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STATISTICAL TABLES Table 1.—Combined Statistical Data on Departmental Schemes (All Districts)

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Particulars. 1 It 3a 3 1 ! i i 1 M fit ■i o H 4 5 t •< 1 ■ M O 02 1. Area (acres) .. • • 2. Area not suitable for development (acres) 3. Number of settlers .. 121,785 66,096 241,572 93,672 114,764 13,168 4,155 655,212 3,711 9,175 80,266 28,223 3,583 1,045 496 126,499 837 250 383 209 87 38 4 1,808 4. Number of workersPermanent 13 30 109 40 40 10 1 243 Casual 55 70 161 106 108 35 16. 551 5. Development to date — Permanent grass (acres) .. 69,011 37,153 83,961 58,558 22,080 5,296 1,966 278,025 Under cultivation (acres).. 2,851 1,709 3,070 946 973 407 121 10,077 Undeveloped (acres) 46,212 18,059 74,275 5,945 88,128 6,420 1,572 240,611 Dwellings (number) 532 199 488 177 114 56. 11 1,577 Wool-sheds (number) 8 37 18 10 11 4 2 90 Cow-sheds (number) 687 174 381 161 83 41 11 1,538 Other farm buildings 31 88 292 128 156 38 22 755 (number) 6. Live-stock — Stock carried at 31st March, 1948 — Dairy cows (number) .. 16,527 5,716 10,139 3,580 2,779 1,121 107 39,969 Other dairy stock (number) 9,053 3,116 3,484 2,660 1,361 475 42 20,191 Bun cattle (number) .. Sheep— Breeding-ewes (number) 4,024 4,493 14,242 6,548 . . 3,162 . 556 387 33,412 11,818 31,673 65,266 41,686 20,725 9,558 4,022 184,748 Other sheep (number) Sheep : Sales and transfers 6,672 15,439 43,781 26.661 16,984 2,985 1,772 114,294 9,193 24,939 78,051 30,414 24,239 11,508 4,218 182,562 to other schemes during year (number) Cattle : Sales and transfers 1,626 1,282 8,543 2,343 1,427 296 253 15,770 to other schemes during year (number) Sheep : Purchases and 2,756 7,186 42,743 11,651 12,940 2,287 1,402 80,965 transfers from other schemes during year (number) Cattle: Purchases and 833 410 4,956 1,503 1,219 138 171 9,230 transfers from other schemes during year (number) 7. Produce for year— Butterfat (lb.) 2,292,460 906,154 1,645,578 507,142 374,947 136,752 14,449 5,877,482 Wool (bales) 423 986 2,543 1,408 694 354 104 6,512 S. Net liability to date (£) 453,198 309,424 756,782 414,529 329,799 84,473 39,678 2,387,883 9. Subsidies received during year (£) 7,879 7,939 10,714 3,585 30,117