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Tablelands (Location : Martinborough). —Area, 4,191 acres. Purchased, 31st March, 1948. Subdivision., six sheep units. This is a hilly block requiring considerable access roading. A full range of buildings is required for the six units. Final settlement will take three years. Tangimoana (Locality: Tangimoana, 22 miles from Palmerston North). —Area, 5,664 acres. This is a portion of a larger area which abounds the west coast, and comprises sand-dunes with marram and lupins and a pine plantation of some 900 acres. Some 117 acres is in grass, and a further area of approximately 65 acres has been brought in out of the rough swamp, ploughed, cultivated, and sown in grass, and about 115 chains of new draining and widening of existing drains has been completed. A large area of this land is suitable for development, but adequate supplies of fercing-material will have to be on hand first in order to keep stock from loose sand and planted areas. Taueru (Location: Taueru, Masterton). —Area, 2,026 acres. Acquired, 28th February, 1948. Subdivision, two fat-lamb and one store-sheep unit. Needs only a set of buildings for each section and some fencing. Access road is expected to be completed before the winter, enabling the building programme to proceed. Final settlement should be completed during 1949. Tauroa (Location: Pahiatua).—Area, 1,623 acres. Purchased, 28th February, 1947. Subdivision, two sheep units. Development has comprised renovation of both dwellings and both wool-sheds and rebuilding of boundary fences and some new subdivisional fencing. Property is in good condition in spite of drought conditions over the summer, and charges will be fixed this year. Tawanui (Locality: Kiwitea, Kimbolton). —-Area, 441 acres. Purchased, 29th March, 1946. Subdivisions, three dairy units. The development programme was completed in time for the 1947-48 season, and charges were fixed and the properties, with stock, were handed to the three settlers. Te Horo (Locality : Te Horo). —Area, 668 acres. Acquired, 28th February, 1948. One mixed dairy and fat-lamb unit and four dairy-farms are proposed. Koading, bousing, draining, fencing, and reticulation of water necessary to be effected prior to settlement. Te Maipi (Locality : Masterton). —Area, 2,724 acres. Purchased, 28th February, 1945. Subdivision, three sheep-farms. Development of the block was completed and final settlement effected during the year. Tikitapu (Locality : Masterton). —Area, 4,774 acres. Purchased, 27th June, 1946. Subdivision, four sheep units. Development has consisted mainly of a comprehensive building programme which has been carried out by this Department on wages and using rehabilitation trainees —result has been one new house and two new wool-sheds, all built out of salvage. Charges will be fixed on all four sections this year. Turakina (Locality : Turakina). —Area, 251 acres. Purchased, 18th April, 1946. Subdivision, two dairy units. Development programme consisting of one new house, repairs to homestead, two new cow-sheds, new fencing, gorse-grubbing, water-supply almost completed. Both settlers to take over on fixed charges on Ist July, 1948. Upoko (Locality : Masterton). —Area, 3,515 acres. Purchased, 31st March, 1947. It is proposed, with the addition of adjoining land, to settle three ex-servicemen on sheep units, with one small portion to go to an adjoining owner. Block comprises easy hill country —considerable rabbit infestation. Block should be finally disposed of this year. Wainuioru (Location: Gladstone).—Area, 5,493 acres. Purchased, Ist March, 1946. Subdivision, seven sheep units. Developments consisted of a full range of buildings for six units and considerable fencing. A road has been commenced through the southern portion of the block. Progress is sufficiently advanced for two units to be settled this year, and the balance during 1949 and 1950.

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