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STATISTICAL DATA REGARDING STATIONS OWNED BY THE NATIVE TRUSTEE OR VESTED IN THE NATIVE TRUSTEE IN TERMS OF SECTION 25 OF THE NATIVE TRUSTEE ACT, 1930.

88

I East Coast Maori Soldiers' Fund. Aohanga. j — t j Hakurenga. Motuweka. Tawanui. Tiratu. Totals. Hereheretau. Hoia. . j — - Date commenced .. .. .. Dec., 1930 1925 1925 March, 1931 July, 1930 Sept., 1931 Sept,. 1930 Number of stations .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. _ _ 7 Total area .. .. .. Acres 17,723 3,838 6,514 2,817 5,621 916 733 38,162 Employees under schemes .... 11 4 7 5 5 2 3 37 Unemployed labourers ...... 20 6 7 6 15 5 5 64 Live-stock tallies —• Sheep — Breeding-ewes .. .. .. 8,392 3,008 3,150 1,741 3,827 702 1,949 22,769 Rams .. .. .. .. 251 94 102 55 103 26 62 '693 Wethers .. .. .. .. 16,349 2,330 190 772 5,470 56 .. 25 167 Others .. .. .. .. 6,861 1,686 1,823 1,185 2,194 115 71 13'935 Cattle — Breeding-cows .. .. .. 894 244 300 158 206 45 117 1,964 Bulls ........ 33 8 6 5 7 2 3 ; 64 Others .. .. .. .. 1,335 171 348 247 389 66 87 2,643 Horses ........ 45 9 16 10 15 6 10 111 Receipts — Wool — Weight .. .. .. lb. 262,552 46,409 39,303 27,392 112,441 9,532 18,687 516,316 Proceeds .. .. .. £ 15,134 2,466 2,289 1,679 6,524 561 1,182 29,'835 Sheep .. .. .. £ 10,821 2,466 2,051 1,317 4,735 789 2,261 24,440 Cattle .. .. .. £ 6,831 1,552 964 240 189 .. 224 lo'ooo Sundries .. .. .. £ 118 58 .. 35 .. .. .. '211 Total .. .. .. £ 32,904 6,542 5,304 3,271 11,448 1,350 3,667 64,486 Year's activities — Bushfelling and clearing .. Acres .. 150 .. .. .. .. .. 150 Scrub-cutting, &c. .. .. Acres 1,900 780 50 816 .. 26 .. 3,572 Fencing — New .. .. .. Chains 310 101 80 80 .. .. 6 577 Repairs .. .. .. Chains 60 130 280 190 160 32 160 1,012 Draining — New . . . . .. Chains .. .. 12 16 .. .. 50 78 Cleaned .. .. .. Chains . . . . 94 .. . . .. . . 94 Grassing: New .. .. Acres . . 180 35 37 140 . . 30 422 Trackmaking .. .. . . Chains . . 10 120 .. .. .. . . 130 Buildings erected .. .. . . .. . . Cow-shed Shearers' Stables Wool-shed quarters Stockyards, &c. .. . . . . 1 dip and docking-yards