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TABLE 1.—NATIVE LAND-DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES AND SETTLED HOLDINGS: STATISTICAL DATA SUMMARIZED IN DISTRICTS

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Particulars. Tokerau. Maniapoto Waiariki. Tairawhiti Aotea. Ikaroa. Inland Sub-totals. Land Trustee Coast Totals. ° ar S ' mSS ' 1. Total area .. .. .. .. .. Acres | 463,443 66,525 197,688 80,998 102,145 13,158 4,245 928,202 17,671 50,818 132,703 1,129,394 2. Area not suitable for development .. .. Acres 4,430 9,694 72,079 24,275 1,650 250 25 112,403 .. .. .. 112,403 3. Area developed and occupied by settlers .. Acres 87,546 31,570 40,353 35,923 9,888 6,112 923 212,315 17,671 50,818 112,703 293,507 4. Number of settlers .. .. .. .. Number 835 236 466 238 78 41 10 1,904 2 stations 16 stations .. 1,904 5. Balance area under development .. .. Acres 24,159 24,273 85,256 18,800 90,607 6,787 3,322 253,204 .. .. 20,000 273,204 6. Condition of balance area to date (item 5)— Permanent grass .. .. .. .. Acres 11,640 11,655 53,866 17,222 10,121 1,084 1,134 106,722 .. .. .. 106,722 Temporary- grass .. .. .. .. Acres 1,512 555 681 58 .. 1,810 33 4,649 .. .. .. 4,649 Other cultivations .. .. .. .. Acres 109 442 1,153 536 454 167 | 241 3,102 .. .. .. 3,102 Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. Acres 10,798 10,896 29,556 252 80,032 3,726 1,889 j 137,149 .. .. 20,000 157,149 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. Number 74 42 95 11 27 15 4 268 .. 3 .. 271 Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number 69 14 2311 36 28 N.A. 46 Cow-sheds . . .. .. .. .. Number 4 3 10 4 1 7 29 1 30 Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. Number 18 69 98 16 130 18 8 357 .. 4 .. 361 7. Net liability on — Area settled, includes interest (item 3) .. .. £ 347,981 226,325 344,260 191,503 117,659 34,245 7,293 1,269,266 .. .. .. 1,269,266 Balance area, excludes current year's interest (item 5) £ 116,812 126,598 484,236 62,345 152,474 30,602 29,163 1,002,230 .. .. i .. 1,002,230 8. Farming on balance area (item 5)— Dairy cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number 620 374 688 510 230 145 20 2,587 .. .. ; .. 2,587 Run cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number 3,152 3,292 13,208 2,622 2,415 146 399 25,234 .. .. .. 25,234 Sheep — Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. Number 11,045 14,337 44,530 12,000 11,740 4,090 1,565 99,307 .. .. ' .. 99,307 Other sheep .. .. .. .. .. Number 5,547 11,383 54,137 11,089 13,583 2,500 626 98,865 .. .. .. 98.865 Horses .. .. .. .. .. Number 67 111 1,249 55 92 13 14 1,601 55 145 N.A. 1,801 Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. .. lb. 23,678 9,113 .. 33,934 6,350 14,182 .. 87,257 .. .. .. 87,257 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. Number 1,491 1,314 4,048 ! 474 1,370 29 110 8,836 .. .. .. 8,836 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. Number 9,972 18,826 57,762 ! 6,806 13,463 5,624 1,654 114,107 .. .. .. 114,107 Crop sold .. .. .. .. Type and quantity .. .. .. .. .. .. * Wool produced .. .. .. .. .. Bales * 371 532 1,909 394 461 132 40 3,839 .. .. .. 3,839 9. Sales of produce, live-stock, &c., for year (balance area) — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,007 677 .. 1,791 349t 505 .. 4,329 .. .. .. 4,329 Wool: Proceeds .. .. .. .. £ 6,776 9,666 31,667 7,177 9,659 1,965 758 67,668 .. .. .. 67,668 Sheep — Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. £ 8,619 15,535 64,992 8,298 10,208 5,452 1,876 114,980 .. .. .. 114,980 Transfers to other schemes .. .. £ .. 3,328 41,075 725 2,795 1,149 315 49,387 .. •• .. 49,387 Cattle — Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. £ 4,400 8,701 43,680 2,948 5,777t 80 845 66,431 .. .. .. 66,431 Transfers to other schemes .. .. £ .. 4,071 39,74® 632 5,295 .. 49,744 .. •• .. 49,744 Sundries .. .. .. .. £ 1,491 4,048 6,286 1,645 13,042t 724 2,696 29,932 .. .. .. 29,932 10. Live-stock and seasonal expenditure for year (balance area) — Sheep — Tranrfera S (0aSh> " " " " £ } 4,867 8,432 72, l'vjl } 7 > 048 4 > 837 838 106,943 .. .. .. 106,943 Cattle — Transfer? <CaSh> " f } 2 ' 682 3 ' 355 j- 5,062 192 1,028 73,567 .. .. .. 73,567 Farming-expenses — Material, charges, &c.. excluding current interest .. £ 5,979 4,796 21,290 19,744 11,036 3,433 2,901 69,179 .. .. .. 69,179 Labour .. '.. .. .. .. £ 10,822 12,271 36,715 27,006 16,001 1,218 925 104,958 .. .. .. 104,958 11. Subsidies received for year (scheme and unit) £ 26,772 20,462 51,410 14,513 10,940 3,678 4,723 132,498 .. .. .. 132j498 12. Average monthly labour employed (development and Number 316 173 416 60 111 52 28 1,156 16 90 N.A. 1,262 farming) 13. Area settled (occupied bv units) — Dairy cows .. .. .. .. .. Number 15,505 5,382 13,040 3,820 2,271 277 216 40,511 ! 18 36 .. 40,565 Other dairv stock .. .. .. .. Number 9,745 3,000 6.470 2,343 585 534 49 22,726 .." .. .. 22,726 Run cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number 383 976 390 3,114 387 39 2 5,291 1,785 8,615 16,253 31,944 Sheep — Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. Number 1,260 16,248 6,597 20,681 10,354 4.460 434 60,034 13,231 31,014 \ -iqq qqq / 104,279 Other sheep .. .. .. . - .. Number 105 5,239 1,804 11,738 3,555 215 13 22,669 10,134 38,126 / \ 210,868 Butterfat — Total poundage .. .. .. lb. 1,881,993 778,610 1,935,683 462,761 319,779f 152,518 34,094 5,565,438 .. .. .. 5,565,438 Total cash proceeds .. .. .. .. £ 117,723 51,907 141,200 28,858 22,433t 11,793 2,566 376,480 .. .. .. 376,480 Department's proportion .. .. .. £ 48,234 20,673 63,530 11,752 12,524| 4,563 833 162,109 .. .. .. 162,109 WoolBales .. .. .. .. .. Number 20 350 203 492 324 84 3 1,476 631 1,490 3,471 7,068 Total net value .. .. .. .. £ 290 5,934 3,073 7,447 6,676 1,639 43 25,102 10,858 26,867 N.A. 62,827 Live-stock sold .. .. .. .. .. £ 3,165 20,976 10,160 11,700 9,357f 5,930 734 62,022 11,185 27,194 N.A. 100; 401 Sundry sales .. .. .. .. .. £ j 3,564 846 6,301 2,457 757| 1,228 99 15,252 945 5,399 N.A. 21,596 * Potatoes, 7 sacks; linen-flax, 215 tons ; grass-seed, 4,200 lb.; chaff, 1 ton; hay, 958 bales; peas, 86 bushels ; wheat, 551 sacks. t Includes part of March receipts of £4,874 treated by Treasury as a reduction of expenditure instead of a credit-in-aid.