436 EEPOET ON THE RECLAMATION OF WASTE LAND. 



Cost. 

 82 acres (5 "bushels Seed oats, at 2s. 6d.) at 12s. 6d. L.51 5 

 82 „ Peruvian guano, at 27s. 

 82 „ Grass seeds, at 17s. 2d. 

 102 „ Seed oats, at 12s. 6d. 

 102 „ Turnip manure, at 44s. 3d. 

 102 „ Turnip seed, 



6 years' rent and interest charge, at L.38, 10s 



110 14 



70 7 8 



63 15 



225 13 6 



8 15 



231 



L.761 10 2 



Produce. 



82 acres Oats (3f qrs. at 20s.), at 65s. . . L.266 10 O 



102 „ Oats (3f qrs. at 20s.), at 75s. . . 382 10 



102 „ Turnips (10 tons at 6s. 6d.), at 65s. . 331 10 



231 „ Grass, at 20s 231 



1211 10 



L.449 19 10 



of balance in favour of improvements against labour, the straw of 

 oat crops being reckoned of equal value with the farm-yard manure. 



The 43 acres reclaimed since 1865 were divided into two fields 

 by extending the lines of Nos. 1 and 2, No. 5 containing 23 acres, 

 and No. 6, 20 acres. 



No. 5. — 23 acres, 15 acres of which were formerly cultivated 

 along with the 6 acres portion in No. 2, being sharp land of fair 

 quality, but excessively wet, with from 6 inches to 18 inches of 

 a rich soft subsoil clay, lying above very hard surfaced rock, and 

 the remaining 8 acres heather ground, with sufficient mould on 

 same subsoil as above. 



No. 6. — 20 acres, partly heather and partly green marshy 

 ground, with more mould than any of the other five fields, and 

 4 feet of rich subsoil clay, lying on boulder clay. 



The rent of the 43 acres is L.7. 



The serious obstacle opposed to the improvement of this 

 division was the nearness of the solid rock to the surface in No. 5 

 field, making it difficult and extra expensive to cut the drains 

 sufficiently deep through the rock to render them effectual and 

 permanent. 



Expenditure in Reclamation. 



Imperial Chains. 



1168-56 Open ditches and drains, as per detailed 



account, ..... L.334 1 3J 

 68-00 Flag fences, with 2 gates, as per do. . 23 17 3 



25-00 Poad of access complete, as per do. . . 60 10 6j 



L.418 9 01 



L.418, 9s. Capital to he returned during currency of 



lease, at 10 per cent., . . . L.41 16 



Pent of the 43 acres, . . . 7 



Ahout 22s. 8d. per acre, . . L.48 16 



