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subjected, who, from want of proper boundary lines, have been unable to erect substantial fences and improve their holdings, to the extent they otherwise would have done.
The reported purchase by the Crown of the 62,000 acre block will remove any hindrances previously existing to the laying off road or railway lines within that extensive tract of country known as the "Seventy-Mile Bush;" and provided the lines explored and reported upon by the Engineer’s Department are adopted, there will be a considerable amount of land surveyed and brought into the market during the current financial year.
Should the negotiations for the purchase by the Crown of the blocks lying between the Waikanae and Manawatu Rivers be completed shortly, it will be desirable, as soon as possible thereafter, that the main and district road lines should be determined, so that the sectional surveys may be undertaken without loss of time. The necessity for promptitude in these matters is self-evident, seeing that at no former period has the demand for open or partly open land been so great as at present.
During the period extending from 1st April, 1873, to 31st March, 1874, there had been prepared in this office, and forwarded to the Secretary of Crown Lands for the signature of His Excellency the Governor, the following Grants, viz.:—
A. R. P.
311 Crown Grants, including an acreage of ... 90,734 0 0
While the sales for the same period amounted to ... 109 23 1 20
During the financial year, extending from the 1st April, 1873, to the 31st March, 1874, the cash and scrip received on account of lands sold amounted to £63,402 2s. 10d., being £18,402 in excess of the estimated revenue.
The attached Returns will supply detailed information relative to the amount of land sold and revenue accruing during the above-mentioned period.
I have, &c.,
Jos. G. Holdsworth,
Commissioner Crown Lands.
His Honor the Superintendent,
Wellington.
RETURN of Lands Sold from 1st April, 1873, to 31st March, 1874.
| District | Contents | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | |
| Wellington | 2,576 0 0 | 608 0 0 |
| Manawatu | 49,873 0 20 | 38,764 7 10 |
| Rangitikei and Turakina | 210 3 0 | 105 7 6 |
| Wanganui | 46 0 0 | 117 0 0 |
| Waitotara | 466 0 0 | 233 0 0 |
| Wairarapa and East Coast | 56,118 2 0 | 18,684 7 6 |
| Totals | 109,290 1 20 | 58,512 2 10 |
RETURN of Lands Sold from 1st April, 1873, to 31st March, 1874.
| Description of Land | Contents | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | |
| Pastoral | 66,164 3 0 | 23,269 18 6 |
| Town, Suburban, and Rural | 43,125 2 20 | 35,242 4 4 |
| Totals | 109,290 1 20 | 58,512 2 10 |
Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 31st April, 1874.
Jos. G. Holdsworth,
Commissioner Crown Lands.
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey21 April 1874
Land Sales, Deferred Payments, Bush Sections, Road Construction, Survey Completion, Wellington Province
- Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner Crown Lands
🗺️ Return of Lands Sold by District
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Land Sales, District Breakdown, Wellington, Manawatu, Rangitikei, Turakina, Wanganui, Waitotara, Wairarapa, East Coast
- Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner Crown Lands
🗺️ Return of Lands Sold by Description
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey1 May 1874
Land Sales, Pastoral Land, Town Land, Suburban Land, Rural Land
- Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner Crown Lands