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| Wellington. { Marlborough. J Canterbury. j Otago. PartiCUlarS ' |Ta ngim 1 Lauriston. j McKenzie. | Tripp. I Ardif. 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. .. .. .. 1 18/10/40 1/1/40 28/2/38 2/9/31 14/1/41 13/9/29 8/10/40 25/9/40 8/11/33 20/5/40 1941 2. Total area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres I 117 239.624 68 1,253 1,120 624 329 188 I 665 4,807 3. Area not suitable for development .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 90,124 8 .. 23 .. .. .. .. 1,832 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 5. Balance area under development .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 117 149,500 60 1,253 1,097 624 329 188 665 2,975 6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— .. Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 8,000 .. 220 265 159 39 56 349 2,188 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 112 141,430* : 5 653 670 261 156 73 180 629 Temporary grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. 31 44 24 18 Crops .. . . . . .. .. .. • • .. Acres 5 46 41 278 133 147 80 .. 78 13o Cultivated, but not in grass or crops .. .. .. .. .. Acres j 16 5 18 20 22 25 38 17 Plantations .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • - Acres .. 8 9 84 9 4 10 10 2 6 Water-supplies: Area reticulated .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. .. .. •• • • _ •• •• • • Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 151 ! 9,479 I 148 2,290 1,640 1,327 637 585 818 4,480 Drains . . . . . . . . .. .. • • .. Chains 63 20 .. .. 678 . . .. 263 157 25 Dwellings . . .. .. .. .. .. •. .. Number ] 2! 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 4 Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - • Number .. : 1 .. 2 1 .. .. .. 1 3 Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. 1 •• 1 1 1 4 Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. ». .. . f Number .. 1 14 2 4 3 6 2 3 4 6 Bridges .. . . .. .. .. .. . - .. Number .... .. .. 10 .. .. .. . . - ■ Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 1,660 26 .. .. .. 200 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— Land acquired, including Crown land set apart — _ Unimproved .. .. .. .. .. . • •• .. £ 50 19,000 475 9,089 15,374 o,190 4,2o0 890 4,o/3 14,088 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 181 4,250 2,100 1,541 1,986 1,115 700 615 1,037 5,189 Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 610 1,739 286 2,846 1,848 1,648 1,021 518 1,430 2,870 Labour (gross) .. .. .. .. .. .. •• ..£ 368 1,437 j 64 2,787 2,950 1,287 494 3,148 3,10 1 548 Total expenditure (gross) .. .. .. .. ., £ 1,209 26,426 I 2,925 16,263 22,158 9,240 6,465 5,171 10,147 22,695 Less subsidies on labour .. .. .. .. .. £ 43 913 | .. 2,452 2,595 585 314* 1,880 1,358 511 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,166 25,513 2,925 13,811 19,563 8,655 6,151 3,291 8,789 22,184 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. .. .. £ 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 1 Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 46 Dry cows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 6 Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 10,839 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. 1,858 1,472 731 673 .. 651 -.765 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 224 167 .. 696 1,453 357 74 .. 482 1,844 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 1,125 .. 4 4 3 2 1 23 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 23 939 .. 6 84 .. 2 48 159 Dry dairv stock.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. 3 7 7 2 22 2 2 Horses . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 18 1 3 5 2 1 4 75 Wool produced .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. lb. 2.165 .. .. 14.358 17,922 7,197 3,484 .. 7,242 22,761 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 408 .. .. 1,633 1,546 1,176 597 .. 481 1.386 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 214 .. .. 42 .. .. 59 14 198 Cash crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Type and quantity .. .. t t § II 1 11. Receipts for year : Produce, live-stock, &c. (item 5)ft — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 783 .. .. Wool .......£ 139 . . .. 883 440 425 206 .. 192 1,251 sales .. £ 373 .. .. 1,614 1,988 1,366 761 .. 542 1.601 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. 61 .. .. .. .. Cattle —Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 2,281 .. .. 756 .. .. 257 72 1,785 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. . .. .. £ .. .. .. .. 285 .. .. 5 21 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ - ■ • • 89 .. .. .. .. 186 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 2,762 432 824 755 186 .. 42 651 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1 43 .. 99 152 37 89 30 10 23 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5>— Sheep —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 148 .. 604 62 752 672 .. 20 274 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. . • •. . • • • 61 • • Cattle —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 578 j .. 19 10 8 .. 188 30 1,822 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. . • 21 290 .. Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. £ 81 1,508 1,938 1,525 1,273 852 413 292 340 2,100 Labour .. .. .. .. .. £ 50 1.702 902 1,070 1,392 755 404 538 706 703 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..£ .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• • • 13. Labour employed (development and farming): Average for year (item 5) .. Number 2 6-14 2-14 3 4 2 1 2 2 3 * Tussock. t Apples, 9,591 cases. t Wheat, 304 bushels ; chaff, 10 tons ; oats, 385 bushels. § Oats, 162 bushels. || Wheat, 858 bushels ; potatoes, 8£ tons ; barley, 80 bushels ; lupins, 186 bushels; hay, 17 tons ; clover-seed, 1,240 lb. % Wheat, 319 bushels ; Italian rye-grass seed, 42 bushels : hay, 2 tons ; oats, 40 bushels. ** Linen flax, 38 tons : brown-top seed, 3,968 lb. ft Receipts under item 11 represent actual cash received during the financial year ended 31st March, 1944, and are not necessarily the proceeds of the sale of stock and produce listed under items 9 and 10.