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* Also 417 acres moled. f 25 acres moled. J 31,691 gallons milk sold. § 1,012 sacks 229 bushels oats. tt I>6oo bales hay. }i Milk proceeds.

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Wellington— Particulars. < £ 2 Ss S K d e cj '§ < < M < S a Z H != < "&D C < < c! « K K H 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 6/3/46 18/3/47 29/3/46 2. Total area (acres) '212 1,039 190 2,311 117 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 10 2 120 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 14 165 5. Balance under development (acres) '212 1,015 "i88 2,026 "117 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 10 18 Permanent grass (acres) '212 985 156 1,881 "il7 Temporary grass (acres) Crops (acres) ' 12 6 ' 41 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 8 8 96 Plantations (acres) 8 Water supplies : Area reticulated (acres) "47 iso "95 Fencing (chains) 300 1 325 3," 605 176 Drains (chains) 140 192 25 135* 63 Dwellings (number) 1 2 2 3 Wool-sheds (number) 1 2 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 1 Other farm buildings (number) 3 "l2 3 6 Road bridges (number) Farm bridges (number) " 1 4 " 3 Roads (chains) 80 Farm tracks (chains) 6 75 "'62 10 7, Capital expenditure to date in land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart—Unimproved (£) 23,099 5,524 19,050 59 Improvements (£) 7,520 5,501 11,878 181 Materials and expenses (£) 1^479 6,858 469 5,668 1,395 Labour (gross) (£) 654 3,185 61 2,023 490 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 2,133 40,662 11,555 38,619 2,125 Less subsidies on labour (£) 79 Set expenditure (£) 2,133 40,662 11,555 38,619 2,046 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 5,590 9. Dairying on areas under development (item 5) — Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) .. .. .. .. Cows milked (number) 1 Dry dairy stock (number) ' 64 158 55 ioe 73 Breeding-sows (number) Butterfat sold (lb.) 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 436 416 591 4,305 Dry sheep (number) 72 867 56 221 *148 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 75 Dry run cattle (number) ' '79 109 i43 Horses (number) 1 2 2 3 3 Wool produced (lb.) 4,873 15,873 6,374 30,386 Sheep sold (number) 315 2,752 762 5,367 'i89 Cattle sold (number) 5 2 30 311 31 Cash crops (type and quantity) § II tI 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) Wool (£) '299 1^382 "34 2^557 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 421 3,806 1,052 8,054 '291 Transfers to other blocks (£) 1,219 1,391 248 60 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 24 10 184 2,782 '481 Transfers to other blocks (£) 4,461 1,537 3,237 926 2,304 Pigs (£) Crops (£) '499 1^486 "420 Miscellaneous (£) 2 41 "33 110 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep—Cash purchases (£) 332 943 569 5,614 Transfers from other blocks (£) 1,274 1,853 1,710 '400 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) 1,749 1,862 2joi5 643 117 Transfers from other blocks (£) 2,191 2,317 2,023 1,676 3,647 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 25 3,114 347 4,448 54 Labour (£) .. ... 229 435 271 872 Miscellaneous (£) 65 30 57 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 1 6 1 5 1