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Marlborough. Nelson. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Particulars. j } j j j j MERI." G HI!LS." 0r s an ' s - i PakihL DROMORE. MOTUNAU. te t^ e " VALETTA. WA a IKA- island Papanul TAIpo HILL ANDERS0N spuR HEAD J ! ! I ' • I I 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. .. 30/3/44 29/3/44 7/10/40 11/9/35 2/12/41 20/1/41 14/6/43 1940-41 22/8/40 24/3/44 1934 1/3/44 15/4/42 31/3/41 2. Total area .. .. .. .. . • Acres 1,237 4.912 698 1,594 665 3,094 184 8,617 766 2,504 1,082 468 600 2.223 3. Area not suitable for development .. .. .. Acres .. 300 .. 200 .. 500 .. .. .. 300 121 25 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. Acres 63 53 .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 5. Balance under development .. .. .. .. Acres 1,237 4,612 635 1,341 665 2,594 184 8,617 766 2,204 810 443 600 2^223 6. Condition of area under development (item 5)— Undeveloped .. .. .. .. . • Acres 1,300 437 .. 207 1,013 72 7.194 22 1,502 60 262 1 219 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,162 1,327 198 1,341 242 1,100 29 501 466 354 705 11 458 509 Temporary* grass .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 1,785* .. .. .. .. 307 ..65 27 176 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 69 100 .. .. 90 283 34 605 120 178 45 "llO 111 192 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops .. .. .. Acres .. 88 .. .. 122 135 49 .. 143 65 .. 58 119 Plantations .. .. .. .. .. Acres 6 12 .. 4 63 10 15 40 2 " 4 8 Water-supplies Area reticulated .. .. .. Acres 20 .. .. .. .. 500 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 1.627 2,114 605 3,322 944 1,763 382 7,380 1,449 2,250 2.086 **407 "943 1 808 Drains .. .. .. .. .. • • Chains .. .. 721 6,966 . . .. 90 .. 500 . . ... 768 *780 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. Number 211313l5254ii<> Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 1.. 1 1 Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. 1 1 4 1 3 4.. 1 3 Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. Number 10 9 9 13 4 7 1 10 4 8 8.. 3 9 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 .. 9 6 .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. ]12 8 Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. Chains 20 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 75 5 40 58 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)—• Land acquired, including Crown land set apart — Unimproved .. .. .. .. .. £ t 4,432 500 831 2,450 22.790 928 23,586 14,440 22,520 9,719 7,511 .. 6.980 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. £ t 4,442 1,007 1,678 420 4,100 792 4,796 1,299 6,260 920 .. 6.8^5 Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. £ 2,091 1,120 3,784 13,920 1,238 10,670 883 3,980 780 7,424 278 2 175 10^998 Labour (gross) .. .. .. .. .. £ 193 225 16,112 29,811 268 1,639 739 1,275 610 351 5,183 119 ~ 806 l!824 Total expenditure (gross) .. .. £ 2,284 10,219 21,403 46,240 4.376 39,199 3,342 33,637 18,542 29,911 26,171 8.828 2.981 26.627 Less subsidies on labour .. .. £ .. .. 15,144 28,218 148 982 30 445 200 .. 4.011 .~220 721 Net expenditure .. .. .. £ 2,284 10,219 6,259 18,022 4,228 38,217 *K312 33,192 18,342 29,911 22,160 8,828 2,761 25.906 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. £ .. .. .. 390 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,840 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. Acres Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ] ] " [ ] * Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *" * ] " Dry cows .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. .. ' " * "" [ j Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. Number Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. .. lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *. * [ * ] * * 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. .. Number 1,435 2,895 104 .. 621 4,023 228 3.481 1,580 2,028 1,373 183 1 610 2 231 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. .. Number 28 799 4 .. 187 3,325 34 2.604 1,137 1,792 419 1.026 1 320 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. Number .. 53 .. 4 7 3 12 6 7 3 32 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 7 61 250 .. 51 4 8 129 67 203 11 3 190 Dry dairy stock .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. .. .. 3 23 4 17 .. 4 l *2 4 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 17 8 4 1 12 7 3 7 4 6 1 3 4 Wool produced .. .. .. .. ..lb. .. .. 767 .. 5,004 60,789 2,096 38.047 17,886 25.316 14,638 1.995 17,380 21.441 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. Number 1,737 962 226 .. 1,523 1,425 21 1,197 1.281 959 1,025 281 1.048 1^952 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. Number .. .. 48 128 1 16 1 75 90 210 191 12 212 Cash crops .. .. .. .. Type and quantity J .. .. .. § || f ♦* _ _ +f 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)tt — Butterfat .. .. .. .. .. £ Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,094 379 39 .. 298 3,584 15 2,160 1,100 1,273 777 98 i,016 i.135 Sheep —Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,514 512 272 .. 1,943 1,827 19 1,410 1,731 1,239 1,203 414 1.225 2^419 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. 10 675 112 217 .. 464 .. ..' Cattle— Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. 639 1,910 7 321 5 1,441 999 2,908 2.594 !! 3^313 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. £ .. .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. 20 351 110 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. . £ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 352 .. .. .. 154 283 2 .. 1,978 * 570 ] * Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. £ 6 6 5 123 41 71 9 61 35 34 379 44 7 " 258 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. £ 23 4,118 .. .. 29 389 30 763 156 4,304 497 933 115 1,007 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. £ .. 44 .. .. .. .. 37 400 189 378 .. .. .. 76 Cattle —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. £ .. 402 410 .. .. 109 12 .. 943 691 i,971 2.303 !. 2.639 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. £ .. .. 22 .. 8 .. 15 .. 586 351 .20 110 Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses .. .. £ 1,049 837 385 140 711 1,393 280 2,408 1,672 1,204 699 1.063 i*374 2,037 Labour.. .. .. .. £ 747 706 430 760 555 1,740 445 1,453 806 1.036 370 619 l'l87 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 10 25 13. Labour employed (development and farming): Average for year (item 5) .. .. .. .. Number 23512515544245 * Native grass. f Compensation not yet fixed, in terms of Part II of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943. j Linen tiax, 48i tons; chatf. -A tons. § Chaff, 9 tons; oats, 391 bushels; lupins 100 bushels II Wheat 399 bushels • Italian rye, 592 bushels. Chaff, £ ton. ** Wheat, 2,862 bushels : white clover, 4781b.: potatoes, 149i tons. ft Wheat, 3,000 bushels. *+ Receipts under item 11 represent actual cash received during the financial year ended 31st March 1945, and are not necessarilv the proceeds of the sale of stock and produce listed under items 9 and 10.