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Superintendent of Land Development, North Te Kuiti —continued. Particulars. 1 < 0 S K & i e3 c3 ft § ja < H < M < H < § £ £ is 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1936-46 1938 1944 1944 1/3/38 2. Total area (acres) 1,051 3,676 1,256 566 1,576 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 537 327 32 6 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 533 679 289 1 j 576 5. Balance under development (acres) '514 2,816 545 271 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 40 696 Undeveloped (acres) 210 299 331 Permanent grass (acres) 293 2,385 213 219 880 Temporary grass (acres) "ll "i20 ' "l2 Crops (acres) Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) "l2 Plantations (acres) 1 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) "37 1,500 66 'ioo liieo Fencing (chains) 1,141 3,812 124 550 Drains (chains) 100 419 188 Dwellings (number) 1 10 1 1 2. Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 Other farm buildings (number) 5 11 1 2 Bridges (number) 6 2 Roads and farm tracks (chains) 169 98 1 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart1,300 1,185 Unimproved (£) .. 165 7,131 5,710 Improvements (£) 339 12,581 12,177 4,374 2,325 Materials and expenses (£) .. 4,104 35,106 21,540 9,946 930 Labour (gross) (£) .. 4,894 28,747 1,936 3,836 2,044 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 9,502 83,565 41,363 19,456 6,484 Less subsidies on labour (£) 3,435 16,382 1,078 Net expenditure (£) 6,067 67,183 41,363 19,456 5,406 S. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 11,708 26,525 8,055 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 120 Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) 1 Cows milked (number) 40 Dry cows (number) 2 Breeding-sows (number) 3 11795 Butterfat sold (lb.) 8,496 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 249 798 Breeding-ewes (number) 678 4,733 Dry sheep (number) 566 2,381 "l2 94 317 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 35 163 58 Dry run cattle (number) 35 714 "68 i50 71 Dry dairy stock (number) 44 159 Horses (number) 4 19 2 2 4 Wool produced (lb.) 9,058 39,878 5,053 312 7,783 Sheep sold (number) 686 3,635 3,198 932 623 Cattle sold (number) 114 431 780 611 54 Cash crops (type and quantity) 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 631 225 Butterfat (£) 1^042 Wool (£) .. '578 4.000 1^256 30 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 617 3,720 1,300 1,375 616 Transfers to other blocks (,&)■■ 494 2,422 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 1^027 956 5,281 1^461 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 55 1,384 2,892 3,718 '344 Pigs (£) 96 219 62 Crops (£) .. Miscellaneous (£) .. .. "60 '232 7 "32 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— 70 717 2 87 71 Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. Transfers from other blocks (£) 2,416 623 1,677 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) .. "29 55 147 38 Transfers from other blocks (£) 468 5,065 2,352 3,664 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 285 1,307 886 818 356 Labour (£) 720 2,546 519 272 475 Miscellaneous (£) .. 245 223 12 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— 2 Average for year (item 5) (number) 1 7 1 1 * Capital exnenditure to date on land " reclamation expenditure on lagoon,' " included in item 7 above : labour, £128,191: net expenditure, £87,465. t Being erected. t Only part of clip sold up to