New Zealand Gazette – 1870 – No. 24

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✨ Agricultural Statistics Table



Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 11th May, 1870.
THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Province of NELSON, in February, 1870, is published for general information.
JOHN B. BENNETT, Registrar-General.

ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1870.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN. PROVINCE OF NELSON.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. Acres. IN WHEAT. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). IN OATS. Acres. For Grain. Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). IN BARLEY. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). IN SOWN GRASSES. IN HAY. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). In permanent artificial Grass (including Land in Hay in previous column). Acres. IN POTATOES. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). IN OTHER CROPS. Acres. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP. Acres.
WAIMEA 435 2,745 2,225 36,321 1,207 1,386 28,256 887 20,333 1,132 1,188 10,782 238 1,142 196 16,923
NELSON SUBURBS 99 131 100 2,525 269 97 2,565 324 1,094 287 386 7,155 74 352 67 7,798
COLLINGWOOD 187 101 25 387 13 4.6 1,075 11 248 210 255 2,829 84 539 19 3,059
MOTUEKA 310 282 763 15,979 190 585 14,742 319 10,895 441 579 8,000 488 2,707 337 10,683
WESTLAND NORTH * ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NELSON (CITY OF) 61 7 ... ... 53 2 30 ... ... 22 31 574 164 82 844 729
CHEVIOT (AMURI) 23 3,656 10 310 65 202 9,250 20 600 233 513 5,237 36 169 19 5,590
GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE 1,115 6,924 3,123 55,522 1,798 2,319 55,918 1,271 33,170 2,326 2,954 34,608 938 4,993 724 44,784
  • The Returns for this district not yet obtained; will be added hereafter.

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns. ROBT. POLLOCK, Superintendent Collector.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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🌾 Publication of Agricultural Statistics Return for Nelson Province, February 1870

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
11 May 1870
Agricultural statistics, Nelson Province, Cultivation, Produce, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Census Act 1867
  • JOHN B. BENNETT, Registrar-General
  • ROBT. POLLOCK, Superintendent Collector