Price of Prickly Pear Selections.
The price varies according to the state of infestation from nil upwards, and in some cases where the land is badly infested a bonus is given. The purchasing price or bonus is stated in the opening notification.
Pastoral Holdings.
Pastoral holdings may be obtained on long leases, with practically no restriction as to area. Terms up to thirty years.
Occupation Licenses.
Large areas may be rented from the Government from year to year under an occupation license. No limitation to area.
Group Settlement.
Under special conditions families from the same community are allowed to settle in groups so as to permit of their retaining their social relations.
Size of Groups.
Groups of from six families to as many as seventy families have already been successfully formed.