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W ellington—continued. Particulars. < o a c£ < H i-5 & & s 1 < S5 0 0 a S3 < < £ <3 s 1 a is < W £ « H * H 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 29/3/46 29/3/46 28/2/45 1/3/46 10/10/40 2. Total area (acres) 2,340 442 2,724 5,386 117 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 50 100 150 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) " 20 5. Balance under development (acres) 2 j 290 422 624 5,' 236 ix7 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) Permanent grass (acres) 1^890 '404 2^624 5^234 "ii7 Temporary grass (acres) Crops (acres) 400 "l8 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) Plantations (acres) 3 2 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) 300 'ioo ' '95 Fencing (chains) 1^200 924 1,540 2,558 176 Drains (chains) 63 Dwellings (number) 2 2 "3 1 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 3 2 Other farm buildings (number) 2 3 "3 3 Bridges (number) Roads and farm tracks (chains) "10 ' 25 '262 'ioo 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) .. 19,050 6,902 13,915 39,140 59 Improvements (£) 11,955 9,090 9,354 23,220 181 Materials and expenses (£) .. 2,759 5,021 7,186 1,787 812 Labour (gross) (£) .. 411 375 912 334 368 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 34,175 21,388 31,367 64,481 1,420 Less subsidies on labour (£) 79 Net expenditure (£) 34,175 21,388 31,367 64,481 1,341 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 400 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — Area occupied (acres) 200 Herds (number) 3 Cows milked (number) 70 * Dry cows (number) 11 Breeding-sows (number) 10 Butterfat sold (lb.) 11,552 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 1,869 621 2,207 4,604 Dry sheep (number) 3,132 158 80 1,485 4,041 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 45 265 919 Dry run cattle (number) 69 1 121 16 ' 66 Dry dairy stock (number) 159 63 5 7 82 Horses (number) 3 4 5 11 Wool produced (lb.) 16,133 7,449 32,483 73,073 Sheep sold (number) 1,648 1,368 476 2,481 Cattle sold (number) 190 246 219 '706 crops (type and quantity) II IF 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) 890 Wool (£) .. '874 f '622 5^303 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 2,042 1,498 110 683 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 300 220 375 2,387 Cattle—Cash sales (£) 803 3 446 "447 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 1,220 3,766 1,275 5,844 Pigs (£) 58 Crops (£) .. 83 'i26 Miscellaneous (£) "59 113 ' "l2 "51 20 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. 384 905 35 1,097 Transfers from other blocks (£) 4,575 1,037 75 300 Cattle—Cash purchases (£) .. 1,080 2,420 50 463 1^363 Transfers from other blocks (£) 2,996 3,894 40 110 3,635 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 1,660 269 543 1,205 112 Labour (£) 585 614 677 1,525 57 Miscellaneous (£) 50 209 131 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 4 3 3 5 1 * 3 house cows. + 4 house cows. i Milk. § Part clip only. II 7 tons hay and 167 sacks oats. it 2 tons chaff. §§ 330 bushels oats. 1111 l,821bushels oats. HH 1,451