Marlborough Provincial Gazette – 1871 – No. 212

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✨ Agricultural Land and Produce Statistics



ACCOUNT of LAND in CULTIVATION, and of the AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE thereof, in New Zealand, February, 1871 (taken under the authority of “The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867”)

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S RETURN—PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH.

ELECTORAL DISTRICT. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. IN WHEAT. IN OATS. IN BARLEY. IN HAY. IN POTATOES. QUANTITY of LAST YEAR’S CROP remaining on hand when form is filled up.
Acres (sown for Grain only). Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres (sown for Grain only). Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres (sown for Grain only). Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Wheat (bushels). Oats (bushels). Barley (bushels).
Wairau ... 120 1,468½ 26,379 1,054½ 28,862 2,234½ 59,036 853½ 902 103½ 481 4,380 494 3,835
Picton ... 56 146 3,162 160½ 5,220 140½ 3,936 216½ 213 44½ 264 588 100 175
Part of Cheviot ... 50 186 4,453 98½ 2,655 46½ 990 129 159 43½ 189 515 30 115
GENERAL TOTALS 226 1,800½ 33,994 1,313½ 36,737 2,421½ 63,962 1,204 1,374 191½ 934 5,483 564 4,125

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

JAMES BALFOUR WEMYSS,
Superintendent Collector.




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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce in Marlborough

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Agriculture, Land Cultivation, Crop Production, Marlborough, Census
  • James Balfour Wemyss, Superintendent Collector