C—l

Henderson s, at Otorohanga, balance of. area, 569 acres. Acquired: April, 1935,. Objective tTlrf f ° r . aU ° tm ® nt J "fy» 1949 - Development Programme :95 chains draining, pasture 7 • 140 . cha ™ s fenc ™g' ree water-supplies and power reticulation, two houses, three cowsheds, three piggeries, three calf-sheds, one store-shed, 35 chains tracks.. Progress : Three ex-servicemen on fixed charges from July, 1949. v ' , ' ' , . " ' «17nV£?T' i at 26 7 aCreS - Acquired : February,,.l949. Objective : Three dairy units for allotment July, 1952. Development Programme: 50 chains draining, 30 acres clearing, 75 acres fi < of all pasture, 449 chains fencing, three sets buildings, three water-supplies and three piggeries. Progress: 30 acres cleared, 20 acres grassed, 75 acres of filling, 303 chains offences completed, one house and three store-sheds built, one water-supply partly completed unit wlTt'nf Cambridge, 42 1 acres Acquired : February, 1949. Objective: One overscale sheep fS ] • y ' 5 °' 1 Wlthout develo P me nt, Property has been farmed on a seasonal basis P e^W n £. 4 e finite decision on ultimate utilization. Kaeaea, at Aria, 1,639 acres. Acquired : Chiefly reverted Crown leaseholds set aside for develop-, ment between 1937 and 1940. Objective: Indefinite, awaiting further development. Development qJa— 1311116 / e *?i ate P r °g r amme—180 chains drainage, 120 chains deepening and widening drains, 240 acres clearing 221 acres grassing, 180 chains fencing, 135 chains renewal of fencing, 16 chains internal access, eight culverts and thirteen stock crossings. Progress : 80 chains of drains widened and deepened, 221 acres clearing and grassing, 68 chains fencing, 74 chains fencing renewed, thirteen crossings and eight culverts completed. Karakarilci, at Whatawhata, balance of area, 410 acres. Adquired: June, 1938, and April, 1939 Übjective : Area will require considerable breaking, in before being an economic sheep unit. Development Programme : Seasonal work only until decision on disposal. at Otorohanga, 497 acres. Acquired: 468 acres April, 1949, and 29 acres August, 1949. Übjectiye : One sheep unit, and two dairy units for allotment July, 1950. Development Programme : 50 chains widening and deepening drains, 23 acres grassing,, 193 chains fencing, 130 chains repairs to fencing, one house, two sets farm buildings, repairs to two houses and one wool-shed, two watersupplies, five stock crossings, and power reticulation. Progress : Completed with exception of waterfupPl which is under construction. Two ex-servicemen on wages with promises of sections. Xin, at Cambridge, 699 acres. Acquired : March, 1948. Objective : Five mixed units—two for allotment July, 1949, three for allotment July, 1951. Development Programme : 120 chains drains, 75 acres cultivation, 310 acres grassing, 920 chains fencing, 342 chains renewal of fencing, five sets of farm buildings, power installation, internal access, five separate water-supplies. Progress: Two 5l chains of new drain formed. Cultivation programme carried out—l2s acres grassed, .4 chains of fencing erected, and 86 chains repaired. Farm buildings Under construction. Power installed and internal access under way. Three houses, two cow-sheds completed, balance farm buildings under construction. Two ex-servicemen on fixed charges from July, 1949. , ' K°hua, at Aria, balance, 1,018 acres. Acquired: 672 acres being portion-of reverted leaseholds between 1935-48 and 346 acres purchased November, 1949. Objective: One sheep unit for allotment 1951-52. 470 acres not suitable for development, being mostly bush. Development Programme : oL V^ S n6W drainin g> 80 chains deepening and widening drains, 140 acres clearing and grassing, chains fencing, remove and reconstruction of one house, build store and implement shed and f-p-yards. Progress : 40 chains widening and deepening drains, 14 acres grassing, 36 chains fencing Kura, at Cambridge, 404 acres. Acquired : May, 1948. Objective : Four dairy-farms for allotment July, 1949. Development Programme: 60 chains draining, 392 chains fencing, 170 chains fencing repairs, three sets buildings, renovate one complete set farm buildings, three water-supplies, extend and repair one water-supply, electrical installation, 20 chains internal access and five stock crossings, four calf-houses, four piggeries. Progress: Completed. Four ex-servicemen on fixed charges from July, 1949. . 5 ■Kuranui, at Morrinsville, 861 acres. Acquired: January, 1947. Objective: Two dairy-farms for ;alldtment 1949 and two sheep-farms for allotment April, 1950. Development Programme : 156 chains deepening and widening of drains, 16 chains drains, 400 chains fencing, three houses, two cowsheds, three store and implement sheds, one sheep-yard, three water-supplies, 60 chains internal access, andelectrical reticulation. Progress: Completed except for minor work. Two ex-servicemen on fixed changes from July, 1949, one ex-serviceman on wages with promise.of section. ■■■ Mwhiihi, at Otorohanga, balance of area, 218 acres. Acquired : April, 1936, and February, 1937, Objective: One mixed unit for allotment July, 1951. Development Programme : Immediate programme for remaining unit—3s chains draining, 40 chains widening and deepening, 48 acres clearing and.grassing, 66 acres cultivation, 40 acres reconditioning of grass, 200 chains fencing, one set buildings, onelwateivsuppjy, three culverts, and 10 chains internal access. Progress 15 chains of new drains formed, cultivation completed, and 30 acres of grass, sown. One house, one store and implement shed, bore, internal access, and . three culverts are completed. . . Mangamahoe, at Otorohanga, balance of area, 452 acres. Acquired : Reverted to the Crown between .1934 and 1947. Objective: One mixed unit for allotment 1951 .and one sheep-farm 1953. Development Programme : Clearing 78 acres, grassing 39 acres, 46 chains fencing, 47 chains renewing of fencing, one set buildings, renovate one house, one water-supply, and 15 chains access. Progress : 30 acres of clearing, 11 acres of grassing, and 40 chains of fencing completed:

30