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BLOCKS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

* Kuriwao and Te Houka are subdivisions of Arclif Block, which was transferred from civilian to discharged peas, 763 bushels barley, 2,796 bushels oats, 796 bushels wheat, and 523 bushels rye-grass. J 527 bushels peas, oats. || 228 bushels wheat. 1f 26| tons chaff, 2,332 bushels oats, and 30 bushels lupins. ** 369 lucerne, and 1101b. swedes. tl 6,038 bushels wheat, 2,838 bushels oats, 443 bushels barley, 930 bushels §§ 1,769 bushels wheat. |||| 375 bushels wheat. 1,059 bushels wheat. *** 950 bushels

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Canterbury— Particulars. * m a Pi < SB O < r . O m 1 H H >-} O v-< s C"< H 55 « 0H fit O EH CU £ w .S 1 H w < <ZJ | CO H H > 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart 2/12/46 30/10/46 14/6/43 20/5/40 1940/41 3. Total area (acres) Area not suitable for development (acres) 337 1,017 184 665 38 8,815 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. (acres) .. *627 8 j 815 5. Balance under development (acres) 337 1 joi7 "i84 6. Condition of area under development (item 5) — 1,748 ■ Undeveloped (acres) 14 516 Permanent grass (acres) 1.96 '635 126 1,150 Temporary grass (acres) 46 60 "40 ' '80 5,269 Crops (acres) 58 130 600 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops (acres) 32 180 20 "48 Plantations (acres) 5 12 4 11 Water-supplies: Area reticulated (acres) 184 627 7', 881 Fencing (chains) '520 1 j 270 550 1,135 Drains (chains) .. 280 350 6 Dwellings (number) 1 "2 1 3 Wool-sheds (number) 1 1 1 1 Cow-sheds (number) 1 1 1 5 Other farm buildings (number) 5 13 2 4 9 Road bridges (number) 3 Farm bridges (number) 4 Roads (chains) "10 10 Farm tracks (chains) ' '40 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2) — Land acquired, including Crown land set apart— 928 4,572 24,616 Unimproved (£) 7,132 19,675 Improvements (£) 2,920 4,440 792 1,037 4,927 Materials and expenses (£) 311 1,838 2,634 2,647 6,546 Labour (gross) (£) 62 243 1,105 3,924 2,250 Total expenditure (gross) (£) 10,425 26,196 5,459 12,180 38,339 Less subsidies on labour (£) 1,698 Net expenditure (£) 10,425 26,196 5,459 10,482 38,339 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) (£) 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5) — 184 Area occupied (acres) Herds (number) ' 13 Cows milked (number) Dry dairy stock (number) 24 Breeding-sows (number) 1,'565 Butterfot sold (lb.) 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5) — 1,057 3,180 Breeding-ewes (number) 481 1,277 ' '28 Dry sheep (number) 13 1,497 775 1,540 Breeding-cows and heifers (number) 2 1 Dry run cattle (number) " 2 7 3 Horses (number) .. .. 4 5 Wool produced (lb.) 3^540 14,469 233 10,445 41,849 Sheep sold (number) 1,088 1,585 706 769 3,188 Cattle sold (number) 4 3 11 Cash crops (type and quantity) t i § if It 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 130 Butterfat (£) 4^873 Wool (£) '231 2 j 038 153 760 Sheep—Cash sales (£) 1,544 2,465 418 983 1,773 Transfers to other blocks (£) 2 96 614 45 2,398 Cattle —Cash sales (£) 10 "28 59 Transfers to other blocks (£) Pigs (£) .. Crops (£) 2i 410 4 592 '210 ' 93 '877 Miscellaneous (£) .. 49 125 15 14 130 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5) — 2,031 42 240 614 Sheep—Cash purchases (£) 68 Transfers from other blocks (£) 182 284 812 465 Cattle—Cash purchases (£) 21 66 5 Transfers from other blocks (£) 212 344 957 718 2*i31 1,299 Farming-expenses—Materials and expenses (£) Labour (£) 1,386 458 2ji05 1,182 Miscellaneous (£) .. 49 112 197 13. Labour employed (development and farming)— 6 Average for year (item 5) (number) 1 3 1 2