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Superintendent of Land Particulars. to to O SB < t- < M o pfl W J w g § < O ■< K 0 0 PS 60 T3 03 < CP oa O 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1/2/45 15/1/41 1/2/45 8/8/36 1931 2. Total area (acres) 287 1,249 377 7,308 24,993 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 18 50 3 j 362 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 107 164 5. Balance under development (acres) *287 1,249 252 7,094 21,631 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 715 20 1,550 5,000 Undeveloped (acres) Permanent grass (acres) '287 388 212 5,372 13,783 1,983 705 Temporary grass (acres) ' '80 i41 Crops (acres) "20 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 50 ' '31 'i60 Plantations (acres) 16 '219 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) ioo 1,560 10,000 Fencing (chains) 414 1,367 410 8,140 17,378 Drains (chains) 200 150 75 1,770 2,484 Dwellings (number) 1 1 3 19 Wool-sheds (number) 1 2 1 9 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 Other farm buildings (number) " 4 3 45 38 53 Bridges (number) "4 "l6 "65 24 Roads and farm tracks (chains) 409 1,400 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 2,958 106,664 Unimproved (£) .. 2,900 3,738 4,447 Improvements (£) 3,308 5,933 6,027 790 6,001 Materials and expenses (£) .. 138 3,195 652 44,266 96,673 83,595 -Labour (gross) (£) .. 105 900 48 28,906 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 6,451 13,766 9,685 78,409 292,933 Less subsidies on labour (£) 15,708 Net expenditure (£) 6,451 13,766 9,685 62,701 292,933 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 4,600 1,142 20,256 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 107 969 Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) 1 4 Cows milked (number) 58 200 Dry cows (number) 2 "20 68,405 Breeding-sows (number) 2 j 598 Butterfat sold (lb.) 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 2,519 7,300 Breeding-ewes (number) 738 Dry sheep (number) 590 *321 3,348 5,400 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 2 1,158 466 2,230 Dry run cattle (number) 74 "38 1,492 Dry dairy stock (number) 945 520 Horses (number) " 5 3 17 70 Wool produced (lb.) 12,302 36,002 138,674 Sheep sold (number) 498 '684 7,304 10,351 Cattle sold (number) 203 109 1,502 1,782 Cash crops (type and quantity) .. .. 11. Receipts for year: Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 8,230 Butterfat (£) 214 5 Wool (£) .. lj071 2,767 5,812 7,910 4,560 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 487 '866 Transfers to other blocks (£) 93 2,550 8,031 Cattle—Cash sales (£) 389 '446 6,472 12,071 Transfers to other blocks (£) 1,761 8,845 6,669 Pigs (£) ' '47 4 1,559 Crops (£) .. M83 Miscellaneous (&), ' '60 ' 26 ' 22 1 j 621 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. 113 28 2,203 1,477 Transfers from other blocks (£) 1,121 2,515 2,468 Cattle—Cash purchases (£) .. 76 4,352 1,446 Transfers from other blocks (£) 1,848 10,043 3,093 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) "91 523 1,050 735 1,730 82,552 Labour (£) 12 547 2,669 5,054 Miscellaneous (£) 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— 13 Average for year (item 5) (number) 2 2 18 * Used as grazing area only.