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Superintendent, Auckland. | Superintendent, Te Kuiti. Particulars. i ; j \ | Waikite. Wharere. Aria. Arohena. Bain's. Benton's. Brough's. Burn's. Ellicott's Foss'. Henderson's. Kaeaea. Kairangi. Karakariki. I ~~~ ~~~~~~ 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. .. 10/10/38 11/8/33 1936-37 1933-40 1936 1936 1937 1936 1933 1933 1935 1937-40 1938 1938 2. Total area .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 7,526 4,941* 413 4,130 169 1,013 1,054 139 3,129 438 776 1.639 1,682 2,150 3. Area not suitable for development .. .. .. Acres 1,440 .. 10 980 .. 733 653 33 400 10 3 320 96 837 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. Acres .. 320 .. .... .. .. .. .. .. _, .. 819 715 5. Balance area under development .. .. .. Acres 6,086 4.621 403 3,150 169 280 401 106 2*729 428 773 i j319 767 598 ■6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. Acres 3,900 2,042 36 1,318 9 .. 50 .. 400 16 55 643 41 387 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,986 1,559 322 j 1,681 147 280 314 84 2,195 316 673 613 705 210 Temporary grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres 170 1,000 .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. 60 Crops . . .. .. .. . . .. Acres 30 15 35 151 13 .. 25 22 94 24 43 63 20 ! ! Cultivated but not in grass or crops .. .. Acres .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *' Plantations .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 12 2 '' 1 1 Water-supplies: Area reticulated .. .. .. Acres 536 2,082 .. 500 .. .. .. 198 300 200 135 100 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 3,191 9,055 836 5,266 492 470 553 366 3,816 857 1,479 i.296 1,505 461 Drains .. .. .. .. .. Chains 832 4,237 316 42 .. .. 261 1 215 .. 740 1,005 5 30 Dwellings .. .. .. .. Number 1 4 1 10 1 1 1 1 13 1 2.! Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. Number 1 1 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 1 1 \ "l Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 3 .. 6 1 .. .. 1 4 .. .. Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. Number 7 22 3 22 1 2 2 1 25 8 8 6 7 4 Bridges .. .. . . .. Number 21 40 .. 2 .. .. .. 1 2 7 Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. Chains 102 90 189 143 35 .. 227 5 100 5 170 616 20 80 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— Land acquired, including Crown land set apart — Unimproved .. .. .. .. .. £ 330 3,684 682 3,423 139 282 261 90 1,603 438 3.928 1,542 6,339 2,589 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 6,764 421 3,677 410 340 150 400 1,572 373 1.58S 73 11,447 11,067 Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. £ 25,368 27,286 5,159 21,774 1,390 1,678 2,902 1,495 33,382 6,570 7,968 8,616 9,833 6,039 Labour (gross) .. .. .. .. .. £ 17,519 26,398 8,633 55,188 j 2,676 1,763 4,500 1,709 46,492 8,630 19,844 19,765 13,794 13,727 Total expenditure (gross) .. .. £ 43,217 64,132 14,895 84,062 4,615 4,063 7,813 3,694 83,049 16,011 i 33,328 29,996 41,413 33,422 Less subsidies on labour .. .. £ 9,853 19,841 6,166 39,893 j 1,930 1,271 3,220 1,237 33,804 6,298 ! 14,291 14,309 4,658 4,191 Net expenditure .. .. .. £ 33,364 44,291 8,729 44,169 2,685 2,792 4,593 2,457 49,245 9,713 19,037 j 15,687 36,755 29,231 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. £ .. 6,764 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 19,308 16 500 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 132 .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. !! !! '* Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 81 .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. ! ] ■ !! Dry cows.. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. . .! !! Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 " " Butterfat sold .. .. .. ..lb. .. 16,182 .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,535 .. .. .. 104 !! 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. .. Number 2,193 1,054 597 1,425 388 374 645 243 2,085 644 1,303 505 959 399 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. Number 1,932 1,185 763 7,956 187 346 230 241 4,447 21 1,884 2.176 1,284 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. Number 226 87 84 370 44 1 61 49 294 127 'l88 ' 67 127 3 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number 756 1,026 32 305 20 30 11 11 157 78 101 120 27 30 Dry dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. Number 167 37 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 33 .. 1 Horses .. .. .. .. .. Number 14 15 5 22 2 1 4 1 18 6 9 8 7 6 Wool produced .. .. .. .. ..lb. 21,891 4,340 10,413 59,780 4,347 6,891 8,924 2,818 55,819 5,697 24,757 17,093 19.013 1,875 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. Number 1,065 1,128 874 4,472 511 404 328 .. 5,100 705 1,238 1,929 1,537 370 Cattle sold .. .. .. Number 324 874 53 355 30 31 28 15 424 . . 98 32 203 76 Cash crops .. .. .. Type and quantity .. .. .. .... 11. Receipts for year : Produce., live-stock, <fcc. (item 5)t — Butterfat . . .. .. .. .. £ 1,086 .. .. .. .. . . i 304 .. .... 6 Wool .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,209 356 499 3,269 258 148 149 237 2,686 513 515 942 1,174 106 Sheep —Cash sales .. .. .. .. £ 1,314 1,248 272 3,492 40 80 .. 5,505 79 245 928 1,574 331 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. £ .. .. 427 684 249 258 172 .. 432 384 935 1 352 187 59 Cattle —Cash sales .. .. .. £ 3,752 9,968 .. 2,760 1 .. 4 .. 516 .. 659 240 419 1 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. £ 18 734 181 880 102 333 243 68 1,855 . . 230 95 987 530 Pigs .. . . .. .. .. .. £ .. 160 .. .. .. .. .. .. 189 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Miscellaneous . . . . .. .. £ 94 99 29 184 26 10 30 2 206 52 57 7 25 13 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep —Cash purchases . . .. . . .. £ 221 850 .. 979 .. .. .. .. 775 16 261 815 137 238 Transfers from other blocks .. .. £ 283 .. 550 2,091 10 59 40 .. 1,747 374 59 1.758 374 64 Cattle —Cash purchases . . .. .. £ 812 434 36 115 .. . . 34 67 . . 7 21 32 8 Transfers from other blocks .. .. £ .. 3,914 40 3,062 240 167 292 384 628 1 174 236 385 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses .. .. £ 570 598 346 1,478 253 128 215 196 1,351 272 463 463 420 142 Labour.. .. .. £ 556 2,181 415 1,988 294 315 337 242 2,472 278 1,000 525 1,000 66 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. . H 46 13. Labour employed (development and farming) — Average for year (item 5) .. .. .. .. Number 3 15 2 10 1 121912442 * Includes an area of 894 acres known as " Billings " which was purchased for discharged servicemen. tReceipts under item 11 represent actual cash received during the financial year ended 31st March, 1944, and are not necessarily the proceeds of the sale of stock and produce listed under items 9 and 10.