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" Tumate Mahuta, on the Rotowaro area, has not been as fortunate as his brother in securing constant assistance from the pa. This is accounted for to a large degree by the fact that the property is isolated, being seven miles away, and that Tumate has no means of transport. With a herd of fifty cows to milk by hand, and only his wife to assist him, he finds very little time to attend to development work. He is fortunate in that he has over 100 acres of his area in grass and rough feed, and could rely on this to carry his stock. Undoubtedly, however, a reduction in his stock, by culling out his old cows, would be of material benefit to him." The section occupied by the late Te Rata Mahuta was purchased out of development funds, the costs standing in the books at £1,174. No further capital expenditure or maintenance charges have since been incurred by the Department. The expenditure on the other two units amounted to £862, reduced to £765 by receipts from cream and other sources. The total area in grass was 264 acres, the fencing 466 chains, and draining 46 chains. Some ploughing and cultivation of turnips was done. The stock consisted of ninety-four cows, eighteen heifers, and three bulls. There are on the properties four cottages (one a large dwelling) with store-sheds and two cow-sheds. (e) Waikato. —This scheme, which was approved on the Bth February, 1932, and eventually comprised an area of 770 acres, did not show much activity during the year, the expenditure, including the purchase of a leasehold area, amounting to £507. Four units received assistance, one a woman, who was reported to be keen and hard-working, doing her own clearing, ploughing, and fencing. Three units have commenced milking with twenty-three cows. (f) Okauia. —The blocks comprising this scheme are a few miles from Matamata Township. No development funds were expended on them during the year. The following is a summary of the expenditure and receipts of the schemes in this group

Summary of Expenditure and Receipts, Waikato Group.

* Note.'—Trading Accounts are kept and financed by the Maori Land Board, which is required to pay maintenance charges, including interest, to both the Board and the Department. The surplus or deficiency is incorporated in the Capital Account. Taking the total as £26,047 from both sources of financial assistance, it is important to note that fifty-seven families are receiving assistance. They are occupying 1,978 acres of grassed land, on which 3,933 chains of substantial fences have been erected as well as cottages, store-sheds, and cowsheds, some of the latter equipped with milking-machines. Thirty-one units were milking 698 cows and had also bulls, heifers, and working-horses, to say nothing of implements. 2. Maniapoto Group. This group of schemes is dealt with in detail in a separate paper G-10b of the present session. Summary of Development Work and Stock.

The following is a summary showing the progress of development work on these schemes as at 33 st March, 1933 :—

This summary omits items such as top-dressing, draining, splitting fencing material, and miscellaneous.

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c i. Gross Land- „ . , Financed by Scheme - Expenditure. purchases. Receipts. Board Func f[ Departmental | Jixpenditure. £ £ £ £ £ Waipipi (Te Hakona) .. 5,992 .. * 2,765 3,227 Kaihau (Tahuna) .. .. 5,862 .. * 5,862 Onewhero .. .. .. 12,835 56 1,144 .. 11,747 Waahi (Huntly) .. .. 862 1,174 97 .. 1,939 Waikato .. .. .. 382 136 11 .. 507 Okauia .. .. .. Nil .. .. .. Nil Total .. .. 25,933 1,366 1,252 • 8,627 17,420

Buildings. Units. Clearing. In Grass. Fencing. Dairy gheep _ Cottages. Cowsheds. Acres. Acres. Chains. Kawhia .. 10 1,033 870 l,355f .. 4 219 31 727 Oparure .. 6 .. 306 991 6 4 70 140 Te Kuiti Base .. .. 580 .. 1 1 158 345 Farm Mahoenui (main) .. 1,735 1,735 1,492] .. .. .. .. 1,200 Kongo Wetere.. 1 .. 180 270 1 1 55 6 713 Waimiha .. 7 1,665 1,500 1,867 5 7 175 Total .. 24 4,433 5,171 5,976 13 17 519 195 3,125