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Particulars. Aramiro. Hangatiki. j|Harataunga. Hauraki. Kaihau. Kawhia. Te Kuiti. Mahoenui. j Mangapu. Ngahape. Onewhero. Oparure. 1. Date first gazetted or acquired .. .. .. Bate Nov., 1937 Jan., 1937 May, 1937 May, 1937 April, 1933 Mar., 1931 June, 1932 April, 1930 Sept., 1936 Feb., 1937 Oct,, 1931 May, 1932 2. Number of schemes .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• • • 3. Area gazetted to date .. .. .. .. Acres 5,334 556 1,248 1,872 442 4,936 618 6,120 633 423 4,731 603 Area developed to date .. .. .. .. Acres .. 350 264 471 344 2,200 588 3,600 200 140 2,068 220 Area occupied by settlers .. .. .. .. Acres 389 .. 798 1,093 376 2,851 .. 258 616 423 3,029 317 Area suitable for further development (estimated) .. Acres 2,500 206 556 980 30 2,540 .. 2,400 370 280 1,830 200 4. Number of settlers .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 .. 6 8 5 15 .. 2 2 1 31 3 Additional labourers, including Bureaux workers below .. Number 6 6 13 24 5 35 2 33 6 5 10 o Dependants (wives, children, old people) .. .. Number 17 17 83 143 18 210 8 90 15 19 205 23 Total dependants .. .. .. .. Number 25 23 102 175 28 260 10 125 23 25 246 31 .5. Number of Bureaux workers included above .. .. Number 6 5 13 23 2 34 2 28 6 5 10 5 6. Number of relief workers engaged on private Native land Number 7. Live-stock tallies — 4 _ Cows milked during season .. .. .. Number 58 .. 57 60 177 293 .. 40 10 27 556 47 Other dairy stock .. .. .. .. Number 17 85 14 9 34 154 .. 12 4 10 149 8 Run cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 38 3 .. 214 200 661 63 .. .. 58 Ewes, breeding .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 220 .. .. .. 1,616 989 2,438 700 .. .. 204 Sheep, dry .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 155 .. .. .. 251 443 1,757 80 220 .. 140 Horses, working.. .. .. .. .. Number 8 8 7 6 12 36 3 17 5 4 48 6 8. Receipts — Butterfat — _ Poundage .. .. .. .. .. lb. .. .. 5,441 2,855 39,163 39,902 .. 6,000 2,282 4,191 93,037 o,471 Department's proportion .. .. .. £ .. .. 99 24 1,280 708 .. .. 46 75 2,066 88 Wool — Bales . .. .. .. .. Number .... .. .. .. 5 30 61 4 .. .. 4 Poundage .. .. .. .. .. lb. .. .. .. .. .. 1,374 11,239 26,980 1,649 .. .. 1,187 Department's proportion .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. 24 415 851 32 .. .. 32 Live-stock sales.. .. .. .. ... £ .. 112 .. 73 69 1,028 1,029 2,679 256 281 136 181 Crops and sundries .. .. .. . . £ .. 1 .. .. 752 4 17 55 .. • • 10 Total cash to Department .. .. .. £ .. 113 99 97 2,101 1,764 1,461 3,585 334 356 2,212 301 Bushfelling and clearing .. .. .. .. Acres .. 194 154 207 20 594 108 973 176 104 168 101 Fencing — New.. .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 106 140 42 .. 849 108 361 148 164 151 50 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 20 22 .. 160 141 100 150 39 95 221 30 Draining — New.. .. ... .. .. Chains .. 387 136 120 .. 115 40 255 .. 50 327 25 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 40 60 .. .. 98 .. 158 Grassing: New .. .. .. . . Acres .. .. 88 49 12 288 52 1,134 130 65 89 13 Other cultivations: New.. .. .. .. Acres .. 12 8 12 15 96 .. 134 34 8 64 4 Roading: New .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. .. .. 1 .. 87 .. 27 16 .. .. 21 Water-supply: New .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7 1 Cottages erected — New.. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 1 .. .. 6 .. .. .. •• 2 1 To date .. .. .. .. .. Number .... 2 .. 4 10 1 4 .. . • 15 3 Cow-sheds erected —- New.. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 1 2 3 3 .. .. .. 1 4 To date .. .. .. .. ., Number .. .. 3 2 5 13 .. .. .. 1 28 2 Implement and manure sheds — New.. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 1 3 To date .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3 Wool-sheds — New.. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. •• •• . To date .. . . . . .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 . j Sheep-dips: To date .. .. .. .. Number .. ......... .. .. .. .. 1 2 • • * * * • Workmen's huts — New.. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 | .. 1 To date .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 15 ! 1 Stables and store-sheds: To date .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. 1 11 .. ..