Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 22

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✨ Agricultural statistics return



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

(TAKEN UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF "THE CENSUS ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 1867.")

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF NELSON.

Electoral Districts. Number of Holdings. Extent of Land broken up, but not under crop (Acres). In Wheat. (Acres Sown for Grain only.) In Wheat. (Estimated Gross Produce in bushels.) For Green Food or Hay (Acres). In Oats. (Acres Sown for Grain only.) In Oats. (Estimated Gross Produce in bushels.) In Barley. (Acres Sown for Grain only.) In Barley. (Estimated Gross Produce in bushels.) In Sown Grasses. (Acres.) In Sown Grasses. (Estimated Gross Produce in Hay.) In Sown Grasses. (In permanent artificial Grass including land in Hay in previous column) (Acres) In Potatoes. (Acres.) In Potatoes. (Estimated Gross Produce in tons.) In other Crops (Acres.) TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP (INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES.) Oats (bushels.) Barley (bushels.) Quantity of last Year's Crop remaining on hand when Form was filled up.
City of Nelson 45 38 9½ 205 34½ ... ... ... ... 44 53½ 509 2 4 26 581 ... ... ...
Suburbs of Nelson 228 1509½ 923½ 16870½ 738 650½ 3619 561½ 9970 696½ 981½ 8591½ 75½ 225 112 11652 110 ... ...
Waimea 307 508½ 6113 490½ 535 10112 37½ 690 601½ 640½ 7566½ 133½ 447½ 42½ 9313½ 35 7 ...
Motueka 286 261½ 1107½ 20715 172 865 21084 405½ 9502 706½ 1026½ 10497½ 367 1539 305½ 13719½ 977 370 15
Collingwood 139 78½ 45½ 850½ 33½ 37 726 16½ 318 242½ 294½ 3047½ 110 453½ 12½ 3302 3 20 ...
Cheriot (part of) 34 1156 4 40 229½ 216 896 ... ... 191½ 236½ 10753 29 97½ 12 11236½ ... ... ...
Buller 69 198½ ... ... 115 30½ 898 ... ... 56 149½ 862½ 91½ 676½ 37½ 1137½ ... 50 ...
Grey (part of) 89 259½ 2 80 794 933 24645 ... ... 111 201 1893 161 1133½ 42½ 3755½ ... 750 ...
General Totals for Province 1112 3778½ 2600½ 44874 2607½ 3267½ 76300 1020½ 20480 2649½ 3584½ 43650½ 962 4578½ 590½ 54697½ 1125 1197 15

ROBERT POLLOCK,
Superintendent Collector.

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

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government, by R. LUCAS & SON, Bridge-street, Nelson,
Printers for the time being to the said Government.




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🎓 Account of land in cultivation and agricultural produce, Province of Nelson

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
1 February 1874
Agricultural statistics, Nelson, Census, Land cultivation, Crops
  • Robert Pollock, Superintendent Collector