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Watkins, at Matatoki, 93 acres. Acquired, June, 1948. Objective : One dairyunit for allotment, July, 1949. Development programme : Renovations to house and cow-shed, fencing, draining, and water supply. Progress : 23 chains drains and 220 chains fencing and flood-gate completed. One ex-serviceman on wages, with promise of section. Watkins, at Ngatea, 121 acres. Acquired, June, 1948. Objective : One dairy unit for allotment, July, 1949. Development programme : Reconditioning of house, erection of cow-shed and implement-shed, fencing, and draining. Progress: Practically completed except for buildings. One ex-serviceman on wages, with promise of section. Waynes, at Pokeno, 165 acres. Acquired, September, 1948. To be used as run-offs for Hauraki Plains areas. Whakapara, at Whakapara, 1,325 acres. Acquired, December, 1948. Objective : Six dairy units for allotment in 1950. Development programme : New buildings, watersupply, fencing, and farm tracks. Ex-serviceman manager, with promise of a section. Whangapoua, at Coromandel, 2,327 acres. Acquired : 2,110 acres, February, 1946, and 217 acres, February, 1948. Objective : Ten dairy units and three mixed units. Development programme : Buildings, fencing, roading, water-supplies, and the development and renovation of pastures. Progress : Boundary fencing and draining almost completed and 1,177 acres of new grass sown, while 130 acres of manuka crushed and ready for grassing next season. Balance of original area transferred to State Forest Service. Wharekohe, at Whangarei, 965 acres (Crown land). Objective : Six dairy units for allotment in 1950. Development programme : Erection of buildings, clearing and cultivation, fencing and draining, and the installation of water-supplies. Progress : Three barns built, 200 acres scrub rolled, 600 acres giant-disked, and 30 chains of access tracks formed. Whenuanui, at Ruawai, 176 acres. Acquired : 136 acres, August, 1946, and 40 acres, September, 1947. Development work completed and two dairy units allotted in August, 1948. Whitecliffs, at Wairamarama, 1,941 acres. Acquired, March, 1949. Objective : Two sheep units for allotment in 1950-51. Development programme : Buildings are required for one section, but little other work, apart from fencing and farm tracks, will be necessary. Te Kuiti Development District Aratia, at Matamata, 400 acres. Objective : Four dairy-farms for allotment, July, 1949. Development programme : Erection of new, and renovations existing, farm buildings, water-supply, fencing, draining, and pastures. Progress : Buildings under erection. Water-supply awaiting material. Other development nearing completion. Two ex-servicemen on wages, with promises of sections. Arohena, at Te Awamutu, balance of area, 4,378 acres. Objective ; Two sheep sections comprising a total of approximately 849 acres to be settled, July, 1949, and one sheep unit of approximately 509 acres in March, 1950. Balance indefinite. Development programme : Erection of dwellings, farm buildings, sheep-yards, fencing, water-supply, clearing, and grassing. Progress : All development and building on sections being settled nearing completion. Material-shortage delaying water-supply. Ellicott's, at Te Awamutu, balance of area, 614 acres. Objective : Two sheep units. Development practically completed, and acquisition of additional land being investigated in order to make two economic sheep-farms. Foss', at Pukeatua, 438 acres. Objective : Two mixed units for allotment in 1951. Development programme : Erection of one dwelling and necessary farm buildings, fencing, water reticulation, and pasture consolidation. Progress : 80 acres grassed.

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