Gk—lo.

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

58

Particulars. < Heretaunga. Kaiwhare. j Makirikiri. Manawatu. Hangaorapa. Porangahau. Rakautatahi. Southland. Tahoraiti. i Yvairau. Totals. i_ ' 1. Date first gazetted .. .. ..Date Aug., 1931 Dec., 1935 April, 1937 Aug., 1931 March, 1938 July, 1938 Sept., 1937 July, 1930 Jan., 1938 April, 1931 .. 2. Number of schemes .. .. .. Number Gazetted to date .. .. .. Acres 2,233 514 806 1,605 877 1,063 1,9-45 f'nnn *** Developed to date .. .. .. Acres 2,000 364 325 681 .. -- -• 1,900 .. 233 «'qai Occupied by settlers .. .. .. Acres 2,233 .. 806 1,314 .. 20o 361 a'so? Suitable for further development .. Acres 476 150 481 991 877 1,063 1,945 bOO 144 100 Improved by flood-protection .. .. Acres 4. Number of— ' _ Settlers .. .. .. .. Number 15 .. 6 14 .. 1 3 17 1 .. »7 Additional labourers .. .. .. Number 15 7 12 31 8 8 6 12 1 14 Dependants of settlers and labourers (wives, _ r . K children, old people, <fcc.) .. .. Number 78 14 27 187 25 53 31 81 9 40 o45 Total dependants .. .. Number 108 21 45 232 33 62 40 110 11 54 716 5. Number of E. P. workers (included above) .. Number 15 6 12 28 8 8 6 12 1 14 110 6. Number of E.P. workers engaged on private , _ , OA Native lands Number 38 2 10 60 6 9 8 6 139 7. Live-stock tallies — Cows milked during season .. .. Number 158 .. 86 256 .. .. 23 312 .. Other dairy stock .. .. .. Number 26 .. 23 229 .. • • 9 103 61 33 484 Run cattle .. .. .. .. Number 44 107 .. .. 158 .. .. . - • - 60 Ewes: Breeding .. .. .. Number 1,617 253 258 .. .. 1,682 .. 390 .. 601 4,801 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. Number 38 135. 7 .. .. 685 .. .. .. 316 1,181 Horses: Working .. .. .. Number 7 .. 4 14 .. .. 2 17 .. o Pigs .. .. .. .. .. Number 20 .. • • 42 .. .. .. .. • • • • i Receipts — Poundage .. .. .. ..lb, 25,688 .. 7.984 34,895 .. .. 2,073 42,873 .. .. 113,513 Total cash .. .. .. .. £ 1.584 .. 525 2,409 .. .. 121 3,072 .. .. 7,711 Department's proportion .. .. £ 525 .. 175 1,004 .. .. o4 768 .. .. z,o^o Wool — . AO Bales . . .. .. .. Number 5 1 -. - - • • 33 .. 4 .. .. 43 Total net proceeds .. .. .. £ 67 15 .. .. •• 429 .. 42 .. .. o53 Live-stock .. .. .. £ 958 388 41 32 273 604 .. 379 l.,675 Crops and sundries .. .. .. £ 537 28 114 139 35 19 24 42 16 847 1 >801 Total cash to Department .. .. £ 2,087 431 330 1,175 35 721 78 1,456 16 1,226 7,555 Bush felling and clearing .. .. Acres 100 300 160 543 300 200 200 .. 60 2 1,865 .. .. .. .. Chains 515 25 116 618 .. 620 455 29 108 55 2,54:1 Repairs .. .. .. Chains 490 .. 483 530 60 300 40 172 94 .. Draining: New .. .. .. Chains .. • • 140 . . 15 240 33 10 .. 438 Grassing : New .. .. .. Acres 60 300 40 21 .. .. .. 15 .. .. 436 Other cultivation : New.. .. .. Acres 42 .. •• 33 .. .. .. 17 .. 4 Water-supply: New .. .. .. Number .. •• 7 .. .. 2 .. .. y Cottages erected — _ _ New .. .. .. Number 2 .. • • 1 • • 1 - • 2 1 • • £ Todate .. .. .. .. Number 6 .. 5 7 .. 1 .. 7 1 .. 27 Cow-sheds — _ _ New .. .. .. Number 2 .. 1 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 7 To date .. .. .. Number 10 .. 4 6 .. .. 1 17 1 .. 39 Other buildings — _ _ New .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 1 1| 1 •• 2 1 .. .. 6 To date .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 2 1 1 j ' 5 7 .. 1 17