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(b) Buildings and Yards.—The main building programme has been postponed, the only buildings built being the storage and mixing shed, and the slaughterhouse. Sheep-yards have been erected, and it is proposed to build a dip out of the current year's approved estimates. There were already on the main scheme—(l) Dwellinghouse, (2) motor-garage, (3) three whares. Under development the following buildings have been erected :—

(c) Paddocks and Pastures. —The fencing so far completed subdivides the area of 1,820 acres brought into the initial development operations into sixteen paddocks, with some additional fencing completed which requires 95 chains of new fencing to enclose a further area of 200 acres (the approved estimates for 1933-34 provides for this unfenced portion). These paddocks, with planimeter areas, are shown on the plan, and may be identified with the schedule below by reference to the Roman figures : —

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Cost of Material. Labour. [ Total. . . ' £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Storage and mixing shed .. . . . . .. 146 19 11 19 10 0 166 9 11 Less subsidy .. .. . . .. 1 10 0 1 10 0 18 0 0 164 19 11 Slaughterhouse and yards, &c. . . . . 30 7 0 10 16 0 41 3 0 Less subsidy . . . . .. 3 12 0 3 12 0 7 4 0 37 11 0 Net totals .. .. .. 177 6 11 25 4 0 202 10 11 Included in the labour cost is £3 net cost of painting, storage-shed. Cost of Material. Labour. j Total. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sheep-yards . . . . . . . . . . 58 13 4 20 0 0 78 13 4 Less subsidy .. ,. .. .. .. .. 6 13 4 6 13 4 i Totals .. . . .. ! 58 13 4 13 6 8 72 0 0 ■ ' - ' ■

Paddock. Area. Brief Description. Acres. I 62 Old grass reconditioned. Watered by stream. II 8 In good grass. Watered by creek. Suitable holding-paddock. III 51 In good grass. Has been well stocked, and is fairly clean. Creek. IV 32 V 46 VI 211 In fair grass. This paddock requires subdividing and heavy stocking to check fern. VII 70 By heavy stocking fern in this paddock has been checked and the pasture improved. VIII 52 This paddock has been cropped twice with turnips. IX 69 There is a patch of fern in this paddock which is being heavily stocked. The soil is light and the grass not as good as other parts. X 20 In good grass. XI 66 Some grass. Mostly used for cropping. XII 16 In good grass. XIII 119 In good grass. Requires subdividing to check fern. XIV 232 In good grass except for an area of about 30 acres in manuka. This 30 acres was formerly part of Hansen's land. XV 200 In good grass with some patches of young gorse. This area also requires subdividing. XVI 200 In fair grass. Pern showing up. XVII 230 Burnt and sown. Mr. McLean reports poor " take," and considers it advisable to plough, or disc and harrow, this area.