Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1873 – No. 11

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✨ Agricultural Land and Produce Statistics



ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1873.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

ROAD BOARD DISTRICTS (Excepting Seddon, Geraldine, Waitangi, and Waimate, which are Provincial 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 (INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES.) QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP.
Acres (sown for Grain only.) Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). For Green Food or Hay. For Grain. 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.
FAIRARA 15 1,132 80 860 61 117 — — — 1,746 9 25 8 2,021 — 201¼ —
IOWAI 190 1,385 2,805¼ 61,638 66 2,717 806 5,111 327 9,519¼ 69¼ 179¼ 74 15,557¼ — 70 —
SHELBY 72 351¼ 728 15,326 — 987 824 801 250 2,500 27 60 304 4,355 30 344 —
STFORD 51 1,121 10,975 — 58 131 — — 42 889 16 55 84 1,573 — — —
UST 101 1,057 2497 52,886 26 1,541 180¼ 1,560 156 2,326 53 170 414 6,615¼ — — —
WEST EYRETON 48 1,725 2,296 50,733 15 816 199 2,326 55 1,780 18 504 83 5,157 — 350 —
LANDSVILLE AND RANGIORA 250 212 2,678¼ 65,649 80 1,433 573¼ 14,611 570 13,065 70 263 367¼ 18,262¼ — — —
LYON 157 570 3,896 108,906¼ 54 1,795¼ 443 11,115 413¼ 8,487 110¼ 594¼ 209¼ 14,995 — — —
RICARTON 261 107 636¼ 19,695 122¼ 467 178¼ 4,950 603¼ 6,246 284¼ 1,682¼ 198 8,133 — — —
RATHCOTE 200 60 1,253 38,120 97 582 250 5,655 446 5,669 165¼ 1,015 394¼ 8,310¼ — 200 —
PREXDON 144 107 871 7910 11 237 106 3,022 346¼ 4,023½ 45¼ 175 145 4,839 — 20 —
HALAWELL 29 22 1574 4,558 16 141 116 2,923 487¼ 4,926¼ 20 119 314 2,524¼ 150 — —
EMPILETON 101 280 1,088 26,452 35 972 19¼ 5,100 74¼ 2,139 53¼ 178 262 7,651¼ — — —
AUPERTNAY 206 4,633 7,768 123,026 55 4,448 161 2,175 103 5,100 137 249 510 22,731 — — —
LINCOLN 162 689 3,769 79,204 77 2,477 302 4,189 466 8,635 79 334 205 16,494 — 12 —
SPRINGS 147 1,037 4,169 70,205 57 2,004 552 12,285 401 9,987 104 45 754 16,885 — — —
PORT VICTORIA 28 72 — — 2 — — — 32 1,775 18 70 124 1,807¼ — — —
PORT LEVY 12 — — — — — — — 39¼ 1,397 17¼ 79¼ 4 1,423 — — —
PIGEON BAY 25 — — — — — — — 46¼ 6,719 34 184 14 6,724 — — —
DRAIN'S BAY 48 — — — 4 — — — 65¼ 2,544¼ 10 494 5 2,558¼ — — —
AKAROA AND WAIMUI 99 — 81 493 28 84 170 — 193 9,077½ 214 94 55 9,2014 — 30 —
LITTLE RIVER 40 248 133¼ 3,244 74 1194 3,201 — 210 3,836¼ 22 1154 5 4,1454 — 110 40
ELEESMERE 352 4,605 12,7924 273,798 282 6,2704 148,078 — 2,255 27,612 1344 513 9404 50,404 168 — —
UPPER WAIMAKARIRI — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
MALVERN — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
MALVERN (EAST) 70 1,131 981 19,129 378 483 8,513 — 40 1,3854 94 44 113 8,323 236 90 —
MALVERN (SOUTH) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
RAKAIA AND LAKE COLERIDGE 89 2,417 3,042 35,318 817 947 16,419 — 149 4,798 19 464 234 9,238¼ 77 200 —
ASHBURTON 69 5,493 1,7554 43,144 4744 966 28,078 — 381 10,302½ 334 1614 1,031 14,5924 2104 — —
MOUNT SOMERS 24 927 32 705 1544 79 2,360 — 14 9094 144 754 15 1,2014 — 80 —
GERALDINE 173 5,400 7,250 173,074 143 3,522 106,292 — 1,190 11,115 65 275 30 22,502 50 200 —
SEDDON 155 8,8224 5,505 140,477 355 1,747 52,469 — 1,300 9,031 1344 600 994 16,931 4 760 —
WAIMATE 88 4,494 1,419 36,022 107 1,4634 53,862 — 3034 8,165 594 339 685 11,926¼ 200 1100 —
WAITANGI 9 88 170 4,050 — 84 2,215 — 54 373 54 31 20 655 — — —
GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE 3,619 48,570 68,4624 1,487,1744 3,184 37,173 897,544½ 6,810 10,492 195,4204 1,683 8,6264 5,7254 318,6584 1,1254 3,7674 40

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

F. DE C. MALET, Superintendent Collector.



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