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Rothie, at Thornbury, 754 acres. Acquired, July, 1947. Objective 50 acres sold to adjoining ex-serviceman to give him economic unit; three sheep-farms for allotment,. July, 1949. Development programme : 170 acres regrassing, 170 chains fencing, 203 chains draining, two dwellings, two implement shed/barns, two sheep-yards, and provision of water-supply. Progress : 152 acres regrassed, 122. chains new fences erected, 27b chains draining, and contract let for the erection of buildings. Ex-serviceman manager and two ex-servicemen employed, with promises of sections. Ruahine, at Pahia, 1,195 acres. Acquired, March, 1946. Objective : two sheepfarms for allotment in 1950. Development programme : Being revised. Progress : House and cottage repaired and painted ; cattle-yards and sheep yards and dip erected ; stable and barn re-erected ; 90 chains of channel drain excavated ; 50 chains tile drains ; 382 chains fences repaired ; 25 chains farm track ; 35 acres gorse cleared ; 40 acresbush felled, burnt, and surface sown; 60 acres stumped; 228 chains new fencing. Ex-serviceman manager, with promise of a section. Southdown, at Glencoe, 5,645 acres. Acquired, March, 1947. Objective : Eleven sheep units—4 for allotment in July, 19.49, and seven in June, 1950. Development programme : 16J miles new fencing, 4 new dwellings, three cottages to be enlarged and renovated and one dwelling repaired, 142 chains of roading, seven sheep-yards, eight implement shed/barns, and one barn. Progress : 72 chains new fence, 34 chains of roadmg and 571 acres regrassed. Ex-serviceman manager and three ex-servicemen employed, with promises of sections. Sjmrhead, at Dacre, 2,223 acres. Acquired, March, 1941. Objective: Six sheep units for allotment, July, 1949. Development programme: 1,716 acres regrassing, excavation of six miles channels, five new houses, one wool/implement shed, two implement shed/barns, one barn, six sheep-yards, two dips, repairs to dwelling and outbuildings, 24 miles of fencing, and water-supply. Progress : Drainage and regrassing completed, fencing progressing, water supply almost complete except for one unit, and erection of four new houses well advanced. Ex-serviceman manager, with promise of a section. Te Peka, at Waimahaka, 1,145 acres. Acquired, May, 1948. Objective: Two sheep units for allotment, July, 1950. Development programme : 360 acres regrassing, 600 chains fencing, two dwellings, one implement shed/barn, one wool/implement shed, two sheep-yards, one dip, and water-supply. Progress : 55 acres regrassed, 66 chains new fences, one sheep-yard, contract for outbuildings let. Ex-serviceman manager, with promise of a section. Titipua, at Dacre, 2,838 acres. Acquired : 2,128 acres, April, 1948, and 710 acres, September, 1948. Objective : Nine sheep units for allotment—five in 1950 and four m 1952-53. Development programme : 425 acres regrassing, 120 chains access road, two dwellings to be renovated, one renovated and enlarged, five new dwellings, 300 chains channel drain to be cleaned, 230 chains new channel drain, 365 chains tile drain, one shearing/implement shed, seven sheep-yards, 900 chains fencing, and one sheep-dip. Progress : 136 acres regrassed, 25 chains channel drain excavated, formation of roading commenced. Five ex-servicemen employed, with promises of sections. Titiroa, at Mataura Island, 409 acres. Acquired, August, 1948. Objective : Three dairy units for allotment, 1950. Development programme : Erection of two dwellings and renovations to existing dwellings, three new cow-byres, two implement shed/barns, 155 chains fencing, 50 chains internal fencing to be taken down and re-erected, and provision of water-supply. Development progress : Contract let for renovations to existing dwelling, 59 chains of new fencing erected. Ex-serviceman manager and one ex-serviceman employed, with promises of sections. Tokanui, at Tokanui, 484 acres. Acquired, December, 1948. Objective : One sheep unit for allotment, July, 1949. Development programme : Eepairs to existing dwelling, conversion of stable to wool-shed, repairs to fencing, and top-dressing of 330 acres. Progress : Eepairs to existing building commenced, top-dressing completed. Ex-serviceman manager, with promise of section.

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