✨ Agricultural Statistics Table
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 23rd March, 1872.
THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Province of NELSON, 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 NELSON.
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.
| NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. | Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. | IN WHEAT. | IN OATS. | IN BARLEY. | IN SOWN GRASSES. | IN POTATOES. | IN OTHER CROPS. | TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP, INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES. | QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres. | Acres (sown for Grain only). | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. For Green Food or Hay. | Acres. For Grain. | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | Acres (sown for Grain only). | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. |
| CITY OF NELSON | 34 | 2 | ... | 47 | 2 | 40 | ... | 32 | 39 | ... | 289 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 381 | ... | 96 | 1,790 | 345 |
| SUBURBS OF NELSON | 245 | 1,339 | 1,230¼ | 14,466 | 1,080 | 599 | 7,910 | 288 | 3,373 | 629 | 756 | 8,783 | 91 | 263 | 119 | 12,193¼ | 96 | 1,790 | 345 |
| WAIMEA | 205 | 478¾ | 836¼ | 7,950 | 563¾ | 483¼ | 6,128 | 31¼ | 160 | 351¼ | 375 | 5,905 | 106 | 248 | 52 | 7,978 | 403 | 2,163 |
| MOTUEKA | 351 | 1,005½ | 1,403¼ | 21,738 | 203¼ | 978 | 17,692 | 220½ | 3,598 | 543¼ | 638¾ | 10,745 | 435 | 1,511 | 235¼ | 14,222 | 182 | 495 | 700 |
| COLLINGWOOD | 155 | 51 | 50 | 762 | 45 | 46 | 797 | 11 | 186 | 193 | 258 | 2,638 | 83 | 450 | 19 | 2,893 | 20 |
| CHEVIOT (part of) | 26 | 1,029¼ | ¼ | 10 | 208 | 49 | 1,240 | ... | 74 | 121 | 10,467 | 29 | 94 | 11 | 10,765 | 192 |
| BULLER | 71 | 49 | ¼ | 10 | 75 | 4 | 185 | ... | 25 | 15 | 42 | 373¾ | 80 | 566 | 29 | 567 | ... |
| GREY VALLEY (part of) | 71 | 125 | 1 | 10 | 646 | 219 | 7,245 | ... | 70 | 72 | 101 | 978 | 175 | 1,262 | 50 | 2,076 | 570 |
| GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE | 1,158 | 4,079¾ | 3,522 | 44,946 | 2,870¼ | 2,382¼ | 41,237 | 563¼ | 7,412 | 1,912 | 2,332 | 40,180 | 1,002 | 4,400 | 557 | 51,078 | 701 | 5,250 | 1,045 |
I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.—ROBERT POLLOCK, Superintendent Collector.
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- John B. Bennett, Registrar-General
- Robert Pollock, Superintendent Collector