The applicant declared 120.65 hectares on his 1997 area aid application form. The maps which accompanied the application form have been digitised and validated against aerial photography. The digitised area amounted only to 73.96 hectares. In an effort to reconcile this overclaim, maps of the digitised area were sent to the person concerned in early March 1998, for examination and return with a view to completing the processing of this application. There has been no reply to date from the person named. Consequently the Department has no option but to apply a 100 per cent penalty on all area aid based payments. The person is being so informed, but will be afforded a final opportunity to regularise his application.