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Pasture. Operations commenced in the spring of 1931 with a total area of 578 acres in pasture of sorts. Harrowing and top-dressing has improved what was then considered poor pasture and together with the area pastured by the Scheme (324 acres) makes a total grass area of 902 acres at the close of the financial year. Haymaking.—-It was estimated that 42 tons of hay was harvested during the summer months. General. This is a section of the Whakatohea Scheme where 110 labour costs were incurred for any of the work done in connection with the development of the land. Assistance was confined to the supply of fertilizers, fencing material, farm implements, and timber and iron. Summary of Work done to 31st March, 1933, and Relative Labour Cost. Scrub-cutting, sowing, and manuring .. .. .. _ _ 303 aC res Ploughing, sowing, and manuring . . .. .. .. 21 acres. These are only estimated areas and not surveyed as in the case of other work in this Scheme. Fencing (estimated on the wires issued as for 7-wire fences) .. . . 560 chains. Buildings .. .. Store-shed and two race-sheds, lop-dressing old pastures—Spring, 1931 (super only) . . .. 188 acres Top-dressing old pastures—Spring, 1931 (basic super) . . .. 20 acres' Top-dressing old pastures—Spring, 1931 (potassic super) . . . . 45 acres. Total • • • • • • • • .. 253 acres. Top-dressing old pastures—Spring, 1932 (super and lime mixture) .. 317 acres.

Summary of Work done to 31st March, 1933, and Relative Labour Cost. OPAPE BASE FARM.

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Nafure of Work Area, Length, T , _ Number of JNature ot Work. or Number. Labour Cost. Men Remarks. employed. £ s. d. Scrub-cutting .. .. 40 acres 37 0 0 5 See plan and note below, encing • • • • ■ ■ 80 cliains 20 0 0 2 Enclosing above. See „ . . note. raining .. .. 75 cliains 76 5 0 2 Swamp. See plan. Splitting-Posts .. .. 300 13 10 0 I Part general contract for 6,000 posts. 146 15 0 10 Note. Burning, sowing, and manuring of above area and 34 chains subdivisional fencing done by farm staff.

Unemployment Contracts—Subsidized Work. Bay Labour—No. Subsidy. Nature of Work. Area, Length, j j . q , wpf Area, Length, T , n or Number. labour oost. Men Number Labour Cost, j employed. D r - Clearing, stumping, &c. . . . . .' .. 106 a. 3 r. 208 M 0 I loughmg, &c., and sowing.. 5 acres 500 1 8a2r Nil Burning and sowing .. .. .. 81 a! 2 r! 6 12 0 Harrowing and sowing .. .. .. 16a3r 114 0 Manuring • • . . 33 a. 2 r. 2 0 0 gaming • ■ .. 71 chains 16 16 0 Fencing .. .. . . 66-9 chains 16 0 1 6 110-5 chains Nil splitting— Posts .. .. .. 504 36 15 8^ Strainers .. .. 20 7 0 Of 8 64 15 9 15 .. 235 16 0