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Schedule showing recorded Butterfat and Cows milked on Seventeen Main Rotorua Schemes.

Summary of Returns and Information Relative to Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Development Schemes. Total area gazetted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132,490 acres. ~ estimated as suitable for development .. .. .. .. 69,573 „ „ in grass .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,740 acres „ under other cultivation .. .. .. .. 1,658 ~ „ in rough grass .. .. .. .. .. 8,675 ~ „ at present under development .. .. .. 42,073 „ Number of units established on definite tenure .. .. .. 317 ~ units on defined sections but tenure not settled . . . . 53 ~ other loan accounts raised . . .. .. . . 59 429 ~ men and youths assisted with employment during year .. . . 916 ~ adults and minors, including above 916, who received benefit from scheme lands during year — Adults .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 1,536 Minors . . . . .. . . • .. . . .. 1,942 Live-stock : Units and Scheme, — On hand at 31st March, 1936— Dairy stock .. . . . . .. .. 11,016 Beef stock .. .. .. .. .. 3,327 Sheep .. .. .. . . .. .. 34,676 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 525 49,544 Pigs are property of Natives and no record is kept. Work undertaken during year, — Fencing — New .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,113 chains. Repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 3,075 „ Draining— New .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,737 Repairs .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 3,390 ~ Clearing second growth : ragwort and new country .. . . .. 8,387 acres. Ploughing and cultivating .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,205 ~ Roading and repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,146 chains. Cottages erected .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 38 Cow-sheds erected . . .. .. .. .. . . . . 66 Wool-shed and shearers' quarters .. .. . . . . . . 1 Sheep-dips . . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 3 Cash receipts for year — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £24,054 Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £13,007 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,396 Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £15,420 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £458 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,170 — £64,505 Total poundage butterfat recorded for year from 6,321 cows . . . . .. 1,139,500 lb. Average poundage fat per cow over all areas .. . . .. .. 180 „

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1932-33. 1933-34. 1934-35. 1935-36. Scheme. Butterfat. Butterfat. Butterfat. t ~-?, WS q Butterfat. milked. milked. milked. milked. ■ i lb. lb. lb. lb. 1. Horohoro N'Tuara .. 29,400 .. 41,509 286 41,981 243 62,084 365 2. Horohoro Rongomaipapa .. 35,697 .. 45,034 289 41,098 280 48,409 316 3. Horohoro Tuliourangi .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 6,368 50 4. Parekarangi .. .. •• ■■ 3,886 .. 4,115 .. 6,801 52 5. Peka .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 4,265 25 6. Waikaukau .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 10,163 80 7 Tikitere.. .. .. 5,019 .. 33,724 169 34,381 180 47,491 250 8. Maketu 60,847 358 69,375 352 9. Pukaingataru .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,500 .. 13,294 70 10 Ruatoki .. .. 232,367 1,310 303,506 1,754 261,330 1,707 387,858 1,994 11. Whangaparaoa .. .. 13,939 92 33,941 239 39,-765 285 56,260 362 12. Opape Base Farm .. .. .. 23,796 110 23,119 108 22,030 109 13 Omaio .. .. 22,029 202 33,700 311 53,795 343 14. Orete and Te Waiti .. 33,127 274 58,930 393 57,082 483 94,293 484 15 Wliakatokea .. .. 61,869 330 77,717 419 61,060 341 80,079 487 16. Torere .. .. .. 81,407 499 94,038 631 76,739 507 118,998 671 17. Te Kalia Proper .. .. 34,088 249 41,863 345 32,390 265 57,937 381 526,913 2,754 779,973 4,837 776,107 5,068 1,139,500 6,391