1,-11.

5. State the number of men employed, together with their dependants, during each year respectively since the farm was started?—

6. The amount of wages paid during each of those years ? —January, 1894, to 31st March, 1895, £2,251 2s. 4d. ; 1895-96, 2,782 Os. 9d. ; 1896-97, £1,856 115..9 d. ; 1897-98, £1,364 Bs. lid.: total, £8,254 3s. 9d. 7. The nature and extent of the improvements made on the land, also the value of plant, buildings, and stock, in as much detail as convenient ?— ... ... ... £ s. d. i .-•'.-! Fencing, 7-wire and 1-barb (823 chains at 12s. lOd.) ... ... 528 110 Roads made, felled, stumped, and formed (209 chains, at £1 lis. 2d) 325 .13 10 r.i Roads made, felled, stumped, formed, and metalled (75 chains, at £115s. 9d.J ... ... ... ... ... ~. 134 1 3 Bush felled (552 acres, at £1 7s. 3d. per acre) ... ... ... 752 2 0 Manager's house, estimated present value ... ... ... 180 0 0 Schoolhouse, fittings, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 120 0 0 Four new cottages, at £130 ... ... ... ... ... 520 0 0 Nine small cottages, at £33 10s. (average) ... ... ... 301 10 0 Stable, outhouses, office, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 120 0 0 Cowshed, dairy yards, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Calves' house, fowl-houses, pig-houses, boilers, &c. ... ... 69 10 0 7 Douglas and other pumps ... .. ... ... ... 1450 16 water-troughs, at £1 each ... ... ... ... ... 16 0 0 2 windmills... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 0 Fittings, derrick, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 13 0 0 2 tanks (1,300-gallon) ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 0 4 tanks (400-gallon. £2 10s. each) ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 , 1 chaffcutter ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 " 1 bush devil ... ... ... ... '.;.." ... 15 0 0 1 dray, £12; trap and hood, £14 ... ... ... ... 26 0 0 1 digger plough ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 Cream-separator and fittings ... ... ... , ... 53 2 3 3 timber-jacks ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 8 milk-cans ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 100 strainers, posts, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 17 17 6 1 set harrows ... . . ... ... ... ... 410 0 Sundries (farm implements, tools, saddlery, office-fittings, &c.) ... 178 6 9 Fruit-trees (estimated value) ... ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 200 vines, at Is. ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Currant-trees (200, at 6d.) ... ... ... , ... ... 5 0,0 , ; . .' ' 300 vines (in nursery), at 9d. ... ... ... ... '. '." 11 5 0 Apple-trees (100, at 25.) ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Estimated value of 15 acres used as an orchard, at £30 per acre ... 450 0 0 Plantations, fenced and planted ... ... ... ... 7000 Estimated crops (potatoes, onions, mangolds, barley, oaten chaff, &c.) 160 0 0 CattleSteers: 10 at £2 10s.; 11 at £3 ;Bat £1 ss. ... ... ... 68 0 0 Heifers: 25 at £3; lat £1 10s; 19 at £1 ss. .: 100 5 0 Bullocks, 30 at £4 10s. ... ... ... ... ... 135 0 0 ... 8 run cows, at £3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 0 0

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Date. No. of Men. 13 . C a. a, £ <i> CD Q Date. No. of Men. ■a . _ a Q Date. No. " of Men. . i 894— September, October November December .895— January February March April May June July August September October November December 37 84 30 25 24 17 12 9 25 32 46 47 48 45 39 85 55 75 69 82 83 70 32 9 82 86 91 79 84 87 88 82 1896— January February March April May June July August September October November December 1897— January February March April 26 25 27 30 29 23 28 28 26 23 19 20 59 59 59 62 62 44 47 46 37 37 38 42 1897 — continued: May .. June ... July -; ... August September October November December 1898— January February March April May June July 17 17 18. 22 21 19 21 14 .27.. 2828 30 30 ■ 24 25 19 14 11 13 15 16 15 14 19 19 19 20 22 22 22, 15 14 14 14 25 24 24 24