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(e) The Total Amount advanced to Crown Tenants for the Development of their Holdings, the Number of Advances, and the Purpose for which Advances are made. Number of settlers assisted .. . . .. .. . . 506 Loans approved — £ Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 246,096 Stock .. .. 21,558 £267,654 Amounts actually advanced — £ Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 215,878 Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,522 £233,400

Statement showing Extent of Operations under the Land-Developement Scheme as at 31st March, 1939.

SPECIAL SETTLEMENT OF INFERIOR LANDS. The following summary of the lands dealt with during the year is furnished in accordance with the provisions of section 223 (14) of the Land Act, 1924:— (a) Aggregate area of land set apart: Nil. (b) Number of allotments and aggregate area disposed of: Nil. The total number of allotments taken up and the area held as at 31st March, 1939, was thirty-six allotments, 7,078 acres.

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a . „ 1r Produce, &c., sold during Year „ . Stock carned - ended 31st March, 1939. Number _ Block. Area. of Men employed gheep. Cattle. Horses, stock. Quantity. Value. North Auckland Land District. Acres. £ Batten's .. .. .. 1,524 8 860 210 3 .. 7,122 lb. wool.. .. 215 261 sheep .. .. 153 Auckland Land District. Galatea (including six share farms) 20,000 53 15,034 5,128 .. 232 130,554 lb. wool .. 4,290 84,522 lb. butterfat .. 5,617 2,084 cattle .. .. 17,100 4,779 sheep .. .. 4,242 324 pigs .. .. 690 Hawlce's Bay Land District. Kaheka .. .. .. 10,048 8 11,725 1,588 15 .. 90,315lb. wool .. 2,652 4,624 sheep .. .. 4,102 166 cattle .. .. 1,628 Kakariki .. .. .. 19,288 18 18,297 1,444 47 42 143,966 lb. wool .. 4,556 1,440 lb. butterfat .. 61 3,550 sheep .. .. 3,748 249 cattle .. .. 2,474 Parinui .. .. .. 1,044 2 1,734 87 4 .. 11,795 lb. wool .. 394 890 sheep .. .. 574 40 cattle .. .. 351 Waihau .. .. .. 963 1 881 41 2 .. 4,023 lb. wool.. .. 152 Taranalei Land District. Whangamomona .. .. 4,581 3 3,354 358 5 .. 22,658 lb. wool .. 750 180 sheep .. .. 54 2 cattle .. .. 7 Miscellaneous small properties (four) 2,822 4 3,214 572 8 .. 24,012 lb. wool .. 764 760 sheep .. .. 532 15,991 lb. butterfat .. 1,174 11 cattle .. .. 46 33 other stock .. 12 Canterbury Land District. Ashton .. .. .. 703 7 1,179 .. .. 3 10,806 lb. wool .. 532 1,312 sheep .. .. 1,251 McKenzie .. .. .. 199 9 .. 74 44 51 cattle .. . . 91 83 pigs .. .. 133 10,982 lb. butterfat .. 641 Totals .. .. 61,172 113 56,278 9,502 84 321 .. 58,986