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Hawke's Particulars. <« < X $ o Jsfi o H O OS £> < W * s 3 * w « w a < m P < < H H Hi K 5/3/45 1. Date of acquisition or Crown lands set apart 28/3/45 5/6/45 30/6/45 22/2/46 1/10/45 2 Total area (acres) 1,637 1,404 4,150 2,144 3,522 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 4 'i69 5. Balance under development (acres) 1 j 637 1,400 3,981 2 j i44 3^522 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 150 220 Permanent grass (acres) 1 j 470 M07 3,810 1,902 3',402 Temporary grass (acres) Crops (acres) ieo "289 ioo Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) Plantations (acres) .. .. .. .. I 4 ' 21 22 ' "20 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) 200 400 100 700 Fencing (chains) Drains (chains) 1,148 1,200 2,500 1^340 2,727 10 250 500 Dwellings (number) 2 3 1 1 7 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 1 Other farm buildings (number) 5 5 16 7 20 Bridges (number) 1 3 1 Roads and farm tracks (chains) 14 20 80 100 120 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) .. 8,032 15,841 21,866 11,903 36,172 Improvements (£) 6,745 9,921 19,239 5,461 33,932 Materials and expenses (£) .. .. .. 2,739 2,866 613 46 16.529 Labour (gross) (£) . . 280 151 508 Total expenditure (gross) {£)■.. 17,796 28,628 41,869 17,410 87,141 Less subsidies on labour (£) Net expenditure (£) 17,796 28,628 41,869 17,410 87,141 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 40 500 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied (acres) .. -. .. Herds (number) .. .. .. Cows milked (number) .. .. Dry cows (number) Breeding-sows (number) Butterfat sold (lb.) 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 1,986 2,860 3,454 2,335 3,896 Dry sheep (number) 494 1,309 1,613 735 501 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 87 86 328 60 476 Dry run cattle (number) 205 151 175 65 450 Dry dairy stock (number) Horses (number) 3 4 "ll "lO 6 Wool produced (lb.) 11,489 30,139 46,549 23,299 25,954 Sheep sold (number) 6,947 6,373 3,100 2,039 10,248 Cattle sold (number) 530 286 685 135 311 Cash crops (type and quantity) ** 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) Wool (£) .. '815 l|783 2| 771 1,375 2^070 Sheep—Cash sales (£) .. .. ... 4,566 5,182 908 1,833 11,095 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 4,542 4,117 2,880 394 3,693 Cattle —Cash sales (£) .. .. .. 115 305 1,773 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. .. 41545 1 j 911 4,350 433 2,320 Pigs (£) Crops (£) .. . . .. ■. • • i.98 Miscellaneous (£) .. .. .. .. ' 24 71 "95 ' 15 "256 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. .. .. 5,503 4,092 525 188 4,175 Transfers from other blocks (£) .. 4,166 4,814 495 669 3,586 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) .. 1,738 538 9 1,331 Transfers from other blocks (£) .. ... 1,715 1,915 1,850 '262 1,975 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 2,521 2,293 2,385 936 3,368 Labour (£) 943 976 1,792 731 2,216 Miscellaneous (£) .. 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 1 2 4 1 5 * Chainage completed not known. f Open drains only; tile draining not shown. 11 house cow. §: § 70 tons hay and 118 tons mangels. |||| 1,388 gallons milk. Till Wool proceeds not received