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Manuring and top-dressing treatment of pastures is as follows : — Acres. 1930-31. New grass, manuring .. . . . ■ ■ • • • 393J Old grass, top-dressing .. .. .. . • • • 1,167 1,560£ (Applied at the rate of 2 cwt. per acre super only.) 1931-32. New grass, manuring .. .. -• •• 1,173 Old grass, top-dressing .. .. .. • - • ■ 1,272 2,445 (Application as in 1930-31 year.) 1932-33. New grass, manuring .. .. . • • • • • 879 Old grass, top-dressing .. .. •• •• •• 1,345 2,224 1,324 acres were treated with a mixture of lime super and applied at the rate of 5 cwt. per acre. 900 acres of old grass were top-dressed with super only. Hay and Ensilage.—The 1931-32 hay season yielded an estimated crop of 951 tons of hay, while 1932-33 season's yield was measured and calculated at 957 i tons hay and 15 tons of ensilage. Shelter-belts.—ln spite of a cold severe southerly wind (Te Okiwa) which comes down the narrow gorge formed by the Whakatane River, shelter-belts on the Ruatoki Flats are conspicuous by their absence, and stock not reared on the Scheme experience a very hard winter. During the winter of 1932, ten thousand trees (Pinus insignis) were made available and three miles and a half of main shelter-belts were planted. The trees were planted in three rows at a space of 6 ft. between trees. No labour-costs were incurred. General Work. —Other work consisted of making gates, casual labour at store shed, such as the stacking of manures, seed, wire, posts, and strainers, and the building of stock-yards and temporary cow-sheds.

Summary of Work done to 31st March, 1933, and Relative Labour-cost.

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Number of Nature of Work. nrWumbfr ' Labour-cost. Men Remarks. ui xNuuiutJi. employed. Scrub-cutting — £ s. d. . C Scheme only .. 847 acres. 727 5 9 53 On&Uci Section. 272a. 3r. 9p. Nil .. 1,119a. 3r. 9p., Ngahina Section. Ploughing, &c.— . A Scheme .. .. 1,326 a. 1 r. 12 p. Nil .. Units. C Scheme .. .. 272 a. 3 r. 9 p. Nil .. Ngahina Section. 847 acres .. .. 2,446a. Or. 21 p., Ohaua (including above) Section. Draining —■ A Scheme .. .. 5gg Qrj m C Scheme .. .. 301 ch./ Roading — A Scheme: Metalling .. 99 ch. 100 0 0 16 A Scheme .. .. 385 ch., 8 culverts, &c. }■ 571 10 6 87 699 ch. formation, 99 ch. C Scheme: Formation.. 314 ch., 6 culverts, J metalling, 14 culverts. &c. Splitting posts, A and C 2,431 71 8 0 4 Schemes Fencing— C Scheme .. .. 1,29443 ch. 309 7 9 26 A and C Schemes, esti- 2,560 ch. Nil .. 3,85443 ch. mated Ragwort-pulling, &c., esti- 500 acres 58 0 0 6 mated 2,427 8 9 259