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Note. Butterfat receipts for State schemes denote only that proportion of cream cheques which is assigned to the Department in repayment of advances and interest due thereon. On settled schemes the policy is to accept an assignment of a percentage of the farmers' monthly cream cheque leaving the balance for maintenance and living expenses. On those dairying schemes which have not yet been individualized, the full amount received for butterfat is retained, the workers being paid wages, but in the majority of cases a proportion only of the cream returns is actually paid to the Department.

TABLE 2—ANALYSIS OF FARMING RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR 1948-49

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Approximate Cash Receipts (Loan Butterfat. Wool. Live-stoek. Sundries. Totals. j Account Assignment and Settlers Proportions). 1. Districts — £ £ £ £ £ 1 £ Tokerau .. .. .. 94,022 16,788 36,092 8,908 155,810 296,842 ' Waikato-Maniapoto .. .. 35,057 32,144 53,512 5,926 126,639 179,226 Waiariki . .. .. 81,798 86,379 272,721 17,672 458,570 570,019 Tairawhiti .. .. 25,074 54,152 64,655 18,632 162,513 190,735 Aotea 19,175 25,503 48,600 10,616 103,894 122,065 Ikaroa 8,601 12,241 18,632 4,246 43,720 52,145 South Island .. .. 548 1,232 13,121 801 15,702 17,031 Sub-totals .. .. 264, 27*5 228,439 507,333 66,801 1,066,848 1,428,063 2. Maori Land Boards .. .. 2,403 36,252 32,852 536 72,043 72,043 3. Maori Trustee 17 64,948 71,110 5,849 141,924 141,924 Totals .. .. 266,695 329,639 611,295 73,186 1,280,815 1,642,030