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PART VI.—EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS During the year under review a number of the leased portions of East Coast Trust blocks have reverted to the Commissioner upon the expiry of leases and are now being farmed on behalf of the beneficial owners. These blocks are — Parts Mangaheia 2d Block Acres. Farmed in conjunction with Paroa Station .. .. 246 Waipuna Station .. .. .. .. .. 1,091 Set aside for Maori rehabilitation lease .. .. 936 2,273 Mangapoike blocks — Mangapoike A .. .. .. .. .. 16,338 Mangapoike B .. .. .. .. .. 302 Mangapoike 2d .. .. .. .. .. 4,101 Mangapoike 2e .. .. .. .. .. 2,980 Total .. .. .. .. .. 23,721 This area is divided and farmed as Paparatu Station, 11,815 acres, and Tukemokihi Station, 11,906 acres. By the reversion of these lands to the direct control of the Commissioner his farming operations have been enlarged to embrace an additional area of 25,994 acres. During the year further developmental work on manuka country has been carried out both on Tawapata South No. 1 Block (Onenui Station) and on the Mangatu No. 1 Block. By the use of tractors and giant disks a further area of 800 acres to 900 acres of previously non-productive land is now carrying crops of turnips and chou moellier for winter feeding. SUMMARY East Coast and Mangatu Trusts as at 31st March, 1947 1. Number of stations .. .. .. .. .. 31 Number of farms on leased lands .. .. .. .. 12 43 2. Area — East Coast Trust — Acres. Acres. Stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,964 Leased .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,917 Occupied by owners .. .. .. .. 355 Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. 1,770 — 117,006 Mangatu No. 1 Trust — Stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,068 Leased .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,884 Occupied by owners .. .. .. .. 409 Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. 14,554 102,915 Mangatu No. 3 : Area, 3,680 acres, now farmed by Mangatu No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. Mangatu No. 4 : Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. 5,994 225,915

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