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TABLE 1—STATISTICAL DATA ON STATE DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES: ALL DISTRICTS

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Particulars. Tokerau. WaikatoManiapoto. Waiariki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. Ikaroa. South Island. Total. 1. Area (acres) 125,406 68,142 240,948 93,735 115,494 13,275 3,295 660,295 2.. Area not suitable for development (acres) 11,814 9,158 89,170 28,223 4,288 960 413 144,026 3. Number of settlers .. 826 251 372 210 90 38 4 1,791 4. Number of Vorkers — (a) Permanent 19 26 9129 40 13 7 225 (b) Casual 51 67 149 130 97 30 4 528 5. Development to date — (a) Permanent grass (acres) 69,184 36,950 85,524 59,032 24,251 6,856 1,721 283,518 (b) Under cultivation (acres) ■2,448 1,863 2,047 931 1,017 368 165 8,839 (c) Undeveloped (acres) 41,960 20,171 64,207 5,549 85,938 5,091 996 223,912 (d) Dwellings (number) 554 207 496 181 115 63 12 1,628 (e) Wool-sheds (number) .. .. . .. 8 40 19 12 11 4 1 95 (/) Cow-sheds (number) 705 184 382 169 85 37 10 1,572 (g) Other farm buildings (number) 54 91 302 129 151 41 14 782 6. Livestock : Stock carried as at 31st March, 1949 — (a) Dairy cows (January figures), (number) 16,640 5,503 9,628 3,173 2,220 991 72 38,227 (b) Other dairy stock (number) 10,171 2,939 4,202 2,512 1,206 613 40 21,683 (c) Run cattle (number) • 4,453 4,654 12,235 6,887 3,405 671 325 32,630 (d) Sheep, breeding-ewes (number) 10,418 30,913 67,204 44,907 21,003 9,490 4,710 188,645 (e) Sheep, other (number) .. .. ... 8,187 14,869 58,378 25,426 14,338 2,338 1,228 124,764 (/) Sheep sales and transfers to other schemes 8,744 23,186 90,669 30,360 28,752 10,944 4,772 197,427 during year (number) (g) Cattle sales and transfers to other schemes 2,014 1,981 8,996 3,222 1,425 299 149 18,086 during year (number) (h) Sheep purchases and transfers from other 5,044 9,952 63,256 10,464 10,310 4,225 2,709 105,960 schemes during year (number) \i) Cattle purchases and transfers from other 852 889 5,425 1,460 929 155 132 9,842 schemes during year (number) 7. Produce for year— (a) Butterfat (lb.) 2,525,627 914,176 1,627,180 511,642 356,860 163,514 15,210 86 6,114,209 (b) Wool (bales) 441 1,036 2,948 1,591 707 295 7,104 8. Net liability to date (£) .. 476,776 338,639 779,654 431,228 336,484 92,182 49,350 2,504,313 9. Subsidies granted during year (£) . . 461 1,362 4,194 556 2,157 2,408 11,138