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Table A.—Return of Properties purchased by Negotiation and Possession taken during Period 1st April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947

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Name of Owner. Locality. New Name of Block. Area. Purchase-price. 1 Type of Farming. I Estimated Number of Subdivisions. R. Odium L. E. and J. C. Ambury A. E. p. £ s. d. Ruawai Whenuanui 60 136 0 0 00 30 . 637 5,800 0 0 0 0 \ Grazing /Dairy. . 2 R. J. Williamson H. Williamson j=Awanui Kumi 225 31 2 0 21 14 3,900 600 0 0 0 0 > Dairy.. J 2 R. K. W. G. Membery Patumahoe Patumahoe 140 2 01-7 8,332 5 7 Dairy 2 C. T. Harrigan Taumarunui .. Part Ran'ga516 3 00 4,909 2 6 Dairy and sheep G. A. Pearce rangai Putaruru Puketurua 544 1 30 11,977 12 6 Dairy and sheep 3 J. H. Furniss Huntly Ruawaro 567 2 39 17,032 6 3 Dairy 4 J. C. Grieve Edgecumbe .. Te Teko 399 2 00 13,183 10 0 Dairy 4 L. H. Larner Morrinsville . . Waikuku 1,053 0 07 44,754 0 0 Dairy 9 Maori owners Huntly Part Paratu .. 9 0 20 169 0 0 A. N. Gibbons Morrinsville .. Maungatapu .. 455 0 30 20,483 0 0 Dairy 5 P. Muirhead Cambridge Maungakawa . . 957 3 14-1 12,750 0 0 Sheep 2 Estate of B. Reed Waerenga Valley Waikare 460 1 31-8 18,417 19 0 Dairy 5 Oparure Freeholds, Ltd. Te Kuiti Oparure .. . 1,938 3 20 17,449 17 0 Sheep and cattle 5 A. I. Batty Morrinsville .. Kuranui 861 1 35 22,398 4 0 /Dairy \ Sheep 2 2 Taoroa Land Co. Ruatoria Karewa 1,780 0 00 26,700 0 0 5 / Dairy 2 Estate of W. Clarke Gisborne Kohanga 34 0 14 2,133 16 \ Sheep Small fruits 2 4 Viscount Doneraile Hangaroa St. Leger 5,681 0 00 24,000 0 0 Sheep 4 Estate of W. E. Harris Waerenga-o-kuri Waikoko 6,386 0 30-4 35,000 0 0 . Sheep and cattle 9 Estate of Knapp Wairoa Native Depart363 2 18 4,363 7 0 Purchased for Maori exPowdrell Bros. ment serviceman Maraekakaho .. Salisbury 1,500 1 15 19,504 9 5 Sheep 3 W. E. W. Ormond Hastings Mount Cameron 2,009 1 00 19,850 0 0 Sheep 3 Mrs. E. Jessop Wairoa Native Depart1,433 1 06 12,183 0 0 Purchased for Maori exMrs. E. M. Douglas ment serviceman Tikokino Hampden 932 2 00 17,717 10 0 Sheep 3 H. Bayley Kotemaori Part Kakariki 63 3 09 159 10 4 Addition to Kakariki Block Alderson Bros. Aria Oniao 772 2 10 9,342 0 0 Sheep and dairy 4 P. J. Campbell Manutahi Part Manutahi 50 1 36 2,019 0 0 Dairy (addition to Manutahi W. T. Petersen Farm Settlement) New Plymouth Petersen's 248 0 00 8,186 13 7 Dairy 2 Estate of A. J. Speedy I Masterton Awatea 3,195 0 00 21,000 0 0 Sheep 1 2