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Superintendent of Land Particulars. 5/2 Q S5 ■5 > <1 J o « < & H p-J P < K ►J X O O « 1 0 so T3 s > K < < « pa H 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1/2/45 15/1/41 1/2/45 8/8/36 15/6/45 2. Total area (acres) 287 1,249 377 7,308 1,978 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 99 18 50 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 107 164 1 j 978 5. Balance under development (acres) '287 1^50 252 7,094 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 304 30 1,408 1,653 Undeveloped (acres) Permanent grass (acres) 257 450 200 5,372 265 Temporary grass (acres) 30 "91 123 Crops (acres) ' '22 160 60 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 300 ' '31 Plantations (acres) ioo 5 219 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) 1 j 378 1,560 *271 Fencing (chains) 420 450 8,140 Drains (chains) 200 150 75 1,770 Dwellings (number) 3 1 2 3 2 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 3 6 2 2 1 Other farm buildings (number) 6 5 45 4 Bridges (number) 7 1 24 '400 Roads and farm tracks (chains) 20 5 65 409 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 3,738 2,958 4,447 2,415 Unimproved (£) .. 2,900 Improvements (£) 3,307 5,933 6,027 790 12,106 Materials and expenses (£) .. 10,845 5,121 5,510 49,060 3,139 Labour (gross) (£) .. 836 1,263 168 30,834 656 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 17,888 16,055 14,663 85,131 18,316 Less subsidies on labour (£) 17,300 Net expenditure (£) 17,888 16,055 14,663 67,831 18,316 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 4,600 1,142 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 107 150 Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) 1 1 Cows milked (number) 50 100 21 Dry cows (number) Breeding-sows (number) 3 j 115 21,460 Butterfat sold (lb.) 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 746 300 2,290 2,787 29 Breeding-ewes (number) 1^000 Dry sheep (number) 1,900 6 4,285 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 44 'i66 38 1,069 144 Dry run cattle (number) 71 ' '22 969 250 Dry dairy stock (number) 152 83 32 Horses (number) 4 2 3 14 16,776 Wool produced (lb.) 4,477 14,931 346 32,121 Sheep sold (number) 853 797 539 6,897 689 Cattle sold (number) 36 168 201 1,297 211 Cash crops (type and quantity) .. 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 400 1,827 Butterfat (£) '847 Wool (£) .. Sheep—Cash sales (£) .. Transfers to other blocks (£) .. '247 1 18 1,007 '866 765 444 692 6,844 2,928 1,205 1,480 Cattle—Cash sales (£) '207 930 5,235 1,405 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 1,084 8,351 1,962 Pigs (£) 45 198 Crops (£) .. Miscellaneous (£) • • • • • ■ 'isi 7 "25 "82 "37 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 641 112 2,197 Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. 4 ' 3,638 Transfers from other blocks (£) 1,768 313 '704 5,084 578 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) .. 196 43 178 824 Transfers from other blocks (£) 632 1,276 897 4,076 3,007 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses (£) Labour (£) 681 312 889 836 382 241 6,583 3,176 1,435 363 Miscellaneous (£) .. 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— 15 2 Average for year (item 5) (number) 3 4 2 * Used for grazing area only.