Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 13

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1872.

(Taken under the authority of “The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.”)

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. Extent of Land broken up, but not under crop. Acres. IN WHEAT. IN OATS. IN BARLEY. IN SOWN GRASSES. IN POTATOES. IN OTHER CROPS. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP. QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR’S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP.
Acres (Sown for Grain only). Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). 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 Green Food or Hay. For Grain. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons).
CHEVIOT (PART OF) 25 573 71 1,430 241 144 1 15 18 25 1,482 16½ 34 12½ 1,967½ — —
ASHLEY 443 6,197½ 7,300½ 143,506 189 8,020 796 10,447 1,052½ 1,000½ 15,116½ 200½ 331½ 269½ 31,808 1,182 1,584
KAIAPOI 426 630 6,040½ 113,076½ 143 11,692 953 22,102½ 1,229 1,779½ 18,181½ 154 533½ 379½ 37,546½ 600 —
AVON 502 1,571½ 5,265½ 95,754 211½ 5,701½ 598½ 11,278 1,272 1,887½ 17,044½ 353 1,487½ 711½ 29,887 — —
CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH (EAST) 32 — 34½ 1,180 4 81 10 210 137 221½ 820 20½ 96 7½ 977 — —
CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH (WEST) 111 5 17 420 14½ 66 — — 56 66½ 1,309½ 15½ 81 10½ 1,432½ — —
LYTTLETON Nil. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
HEATHCOTE 479 1,556 6,530½ 183,760 149½ 6,271½ 895½ 21,002 1,613 2,341½ 20,453½ 180½ 835 347½ 34,829½ 146 240
AKAROA 235 208 181 4,376 36 241½ 83½ 1,808 629½ 985 16,813½ 82 228½ 18½ 17,455½ — 50
SELWYN 489 8,762 15,951 324,220 74 13,577 2,682½ 51,531 1,866 1,907 26,284½ 155½ 310½ 883½ 59,609½ 50 100
COLERIDGE 278 7,077 7,757½ 152,195 960 4,615 450½ 7,872 618 801½ 16,717½ 77½ 201 285½ 30,763½ 605 1,090
TIMARU 410 8,507½ 10,705 261,804 356 6,107½ 333½ 183,161 1,054 1,313 8,199½ 222 553½ 144 26,067½ 200 180
GLADSTONE 80 3,270 2,987½ 81,117 131 1,688½ 231 6,590 153 239½ 4,576 60½ 218 169½ 9,888½ — 500
GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE 3,510 3,8357½ 62,842 1,362,838½ 2,509½ 58,105½ 7,025 139,721½ 9,692½ 12,568 147,001½ 1,543½ 4,910½ 3,241½ 282,268½ 2,783 3,694

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

F. DE C. MALET, Superintendent Collector.



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  • F. De C. Malet, Superintendent Collector