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Te Tahi Block (431 Acres). (Control: Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti.) Development work is now approximately 50 per cent, completed. Work completed includes fencing, fern and scrub cutting, and sowing of temporary pasture. Tahaia Block (105 Acres). (Control : Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti.) Work started in August, 1939, and consists of fencing, stumping, clearing, and sowing of temporary pastures. Eventually the area should make good grazing land, as 90 per cent, is ploughable. Waitanguru Block (9,290 Acres). (Control: Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti.) This block now consists of fifteen sub-blocks, five having been added during the year. Most of the country was badly deteriorated and ragwort-infested and, in addition, was subject to malnutrition in sheep. By the use of suitable licks, top-dressing, and feed-control this malnutrition has been completely eliminated. During the year development work has consisted of clearing, burning, cropping, and sowing of permanent and temporary pastures. There has been an all-round improvement in the quality of the stock, the carrying-capacity is increased, and it appears that eventually the country should make good grazing land. There is still a considerable amount of development work to be done and other reverted properties are being added from time to time. Watson's Block (1,046 Acres). (Control: Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti.) This section was very badly infested with ragwort and reverted to scrub and fern. Only 400 acres of this block will be developed, the remainder being in bush, which it is not intended to cut. Wharepapa Block (3,676 Acres). (Control: Superintendent of Land Development, Te Kuiti.) A new three-stand wool-shed and sheep-yards have been erected. A new water-supply is partially completed. The whole block is now ring-fenced, and approximately 2,000 acres are now in permanent grass and a further 1,000 acres are in either temporary grass or crops. Development is approximately 75 per cent, completed, but some time is still necessary to complete consolidation of existing pastures before final development is reached. Good prospects for future stocking and production are expected.

Particulars of the Operations of the Small Farms Board in the Auckland Land District. Allotted Holdings: (a) Where Settlers' Charges have been fixed.

Allotted Holdings: (b) Where Settlers' Charges have not been fixed.

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G a Tfontni Amount of Amount Stock curried. -3 g Block. Area. g'Sg Vni,,i Instalment ofCurrent — I-gsS S "3 ' Mortgage. Account. n Dry ... a , +=H_3oj W fl Cows. stoc f k Pigs. Sheep. Horses, g Acres. £ £ £ £ Part Blackshaw's . . 48 ] 770 390 . . 36 2 .. 2 615 Broadlands .. .. 881 8 775 10,077 3,778 253 50 23 .. 9 5,042 Murupara .. .. 1,368 13 1,005 13,970 7,210 424 44 40 .. .. 5 302 Onepu .. .. 690 9 565 7,380 2,045 271 52 23 .. 14 4'429 Park's .. .. 289 6 3,110 4,078 122 203 9 16 .. 10 2^917 Tarawera .. .. 933 9 1,378 11,050 3,765 318 59 38 .. 17 4,231 Wainui South .. .. 784 7 1,610 8,658 4,972 285 86 30 .. 15 3,767 Whangamarino .. 1,096 9 979 10,920 991 403 .. 34 409 9 6^337 Kairangi .. .. 271 5 .. 6,584 1,933 213 7 70 271 5 2*535 Karakariki .. .. 280 5 .. 7,353 2,185 195 4 90 6 2,350 Individual holdings .. 2,890 45 10,114 19,974 11,094 961 212 93 626 52 14,017 Totals .. .. 9,510 117 20,306 100,434 38,095 3,562 523 459 1,306 139 51,542

Number Stock carried. Estimated Block. Area. of —; Total Holdings. „ I „ . Annual Cows. . Dry Stock. Figs. Sheep. Horses. Revenue. Acres. £ Part Blaokshaw's .. .. 152 3 63 13 5 .. (j 1 158 Wharere .. .. .. 233 5 154 42 18 .. 0 2! 003 Individual holding .. .. 13 I I .. .. I igo Totals .. .. 398 9 218 55 23 .. 16 3,311