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' Superintendent, Te Kuiti. Particulars. | : —— Kohua. | Langdon's. Maihiihi. Mangamahoe.j Mangaorino. | Mangati. ' Mapara. Xgatamahine j Nilson's. I .Ohakune. Otoru. Patoto. J Piha. j Piu. ■ - . — 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. .. 1935-38 1933 1936-37 1934-38 1939 1933-38 1936-40 1934-43 1936 1935-36 1933-37 1935 1936 1935-41 2. Total area .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,094 456 443 533 832 641 5,106 4,661 604 1.087 1.224 721 26 6,131 3. Area not suitable for development .. .. .. Acres 306 104 30 40 47 32 '296 l'028 279 ' 66 530 ?87 4 1 888 h- 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. Acres 5. Balance area under development .. .. .. Acres 788 362 413 493 785 609 i'810 3'633 325 i!o21 "694 434 22 4^243 6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. Acres 119 28 30 55 435 10 2,421 898 .. 45 4 1,805 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres 633 287 281 402 345 287 2,167 2,535 325 956 588 336 18 2,096 Temporary grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 25 80 20 253 80 .. 105 18 119 Crops ■■ ... .. .. .. .. Acres 35 10 17 14 5 58 222 115 .. 56 .. 35 .. 214 Cultivated, but not m grass or crops .. .. .. Acres Plantations .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1 2 5 "2 " "l !! "5 !! "9 1 " " "9 Water-supplies: Area reticulated .. .. .. Acres .. 200 29 130 I .. 166 300 420 .. 108 565 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. Chains 1,784 760 770 1,335 782 1,331 4,125 5,901 650 1,815 2,105 ' 866 "ll5 5,701 gram? •• •• .. .. .. Chains 411 .. 164 340 48 159 1,368 2,069 .. 48 10 39 .. 578 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 1 3 3 21 9 13 1 1 4 1 14 Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number 1 1 1.. .. 1 1 1.. 1 .. 1 Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 1 11 1 8 4 ** Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. Number 8 7 4 2 5 5 15 20 .2 "5 9 "4 1 "68 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 3 3 1 4 1 7 3 9 Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. Chains 338 50 4 105 80 52 173 393 400 155 "5 42 "4 739 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— Land acquired, including Crown land set apart — Unimproved .. .. .. .. £ 650 680 600 1,085 1.148 728 3,361 5,637 169 3,138 1,272 639 107 4,869 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. £ 345 753 897 2.691 1,185 60 2,931 8.702 540 2,364 2,044 20 .. 6,344 Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. £ 10,647 5,862 4,202 7 036 2.075 7,981 23,546 829 11,188 12,275 4,225 326 21,463 Labour (gross) .. .. .. .. .. £ 27,071 8,724 4,649 12,161 3,047 9,897 38,362 94,82? 1,943 69,391 13,076 6,466 628 43,565 Total expenditure (gross) .. .. .. £ 38,713 16,019 10,348 . 22,973 7,455 18,671 68,200 144,011 3,481 86,081 28,667 11,350 1,061 76,241 Less subsidies on labour .. .. £ 19,440 6,275 3,344 8,751 2,225 7,172 27,716 68,117 1,401 59,594 9,404 4,685 444 31,643 Net expenditure .. .. .. .£ 19,273 9,744 7,004 14,222 5,230 11,499 40,484 75,894 2,080 26,487 19,263 6,665 617 44,598 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .... £ 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. 61 90 .. .. .. 385 Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 1 1. . . 6 Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 32 36 .. .... 189 .. " " ! ] Dry cows .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 4 6 .. .. 43 Breeding-sows... .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 3 5 . .. 14 Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. ..lb. .. .. 6,959 8,423 .. .. .. 47,503 10. Other farming on area under development (item 6)— Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. Number 1,193 652 470 806 475 839 2,494 3,211 .. 1,607 1,692 786 46 2,081 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. .. Number 120 24 31 319 745 289 5,646 5,598 971 1,562 727 851 23 5,162 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. Number 70 95 3 3 47 69 303 303 18 240 215 28 .. 269 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number 57 32 .. 122 61 37 274 420 68 61 44' 1 295 Dry dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 132 17 .. 1 3 82 .. .. ... .. .. 10 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 8 5 4 8 6 10 23 35 2 7 4 5 34 Wool produced .. .. .. .. ..lb. 20,409 6,350 5,586 9,669 6,196 12,443 49,118 62,366 9,014 25,021 21,861 12,304 394 59,880 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. Number 1,014 762 865 882 451 1,633 1,118 1,940 891 1,144 1,202 501 .. 2,913 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. Number 32 54 90 39 .. 82 30 273 06 52 67 40 . 173 Cash crops .. .. .. Type and quantity 11. Receipts for year : Produce, live-stock, &c. (item 5)* — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. 513 615 .. .. .. 3,406 J[° o1 •• £ 1.378 346 256 474 110 714 1,789 2,620 730 1,370 i,033 i,368 3 2,604 Sheep— Cash sales . . .. .. .. .. £ 378 135 357 58 192 239 1,384 1,894 1,184 571 152 172 22 2,221 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. £ 837 403 552 644 175 888 61 744 1 467 775 638 1 295 Cattle— Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 60 1,028 314 .. .. 329 2,698 360 9 276 ' 765 Transfers to other blocks ......£ 272 240 8 .. .. 391 .. 140 242 233 160 "380 .1 523 Pigs • • • • • • • ■ .. . . £ . . • • 84 102 .. . . . . 475 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. £ 26 26 64 62 16 "43 "l35 "240 "26 "29 "78 " " "239 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep— Cash purchases ........£ 1 32 4 6 16 2,020 728 443 389 827 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. £ 296 455 476 39 452 528 1 1,482 962 . 117 69 49 584 Cattle— Cash purchases ........ £ 35 7 554 9 10 5 53 224 7 30 35 34 14 Transfers Iron other blocks .. .. .. £ j 5 174 ' 193 380 .. 80 237 632 437 167 233 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses .. .. £ 484 188 418 324 166 591 1,628 1,773 154 513 414 464 8 1 635 ... „ Labour.. .. .. .. £ .784 288 600 925 267 750 2.389 4,495 279 1,073 612 425 4 2,318 Miscellaneous ..........£ i .. .. 2 16 .. .. .. 63 . 20 32 13. Labour employed (development and farming) — Average for year (item 5) .. .. .. Number j 2 1 2 3 1 3 7 15 1 4 1 2.. 9 * Receipts 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.