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Hawke' s Bay. Wellington. Particulars. « H W W (3 PS a o H n < Pn « £ * < Q W a < E 35 S5 K < < O O W m E-i -1 Pk H 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 28/2/45 5/3/45 28/2/45 23/2/45 28/2/45 2. Total area (acres) 1,662 3,414 1,889 1,140 2,724 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 5. Balance under development (acres) 1,' 662 B j 414 1,"889 M40 2,'724 6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— Undeveloped (acres) .. , .. 787 894 Permanent grass (acres) 800 2,500 1^813 1^40 2^724 Temporary grass (acres) Crops (acres) "50 "76 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) Plantations (acres) "25 "20 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) "50 l,i.40 'ioo Fencing (chains) 2^000 2," 527 1,036 1,490 1,090 Drains (chains) 500 12 615 Dwellings (number) 4 1 1 4 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 4 1 " 3 Other farm buildings (number) 15 14 " 2 6 " 3 Bridges (number) 1 Roads and farm tracks (chains) 'ioo '117 "i42 *262 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 13,915 Unimproved (£) .. 1,489 33,945 22,480 25,000* Improvements (£) 16,761 33,932 13,438 5,000* 9,354 Materials and expenses (£) .. 3,869 1,529 5,368 3,113 1,976 Labour (gross) (£) .. 58 276 498 262 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 22,119 69,464 41,562 33,611 25,507 Less subsidies on labour (£) Net expenditure (£) .. .. .. 22,119 69,464 41,562 33,611 25,507 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — Area occupied (acres) 800 600 Herds (number) .. .. .. .. 4 2 Cows milked (number) .. .. ... 208 267 Dry cows (number) 6 66 Breeding-sows (number) 19 Butterfat sold (lb.) 24,191 58j 326 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 3,297 Breeding-ewes (number) 869 7,056 3,014 205 Dry sheep (number) 148 435 343 213 533 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 397 6 420 229 Dry run cattle (number) 196 225 59 66 Dry dairy stock (number) 2 6 2 Horses (number) .. .. 7 7 6 4 4 Wool produced (lb.) 9,495 86,128 35,574 775 33,102 Sheep sold (number) 909 8,323 1,922 501 Cattle sold (number) .. .. 157 75 11 *312 Cash crops (type and quantity) 11. Receipts for year: Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) —• Butterfat (£) 1,867 3,512 1*370 Wool (£) .. 35 4," 271 *670 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 938 8,209 2,259 883 412 Transfers to other blocks (£) 5,192 6,984 '222 1,590 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 190 926 115 1,781 1^660 Transfers to other blocks (£) 963 758 153 Pigs (£) "i32 Crops (£) .. Miscellaneous (£) .! "25 'l94 ' '29 "41 2 12. Payments for year: Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 355 Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. 880 19,469 74 Transfers from other blocks (£) 309 5,135 1,048 *346 1,297 2,908 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) .. 2,932 4,673 762 8,438 Transfers from other blocks (£) 217 915 1,176 451 547 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 3,020 5,296 601 1,809 788 Labour (£) 669 1,898 974 791 550 Miscellaneous (£) .. 162 140 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 4 5 5 5 3 * Payment on account only. t Apples, 7,255 cases. ± Oats, 906 bushels ; lupins, 120 bushels ; Hay, 2 tons. Oats, 189 bushels; chaff, 21 tons.