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Table D.—Return showing number op Single-unit properties acquired under Section 51 of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, during the period Ist April, 1946, to 31 st March, 1947 Number of properties acquired during 1946-47 .. .. .. 39 Area of properties acquired during 1946-47 .. .. .. 7,603 acres. Compensation paid for properties acquired, 1946-47 .. .. £154,740 Total number of properties acquired, Ist April, 1944, to 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 Area of properties acquired, Ist April, 1944, to 31st March, 1947 .. 26,095 acres. Compensation paid on properties acquired, Ist April, 1944, to 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. £573,725

Table E.—Return of Actual Expenditure under Annual Appropriations on the Purchase of Land and Improvements and on Development and Farming Operations

Table F.—Return of Profits and Losses on Disposal of Blocks ascertained during the Period from 1st April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947

Note. —(i)i Profits and losses are ascertained only after a block has been fully disposed of and the accounts audited. Blocks partially settled are therefore excluded from this return. (ii) Subsidies were received from the Consolidated Fund and Employment Promotion Fund on labour on marginal lands. The profits and losses as disclosed above have been arrived at after taking credit for the subsidies shown in the final column.

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Year ended 31st March, 1947. Total for Year ended Item. Vote Vote 31st March, " Small Farms " Land for Total. 1946. Development." Settlements." £ £ £ £ Acquisition of land and interests therein 1,480,875 20 1,480,895 1,780,377 Development operations— Chattels 116,757 193 116,950 119,024 Materials and services 717,084 892 717,976 336,315 Development wages 125,823 551 126,374 71,613 Farming operations-Live-stock 549,380 196 549,576 467,173 Seasonal expenditure 248,553 3,127 251,680 181,027 Seasonal wages .. .. . - 214,008 3,292 217,300 163,360 Totals 3,452,480 8,271 3,460,751 3,118,889

Blocks. District. Profit. Loss. Subsidies. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Hoe-o-Tainui Auckland .. 8,461 14 0 11,904 13 6 Algernon Hawke's Bay 98 2 7 Nil Parinui 1,028 10 3 532 11 0 Waihau .. -. - • 255 6 11 663 5 2 Brinklands Canterbury 5,059 9 10 3,166 8 4 Collier's Seed Farm Marlborough 531 10 4 Ml Puhipuhi .. * .. .. ,, 410 2 9 .. <• Nil Sedgemere „ 6,018 2 6 Nil Tuamarina ,, 1,387 15 4 Nil Warwick .. » — 1,035 17 1 Nil Totals 10,253 16 6 14,032 15 1 16,266 18 0