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* Includes allocations to settlers, not yet paid for. 11,031 bushels oats, 5§ tons chaff, and 720 bushels || 550 bushels grass-seed. If 800 bushels oats, 5,935 bushels wheat, 28 bushels clover, and 8 tons chaff, tt 465 bushels rye-grass, 2,036 bushels oats, and 2,357 bushels wheat. §§ 76 bushels oats, 767 bushels barley, rye-grass. *** 877 bushels oats, 28 tons hay, 24 tons chaff, 400 bales straw, and 500 lb. clover. ttt Land Laws

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BLOCKS UNDER DEVELOPMENT Marlborough —ctd. Westland. Particulars. a H fC W M s Q w CO i-9 s W o E o K H « H a O 0 m w M > & H O £ K < H tu 0 K a CO 0 O j 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 1/1/40 2/12/46 21/3/47 28/2/46 2/12/41 2. Total area (acres) 239,624 443 1,922 5,001 665 3. Area not suitable for development (acres) 90,124 20 100 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, <fec. (acres) 4,173 5. Balance under development (acres) 149,'500 "443 1,902 728 665 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — Undeveloped (acres) 5,400 443 198 Permanent grass (acres) 144,088 1^451 440 413 Temporary grass (acres) .. .. .. 28 Crops (acres) 370 50 ' '67 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 43 175 Plantations (acres) .. .. .. . . 12 10 ' '40 10 Water-supplies : Area reticulated (acres) Fencing (chains) 10,965 613 2 joOO '280 '944 Drains (chains) 90 9 Dwellings (number) 3 1 1 1 1 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 1 Other farm buildings (number) 14 1 8 3 5 Road bridges (number) Farm bridges (number) 1 Roads (chains) 1^660 6 Farm tracks (chains) "30 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— Unimproved (£) 19,000 2,067 11,856 30,053 2,450 Improvements (£) 4,250 4,621 5,350 10,036 420 Materials and expenses (£) 5,037 485 832 11,017 1,713 Labour (gross) (£) 2,847 200 7 279 289 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 31,134 7,373 18,045 51,385 4,872 Less subsidies on labour (£) 1,589 Net expenditure (£) 29,545 7,373 18,045 51,385 4,872 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 31,430 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — Area occupied (acres) 443 Herds (number) 1 Cows milked (number) 34 Dry dairy stock (number) 12 Breeding-sows (number) 2 Butterfat sold (lb.) 5,589 "i55 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes (number) * * 2,068 888 718 Dry sheep (number) 127 " 56 1,504 319 351 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 1,771 92 Dry run cattle (number) 1,476 1 2 ' '2 Horses (number) 28 2 2 1 Wool produced (lb.) 1,460 25,268 13^271 7,207 Sheep sold (number) 358 1,893 5,940* 1,508 Cattle sold (number) 395 23 140* 2 Cash crops (type and quantity) 't t 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Butterfat (£) 540 44 Wool (£) 9 86 '979 1,866 '852 Sheep—Cash sales (£) .. .. .. 601 1,110 46 1,947 Transfers to other blocks (£) 934 2,115 296 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 13 187 17 Transfers to other blocks (£) 5,380 ' 18 Pigs(£) .. ' 41 Crops (£) • - *406 2," 584 Miscellaneous (£) .. 157 "38 170 '374 59 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — Sheep—Cash purchases (£) 175 16 338 307 694 Transfers from other blocks (£) 993 39 538 Cattle —Cash purchases (£) i52 '519 133 Transfers from other blocks (£) ' 20 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) 3^490 "347 2,244 1,556 2^27 Labour (£) 1,381 553 850 1,096 859 Miscellaneous (£) .. 64 73 94 97 27 3. Labour employed (development and farming)— Average for year (item 5) (number) 13 3 2 2 2 * Includes allocations to settlers, not yet paid for. 11,031 bushels oats, 5# tons chaff, and 720 bushels II 550 bushels grass-seed. If 800 bushels oats, 5,935 bushels wheat, 28 bushels clover, and 8 tons chaff. li 465 bushels rye-grass, 2,036 bushels oats, and 2,357 bushels wheat. §§ 76 bushels oats, 767 bushels barley, rye-grass. *** 877 bushels oats, 28 tons hay, 24 tons chaff, 400 bales straw, and 500 lb. clover. ttt Land Laws