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TABLE 1—STATISTICAL DATA ON STATE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

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Particulars. Tokerau. WaikatoManiapoto. Waiariki. Tairawhiti. Aotea. Ikaroa. South Island. Total. 1. Area (acres) 126,070 67,005 236,039 93,098 118,325 13,181 3,519 657,237 2. Not suitable for development (acres) 22,614 12,105 100,357 32,234 5,048 954 550 173,862 3. Under cultivation (acres) 2,631 1,082 2,521 750 1,545 367 110 9,006 4. Permanent grass (acres) 69,624 36,995 88,514 47,348 28,818 5,749 1,760 278,808 5. Awaiting and being developed (acres) 31,201 16,823 44,647 12,766 82,914 6,111 1,099 195,561 6. Number of settlers 840 247 364 195 93 38 4 1,781 7. Number of workers — (a) Permanent 14 29 75 35 22 6 8 189 (6) Casual 43 34 135 24 46 9 3 294 8. Dwellings 572 214 496 231 127 63 12 1,715 9. Wool-sheds 8 20 24 12 11 4 4 83 10. Cow-sheds 718 189 378 158 89 40 9 1,581 11. Live-stock : (stock carried as at 31st March, 1950) — (a) Dairy cows (January figures) (number) 16,664 5,875 9,331 3,324 2,572 1,091 87 38,944 (b) Other dairy stock (number) 10,041 2,730 6,324 3,076 1,584 803 57 24,615 (c) Run cattle (number) 4,314 4,349 14,888 5,932 3,738 703 346 34,270 (>d) Sheep : Breeding-ewes (number) 9,004 33,931 73,127 41,359 21,099 9,037 4,467 192,024 (e) Sheep : Other (number) 7,150 15,507 57,676 22,564 16,066 4,344 1,727 125,034 12. Produce for year- — (a) Butterfat (lb.) 2,412,031 1,017,877 1,621,592 554,083 478,401 193,810 13,264 6,291,058 (6) Wool (bales) 358 1,091 2,821 1,378 792 289 103 6,832 13. Net liability to date (£) .. 477,927 358,401 912,488 442,168 402,894 94,018 44,733 2,732,629 14. Subsidies granted during year (£) 933 4,510 517 5,960