G.—lo.

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Tauranga-Taupo. Tihiotonga. Tikitere. Tikitere-Waikato. | Tokaanu. Waewaetutuki. Rotorua Nursery. Te Ivaha. Matata. 1. Date first gazetted/acquired .. .. .. Sept., 1937 Dec., 1936 July, 1931 Dee., 1932 Dee., 1930 Sept., 1936 July, 1933 Jan., 1932 Oct., 1936 2. Number of schemes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3. Area — Gazetted to date .. .. .. Acres 2,789 5,212 2,743 590 3,325 767 30 2,966 2,366 Developed to date .. .. .. Acres 200 3,000 1,147 537 1,193 .. 30 1,549 '200 Ultimately to be developed .. .. Acres 1,000 3,750 1,500 570 2,683 737 30 2,000 4. Units — Definite tenure ........ . . 2 5 .. . . .. .. 30 5 Tenure not settled .. .. .. .. 1 . . 1 5 10 Additional labourers ........ 30 32 16 8 32 3 10 .. 15 Other dependants (wives and children) . . . 122 67 34 12 102 4 26 169 ' 79 Total dependants .. .. .. 153 101 56 25 144 7 36 201 99 5. Unemployment labourers included in above .... 28 15 8 27 .. ,9 15 6. Live-stock tallies Cows, dairy .. .. . . .. . . . - 141 276 308 . . . . ... 665 Other dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. 4 10 16 . . .. ... 223 Run cattle .. . . • ■ .. • • .. 553 2 154 323 .. . . 62 Sheep — Rams .. . . ■ ■ ■. • ■ . . 162 .. 66 72 Other .. .. .. .. 7,278 1,660 1,153 3,349 .. .. 370 Horses . . .. .. . . .. 3 4 2 2 .. . . 40 Bulls .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . .. ■ I .. 30 " Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 7. Receipts — Butterfat — Total poundage .. .. .. lb. .. 11,584 64,637 .. .. .. . 76.297 6 223 Department's proportion .. .. £ .. M.L.B. 3,609 .. .. .. .. 1*194 116 Wool — Weight .. .. .. .. lb. .. 42,061 11,910 9,335 26,210 Department's proportion .. .. £ . . 2,406 695 544 1,483 Sheep sales .. .. .. £ .. 2,486 325 212 997 Cattle ........ £ .. .. 51 .. 4 .. gg Crops and sundries .. .. .. £ .. 100 47 16 173 .. 76 282 Bulk .. .. . . . £ Total cash to Department .. £ .. 4,992 4.727 772 2,657 .. j 76 | 1 512 116 8. Year's activities — Bushfelling and clearing .. .. Acres 456 710 710 119 179 61 . . 175 195 Fencing — New .. .. .. .. Chains 272 74 171 276 263 .. .. 517 160 Repairs .. .. .. .. Chains - . . 54 .. .. .. 120 Draining — j New .. .. .. .. Chains 100 • j 17 j 94 .. .. 34 150 Cleaning, &c. .. .. .. Chains .. j . . , . 43 327 60' 70 Grassing for year .. .. . . Acres 301 678 514 . . 98 .. .. 222 Other cultivation .. .. .. Acres .. 224 120 ! .. .. .... 84 Roa ding and repairs .. .. Chains .. 297 218 I 60 ; | «•> inn Splitting — P° sts ■■ : ■■ j • .. 3,895 .Battens .. .. .. . . . . .. . „ . . . i _ 200 Strainers .. .. . . . , .. . . .. . . | ., . , j ' 40 Cottages erected during year.. . . . . . . . . . . 4 ! .. . . I 1 x Cow-sheds erected during year .. .. .. . . . . 5 ! . . . , 4 Implement and manure sheds erected during year j .. j . . . . . . ! . . 1 1 Wool-sheds erected during year .. . . j . , . . . . j Sheep dip and yards erected during year . . -I I i j