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BLOCKS UNDER DEVELOPMENT (LAND LAWS AMENDMENT ACT, 1929).

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A Snd. SUP a™ Glflborne. Hawke's Bay. Particulars. * Batten's. Galatea. Kapiro. Cole's. Robinson's. Hawke's. Te Wera. Kaheka Kakariki. Parinui. Waihau. Jiiuixiuiia. 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. .. .. .. 1/3/38 1931 1938 28/8/33 26/8/32 1/4/37 11/10/35 31/1/27 1/2/38 25/3/31 1/11/36 1/5/38 2. Total area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,524 22,206 60* 593 694 4,581 101 9,922 10,505 19,225 1,043 963 3. Area not suitable for development .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. 110 150 2,379 9 500 .. 4,402 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 1,353 5. Balance area under development .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,524 20,853 .. 483 544 2,202 92 9,422 10,505 14,823 1,043 963 6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 740 4,817 .. .. .. .. 8 .. 5,488 6,118 284 12 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 784 12,536 60 470 544 2,202 81 9,389 4,882 8,242 736 946 Temporary grass .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 3,121 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 317 13 .. 3 3 40 154 20 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops .. .. .. .. Acres .. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 289 Plantations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 53 .. .. .. .. 30 6 20 3 5 Water-supplies: Area reticulated .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 5,240 .. .. •• .. 100 .. .. 73 .. 70 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 1,005 17,948 140 430 537 1 200 242 3,200 1,692 5,507 646 855 Drains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 2,567 .. .. •• .. 10 .. .. 60 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 1 30.. 1 1 4 1 1 3 8 1 , 1 Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 1 1 1 4.. 1 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 20 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Other farm buildings .. .. . . .. .. .. Number 2 48 1 1 2.. 2 7 2 10 2 2 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 49.. 2.. 1 2 1 2.. 2 Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 1 ,-448 .. 25 10 20 560 33 155 41 25 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— Land acquired, including Crown land set apart — Unimproved .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,125 92,449 .. 683 450 1,165 2,095 39,453 34,927 16,564 5,220 3,370 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 2,325 .. .. 1,657 716 3,821- 1,322 27,867 3,083 7,417 727 1,100 Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,285 93,592 854 5 6 76 281 4,745 7,524 28,360 3,195 4,336 Labour (gross) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,226 82,378 189 86 .. 138 302 13,553 4,544 23,488 946 2,176 Total expenditure (gross) .. .. .. .. .. £ 5,961 268,419 1,043 2,431 1,172 5,200 4,000 85,618 50,078 75,829 10,088 10,982 Less subsidies on labour .. .. .. £ 881 23,010 .. 58 .. .. 285 .. 1,024 5,829 304 587 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 5,080 245,409 1,043 2,373 1,172 5,200 3,715 85,618 49,054 70,000 9,784 10,395 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. .. .. £ .. 10,825 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 2,562 .. .. .. .. 101 .. .. 25 Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 14 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 862 .. .. .. .. 61 .. .. 10 Dry cows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 106 Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 90 .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 4 Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. .. .. ..lb. .. 206,913 .. .. .. .. 11,350 .. .. 2,508 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 885 6,738 .. 584 514 .. .. 5,172 2,693 5,129 837 832 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 184 4,996 .. 293 * 267 436 .. 4'.396 9,545 9,490 1,006 1.238 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 2,315 .. 57 72 315 .. 782 16 226 23 ' 36 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 196 3,347 .. 47 73 119 .. 1,139 844 547 39 154 Dry dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 141 .. .. .. .. 40 7 .. 4 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 5 48 3 2 1 35 15 52 9 2 Wool produced .. .. .. .. .. .. ..lb. 8,896 58,563 .. 7,272 6,703 15,200 .. 86,976 93,377 105,142 15,981 14,209 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 678 2,675 .. 366 170 2,764 .. 3,305 3,785 2,507 613 1^431 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 59 667 .. 30 43 48 15 303 779 526 .. 47 Cash crops .. .. .. .. .. Type and quantity .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. t % 11. Sales of produce, live-stock, &c., for year (item 5)§ — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 12,992 .. .. .. 808 .. .. 172 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 411 3,125 .. 20 16 54 .. 3,927 4,281 4,485 670 611 Sheep —Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 499 4,811 .. 221 154 1,320 .. 2,677 2.644 2,695 499 1.355 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. 1,531 .. .. 1,002 110 .. " 223 Cattle— Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 395 6,141 .. 248 267 79 137 555 7,165 1,274 .. 12 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. 100 .. 300 .. 3 182 .. 140 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 913 .. .. .. . . 80 .. .. 158 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 756 .. .. ... .. .. 18 430 137 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 2,072 .. 1 11 23 6 287 22 178 13 49 12. Live-stock and seasonal expenditure for year (item 5)— Sheep —Cash purchases .. . . .. .. .. .. £ 694 3,274 .. 148 66 . . .. 200 1,147 789 475 59 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 422 416 . . 423 Cattle —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. £ I 33 10,992 .. 21 16 47 21 260 4,565 2,048 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. 100 .. .. .. 3 950 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. £ I 319 12,752 .. 166 196 300 454 1,377 1,249 2,802 531 355 Labour . T .. .. .. .. £ j 391 7,883 .. 234 256 633 329 3,222 1,871 4,478 385 387 Miscellaneous -. .. .. .. . . .. . . £ .. 294 .. 20 18 16 403 13. Labour employed (development and farming): Average for year (item 5) .. Number 3 24 .. 1 1 3 1 7 3 15 1 1 j i * Experimental ironstone country —Crown land. t Cape barley, 929 bushels. $ Cape barley, 455 bushels. § Receipts under item 11 represent actual eash 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.