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Superintendent of Land Particulars. < M w < K 0 c8 5 X S3 & S3 £3 C3 r-j A H X < 5 1 u < K 0 < 0 85 0 a* AH 1. Date of acquisition or Crown lands set apart 9/7/33 3/3/41 5/3/45 15/10/43 10/10/37 2. Total area (acres) 180 1,301 9,041 2,029 12,147 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 1,500 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) ' 50 5. Balance under development (acres) "i80 1 j 301 7 j 541 2 j 029 12,097 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 90 947 6,466 100 4,957 Permanent grass (acres) 90 329 625 1,878 57 Temporary grass (acres) "25 'ioo ' '46 7,057 Crops (acres) Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 350 ' 26 Plantations (acres) 5 "Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) ' 20 '400 206 4,558 Fencing (chains) 193 '775 2,505 2,490 10,322 Drains (chains) 400 377 16,934 Dwellings (number) 1 1 2 7 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 5 2 Other farm buildings (number) 1 1 8 13 8 Bridges (number) 1 3 686 Roads and farm tracks (chains) 250 1,350 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 18,278 Unimproved (£) .. 90 3,564 10,963 7,603 Improvements (£) 1,720 14,037 19,490 2,972 Materials and expenses (£) .. 1*478 769 7,049 25,136 37,089 Labour (gross) (£) .. 1,045 240 2,203 2,682 71,122 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 2,613 6,293 34,252 65,586 118,786 Less subsidies on labour (£) 807 40,315 Net expenditure (£) 1,806 6,293 34,252 65,586 78,471 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 305 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 120 58 Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) .. . . 1 1 Cows milked (number) 37 44 Dry cows (number) 12 10 Breeding-sows (number) 5 j 924 3 8,989 Butterfat sold (lb.) 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 5,458 Breeding-ewes (number) '257 3,109 2,057 Dry sheep (number) .. 836 1,768 3,362 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 157 132 470 Dry run cattle (number) 97 217 2,643 Dry dairy stock (number) "l2 526 57 Horses (number) 11 11 Wool produced (lb.) 2 j 937 36,006 71,904 41,132 Sheep sold (number) 363 2,427 6,050 1,589 Cattle sold (number) 51 85 395 858 Cash crops (type and quantity) 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 173 796 Butterfat (£) Wool (£) .. Sheep—Cash sales (£) 219 2^059 1,482 2,213 913 1,200 8,074 2,712 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 39 4 153 13|616 Cattle —Cash sales (£) '663 95 1,212 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 1 4,827 80 Pigs (£) 54 118 Crops (£) .. Miscellaneous (£').. "82 ' '31 '"82 906 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 353 59 206 Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. Transfers from other blocks (£) '754 2,150 3,273 873 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) .. '663 3,040 7,087 Transfers from other blocks (£) 4,145 6,165 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses (£) i30 285 1 j 657 3,339 2,159 Labour (£) 136 1,328 1,924 6,497 Miscellaneous (£) 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— 8 9 41 Average for year (item 5) (number) 1 * Represents area grazing by Department only.