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BLOCKS UNDER DEVELOPMENT (SMALL-FARMS ACT, 1932-33)— continued.

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Superintendent, Te Kuiti. Particulars. Kairangi. | Karakariki. | Kohua. | Langdon's. | Lee's. | Maihiihi. |Mangamahoe.j Mangaorino. | Mangati. I Mapara. j Metcalfe's. [Ngatamahme.j Nilson's. I. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart A .. 1«» 1938 1935/38 1933 1933 1936-37 1934-38 1939 1933-38 1936-40 1938 1934-39 1936 9 Total arpfl • Acres 1,682 2,150 1,094 456 243 443 533 832 641 5,10b 337 4,638 604 s! Area not suitaWe for development :: " " .. Acres 96 837 306 104 24 40 47 32 296 900 279 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. .. • • Acres b79 715 .. .. . .. .. ;'aio '' vt ? 5. Balance area under development .. .. •• •• Acres 907 598 788 352 .. 419 493 785 609 4,810 3,738 325 " 6 ' Acres 49 g87 10Q 40 .. 40 75 435 10 2,421 !! 898 Eminent grass " i! !! .. .. Acres 842 210 646 270 .. 86 391 335 210 2,254 .. 2,642 325 Temporary grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. 25 .. 278 . . 312 .. .. 80 Crops .. .. .. • • • • • • • ■ Acres 15 41 15 7 22 Id 64 13o .. 113 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. •• •• 8 3 .. 12 .. .. .. Plantations ■ - • ■ ■ • - ■ Acres 1 1 1 ■ ■ •• « 1.. .. D .. Water sinmlies*** 4rea reticulated . .. Acres .. .. .. 200 .. 15 130 .. 166 100 .. 278 Fencing " . .. Chains 1,606 434 1,778 760 753 1,335 677 1,031 3,934 .. 5,406 650 Drains" " " .. .. ■■ Chains .. 30 411 .. .. 164 300 44 159 1,266 .. 2,492 Dwellings .. .. .. . ■ .. • • • • Number 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 9.. 13 1 Wool-sheds Number 1 1 1 . .. 1 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds .. .. .. . • .. • • • • Number .. .. .. 1 •• 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 8 Other farm buildings .. .. . . .. .. •. Number 6 3 8 7 4 2 5 5 15 20 2 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. • • Number .. .. .. •• •• 3 o 1 .. 3 .. 1 Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. .. • • Chains 80 80 338 oO .. 4 105 80 52 163 .. 393 400 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— Land acquired, including Crown land set apart — „ _ _ _ Unimproved ■ • £ 6,339 2,504 650 680 1,230 600 1,085 1,148 728 3,361 676 5,550 169 Improvement* *" " " " • • ■ £ 11 j 447 11,067 345 753 382 896 2,691 1,185 65 2,931 .. 8,702 540 Materials and expenses " " " £ 8,477 5,957 10,270 5,471 5,397 4,179 6.734 1,857 7,341 21,888 4,275 32,038 813 Labour (gross) *.. .. .. £ 12,953 12,814 26,367 8,446 15,045 4,562 11,765 2,678 9,055 34,588 6,740 92,257 1,864 Total expenditure .. £ 39,216 32,342 37,632 15,350 22,054 10,237 22.275 6,868 17,189 62,768 11,691 138,547 3,386 Less subsidies on labour .. .. .. £ 4,166 3,801 18,729 5,999 11,264 3,240 8,357 1,902 6,432 24,568 4,848 65,527 1,324 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. £ 35,050 28,541 18,903 9,351 10,790 6,997 13,918 4,966 10,757 38,200 6,843 73,020 _ 2,062 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. .. .. £ 17,069 16,358 .. .. 6,425 .. .. .. .. .. 5,955 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. • • • • Acres .. .. .. .. . • 50 57 .. .. .. .. 340 Herds .. .. .. .. .. • • • • Number .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 j .. .. 6 Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. . • • - Number .. .. .. .. . - 26 32 i .. .. 210 Dry cows .. .. .. .. .. . • - • Number .. .. .. .. .. 5 7 .... .. .. 37 Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. . - .. .. • • 3 3 .. .. .. 18 Butterfat sold . .. .. .. .. • • • • lb. 3,699 .. .. .. 2,649 4,220 9,493 .. , .. .. 2,034 54,272 .. 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 1.060 .. 1,047 270 .. .. 699 i 392 I 599 1,778 .. 2,479 3 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 1)690 74 1,759 343 .. 314 648 365 853 5,365 .. 5,924 1,679 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. .. Number 177 3 27 96 .. .. 4 27 65 179 .. 76 2 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. • • Number 144 .. 144 51 .. 73 57 71 87 262 .. 487 1 Drv dairy stock .. .. .. .... .. Number 63 71 .. .. .. 23 16 .. .. .. 102 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. • • Number 7 9 7 7 5 8 4 10 26 33 3 Wool produced .. .. .. .. .. ..lb. 21,380 .. 21,027 8,070 .. 3,380 14,133 5,335 10,956 48,684 .. 59,175 54 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 2,491 .. 209 .. 134 .. 442 .. 335 1,665 838 798 1,922 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 375 129 126 303 180 146 44 39 14 80 186 476 140 Cash crops .. .. .. .. .. Type and quantity .. .. .. II. Sales of produce, live-stock, &c., for year (item 5)* — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 360 72t .. .. 505 288 633 .. .. .. 347 3,330 Wool . .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,162 .. 966 339 .. 225 44 186 479 2,061 36 2,547 7 Sheep—Cash sales .. .. .. £ 1,026 .. 191 .. 65 .. 229 .. .. 1,332 472 767 Transfers to other blocks.. .. .. .. .. £ 1,520 .. 2 .. 99 .. 180 .. .. .. 492 .. 2,437 Cattle— Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,620 338 118 .. 1,237 147 490 2 .. 975 1,043 2,605 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. .. £ '326 495 700 .. 59 1,046 54 380 84 10 363 1,588 1,120 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. £ 44 .. .. . . 114 55 124 .... .. 140 583 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .• • • Ill .. .. .... .. 125 Miscellaneous 80 1 29 27 31 88 83 27 37 174 23 406 26 12. Live-stock and seasonal expenditure for year (item 5)— Sheep —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,302 .. 400 42 3 58 249 49 912 .. 205 858 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. £ 1,000 40 3 .. 5 232 68 60 541 .. 506 1,432 Cattle —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 33 10 547 23 8 7 30 306 .. 1,169 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. £ 812 685 121 .. 256 1,068 925 503 89 1,475 322 2,351 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses .. .. .. £ 347 123 376 308 130 156 304 61 460 1,162 281 1,415 31 Labour .. .. .. .. .. £ 980 69 562 330 396 518 975 195 616 1,780 336 3,833 314 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 13. Labour employed (development and farming): Average for year (item 5) Number 8 5 5 2 4 8 :3 5 30 31 1 * Receipts under item 11 represent actual cash received during the financial year ended 31st March, 1942, and are not necessarily the proceeds of the sale of stock and produce listed under items 9 and 10. t Bonus.