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Marlborough. Nelson. 1 Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Pakihi. Organ's. DROMORE. MOTUNAU. T ®ONS. E " VALETTA. 'cLIFF? Papanui. TAIPO HILL. ANDERSON. SPUR HEAD. 03 * I i ; j ; ! ! I. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. .. .. .. 30/3/44 | 11/9/35 7/10/40 2/12/41 ! 20/1/41 14/6/43 1940-41 22/8/40 24/3/44 j 1934 ! 1/3/44 15/4/42 31/3/41 O 2. Total area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,23? 1,594 698 665 I 3,094 184 8,562 766 2,349 j 1,082 ; 468 600 2,223 3. Area not suitable for development .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 200 . . .. 500 .. • • 300 121 j 25 i_i 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 53 63 .. .... .. .. I 151 5. Balance area under development .. .. .. .. Acres 1,237 1,341 635 665 2,594 ! 184 8,562 766 2,049 810 443 600 2,223 6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— ! Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 437 350 1,182 I 86 7,270 43 1,769 443 .. 1,365 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,198 1,341 198 202 1,040 10 394 521 180 772 .. 460 383 Temporary grass .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 18 . . .. .. .. 273 .. .. .. . - 32 128 Crops . . .. . . .. . . . . Acres 15 . . 109 309 88 403 187 . . 38 .. 104 225 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 60 .. .. .. 114 Plantations .. . . .. . . .. .. Acres 6 '4 63 12 15 40 . . 4 8 Water-supplies: Area reticulated .. .. .. .. Acres 20 . . .. 500 .. .. Fencing .. .. .. .. .. Chains 1,522 3,322 605 944 1,700 352 7,380 1,115 1,696 2,069 407 928 1,687 Drains .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 6,966 721 .. .. .. 500 .. .. .. 665 493 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 3 1 1 3 1 5 2 3 8 1 12 WoOl-sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 1 .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cowsheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 5 .. 1 Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. .. Number 10 13 9 3 7 1 10 4 11 8 3 10 Bridges . . .. .. . . .. . . .. Number 1 6 9 .. .. .. . - 12 .. . • • • 12 _8 Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 75 5 40 51 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— Land acquired including Crown land set apart — „ „ Unimproved .. .. .. .. .. .. £ * 831 500 2,450 22,790 928 23,586 14,440 21,789 9,719 7,511 ** 6,980 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. £ * 1,678 1,007 420 4,340 792 5,196 1,299 5,038 3,845 920 ** 6,825 Materials and expenses . . .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 13,944t 3,805 1,014 5,003 123 2,851 1,308 7,367 .. 1,291 6,253 Labour (gross) .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 29,753 15,328 224 1,499 35 1,082 348 .. 5,180 .. 518 992 Total expenditure (gross) .. .. .. .. £ .. 46,206 20,640 4,108 33,632 1,878 32,715 17,395 26,827 26,111 8,431 1,809 21,050 Less subsidies on labour .. .. .. .. £ .. 28,190 14,889 148 982 30 445 200 4,011 .. 220 721 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 18,016 5,751 3,960 32,650 1,848 32,270 17,195 26,827 22,100 8,431 1,589 20,329 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. .. £ .. 390 . . .. .. .. .. - • • • 2,840 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. • - • • Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number Dry cows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. .. .. ..lb. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes.. .. .. .. .. .. Number 1,522 .. 188 560 3,826 201 2,714 1,785 2,323 1,362 .. 1,490 1,658 Dry sheep .. .. Number 697 10 224 2,905 275 2,350 984 .. 937 .. 863 2,024 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 20 4 7 2 10 3 33 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 237 67 51 1 8 54 4 13 174 Dry dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. 3 21 2 7.. .. 68.. 3 2 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 4 8 1 11 4 5 11 6.. 3 4 Wool produced .. .. .. ..lb. .. 999 3,310 49,519 715 31,974 16,914 .. 11,603 .. 13,971 14,538 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 170 607 2,849 .. 2,142 1,442 .. 1,295 .. 1,157 1,299 Cattle sold . . .. .. .. . . .. Number . . 128 8 . . 8 .. .. 93 .. 127 .. 8 153 Cash crops .. .. .. .. .. .. Type and quantity .. . . .. J § || .. 1 .. .. . • tt tt II. Receipts for year : Produce, live-stock, &c. (item 5)§§ — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Wool .. .. .. .. £ .. .. 67 202 3,150 37 1,828 944 .. 688 .. 1,461 1,390 Sheep— Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. 209 674 3,033 .. 2,559 1,703 .. 1,100 .. 1,475 1,572 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. 64 113 .. 697 .. .. 228 Cattle— Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 1,830 619 .. 139 .. .. 1,625 .. 1,695 .. 128 2,769 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. .. £ .. 48 120 .. 24 .. .. .. . . .. - - 126 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . -. 18 .. .. Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. 164 328 46 4 3,121 .. .. .. 602 3,537 Miscellaneous .. 139 14 266 335 40 141 93 .. 165 .. 13 137 12. Payments for vear : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep— Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 2,779 .. 95 295 150 308 169 59 294 8 750 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. 515 .. 295 292 Cattle— Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 878 295 '.. .. 21 18' 339 .. 577 .. 62 2,091 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. £ .. 120 48 j .. .. .. 24 .. .. .. .. 126 Farming-expenses: Materials and expenses .. .. .. £ 76 144 270 664 1,242 280 1,844 1,727 .. 485 .. 970 4,120 Labour .. .. .. .. .. £ 14 374 1,027 412 1,623 239 1,244 1,550 .. 689 .. 429 1,249 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. ! .« .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 250 13. Labour employed (development and farming): Average for year (item 5) Number 1 1 6 1 1 5 1 4 4 1 3.. 2 5 * Compensation not yet fixed in term3 of Part II of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943. t Materials sold. t Lupins, 187 bushels ; chaff, 2 tons ; oats, 221 bushels. § Wheat, 798 bushels. i| Chaff, 9£ tons. If Potatoes, 144 tons ; wheat, 3,166 bushels ; rye-grass seed, 606 bushels ; clover seed, white, 435 lb. ** Block gifted by Sir Robert Anderson. tt Wheat .1,020 bushels. _ tt Linen flax, §§ Receipts under item 11 represent actual cash received during the financial year ended March 31st, 1944, and are not necessarily the proceeds of the sale of stock and produce listed under items 9 and 10. The blocks the names of which are printed in bold type have been purchased or acquired for ex-servicemen.