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Henderson's, at Otorohanga, balance of area, 569 acres. Objective : Three mixed units for settlement, July, 1949. Development programme: Erection of houses, farm buildings, fencing, water-suppfy, and draining. Progress : Nearing completion, but lack of material retarding completion of water-supply. Horotiu, at Hamilton, 260 acres. Acquired, February, 1949. Objective : Three dairy units for settlement in 1952. Development programme : Erection of dwelling and complete set of farm buildings for each section, water-supply, and extensive fencing and pasture improvement. Hurley's, at Cambridge, 491 acres. Acquired, February, 1949. Ultimate utilization not yet determined. Kaeaea, at Aria, 1,639 acres. Long-term development programme of extensive clearing, grassing, swamp drainage, and fencing. Scheme of subdivision and settlement proposals will not be finalized until further development is affected. Karctkariki, at Whatawhata, balance of area, 410 acres. Considerable fencing, grassing, and breaking-in of rough country required before settlement can be envisaged. During the year 168 acres of grassing completed and dwelling and store and implement shed completed. Kin, at Cambridge, 699 acres. Objective : Two dairy units for settlement in 1949, one mixed unit in 1950, and two mixed units in 1952-53. Development programme : Farm buildings on all sections, fencing, water-supply, clearing, and grassing. Progress : Buildings for sections being settled this year are under construction and other work is nearing completion, apart from water-supply, which will be delayed due to material shortages. Ex-serviceman manager, with promise of a section. Kohua, at Aria, balance of area, 743 acres after disposal of one sheep unit of 358 acres to an ex-serviceman in May, 1946. 224 acres is heavy bush unsuitable for settlement, 71 acres is set aside for a scenic reserve, and balance, 448 acres, will be allotted in March, 1951, as one sheep unit. Development programme : Swamp drainage, clearing, grassing, fencing, and erection of dwelling and implement-shed. Progress : Drainage', pasture consolidation, and new grassing carried out during year. Komakorau, at Hamilton, 734 acres. Development completed and allotted as six dairy units. Kura, at Cambridge, 404 acres. Acquired, May, 1948. Objective : To be settled in July, 1949, as four dairy-farms. Development programme : Extensive fencing, watersupply, houses, and farm buildings. Progress: Shortage of materials delaying water-supply; other development nearing completion. Ex-serviceman .manager, with promise of a section. Kuranui, at Morrinsville, 861 acres. Objective : Two dairy-farms to be settled, July, 1949, and two sheep-farms, 1950. Development programme. Erection of houses,' farm buildings, water-supply, and considerable fencing. Progress : Completed for the dairy units, and is progressing on the sheep sections. Ex-serviceman manager and two ex-servicemen on wages, with promises of sections. Langdons, at Te Awamutu, 456 acres. Development completed and allotted as two units. Maihiihi, at Otorohanga, balance of area, 215 acres. Objective : To be settled as one mixed unit in July, 1951. Development programme : House, farm buildings, fencing, water-supply, drainage, clearing, and grassing. During the year development on one dairy unit was completed and section settled, July, 1948. Mangamahoe, at Otorohanga, balance of area, 454 acres. Objective : To be settled as one mixed farm in July, 1951, and one sheep-farm 1953. Development programme : Erection of dwelling and farm buildings, water-supply, fencing, clearing, and grassing. Progress : fencing and pasture establishment was carried out during the year.

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