C.—l.

Table B. —Year's Activities.

Table C.—Expenditure.

BLOCKS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF LAND DEVELOPMENT, TE KUITI. General. Though the season now drawing to an end has been one of the most kindly experienced for many years, it has nevertheless been one of the most difficult in respect to control of pastures and noxious weeds. Swede crops during the winter were generally very good throughout the district, and this, coupled with a remarkably early spring, resulted in pastures and weeds getting out of control. Those depending on the purchase of stock through the winter for control work in the spring were doubly caught, as - they found normal sellers reluctant to part with their stock. Hay crops have been heavy, and though the weather was not ideal for late crops, a large surplus has been built up and most of the older blocks have a carry over equal to their annual requirements. This year's swede crops, amounting to some 2,000 acres, are probably not as good as last year's, but nevertheless they are very fair and no trouble is anticipated. As mentioned above, all our stock wintered very well, with the result that fat stock sold to the freezing companies this season was, on the average, far heavier than we have ever previously experienced. Deaths in stock and more particularly in sheep remain fairly high. A very close and helpful association with the Stock Inspectors stationed at Te Kuiti and Te Awamutu has done much in the investigation of these losses, but nevertheless it is felt that we are still far from a solution of the difficulty and even far from establishing the real cause. The majority of the deaths are accompanied by the symptoms of jaundice, and further investigation of the complaint known as " enzootic icterus " would appear to be more than worth while.

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I I Areas cleared (j rass Grass Drains Fences. Houses Other Buildings Number Scrub &c sown. reconditioned. constructed. erected. erected. erected. Block. Area. of Men employed. i For To For To For I To For To For To For To For To Year. Date. Year. Date. Year. Date. Year. Date. Year. Date, Year. Date. Year. Date. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres, Acres. Acres. Acres. Chains. Chains. Chains, Chains. No. No. No. No. Edgecumbe 7,308 30 900 4,440 1,410 4,690 .. 100 315 1,625 1,700 5,740 .. 2 2 59 Hoe-o-Taimii 1,439 14 .. 1,035 23 900 580 1,240 .. 450 .. 3,420 .. 12 .. 39 Kaitaia .. 2,291 17 265 2,740 160 1,200 28 28 60 2,460 230 2,905 .. 11 4 39 Kerepeohi .. 1,632 11 184 830 155 235 76 76 .. 22 730 1,445 Mangawai .. 1,862 4 .. 1,090 45 850 295 295 16 2,455 210 2,295 Matanuku .. 2,941 19 .. .. .. .. 820 820 .. 20 20 Mi hi .. 21,882 46 610 7,112 ,830 2,204 125 125 70 443 880 2,820 .. 1 3 92 Murupara . . 180 Pouarua .. 10,476 33 1,420 3,830 1,345 3,040 .. .. 135 8,210 825 3,415 .. .. 1 5 Puriri .. 1,417 3 43 544 40 1,315 15 160 1,725 .. .. 2 57 Tokoroa .. 4,855 17 725 2,380 575 1,740 285 500 415 415 510 2,100 .. 1 4 32 Waikite .. 6,206 14 785 2,935 470 1,340 32 32 190 380 775 1,330 .. .. 3 9 Wharere .. 3,242 19 25 840 500 1,735 370 1,010 315 3,020 845 7,395 .. 3 .. 13 Whirinaki .. 1,320 8 330 830 440 440 .. .. 300 390 235 265 .. .. 1 18 Totals .. 67,051 235 5,28728,606 5,993 19,689 2,611 4,226 1,816 19,885 7,120 34,875 .. 30 20 363

Cash Expenditure, excluding Subsidies Total Expenditure to Cost of acquisition and Expenditure on Stock and Chattels. 31st March, 1041, . Area. or, if Crown Land, _ excluding Subsidies, Value at Date of Stock, and Chattels, setting apart. To 31st March, 1040-41. t«+c»i but including cost 1040. of Acquisition. Acres. £ s. d. £ £ £ £ Edgecombe .. .. {*5,465 3)322 10 0 } 41,108 18,494 59,597 01,512 Hoe-o-Tainui .. .. *l',439 '359 15 0 43,383 5,804 49,187 49,187 Kaitaia .. .. .. 179 2 194 *0 0 } 48 • 270 7,051 55 ' 321 35,923 Kerepeehi .. .. M32 6/840 10 0 4,792 2,652 7,444 14,284 Mangawai .. .. *1,862 465 10 0 29,481 5,465 34,946 34,946 Mil" 3 |;llo 0 0 } 28,311 29,681 57,992 89,403 Murupara .. .. *180 90 0 0 2,025 24 2,049 '2,049 Pooaroa .. .. 10,476 5,238 0 0 28,763 16,878 45,641 50,879 Puriri .. .. •• 1,417 4,786 19 5 24,055 2,336 26,391 31,178 Tokoroa .. .. *4,855 2,427 10 0 16,457 13,808 30,265 30,265 Waikite.. .. .. *6,206 6,206 0 0 12,952 15,020 27,972 27,972 Wharere .. .. {.};25 3 '370 0 0 } 37 ' 043 9,066 46,109 49,957 Whirinaki .. .. 330 0 0 2,497 8,163 10,660 10,660 Totals .. .. 64,110 72,616 8 3 319,132 134,442 453,574 508,215 * Indicates Crown land.