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North I Superintendent, Gisborae. ! Hawke's Bay. Taranaki. Auckland. Auckland. Particulars. I J__ !__ Batten's. Galatea. Kapiro. Te Wera. Kaheka. Kakariki. Parinui. Waihau. Cole.* Robinson.* 1. Date of acquisition or Crown land set apart .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 1/3/38 1931 1938 31/1/27 1/2/38 25/3/31 1/11/36 1/5/38 28/8/33 26/8/32 2. Total area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,576 22,206 60 9,922 10,505 19,213 1,043 963 593 694 3. Area not suitable for development .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 500 .. 4,402 30 23 110 150 4. Area alienated for settlement, reserves, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 1,353 .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 5. Balance under development .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 1,576 20,853 60 9,422 10,505 14,811 1,013 940 483 544 ii. Condition of area under development (item 5)— Undeveloped .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 696 4,532 60 1,179 5,748 6,382 251 .. 100 Permanent grass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres 880 13,176 .. 8,200 4,751 8,269 736 934 373 544 Temporary grass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Acres 2,348 .. .. .. .. Crops . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . Acres . . 500 . . 3 .. 140 20 10 Cultivated, but not in grass or crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 200 Plantations .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. Acres 97 .. 40 6 20 6 _6 ... Water-supplies: Area reticulated .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Acres 5.240 .. .. .. 73 .. 70 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains 1,160 18,063 140 3,254 1,809 5,670 653 885 430 »37 Drains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 2,567 .. .. 15 60 Dwellings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. Number 1 30.. 2 3 8 1 1 1 1 Wool-sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 1 1.. 1 1 1 1 1 1.. Cow-sheds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 20 .. .. .. 1 .. Other farm buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Number 2 48 1 82 11 221 1 Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . Number .. 50.. 2 1 3.. 2 2.. Roads and farm tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chains .. 1,448 .. 560 33 155 56 25 25 10 7. Capital expenditure to date on land (item 2)— Land acquired, including Crown land set apart — Unimproved .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 1,185 100,000 .. 39,453 34,927 16,542 5,220 3,370 683 450 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 2,325 27,867 3,083 7,417 727 1,100 2,115 716 Materials and expenses ....... £ 966 92,204 1.082 4,840 9,053 31,487 3,418 4,687 62 6 Labour (gross) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 2,044 82,335 205 13,743 6,184 23,309 1,056 2,266 28 Total expenditure (gross) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 6,520 274,539 1,287 85,903 53,247 78,755 10,421 11,423 2,888 1,172 Less subsidies on labour .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. £ 1,078 25,405 .. 130 2,227 5,440 388 654 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 5,442 249,134 1,287 85,773 51,020 73,315 10,033 10,769 2,888 1,172 8. Capital charges on alienated land (item 4) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 11,655 9. Dairying on area under development (item 5)— Area occupied .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acres .. 2,643 .. .. .. 25 Herds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 14 .. .. .. 1 Cows milked .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number . . 945 .. .. .. 8 Dry cows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number Breeding-sows .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. Number 76 Butterfat sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. lb. 248,420 .. .. 1,041 10. Other farming on area under development (item 5)— Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 728 7,997 .. 4.429 3,645 4,076 1,289 1,285 859 Dry sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 517 9,391 .. 4,621 10,918 7,026 877 606 553 834 Breeding-cows and heifers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number .. 1,516 .. 1,077 56 240 38 66 43 60 Dry run cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 168 2,591 .. 1,061 910 849 50 53 66 90 Dry dairy stock .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . Number . . 426 .. .. 8 3 1 .. .. Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Number 4 101 .. 46 .. .. • • , .,,J* Wool produced .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..lb. 12,351 137,990 72,389 114,517 81,000 19,902 16,900 v,884 8,307 Sheep sold .. . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . Number 935 5,171 .. 3,650 4,287 5,173 1,188 527 .. 128 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. Number 28 974 .. 561 558 521 1 .. '28 38 Cash crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Type and quantity .. .. .. • • t 11. Receipts for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)i — Butterfat ..... .. £ 19,212 . . .. .. 69 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 164 7,616 .. 3,823 5,840 4,255 1,064 850 268 336 Sheep —Cash sales .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 706 6,372 .. 1,665 4,987 5,809 1,388 540 .. 183 Transfers to other blocks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. 1,345 708 .. .. -. • • • • Cattle —Cash sales .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 237 14,147 .. 466 6,672 2,656 7 .. 202 -81 Transfers to other blocks .. ' .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. £ .. .. .. 3,391 .. 3,618 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. 2,440 .. .. .. 48 Crops . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. £ . . . . .. .. 252 Miscellaneous . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . £ 1,277 . . 62 34 135 27 26 3 3 12. Payments for year : Live-stock and seasonal (item 5)— Sheep —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 100 .. .. 462 6,029 1,888 183 131 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. .. 708 .. .. -. Cattle —Cash purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 39 2,504 264 4,688 4,437 29 39 29 34 Transfers from other blocks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. .. .. 3,618 .. .. .. • • "Farming-expenses —Materials and expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 65 25,383 .. 1,699 2,821 4,047 708 568 122 93 Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 373 5,050§ .. 2,617 3,512 ; 4,894 549 555 265 208 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ .. . . .. . . .. | 13 13. Labour employed (development and farming) : Average for year (item 5) .. .. .. .. .. Number 2 j| .. 8 5 12 1 1 1 1 * Block disposed of as at 28th February, 1945, and all figures are for a period of eleven months only. + Potatoes, 473 cwt. i Receipts under item 11 represent actual cash received during the financial year ended 31st March, 194o and are not necessarily the proceeds of the sale of stock and produce listed under items 9 and 10. § National Service Department (Defaulters) labour charges 1943—44, £1,523, included in this figure. !i Labour supplied by National Service Department.