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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, 1939—continued.

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Name of Estate. holds. holds. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. _to Present Cante rbury—-continued. Lansdown .. . . 8 1 Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Lauriston .. . . 4 1 Mixed grain-growing . . . . . . Fair; too much cropping. Leeston .. .. 5 1 Agricultural .. .. .. .. Well established. Lees Valley .. .. 8 .. Sheep-farming .. .. .. . . Position difficult; improving. Lyndhurst .. .. 18 . . Mixed farming .. .. . . . . Satisfactory. Lyndon • •• 7 1 » .. •• .. •• Well established. Lyndon No. 2 .. 9 .. Mixed farming and grazing McGregor .. 1 .. „ ., .. Very poor. Marawiti .... 12 1 „ .... Good. May town . . .. 7 3 Mixed farming and dairying .. .. Mead .. .. 21 1 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Well established. Meadows .. . . 14 . . Mixed farming and grain-growing . . .. Fair. Milford .. . . 4 .. Mixed farming Mills .. .. 21 .. Mixed farming and dairying .. .. Fair to good. Moanaroa .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; improving. Montford .. . . 7 .. Mixed farming and grazing . . . . Improving. ° Morice . . . . 28 3 Dairying and grass-seed growing .. Satisfactory. Morten .. . . 15 3 Poultry, &c. .. . . .. . . Uncertain yet. Mount Nessing .. 11 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. New Park .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming .. . . .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Oakwood .. .. 5 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Ohapi .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming .. . . .. .. Good. Omihi .. .. . . .. Homestead-site Orakipaoa . . .. 26 1 Market-gardening . . .. .. Good. Otaio .. .. 9 .. Mixed farming Otarakaro . . .. . . 7 Small farming and dairying . . .. Well established. Papaka . . .. 9 .. Market-gardening . . . . .. Good. Pareora .. .. 26 2 Mixed farming Pareora No. 2 .. 26 7 ,, .. .. " Patoa . . .. 1 3 Grazing and small farming ., ,, Satisfactory. Pawaho . . .. 7 18 Market-gardening Peaks .. .. 9 3 Mixed farming Puhuka .. .. 9 1 Workers' homes Punaroa . . .. 12 5 .Dairying, sheep-farming, and grain-growing . . Good. Raincliff .. .. 1 .. Sheep-farming . . .. . . . . Fair. Rakitairi .. '.. 20 2 Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair to good. Rapuwai .. 5 .. ,, .. .. Fair. Rautawiri . . .. 6 .. Mixed farming, grain-growing, and small farm- Good. ing Riverina .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. , . Fair; holdings too small. Roimata .. . . 6 23 Workers' homes Rosebrook .. .. 11 3 Small farming and dairying .. .. Fair to food. Rosewill . . .. 151 11 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. . . Good. Ruapuna No. 2 .. 15 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Scargill, .. .. 9 . . Mixed farming and grazing Scotston .. .. 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; "improving. Seafield .. .. 6 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Seaforth .. .. 7 . . Small farming and dairying .. .. Fair. Sherwood Downs . . 30 1 Sheep-farming and grain-growing . . .. Poor to fair. Springwell .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair to good. Stoke .. . . 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. . . Good. Strathmore .. .. 3 .. ,, .. .. . . . . Fair. Studholme Junction .. 4 . . Small farming and dairying . . . . Good. Takitu .. .. 5 .. Sheep-farming Tamai .. . . 8 33 Workers' homes . . .. .. .. Satisfactory Tara .. .. 9 1 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Tarawahi . . .. 2 26 Workers' homes .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Teschemaker.. .. 14 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Timaunga .. .. 16 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. ,. Fair to good. Timaunga Extension .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. ., Fair. Tripp .. .. 23 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing . . .. Poor to fair. Valverde .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Holdings too small; land dirty. Waiapi .. .. 11 4 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Waikakahi .. .. 176 27 „ ....,, Waimate .. . . 34 .. Sheep-farming and fruit and grain .. . . Poor to fair. Wairere .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Waitohi Peaks .. 8 .. Sheep-farming . . . . .. . . Improving. Welburn . . .. 6 . . Mixed farming and dairying . .. Uncertain. Wharenui .. .. 11 14 Workers'homes .. .. .. .. Well established. Winchester .. .. 10 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Woodlau .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Uncertain yet. Totals .. 1,816 381