont Arpn Amount Name ol Owner. Locality. Acr £ Acquisition. Settlement. Area. pajd _ £ s. d. Acres. £ Riddell, J. .. .. •• Te Kauwhata .. i By agreement Mangakura .. .. 3,922* Trubshaw, A. H. (Estate of late)t Te Awamutu 46 0 0 „ Rockburn .. 76 3,481 Hole, R. H. .. .. „ •• ,, Puketarata .. 423 9,015 Clark, J .{ .. .. .. Hamilton .. .. „ Bushmere .. 424 | 7,000 Nolan, V. H.{ .. .. Cambridge., j •• „ Nolan .. .. 443 | 11,572 Walters, H. E.J .. .. Morrinsville .. „ Tahuna .. .. 440! 11,156 Armstrong, G.t .. •• Te Kauwhata I .. „ Tangao .. .. 221 j 2,900 Taylor, J.J .. .. .. Cambridge., j 42 10 0 „ Nelson .. .. 160 I 6,783 Troutbeck'.H.E. .. \ Muri | _. >( Galatea .. .. 22,326 5,000§ Gifiord, 1.. xi. K>. . . J Morgan R. C t • .. .. Matamata .. \ 15 0 0 „ Morgan .. .. 415 6,229 Cullen, C. J. ' .. .. Lower Hutt .. „ Hutt Valley .. 1 1,903 Gower, R. A.J .. .. Ohingaiti .. .. „ Gower .. .. .. 1,000* Simcox, P. .. .. .. Manakau,Wel- 46 0 0 „ Waitawa .. 245 11,323 lington Wilson Bros. .. . ■ Ruatangata .. ,, Aponga .. .. .. 453* Fraser, D.J.I .. .. Whangarei .. .. „ Otarao .. .. 596 13,153§ Dreadon, H. (Estate of late)t •■ Ruawai .. 8 0 0 „ Drcadon . . .. 410 3,313 Smith, R. C. (Estate of late):f .. Matakohe .. .. „ Wliakata.. .. 508 10,000 Spain, Brown, and Co. .. Kaitaia .. .. „ Awanui .. .. 223 5,512 Maria,,!. A „ .. •• „ , 251 5,581 MacDonald T .. • ■ Fairlie .. .. „ Brinklands . . .. 100* Richards B .. .. Te Waewae 24 10 0 ! „ Te Waewae .. 274 6,712 O'Brien, T... .. .. „ 20 0 0 „ „ ..164 3,285 Jessup, Mrs. E. .. .. Wairoa, ... I „ Awamate .. 670 21,750 Hawke's Bav r 1 i Bee Bros. .. .. .. Kotemaori .. .. „ Kakariki \ Iβ'6296 J 12 ' 500 Bourke and Symonds . . „ .. .. „ „ 265 530 Crosse T± .. .. Hastings .. .. „ Woodland .. 138 11,169 Struth'ers - , ,T.+ .. .. ,. . • ■ •• - Pukahu .. .. 30 2,342 McLennan, J. .. .. Waipukurau 14 0 0 : „ RyJands .. .. 1,244 17,439 Hogg, H. R. .. .. Opotiki .. .. J „ Apanui .. .. 411 20,500 Renner, B. I. and E. R. .. Patutahi .. .. „ Repongaere Exten- 37 1,963 sion Matthews, Mrs. E.+ .. .. Mangapapa.. .. „ Ruangarehu .. 142 5,448 Tunnel Timber Co. .. .. Poro-o-tarao .. „ Tapuwae .. 3,350 6,064 Beattie Mr and Mrs. J/ .. Cambrians.. .. ., The Downs .. 4,792 30,000§ Aitken, R.. and C. .. ' ■ ■ Waipahi . . 4 10 0 „ Arthurton . . 4,502 20,263 Totals .. 61,125 279,361 * Balance of purchase-money. t Purchased under ssction 3 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 191.7. J Purchase under Part II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1928. J In part. a Freehold. b Leasehold.