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Can terbury— Particulars. 2S Z £ K E-c < < s != H H z « J H & > CO PL, w £- O a E-i O o s H ►J < £ S CO H > 28/3/45 1. Date of acquisition or Crown lands set apart 20/1/41 30/4/45 12/3/46 14/6/43 1940-41 2. Total area (acres) 3,094 4,438 2,632 184 8,617 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 500 34 880 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 3,712 5. Balance under development (acres) 2^594 692 1^752 184 8 j 617 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 651 14 1,805 Permanent grass (acres) 1,490 '480 '807 64 900 Temporary grass (acres) .. .. .. 60 392 50 5,364 Crops (acres) .. .. .. .. 290 100 350 40 347 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) .. 100 41 178 12 153 Plantations (acres) .. . . .. .. 63 11 25 4 48 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) .. 2,594 692 1,000 184 Fencing (chains) 2,810 700 2,124 523 7,551 Drains (chains) 80 273 Dwellings (number) 6 1 2 1 0 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 1 5 Other farm buildings (number) 7 4 3 2 9 Bridges (number) 4 Roads and farm tracks (chains) 240 "24 ' 15 2 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) .. 22,790 25,127 16,536 928 23,586 Improvements (£) 4,100 9,962 3,999 792 4,796 Materials and expenses (£) .. 19,109 5,600 938 1,489 6,238 Labour (gross) (£) .. 2,969 442 125 1,040 2,072 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 48,968 41,131 21,598 4,249 36,692 Less subsidies on labour (£) Net expenditure (£) 48,968 41,131 21,598 4,249 36,692 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 30,650 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) Cows milked (number) Dry cows (number) Breeding-sows (number) Butterfat sold (lb.) 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 4,837 929 2,763 139 3,034 Dry sheep (number) 3,165 652 1,834 11 2,264 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 8 3 2 14 16 Dry run cattle (number) 11 2 79 1 Dry dairy stock (number) 13 1 2 9 "l5 Horses (number) 12 4 2 5 5 Wool produced (lb.) 71,196 16,133 26,380 2,465 37,471 Sheep sold (number) ' 3,671 2,423 119 537 577 Cattle sold (number) 50 3 93 1 15 Cash crbps (type and quantity) * t t § 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) Wool (£) .. .. .. 478 '492 '472 "lO '262 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 4,208 2,422 144 624 646 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 1,015 570 39 49 45 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 1,069 9 1,163 5 37 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 38 Pigs (£) Crops (£) .. 980 831 ' 92 223 Miscellaneous (£) 118 50 "62 19 136 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. 250 705 5.316 Transfers from other blocks (£) 104 '345 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) .. ' 14 1,185 103 Transfers from other blocks (£) 561 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 1 j 539 1 j 577 1,756 '273 2^690 Labour (£) 2,305 1,176 1,274 390 1,936 Miscellaneous (£) .. 17 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 5 4 3 1 6 * 3,031 bushels wheat. 1 1,709 bushels wheat, 18 tons hay, and 17 tons chaff. | 13 tons sacks potatoes. If 427 bushels oats and 81- tons hay. ** 510 bushels wheat, 2,: 156 bushels oats, 24 bushels oats. §§ 86 bushels wheat, 180 bushels oats, 40 tons hay, and 5 tons potatoes. llll 1,377 lb. ftt 329 sacks wheat, 115 sacks oats, 3 sacks brown-top, and 3 sacks potates. ttt 15,000 sacks wheat,