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Superintendent of Land Particulars. S> *? X D se «: i & < 1 1 E- < H < £ ss c 1 s as £ 3 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1/8/46 3/5/40 1/2/45 1/8/38 30/11/43 2. Total area (acres) 3,300 3,440 334 26,992 3,606 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) .. .. 2," 800 3,733 300 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) .. *334 23^259 45 5. Balance under development (acres) .. .. .. 3^300 640 3,261 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 8 16,067 Undeveloped (acres) 809 "80 3,007 Permanent grass (acres) 2,311 603 6,818 142 Temporary grass (acres) 240 210 'ios Crops (acres) 'iso 27 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) ' 14 96 Plantations (acres) 2 68 4 20 Water-supplies : Area reticulated (acres) '768* 167 334 519 Fencing (chains) 820 1,103 720 10,305 1,876 Drains (chains) 1,539 30 Dwellings (number) 2 3 6 4 Wool-sheds (number) 1 3 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) .. 1 7 Other farm buildings (number) 2 4 6 28 8 Road bridges (number) 5 2 Farm bridges (number) 2 1 30 400 Roads (chains) 360 "30 1,194 Farm tracks (chains) 40 5 660 200 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 3,340 18,010 Unimproved (£) 3,995 Improvements (£) Materials and expenses (£) 27987 32,874 67,995 4,988 7,534 27,055 65,045 . 5,594 Labour (gross) (£) 2,458 7,949 1,501 37,672 1,350 Total expenditure (gross) (£1 .. 30,445 112,813 17,363 147,782 6,944 Less subsidies on labour (£) 632 19,585 70 Net expenditure (£) 29,813 112,813 17,363 128,197 6,874 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 77,794 185 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 160 334 112 Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) 1 3 120 1 Cows milked (number) 101 57 Dry dairy stock (number) 7 65 55 Breeding-sows (number) 4 12 6 Butterfat sold (lb.) 6,580 13,592 15,511 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 1,011 5,481 2,327 Breeding-ewes (number) Dry sheep (number) 575 3,343 2,473 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) '500 101 937 461 Dry run cattle (number) 2 1,226 310 Horses (number) 2 6 6 29 21 Wool produced (lb.) 18,418 '200 85,296 45,995 Sheep sold (number) '303 1,653 3,584 1,591 Cattle sold (number) 2,162 64 641 504 Cash crops (type and quantity) .. 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 1,381 1,667 Butterfat (£) 889 Wool (£) 1,177 7,078 2^560 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 1,983 "i99 2,787 2,536 Transfers to other blocks (£) 2,508 2,504 555 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 5,319 '449 5,466 869 3,009 Transfers to other blocks (£) ' 12 15,867 455 1,500 Pigs (£) 676 210 229 Crops (£) Miscellaneous (£) .. "i26 "l8 '230 "86 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 395 Sheep—Cash purchases (£) 7 675 Transfers from other blocks (£) "i22 16 'i09 3 2,649 Cattle —Cash purchases (£).. 60 322 47 Transfers from other blocks (£) 6,199 10,200 1,281 63 126 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 2,433 2,133 1,108 8,171 2 272 Labour (£) 467 3,359 1,001 6,474 l'l89 Miscellaneous (£) .. " " ID. Labour employed (development and farming)— 14 Average for year (item 5) (number) 3 7 3 3 * Temporary supply.