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1947 NEW ZEALAND
LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1925 (REPORT ON THE)
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 109 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925
The Land Purchase Controller to the Hon. the Minister op Lands. Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 30th June, 1947. Sir, — I have the honour to submit my report for the year ended 31st March, 1947, in terms of section 109 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925. No areas were purchased during the year pursuant to the Land for Settlements Act, 1925. Attention during the year has again been concentrated on the purchase and acquisition of land for the settlement of discharged servicemen. In accordance with Government policy, purchases of land for the settlement of discharged servicemen are being made in terms of the Small Farms Act, 1932-33, while the compulsory acquisition of suitable areas is arranged under the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943. Details of the properties purchased and acquired in this manner will be found in the annual report on Settlement of Crown Lands (C.-l). I have, &c., D. M. Greig, Land Purchase Controller. The Hon. Minister of Lands.
Summary of Private Estates acquired to 31st March, 1947
Annual Accounts A statement of the moneys received into and paid out of the Land for Settlements Account during the year is included in parliamentary paper 8.-l [Pt. IV]. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (558 copies), £4.
By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1947. Price 3d.]
Land District. Number. Area. Purchasemoney. Acres. £ North Auckland 58 51,975 481,443 . Auckland 84 392,928 1,318,534 Gisborne 26 86,380 790,131 Hawke's Bay 59 264,783 1,714,292 Taranaki 27 31,959 376,031 Wellington 159 161,473 2,355,138 Marlborough 23 234,591 756,482 Nelson 14 48,821 150,473 Westland 3 6,032 14,062 Canterbury .. .. 195 463,461 3,592,100 Otago 82 336,803 2,036,023 Southland 35 96,609 534,780 k Totals 765 2,175,815 14,119.489
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LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1925 (REPORT ON THE), Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1947 Session I, C-05
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