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S uperinten dent of I ,and Dev elopment, Particulars. w •ri 0 < S> a ft. « is K © eS < & < X o V o c >s X s % < X H o is £ I J 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 9/2/45 4/4/38 31/10/46 10/10/38 18/10/46 2. Total area (acres) 4,(00 5,201 505 9,677 4 ,o07 168f 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 1,440 •» 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) • • 5. Balance under development (acres) 4^600 5,201 *505 8*237 450* 168 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 2,138 5,916 20 Undeveloped (acres) .. .. .. 730 430 Permanent grass (acres) .. .. ... 3,650 2,790 505 2,275 140 Temporary grass (acres) .. .. .. "40 8 Crops (acres) '' 70 37 4 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 150 220 6 16 Plantations (acres) 16 240 'i68 Water-supplies : Area reticulated (acres) .. ■ .. 200 570 505 626 Fencing (chains) 3,460 3,432 227 3,471 750 286 Drains (chains) 80 544 412 832 216 Dwellings (number) 1 2 1 1 1 2 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 Other farm buildings (number) 13 ' 10 3 8 5 6 Road bridges (number) "10 "lO Farm bridges (number) 3 5 Roads (chains) 102 Farm tracks (chains) i.40 ' 23 40 34 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 1,792 2,651 Unimproved (£) 15,430 2,877 8,934 Improvements (£) 12,320 1,917 9,575 29^890 4,861 Materials and expenses (£) 15,996 23,511 3,131 1 j 718 93 Labour (gross) (£) 6,328 18,888 ' 548 18,940 1,609 2 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 50,074 47,193 22,188 50,622 3,327 7,607 Less subsidies on labour (£) 14.127 10,406 38 Net expenditure (£) 50,074 33,066 22,188 40,216 3,289 7,607 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 160 Area occupied (acres) .. .. .. Herds (number) 1 Cows milked (number) 2 93 Dry dairy stock (number) 'i49 315 16 Breeding-sows (number) .. .. .. .. 4 Butterfat sold (lb.) 13,937 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 2,879 2,409 3,064 Dry sheep (number) 1,606 1,143 ' 17 1,345 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 354 414 503 Dry run cattle (number) 304 390 '215 370 Horses (number) 12 8 3 13 2 Wool produced (lb.) 42,074 29,515 28,097 Sheep sold (number) 2,198 1,123 1,832 Cattle sold (number) 89 275 '482 142 ' '90 Cash crops (type and quantity) 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) 1,574 Wool (£) 3^699 1,787 ■ 1^806 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 2,042 1,035 3,299 Transfers to other blocks (£) 2,311 1,000 1,400 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 319 194 2',767 2,428 192 Transfers to other blocks (£) 200. 3,476 2,239 .71 Pigs (£) 98 Crops (£) ' 67 '289 Miscellaneous (£) "i32 ' 43 "ll2 io9 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) 449 167 3 175 Transfers from other blocks (£) 2,109 1,048 8 1,176 Cattle—Cash purchases (£) 338 138 307 1,063 "38 Transfers from other blocks (£) 29 863 7,981 1,444 54 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 3,133 2,937 1,411 1,999 1,073 "24 Labour (£) 2,413 2,226 894 1,962 343 Miscellaneous (£) 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 7 7 2 4 2 * Represents area grazed by Department only. t Total area leased pending decision on subdivision.