DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1936 Session I, C-01

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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

Genebal Repobt :— page Appendix II: — r> „• n„„4- v„„„ o Land for Settlements page j 6 . ie j '' '' n Summary of Settlements established .. 13 Land-development'! " !! " 2 Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Small Farms 4 W Special Settlement of Inferior Lands .. .. 5 ? OI A^ ckland • • • • • • " oi Lands for Selection 5 Auckland 21 t> • . a uisborne .. .. .. 21 Receipts .. .. .. • • .. o Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent 6 riawKe s J3ay .. .. .. .. jz T) r i ft 1 ftr9)ll9iKl •• •• . . •• ZjA Kebates .. .. .. • • .. o National Endowment 6 Wellington 22 Educational Endowment .. .. 6 ft 1 31s ° n • • • • • • • • '' Lands reserved for various Purposes .. -6 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 22 T7, 7 Westland .. .. .. ..22 Expenditure .. 7 Canterbury 22 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 22 Southland .. .. .. 22 Appendix 111 Land-drainage Operations .. .. .. 23 Appendix lAppendix IV:— Settlement of Crown Lands — Extracts from Report on Small Farms Scheme North Auckland .. .. . • .. 8 by A. B. Jordan, Superintendent of Land Auckland .. .. .. 8 Development, Te Kuiti .. .. .. 29 Gisborne .. .. . • ■ • .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. •. • ■ .. 9 Tables : — Taranaki .. .. .. .. 10 Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Wellington . . .. .. .. 10 (approximately) .. .. 33 Nelson .. .. •• ..11 ~ 2.—Selections during the Year .. 34 Marlborough .. • • • ■ 11 ~ 3. —All Lands held on Lease .. 34 Westland .. . . .. .. 11 ~ 4. —Lands-for-settlement Lands .. 35 Canterbury .. •. • • . . 11 ~ 5. —Endowment Lands leased and adOtago .. .. ■ ■ • • 12 ministered by Land Boards .. 35 Southland .. .. .. 12 „ 6. —Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements 36

Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist July, 1936. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the settlement of Crown lands for the year ended 31st March, 1936, together with particulars of the special settlement of inferior lands, of the development work that is being carried out on unoccupied Crown and settlement lands, and of the operations under the Small Farm Scheme. I have, &c., W. Robertson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands.

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REPORT.

Review op Past Year. A perusal of the reports submitted by the various Commissioners of Crown Lands indicates that, taken on the whole, the past year has been the most satisfactory one for Crown tenants generally since the beginning of the slump period. Climatically the most notable feature was the unusually wet summer. The rainfall was particularly heavy in parts of the North Island, where continuous and heavy flooding was experienced in some districts. In the far South pastoralists had a good winter free from any serious snow losses. Although in certain localities the unseasonable summer had a detrimental effect on production, the dairy-farmers, generally speaking, experienced a fair year. The average price received for butterfat, however, was still below the level required to enable numbers of those engaged in this branch of farming to meet their obligations in full. The improvement in the price of wool, as compared with the previous year, together with the continued remunerative returns from fat lambs, resulted in those tenants engaged in sheepfarming having a good year. Early in the season grain crops promised to be exceptionally heavy, but as a result of broken weather during harvesting the yield was adversely affected. The Department has been somewhat concerned by the losses suffered by settlers by flooding in certain districts. These floods have emphasized the danger arising from the felling of bush in certain situations, and the Department is fully alive to the necessity of preserving the forest on steep country at high altitudes. This factor is being borne in mind when the question of dealing with lands in this category is under review. Following on the reinstatement of the revaluation provisions of the Land Act, a considerable number of applications for revaluations have been received, and a careful review is being made of the position of those Crown settlers who have applied for relief. Those settlers who are unable to meet their obligations through no fault of their own are receiving sympathetic consideration, and substantial concessions have been granted in all cases where relief is justifiable and warranted. The aim of the Department is to keep all deserving settlers on their holdings, and it is pleasing to be able to state that the majority of the tenants are doing their part and are making every efiort to meet their obligations. During the year there has been an indication of a renewal of- confidence in the future of farming and there has been a fair demand for properties suitable for either dairying or sheepfarming. Selections of Crown and settlement lands on all tenures during the year totalled 210,026 acres. This subject is dealt with more fully at a later stage of this report. At the 31st March the tenants on the books of the Department, excluding those established under the small-farms scheme, numbered 37,328, occupying a total area of approximately 18,850,000 acres. Pastoral runs account for 8,809,270 acres, while 1,854,500 acres of purchased estates are held under lease under the provisions of the Land for Settlements Act. Legislation. The most important section in the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1935, is that which repeals the statutory provisions, originally enacted in March, 1933, temporarily suspending the revaluation provisions of the Land Act and its amendments, and revives the operation of the revaluation laws. A further section deals with Deferred Payment licenses held on the thirty-four-and-a-half-year table, whereby it is now possible to grant new licenses for a similar term, treating the unpaid balance of the principal moneys as the purchase-price under the new licenses. The object of this legislation is to provide authority to enable periodical instalments to be reduced in cases where licensees are finding it difficult in times of stress to keep up their payments. Provision is also made for the authorizing of postponement of principal repayments under licenses held on the thirty-four-and-a-half-year term for any period not exceeding seven years. During the period of postponement interest only is payable on the due dates, and the licenses are extended for a corresponding term. The time during which holders of leases in perpetuity of settlement land and Cheviot Estate land might exercise the right to acquire the freehold of their holdings expired on 31st December last, and provision is made in the Act for the extension of this period to 31st December, 1940. Provision is also made for the granting of extensions, not exceeding seven years, of occupation-with-right-of-purchase licenses due to expire at any time not later than Ist January, 1941. The remaining sections of the Act are more or less of a machinery nature. The Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1935, contains twenty-three clauses dealing with Crown lands, reserves, &c., while the Small Farms (Relief of Unemployment) Amendment Act, 1935, contains nine clauses, principally of a machinery nature. Land-development. The operations of the Lands Development Board so far as unoccupied Crown land is concerned have been confined mainly to a continuation of work on the Galatea Estate in the Auckland District and on the Kakariki Estate in Hawke's Bay, the net expenditure on developmental work having been £8,524 on the former and £3,718 on the latter.

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The Board has not given consideration to the undertaking of any work on new blocks of unoccupied Crown land, but extensive rehabilitation operations are controlled by the Small Farms Board and are reported upon under the heading of " Small Farms Scheme." The number of Crown tenants who have been assisted by way of loans to develop their own properties now totals 491, the amount advanced during the year being £17,324. Pursuant to section 10 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929, the following summary of operations up to 31st March, 1936, is recorded : — (a) The Several Areas of Unoccupied Crown Lands in respect of which Development Worhs have been undertaken during the Year. Auckland Land District: — Ngakuru Block, of 14,755 acres of light pumice land, fifteen miles from Eotorua : This block, of which 4,325 acres are being developed, will provide about fifty dairy-farms. Thirteen sections have now been selected and thirteen farms are occupied by sharemilkers. The remainder of the block has been run as a grazing - farm for cattle and sheep, but the land is to be offered for selection for dairying, it being eminently suitable for this purpose. Galatea Estate, of 22,326 acres near Murupara : Pending the completion of developmental work and the offering of this land for selection, the major portion is being successfully farmed as a sheep and cattle station. As at 31st March, 1936, the station stock consisted of 19,564 sheep and 4,521 cattle. The remainder of block comprises ten sharemilking farms and a demonstration farm. The stock carried by these eleven farms consists of 605 dairy cows, 15 heifers, 148 calves, 22 bulls, 19 horses, 305 pigs. Particulars of the developmental work being undertaken are given in Appendix 111 in the report of the Land Drainage Branch of the Department. Hawke's Bay Land District: — Kakariki Estate, a purchased estate of 17,688 acres at Kotemaori: This block is intended to provide about ten holdings for sheep-farming. An area of 8,900 acres of new grass has been established and live-stock carried is as follows : 12,555 sheep, 1,461 cattle, 25 horses. A successful farming year has been experienced, a net profit resulting after charging interest on all capital expenditure. Taranaki Land District:— Tapuwae Estate, of 3,350 acres, a purchased estate in the King-country : This Block is estimated to provide approximately eleven mixed farms. Two thousand two hundred and sixty acres have been developed, and bush sickness has been successfully dealt with. The season has ended with a net farming profit after meeting interest on all capital expenditure. Live-stock consists of 5,128 sheep, 794 cattle, 4 horses.

(b) Total Cost of Development Works carried out to 31st March, 1936.

In addition to the expenditure on blocks set out above, expenditure has been incurred on the roading, survey, &c., of various areas which are being developed by the settlers themselves. The total expenditure £351,257 for development, stock, roading, and surveys (apart from roading-costs payable out of Public Works Fund) up to the 31st March, 1936, provides for 616 farms.

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Expenditure on B^Pendlt ™ e 011 T °tal Expen- Net Dovfilonment Development diture on Expenditure on Block. , , L . during Year Development Live-stock as iqoc ' ended 31st to 31st March, at 31st March, 15 "°- March, 1936. 1936. 1936. North Auckland Land District. I £ I £ I £ I £ Wharekohe Block .. .. ..I 9,794 1,741 i 11,535 I Auckland Land District. Ngakuru Block .. .. .. 83,751 947 84,698 3,747 Te Kauwhata Block .. .. .. 32,176 .. 32,176 Onepu Block * .. .. .. 20,081 39 20,120 Koromatua Block .. .. .. 4,120 43 4,163 Galatea Estate .. .. .. 74,310 8,524 82,834 6,759 Whangamarino Block * . . . . . . 8,445 .. 8,445 Mangatutu Block .. .. .. 3,715 .. 3,715 Pongakawa Block * .. .. .. 3,764 .. 3,764 943 Hawke's Bay Land District. Kakariki Estate .. .. . . | 26,680 [ 3,718 30,398 | Taranaki Land District. Tapuwae Estate .. .. .. 13,434 439 13,873 j 6,543 280,270 15,451 295,721 j 17,992 ? 1 * Whangamarino, Pongakawa, and part of Onepu Blocks taken over by Small Farms Board.

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(c) and (d) Developed Allotments disposed of.

(e) The Total Amount advanced to Croum Tenants for the Development of their Holdings, the Number of Advances, and the Purpose for which such Advances have been made. Number of settlers assisted .. .. . . .. .. 491 Loans approved — £ Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 209,162 Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,034 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £216,196 Amounts actually advanced— £ Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 167,213 Stock .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 3,610 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £170,823 Small-farms Scheme. Viewed in the light of the number of additional settlers established, and additional development works commenced, during the past year the small-farms scheme has not maintained the progress of the previous period. The factors contributing to the slowing-up of the rate of new works were — (1) Increasing difficulty in obtaining lands suitable for the scheme from private sources : (2) Increasing cost of many commodities, particularly building-materials, which rendered it more difficult to establish and equip new holdings at a cost within the limit of £1,200 per man settled. (3) Inability, towards the end of the year, to obtain sufficient men to carry out the develop-ment-work. Camps were established on certain blocks in the King-country, and, owing to shortage of men, had to be dismantled. Some of the development workers also left their work to obtain other positions carrying higher rates of pay. The National Works Committee set up by the late Government reviewed the work of the Board in reconditioning abandoned and deteriorated Crown leaseholds and mortgage securities in the Kingcountry, and was of opinion that this work ofiered great scope for expansion ; and steps were taken to commence work on a large number of new areas. Unfortunately, however, the difficulties described under heading (3) above delayed the actual commencement of development. As regards works already in hand, the progress made has been most gratifying in all districts. While development is proceeding, the various blocks are farmed on a large scale, and it is pleasing to record that in a good number of cases the farming returns have shown a good profit, after allowing for interest on purchase-price of land and stock, and on capital expenditure on buildings and develop-ment-work. Another good feature of the farming policy is the training which the men receive in all branches of the work and in the handling of stock, which should prove of great value to them when they take over the management of individual sections. The lands being developed are in many cases " marginal lands " —i.e., they cannot be developed economically by ordinary modes of settlement —and I wish to stress again that in the deteriorated areas it is not possible to load on to the land any portion of the labour-costs incurred in their restoration to a productive state, particularly in the case of the utilizing of the manual labour of large gangs of unemployed. There are instances of camps accommodating upwards of one hundred men engaged on a large block in roading, clearing, fencing, draining, &c., perhaps on a two- or three-year programme. The wages bill in such a case would be over £100 per week, and it is doubtful if any land in New Zealand could stand up to the loading of even a small part of the wage-cost. A new departure in land-development sehemes has been undertaken in the Westport District in an attempt to bring in Pakihi lands. The Cawthron Institute has been experimenting for many years in this work, and has evolved a treatment which promises well. A block of 200 acres at Sergeants

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Number of Rental Annual Rent Block. ' Allotments Area. Tenure. Capital or Interest disposed of. Value. receivable. I Acres. £ £ s. d. Wharekohe .. .. .. .. 17 996 R.L. 9,595 479 15 0 Te Kauwhata 12 1,735 ® ° Onepu* .. .. .. 13 1,356 R.L. 12,285 614 5 0 Koromatua .. .. .. .. 4 538 R.L. 2,900 145 0 0 Mangatutu .. .. .. .. 5 771 R.L. 4,680 234 0 0 Ngakuru .. .. .. .. 13 2,343 R.L. 18,051 902 11 0 Total .. .. .. 64 7,739 .. 62,001 3,160 17 6 * In addition, eleven sections selected under small-farms scheme.

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Hill has been taken in hand, and further land adjoining has been acquired, so that a compact block of 800 acres is being developed under the Institute's direction, with a view to subdivision under the smallfarms scheme when the work has been completed. The progress of this scheme will be of great importance to the district, as there is a huge area of idle land of this nature. The results of the scheme to the 31st March, 1936, are tabulated as under : — Operations under Original Scheme (mostly 5-acre to 10-acre Sections.) Holdings established .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 488 Number of such holdings since closed .. .. .. . . .. 109 Share milkers' building loans approved .. .. .. .. .. 265 Loans repaid .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Operations since Inception of Small Farms Board. Number. Individual full-time holdings established .. .. .. 364 24,974 Sections included in blocks under development .. .. 583 48,688 Share milkers' building loans approved .. .. .. 63 £ s. d. Total expenditure from inception to 31st March, 1935 .. .. 516,364 17 3 Total expenditure from Ist April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936 .. 146,480 1 9 Grand total £662,844 19 0 Number of men employed on development-work at 31st March, 1936 .. 1,246 Of the men established under the original five- or ten-acre scheme, a fairly large percentage has found that there is little hope of permanency, and the men have left, fortunately in some cases, to take up employment in their former trades. Of the balance left, the majority should be successful, and this view is suppoiced by the numbers who no longer require to draw the sustenance allowance. The larger holdings sett'ed by the Small Farms Board should prove satisfactory, except in a few isolated cases ; in fact, there are numbers of settlers who will require no further assistance from the State and whose future is assured as far as can be foreseen, particularly with guaranteed prices for their produce. Since the inception of the scheme 722 men have been in receipt of sustenance allowance, but as at 31st March, 1936, only 144 men were drawing sustenance. Further details in regard to operations under the small-farms scheme are given in Appendices 111 and IV in the reports of the Chief Drairage Engineer and the Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti, respectively. Spec t yl Settlement of Inferior Lands. The following summary of the lands dealt with during the year is furnished in accordance with the provisions of section 223 (14) of the Land Act, 1924 : — (a) Aggregate area of land set apart: 205 acres. (b) Number of allotments and aggregate area disposed of : One allotment, 205 acres. The total number of allotments taken up and the area held as at 31st March, 1936, was thirty allotments, 6,274 acres. Lands for Selection. During the year 210,026 acres were taken up on various tenures, the number of selections being 1,037 under all headings. These figures include some 557 sections, comprising altogether an area of 74,185 acres, taken up under miscellaneous leases and licenses, so that the selections on permanent tenures numbered 480 sections, covering a total area of 135,841 acres. The following table gives the selections of Crown lands for the last five years : — Selections under all Tenures. Year ending Number. (Acres). 31st March, 1932 .. .. .. ..1,448 406,408 31st March, 1933 1,354 280,518 31st March, 1934 .. .. .. ..1,118 285,166 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. .. 1,036 302,915 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. .. 1,037 210,026 The total of 210,026 acres selected during the year includes lands taken up under both permanent and temporary tenures, and also town and suburban lands. The permanent selections of rural lands only were as follows : —

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, , , Number of Rural Total Area ot i,and. Sections selected. selected. Acres. Crown and national-endowment land .. .. 157 83,754 Settlement land .. .. .. .. ■■ 38 15,087 Education reserves, &c. .. .. .. .. 9 1,365 Grand totals .. .. .. .. 204 100,206

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The lands dealt with above comprise both areas offered for the first time and areas which became available for reoffering through various reasons. The figures for entirely new rural areas selected during the year are as follows : —

Receipts. The receipts for the year from all sources (excluding, of course, Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account receipts) totalled £1,276,510, an increase of £16,720 on last year's figures. The receipts for the last five years have been as follows: Year ending 31st March, 1932, £776,489 ; 1933, £742,820 ; 1934, £1,020,198 ; 1935, £1,259,790 ; and 1936, £1,276,510. Postponements, Remissions, and Arrears of Rent. Rents the payment of which remained postponed at the 31st March amounted to £157,101. Arrears of rent at the 31st March (including arrears in respect of the current half-yearly charge) totalled £1,013,369, while remissions for the year totalled £151,836. Rebates. For prompt payment of rent 15,861 Crown tenants were granted the usual rebates in terms of section 123 of the Land Act, 1924, and section 59 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925. These rebates amounted to a total of £37,949. National Endowment. Of the area in the national endowment, 6,451,906 acres were held under lease or license at the 31st March by 4,398 tenants, paying an annual rental of £141,071, while a very large area (partly, however, covered by existing leases) had been set aside as provisional State forests. For further particulars re the national endowment, see parliamentary paper C.-14. Educational Endowment. An area of approximately 817,341 acres of education endowments under the administration of the various Land Boards is leased to some 4,134 tenants, who pay a total annual rental of £129,087. Land reserved fob various Pubposes. Under the provisions of section 360 of the Land Act, 1924, and section 71 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, various areas of Crown and settlement land were permanently reserved during the year. The reservations made totalled forty-seven, covering an area of approximately 805 acres. A summary of \york carried out under the heading is given below : — Purpose of Reserve. Number of Area. reservations. a. r. p. Aerodrome .. .. .. .. 1 64 3 6 Camping .. . . .. .. .. 1 1 1 24 County buildings, site for .. .. .. 2 1 1 25 • 6 Defence .. .. .. .. . . . . 2 118 120 Gravel .. .. .. .. .. ..3 86 2 12-5 Hospital .. .. .. .. .. 1 19 0 30 Lighthouse . .. .. .. 2 68 3 10 Municipal .. .. .. .. ..2 200 Native-school site .. .. .. .. 1 5 1 21 Plantation .. .. .. .. 1 141 1 7 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0 2 28 Public buildings of General Government, site for . . 3 1 231■ 98 Public-hall site .. .. . . . . 3 1 3 28 Public-school site .. .. .. .. ..2 700 Public-school site, addition to .. . . 2 1 2 38 Pumping-station site .. .. . . .. 1 0 0 0• 83 Quarry .. .. . . ~. .. 2 42 011 Recreation .. .. .. .. ..11 195 2 31-2 Resting-place for travelling stock .. .. 1 4 014 River-protection .. .. .. .. ..1 0321 Roadman's cottage site .. .. .. ..1 500 Sanitary .. .. .. .. .. 1 35 0 7 War memorial, site for .. .. .. 1 0 1 15 47 805 1 22-11 The above does not include areas that have been vested in the Crown as public, reserves in town subdivisions pursuant to the provisions of section 16 of the Land Act, 1924.

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nioco nt t,„j I Number of New Rural Total Area selected Sections selected. for the First Time. Acres. Crown and national-endowment land .. .. 51 7,222 Settlement land .. .. .. .. .. Nil Nil Education reserves, &c. .. .. .. . . Nil Nil Grand totals .. .. .. .. 51 7,222

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Expenditure. Summary of Expenditure approved during the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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Name of Vote oi Account. Gross Expenditure. Recoveries. Net Expenditure. Vote, Lands and Survey— £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ g. d. Subdivision Ī .. .. .. .. .. .. 247,287 18 8 94,748 13 10 152,539 4 10 Subdivision II .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,862 19 10 135 II 10 32,727 8 0 Subdivision III .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,449 2 8 64 3 0 4.384 19 8 Total, Vote, Lands and Survey .. .. .. 183,098 284,600 1 2 94,948 8 8 189,651 12 6 Vote, Land for Settlements Expenses .. .. .. .. 11,289 9,043 5 5 180 12 0 8,862 13 5 Vote, Discharged Soldiers Settlement : Expenses of Management .. 70,640 78,141 19 9 .. 78,141 19 9 Vote, Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. 1,500 646 17 4 .. 646 17 4 Vote, Swamp Land Drainage— Hauraki Plains District .. .. .. .. .. 17,250 23,268 1 3 10,887 19 1 12,380 2 2 Swamp Land Drainage Districts .. .. .. .. 1,750 1,891 15 11 1,349 16 8 541 19 3 Vote, Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. .. 350,000 215,702 2 4 69,222 0 7 146,480 1 9 Vote, Dairy Industry Loans .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 10,750 0 7 .. 10,750 0 7 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 735,527 624,044 3 9 176,588 17 0 447,455 6 9 Other Accounts. Expenditure under special Acts of Legislature—Section 295 (2), Land Act, 1924 6,741 13 6 .. 6,741 13 6 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. 529,496 7 3 .. 529,496 7 3 Land for Settlements Account— Acquirement of estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 330 345 0 0 Gr. 341 17 0 Expenses incidental to estates .. .. .. .. .. 3,459 17 4 946 15 5 2,513 1 11 Administration expenses of estates .. .. .. .. .. 10,183 0 11 .. 10,183 0 11 Expenditure from capital proceeds of the sale of Crown lands credited in 5,250 16 5 .. 5,250 16 5 terms of section 20, Land Act, 1924 Expenditure from capital proceeds of the sale of National Endowment Lands 19 4 0 .. 19 4 0 credited in terms of the Land Act, 1924, section 302 (10) Farm Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,036 2 3 .. 8,036 2 3 Expenditure under — Section 6, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 : Development of unoccupied 18,648 9 8 2,565 5 10 16,083 3 10 Crown lands Section 7, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929: Advances to settlers on 22,414 11 10 22 0 3 22,392 11 7 Crown lands Section 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 : Development of unoccupied 57,800 4 0 6,548 .10 1 51,251 13 11 settlement lands Section 14, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929: Advances to settlers on 2,598 14 5 .. 2,598 14 5 settlement lands Section 9, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 : Administration expenses .. 878 10 0 .. 878 10 0 Section 15, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929 : Administration expenses .. 145 4 8 .. 145 4 8 Section 21 (2), Land Act, 1924 : Administration expenses of Cheviot Estate 770 19 8 .. 770 19 8 Section 208 (8), Land Act, 1924 : Interest on portions of capital values of 278 2 11 .. 278 2 11 leases paid by lessees Section 105, Land for Settlements Act, 1925: Crown Jands proclaimed 6,509 7 6 .. 6,509 7 6 land-for-settlement lands Section 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1926 : Interest on capital proceeds 36,454 4 5 .. 36,454 4 5 of sales of Crown lands Section 20 (4), Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927 : Value of discharged 2,020 7 1 .. 2,020 7 1 soldiers settlement lands added to land-for-settlement lands Section 47, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929: Interest on Crown lands 8,477 12 0 .. 8,477 12 0 subject to Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and former Land for Settlements Acts Section 13, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1930: Interest on national 2,243 5 1 .. 2,243 5 1 endowment trust-moneys Section 19 (4), Finance Act, 1930 (2): Interest on Cheviot Estate accumulated 18,508 0 10 .. 18,508 0 10 funds Section 11 (1), Finance Act, 1932 : Administration expenses Hutt Valley 497 14 1 . . 497 14 l settlement lands Section 11 (2), Finance Act, 1932 : Hutt Valley settlement lands proceeds 25,648 15 3 . . 25,648 15 3 applied towards purchase-money, &c. Section 10 (1), Native Land Amendment Act, 1932 : Acquisition of land 3,870 3 0 . . 3,870 3 0 for settlement Expenditure approved by the Hon. the Minister of Finance from Un- 1,149 14 11 164 18 6 984 16 5 authorized Expenditure Account General Purposes Account : Ellesmere Land Drainage Act, 1905, section 6 .. 529 14 9 .. 529 14 9 Expenditure approved by the Hon. the Minister of Finance from Unauthorized 474 3 0 100 0 0 374 3 0 Expenditure Account Refunds of revenue, Deposit Account expenditure, expenditure under special 60,102 14 1 .. 60,102 14 1 Acts of the Legislature Totals.. . .. .. .. .. .. 833,210 17 10 10,692 10 1 822,518 7 9 Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,457,255 1 7 187,281 7 1 1,269,973 14 6

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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I.—SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS.

EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS.

NORTH AUCKLAND. (W. D. Armit, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Substantial increases in revenue are recorded for the past season in spite of severe drawbacks due to heavy and continuous flooding in North Auckland and a somewhat inclement season generally over the district. The revenue improvement is approximately 20 per cent, on the previous year's returns, due to the improved wool prices, and the increase in mutton and lamb prices. Beef has also maintained a payable price, and store cattle values have been fairly satisfactory. The improvement would have been considerably greater if normal conditions had prevailed. Stock experienced a severe winter, and this was followed by excessive rainfall for several months, accompanied by severe summer flooding of low-lying areas. A plague of caterpillars followed and destroyed the grass over large areas which had suffered from flood. Attention this year has been focused on the denudation of large areas of hill country of forest cover, and there is no doubt that this policy of past years has aggravated flooding in North Auckland. The abnormal rainfall during the past twelve months may not recur, but a number of Crown tenants have been given assistance on account of flooding and consequent damage during the past twelve months. Stock-prices have increased all round due to various causes, such as heavy lamb export, the tendency of numbers of dairy-farmers to increase their sheep holdings, and the improved market for meat. A large increase in pig revenue is a noticeable feature on most dairy-farms, and this avenue could be still further exploited if more attention were paid to proper housing and better feeding of pigs. Orchardists suffered a disaster from gales in January and February, and extremely heavy losses have resulted. Not only was the fruit lost, but trees were blown down or wrenched to such a degree that some replanting is essential. Potato - growers have experienced a good average year ; a few have done very well indeed. Onion-growers have not had the same success financially. Applications for revaluations under section 216 of the Land Act are now being received to an increasing degree, and it is anticipated that a fairly large number of tenants will avail themselves of this provision. Operations under land-development have continued satisfactorily, and the advances made by the Board are generally in a sound position as to security value. Additional advances under this heading total £9,490 for the year. Crown tenants are now looking forward with more confidence to the future in consequence of improved price-levels. Although there is need for a still higher level, the worst of the slump period is past.

AUCKLAND. (K. M. Graham, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) In contrast to the drought conditions which were experienced in the middle of last dairying season, copious rains have fallen throughout the whole of the present season. In actual fact the rainfall was greater than necessary and to a certain extent detrimentally aflected the production of butterfat in certain localities. This was, however, offset by the improved prices ruling for butter and cheese, and dairy-farmers throughout the district have, on the whole, experienced a particularly good season. Increasing numbers of our settlers are going in for pig-raising on sound lines and are obtaining more substantial returns from this sideline than hitherto. Sheep-farmers also have benefited substantially by the very satisfactory prices realized for wool and fat lambs, while other classes of stock have also given a better return. As a result of the better prices, a substantial increase in revenue is shown under practically all headings, and it is gratifying to find that most settlers are now making an honest endeavour to meet their current financial obligations to the Department.

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The Land Board has still had to deal with many applications for relief, and substantial concessions by way of remissions of payments have been granted where the circumstances warranted such a course, while advances have also been made to a number of settlers for top-dressing and essential improvements with a view to maintaining pastures and increasing production. With the reinstatement of the revaluation provisions of the Land Act, a considerable number of applications for revaluations have already come to hand, and these are now being dealt with by the various Committees. During the year a fair demand has arisen for desirable farms, both sheep and dairying, by purchasers with substantial cash resources, indicating a returning confidence in the future of farming. Any improved or partly improved properties of the Crown which have been made available for selection have been eagerly sought after, many of the applicants being of a particularly good type.

GISBORNE. (H. L. Primrose, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The past year seems to have been conspicuous principally for the general spirit of optimism pervading the whole district. Such a spirit may be rightly interpreted as the end of another slump period and the dawn of better things, and was in marked contrast to the general tone of the few preceding years. Wool has now reached a good figure again, and the average price will be much better than last year. In the past twelve months the Gisborne District has experienced an unusually wet period, the rainfall on some places having reached record proportions. There has also been a marked absence of sun during the summer. We can usually look forward to fairly lengthy periods of hot summer weather, but last year was a decided exception. The fattening season was thus delayed, and lambs were very backward. There has been plenty of feed all the year, and stock came through the winter fairly well. The dairying industry has had a very successful season and conditions were suitable throughout the year for a fairly lengthy season with higher averages during the summer and autumn ; but prices for surplus dairy stock are still very low. The ragwort menace, referred to in my last year's report, is a very real one, and the spread is alarming. Maize-growers are not too pleased at their prospects, and the backward state of the crops seems to indicate that the frosty weather will be here before the crops mature. Of course, sowing was late this year because of the poor spring, but, then again, the excessive rain, lack of sunshine, and a cyclonic storm tended to make one of the worst years for a long time. For similar reasons there has been little bush burnt this year, and not much hill country will be sown. This again affects local grass-seed growers, especially rye-grass growers.

TTAWKE'S BAY. (F. R. Burnley, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The past season lias been very wet, and serious floods were experienced on several occasions. The storm at the beginning of February did considerable damage, and a large number of stock was lost as a result thereof. There has been an abundance of feed during the summer and production on dairy-farms has been high, while there has been a heavy demand for sheep, and the price for breeding-ewes has reached, in some cases, £1 19s. 6d. per head. Wool-prices have shown considerable improvement, and good prices were obtained for fat lambs. Butterfat-prices have shown an improvement, and witli increased production, owing to favourable conditions, the dairy-farmers should have a good season. With the assistance of subsidies from the Unemployment Board, considerable areas of scrub have been cleared, many miles of new fencing erected, and several miles of drains dug. Sheep-farmers in the northern portion of the district have experienced considerable losses through liver fluke. Steps are now being taken to combat the menace, and with the construction of many drains in swampy areas and the aid of bluestone it is considered that the work will be successful. Orchardists have not had a very good season. Prolonged wet weather in the early season was not to their advantage, and the February storm blew a lot of the fruit off the trees, destroyed shelterbelts, and uprooted trees. These settlers will again have difficulty in meeting their obligations. The arrears of rents, &c., were reviewed during the year, and concessions befitting the circumstances of the cases were made. It is expected that, now the settlers concerned have been relieved of the load of arrears accumulated during the past adverse seasons, their future prospects will be brighter and they should be able to meet accruing charges. The revenue for the year shows an increase of per cent, over the previous year.

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TARANAKI. (F. 11. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The year started well climatically, but the early promise was not maintained. The winter was long and hard, and cold winds and squally conditions delayed the growth of grass. Spring was poor and late, and it was not until early summer that the pastures began to pick up. The rainfall was over 20 per cent, above the average, and the snowfall on Mount Egmont was abnormally high, a feature of this being a very heavy fall in November, a most unusual occurrence so late in the season. A heavy gale in February caused widespread damage to roads and bridges, also many houses were damaged and sheds and fences destroyed. There was practically no loss of stock, but the damage done to plantations and shelter-belts was very great, in some cases whole plantations being flattened out. Feed was scarce in winter and spring, and many a farmer had to use up his reserve stacks of hay or ensilage, while others had to purchase fodder to keep the stock alive. Consequently the stock generally came through the winter in poor condition, and production of butter-fat was below normal at the commencement of the new dairy season. However, later bountiful rains so restored the pastures that production showed a marked improvement, and at the end of the season the result was a surplus over the previous year. The wool-clip was an average one, but prices have been much higher than last year, the average for fleece wool being about Bfd. The lambing percentage was low, due to the late spring and unseasonable weather. The export prices for fat lamb and mutton have been above last year's good prices, and this has been reflected in the prices for store sheep, particularly breeding-ewes : fourtooth ewes have sold as high as £1 Bs. and two-tooth ewes as much as £2. Beef-prices have improved considerably, store bullocks this season selling up to £8 10s. The wet season has suited the growing of root crops, although in some localities the white butterfly did a Jot of damage. On the other hand, the weather seriously affected the harvesting of hay. Some districts report a marked reduction in the ragwort pest, while in other localities it is as bad as ever, owing to the neglect of settlers. More attention is being given to the top-dressing of pastures, and more basic slag has been used than for some years. Stock-losses were fairly high, owing to the long and severe winter, but there has not been much serious disease among the flocks, apart from a little temporary blindness among sheep and a few cases of facial eczema. At the close of the year prospects for stock are good as there is an abundance of feed, and stock should start the winter in good condition. In the northern part of the district adjacent to Te Kuiti a start has been made with the reconditioning of abandoned farms to render them suitable for successful settlement, and up to date fourteen sections, aggregating 4,100 acres, have been handed over to the Land Development Branch. Twenty-three abandoned sections, totalling 10,627 acres, were reselected during the year. The revenue for the year showed a small increase on last year's good figures, which is very satisfactory, as it indicates that the position has been well maintained.

WELLINGTON. (H. W. C. Mackintosh, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) At the beginning of the year under review the majority of Crown tenants were experiencing the effects of the long, dry summer upon their pastures. Many who had saved what in normal years would have been an ample supply of hay for winter feed were compelled to feed out the bulk of it in the autumn to keep their stock going. It is fortunate that in most districts the winter was not a severe one, and in spite of shortage of feed stock came through to the spring in fair condition. In most localities the spring and summer have been wet above the average, and while this has been conducive to a great growth of grass it was also the cause of delay in the early marketing of fat lambs. The wet season was responsible for a considerable amount of foot-rot and sheep-fly in parts of the district. In the Wanganui District the most severe floods for the past twenty years were experienced, while in the Wairarapa no less than eight floods occurred during the year, causing considerable loss to some of the settlers. River-erosion has been very noticeable, and as the result of this a considerable amount of money will require to be spent to protect property. There has been increased use made of fertilizers for top-dressing of pastures, and renewal of grasslands generally is on the increase. More could be done in this direction, but farmers seem to be doing their best as far as their funds will permit. As more money becomes available it is felt that the " patching-up " of pastures will give place to more comprehensive schemes with regard to top-dressing. It is pleasing to note that quite a number of tenants are giving attention to their buildings, and many homesteads are looking much brighter for having been painted. Ragwort, too, is receiving attention, and in some parts of the district a determined effort is being made to get rid of this pest. Those settlers who are dairying will come out about the same as last year, but the"wool-growers have had a more encouraging year as regards prices obtained for their products. The provisions of the Land Act relating to revaluation of Crown leases, which have been inoperative for some time, have been revived, and power has also been taken for the voluntary adjustment of mortgage liabilities. At the time of writing a considerable number of applications have been received from tenants and mortgagors for revaluations or adjustments, and these will be dealt with as speedilv as possible. J There has been a good inquiry for farm properties during the year, and anything offered that showed a fair return was readily selected.

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NELSON. (A. F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The season 1935-36 has been remarkable for the amount of summer rain, there being an absence of the usual hot, dry spell. Settlers engaged in dairying and sheep-farming have had abundance of feed through the summer, and adequate provision has been made for winter feed. Wool-prices have shown a marked increase on the preceding season. Lambs have sold exceptionally well, and store sheep offered at the autufnn sales in many cases met with a very keen demand, this being due, perhaps, to the flush of autumn feed. A heavy hailstorm in the early summer caused damage to tobacco fields, but, generally, the growers had sufficient margin to fulfil their contracts. The wet summer was not particularly suited to hop-growing, the crop in many cases being lighter than previous years. With an overseas market for surplus hops, it has been possible to clear each season's produce fairly promptly and maintain sales at a profitable level. The aj)ple export shows an increase over the previous off-season, but will probably not exceed 800,000 cases. It was hoj)ed to reach the million mark again as in 1934, but the wet summer has caused a fair amount of oversized and faulty fruit.

MABLBOBOUGH. (P. R. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The higher prices recorded for wool and lamb this season, coupled with a generous rainfall, has brought forward a demand for store sheep with a consequent hardening in prices. Generally speaking, the sheep men have had a good year, but in most of the danthonia country the much welcomed rains have produced a rank growth, and a lack of bloom is evident in the flocks. Those engaged in agricultural farming, despite a most promising season, have by no means reaped the reward they expected. Harvesting of peas and clover was made very difficult with continual showers, and heavy reductions in the original estimates of yields, from these two crops in particular, have had to take place. Many cases of hardship have been reported owing to the intermittent cold snaps that came at most unexpected periods of the summer months ; the foregoing, combined with a wet shearing season and high westerly winds during harvesting, has harassed the farming community quite a lot. The fruit season opened well, but gales have taken their toll on some orchards and will, no doubt, have its effect on the crops.

WESTLAND. (G. I. Martin, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) The past season has been a very favourable one for the farming community. Climatic conditions were excellent throughout the whole year. There was an absence of any extremes, and a well-distributed rainfall and ample sunshine were reflected by an ample growth of pasture. The same conditions have continued right up to the end of the year, and indications are that there should be ample reserves of feed to carry the stock through the winter. Although it is too early to quote exact figures, it is apparent that there will be a substantial increase in butterfat-production throughout the district, and the price received by the suppliers has been more satisfactory. Surplus cattle were in good condition and most grades were sold at prices ranging up to £1 per head in advance of the previous season. Good dairy cows were in keen demand, but very few were offering. Lambing percentages were excellent, and prices received for fat lamds were very satisfactory. In the sheep section there was an outstanding increase in prices for two-toothed Romney ewes. One line of 120 two-toothed ewes sold for £2 Is. 9d. each. There was a correspondingly satisfactory increase in prices received for all other classes of ewes and wethers.

CANTEBBUBY. (J. F. Quinn, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) During last year, generally speaking, the climatic conditions have been more favourable than the previous year, though the heavy rains in February and March were most disheartening for those engaged in cropping. A decided improvement has been shown in the position of the pastoralists in the higher country. Wool-prices have shown a decided appreciation, and sheep and lambs have realized much better prices. Lambing percentages have been well up to the average, though difficulty has been experienced in many cases in fattening owing to the extraordinary growth of feed in the early part of the season. Fortunately no heavy losses were experienced by snowfalls during the winter. With present ruling prices there are many inquiries for the higher pastoral areas. Cereal crops gave promise of exceptionally good yields, but the heavy downfalls of rain during the harvest seriously damaged a large proportion of crops, though, fortunately, the loss did not turn out as heavy as at first anticipated. As the provisions for revaluation of holdings have been revived, a large percentage of the lessees are taking advantage thereof, and applications are being dealt with at present.

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OTAGO. (N. C. Kensington, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) For the year ending 31st March, 1936, the Crown tenants in the Otago Land District may be regarded as having experienced a satisfactory year. This comparison must be assessed in relation to the very difficult years following the 1930 season. On the whole, climatic conditions were good, except that anxiety was caused through dry conditions in the spring in the North Otago District and a dry spell in South Otago till the middle of February. In North Otago welcome rain fell in the middle of October, and although the crops had received a severe check a quick recovery was made and a great growth resulted. The check received was reflected in the grain crops, and the returns per acre from wheat were only fair. As a result of broken weather during harvesting, a good area of wheat suffered in the field ; but later reports showed that, following good winds, the grain had not sufEered to a great extent. The pea crop has not been so fortunate, and sufEered considerably. In South Otago and Middlemarch districts the rape and turnip crops suffered severely till the middle of February, when following good rain a remarkable recovery took place, and the general result in all parts of the districts is that ample turnip and other winter crops are now available ; also a great growth of pasture. In the high country pastoralists sufEered no severe losses during the year, and the satisfactory price received for wool and surplus stock has been most encouraging. Crown tenants on mixed-farming properties on the lower country have had the advantage of good average prices for fat and store lambs, and the fluctuation of market prices has not been so marked as in former years. The dairy-farmer on the small holding and dependent on butterfat-prices has again had a difficult year. The price for butterfat certainly showed an advance on the previous season, but was not sufficient to meet the average overhead charges. Reports from Central Otago show that the orchardists have had a fair year. The rabbit pest has been a matter for grave concern in Central Otago and other parts of the district. The large increase can probably be explained by the limited amount of money available for rabbiting during the depression years, together with the low price offering for skins, also to the natural enemies, the stoat and the weasel, not being so plentiful as in former years. The price for skins has shown a rapid increase, and this factor should help to stay any further increase in the pest.

SOUTHLAND. (T. Cagney, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Notwithstanding an unusually dry autumn and a resultant shortage of winter feed, the district generally enjoyed favourable weather conditions, and this feature, combined with the better prices ruling for sheep and wool, ensured, for sheep-farmers at least, a successful season. High-country pastoralists experienced a good winter free of any serious snow losses of stock. Owing to the dry weather experienced in the fall and the shortage of winter feed, dairy herds did not winter well and were generally late in coming into full profit. This setback was, however, to some extent offset by better dairy-farming conditions prevailing towards the end of the period, when timely rains brought on a good flush of feed, which should ensure an extension of the usual milking-season. Sterility and abortion in herds still present a serious feature in dairy-farming, and, if anything, the spread of these contagious complaints appears to be increasing. All classes of crops throughout the district have yielded well. Club root and parasitica] diseases have not been so much in evidence as during last season, which is probably due to the drier weather conditions prevailing. Eabbits are still very much in evidence, and, in a number of cases, the presence of this pest represents the difference between success and failure for farmers. Conditions prevailing at the close of the period may be regarded as favourable, beneficial mild rains having brought on an excellent growth of grass with ample supplies of supplementary winter feed in sight.

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APPENDIX lI—LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS.

Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1936.

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13 α-i. APPENDIX II—LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS. Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1936. Name of Estate. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. . North Auckland. Aponga .. • • 9 . . Dairying and grazing .. .. • • Very fair. Awanui .. . • 7 .. Dairying .. .. . • • • „ Bickerstafle .. .. 40 9 Grazing .. .. . • • ■ Good. Bayliss .. ■ • 1 • • Dairying Cadman . . . . I • • Grazing Carroll .. .. 17 9 Homes . . .. .. .. • ■ Good. Cradock . . . . .. 14 Homes and orchards .. .. ■ • ,, Dreadon .. ' ... 4 . . Run-off .. .. • • • • Fair. Eccleston .. .. 12 16 Homes .. . . .. • ■ ■ • good. Finlayson .. . • 1 • • Grazing .. .. • • • • Poor. Hetana . . . ■ 2 87 Homes and orchards .. .. • ■ Good. Kitchener .. . • 1 12 ,, • • • ■ »i Koremoa .. .. 13 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Dair. Lawry . . .. 1 ■ • Grazing .. .. • • ■ • Methven .. • ■ 1 29 Homes and orchards . . .. . • Good. Motutara .. .. 12 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. •■ Fair Otarao .. .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. • • ■ • Good. Paerata .. • • 2 . . ,, • • • • ■ • • • >> Pakaraka .. ■ • 15 1 ,, ■ • • • • ■ » Parahi . . .. 9 .. Dairying and grazing Prescott .. • ■ 3 17 Homes .. .. .. . • • • „ Plumer .. . • 4 17 „ . . • • ■ ■ • • • • „ Puketi .. .. •• •• Grazing.. .. .. •• •• *air. Puni .. ■. 10 .. Dairying .. .. . • • • Good. Remuera .. •• 32 .. ,, .. ■• •• •• >> Streamlands . . ■ • 12 1 ,, • • • • • • >> Tangowahino . . 19 1 Dairying and grazing .. .. •. Fair. Tauraroa . . .. 2 . . Dairying .. .. .. • ■ Very fair. TePua .... 5 1 „ Good Tokiri .. •• 4 .. „ •■ ■• •• •■ Very fair. Upokonui .. • • 5 . • ,, • • • • ■ • ■ »> Waari . • • • 24 40 Homes and orchards .. .. . • Good. Waimata .. .. 16 . . Dairying .. .. • • • • » Waiteitei .. • • 10 1 „ • ■ • • ■ • » Whakata .. .. 6 .. „ • • • • • • • • » Totals .. 303 255 Auckland. Apata .. .. 7 1 Dairying .. .. ■ • • • Good. Balachraggan .. 20 6 „ .. ■ ■ • • ■ • Very good. Bushmere .. .. 2 .. ,, .. •• •■ •• Satisfactory. Clifford . . .. 8 1 „ .. ■ • • • • • Good. Delaney .. • ■ 1 • • Home .. .. • • • ■ ■ ■ „ Fencourt . • • ■ 10 37 Dairying and mixed farming .. ■ ■ very good. Gorton .. 10 „ • ■ Hannon .. .. 2 .. „ ■■ •• Good. Hereford Park .. 2 .. Dairying .. .. • ■ ■ • Unsatisfactory. Hikuai .. . . 21 1 Dairying and mixed farming .. . • Good. Horahia . . .. 6 .. ,, • • t» Horahora .... 8 „ • ■••>> Kaipaki . . . . 4 .. ,, • • >> Karapiro .... 8 11 „ .... Very good. Kopuku .... 3 1 „ .... Fair. Kopuku No. 2 .. 4 1 » •■■•>», Mangaotama ..3 1 ,', .... Very good. Mangakura .. .. 6 .. >> ■ • • • >> Mangapouri .... 4 11 ,, • ••■>> Mangateparu.. ..55 1 ,, •• •• » Mangawhero 9 19 ,. ••••>> Matamata .. 04 269 „ ..-.."„ Matuku .. .. 11 •• » •• » Morgan .. . . 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. • • Satisfactory. Nelson .. . • 3 .. ,, • • • ■ • • " Ngahinepouri .. 3 1 „ •• •• •• •■ Very good. Norwegians .. .. 3 .. „ Satisfactory. Nolan .. .. 5 .. „ • ■ • • • • • • >> Ohauiti 10 2 „ .. •• . ■ •■ Unsatisfactory. Okauia .. .. 6 11 „ •• •• •• •• Fair. Omeheu .. .. 10 .. „ • • • • • • ■ ■ Good. Opouriao .. .. 29 71 „ •■ Very good. Orini .. •• 2 .. „ •• •■ ■• •• Fair. Orongo .. • ■ 33 2 ,, •. . • ■ • » Otamarakau.. .. 7 .. „ •• •• •• •■ Fair; improving. Otway .. .. 9 9 „ .. •• •• •• Very good. Pakarau .. .. 19 5 ,, .. . • • • • • „

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C.-l: 14 Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions or the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1936— -continued. Name of Estate. Jease- Free- Principal Purpose lor which Holdings are utilized. Remarks as to Presen t Position. Auckland —continued. Pukemapou .. .. 11 .. Dairying .. .. Very good. Puketarata .. .. 5 .. „ .. .. _ _ Good. Puahue .. .. 20 1 Dairying and mixed farming Rangiatea .. .. 9 18 Dairying .. .. .. Very good. Rangitaiki .. .. 8 .. Dairying, small farming .. .. .. ,, Reporoa .. .. 100 13 Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Good. Rewi ... .. 7 5 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Reynolds .. .. 23 2 „ .. .. .. .. Good to doubtful. Rockburn .. 1 .. „ .. .. _. _ _ ~5?aiv. Rotomanuka .. 1 .. ,, .. Good. Selwyn .. .. 66 187 Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Very good. Tahaia .. .. 11 .. Dairying Tainui .. .. 2 1 Grazing .. .. .. .. Fair'.' Tairua .. .. 19 7 Residential and farmlets .. .. Good. Taniwha .. .. 11 1 Dairying Tangao .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. p^, Tapapa .. .. 10 .. „ .. .. .. .. Very good. Tautari .. .. 35 11 Business and residence .. .. .. Fair to doubtful. Teasdale .. .. 11 89 Residential and farmlets .. .. .. Very good. Tβ Miro .. .. 32 2 Dairying and grazing .. Fair. Te Ngaroa .. .. 2 .. Dairying TePoi .. .. 2 .. „ GoodWaiare . • • ■ 4 .. ,, Waimana .. .. 20 23 Dairying and mixed farming .. Very good. Wairakau .. .. 14 .. ,, Walters .. .. 3 .. „ " Waitakaruru .. 15 3 Dairing and grazing Whatawhata .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. Good. Whitehall .. .. 4 15 Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Very good. Totals .. 861 841 Gisborne. Apanui .. .. 8 .. Dairying .. .. ... .. Good. Ardkeen .. .. 15 .. Pastoral Clydebank .... 3 4 .. .. „ Glencoe .. .. 6 .. Dairying Homebush .. .. 13 .. ,, Kanakanaia .. .. 7 1 Pastoral Hukutaia .. .. 18 3 Dairying Ngatapa .. .. 25 3 Pastoral Ohuka .... 12 .. „ .. Fair. Paremata .. .. 7 .. Dairying and pastoral .. .. .. ,, Pouparae .. .. 3 6 Agricultural .. .. .. .. Good. Repongaere .. .. 11 1 Dairying and pastoral Rere .. .. 2 .. „ Ruangarehu .. .. 2 .. ,, Te Arai .. 48 14 „ " Waimarie .. .. 12 5 Dairying and pastoral .. Wharekaka .. 13 Wigan .... 12 7 Willows .. 12 9 Totals .. 229 53 Hawke's Bay. Argyll .. .. 49 15 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. Fair. Awamate .. .. 6 .. Dairying Beattie .. .. 5 .. Pastoral .. .. .. Good Clydebank .. .. 13 3 Corby .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Coyne .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ Crownthorpe .. 18 .. Pastoral .. .. .. Good. Elsthorpe .. .. 35 16 „ .. .. .. Very good. Forest Gate .. .. 16 13 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. Good. Glengarry .. .. 28 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Gwavas .. .. 11 1 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. Good. Hatuma .. .. 57 24 „ .. .. .. Very good. Kumeroa .. .. 13 3 Agricultural, pastoral, and dairying .. „ Lindsay .. .. 58 15 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. „ Mahora .. .. 21 14 Manga-a-toro .. 21 7 Agricultural and pastoral Mangatahi .... 20 4 Marakeke .. .. 17 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Omana .. .. 9 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Otamauri .. .. 15 2 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. „ Parinui .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Pourere .. .. 6 1 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. „ Pukahu .. .. 2 .. Fruit .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Raumati .. .. 28 5 Pastoral and dairying .. .. .. Very fair.

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Name of Estate. holds" holds Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Present Hawlce's Bay—continued. Raureka .. .. 10 9 Dairying and fruit culture .. .. Very good. Rissington .. .. 5 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Good. Rylands .. .. 5 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Sherenden .. .. 20 1 Mostly pastoral .. .. .. .. Very good. Springhill .. .. 17 1 „ .. .. .. .. Te Kaihi .. . . 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Te Kura .. .. 11 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Te Mata .. .. 12 1 Fruit farming .. .. .. .. Good. Tongoio .. .. 12 .. Mostly pastoral .. .. .. .. Fair. Tomoana .. .. 5 9 Fruit and dairying .. .. .. Very good. Waihau .. .. 20 2 Mostly pastoral .. .. .. . . Fair. Waipuka .. .. 1 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. „ Watea .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Wilder .. .. 4 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Woodlands .. .. 8 . . Dairying and agriculture .. .. .. „ Miscellaneous .. 3 . . Dwellings Totals .. 603 147 Taranaki. Araheke .. .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Clandon .. .. 7 .. „ .. .. .. .. Very good. Croydon .. .. 7 1 „ .. .. .. .. Good. Hawke .. .. 1 .. „ Huatoki .. .. 28 5 Residental and small farming .. .. Unsatisfactory. Huia .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Huinga .. .. 8 2 Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Fair. Karu .. .. 5 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Indifferent. Katikara .. .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Kohura .. .. 11 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, K° ta .. .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. .. F a i r . Mana .. .. 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. )( Mangamaire .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. Indifferent. Marco .. .. 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. ,. .. Fair. Matane .. .. .. • 1 Dairying .. .. .. . . Freehold. Ngutu • • • • 1 • • Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Unsatisfactory. Okahu .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Parkes • • • • 7 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Pi™ • • • • • • 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Poor. Rahu .. .. 1 .. ,, Ratapiko .. .. 4 I Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Fair. Spotswood .. .. 8 38 Homestead and small farming .. .. Very good. Taitama .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Tariki .. .. 7 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Tawhiwhi .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Tokaora .. ., 2 14 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Tututawa .. .. 3 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Fair. Totals .. 136 63 Wellington. Ahiaruhe .. .. 10 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Akitio .. .. j 6 .. Grazing sheep and cattle .. .. .. Good. Almadale .. .. 8 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Lower, good; upper, fair. Aorangi .. .. 20 22 „ .. .. .. .. Good. Arawhata .. .. 2 .. Dairying, also a few sheep.. .. .. Very fair to fair. Armstrong .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Bailey .. .. 1 ., ,. ., Bartholomew .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. .. Improving. Benge .. .. I , ( , ,. ., _ _ _ _ j> a ir to poor. Braemore .. .. 4 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Good. Brown .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. () Bruce ■ • • • 1 • • „ •. .. .. .. Fair to poor. Bi'yce .. .. 3 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Callender .. .. 1 .. Dairying, also a few sheep.. .. .. Fair. Carrington .. .. 34 2 Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Improving Cherry Grove .. 3 .. Dairying, one section mixed .. .. Very satisfactory, except one section that can be classed _ , medium. Gioverlea .. .. 17 .. Dairying and residential .. .. .. Good. Corliss .. .. 1 .. Dairying Coy 1 ? ■ • • • 1 - • „ .. .. .. .. Poor. Currie .. .. 2 .. „ .. .. .. ., One good, one fair. D » bm • • • • 1 ■ • „ .. .. .. .. Good. Devonshire .. .. 1 Dixon .. .. 1 .. ,, Dyer .. .. 37 10 Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Eaglesham .. .. 5 .. Dairy and grazing .. .. .. Very good. Epuni Hamlet .. 17 28 Mixed and garden .. .. .. Good. Evans .. .. 1 .. Dairying, also a few sheep.. .. .. Fair. Fairfield .. .. 7 I .. Dairying .. .. .. ..

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α-i. . 16 Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1936— continued. Name of Estate. J*£g; Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Kemarl p^Sti O n. PreSeIrt Wellington —contd. Falloon .. • • 6 1 Mixed dairying, also a few sheep .. .. Good. Gee .. .. 1 • • Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Glasspole .. .. 1 .. „ .. ■ ■ • • • • Poor. Gower .. .. 2 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Graham .. .. 1 .. „ ■• •• •■ •■ Medium. Greystoke .. .. 12 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Greves .. .. 1 • ■ Dairying, also a few sheep.. .. .. Fair. Hall Jones .. .. 12 28 Gardening .. .. .. .. Good. Hammond .. .. 1 .. Dairying . . .. .. .. Fair. Hawtrey .. .. 42 54 Residential .. .. .. .. Doubtful, little demand. Hardie .. .. 1 .. Dairying (reseleoted, May, 1932) .. .. Good progress being made. Haunui No. 1 .. 8 .. Dairying, one section grazing .. .. Very good; grazingseotion improving. Haunui No. 2 .. 7 .. Dairying ... .. .. .. Very good. Harper .. .. 1 • • „ • • • • • • ■ • Good. Heatherlea .. .. 17 10 „ .. .... „ Heretaunga .. .. 12 114 Residential .. .. .. .. Showing up very good. Heights .. .. 2 .. Sheep and dry cattle .. .. --. Fair to poor. Hill .. .. 1 I Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Horrobin .. .. 1 .. Mixed .. .. " .. .. .. Fair to poor. Johnson .. .. 1 • • Grazing .. .. .. .. Improved. Kairanga '.. .. 11 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Kiwitea .. .. 1 ■ • >, • ■ • • • ■ • • >> Kopane .. .. 14 .. ,, .. .. . . .. ,, Kuku .. .. 4 .. I Mixed .. Langdale .. .. 11 I 14 Grazing Langley-Purdom .. 1 • • ! Dairying .. .. .. . . „ Lean ' .. .. 1 • • i Residential .. .. .. .. „ Lewis .. .. 1 .. ' Dairying .. . . .. .. Fair to poor. Linton .. .. 5 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Little .. .. 1 ■ • ! Sh ee P an( i dry cattle .. .. .. Good to poor. Littler .. .. 1 .. Dairying . . .. .. .. Very good. Loughnan .. .. 25 I 1 Residential . . .. .. .. Very little demand at present. Longbush and Mahupuku 7 i Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Good. Makowai and Extension 26 I Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair; improving through drainage. Makopua .. .. 2 .. Pastoral . . .. .. .. Improvement this year. Marama-a-mau .. 6 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Mangawhata .. • ■ 7 ,, .. .. .. .. Good. Marshall .. .. 1 ■ • ,, ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Fair. Maungaraki .. . . 17 3 Residential .. .. .. .. Poor. Mataikona .. .. 5 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Fair and improving. Matamua .. .. 2 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Slightly improved. Melling .. .. 2 .. Residential .. .. .. .. Good. Moroa .. .. 19 • • Dairying .. .. .. . . Improving. Motukai .. .. 3 .. Grazing .. . .—• .. .. Fair and improving. Muhunoa .. .. 2 .. Dairying . . .. .. .. Fair to poor. McDonnell .. .. 1 • • » • • • • .... Fair. McKenzie .. .. 1 • • » • • • • • • ■ ■ Good. McLean .. • . 1 ■ ■ >> • • ■ • ■ • >> Neligan .. .. 1 • ■ „ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Fair to good. Nesdale No. 1 .. 1 • • Dairying and pastoral .. .. .. Fair. Nesdale No. 2 .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Ngahape .. .. 6 • • Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Ngakaroro .. .. 2 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Ngarara .. .. 5 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Normandale .. .. 25 23 Mixed .. ... .. .. .. Poor. Ohakea .. .. 2 14 Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Olliver .. .. 2 . . Grazing Olver .. .. 1 ■ • Dairying .. . . .. .. Improving. Omapu .. .. 4 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Oroua .. .. 2 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Osborne .. .. 5 ... J „ .. .. .. . . Good. Otahomo .. .. 2 .. Grazing .. .. Oturoa .. .. 7 .. Dairying .. .. . . . . Failing. Owenga .. .. 18 j 3 Residential .. .. .. .. Fair. Paa Creek .. .. 1 > ■ Dairying, also a few sheep.. .. .. Good. Paparangi .. .. 20 J 16 Residential .. .. .. .. Fair to poor. Paramu .. .. 1 • • Grazing .. .. .. .. Poor. Perham .. .. 1 • • Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Phillips .. • • 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Pihautea .. .. 26 2 „ .. .. .. • ■ » Pitt .. .. . • 5 Gardening .. .. .. .. Fair. Pohehe .. • • 1 • • Dairying, sheep, and cattle .. .. Good. Poroporo .. .. 16 2 Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Pukekoa .. .. 9 .. Dairying Pukenamu and extension 8 .. „ ■ ■ •. •. .. Fair to poor. Puketoi .. • • 8 2 Grazing sheep and cattle .. .. .. Very good. Putorino .. .. 14 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair.

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17 C—1. Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquieed and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land fok Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1936 — continued. Name of Estate. j j folds' Principal Purpose (or which Holdings are utilized. Present > I I . Wellington —continued. I Quillinan .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Good. Raumaewa .. .. 3 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Ruatangata .. .. 3 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Good. Sandilands .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Saxon .. .. 1 • ,, . . .. .. .. Fair to good. Soland .. .. 1 j .. ,, .. .. .. .. Good improvement. Stanley .. .. 1 j .. ,, .. .. .. .. Fair, improving. Stokes .. .. 1 . . „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Tablelands and Hikiwera 12 5 Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Taikorea . . .. 5 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Tauhcrenikau .. j 1 .. Mixed . . .. .. .. .. Improving. Taumaihi .. .. 2 1 Residential .. .. .. .. Poor. Tapuae .. .. 2 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Good. Tawaha .. .. 24 1 Mixed . . Te Matua .. .. 7 8 Dairying .. .. .. .. ,, Te Ore Ore .. .. 8 .. Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Good to fair. Te Whiti .. .. 6 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Tikotu .. .. 3 .. „ .. .. .. Tiraumea .. .. 16 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Good to fair. Tupurupnru .. .. [ 3 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Tuturumuri .. .. 12 . . ,, .. .... .. ,, Waddington . . .. 13 3 Gardening .. .. .. .. Poor. Wahren .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Waihora .. .. 3 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Good. Waitawa .. .. 3 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. ,, Waterson .. .. 2 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Westella .. .. 12 .. „ .. .. .. Westmere .. .. 9 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. Good. White .. . . 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. ,, Wilford .. .. 68 131 Residential .. .. .. .. „ Woulfe .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Wright .. .. 1 Youle .. .. I 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Totals .. j 923 518 Nelson. Blue Glen .. .. 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. Poor. Braeburn .. .. 21 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Glenrae .. .. 1 .. ,, .. .. .. • ■ „ Golden Downs .. 1 .. ,, .. • • •. „ Homestead .. .. 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. ,, Lake .. .. 5 1 „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Maruia .. .. 10 .. Grazing and dairying .. .. .. ,, Matakitaki .. . . 1 .. Grazing .. .. .. .. ,, Palmer .. .. 1 .. Mixed .. .. .. .. .. „ Spittall .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Tutaki . . .. 4 1 Grazing .. .. .. .. Poor. Waimunga .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. ,, Walker .. .. 1 .. „ .. .. .. .. Good. Wangapeka .. .. 16 3 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Miscellaneous .. 4 .. Totals .. 69 7 Marlborough. Alberton .. .. 4 .. Agricultural and dairying .. .. .. Poor. Blind River .. 18 .. Agricultural and sheep .. .. .. Very good. Bomford .. .. 1 .. Agricultural .. .. .. .. Poor. Erina .. .. 10 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Fernleigh .. .. 6 2 Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Flaxbourne .. .. 126 15 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. Very good. Goat Hills .. .. 3 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. .. Fair. Hillersden .. .. 52 8 „ .. .. . • • ■ Good. Hillersden Bush . . 1 .. Linkwaterdale .. 5 j .. Agricultural and dairying .. .. .. Fair. Lynton Downs .. 11 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. •• „ Moorlands .. .. 6 .. Agricultural .. .. .. . • „ Neville .. .. 1 1 „ .. •• •• •• Northbank .. .. 9 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. . • Good. Omaka .. .. 14 .. Agricultural, sheep, and dairying .. .. „ Puhi Puhi .. .. 2 .. Sheep Rainford .. .. 11 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Richmond Brook .. 12 .. Sheep .. .. .. . - • ■ Very good. Starborough .. .. 163 ■ 28 Agricultural and pastoral .. .. .. ,, Waipapa .. .. 4 .. Sheep .. .. .. .. . • Good. Warnock .. .. . . Dairying . . .. .. .. Poor. Wither .. .. 17 5 Sheep and poultry .. .. .. Fair. Totals .. 478 59 3—C. 1.

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Name of Estate. j folds' holds. Principal Purpose tor which Holdings are utilized. 68 ™* V/estland. Kokatahi . . . • 8 .. Dairying and grazing .. .. .. Satisfactory. Poerua. .. 23 4 „ .. .. .. „ Raupo .. .. 4 .. „ .. .. .. „ Runanga .. .. 1 • • Residential Totals .. 36 4 Canterbury. Acton .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small; land dirty, too much cropping. Albury .. .. 78 3 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Very good. Allanholme .. .. 8 ,, .. . . Fair. Annan .. .. 43 5 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Well established. Ashley Gorge .. 7 3 Dairy farming and grazing .. .. „ Ashton .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small; land dirty. Ashwick .. .. 8 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Avenel .. .. 17 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Avene] Extension .. 12 .. „ .. .. .. .. Generally satisfactory. Avonhead .. .. 16 1 Small farming .. .. .. .. Still uncertain. Avonhead No. 2 .. 17 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ Aylesbury .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Bankfield .. .. 9 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Beach .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Bourndale .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Braco .. .. 2 12 Market-gardening .. .. .. Well established. Brinklands .. .. .. 2 Dairying and mixed farming .. .. Under manager. Broadfields .. .. 4 .. Mixed grain-growing .. .. .. Still uncertain. Brooksdale .. .. 14 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Uncertain; holdings too small. Bruce .. .. 4 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Fair. Buckley .. .. 3 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ Buddo .. .. 10 5 Workers' dwellings .. .. .. „ Burke's Homestead .. 1 .. Homestead site Chamberlain .. 19 2 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Clancleboye .. .. 11 .. Dairy-farming and grain-growing .. .. Very fair. Clandeboye No. 2 6 „ .. .. Fair. Claremont .. .. 11 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Clayton .. .. 6 ,, .. .. Good. Clunes .. .. 8 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; cropping instead of dairying. Coldstream .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Cooper's Creek .. 1 .. Sheep-farming . . .. .. .. Fair. Copland .. .. 2 .. Sheep, dairying, and grain-growing .. „ Craigmore .. .. 8 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Poor to fair. Cricklewood .. .. 10 .. ,, .. .. .. .. ,, Culverden .. .. 56 15 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Good. Douglas .. .. 36 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Doyleston .. .. 5 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Uncertain yet. Drayton .. . . 14 6 Agricultural .. .. .. .. Improving. Dromore .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Uncertain; holdings too small. Eccleston .. .. 4 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Epworth .. .. .. 2 Now freehold Finlay Downs .. 4 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Four Peaks .. .. 8 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Fyvie .. .. 4 1 Mixed farming . . .. .. .. Not satisfactory. Glenmark .. .. 27 3 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Good. Glentanner . . . . .. .. Homestead-site .. .. .. .. Fair. Gorge Road .. .. 4 17 Worker's home Grange .. .. 2 1 Dairying and grain-growing .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Hadlow .. .. 1 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Hawthorne .. .. 9 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Satisfactory; holdings too small. Hei Hei .. .. 13 2 Poultry-farming, &c. .. .. .. Uncertain yet. Hekeao .. .. 10 7 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Hewitt .. .. 1 .. Homestead-site Highbank .. .. 69 13 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Hillboro .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Homebrook .. .. 15 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Homestead sites 9 Hornby .. . . 17 6 Agricultural and gardening .. .. Fair. Hornsley Downs .. 7 23 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Well established. Islewoi'th .. .. 18 .. Mixed grain-growing .. .. .. Uncertain. Jungle .. .. 2 .. Dairy-farming .. .. ., .. Pair. Kaimahi .. .. 4 9 „ .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Kakahu .. .. 5 .. ! Workers' homes and gardening .. .. Poor to fair.

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19 C—1. Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act up to the 31st March, 1936 — continued. Maine of Estate. Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Present . ' '_\ i ' i Canterbury —contd. Kapua .. 12 .. Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Good. Kapuatohe .. .. 5 9 Market-gardening and dairying .. .. „ Keith .. .. .. 1 Workers' homes and gardening .. .. Satisfactory. Kereta .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. . . Good. Kinloch .. .. 30 2 Dairying and sheep-grazing .. .. Well established. Kohika .. .. 16 .. Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Good. Kohika No. 2 .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Poor to fair. Kowhatu .. .. 5 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Fair. Ladbrooks .. .. 14 .. ,, .. .. .. .. „ Lambrook ... .. 5 .. ,, .. .. .. .. ,, Lansdown .. .. 10 1 Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. ,, Lauriston .. .. 4 1 Mixed grain-growing .. .. .. Fair; too much cropping. Leeston .. .. J 5 1 Agricultural .. .. .. .. Well established. Lees Valley .. .. | 8 .. Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. Position difficult; improving. Lyndhurst .. .. 18 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Lyndon .. .. 7 1 „ .. .. . . .. Well established. Lyndon No. 2 .. 9 .. Mixed farming and grazing .. .. „ Macgregor .. .... .. „ .. .. Very poor. Marawiti .... 12 1 „ .... Good. Maytown .. .. 8 3 Mixed farming and dairying .. .. „ Mead .. .. 21 1 Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Well established. Meadows .. .. 14 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Milford .. .. 4 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Mills .. .. 21 .. Mixed farming and dairying .. .. Fair to good. Moanaroa .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. . . Fair; improving. Moriee .. .. ! 28 3 Dairying and grass-seed growing .. .. Satisfactory. Morten .. .. 16 1 Poultry, &c. .. .. .. .. Uncertain yet. Montford .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming and grazing .. .. Improving. Mount Nessing .. 11 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. New Park .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Oakwood .. .. 5 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair. Ohapi .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming .. .. ■.. .. Good. Omihi .. .. . . .. Homestead-site Orakipaoa .. .. 26 1 Market-gardening .. .. .. Good. Otaio .. .. 9 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Otarakaro .. .. .. 7 Small farming and dairying .. .. Well established. Papaka .. .. 9 .. Market-gardening .. .. .. Good. Pareora .. .. 26 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Pareora No. 2 .. 26 7 Patoa .. .. 1 3 Grazing and small farming .. .. Satisfactory. Pawaho . . .. 7 18 Market-gardening .. .. .. ,, Peaks .. .. 9 3 Mixed farming Puhuka .. .. 9 1 Workers' homes Punaroa .. .. 15 2 Dairying, sheep-farming, and grain-growing .. Good. Raincliff .. .. 1 .. Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Rakitairi .. .. 20 2 Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair to good. Rapuwai .. .. 5 .. ,, .. .. Fair. Rautawiri .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming, grain-growing, and small Good. farming Riverina .. .. 3 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Roimata .. .. 7 22 Workers' homes Rosebrook .. .. 11 3 Small farming and dairying .. .. Fair to good. Rosewill .. .. 151 11 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Ruapuna No. 2 .. 15 .. Mixed farming . . .. .. .. Satisfactory. Soargill .. .. 9 .. Mixed farming and grazing .. .. ,, Scotston .. .. 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; improving. Seafield .. .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Seaforth .. .. 6 .. Small farming and dairying .. .. Fair. Sherwood Downs .. 27 1 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Springwell .. .. 6 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Fair to good. Stoke .. .. 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. . . Good. Strathmore .. . . 3 .. „ .. .. . . .. Fair. Studholme Junction .. 4 .. Small farming and dairying .. .. Good. Takitu .. .. 5 .. Sheep-farming Tamai .. .. 8 32 Workers' homes .. . . .. .. Satisfactory. Tara .. . . 9 1 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Tarawahi .. .. 3 25 Workers' homes .. .. .. .. Satisfactory. Teschemaker .. 14 .. Mixed farming and grain-growing .. .. Poor to fair. Timaunga .. .. 16 .. Mixed farming , . . . .. .. Fair to good. Timaunga Extension .. 7 .. ,, .. .. .. .. Fair. Tripp .. .. 26 .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing . . .. Poor to fair. Valverde .. .. 10 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Holdings too small, land dirty. Waiapi .. .. 11 4 Sheep-farming and grain-growing .. .. Good. Waikakahi .. 183 21 „ .. Waimate .. .. 33 .. Sheep-farming and fruit and grain growing .. Poor to fair. Wairere .. . 7 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too j I small.

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EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS. NORTH AUCKLAND. (W. D. Armit, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Settlements situated throughout the district experienced the general climatic conditions described in my report on settlement of Crown lands. The revenue improvement amounts to approximately 40 per cent, over the previous twelve months, due to the improvement in meat and wool prices. A general development improvement is taking place on most of the settlements with some assistance of Unemployment Board subsidies. No new areas have been acquired during the year. AUCKLAND. (K. M. Graham, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) With the improvement in the prices realized for stock and farm products the settlers in the older settlements experienced a good season, while in the case of the more recent settlements, which are for the most part dairying propositions, the position generally has improved and indications are that most of these settlers will become soundly established on their holdings. Galatea Station is still being worked successfully by the Department as a sheep and cattle station, and the results from the share-milking farms established on this settlement have been quite satisfactory. There were no new estates purchased in this district during the year. GISBORNE. (H. L. Primrose, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) Some of our settlements, more particularly Homebush, near Gisborne, have had more than their usual share of floodings, due to the excessive rains, but the water seemed to get away quickly. Homebush had three floods to contend with, but this is undoubtedly exceptional. Parts of Apanui Settlement have been eroded by the Waioeka River and many acres of valuable land lost, with consequential losses of capital and income. Many of our early renewable leases of settlement lands will expire shortly, and renewals will have to be soon dealt with.

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Name of Estate. holds" ' holds j Principal Purpose for which Holdings are utilized. Present I i ' I : Southland. Allenby .. .. 5 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Ardlussa .. .. 5 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Very poor. Beaumont . . . . 9 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. ,, Brydone .. .. 2 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Campbell .. .. 4 . . Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Poor. Crichton Park .. 4- 2 Pastoral .. . . .. .. Fair. Edendale .. . . 96 58 Dairying .. .. .. .. Very good. Ermedale .. .. 11 2 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Fair. Fern Hill .. .. 5 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fortification Hill .. 6 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. „ Glenham .. . . 30 14 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Very good. Knowsley Park .. 9 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Poor. Lambert .. .. 1 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Lamont . . .. 6 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ McCallum .. .. 4 .. „ .. .. .. .. „ Maori Hill .. .. 16 5 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Merrivale .. .. 43 12 „ .. .. .. .. „ Merrivale No. 1 .. 9 .. „ .. .. .. .. Fair. Merrivale No. 2 .. 7 .. „ .. .. .. „ Monte Cristo .. 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. „ Otahu .. .. 5 3 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. „ Ringway .. .. 4 3 .. .. .. „ Simpson .. .. 1 . . „ .. <. .. .. Poor. Stalker .. .. 8 1 Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair; holdings too small. Strathvale .. . . 9 .. „ .. .. .. .. Very good. Tamatea .. .. 7 .. „ .. .. .. .. ,> Teihoka .. .. 2 .. Mixed farming .. .. .. .. Good. Te Wae Wae .. 4 .. Dairying .. .. .. .. Fair. Waiarikiki .. .. 7 .. Pastoral .. .. .. .. Poor. Waikiwi Town .. 28 31 Suburban building-sites .. .. .. Fair. Totals .. 351 133

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HAWKE'S BAY. (F. R. Burnley, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No purchase of new areas have been made during the year. Settlers 011 the older established settlements have had no difficulty in meeting their charges. On some of the newest settlements used for fruit-growing the results have been disappointing owing to inclement weather conditions. TARANAKI. (F. H. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new estates were purchased during the year. The position of settlers generally shows some improvement, particularly the sheep-farmer, and most of these should be able to meet charges. The dairy-farmer's position has not improved to the same extent, but even here the small increase in the price of butterfat will be of great benefit. WELLINGTON. (H. W. C. Mackintosh, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) There is very little to report under this heading. No new estates were acquired during the year. Most of the settlers on land-for-settlements estates follow dairying for a livelihood. Some settlers on estates situated in the Wanganui and Lower Wairarapa districts have had a trying year with floods and have suffered some losses. Those who follow sheep-farming have had a fairly successful year, as prices obtaining for sheep and wool have been distinctly better. NELSON. (A. F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) There have been no purchases under the Land for Settlements Act in this district during recent years. Most of the settlers are now fairly well established. It has been necessary to make rental concessions to a few to tide them over the slump period ; but, with the prospect of a return to better prices, the majority should be able to pay their way without difficulty. MARLBOROUGH. (P. R. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new estates were purchased in this district during the past year. My report on Crown lands covers the whole ground as far as land for settlements is concerned. Practically the whole of our land-for-settlements areas are devoted to pastoral or mixed farming. WESTLAND. (G. I. Martin, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new estates were purchased in this district during the past year. The report on ordinary Crown lands applies with equal force to lands-for-settlement areas, and if the present prices for produce are maintained settlers should be able to face the future with some degree of confidence. CANTERBURY. (J. F. Quinn, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) No new estates were purchased for settlement during the year. The Brinklands Estate at Fairlie is still being farmed by the Department, and although the farming operations resulted in a profit the returns were not as good as anticipated, as owing to the wet season difficulty was experienced in fattening the lambs and harvesting operations were seriously affected by the heavy rain during that period. A portion of Ashton Settlement at Seafield is also being worked by the Department as an irrigation farm, but owing to the wet season very little irrigation was required. The condition of the farm has been improved and, although not as good as anticipated, the result of the farming operations can be considered as satisfactory. OTAGO. (N. C. Kensington, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) During the past year no new areas were purchased and opened for settlement. Crown tenants on areas selected under the above Act have generally had a satisfactory year, as in most cases the sections are of sufficient area for mixed farming being carried on. This class of farming has allowed for grain-growing, with a good flock of ewes and the fattening of lambs ; and although the grain crops generally suffered through a dry spring, resulting in lighter crops, this was compensated by the satisfactory price obtained for fat lambs. Those on smaller areas and devoted to dairying have found the price for this product unsatisfactory, and are looking forward to a more equitable adjustment for the coming year. SOUTHLAND. (T. Cagney, Commissioner of Crown Lands.) As the majority of settlers under this heading depend mainly on dairy-farming, they are still handicapped by low butterfat-prices. Settlers depending wholly or mainly on sheep enjoyed a successful season.

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APPENDIX lII.—LAND-DRAINAGE AND LAND-DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS. (R. G. Macmorran, Chief Drainage Engineer.) In accordance with statutory requirements, separate reports deal with (1) Hauraki Plains, (2) Rangitaiki, and (3) Swamp Land Drainage Districts —viz., Kaitaia, Hikurangi, Waihi, and Poukawa Drainage Works. Land-development operations have been carried out on nine areas under the Small Farms Act, whilst development operations on the Galatea Estate, purchased under the Land for Settlements Act, have been steadily pushed forward. Details of the above operations, as well as other works, are as follows : — Mangatete Farm Settlement (1,270 acres). —Development-work was carried out on this block throughout the year with from twenty to thirty relief workers. Of the nine sections comprising this block, five were occupied last year and have since been worked by settlers under the supervision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Two more sections were occupied during this year and cows milked by workers on wages, whilst on the remaining two sections 150 acres of bush was felled and burnt and sowing of seed commenced at the end of March, so that the whole block will be carrying stock and sufficiently developed to be farmed in the ensuing year. The seven occupied sections have been provided with cottages, cow-sheds, and pigsties. All boundaries have been fenced, some subdivision fences erected, and clearing and logging-up of the area carried out on part of each section. Timber for the sheds, gates, and fences was obtained on the block, and houses were built by contract. Other work carried out on this area was bush-felling, post-splitting, hauling-out of milling timber and logs for splitting, and widening of Champion's Road to give access to Sections 3, 4, and 9. Buildings are required on Sections 3 and 4, on which the felled bush was recently burnt, and it is proposed to erect these during next summer. Further fencing is required, but the heaviest work is logging-up, which could be carried out on all the sections if labour is available. It is proposed to fell about 60 acres of bush on Section 8, where a timber company is now busily engaged removing the millable timber. When this work is carried out' it will be possible for nine settlers to be successfully established. Kaitaia Small Farm Settlement (1,000 acres). —Development-work was carried on during the year, labour being supplied by the Unemployment Board, an average of forty men being engaged and housed in a camp erected on the block and in houses erected on sections of land sufficiently developed to carry milking cows. The men were employed throughout the year on various works for the development and farming of the area. Two hundred acres of pasture laid down in the two previous years had become well established, but summer floods this year, followed by a species of caterpillar which swarmed over the areas flooded, have destroyed portions of the English grass. Construction of drains on the area is almost completed and these effectively deal with local drainage, but flood-waters from the main watersheds of the Kaitaia River and tributaries overflowed on to this land during last year. Further work is required to prevent overflow of flood-waters, and the past year's experience shows that flooding can only be eliminated by a comprehensive scheme embracing the whole district and providing for the run-off from the whole watershed served by the Kaitaia River. Complete development and successful working of this country as small farms cannot be assured unless such work is carried out. The principal work carried out during the year is as under : — Buildings : Six cottages, an implement-shed, and seven cow-sheds were erected. Cottages are occupied at a rental of ss. per week by relief workers who are employed on milking and farm work. Water-supply : Fifteen artesian bores were sunk and water connected to cow-sheds and concrete troughs. It appears that an ample supply of water suitable for stock can be secured for the whole area by this means. Drains : A total length of 4 miles 26 chains of new drains were constructed, some old drains deepened and improved, and drains previously constructed cleared of weeds and maintained in good condition. Roads : To give access by metalled road from all sections to Kaitaia and Awanui, 3 miles of road was formed and 4 miles 8 chains of road metalled. Fencing : A total length of 5 miles 75 chains of fencing was erected for section boundaries, road, and subdivision fences, the grassland being sufficiently fenced and subdivided to enable the country to be stocked and milking cows handled. Grassing : Some 60 acres of peat land was cleared of tea-tree, burnt, disked, harrowed, sown with grass-seed, and rolled during March. Tea-tree has been cut on a further area, and it is hoped to burn and surface sow a further 170 acres during April. The areas of old pasture most severely affected by flooding have been harrowed and about 70 acres will be resown as soon as crickets and caterpillars have been eliminated by wet weather.

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Farming Operations : One hundred and twenty cows were milked in six sheds by hand milkers on wages. Returns were exceptionally good until February, when feed became scarce due to flooding, and cows have now lost condition, with consequent drop in supply. The returns of butterfat up to the end of March amount to 16,993 lb., which must be considered satisfactory considering that the cows milked were all first-calvers. In the early summer 50 acres of excellent hay was harvested, and pastures maintained by harrowing and topping with mower. Stock : Two hundred and ten head of cattle are at present on the area, and some additional cattle were carried for the greater part of the year. Three hundred sheep were also grazed for some months, of which ninety lambs were fattened and sold for killing. A surplus of feed existed generally, but the area has been overstocked for the last two months owing to loss of some of the best pasture, and it is doubtful if any further stock can be accommodated for some time. Proposals for the ensuing year are to erect further houses and cow-sheds ; complete draining, fencing, grassing, and water-supply for further areas ; and continue farming operations with stock on hand. The principal works carried out during the year, together with the total work completed to date, are as shown on the following schedule : — During Year Total to ended 31st March. 31st March, 1936. 1936. Number. Number. Camp erected .. .. .... 1 Concrete troughs erected .... 7 7 Battens split .. .. .. .. 5,000 Culverts installed .. .. .. 8 11 Bridges erected .. .. .. 12 17 Trees planted .. .. 1,000 4,000 Cow-sheds erected ...... 7 7 Houses erected . . .. 6 6 Artesian bores sunk .... 15 15 Pig-shelters erected ...... 1 1 Cattle-crush erected .... 1 1 Implement-shed erected .... 1 1 Footbridges erected ........ 2 Floodgates installed . . .... 3 Chains. Chains. Fences erected .. .. .. 475 695 Road formed .. . . .. 242 242 Road cleared of bush and stumps .... ' 200 Road blinded with sand .. .... 45 Road fascined . . .. .... 8 Drains cleared .. .. .. 300 300 Acres. Acres. Clearing wiwis .. .. .... 185 Stumping and levelling .. 4 129 Harrowing and disking .. . . 60 260 Cutting scrub and burning . . .... 15 Grass-seed sown .. .. .. 80 260 Gorse cut .. .. 10 23 Bush felled . . .. . . 1 ' 7 Area top-dressed with lime .... 90 90 Area harrowed .. .. 20 20 Tea-tree cut .. .. 95 95 Hay cut and stacked .... 50 50 Cubic Cubic Chains Yards. Chains Yards. Clearing and widening drains .. 6 30 476 12,650 New drains, part .. .. .. 6 200 202 2,540 New drains completed .. .. 346 9,179 912 35,469 Old drains deepened. . .. .. 110 3,000 313 9,190 Stop-banks erected .. .. .... 20 650 Road-bank formed .. .. .... 61 4,500 Miles Chains. Miles Chains. Roads metalled . . .. . . 4 8 4 8 Hoe-o-tainui Small-farm Settlement. —Authority to commence operations on the above block was received in June, 1935, and ten horses were purchased in July for agricultural work. Some delay was experienced in obtaining suitable men, and the camp was not established until September, when seven men commenced work. In October this number was increased to eleven. On Ist February, 1936, five additional horses were transferred from Hauraki Plains works, making the total number of horses on the block, fifteen. An area of 23 acres was cleared and ploughed and sown in grass in September for a horse-paddock. A further 264 acres has since been cleared, ploughed, and cultivated, and about

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50 acres of this area had been sown in grass and treated with lime and manure at the end of March, 1936, whilst the balance of 214 acres will be sown early in April. Plans have been prepared for a gravitation water-supply for the block from the Mangatea Stream, and the summer stream-flow data has been recorded. A contract was let for the erection of six cottages, and the contractor is making good progress. BlacJcshaw's Small-farm Settlement (250 acres). —The autumn of 1936, like that of the previous year, has been quite unsuitable for burning the surface peat to the depth necessary to destroy the roots and seeds of the gorse and blackberry that originally covered an area of about 100 acres of swamp. Forty-five acres of the swamp margin has been grubbed, stumped, and levelled, and 40 acres of this area has been ploughed and worked intermittently throughout the summer and sown with grass or other crop. Several attempts made to burn the peat and ground timber in an area of about 55 acres in the centre of the swamp have been unsuccessful owing to the saturated condition of the peat, and the second growth of blackberry and gorse on this area must be cut next spring before it seeds. With suitable weather, the whole surface can be burnt to a depth of 2 ft. to 3 ft., which will destroy the gorse seed and roots. The work carried out also includes cleaning 360 chains and widening and deepening 93 chains of drains, erecting 85 chains of fencing, and cutting gorse on roadsides for a distance of 100 chains. The number of men employed on the work has varied between eighteen and four. For some considerable time difficulty has been experienced in obtaining efficient labour for this work. Henderson's Small-farm Settlement. —A camp to accommodate twenty-four men was erected on the above block near Otorohanga, in January 1936, but only two men were employed attending to stock prior to the middle of March, 1936, when three more men were engaged by the unemploymentrelief agencies. The work carried out comprised repairs to fences and buildings and mowing ragwort. It is anticipated that further men will be made available at an early date, when better progress will be made. Wliar ere Small-farm Settlement (930 acres). —Development was proceeded with on this area throughout the year, and despite the heavy amount of work entailed with this class of country good progress was made. The general practice followed has been to fall the heavy scrub, burn, and surface sow. A small area was ploughed and grassed and a further area sown in maize. Generally, excellent results have been obtained. A considerable expenditure is entailed in drain-construction, it being necessary to construct these at intervals of not more than 10 chains and securely fence against stock. To date an area of 550 acres has been grassed and is being stocked with bullocks and dairy stock. Three farms were equipped, and dairying was commenced at the beginning of last season, the returns to date being 10,568 lb. of butterfat from seventy first-calvers. A further four farms are being equipped in readiness for next dairying season. The stock on the area comprises 212 cows and heifers, 16 calves, 216 bullocks, 10 bulls, 7 horses, 197 ewes, 6 rams, and 19 pigs. During the year 20 bullocks, 93 ewes, 78 lambs, and 21 pigs were sold at satisfactory prices. This heavily scrubbed swamp land required a large number of men for developmental work, but, unfortunately, the camp has not been kept full, and as a result the programme laid down for the year has not been completed. It is hoped, however, that more men will be made available this year so that better progress can be made. The following is a summary of work carried out during the year, and also the total to date : — Year. Total. Ch. CYd Oh. CYd New drains .. .. .. .. 409 10,657 1,076 31,292 Chains. Chains. Clearing drain-lines .. .. .. 55 287 Cleaning drains .. .. .. 1,010 1,305 Fences erected .. .. 1,695 2,545 Road-formation . . .. . . .. 301 Acres. Acres. Clearing scrub . . . . .. 344 684 Grassing . . .. .. .. 148 550 Stumping .. .. .. .. 138 138 Grass harrowing .. .. 50 50 Ploughing and cultivation . . 60 60 Maize . . . . . . 44 44 Number. Number. Flood-gates .. .. .. .... 2 Bridges erected . . .. 8 21 Cottages . . .. .. .. 5 5 Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. 3 3 Farms equipped . . . . 3 3 Tarawera Small-farm Settlement (900 acres). —Excellent pasture establishment is being obtained throughout this area, and there is no doubt as to the successful outcome of development operations. This also applies to the areas harrowed and grassed straight from the fern. Six dairy-farms were equipped, and dairying results obtained have been quite satisfactory, despite the newness of the pastures. An additional four sections are being prepared for the coming dairy season. The butterfat produced up to the end of the year amounted to 30,790 lb., this return being from 127 cows, most of which were first-calvers. The stock on the property now is as follows : 198 cows and heifers, 31 calves, 12 bulls, 1 bullock, 8 horses, and 62 pigs.

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A commencement was made with the scheme for water reticulation for the area west of the Tarawera, and this will provide ample good water in each subdivision, a ram being installed to lift the water from a spring on the adjoining property. The areas sown in lucerne last year continued to make good growth, and several new stands are being established. Plantations of pine-trees were located to give shelter where required, and these are establishing well. The following summary gives the work carried out during the year and to date : — Year. To Date. Acres. Acres. Area cleared and stumped .. .. 120 670 Area pasture ex Onepu .. .. .. .. .. 184 Area harrowed and grassed . . .. .. 268 502 Area ploughed and grassed .. .. . . 46 124 Area swamp surface sown . . . . 36 36 Area in lucerne .. . . • • 22 28 Chains. Chains. Drains excavated . . . . . . ■ • • • 147 Roads formed .. .. . . . . ■ • 11 71 Fencing, permanent .. .. .. .. 1,016 1,302 Fencing, temporary .. .. .. .. 55 101 Number. Number. Cottages erected . . .. . . . . 7 8 Cow-sheds erected . . .. . . . . 6 6 Huts erected .. .. . . . • • • • • 6 Cookhouse and storeshed Huts reconditioned . . .. .. . • ■ ■ 1 Farms equipped .. .. .. .. 6 6 Murupara Small-farm Settlement (1,470 acres). —Good progress was made with the development of this area, and the pastures sown in previous years have made good establishment under favourable weather conditions and stockings. The stock on the area comprises 411 cows and heifers, 35 calves, 20 bulls, 11 horses, and 65 pigs. Dairying was carried out on eight sections, and the returns obtained from these indicate that this area is well suited to dairying. The returns of butterfat for the season to date amount to 26,528 lb. from 179 first-calvers. Some of the returns were excellent, but in a few cases the occupiers were not too successful owing to lack of experience. Only moderate success was obtained from the growing of swedes with the first ploughing from the rough, and experiments indicate that this crop does much better where the land has been in pasture for a period. Hay and ensilage were saved for the dairy stock for use in the winter and early spring. All pastures were top-dressed in the spring and autumn ; the gravity water-supply was maintained in good order and gave an ample supply of good water. In addition, some two hundred bullocks were grazed for about four months during the summer months. On this as well as some other blocks there has been a shortage of labour, and, in addition, it has been found impossible to obtain suitable occupiers for the completed farms. The following summary gives the main works completed during the year and to date :— Year. Total. Acres. Acres. Clearing .. .. .. .. 66 1,306 Ploughing and cultivation.. .. .. ..120 1,264 Grassing and crops .. .. .. ..120 1,264 Chains. Chains. Fencing .. •• •• •• •• 937 2,302 Road-formation . . . . . . . . .... 80 Number. Number. Cottages .. . . . • • • 4 12 Stores and sheds . . . . .. 8 10 Huts . . • • • • • • .... 1 Cow-sheds .. .. • • • ■ .. 6 8 Farms equipped . . . . .. .. 8 8 Broadlands Small-farm Settlement (1,000 acres). —Development-work and farming were proceeded with on this area during the year. Six fully equipped farms were used for dairying, the returns to date being 19.330 lb. from 124 first-calvers. A comprehensive water-supply scheme was installed, the motive power being two water-wheels, and these supply excellent water to each subdivision. The preparation of additional areas for dairying is in hand, and it is anticipated that dairying will be carried out on nine sections in the coming season. The formation of the access road was completed, and this is in excellent order. Plantations laid out in the previous year were extended and blanked, but tree-establishment in the area is slow.

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Generally, the pastures have established well, and the returns received from the dairy stock to date give every indication that this class of farming will lie successful. The health of both grown and young stock on the area is good. The stock at present on the area comprises 229 cows and heifers, 34 calves, 11 bulls, 6 horses, and 38 pigs. The following is a summary of the work completed during the year and to date : — Year. Total. Acres. Acres. Clearing and stumping .. .. . • 65 786 Ploughing and cultivation .. .. .. 44 765 Grassing .. . ■ • • • • .. 40 632 Swedes . . .. .. • • .. 40 40 Lucerne .. .. .. • • .. 4 9 Chains. Chains. Fencing .. .. •• 678 1,323 Plantations .. .. .. • • • • • • 312 Road-formation .. .. .. • ■ .. 10 130 Number. Number. Cottages .. .. . • ■ • 2 9 Cow-sheds .. .. • • ■ • .. 6 6 Storesheds .. .. •• ■ ■ .... 2 Galatea Estate. —The following is a summary of operations carried out on this estate : — Clearing : Areas totalling 2,343 acres of scrub were cleared in preparation for ploughing and cultivation for swedes and grass, and along the Whirinaki Stream to permit of the better control of ragwort. Fencing : This work included the fencing of section boundaries to permit of the better control of pastures by station stock, and the completion of subdivisional fences on the share farms. Buildings : In addition to the ordinary repairs and maintenance of plant and buildings, six new huts and one large implement-shed were constructed during the year. One shepherd's hut was moved and reconstructed. Water-supply : Extensions to the water-supply reticulation were carried out as required to supply the new grass areas. A wooden by-pass to carry shingle over the dam during floods and two 2,000 gallon concrete reservoir tanks were constructed at the headworks. This supply was maintained in good order and gave very satisfactory service during the year. Ploughing and Cultivation : The ploughing and cultivation carried out during the year was for station oats, station and share farm swedes, and for new grass pastures. A total of 2,133 acres was ploughed, and of this, 980 acres was sown in grass, 943J acres in swedes, and 60 acres in oats. The sowing of grass was still proceeding and will be completed early in April. Hay, Oats, &c. : An area of 60 acres of oats was harvested for use of station and development horses, and 4,007 bales of hay were saved for station stock. Plantations : A new plantation of pines was planted on the south side of the Whirinaki Road, and all plantations were blanked where this was necessary. Top-dressing and Liming : The programme of top-dressing was proceeded with, a total of 3,976 acres being top-dressed with super and 1,997 acres with lime. Grass-harrowing : Areas totalling 2,179 acres of station grazed pasture were harrowed and 100 acres of lucerne was harrowed twice. Smithy and Workshop : A blacksmith and mechanic were employed throughout the period to carry out the necessary repair and overhaul of cultivation and general plant, shoeing of horses, &c. General: General work carried out during the year included the maintenance of roads, bridges, fences, and drains, &c. The following is a schedule of work carried out during the year : — Clearing . • ■ • ■ • • • • • 2,343 acres. Ploughing .. .. •• 2,133 acres. Cultivation .. .. •• •• 1,919 acres. Grass harrow .. .. .. ■■ 2,179 acres. Top-dressing .. .. •• •• ..3,976 acres. Liming . . • • • • ■ • 1,997 acres. Fencing . . .. • ■ ■ ■ • ■ 752 chains standard ; 437 chains 4 wire; 202 chains dismantled and re-erected. Topping lucerne .. .. .. • • • • 100 acres. Harrowing lucerne . . • ■ • ■ • • 200 acres. Drain-cleaning .. .. •• ■■ 1,651 chains. Grassing .. .. ■ • • • • • 980 acres. Oats .. ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ • • 60 acres. Swedes and crops .. .. • ■ • • acres. Buildings . . .. • • • • • • 6 huts, 1 implement-shed. Water-supply additions and extensions — Plantations .. .. • • • ■ • • 120 chains. Harvesting .. . - • • • • • • 4,007 bales hay, 60 acres oats.

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Aponga Settlement. —All work on this block, consisting of roading, metalling, a.ncl fencing, was completed during the year. Wharekohe Block. —Details were finalized for the installation of a complete farm water-supply for this block, and the work is now in hand. It is proposed to install a ram in an adjoining stream, the water being raised to a reservoir on an adjacent hill, from where it would gravitate over the area. Summary of Work done. Miles ch. Number. Drains cleaned .. .. . . 321 60 Milking-sheds erected .. . . 31 Drains widened and deepened .. .. 15 47 Huts, sheds, and pig-shelters erected .. 29 Cubic Yards. Drains constructed (new) .. .. 15 54 Spoil excavated by machines .. 186,729 Acres. River channels and canals maintained .. 38 71 Area cleared .. .. .. 3,541 Roads formed .. . . .. 5 39 Area stumped . . .. . . 427 Roads metalled . . .. .. 6 30 Area ploughed .. .. .. 3,700 Fences erected .. .. .. 79 61 Area grassed .. .. .. 2,559 Stop-banks repaired .. . . .. 1 43 Area top-dressed and limed .. . . 6,353 Number. Floodgates and road culverts constructed 21 Area disked and harrowed .. .. 608 Bridges erected .. .. .. 25 Area cultivated . . . . .. 2,407 Cottages erected .. . . . . 26 Area cropped .. .. . . 1,173 Office. —The expenditure recorded totalled £166,256 10s. 10d., and of this amount £63,747 2s. Id. was paid through the Thames and Whakatane Imprest Accounts. Vouchers numbering 5,430 were prepared and passed for payment. The revenue collected, excluding drainage rates, amounted to £13,520 12s. 3d. Drainage Rates.—Drainage rates levied on the various areas totalled £16,835 Bs. 2d., entailing 2,008 rate notices. Rates collected amounted to £7,086 2s. 3d.

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APPENDIX IV. —EXTRACTS FROM REPORT ON SMALL FARMS SCHEME. (A. B. Jordan, Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti.) The number of blocks under development has increased during the year from four to thirty, the total number under development or under consideration is forty-nine, and the estimated number of subdivisions that will ultimately be obtained from the forty-nine blocks is 236. The area on which development is being carried out has increased from 7,226 acres to 21,127 acres, while the total area either under development or under consideration has reached a total of 32,688 acres. The satisfactory position as indicated in the report is in a great measure due to the assistance given by the District Engineer, Public Works Department, Taumarunui, and his staff. The experience gained from working with the Public Works, Taumarunui, is of great value and is now being taken advantage of by the District Engineer, Auckland, and the Resident Engineer, Wanganui, and their staffs. The first block on which development was undertaken was Pururu, which was commenced in October, 1933. Ngatamahine, Lee's, and Mairoa were commenced shortly afterwards, and as the development has been under the control of this Branch, a comprehensive report is now possible and certain results from the last two years' operations are comparable and are shown in the accompanying schedules. These blocks are referred to as the " four main blocks." Work on three other blocks was commenced by this Branch, and at the 31st. March last twenty-three other blocks were taken over from the Commissioners of Crown Lands, amongst these were eighteen blocks which had formerly been developed under the 4c Scheme. These blocks are not sufficiently developed to consider handing them over to the settlers. They all require inspections, reports, and estimates for the cost of completion. A total of twenty-eight blocks is in this position. Improvements. —The work completed on the four main blocks has shown a satisfactory increase in amount during the year. The aim has been, as far as possible, to effect permanent improvements of a high standard, and there is ample proof that this standard is improving, especially in regard to pasture-control and feeding of stock. It has been found very difficult to obtain satisfaction in the foregoing owing to the different conditions, varied classes of workers, and the necessity of a fairly large amount of experimental work necessary with the men to educate them along lines that are essential. This end is being gained with the least possible amount of friction and ill feeling, and every reasonable opportunity is given the men to prove themselves satisfactory. It is satisfactory to note that practically all classes of development and repair work are undertaken by tradesmen on the schemes. Experience shows that, taken on the whole, the men do a reasonable amount, considering the wages and conditions, but it is also evident that the older men are, on the whole, the better workers and require considerably less supervision. Schedule 1 sets out the work completed on the four main blocks, and Schedule 2 compares the work completed at 31st March, 1935, with that at 31st March, 1936. Stock. —The stock carried on the four main blocks is shown as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936, in Schedule 3. There has been a decrease in the number of ewes of 421, but an increase in the number of dairy stock of 153. The number of run cattle shows a decrease due to sales and transfers. It is intended this year to commence breeding run cattle and about 50 Polled Angus heifers will be bred from ; in addition, a number of Romney rams have been put out this season, so that a commencement has been made to breed for future requirements of sheep. It is considered that this is the best policy now that it has been proved that it is possible to breed satisfactorily on the schemes. This change of policy will, of course be reflected in next year's returns, as there will not be so many fat lambs for sale and the wether lambs will be carried over for fattening and sale as two-tooths. However, after the second year, the returns should show a very much improved position and it will be decreasingly necessary to go on the market for the purchase of stock in the future. The stock carried on ten new blocks is also shown in Schedule 3, and, in addition, the total stock on the fourteen blocks, which is valued at the Department's standard values at £12,749 and also at a reasonable market value of £18,980. Produce. —Sales of dairy cattle and produce, fat and store sheep, and wool, run cattle and pigs are shown in Schedule 4, and they reach the satisfactory total for the four main blocks of £8,003. This, of course, does not represent the total production, as, in addition, milk is supplied free to about five hundred people. Schedule 4 sets out the total amounts received for the various kinds of produce and sales for the four main blocks, while Schedule 5 shows the production from these blocks for the various kinds of produce and stock as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936. The increase from £3,207 in 1935 to £8,003 in 1936, a gain of £4,796, must be considered satisfactory. Schedule 6 gives a comparison showing the facts regarding the fat lambs bred and sold from the four main blocks as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936. The number increased by 54 per cent., the total weight by 59 per cent., the cash returns by 64 per cent., the average weight per lamb increased 2-06 lb., and the average price by 2s. 2d. per head. Schedule 7 compares the wool produced and sold from the four main blocks as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936. The number of bales increased by seven in spite of a reduction in the numbers of sheep, the weight of the wool increased by 16 per cent., and the return was more than doubled. In the case of Lee's the wool was binned, and the resulting price of over £13 per bale indicates the advisability of binning the small lots.

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The improvements in the fat lambs, wool, and butterfat are no doubt in a large measure due to the use of fertilizers, the benefit of which is also evident in the composition and appearance of the pastures. Schedule 8 shows the amounts of lime and superphosphate used on the four main blocks as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936 —the total being 208 tons of superphosphate and 402 tons of lime. The pulverizer installed at Waitanguru by the Public Works Department is now producing a crushed limestone of higher lime content and satisfactory fineness. In Schedule Bis also shown the return per acre of grass at Pururu and Lee's. This comparison is only an indication of the production and is confined to the two blocks as being the only ones of which all of the grass has been newly laid down. In the case of Pururu, approximately 100 acres of the 433 were mainly sown this autumn, and at Lee's about 60 acres of new pasture was in the same position. The figures indicate that the management in the two cases was approximately of the same value. Vital Statistics. —On the four main blocks an average of 331 men were employed. These included 42 prospective settlers who are living oil the schemes and their dependants, numbering 254. Schedule 9 shows that on all of the blocks under this Branch there were 506 men employed and that the total number of them and their dependants is 962 persons.

Schedule 1.—Improvements completed to 31st March, 1936.

Schedule 2. —Improvements effected on the Four Main Blocks as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936.

Schedule 3. —Pururu, Ngatamahine, Lee's, and Mairoa Blocks. Stock carried on the above blocks as at 31st March, 1936, together with the value, both standard and market: — Stock. 1935. 1936. Sheep .. .. .. .. 3,224 2,800 Dairy stock .. .. .. .. . . 421 574 Run cattle .. .. .. .. .. 347 233 Horses .. .. . . .. . . 38 48 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 148 The value of above at Department's standard value, £6,454. The value of above at a reasonable market value, £8,918.

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Improvements. Ngatamahine. | Pururu. Lee's. Mairoa. Totals. • I _ I. Fencing, new and repairs .. .. (chains) 941 1,412 684 l,375| 4,412£ Roads — Formed and metalled .. .. „ 194 97 106 \ „,1* Formed and unmetalled .. .. „ 31 56 ■ ■ I Clearing and stumping .. .. (acres) 165 617 170 237 1,189 Ploughing and cultivating .. .. „ 155 539 162 143 999 Pastures — Permanent .. .. .. „ j 075§ / 180 19 2,099 Temporary .. .. ,, .. 3 11J .. 14J Swedes „ 52 79 29 135 295 Green feed .. .... „ .. .. 14 . . 14 Hay .. .. •• •• (tons) 75 80 30 .. 185 Ensilage .. .. .. ... „ 30 .. 30 .. 60 Water-supply .. .. (sheds connected) 5 6 12 14 Top-dressed .. .. ■. (acres) .. 433 180 198 811 Drains .. .. .. .. (chains) 208 59 181 92| 540J Cowshed and yards .. .. .. (number) 7 9 4 3 23 Manure-sheds ....... 3 1 1 3 8 Houses „ 13 14 4 7 40 (plus 2 cottages) » Including 42 chains formed and 38 chains metalled. t Including 435 chains metalled and 129 chains formed. t 392 acres in new permanent pasture. § 1,075 acres in old grass, unploughed, patches scrub and fern, and requires logging and stumping.

31st March, 31st March, T 1935. 1936. Increase - I Houses .. .. • • ■ • (number) 40 40 Cow-sheds .. .. .. . • „ 18 23 5 Fencing, new and renovated .. .. (chains) 1,960 4,412 2,452 Draining .. .. .. . • ,, 160 540 380 Stumping and clearing . . . . . . (acres) 620 1,189 569 Ploughing and cultivating . . . . „ 577 999 422 Pastures, permanent .. .. .. ,, 750 1,024 274 Crops, swedes; &c. .. .. .. ,, 152 295 143 Hay harvested .. .. . . . • (tons) 100 185 85 Ensilage .. .. . • .. ,, 30 60 30 Roads formed and metalled .. .. (chains) 140 435 \ , a, Roads formed .. .. . . • • „ 300 129 /

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Stock on undermentioned blocks as at 31st March, 1936 —Hill's, Metcalfe's, Anderson's, F;llicott's, Pratt's, Larsen's, Cruickshank's, Puketotara, O'Keefe's, and Henderson's :— Sheep . . . . . . 3,923 Horses . . . . . . 53 Dairy stock . . . . 361 Pigs . . . . .. 22 Run cattle . . . . 268 Total value of above at Department's standard value, £6,295. Value of above at a reasonable market value, £10,062. Total stock on the fourteen blocks with values, both standard and market, as above : — £ £ Sheep .. .'. .. 6,723 Horses .. .. .. 101 Dairy stock . . . . 935 Pigs .. . . .. 170 Run cattle . . .. 501 The value of above at Department's standard value, £12,749. The value of above at reasonable market value, £18,980.

Schedule 4. —Sales of Produce on the Four Main Blocks (Pururu, Lee's, Ngatamahine, and Mairoa at 31st March, 1936.

Gkoss Revenue from the above Four Schemes. £ s. d. Butterfat .. .. .. 1,912 310 Fat lambs .. .. .. 1,571 8 8 Fat sheep .. .. .. 1,221 17 1 Store sheep .. .. .. 1,048 16 0 Wool .. .. .. 575 19 9 Dairy cattle .. .. .. 166 0 0 Run cattle .. .. 1,280 9 0 Pigs .. .. .. .. 193 16 4 Sundries .. . . .. 32 14 7 £8,003 5 3

Schedule 5. —Shows Gross Production on the Four Main Blocks (Pururu, Lee's, Ngatamahine and Mairoa) as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936.

Four Main Schemes. 31st March, 1935. 31st March, 1936. £ £ Butterfat .. .. .. 617 1,912 Fat lambs .. ~ .. 941 1.571 Fat sheep . . .. .. 181 1,222 Store sheep .. .. .. 550 1,049 Wool .. . . .. 281 576 Dairy cattle . . .. .. 382 166 Run cattle .. .. .. 185 1,281 Pigs .. .. . . .. 62 194 Sundries .. .. .. .. 8 32 £3.207 £8,003

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Sheep. Block. Butterfat. Cattle 1111 Catt,e - pi 8 s - Sundries. Fat Lambs. Fat Sheep. Store Sheep. Wool. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Pururu .. 547 6 5 292 17 7 184 16 0 455 11 0 93 8 6 86 0 0 500 14 1 36 1 911 0 1 Lee's .. 267 9 7 129 4 4 5 12 6 2 2 0 27 15 0 .. . . 37 12 9 1 4 6 Ngatamahine 1,097 7 101,149 6 9 264 8 10 591 3 0 385 16 4 80 0 0 303 16 10120 1 1019 5 6 Mairoa .. .. .. 766 19 9 . . 68 19 11 .. 475 18 1 1 4 6 1,912 3 101,571 8 81,221 17 1 1,048 16 0575 19 9166 0 01,280 9 0193 16 432 14 7

Butterfat. Pat Lamba. Fat Siieep. Store Sheep. Wool. cattle B ™ Cattle - Sundries. "RlOOlf > ■ •• ■« a a ••• •« . " lrtco tfiCO iO CO 10«0 »0 CO *0 O CO O CO iO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO coco co co co co co co co co co co co co" co"coco~co" \ \ N N coco coco coco coco cocococococo COCOCOCO £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £££££££££££ Pururu .. 201 547 135 293 126 185 188 456 46 93 Nil 86 185 501 14 36 4 1] Lee's .. .. Nil 268 74 129 Nil 6 32 2 10 28 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil 38 Nil 1 Ngatamahine .. 416 1,097 732 1,149 55 264 330 591 225 386 380 80 Nil 304 48 120 4 19 Mairoa.. .. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 767 Nil Nil Nil 69 Nil Nil Nil 476 Nil Nil Nil 1 Totals .. 617 1,912 941 1,571 181 1,222 550 1,049 281 576 382 166 185 1,281 62 194 8 32

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Schedule 6.—Fat Lambs sold on Three Main Blocks (Pururu, Lee's, and Ngatamahine) as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936.

1935. 1936. Increase. Number of lambs sold .. .. .. 1,021 1,579 558 lb. lb. lb. Weight, total .. .. .. 31,251 49,648 18,397 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gross return .. .. .. .. 910 7 11 1,494 9 5 584 1 6 Net return .. .. .. .. 863 12 10 1,419 1 4 555 8 6 lb. . lb. lb. Average weight per lamb .. .. 29 -13 31-19 2-06 s. d. s. d. s. d. Average price per lamb .. .. 159 1711 22

Schedule 7.—Wool Returns as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936, on the Four Main Blocks (Pururu, Lee's, Ngatamahine, and Mairoa).

1934-35. 1935-36. Increase. Number of bales .. .. .. 48 55 7 lb. lb. lb. Weight of wool .. .. .. .. 17,717 20,597 2,880 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of wool .. .. .. .. 285 15 2 576 10 3 290 15 1 d. d. d. Average price per pound .. .. .. 4 6-95 2-95 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Average price per bale .. .. .. 591 1162 517 1

Schedule 8.—Returns per Acre of Grass up to 31st March, 1936 (Pururu and Lee's Blocks).

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Ngatamahine. Pururu. iee's. 1935. 1036. 1935. 1936. 1935. 1936. Number sold .. .. .. 845 1,095 89 343 87 141 lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. Weight .. .. .. .. 26,304 34,791 2,349 10,433 2,597 4,424 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gross return .. .. .. 767 1 4 1,051 6 9 66 5 1 305 15 10 77 1 6 137 6 10 Net return .. .. .. 731 16 8 995 11 5 61 5 6 292 17 7 72 10 8 130 12 4 lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. Average weight per lamb .. .. 31-13 31-78 26-10 30-42 29-86 31-37 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Average price per lamb .. .. 17 4 18 2 13 9 17 1 16 8 18 6

Ngatamahine. Pururu. Lee's. Mairoa. 1935. 1936. 1935. | 1936. 1935. 1036. 1935. 1936 I . __ Number of bales .. 36 37 10 10 2 2 Ml 6 lb. lb. lb. lb. lb. " lb. lb. lb. Weight of wool (gross) .. 13,972 14,156 3,201 3,149 .544 961 Nil 2,331 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Value of wool (net) .. 222 14 4 385 16 4 53 6 11 93 8 6 9 13 11 27 15 6 Nil 69 9 11 d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Price per pound .. 3| 6£ 4 7|- 4J 7 Nil 7| £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Price per bale (net) .. 6 3 9 10 8 7 5 6 7 9 6 10 4 16 11 13 17 9 Nil 11 11 8

J Pururu. Lee's. I £ s. d. £ s. d, Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 153 198 Fat sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 0 15 0 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 044 031 2 11 8 2 7 9 Gross return per acre includes sales of sheep, cattle, and pigs .. 5 2 0 2 13 0

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Amount of Manure and Lime used as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936.

1935. 1936. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Amount of'superphosphate used .. 90 118 208g Amount of lime used . . . . 106 296 402

Schedule 9. —Vital Statistics: People dependent on the Scheme for a Livelihood.

Table 1.-Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1936.

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33 C.—1. Amount of Manure and Lime used as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936. Superphosphate. Lime. Block. . 1935. 1936. 1935. 1936. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Ngatamahine .... 68 36 73 79 Pururrn ...... 13 41 15 58 Lee's ....... 3 18 6. 29 Mairoa ...... 6 23 12 * 130 90 118 106 296 1935. 1936. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Amount of "superphosphate used .. 90 118 208^ Amount of lime used . . . . 106 296 402 Schedule 9. —Vital Statistics : People dependent on the Scheme for a Livelihood. Total x>1 i at i. Single Married Prospective ,„ „, .,, „ Block. Number Women. Children. Total. employed. . I j I Ngatamahine .. ..100 72 9 19 28 83 211 Pururu .. ..97 83 2 12 13 31 141 Lee's .. .. 28 .. 24 4 28 37 93 Mairoa . . 106 97 2 7 8 26 140 Metcalf's .... 7 2 2 3 5 8 20 O'Keefe's .... 2 .. 1 1 2 4 8 Cruickshank's .. .. 4 3 .. 1 1 3 8 Larsen's .. .. 5 2 .. 3 3 5 13 Hill's .. .. ..10 8 .. 2 2 6 18 Ower-Ro'a,d .. ..30 21 9 i ... 9 2 41 Anderson's . . . . 1 .. .. 1 1 2 4 Pratt's ■ .. 3 .. .. 3 3 10 16 Bllioott's .. .. 70 41 29 .. 29 65 164 Dangdon's and Foss's 21 19 .. 2 2 4 27 Puketotara .... 3 2 .. 1 1 3 7 Levien's .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 10 12 Eight 4c schemes 18 11 .. 7 7 14 39 506 I 361 J 78 I 67 143 313 962 Table 1. Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1936. Total Area Land unfit for Tntnl aroB Tntnl Ai-oa of Crown Lands Total Area of Settlement sold or wanted reserved for leased under Crown Lands Total Area (including Total Area , District. l?w „„ pTwL all Tenures available for of Area occupied in Land l Si° j ,,„"„'" (exclusive of Future Native Land. by Elvers, District. Ureehold. imposes. Reserves leased! Disposal. Lakes, Roads, by Crown), j &c). ; I J Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 2,611,692 444,324 556,410 132,155 516,191 217,428 4,478,200 Auckland .. .. 2,618,968 1,240,604 988,718 562,109 1,634,675 1,175,499 8,220,573 Gisborne .. .. 1,142,017 481,825 517,637 78,107 1,042,076 254,264 3,515,926 Hawke's Bay . . .. 1,552,837 202,329 546,361 66,217 371,518 178,624 2,917,886 Taranaki .. .. 1,123,280 342,891 616,079 84,052 165,734 72,395 2,404,431 Wellington* .. .. 3,527,810 1,069,461 788,488 138,527 787,057 739,726 7,051,069 Nelson .. .. 659,680 2,374,780 761,516 100,006 30,051 788,967 4,715,000 Marlborough .. .. 789,185 350,376 1,473,054 47,079 .. 108,306 2,768,000 Westland .. .. 166,993 2,184,158 647,771 395,422 .. 469,034 3,863,378 Canterbury .. .. 3,560,372 1,458,640 3,942,942 34,980 .. 481,496 9,478,430 Otago ' .. .. 1,981,539 954,778 5,449,795 23,087 .. 612,078 9,021,277 Southland .. .. 1,856,699 4,526,252 1,376,645 67,103 .. 129,327 7,956,026 Totals .. 21,591,072 15,630,418 17,665,416 1,728,844 4,547,302 5,227,144 66,390,196 * Includes Chatham Islands, 5—C. 1.

33 C.—1. Amount of Manure and Lime used as at 31st March, 1935, and 31st March, 1936. Superphosphate. Lime. Block. . 1935. 1936. 1935. 1936. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Ngatamahine .... 68 36 73 79 Pururrn ...... 13 41 15 58 Lee's ....... 3 18 6. 29 Mairoa ...... 6 23 12 * 130 90 118 106 296 1935. 1936. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Amount of "superphosphate used .. 90 118 208^ Amount of lime used . . . . 106 296 402 Schedule 9.—Vital Statistics : People dependent on the Scheme for a Livelihood. Total x>1 i at i. Single Married Prospective ,„ „, .,, „ Block. Number Women. Children. Total. employed. . I j I Ngatamahine .. ..100 72 9 19 28 83 211 Pururu .. ..97 83 2 12 13 31 141 Lee's .. .. 28 .. 24 4 28 37 93 Mairoa . . 106 97 2 7 8 26 140 Metcalf's .... 7 2 2 3 5 8 20 O'Keefe's .... 2 .. 1 1 2 4 8 Cruickshank's .. .. 4 3 .. 1 1 3 8 Larsen's .. .. 5 2 .. 3 3 5 13 Hill's .. .. ..10 8 .. 2 2 6 18 Ower-Ro'a,d .. ..30 21 9 i ... 9 2 41 Anderson's . . . . 1 .. .. 1 1 2 4 Pratt's ■ .. 3 .. .. 3 3 10 16 Bllioott's .. .. 70 41 29 .. 29 65 164 Dangdon's and Foss's 21 19 .. 2 2 4 27 Puketotara .... 3 2 .. 1 1 3 7 Levien's .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 10 12 Eight 4c schemes 18 11 .. 7 7 14 39 506 I 361 J 78 I 67 143 313 962 Table 1. Return showing (approximately) Position of Lands in the Dominion at 31st March, 1936. Total Area Land unfit for Tntnl aroB Tntnl Ai-oa of Crown Lands Total Area of Settlement sold or wanted reserved for leased under Crown Lands Total Area (including Total Area , District. l?w „„ pTwL all Tenures available for of Area occupied in Land l Si° j ,,„"„'" (exclusive of Future Native Land. by Elvers, District. Ureehold. imposes. Reserves leased! Disposal. Lakes, Roads, by Crown), j &c). ; I J Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 2,611,692 444,324 556,410 132,155 516,191 217,428 4,478,200 Auckland .. .. 2,618,968 1,240,604 988,718 562,109 1,634,675 1,175,499 8,220,573 Gisborne .. .. 1,142,017 481,825 517,637 78,107 1,042,076 254,264 3,515,926 Hawke's Bay . . .. 1,552,837 202,329 546,361 66,217 371,518 178,624 2,917,886 Taranaki .. .. 1,123,280 342,891 616,079 84,052 165,734 72,395 2,404,431 Wellington* .. .. 3,527,810 1,069,461 788,488 138,527 787,057 739,726 7,051,069 Nelson .. .. 659,680 2,374,780 761,516 100,006 30,051 788,967 4,715,000 Marlborough .. .. 789,185 350,376 1,473,054 47,079 .. 108,306 2,768,000 Westland .. .. 166,993 2,184,158 647,771 395,422 .. 469,034 3,863,378 Canterbury .. .. 3,560,372 1,458,640 3,942,942 34,980 .. 481,496 9,478,430 Otago ' .. .. 1,981,539 954,778 5,449,795 23,087 .. 612,078 9,021,277 Southland .. .. 1,856,699 4,526,252 1,376,645 67,103 .. 129,327 7,956,026 Totals .. 21,591,072 15,630,418 17,665,416 1,728,844 4,547,302 5,227,144 66,390,196 * Includes Chatham Islands, 5—C. 1.

Total Area Land unfit for Tn+ii or»* Tntai Arc» of Crown Lands Total Area of Settlement sold or eraritwl reserved for leasod und<!ī Crown Lan(lf Total Are» (including Total Area District. STwL a11 Tenures available for of Area occupied in Land FreehoM Ptoses (exclusive of Future Native Land. by Rivers, District, ureelioia. I urposes. Reserves leased Disposal. Lakes, Roads, by Crown). &c.). Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland .. 2,611,692 444,324 556,410 132,155 516,191 217,428 4,478,200 Auckland .. .. 2,618,968 1,240,604 988,718 562,109 1,634.675 1,175,499 8,220,573 Gisborne .. .. 1,142,017 481,825 517,637 78,107 1,042,076 254,264 3,515,926 Hawke's Bay . . .. 1,552,837 202,329 546,361 66,217 371,518 178,624 2,917,886 Taranaki .. .. 1,123,280 342,891 616,079 84,052 165,734 72,395 2,404,431 Wellington* .. .. 3,527,810 1,069,461 788,488 138,527 787,057 739,726 7,051,069 Nelson .. .. 659,680 2,374,780 761,516 100,006 30,051 788,967 4,715,000 Marlborough .. .. 789,185 350,376 1,473,054 47,079 .. 108,306 2,768,000 Westland .. .. 166,993 2,184,158 647,771 395,422 .. 469,034 3,863,378 Canterbury .. .. 3,560,372 1,458,640 3,942,942 34,980 .. 481,496 9,478,430 Otago ' .. 1,981,539 954,778 5,449,795 23,087 .. 612,078 9,021,277 Southland .. .. 1,856,699 4,526,252 1,376,645 67,103 .. 129,327 7,956,026 Totals .. 21,591,072 15,630,418 17,665,416 1,728,844 4,547,302 5,227,144 66,390,196 * Includes Chatham Islands,

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Table 2.—Lands selected during the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

Table 3.—Lands held on Lease at 31st March, 1936.

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p, f i Mining Deferred T . ,, ... 0 , , T Occupation with Small Grazing- pt] t, t in Districts Land Perpetual Miscellaneous Leases Education Totals. Payments Lease in Perpetuity. Renewable Lease. Right of Purchase. runs. Pastoral Runs. m^ cen^ t j? ts Occupation Leases. and Licenses. Endowments. Land District. ' ' Leases. . - No. Area. No. Area. No. | Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. 1 Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. | Area. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. North Auckland 558 52,855 423 67,726 1,165 237,833 588 97,427 .. .. 1 553 .. .. 2 71 6 202 499 9 8 > 18 9 ™ 44,691 4,012 Auckland .. 1,559 173,370 370 101,920 1.450 308,724 746 197,423 7 30,800 1 8,755 156 39,908 155 3,306 .. .. 1,192* 119,003* 195 54,356 5,831 1,037,565 Gisborne .. 71 16.935 80 42,620 312 179,033 100 63,892 75 171,959 . .. 133 23,321 71 38,720 842 536,480 Hawke/s Bay .. 149 31,616 406 108,972 579 225,534 147 42,475 20 36,891 9 61,987 1 2 122 39,063 191 51,794 1,624 598,334 Taranaki .. 155 19,030 579 141,678 493 171,440 338 134,186 2 3,336 1 328 292 51,357 612 46,786 2, 472 568,141 Wellington .. 858 100,437 1,028 142,981 1.172 220,976 389 142,213 15 24,667 6 10,825 2 476 626 37,834 516 102,788 4,612 783,197 Wpknn 71 16 603 343 106 320 640 246,525 44 17,872 6 9,603 4 199,444 133 27,353 17 538 1 104 453 113,502 133 7,892 1,845 745,756 Marlborough 42 18 722 549 178.421 295 160,372 72 19,542 108 276,207 41 811,258 7 53 226 12,412 33 1,408 1,373 1,478,395 Westland ° 74 8 076 352 40,548 701 80,571 17 3,436 .. .. 39 516,266 268 50,349 141 885 1 50 803 193,539 133 15,364 2,529 909,084 Canterbury 88 25,827 1,445 251,128 892 361,153 5 705 133 453,040 122 2,800,919 55 1,683 993| 197,680t 235 70,846 3,968 4,162,981 Otaso 85 4' 947 i 300 277 111 1 106 371,162 126 17,794 383 1,443.487 314 3,279.206 .. .. 369 12,285 67 3,412 1,411} 144,293} 442 46,469 5,603 5,638,166 Southland . 110 13'305 'ō37 90,595 432 86,743 164 26,892 20 64,989 64 1,120,057 .. .. 42 1,308 17 192 428 52,196 803 336,227 2,617 1,792,504 Totals .. |3,820 519,723 7,412 1,550,020 9,237 2,650,066 2,736 763,857 769 2,514,979 601 8,809,270 557 117,610 726 18,393 158 6,502 7,178 1,082,389 4,134 817,341 37,328 18,850,150 * Includes Thermal Springs District leases. t Includes Hanmer Crown Leases. { Includes Agricultural Leases. Note. —This table includes national endowments and education endowments, but excludes other endowments administered by Land Boards.

—; : ( Pastoral LiCeilS6S TITiriiTier T)i^f . Cash. ! Paynfents Renewable Lease. Small Grazing-runs. Pastoral Buns. ™ Ocenpattan Endowments. j Totals. land District. j . ■ ' ■ ■ | "Regulations. e g , No. Area. No. Area, j No. Area. j No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. . No. Area. No. Area. - j —— Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. AcE ?®', ' V ',?oV> North Auckland 37 671 19 610 23 5,371 •• 38 2,859 6 46, 103 9,972 Auckland 26 1,136 32 988 32 12.302 3 80 52 19,432 1 7 146 33,945 Gisborne 4 4 4 22 3 1,377 U 3,818 1 1 23 5,222 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 7 336 I 1,724 7 1,061 .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 7'icp % qqb 61 17 892 Taranaki .. .. .. 7 26 6 441 20 9,890 .. .. .. 1*0-7« " "* "* ~pn i9 ? 9io ' * 19 147 18 080 Wellington 31 158 32 337 11 3,486 .. .. 1 1,877 .. .. 12,210 5 12 47 18,080 Nelson 3 16 3 419 15 8,901 .. .. .. 3 217 .. .. 106 8,252 1 1 131 17,80b ., i ., t i 9 i .? i 3 231 1 5 500 .. .. . - ■ • 13 194 2 1 22 9,189 Marlborough 1 2 1 2 261 1 3,23i 1 5, g , >642 6 23 110 7 , 792 2 162 139 9,625 Canterbury " !! " 5 12 .. 22 7,678 1 15,300 1 11,160 .. .. •• 68 2,077 3 733 100 36,960 cu' 1Q oq 16 4 853 .. .. 2 15,150 .. •• 2 6 27 7,520 7 562 <3 28,124 southland :: " ;; 10 564 "3 '330 3 '383 '.. .. 36 i ' iu ™ 15 ■ 902 68 18,923 Totals 135 " 2,958 109 157 55,565 2~ 18,531 5 33,687 9 1,859 11 109 557 74,185 52 18,257 1,037 210,026

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Table 4.—Lands disposed of under the Land for Settlements Act to the 31st March, 1936.

Table 5.—Endowment Lands administered by Land Boards and leased at 31st March, 1936.

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>» Area of Land Total Area purchased for f 4 unlet, including Cash and made Freehold Total Lands leased to Date. ||| Land forfeited, to Date. Rent and Jotal^ Area S 1 »» surrendered, or , M . fs . I Payments from incepLand District. acquired. 8 'S > resumed, and not o g m received tion to 31st ° o £ relet, and also ® « Price S 3 I a Annual during March, art» Land not yet -g,g Area. rea lized. f 8 i Area ' Rental, the Year. 1036. g pej ofterea for 5 e g ■g Selection. gjg Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. £ Acres. £ £ £ N.Auckland 53,941 1,132 1,408 255 3,212 40,552 303 48,189 15,781 15,570 247,549 Auckland .. 360.730 77,464 17,965 841 144,310 332,087 861 120,991 36,190 46,7061,166,723 Gisborne .. 87,808 423 9,939 53 8,412 68,107 22.9 69,034 25,240 21,291 376,463 Hawke's Bay 228,648 2,428 .. 147 27,892 178,181 603 198,328 72,243 66,841 1,132,990 Taranaki .. 28,235 258 3,761 63 2,228 53,326 136 21,988 9,100 8,001 244,420 Wellington .. 161,640 1,048 5,255 518 17,390 202,578 923 137,947 75,369 67,7001,485,352 Nelson .. 63,878 973 10,328 7 1,636 2,959 69 50,941 2,897 2,602 68,127 Marlborough 235,867 2,641 812 59 10,383 44,713 478 222,031 32,504 25,283 923,327 Westland .. 6,033 80 101 4 398 238 36 5,454 865 787 19,976 Canterbury .. 607,027 4,596 6,394 341 23,456 178,3841,848 572,581 156,461 157,382 4,153,323 Otago 338,979 3,862 959 83 8,028 41.9191,150 326,130 89,146 64,6961,901,991 Southland .. 100,973 1,050 667 133 18,370 70,947 351 80,886 20,047 17,855 522,403 Totals .. 2,273,759 95,955 57,589 2,504265,7151,213,9916,9871,854,500 535,843 494,71412,242,644

National Endowment. | Education Endowments. Other Endowments. Totals. Land District. ® 83 j § § * , *§ Annual -9 Arpfl Annual •§ A Annual -g * Annual | Area - Rental. § ea ' I Rental. I Area ' Rental. | Area ' Rental. ________ _J g I g fc. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ N.Auckland .. 467 103,093 7,546 770 44,691 8,985 9 1,554 33 1,246 149,338 16,564 Auckland .. 601 175,522 7,364 195 54,356 3,861 3 542 8 799 230,420 11,233 Gisborne .. 78 141,934 10.225 71 38,720 7,216 15 1,087 315 164 181,741 17,756 Hawke'sBay.. 53 39,568 4,634 191 51,794 9,935 4 41 31 248 91,403 14,600 Taranaki .. 162 62,687 2,786 612 46,786 10,776 18 9,701 1,177 792 119,174 14,739 Wellington . 118 58,472 4,016 516 102,788 30,775 25 5,219 2,748 659 166,479 37,539 Nelson° .. 637 228,824 3,857 133 7,892 633 638 16,432 1,593 1,408 253,148 6,083 Marlborough .. 200 506,449 8,583 33 1,408 517 .. .. .. 23? 507,857 9,100 Westland .. 934 191,941 3,511 133 15,364 853 20 10 109 1,087 207,315 4,473 Canterbury .. 1541,668,589 40,283 235 70,846 28,844 200 17,093 1,902 589 1,756,528 71,029 Otago .. 7652,509,157 40,889 442 46,469 6,103 68177,290 8,097 1,275 2,732,916 55,089 Southland .. 229 765,670 7,377 803 336,227 20,589 13 109,259 2,258 1,045 1,211,156 30,224 Totals .. 4,3986,451,906141,0714,134 817,341 129,0871,013 338,228 18,271 9,545 7,607,475 288,429

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Table 6.—Total Receipts, Arrears, and Postponements. Receipts, Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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(Total receipts from debtors and exclusive of credits on account departmental expenditure, &c.) Total. Head Office. Auckland Auckland. Gisborne. ! "^"j^ay 6 S Taranaki. Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Ordinary Revenue. Territorial revenue — ££££££££££££££ Crown lands .. .. .. 263,902 734 16,664 36,195 22,180 42,051 18,740 29,460 8,756 4.437 4,130 28,183 40,213 12,179 Hauraki .. .. 9,008 .. .. 9,008 Swamp .. .. .. 521 .. .. 521 Small farms .. .. .. 4,908 .. 1,885 678 17 1,659 7 81 29 116 5 51 287 93 National Endowment .. .. 146,125 10,307 5,192 4,010 8,411 5,411 2,162 3,448 6,636 2,985 5,867 38,703 44,787 8,206 Westport Harbour Board Endowment 1,740 .. .. .. .. . . .. . • ■ . 1,740 Interest on public moneys — Survey liens .. .. .. 775 .. 269 11 133 53 303 .. .. 1 5 Small farms .. .. .. 9,334 .. 3,213 3,751 42 158 750 680 87 119 30 68 98 338 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 320 .. 113 .. .. 21 7 .. .. 30 149 Registration and other fees .. .. 25 14 6 . . 3 .. .. .. .. .. 2 Other receipts —Miscellaneous — Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 2,997 .. .. 2,997 Kauri-gum .. .. .. 20 20 Rangitaiki .. .. .. 6,395 .. .. 6,395 Scenery-preservation .. .. 457 . . 153 21 4 38 4 95 1 31 18 3 23 66 Swamp .. .. .. 3,167 .. .. 2,600 .. 567 Deposits Account. Education Reserves, primary — Sales .. .. .. .. 4,542 .. 832 687 .. .. 43 2,287 .. .. .. .. 36 657 Rents .. .. .. .. 111,986 1,406 5,735 2,512 5,621 6,478 9,443 25,800 422 615 609 26,254 5,070 22,021 Education Reserves, secondary — Sales .. .. .. .. 344 .. 115 229 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Rents .. .. .. .. 12,583 404 2,778 454 .. 2,329 1,173 3,702 69 91 26 538 822 197 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 5,280 .. .. .. .. 1,298 1,192 2,351 .. .. 439 Public ~Worlcs Fund * Small farms: Capital receipts .. 31,902 .. 11,748 12,125 45 348 1,751 2,478 42 295 50 260 1,212 1,548 Survey liens: Principal .. .. 6,020 3,000 .. 1,362 152 798 181 479 28 .. 8 12 Hauraki Plains: Sales .. .. 4,371 . . .. 4,371 Lake Ellesmere: Rents .. .. 1,775 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,775 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 118 .. .. 74 6 5 .. .. 6 .. 27 Land for Settlements Account. Receipts derived from estates — Rents, &c. .. .. .. 421,752 105 13,876 33,010 17,989 59,454 7,326 58,923 24,958 2,536 745 127,069 62,395 13,366 Sales .. .. .. .. 73,067 .. 1,694 13,696 3,302 7,387 675 8,777 325 66 42 30,313 2,301 4,489 Sales of Crown land .. .. 71,250 342 12,937 19,324 2,872 10,970 1,851 9,697 197 823 920 2,243 7,861 1,213 Land Act, 1924, section 208 .. 292 .. .. .. . . .. .. Dr. 86 .. .. 66 .. 312 Earm receipts .. .. .. 9,282 .. .. .. 6,908 .. .. .. .. .. 2,374

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Hutt Valley — Rents, &c. .. .. .. 5,663 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,663 .. ; Sales .. .. .. 20,484 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,484 Deteriorated Land Act, 1925 — Repayments .. .. .. 545 .. .. 391 .. .. 154 Interest .. .. ■■ 637 .. .. 310 .. .. 327 .. .. •• '"_>o National-endowment sales .. 11,642 .. 526 2,882 2,942 55 31 4,040 .. 150 397 101 ol8 .uand Laws Amendment Act, 1929 (development) — Valuation fees .. .. 78 .. 41 32 .. .. 3 2 Section 8. receipts — Sales .. .. .. 177 8 144 .. .. 25 .. .. •• •• Rents, &c. .. .. 3,027 .. 406 2,248 .. .. .. 184 .. 5 .. .. .. 184 Sections 7 and 14— Repayments .. .. 5,957 .. 1,634 3,077 693 5 374 139 4 .. .. 31 Interest .. .. .. 9,388 .. 4,363 3,842 221 147 318 321 .. 17 .. .. •• 159 Local Bodies Deposit Account. j Mining district land occupation .. 1,959 .. 6 300 .. .. .. .. •• 27 208 .. | 1,215 203 Thermal Springs leases .. .. 1,797 .. .. 1,797 .. .. .. . . .. . • • • j • • - • Otago University .. .. .. 6,019 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• • • •• « « *>327 Clutha River Trust .. .. 1,312 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• '' Miscellaneous .. .. .. 3,567 .. 44 .. 1 .. .. 522 .. .. 345 222 1,816 61/ 1,276,510 16,318 83,957 169,318 71,417 139,312 | 46,561 j 179,862 41,550 j 14,063 13,897 258,196 175,163 66,896 Abkears and Postponements as at 31st Mabch, 1936. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Arrears .. .. .. 1,013,369 .. 65,241 73,250 44,483 128,724 30,366 144,783 40,573 11,680 7,813 262,927 143,813 59,716 Postponements .. .. 157,101 .. 8,614 15,365 16,135 24,665 3,695 25,901 12,509 1,478 98 18,682 21,971 7,988 Total outstanding .. 1,170,470 .. 73,855 88,615 60,618 153,389 34,061 170,684 53,082 j 13,158 7,911 281,609 165,784 67,704 I j !