Page 2919 - Week 09 - Thursday, 26 August 1993
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Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as
follows:
(1) The block and section numbers that apply to this area are: Blocks 590, 592,596, 597,598 Majura district, Blocks 1035, 2067 Jerrabomberra district, Block 51 Fyshwick district, and Part block 1/18 Pialligo district.
(a) The total area is 614 hectares.
(b) The abattoir holding paddocks have always been managed as a single entity and the areas of each block have not been determined.
(2) The improvements on this land include sheep and cattle yards, a cottage, 23 troughs on town water supply, 36 agricultural dams, a hay shed, a site shed, an enclosed machinery shed and a concrete bridge over the Molonglo River.
(3) The total carrying capacity is 3000 Dry Sheep Equivalent.
(4) (a) STOCK NUMBERS MONTH BY MONTH
MONTH SHEEP CATTLE
1992
JAN 2805 424
FEB 3352 208
MARCH 3081 142
APRIL 1972 256
MAY 1108 134
JUNE _ 1598 155
JULY 1417 44
AUG 523 123
SEPT 984 156
OCT 1066 188
NOV 2147 158
DEC 1879 166
1993
JAN 189 4
(b) The stock were owned by various butchers or stock agents.
(c) The only stock owned by Government employees were horses required to carry out work duties.
(5) (a) Historically the use of the paddocks has been for the holding of stock prior to slaughter at the Canberra Abattoir.
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