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Table I —Statistics : Catchment and Soil Conservation Districts The following is a complete list of catchment and soil conservation Districts constituted as at 31st March, 1949. The statistics have been obtained from Catchment Boardswho supplied new valuations of constituent local authorities as at Ist April, 1948, and from the N.Z. Official Year-booh, 1946 :

Table II—Expenditure, 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949

Amount appropriated for year ended 31st March, 1949, £450,000.

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Same. Area (Approximate) (Square Miles). Rateable Capital Valuation (Approximate), (£ Million). Population (Approximate). Headquarters of Board. Rural. Urban. Total. Catchment districts — Hauraki Rangitikei Manawatu Hawkes Bay Wairarapa Poverty Bay Nelson "Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 1,360 2,896 2,700 3,055 2,237 2,135 2,518 6,306 4,165 4,326 13,210 11,467 13-8 14-4 27-6 18-1 13-6 10-8 4-4 1-9 25-1 20-8 18-0 18-0 4-2 2-5 12-6 11-7 4-1 5-0 5-0 3-0 40-5 8-5 29-8 12-1 18-0 16-9 40-2 29-8 17-7 15-8 9-4 4-9 65-6 29-3 47-8 30-1 45,000 26,470 75,800 57,800 26,250 31,500 30,570 26,820 162,750 61,850 327,460 71,850 Box 505, Te Aroha. Box 22, Marton. Box 422, Palmerston NorthBox 233, Napier. Box 41, Masterton. Box 338, Gisborne. Box 41, Nelson. Box 50, Greymouth. Box 788, Christchurch. Box 160, Timaru. Box 620, Dunedin. Box 408, Tnvercargill. Totals, twelve catchment districts Soil Conservation District — Waitaki 56,375 4,600 186-5 3-0 139-0 0-0 325-5 3-0 944,120 4,750 Kurow. Totals, catchment and soil conservation districts 60,975 189-5 139-0 328-5 948,870 Totals, New Zealand (including Stewart and Chatham Islands) 103,416 315-6 331-5 647-1 1,702,298 Percentage covered by catchment and soil conservation districts 59 * 60 42 51 56

Item. Toted, Expenditure, Miscellaneous 1948-49. 1948-49. Receipts. £ £ s. d. £ s. d.. Flood and erosion control works 300,000 312,968 13 5 11,986 13 7 Hydrological data 20,000 7,425 6 6 91 17 5" Hydraulic model laboratory 15,000 11 11 4 Initial expenses of Catchment Boards and 70,000 64,461 0 3 15,478 6 9' loans to local authorities Investigations and surveys 15,000 7,695 12 • 8 479 7 2" Publicity and educational work 10,000 8,225 11 8 46 16 6Research and experimental work 7,500 26,863 14 1 8,585 2 2 Soil conservation reserves : Acquisition and 15,000 8,352 18 7 171 0 0> fencing Soil conservation districts : Investigations 750 40 8 3 and initial expenses Soil conservation works 50,000 26,928 9 10 3,544 7 1 Travelling-expenses and fees of Council 2,500 1,968 7 10 4 17 2 Contribution from Consolidated Fund f 5,000 0 0 Totals 505,750 464,941 14 5 45,388 7 10