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Particulars. Superintendent, Te Kuiti. I Auckland! jllawke's Bay. Marlborough. | Pratt s. ; Pururu Raetihi , Rumbles. ; Tahaia. | Tapuwae. i Vincents. | Waihuka. Waitanguru. Watson's. Wharepapa. 'Hoe-o-Tainul. GREENHILLS. I. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. .. 1933 1937 1936-41 1936 i 1938 1938 1936 1938-41 1933-41 1936 1938 q/9/35 2/4/34 29/3/14 Total area Acres 166 2,876 3,133 379 105 3,328 196 2 539 10 466 1 046 3 671 1 439 m 4 Q12 3. Area nor suitable for development .. .. .. Acres .. 699 371 106 .. 128 11 248 2'l48 '537 397 ar HS 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves. &c. .. .. Acres 55 .. .. .. ' ' if, 2 ' 153 300 5. Balance area under development .. .. .. Acres 111 2,177 2,762 273 105 3,200 "l85 2'291 8'318 "509 2 813 989 V«on i'fii9 6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— ' ' o,600 4,biz Unde\ eloped . . .. .. . . . . Acres .. 5/1 . . -30 33 .. .. 1,777 2 804 205 475 fiQ S 884 3 150 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres 104 1,231 2,639* 216 10 2,975 147 315 3'873 304 2 054 910 1914 1S10 Temporary grass Acres 3 297 .. 11 40 128 37 115 1 303 ' 'lln ' Crops - - • • • • • • • • . . Acres 4 75 104 14 22 90 82 ' 306 979 " 7 i no Cultivated but not in grass or crops .. .. Acres .. .. .. .. .. ~ '' ™ Plantations .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 3 19 2 "7 " ! 2 *32 " " 19 " q 19 " 19 ater-supplies: Area reticulated .. .. .. Acres 111 300 .. .. .. .. 164 40 " <*7 ±7n 9An ztnn Drains 8 " " " " " " 3 « Mf? ?'fi87 436 1 S 3 Z 3 ! i.350 5,624 1,133 3,542 873 i^950 Dwellings' " " !! :: :: 1 11 8 - 1 .. *5 39 i b ll "? 82 31 - s « , Wool-sheds Number .. 1 1 .. | 1 I S } t 3 ? } Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 9.. . " J f 1 " „ 1 1 Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. Number 4 39 26 3 3 11 "4 "7 7 " „ '' „ Bridges Number .. .. 16 .. . 4 \ 1 | * ® 9 Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. Chains .. 547 236 .. .. 400 80 126 975 169 71 2 028 "30 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— 1,,J n ■ ■ 30 Land acquired including Crown land set apart — Unimproved .. .. .. .. . . £ - 415 j 2,967 15,810 305 155 3,114 490 1,216 5,149 160 7 126 6 172 1 531 4 420 Improvements .. .. .. .. £ 585 I 2,574 4,644 184 132 16,098 387 730 8 673 339 12 528 186 4 «) Materials and expenses £ 4,624 26,496 32,807 2,253 1,343 8,34- 3.161 9,552 38 596 3,685 19 786 19123 99 886 Labour (gross) £ 1,286 j 50,443 . 96,656 2,675 3,099 20,169 3,323 23;ill 791215 4,611 21.487 14,288 160,049 !! Total expenditure (gross) .. £ 6,910 82,480 149,917 5,417 4,729 47,723 7,361 34,609 131,633 8 795 60 927 39~583 8 750 Less subsidies on labour .. .. £ 929 36,245 69,396 1,933 2,266 14,567 16 J697 U wl' 9,too 141 J984 Net expenditure.. .. .. £ 5,981 46,235 80,521 3,484 2,463 33,156 4,931 17,912 74,353 5,488 45,025 30,083 119,718 8,750 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. £ 1,688 .. .. .. .. .. — .. „„ = 0 „ „ ' 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— - ' " " 11,050 Z3,<os Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. Acres 111 250 .. .. .. .. .. Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 4 .. .. .. *" '' ' * ' * o Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. Number 57 145 .. .. .. " " " " " a o Dry cows.. .. .. .. .. .. Number 7 19 .. .. .. " " " " "" , Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. .. Number 5 12 . . .. " " ." " "" f Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. ..lb. 12,552 34,286 .. .. .. " " " 4o,a 17 sii 10. Other fanning on area under development (item 5)— "* ' 04:0 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 3,385 3,522 649 209 3,049 494 649 3,629 600 2 162 3 094 2 034 Dry sheep Number .. 242 3,287 18 114 3,645 222 1,076 14 821 778 S'792 " 14 209 1 163 Breedmg-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. Number 2 153 457 54 .. 543 58 91 636 44 o'.a " i,it>3 Dry run cattle Number .. 93 188 12 .. 269 19 31 963 61 211 " " 60 Dry dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. Number 20 54 9 .. 4 f ii - • „ ™ 7 Horses Number 3 19 20 5 1 * 15 '5 "9 26 "4 12 I "5 18 Wool produced lb. .. 43,039 59,811 6,096 3,197 49,686 7,396 15,214 117,658 8,773 53 264 97 830 n f« p S0 S dumber .. 1,446 5,061 877 501 2,515 342 902 3 567 592 5 515 " 7 381 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. dumber 19 215 311 58 .. 187 45 34 467 79! " 11 Cash crops .. .. .. .. Type and quantity .. .. .. .. .. . " v II. Receipts for year: Produce, live-stock, &c. (item 5)t — ••■■••.... T • ■ Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. £ 951 2,491 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1ns aV 30 * n' u •* •• . . £ .. 1,147 1,858 306 145 528 289 i,436 7,568 467 2 136 ' 5 869 Sheep— Cash sales .. .. .. . £ .. 279 1,905 236 102 36 66 581 3 130 497 54QR " in'ono Transfers to other blocks .. .. . . £ .. 1,232 3,214 352 288 1,894 178 469 1 371 115 ?'o93 " 10,909 Cattle— Cash sales £ 83 954 286 78 .. 340 3 3*667 3714 " ar "91 Transfers to other blocks .. .. . . £ .. 993 1,529 366 .. 986 172 137 l'364 " o'kal Pigs £ 184 382 .. .. .. .. ' " ,0 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. .. " " " za ■■ ,, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. ., £ 54 230 2,764 26 .. 27 28 "38 "217 " 44 "i7r "n« S 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— 118 Sheep— Cash purchases ........ Si .. 445 488 5 2 313 1 6 2 699 4 14 Transfers from other blocks £ .. 568 38 395 197 .. 70 3 054 59 3 514 " 14,602 Cattle— Cash purchases .. .. £ 95 230 90 .. .. 124 10 16 '218 l 50s "99 "500 Transfers from other blocks . . . £ 8 895 .. 54 .. 10 | 5 2 574 'f 22 500 Farming-expenses— Materials and expenses £ 289 1,366 1,524 164 102 1,971 ! 116 417 2'l96 "452 }'«, " 1Qn 7'nfi8 " 7 „ Labour £ 625 2,606 2,635 251 99 2,696 | 268 481 3,'236 420 ! 5'm 593 3939 Miscellaneous .. .. .. £ 5 -25 .. .. .. I j .3. Labour employed (development and farming) — I .1 1 Average for year (item 5) .. .. .. .. Number 2 8 8 1 1 7 i 1 1?6 3 13 2 i 1 ! i ' hundred and seventy-two acres leased to Agriculture Department for vegetable-growing. | Asparagus, 4,002 1b., wheat, 143 bushels. j Receipts under item 11 represent actual cash received during the financial vear ended 31st March 1944, and are not necessarily the proceeds of the sale of stock and produce listed under items 9 and 10. 'lhe Block, the name of which is printed in bold type, has been purchased or acquired for ex-servicemen J '