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STATISTICAL DATA ON IKAROA AND SOUTH ISLAND SCHEMES (SCHEME AND UNIT).

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i " I | j Particulars. 1 Heretaunga. Kaiwhare. Makirikiri. Manawatu. Mangaorapa. Rakautatahi. Tahoraite. Southland. | Wairau. j Totals. i I ! 1. Date first gazetted .. .. .. .. • • Date Aug.,1931 Dec., 1935 April, 1937 Aug., 1931 Mar., 1938 Sept., 1937 Jan., 1938 July, 1930 April, 1931 .. 2. Number of schemes .. .. .. .. .. Number Gazetted to date .. .. .. .. .. Acres 2,462 514 806 1,013 8// 1,945 144 2,500 828 11,089 Developed to date . . .. . . . • Acres 2,072 364 .. 642 . . .. .. 1,900 233 5,211 Occupied by settlers .. .. .. .. Acres 2,462 .. 806 1,013 .. 100 144 1,900 .. 6,425 Suitable for further development .. .. .. Acres 388 150 806 371 800 1,945 144 600 100 5,304 Native area improved by flood-protection . . .. Acres .. . ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • 828 828 4. Number of— Settlers .. .. .. .. . . .. Number 19 .. 6 6 .. 1 1 18 .. ol Additional labourers .. .. .. .. Number 6 9 7 20.. 8 4 18 25 97 Dependants (wives, children, old people, &c.) .. .. Number 83 10 23 62 2 6 86 45 317 Total dependants .. .. .. Number 108 19 36 88 .. 11 11 122 70 465 5. Number of Bureaux workers (included in above) .. .. Number 6 9 7 20.. 8 4 18 6. Number of relief workers engaged on private Native lands .. Number 95 .. 7 134 .. 20 11 .. 46 313 7. Live-stock tallies — Cows milked during season .. . . . . .. Number 164 .. 8 177 .. .. . . 292 Other dairy stock .. . . . . . . . . Number 30 .. 46 38 . . .. .. . • • ■ 114 Run cattle .. . . .. . - .. Number . . 84 .. .. • • • • • • 107 .. 191 Ewes: Breeding .. . . . . . . .. Number 1,082 121 140 .. • • • • • • 406 480 2,229 Dry sheep .. . . . . .. . • Number 22 69 .. .. . • . • • • 20 15 126 Horses: Working . . .. . . .. Number 9 4 8 2 15 3 41 Pigs .. .. .. . . . . . . Number .. .. . - 35 .. .. .. .. 1 36 8. Receipts — Butterfat — Poundage .. .. .. .. .. lb. 21,739 .. 1,280 35,846 .. .. .. 48,013 .. 106,878 Department's proportion .. .. .. £ 430 .. 17 934 .. .. .• 617 .. 1,998 WoolWeight .. .. .. .. .. lb. .. .. 620 .. .. .. .. 2,087 483 3,190 Bales . . .. . . . . . . . . Number .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 5 2 9 Proceeds: Total .. .. .. £ .. .. 31 .. .. .. •• 114 17 162 Live-stock .. .. £ 224 38 .. 94 .. .. .. 421 103 880 Crops and sundries .. .. .. .. £ 225 24 28 30 . . .. .. 245 863 1,415 Total cash to Department .. .. £ 879 62 76 1,058 .. .. .. 1,397 983 4,455 9. Year's activities — Bushfelling and clearing .. .. .. .. Acres .. 55 .. .. • • 120 .. 420 5 600 Fencing — New .. .. . . .. .. . . Chains 160 15 40 70 .. .. .. 80 135 500 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. Chains 300 .. 400 200 .. .. .. 185 .. 1,085 Draining: New .. .. .. .. .. Chains 60 .. .. .. • • • • • • 146 .. 206 Grassing: New .. .. .. . . . . Acres 30 55 .. 38 .. .. .. 510 150 783 Other cultivation: New . . . . .. . . Acres 45 .. .. 8 . . .. .. .. 18 71 Roading: New . . . . . . .. .. Chains .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 30 Cottages erected — New . . . . .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 6 To date . . . . .. .. .. Number 4 .. 5 6 .. .. .. 5 .. 20 Cow-sheds New .. . . .. . . .. .. Number .. . • 3 .. .. .. .. .... 3 To date .. .. . . . . . . Number 8 .. 3 4 .. .. .. .. .. 15 Other buildings — .. [ New .. .. .. . . . . .. Number .. .. j 1* • • • • .3* .. 3f .. 7 To date . . . . .. . . . . Number 1 * ' !J ? L! ® U 10 * Hutments. t One stable and two sheds.