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BLOCKS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

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Superintendent Particulars. 6 0 o 2 g 2 '43 cS £ tp ci 1 s cS u 5 £P S S 3 3* Sq 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1933 1936-37 1934-47 1939 1933-38 1936-45 2. Total area (acres) 456 443 562 832 641 5,690 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 29 40 47 32 420 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 254 io8 105 99 335 Balance under development (acres) 173 335 417 785 510 4,935 e! Conditions of area under development (item 5) — 64 410 Undeveloped (acres) 18 53 85 2 225 Permanent grass (acres) 135 235 339 354 354 2'447 Temporary grass (acres) 11 24 12 40 263 Crops (acres) 9 18 21 30 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) " Plantations (acres) 5 2 1 ieo Water-supplies : Area reticulated (acres) 150 74 66 '794 126 Fencing (chains) 519 645 878 1,127 3,244 Drains (chains) 170 92 48 119 1,193 Dwellings (number) 1 2 2 2 1 7 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 1 "l4 Other farm buildings (number) 1 3 7 4 7 Farm bridges (number) 2 1 1 *52 4 Farm tracks (chains) *10 4 105 220 173 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) 680 600 1,143 1,148 728 3,871 Improvements (£) 753 896 2,728 1,185 65 4,507 Materials and expenses (£) 8,844 5,925 7,536 3,431 12,709 30,481 Labour (gross) (£) 10,233 5,834 13,092 3,811 12,834 43,070 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 20,510 13,255 24,499 9,575 26,336 81,929 Less subsidies on labour (£) 6,960 3,814 9,033 2,493 7,963 29,215 Net expenditure (£) 13,550 9,441 15,466 7,082 18,373 52,714 8. Capital charges oil alienated land (item 4) (£) .. 4,300 2,090 1,985 2,960 6,495 9 .Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 155 74 102 Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) 1 1 1 Cows milked (number) 36 37 " 2 2 30 7 Dry dairy stock (number) 13 89 1 2 Breeding-sows (number) 3 3 4 Butterfat sold (lb.) 8,585 6,533 7,704 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 199 307 803 538 700 .2,277 Dry sheep (number) 5 73 322 578 38 3,013 Breeding cows and heifers (number) 47 56 "60 189 Dry run cattle (number) ' 19 45 122 324 Dry dairy stock (number) *15 Horses (number) 4 8 4 3 9 Wool produced (lb.) 118 2,868 11,280 7,570 8,220 39,236 Sheep sold (number) 612 361 1,205 409 1,029 2,925 Cattle sold (number) 104 204 18 12 77 143 Cash crops (type and quantity) 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) 953 703 908 7 Wool (£) 185 179 770 608 406 3,266 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 405 449 196 63 390 678 Transfers to other blocks (£) 708 1,241 571 743 3,178 Cattle—Cash sales (£) 1,082 "26 1 1,369 1,549 Transfers to other blocks (£) 151 1,697 137 *96 60 Pigs (£) Crops (£) Miscellaneous (£) 181 81 111 "52 " 57 "37 "44 ' *48 209 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) 65 34 105 52 66 I 11 Transfers from other blocks (£) 620 225 747 10 814 ; 232 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) 445 500 32 15 304 1 120 Transfers from other blocks (£) 167 1,512 16 349 507 i 305 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 701 940 915 401 1,469 : 3,190 Labour (£) 472 736 532 599 842 ! 3,163 Miscellaneous (£) 29 14 100 39 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 1 3 2 1 3 6