STATISTICAL DATA ON TOKERAU SCHEMES (SCHEME, UNIT, AND BASE FARM).

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I I ! | Particulars. Bay of Islands. Hokianga. Kaipara. Mangonui. j Manukau. Mohinui. Ngataki. Okaroro. Opapaki. Oturei. I I I i 1. Date first gazetted or acquired .. .. .. Date June, 1930. June, 1930. June, 1930. June, 1930. Sept., 1933. July, 1938. Pending. Mar., 1938. Dec., 1937. Nov., 1938. 2. Number of schemes .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. 3. Area gazetted to date .. .. .. .. .. Acres 177.630 98,204 26,137 127,256 830 773 2.700 1.760 885 1.803 Area developed to date .. .. .. .. Acres 27,363 20.617 6.746 16,333 570 400 200 640 100 100 Area occupied by settlers (estimated) .. .. .. Acres 34,160 39.750 18.250 28,125 Area suitable for further development (estimated).. .. Acres 68.320 68.169 20! 152 46.187 130 250 1,800 1,020 650 600 4. Number of settlers in occupation .. .. .. Number 240 269 68 243 Additional labourers, including E.P. workers .. .. Number .. .. .. . . .. .. Dependants (wives, children, old people) .. .. Number Total dependants .. .. .. Number 5. Live-stock tallies — Cows milked during season .. .. .. .. Number 3,594 4.112 1,055 3,156 Other dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. Number 2,948 2,427 473 1,511 .. 5 Run cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number 347 235 59 70 206 43 .. 395 122 Ewes: Breeding .. .. .. .. .. Number 695 550 675 147 .. 246 .. 556 260 Sheep: Dry .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 205 291 . . 663 214 Horses and bullocks: Working .. .. .. Number 305 263 75 186 27 1 12 1 17 6. Receipts — Butterfat —- Poundage (estimated) .. .. .. ..lb. 420,480 608,880 137,856 420,400 Total cash proceeds (estimated) .. .. .. £ 26,294 38,055 8.616 26,275 Department's proportion .. .. .. .. £ 8,768 12.685 2.872 11,216 Wool — Bales .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 24 11 .. .. .. 7 .. 20 9 Total net value .. .. .. .. .. £ 283 127 .. .. .. 74 .. 287 75 Department's proportion .. .. .. .. £ 283 127 .. .. .. 74 .. 287 75 Live-stock sales .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,013 1,019 238 231 125 65 74 169 7 Crops and sundries.. .. .. .. .. £ 110 229 10 173 97 .. 4 Bulk sundries .. .. .. .. £ Total cash to Department .. .. £ 10,174 14,060 3,120 11,620 222 139 78 456 82 7. Year's activities (schemes only) — Bush felling and clearing v .. .. .. .. Acres 2,145 3,893 501 2,256 100 131 340 640 400 100 Fencing — New .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 3,104 3,595 602 2,710 300 161 535 140 67 120 Repairs.. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 689 1.665 168 1,508 180 24 .. 80 90 200 Draining — New .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 1,977 1,295 547 2,535 50 .. 450 85 57 Repairs.. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 886 356 104 1,556 .. .. 385 19 110 Grassing and cultivation .. .. .. .. Acres 691 1,151 450 822 100 40 200 640 100 100 Roading: New .. .. .. .. .. Chains 418 307 .. 1,029 100 2 34 Water-supplies installed: New .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Cottages erected — New .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 40 31 13 11 M B MB B K To date .. .. .. .. .. Number 65 96 29 57 M B MB B K Cow-sheds erected — New .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 45 49 6 34 MB MB BK To date .. .. .. .. .. Number 103 132 17 79 M B M B B K Implement and manure sheds .. .. .. Number 1 .. .. .. .. B 1 .. 1 1 Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Workmen's hutments .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. . 6 4 . * 1 B, H, K, or M means that figures are included in main district schemes —Bay of Islands, Hokianga, Kaipara, or Mangonui.