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Subject. ! Oparure. Pio Pio. Pirongia. Waahi. Waikato. Waimiha. Waipipi. Waitomo. Totals. j- I [ ; I . J ' . 1. Date first gazetted/ acquired .. .. .. May, 1932 Aug., 1936 July, 1936 Feb., 1930 June, 1932 March, 1930 June, 1933 Sept., 1936 2. Number of schemes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 3. Area gazetted to date .. .. .. Acres 602 1,266 1,336 618 770 7,872 280 501 31,295 Area developed to date .. .. .. Acres 470 250 227 574 344 2,500 274 100 13,254 Area ultimately to be developed .. .. Acres 570 1,050 1,127 634 694 6,000 280 496 26,870 4. Units —Definite tenure ........ 3 4 8 4 7 2 .. 4 82 Additional labourers ........ 3 4 15 7 7 34 6 1 175 Other dependants (wives and children) .... 27 33 55 16 26 64 17 26 639 Total dependants ...... 33 41 78 27 40 100 23 31 896 5. Unemployed labourers (included above) .... 6 8 23 2 5 19 .. 5 171 6. Live-stock tallies — Cows milked ........ 33 35 73 131 98 244 129 60 1,954 Other dairy stock ........ 10 10 17 41 23 141 5 15 598 Run cattle.......... .. 50 .. .. .. 190 .. 40 1,337 Sheep — Rams .......... 7 17 3 .. .. 23 .. 6 167 Other .. .. .. .. .. 220 590 110 .. .. 730 .. 200 8,572 Horses: Working ........ 7 12 20 7 14 7 8 8 215 Bulls .......... 1 2 3 4 7 13 2 3 99 Pigs .......... 11 15 24 8 14 20 10 17 ' 304 Goats .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 550 7. Receipts — Butterfat — Total poundage .. .. .. lb. 5,862 2,250 2,040 22,457 19,008 43,223 27,475 7,448 316,091 Department's proportion .... £ 88 42 38 398 349 2,259 1,496 51 7,425 Department's percentage .. .. Per cent. 25-33J 33J 33J 33J 33£ 100 100 33J Wool — Weight .. .. .. .. lb. 1,250 .. 759 .. .. 8,330 .. 657 51,362 Department's proportion .. .. £ 60 - 15 .. .. 434 .. 13 2,606 Sheep sales .. .. .. £ 288 .. 144 .. .. 1,132 .. 95 5,877 Cattle sales .. .. £ 11 .. .. .. 12 283 50 5 1,259 Crops and sundries .. .. .. £ 119 .. .. 3 128 111 23 .. 468 Total cash to Department .. £ 566 42 197 401 489 4,219 1,569 164 17,635 8. Year's activities — • . Bushfelling and clearing .. .. Acres 75 192 186 .. 44 300 .. 14 1,821 Fencing — New .. .. .. .. Chains 110 .. 30 .. 75 280 .. .. 1,346 Repairs .. .. .. Chains .. .. .. .. 50 150 .. .. 500 Draining — New ~ .. .. .. .. Chains .. .. 53 .. 10 245 .. 15 939 Cleaning.. .. .. .. Chains .. .. .. .. 30 175 .. .. 291 Grassing .. .. .. .. Acres .. 240 41 6 .. 200 12 743 Other cultivation .. .. .. Acres 11 58 122 40 60 167 .. 42 788 Top-dressing .. .. .. Acres .. .. 148 .. .. 1,650 .. 35 3,293 Roading . . . . .. .. Chains .. .. .. .. .. 60 .. .. 166 Number of shelter-belt trees planted .. .. .. .. 500 .. .. 79,000 .. .. 84,000 Splitting — Posts .. .. .. .. .. 400 .. .. .. 400 .. ' .. 4,350 Battens .. .. .. .. 2,200 .. .. .. 2,000 .. .. .. 37,680 Strainers .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 207 Cottages: Year ........ 2 .. .. . . 1 5 .. 1 12 Cow-sheds: Year ........ .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 8 Implement and manure sheds: Year .... ,. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 7 Wool-sheds: Year . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 Sheep-dip : Year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Huts : Year . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . , [ g