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(b) Total Cost of Development Works carried out to 31st March, 1934.

In addition to the expenditure on blocks set out above, £49,591 has been expended on the roading, survey, &c., of various areas which are being developed by the settlers themselves. The total expenditure —£304,992—f0r development, roading, and surveys (apart from roading-costs payable out of Public Works Fund) up to the 31st March, 1934, provides for 592 farms.

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

(Ie) The Total Amount advanced to Crown 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 .. .. • . .. 455 Loans approved — £ Improvements .. .. . ■ • ■ • • 184,266 Stock .. .. • • • ■ •• • • 3,742 Total .. .. .. . • ■ • £188,008 Amounts actually advanced — £ Improvements .. .. ■■ •• 139,175 Stock .. . ■ • • • • ■■ • • 1,973 Total .. .. .. . • . • £141,148 Note. —Some further particulars of works carried out on the Galatea Estate and on the Onepu and Pongakawa Blocks will be found in Appendix 111, being a report on work carried out by the Land Drainage Branch of the Department.

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w j. Expenditure on Total Expen- Net xpen l ure on j) eve j 0 p diture on Expenditure 011 Block. . ?X";'','! a6ri n during Year Development, Live-stock as 1QOO ended 31st to 31st March, at 31st March, Ja,W - March, 1934. 1934. 1934. North Auckland Land District. £ £ £ £ Wharekohe Block .. .. .. | 9,802 | 13 \ 9,815 | Auckland Land District. Ngakuru Block .. .. .. •• 74,364 7,707 82,071 2,018 Te Kauwhata Block .. .. •• 33,009 472 Cr. 32,537 Onepu Block 15,862 4,906 20,768 206 Koromatua Block .. .. 4,058 62 4,120 Galatea Estate .. .. .. •• 26,608 29,164 55,772 5,801 Whangamarino Block .. .. .. 5,160 3,566 8,726 1,000 Mangatutu Block .. .. •• 3,715 .. 3,715 Pongakawa Block .. .. • • 278 655 933 Hawke's Bay Land District. Kakariki Estate .. .. • • 14,078 ] 8,292 | 22,370 3,184 Taranaki Land District. Tapuwae Estate .. •• •• I 12,865 | 334 | 13,199 j 3,001 Nelson Land Ditrict. Easterfield Block .. .. •• 1,164 211 1,375 63 200,963 54,438 255,401 15,273

Number of Rental Annual Rent Block. Allotments Area. Tenure. Capital or Interest disposed of. Value. receivable. Acres. £ £ s. d. Wharekohe .. .. 17 996 R.L. 9,595 479 15 0 m -rr l i no , nncr fR.L. 8,325 416 5 0 Te Kauwhata .. .. 12 1,735 p 6 165 369 1 6 f 9 996 R.L. 8,285 414 5 0 . Onepu .. .. 3 198 Small 1,810 90 10 0 I Farms Koromatua .. .. 4 538 R.L. 2,900 145 0 0 Mangatutu .. .. 5 771 R.L. 4,680 234 0 0 Total .. .. 50 5,234 .. 41,760 2,148 16 6