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Hawke' s Bay—continued. Particulars. SB < « o H O PS O « O fa > < H H < « SIps as H a < H £ oa EH < 0 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 19/8/46 5/6/45 3/3/47 17/5/46 29/3/46 2. Total area (acres) 1,500 1,404 103 3,196 384 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 300 25 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 677 1 5. Balance under development (acres) i jsoo 727 io3 2^896 358 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 5 2," 815 332 Permanent grass (acres) 1,445 712 98 Temporary grass (acres) 65 12 Crops (acres) .. .. .. .. .. 55 ' 14 14 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) Plantations (acres) 1 ' "l6 Water-supplies : Area reticulated (acres) 'ioo 8 "50 244 Fencing (chains) .. ... 1,680 750 300 3," 583 812 Drains (chains) 120 191 Dwellings (number) 1 2 1 3 3 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 2 Cow-sheds (number) 1 3 Other farm buildings (number) 4 2 2 12 6 Road bridges (number) .. .. .. .. 1 1 Farm bridges (number) 2 3 Roads (chains) .. .. .. .. .. • • 2 4 Farm tracks (chains) .. .. .. .. .. 5 38 79 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) .. .. 8,220 15,822 11,171 7,988 7,720 Improvements (£) .. .. .. .. 11,416 9,921 1,180 13,164 5,782 Materials and expenses (£) 895 9,541 45 1,193 10,468 Labour (gross) (£) 130 165 942 2,658 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 20,661 35,449 12,396 23,287 26,628 Less subsidies on labour (£) Net expenditure (£) 20,661 35,449 12,396 23,287 26,628 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 14,198 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — Area occupied (acres) 384 Herds (number) 3 Cows milked (number) 134 Dry dairy stock (number) 2 2 39 Breeding-sows (number) Butterfat sold (lb.) * 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 3,132 1,575 593 2,688 157 Dry sheep (number) 824 300 29 1,468 31 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 77 17 111 Dry run cattle (number) 90 40 "35 107 Horses (number) 5 4 2 14 9 Wool produced (lb.) .. .. .. .. 44,156 16,689 5,077 41,564 1,175 Sheep sold (number) 2,251 5,491 2,757 1,370 496 Cattle sold (number) 139 225 23 4 53 Cash crops (type and quantity) Horses sold (number) 4 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) 3,1961 Wool (£) 3 j i23 1,058 '471 3,895 44 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 3,912 7,671 2,085 1,694 728 Transfers to other blocks (£) 1,016 3,235 1,543 397 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 449 1,830 386 33 318 Transfers to other blocks (£) 1,115 33 949 129 Horses (£) 10 24 Pigs (£) .. Crops (£) Miscellaneous (£) .. "67 '473 35 55 "i90 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep—Cash purchases (£) Transfers from other blocks (£) 725 1,619 950 218 520 976 2,366 2,672 12 100 Cattle—Cash purchases (£) 876 30 2 79 222 Transfers from other blocks (£) 367 1,272 564 16 239 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 1,389 1,315 335 2,294 1,611 Labour (£) 1,226 969 267 879 1,013 Horses (£) .. .. .. .. .. 13 29 5 Miscellaneous (£) .. .. .. .. .. "83 13. Labour employed (developing and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 1 5 6 ♦Milk sold, 46,573 gallons. t Milk sold, 5,873 gallons. % 670 bushels barley, 306 bales hay.