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STATISTICAL DATA OF WAIKATO-MANIOPOTO SCHEMES (SCHEME, BASE FARMS, AND UNIT).

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_ - ( — - Subject. Hangatiki. Hanataunga. Kaihau. Kawhīa. Te Kuiti. Mahoenui. Mangapu. Ngahape. | Onewhero. 1. Date first gazetted/acquired .. .. .. Jan., 1937 May, 1937 April, 1933 March, 1931 June, 1932 April, 1930 Sept., 1936 Feb., 1937 Oct., 1931 April, 1937 2. Number of schemes .. .. ■ • - • - • • ■ • • • • 3. Area gazetted to date .. .. .. Acres 556 376 376 4,351 617 6,076 633 423 4,642 Area developed to date .. .. .. Acres 100 110 310 2,000 588 2,377 70 60 2,900 Area ultimately to be developed .. .. Acres 500 340 374 4,000 588 5,377 570 370 3,900 4. Units —Definite tenure ........ •. 3 .. 12 .. 2 2 1 30 Additional labourers ........ 5 .. 9 29 6 26 2 3 18 Other dependants (wives and children) .... 12 13 14 115 9 44 9 14 145 Total dependants .. .. . ■ 17 16 23 156 15 72 13 18 193 5. Unemployed labourers (included above) .... 5 3 .. 41 6 26 4 4 14 6. Live-stock tallies — Cows milked ........ .. 25 184 280 2 48 18 21 573 Other dairy stock .. .. .. • • .. 9 21 122 .. 24 3 12 145 Run cattle.. .. ■■ •• •• •• 115 j 198 684 60 Sheep — Rams .. .. .. . • • ■ 7 • • .. 33 26 34 11 Other .. .. .. •• •• 240 •• .. 1,111 ! 1,067 3,904 400 Horses: Working ........! 2 2 9 40 3 18 5 4 49 Bulls .. ........ .. 1 6 17 ! 3 6 1 1 29 Pigs .......... .. 7 10 90 .. 4 5 8 61 Goats .. .. .. - - -• °. • • -• 150 200 200 .. .. 7. Receipts — Butterfat — Total poundage .. .. .. lb. .. 2,300 (38,502) 42,144 .. .. 2,125 .. 101,257 Department's proportion .. .. £ .. 30 (2,134) 684 .. .. 30 .. 1,960 Department's percentage .. ..Percent. .. 33J (100) 33J .. .. 33| .. 33J Wool — Weight .. .. .. lb. .. .. .. 7,201 10,373 22,792 Department's proportion .. £ .. ■ ■ .. 310 623 1,151 Sheep sales .. .. . • £ • • - ■ • • 930 1,426 1,862 Cattle sales ......£ .. - .. 224 532 .. .. .. 142 Crops and sundries ......£ 2 .. .. 3 11 54 .. .. 14 Total cash to Department £ 2 30 Maori Land 2,151 2,592 3,067 30 .. 2,116 Board. S. Year's activities — j Bush felling and clearing .. .. Acres .. 23 .. 461 40 451 15 .. 20 Fencing — New .. .. .. • - Chains .. . . .. 273 80 438 60 Repairs .. .. .. .. Chains .. .. .. 80 50 130 40 Draining —• • New .. .. .. ■ ■ Chains .. .. .. 236 .. 313 .. .. 67 Cleaning.. .. .. .. Chains . . ,. .. 26 .. .. .. ,. 60 Grassing .. .. .. ■. Acres .. .. 6 .. 50 176 .. .. 12 Other cultivations .. .. - • Acres .. 1 .. 31 50 156 20 .. 30 Top-dressing .. .. .. Acres .. . .. .. 260 1,200 Roading .. .. .. .. Chains .. .. ., .. 20 86 Number of shelter-belt trees planted .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 2,500 Splitting — Posts .. .. .. .. ! .. 200 .. 2,100 .. .500 150 .. 600 Battens .. .. .. ■ i . ■ ■ 10,880 .. 22,100 500 Strainers . - • • • • • • j • • • • ■ • 163 .. 30 6 Cottages: Year .. .. .. .. j .. 1 • • . • • ■ • • •. .. 2 Cow-sheds: Year .. .. ■ ■ .. j .. 2 .. 2 Wool-sheds: Year .. .... .. j .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. Sheep-dip: Year .. .. .. .. j •. •. .. .. • • 1 Huts: Year ........ | .. .. 1 .. 2 1 .. 1