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Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 12th March, 1872.
THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Province of CANTERBURY, in February, 1872, 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 1872.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
| ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. | NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. | Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. Acres. | IN WHEAT. Acres (sown for Grain only). | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | IN OATS. Acres (For Green Food or Hay). | IN OATS. Acres (For Grain). | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | IN BARLEY. Acres (sown for Grain only). | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | IN SOWN GRASSES. Acres. | IN HAY. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | In permanent artificial Grass (including Land in previous column). Acres. | IN POTATOES. Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | IN OTHER CROPS. Acres. | TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP, INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES. | WHEAT (bushels). | OATS (bushels). | BARLEY (bushels). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVIOT (part of) | ... | 573 | 71 | 1,430 | 241 | 144 | 3,270 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 1,482 | 16¾ | 34 | 124 | 1,967 | ... | ... | ... |
| ASHLEY | ... | 6,197 | 7,300 | 143,506 | 189 | 8,020 | 195,784 | 796 | 10,447 | 1,052 | 1,000 | 15,116 | 206 | 331 | 269 | 31,898 | 1,182 | 1,584 | 2,508 |
| ΚΑΙΑΡΟΙ | ... | 630 | 6,040 | 113,076 | 143 | 11,692 | 94,055 | 953 | 22,102 | 1,229 | 1,779 | 18,184 | 154 | 533¾ | 379 | 37,546 | 600 | 1,000 | ... |
| AVON | ... | 1,571 | 5,265 | 95,754 | 211¾ | 5,701 | 127,615 | 598 | 11,278 | 1,272 | 1,887 | 17,044 | 353 | 1,487 | 711 | 29,887 | 300 | ... | ... |
| CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH, (East) | ... | ... | ... | 1,180 | 4 | 81 | 2,440 | 10 | 210 | 137 | 221 | 820 | 20 | 96 | 7 | 977 | ... | ... | ... |
| CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH, (West) | 111 | 5 | 17 | 420 | 144 | 66 | 2,335 | ... | ... | 56 | 66 | 1,309 | 154 | 81 | 10 | 1,432 | ... | ... | ... |
| LYTTELTON | ... | 1,556 | 6,530 | 183,760 | 149 | 6,271 | 201,013 | 895 | 21,002 | 1,613 | 2,341 | 20,453 | 180 | 835 | 347 | 34,829 | ... | 240 | 575 |
| HEATHCOTE | ... | 208 | 181 | 4,376 | 36 | 241 | 6,333 | 83 | 1,808 | 629 | 985 | 16,813 | 82 | 228¾ | 18 | 17,455 | ... | 50 | ... |
| AKAROA | ... | 8,762 | 15,951 | 324,220 | 74 | 13,577 | 356,856 | 2,682 | 51,531 | 1,866 | 1,907 | 26,284 | 155 | 310 | 885 | 59,609 | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| SELWYN | ... | 7,077 | 7,757 | 152,195 | 960 | 4,515 | 106,526 | 450 | 7,872 | 801 | 16,717 | 285 | 30,763 | 77 | 201 | 285 | 30,763 | ... | 1,090 |
| COLERIDGE | ... | 8,507 | 10,705 | 261,804 | 356 | 6,107 | 183,161 | 333 | 6,866 | 1,054 | 1,313 | 8,199 | 222 | 553 | 144 | 26,067 | 200 | 130 | 30 |
| TIMARU | ... | 3,270 | 2,987 | 81,117 | 131 | 1,688 | 62,375 | 221 | 6,590 | 153 | 239 | 4,576 | 604 | 218 | 169 | 9,833 | ... | ... | ... |
| GLADSTONE | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE ... | 3,510 | 38,357 | 62,842 | 1,362,838 | 2,509 | 58,105 | 1,341,763 | 7,025 | 139,721 | 9,692 | 12,568 | 147,001 | 1,543 | 4,910 | 3,241 | 282,268 | 2,783 | 3,694 | 4,438 |
I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.—F. DE C. MALET, Superintendent Collector.
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- John B. Bennett, Registrar-General
- F. de C. Malet, Superintendent Collector