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| Supi t 1 it of Land Particulars. s w «' | £ g, M S3 O sc S 1 eg < H K H H H H 1 £ 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1938 1945 1945 1 1946 i 1936 2. Total area (acres) 3,328 200 284 788 1 196 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 28 4 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) 622 5. Balance under development (acres) 3^300 200 '284 166 j 'i92 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 15 Undeveloped (acres) -5 Permanent grass (acres) 3^003 i52 278 i.66 172 Temporary grass (acres) 200 Crops (acres) 90 45 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) Plantations (acres) 7 " 3 1 5 Water-supplies : Area reticulated (acres) 120 273 "60 164 Fencing (chains) 3 ji>60 527 430 231 573 Drains (chains) 260 240 63 103 171 Dwellings (number) 3 2 2 1 1 Wool-sheds (number) 1 Cow-sheds (number) 2 2 " 1 Other farm buildings (number) ' 11 4 3 2 5 Road bridges (number) I Farm bridges (number) 2 Roads (chains) "80 Farm tracks (chains) 400 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) 3,114 2.668 2,500 11,764 490 Improvements (£) 16,098 3 j 977 2,468 21,596 387 Materials and expenses (£) 10,639 4,360 9,853 11,956 3,590 Labour (gross) (£) 20,707 430 590 495 3,752 Total expenditure (gross) (£) .. 50,558 11,435 15,411 45,811 8,219 Less subsidies on labour (£) 14,860 2,564 Net expenditure (£) 35,698 11,435 15,411 45,811 5,655 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 29,170 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — ' Area occupied (acres) 200 279 166 Herds (number) 1 2 1 Cows milked (number) 4 61 86 58 1 Dry dairy stock (number) 1 26 172 24 123 Breeding-sows (number) 10 Butterfat sold (lb.) 13,'771 14,681 15,' 484 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — Breeding-ewes (number) 3,341 307 Dry sheep (number) 2,025 33 Breeding cows and heifers (number) 335 Dry run cattle (number) 398 Dry dairy stock (number) 14 " 3 Horses (number) 4 2 4 Wool produced (lb.) 44,813 6,335 Sheep sold (number) 1 4,162 '543 1,177 Cattle sold (number) 224 213 179 *866 71 Cash crops (type and quantity) 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) 1,688 1,462 2,363 Wool (£) 4," 891 312 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 1,541 1 j i77 65 Transfers to other blocks (£) 3,525 '815 633 1,386 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 763 161 209 5," 327 243 Transfers to other blocks (£) 924 2,154 1,015 5,865 124 Pigs (£) 96 213 142 Crops (£) Miscellaneous (£) .. "26 "39 'i06 ii8 ' 29 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) 7 2 2 106 Transfers from other blocks (£) 756 963 Pigs—Cash purchases (£) ., ' 95 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) ' 31 '868 '222 859 Transfers from other blocks (£) 14 5,026 2,593 8,066 297 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 2,153 700 640 1,205 290 Labour (£) 2,434 401 612 390 359 Miscellaneous (£) .. 28 78 316 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 3 2 2 1 1 * Compensation not yet fixed. t Compensation not yet fixed ; represents progress payment ou account.