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Otago—continued. Particulars. Pi fa 3 S5 « o INVERMA 0 Q '3 & 03 H « § Q. Z < iJ 00 Pi 05 ft « 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 3/4/46 11/2/46 24/3/44 1934 31/7/45 2. Total area (acres) 625 1,262 2,504 1,082 733 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 35 575 600 159' 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) '883 5. Balance under development (acres) '590 '687 1^904 199 '574 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 309 1,037 216Permanent grass (acres) *503 201 587 'i99 261 Temporary grass (acres) Crops (acres) "87 "75 "i20 "96Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 72 120 Plantations (acres) 30 40 1 Water-supplies : area reticulated (acres) 175 371 Fencing (chains) 990 900 2,690 '400 "840Drains (chains) 20 Dwellings (number) 2 1 5 1 1 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 3 1 1 Other farm buildings (number) 4 5 8 1 4 Bridges (number) Roads and farm tracks (chains) 220 "io7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) .. 3,446 5,630 10,753 23,251 3,599 9,719 5,630 Improvements (£) 6,423 3,845 7,348 3,591 Materials and expenses (£) .. 231 492 4,256 1,160 Labour (gross) (£) .. 20 118 1,105 5,230 65 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 9,327 17,786 32,211 26,142 10,446 Less subsidies on labour (£) 4,030 Net expenditure (£) 9,327 17,786 32,211 22,112 10,446 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 16,500 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) 1,069 85 2,142 2,049 930Dry sheep (number) 936 390 1,155 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 40 Dry run cattle (number) 1 ' '46 96 "44 6 Dry dairy stock (number) 4 4 2 2. Horses (number) 1 4 3 8 Wool produced (lb.) 5,309 31,715 3,328 Sheep sold (number) 545 1^071 1,404 643Cattle sold (number) 26 382 23 2. Cash crops (type and quantity) * t t 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) Wool (£) .. *294 1^760 "93 '261 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 193 l|258 2,949 3,184 930 978 Transfers to other blocks (£) .. 328 152 Cattle—Cash sales (£) 8,430 351 1,114 l,25r Transfers to other blocks (£) .. '480 2,405 473 1,651 Pigs (£) Crops (£) .. "23 385 "48 Miscellaneous (£) .. "45 76 85 '236 56 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 278 Sheep—Cash purchases (£) .. 2,862 657 52 44 Transfers from other blocks (£) 9 66 '607 Cattle—Cash purchases (£) .. 182 5,492 "29 "43 Transfers from other blocks (£) 448 2,429 186 635 20 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 499 1,062 2,169 192 634 Labour (£) 392 936 1,426 269 742 Miscellaneous (£) .. 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 2 4 4 1 3 * 1 sack brown-top and 12 sacks potatoes. t 388 sacks wheat. 1 3 sacls :s brown-top and 1 and 300 lb. fescue. ** 238 lb. brown-top, 730 bushels oats , and 930 bushels wheat. tt 60 bushelsbushels oats.