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V I Particulars. Kahungunu. Mahia. Mohaka. Poroporo. "^tuku" 1 " Takatahu. Tuparoa. itetokaoa Waihua Wh onga Dga ~ ' Totals. 1. Date first gazetted .. .. .. .. Date Sept., 1933 Feb., 1937 Jan., 1930 Jan., 1930 Jan., 1938 May., 1930 Mar., 1931 June, 1931 Sept., 1933 July, 1937 Jan., 1938 2. Number of schemes .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 3 16 Gazetted to date .. .. .. .. Acres 8,230 2,854 19,709 2,604 52 418 10,286 10,047* 4,300 11,684* 494 70,678 Developed to date .. .. .. Acres 1,568 813 11,598 2,604 .. 418 8,004 6,799 4,130 10,934 83 46,951 Occupied by settlers .. .. .. Acres 1,568 363 11,598 2,604 52 418 8,004 6,799 4,130 10,934 .. 46,470 Suitable for further development .. .. Acres 2,500 1,958 5,400 .. 52 .. 996 3,000 170 1,500 411 15,987 4. Number of— Settlers .. .. .. .. .. Number 10 5 60 10 1 2 7 96 36 227 Additional labourers .. .. .. Number 23 48 43 30 .. 17 29 317 .10 48 13 578 Dependants (wives, children, &c.) .. .. Number 61 26 322 75 5 7 55 463 2 123 .. 1,139 Total dependants .. .. Number 94 79 425 115 6 26 91 876 j 12 207 13 1,944 5. Number of Bureaux workers (included above) .. Number 23 47 40 26 .. 14 22 314 6 44 12 548 6. Number of relief workers engaged on private Native Number .. .. 140 19 . . . . 77 67 .. 136 46 485 lands 7. Live-stock — Oows milked during season .. .. Number 90 16 943 235 .. 130 187 1,661 .. 451 .. 3,713 Other dairy stock.. .. .. .. Number 37 4 260 74 .. 38 90 495 .. 188 .. 1,186 Run cattle" .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 78 608 .. .. 1,025 332 400 645 .. 3,088 Ewes: Breeding .. .. .. .. Number 989 .. 3,533 3,121 .. 200 6,054 2,778 3,039 5,100 .. 24,814 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. Number 238 .. 1,458 1,971 .. .. 3,668 1,735 3,213 3,900 .. 16,183 Horses: Working .. .. .. Number 6 1 71 23 1 4 217 7 31 1 362 8. Receipts — Butte rfat — Poundage .. .. .. ..lb. 10,184 1,785 87,300 24,842 .. 18,467 16,955 170,384 .. 1,713 .. 331,630 Department's proportion .. .. £ 176 14 1,612 465 .. 1,153 406 2,798 .. 29 .. 6,683 WoolBales .. .. .. .. .. Number 19 .. 47 96 .. .. 63 36 143 103 .. 507 Weight .. .. .. ..lb. 6,771 .. 16,232 33,661 .. .. 22,218 13,179 55,725 36,726 .. 184,512 Department's proportion .. £ 434 .. 806 1,952 .. .. 963 640 1,874 2,064 .. 8,733 Cattle sales .. .. .. .. £ 13 .. 309 6 .. 67 4,754 736 843 323 .. 7,051 Sheep sales .. .. .. £ 397 .. 188 1,519 .. .. 8,780 819 5,488 1,506 .. 18,697 Crops and sundries .. .. £ 8 2 564 30 .. 154 342 66 1 16 .. 1,183 Bulk sundries .. .. .. £ .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 833 Total cash to Department .. £ 1,027 46 3,479 3,972 .. 1,374 15,245 5,059 8,206 3,938 .. 42,347 9. Year's activities — Bushfelling and clearing .. .. .. Acres 271 80 716 30 .. .. 50 271 370 527 83 2 398 Fencing: New .. .. .. .. Chains 320 191 750 297 .. .. 154 2,621 30 462 10 4,835 Draining: New .. .. .. Chains 30 40 45 52 .. 66 .. 216 25 126 .. 600 Grassing: New .. .. .. .. Acres 50 .. 510 93 .. .. 30 152 30 259 .. 1,124 Other cultivations: New .. .. .. Acres 51 40 260 33 .. .. 11 169 31 24 .. 619 Roading : New .. .. .. .. Chains 70 20 20 . . .. .. .. 16 .. 10 .. 136 Cottages erected — New .. .. .. .. .. Number 3 .. 5 .. .. .. .. 7 .. 1 .. 16 To date .. .. .. .. Number 7 48 6 2 3 32 1 99 Cow-sheds erected — New .. .. .. .. Number 4 .. 4 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 4 .. 14 To date .. .. .. .. Number 7 53 6 2 5 50 4 127 Other buildings — New .. .. .. .. . . Number .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 To date .. .. .. .. Number .. 1 ■. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3 * A block of 3,417 acres gazetted under Waiapu-Matakaoa scheme has been shown under Wharekahika scheme for convenienoe of administration, and all other figures relative to that particular block have been so classified above.