✨ Agricultural Statistics Return




Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 13th May, 1870.

THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Province of AUCKLAND, in February, 1870, (with the exception of the Poverty Bay Sub-District, from
which the information had not yet been received,) 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 AUCKLAND.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. Acres. IN WHEAT. Acres. Est. Gross Produce (bushels). IN OATS. Acres (Green Food/Hay). Acres (Grain). Est. Gross Produce (bushels). IN BARLEY. Acres. Est. Gross Produce (bushels). IN HAY. Acres. Est. Gross Produce (tons). Permanent Grass Acres. Total Grass Acres. IN POTATOES. Acres. Est. Gross Produce (tons). IN OTHER CROPS. Acres. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP.
MONGONUI ... ... 89 196 41 714 2 6 110 12 12 30 2,074 68 324 119 2,506
BAY OF ISLANDS ... ... 133 1,104 52 806 18 12 268 1 10 293 522 8,969 75 299 107
MARSDEN ... ... 580 922 543 7,375 63 189 3,144 1 14 408 490 17,407 342 1,522 444
NORTHERN DIVISION ... ... 435 1,424 176 3,369 223 229 5,296 25 454 251 314 18,514 371 1,788 159
AUCKLAND CITY EAST ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUCKLAND CITY WEST ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NEWTON ... ... 32 61 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1,238 11 56
PARNELL ... ... 38 34 ... ... ... ... 6 ... ... ... ... ... 142 38 220
ONEHUNGA ... ... 41 12 ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... 222 19 90
PENSIONER SETTLEMENTS ... ... 122 143 54 935 60 182 591 3 57 120 127 1,147 98 427 39
RAGLAN ... ... 929 4,321 328 5,849 555 311 5,036 28 698 1,967 2,385 44,887 1,507 8,179 258
FRANKLIN ... ... 777 3,873 328 6,731 620 468 8,629 42 1,052 1,354 1,660 38,436 1,304 6,968 318
GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE 3,176 12,090 1,522 25,779 1,551 1,397 23,074 100 2,297 4,405 5,528 133,036 3,795 19,653 1,534 155,025

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.---THOS. KIRK, Superintendent Collector.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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🌾 Return of Agricultural Statistics for the Province of Auckland, February 1870

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
13 May 1870
Agricultural statistics, Auckland, Cultivation, Produce, Census, Farming data
  • John B. Bennett, Registrar-General
  • Thomas Kirk, Superintendent Collector