Agricultural Statistics




Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland by W. C. Wilson, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government, at his General Printing Establishment, 10, Wyndham Street, Auckland.—Thursday, April 30, 1874.

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ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1874.

(TAKEN UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF “THE CENSUS ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1867.”)

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. NUMBER OF HOLDERS. Extent of land broken up but not under Crop. IN WHEAT. IN OATS. IN BARLEY. IN SOWN GRASSES. IN POTATOES. IN OTHER CROPS. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP (INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES.) QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR’S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP.
Acres. Acres (Sown for Grain only.) Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). For Green Food or Hay. Acres. Acres (sown for Grain only.) Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). In HAY. In permanent artificial Grass (including Land in Hay in previous column). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Acres. Wheat bushels. Oats bushels. Barley bushels.
For Grain. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons).
Mongonui and Bay of Islands. 276 289½ 15½ 285 45½ 31½ 709 1 8 227 224½ 14,108 118½ 482½ 117½ 14,432 20
Marsden 566 529½ 464½ 5,140 49 148½ 2,343 5 57 400½ 413½ 22,689 287½ 859½ 413½ 24,057½ 114
Rodney 394 1,871 121 2,087 66 125 2,243 9 152 252 301 16,205 196 815 229 16,951 102
Waitemata 200 1,421¼ 43 805 286¼ 65 954 27 242 559 111 7,006 168 552¼ 394¼ 7,990¼ 30
Eden 326 399 146½ 4,208 263¾ 52½ 1,102 55 1,268 695¾ 824½ 14,091½ 602½ 2,465½ 108½ 15,320¼
Auckland, City East
Auckland, City West
Parnell 21 6 60 2 12 36 140 21 169
Newton 47 150½ 77 96 373 116½ 1,375 7 49 37½ 1,508½
Onehunga 91 27½ 4 28½ 79 119¼ 453¾ 93¼ 384¾ 12 587½
Franklin 1,118 4,950¼ 954¾ 13,562 999½ 791¾ 9,538 70¾ 633 1,853 1,478 65,246¼ 949¾ 2,889¾ 189¾ 69,201¼ 13
Waikato 479 7,225¼ 1,084¾ 22,691¼ 259 419¾ 7,171 29¾ 233 1,259 1,702 43,806 606¼ 2,481¼ 116 46,820¼ 27
Thames 84 235 16 327 54½ 17 472 276¼ 27½ 2,832 84¾ 284 87½ 3,091¼
East Coast 194 281½ 291 6,238 58½ 157½ 2,778¾ 30 559 248¾ 471¾ 26,751½ 374¾ 1,267½ 198 27,860¾ 50
General Totals of Province 3,796 16,101¾ 3,142¾ 55,207¾ 2,189¼ 1,820¼ 27,406¾ 226¾ 3,270 9,264 5,806 214,699¾ 3,486¼ 12371¼ 1,915 227,480½ 356

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.

T. M. HAULTAIN,

Superintendent Collector.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland by W. C. Wilson, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government, at his General Printing Establishment, 10, Wyndham Street, Auckland.—Thursday, April 30, 1874.




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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce in New Zealand, February 1874

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
30 April 1874
Agriculture, Land Cultivation, Crop Yields, Auckland Province, Statistics
  • T. M. Haultain, Superintendent Collector