New Munster Gazette – 1851 – No. 23

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



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Returns showing the quantity of Land cultivated by, and the number of Stock belonging to, Europeans in the Principal Districts of New Zealand, for the year 1859.

LOCALITIES. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Maize. Potatoes. Turnips. Hay. Onions. Garden. Pasture. Total No. of Acres in crop. No. of Acres of uncultivated Land. Number of Stock.
Horses. Horned Cattle. Sheep. Goats.
Auckland 248 794½ 134½ 103 1,066½ … 376½ … 267 5,097¼ 8,082½ 80,123 759 6,808 3,281 345
Wellington 423½ 235½ 47 1 789½ … … … 825½ 2,627 4,436 184,040 309 8,068 42,652 1,289
Nelson 1,533½ 470 748½ 6 319½ 119 436½ … 635½ 823½ 4,242½ … 441 5,052 70,960 5,337
New Plymouth 846 153 153 5 263 80 50 104 1,162 1,182 3,217 … 671 1,147 1,334 69
Bay of Islands 20 … 4 7 174 86 … … 274 700 850 … 166 1,700 2,330 600
Mongonui 65 20 20 7 42 49 … … … 270 381½ … 78 1,000 3,420 60
Akaroa 14½ 64 42 13 263 264 … … … 4 145 … 19 1,614 1,639 389
Petre 186½ 44 124 … 189½ … … … … 48 111 … 95 2,839 6,248 126
Otago … … … … … … … … … 294 610 … 298 1,725 19,751 130
Canterbury … … … … … … … … … 111 … … 84 739 10,300 50
Totals. 3,098½ 1,784½ 1,149½ 129½ 2,802½ 119 852½ 104 1,249½ 10,869½ 22,013½ 164,163 2,722 28,687 160,105 11,404

AARON DOWER,
Colonial Secretary,
New Munster.

Printed at the Spectator Office.

ERRATA.

Page 130, 2nd column, line 24 from top, after the words “and which” insert the word “are.”

Same page, 3rd line from bottom, for “Ayre” read “Rose.”

And page 131, 6th line from top, for “Moes” read “Ayes.”




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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Returns of Land Cultivated and Stock Owned by Europeans

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Agriculture, Land, Stock, Europeans, Districts
  • Aaron Dower, Colonial Secretary