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Maiaenui. Ngatiawa. Omaio. ! 0rete ' Te Piki ' j Pu,auaW - Ruatoki ' - I ' r— 1. Date first gazetted/acquired .. .. .. Jan., 1932 June, 1931 Jan., 1932 Dec., 1930 Jan., 1932 Dec., 1932 May, 1933 Nov., 1936 April. 1930 2. Number of schemes to date Acres 1,500 5,315 2,179 1,072 4,774 6,365 4,245 7,078 31,309 Developed to date .. .. .. Acres 410 2,672 1,310 429 2,155 2,000 840 500 Ultimately to be developed .. .. Acres 800 4,300 1,900 800 3,600 4,000 1,000 5,000 4. Units — , Definite tenure .. .. .. .. .. 2 19 .. 25 .. • • Tenure not settled .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • * * . Additional labourers .. .. .. .. 14 27 .. 9 .. . • 21 .. Other dependants (wives and children) .. .. 46 69 126 16 125 .. 58 Total dependants ...... 60 98 145 25 150 ... 79 79 959 5. Unemployment labourers included in above . . 14 25 .. . • . • • • 20 .. 54 6. Live-stock tallies .. .. .. .. . . .. • • • • • • • • • * * Cows, dairy .... .. 74 475 128 776 .. .. 173 2,376 Other dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 89 285 .. 160 68 ? Run cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. 548 47 .. 22 Sheep — Rams .. .. .. .. .. 7 50 .. 5 8 .. •• •• •• Other .. .. .. .. .. 266 3,341 .. 247 926 .. 300 .. 408 Horses .......... .. 8 31 3 39 .. • ■ 10 218 Bulls .......... .. 22 17 4 25 .. • ■ 8 167 Pigs .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 7. Receipts — Total poundage lb. .. 4,608 61,626 20,327 108,213 .. •• 12,762 Department's proportion .. .. £ .. 86 1.127 1,148 1,917 .. 146 9,504 WoolWeight .. .. .. .. lb. 1,161 28,585 .. 1,868 6,000 Department's proportion .. .. £ 67 1,524 .. 107 339 Sheep sales .. .. .. £ 219 690 .. 187 100 •• •• •• Cattle ........ £ .. 394 36 102 122 .. 784 .. 499 Crops and sundries . . .. .. £ 264 52 47 4 179 • • 108 .. 183 Bulk .. .. .. .. £ Total cash to Department .. £ 550 2,746 1,210 1,548 2,657 .. 892 146 10,186 Year s activities Bushfelling and clearing .. .. Acres 54 640 104 100 101 • ■ 200 281 310 Fencing — New .. .. .. .. Chains 69 . . 493 176 514 • • 560 190 Repairs .. .. .. .. Chains 157 700 66 150 123 •• •• . 2,/61 Draining — New .. .. .. .. Chains . . .. 23 120 103 .. 240 .. 785 Cleaning, &c. .. .. .. Chains .. 1,500 .. .. .. •• 250 .. 1,240 Grassing for year .. .. .. Acres . . 117 46 105 153 • • 80 122 714 Other cultivation . . .. .. Acres 94 .. .. .. 92 .. 70 105 900 Roading and repairs .. .. Chains 31 . . 12 .. .. • • • • • • 480 Splitting — Posts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,796 .. 1,250 Battens .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5,250 .. 1,200 Strainers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • • • • • Cottages erected during year...... .. 1 ... . • • • • • 1 Cow-sheds erected during year .... .. 1 .. .. .. •• •• 4 1^ Implement and manure sheds erected during year .. .. 1 Wool-sheds erected during year Sheep dip and yards erected during year .. .. .. .. i — u •