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Supe] :intendent ; of Land in Particulars. H < < o H <£ <3 at & E-t O < « d ;g M w « H < O 3 a O eu P4 P4 « 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1/2/41 15/10/43 10/10/37 6/11/33 1/2/45 2. Total area (acres) 1,611 2,029 12,147 1,403 12,067 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 100 300 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) "50 "l3 5. Balance under development (acres) 1 j 611 1 j 029 12,097 1,390 11^767 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 342 100 4,957 177 10,832 Permanent grass (acres) 1,269 1,543 57 1,163 614 Temporary grass (acres) 7,050 50 137 Crops (acres) "286 7 178 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) Plantations (acres) "26 6 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) M61 5,058 217 Fencing (chains) 1,162 1^677 10,118 lj748 2,053 Drains (chains) 266 16,934 Dwellings (number) 7 6 1 1 Wool-sheds, (number) 1 1 1 2 Cow-sheds (number) 2 2 Other farm buildings (number) 26 8 4 7 Bridges (number) .. .. .. 1 686 2 2 Boads and farm tracks (chains) "60 1,350 480 30 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 7,569 Unimproved (£) .. 5,100 18,109 7,603 3,009 Improvements (£) .. .. 11,321 19,490 2,972 11,196 Materials and expenses (£) .. 18,505 9-, 148 33,653 8] 050 4,949 Labour (gross) (£) .. 1,212 1,342 53,538 14,262 1,194 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 36,138 48,089 97,766 25,321 24,908 Less subsidies on labour (£) 36,759 10,108 Net expenditure (£) 36,138 ■48,089 -61,007 15,213 24,908 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 305 39 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — Area occupied (acres) 272 58 Herds (number) 2 1 Cows milked (number) 78 4 39 2 Dry cows (number) 22 Breeding-sows (number) 3 Butterfat sold (lb.) 2^689t 6,089 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 1,068 Breeding-ewes (number) 23 4,778 1,652 1,423 Dry sheep (number) 1,464 242 2,411 1,148 2,189 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 203 418 302 23 Dry run cattle (number) 97 328 2,295 136 282 Dry dairy stock (number) 482 315 8 "ll Horses (number) 11 8 11 6 Wool produced (lb.) 3,436 56,650 43,610 19,719 23,319 Sheep sold (number) 3,492 10,254 2,217 1,251 902 Cattle sold (number) 1,242 604 820 75 359 Cash crops (type and quantity) 11. Receipts for year: Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) 331 426 Wool (£) .. 627 3 jio2 2,428 1 jo92 '*34 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 645 11,633 3,527 1,276 789 Transfers to other blocks (£) 3,955 799 12j 840 210 Cattle—Cash sales (£) 3,188 1,946 '805 740 Transfers to other blocks (£) 7,925 4,069 26 2,594 Pigs (£) 92 36 Crops (£) .. "33 Miscellaneous (£) 268 "i45 309 "64 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. 92 1,744 3,460 307 978 Transfers from other blocks (£) 1,568 6,532 1,057 1,978 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) .. 2,204 1,957 555 3,334 Transfers from other blocks (£) 8,831 212 79 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 1,101 1,831 1,904 *806 1,956 Labour (£) 1,018 1,664 5,466 1,039 1,538 Miscellaneous (£) 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— > 10 Average for year (item 5) (number) .. .. .. 2 7 27 4 t Farmed by Department for portion of year only.