Taranaki District.

The land-purchase operations in this district have been carried on by Mr. Parris, Civil Commissioner.

The transactions to 30th June last year were the acquiring by purchase 8 blocks of land, containing 113,870 acres, also, negotiating for the purchase of 4 blocks of land, containing about 53,000 acres, on which advances were made to the sum of £2,194 6s. 5d.

During the present year there has been purchased 5 blocks of land, containing 56,629 acres, making a total of 170,499 acres, at a cost of £25,381 19s., or 2s. 11¾d. per acre; also negotiating for the purchase of'6 blocks of land estimated to contain 84,130 acres, on which advances have been made amounting to £674 3s. 6d. There has also been paid for the survey of the Patea River the sum of £162 1s.