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Canterbury. Particulars. | 8 W K D s _c < < o . is -J W < s o< O c < gs z s d is $ < B 27/11/44 2/9/31 8/10/40 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 22/8/40 24/5/45 20/3/45 14/1/41 2. Total area (acres) 766 2,832 1,500 1,253 624 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 20 '264 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 1^500 1^253 5. Balance under development (acres) '746 2^832 360 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 51 935 Undeveloped (acres) 874 178 62 169 Permanent grass (acres) 496 835 125 681 Temporary grass (acres) 136 45 422 294 20 Crops (acres) 816 61 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 51 207 ' 'l8 'ioo 43 Plantations (acres) 12 55 5 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) 3^210 1 j 414 1 j 327 Fencing (chains) 1 j 648 2,315 Drains (chains) 528 Dwellings (number) 2 4 1 3 1 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 2 Cow-sheds (number) 1 6 Other farm buildings (number) 4 8 1 4 Bridges (number) 12 7 1 i Roads and farm tracks (chains) 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 18,235 6,014 4,801 14,456 1,580 668 9,089 1,541 3,322 Unimproved (£) .. Improvements (£) Materials and expenses (£) .. 14,440 1,299 3,495 5,190 1,115 2,141 Labour (gross) (£) .. 1,284 1,435 2,863 1,400 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 20,518 30,485 16,704 16,815 9,846 640 Less subsidies on labour (£) 2,489 Net expenditure (£) 20,518 30,485 16,704 14,326 9,206 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 4,750 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) — 1,234 2,393 268 214 3 Breeding-ewes (number) .. .. .. 1,387 283 928 Dry sheep (number) 1 1,247 26 545 13 771 Q Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 5 6 Dry run cattle (number) ■ 89 2 4 3 2 Dry dairy stock (number) 2 "2 21,341 1 Horses (number) Wool produced (lb.) 5 18,981 11,582 30,340 3,111 831 1 Sheep sold (number) 1,127 2,826 334 2,485 6 ™ Cattle sold (number) 120 1 v ** Cash crops (type and quantity) t § 11 11. Receipts for year: Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) Wool (£) .. Sheep—Cash sales (£) '833 1^30 '624 1 j 865 253 917 3,170 561 3,307 1,471 Transfers to other blocks (£) 1,116 12 561 ' '29 9 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 1,838 "21 Transfers to other blocks (£) 159 Pigs (£) Crops (£) .. Miscellaneous (£) .. • • •• ■■ '724 222 i.40 278 'l43 43 '877 143 1 j 636 73 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. ■■ Transfers from other blocks (£) 43 557 1,634 1,555 1,557 580 111 856 439 266 Cattle—Cash purchases (£) .. 630 68 11 30 Transfers from other blocks (£) 536 36 2,815 1,399 '679 590 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses (£) Labour (£) 1,856 1,769 1,156 573 1,205 1,038 Miscellaneous (£) .. 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— 0 A 1 Average for year (item 5) (number) .. 4 6 * A„ r,f 1 ind acres nurchased from Mr. T. Gordon on 10th April, 1945, and added to Awamangu Bloek previously granted were deleted during the year. t Wheat, Wheat, 1*455 bushels ; oats, 835 bushels ; chaff, 24 tons ; rape, tt Wheat, 866 bushels ; oats, 1,124 bushels ; hay, tons. 1,259 bushels ; chaff, 6 tons ; potatoes, zz tons. 163 lb.; rye-grass, &c., 2,015 lb. ; hay, 8 tons. JJ Oats, 16 bushels ; chaff, 10 tons ; h^y, bushels wheat.