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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

A COUNT of LAND in CULTIVATION, and of the AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE thereof, in NEW ZEALAND, February, 1873 (being a SUMMARY of Information already
published in more detail in the Gazette from time to time as received from the several Superintendent Collectors); including a COMPARISON with the Agri-
cultural Statistics in February, 1872.

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.

Table Column Groups (Left to Right):

1. HOLDINGS (NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS EXCEEDING ONE ACRE)
2. Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. Acres.
3. IN WHEAT. (Acres sown for Grain only; Estimated Gross Produce in bushels)
4. IN OATS. (Acres For Green Food or Hay; For Grain; Estimated Gross Produce of Grain in bushels)
5. IN BARLEY. (Acres sown for Grain only; Estimated Gross Produce in bushels)
6. IN HAY. (Acres; Estimated Gross Produce in tons; In permanent artificial Grass (including Hay in previous column). Acres.)
7. IN POTATOES. (Acres; Estimated Gross Produce in tons)
8. IN OTHER CROPS. (Acres)
9. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP, INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES.

PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND
1873: Holdings: 3,842 | Land Broken Up: 10,857 | Wheat Acres: 3,372 | Wheat Bushels: 63,057 | Oats (F/H): 4,237$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (Grain): 1,865 | Oats (Bushels): 34,791 | Barley Acres: 216$rac{3}{4}$ | Barley Bushels: 3,785 | Hay Acres: 7,106 | Hay Tons: 7,640$rac{3}{4}$ | Grass Acres: 198,427$rac{1}{4}$ | Potatoes Acres: 3,475$rac{1}{4}$ | Potatoes Tons: 15,417 | Other Crops: 2,127$rac{1}{4}$ | Total Acres: 213,721$rac{1}{4}$
1872: Holdings: 3,767 | Land Broken Up: 10,418$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 2,455$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 41,273$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (F/H): 3,612$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 2,136$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 33,647$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Acres: 265 | Barley Bushels: 3,865 | Hay Acres: 5,883 | Hay Tons: 5,916$rac{1}{4}$ | Grass Acres: 181,521$rac{1}{4}$ | Potatoes Acres: 3,835$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 10,430$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 2,256 | Total Acres: 196,082

PROVINCE OF TARANAKI
1873: Holdings: 492 | Land Broken Up: 2,393 | Wheat Acres: 1,052$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 19,414 | Oats (F/H): 130$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 324$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 5,804 | Barley Acres: 51$rac{1}{4}$ | Barley Bushels: 757 | Hay Acres: 578$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 818$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 30,940$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 530$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 2,205$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 321 | Total Acres: 33,351
1872: Holdings: 414 | Land Broken Up: 1,536$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 986$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 17,395 | Oats (F/H): 87$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 560$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 9,665 | Barley Acres: 103$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 1,667 | Hay Acres: 504$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 672$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 20,721$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 446$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 1,963$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 281 | Total Acres: 23,186$rac{1}{2}

PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON...
1873: Holdings: 1,517 | Land Broken Up: 2,595$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 1,770 | Wheat Bushels: 32,085 | Oats (F/H): 370 | Oats (Grain): 2,357$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 47,362 | Barley Acres: 190$rac{3}{4}$ | Barley Bushels: 3,025 | Hay Acres: 3,279$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 4,591 | Grass Acres: 250,211 | Potatoes Acres: 825 | Potatoes Tons: 4,563$rac{3}{4}$ | Other Crops: 360$rac{1}{4}$ | Total Acres: 256,084
1872: Holdings: 1,485 | Land Broken Up: 3,069$rac{1}{4}$ | Wheat Acres: 1,952 | Wheat Bushels: 34,155$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (F/H): 335$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 2,854$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 58,219$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Acres: 333 | Barley Bushels: 6,469 | Hay Acres: 4,039 | Hay Tons: 4,155 | Grass Acres: 193,498$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 798$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 4,422$rac{1}{4}$ | Other Crops: 330$rac{1}{2}$ | Total Acres: 200,102$rac{1}{2}

PROVINCE OF HAWKE'S BAY
1873: Holdings: 351 | Land Broken Up: 3,178$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 474$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 12,225 | Oats (F/H): 561$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 732$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (Bushels): 14,835 | Barley Acres: 232 | Barley Bushels: 5,685$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Acres: 1,964$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 2,676$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 79,594 | Potatoes Acres: 283$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 1,355$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 106$rac{1}{4}$ | Total Acres: 81,983$rac{1}{2}$
1872: Holdings: 350 | Land Broken Up: 2,446 | Wheat Acres: 615$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 10,554 | Oats (F/H): 239$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 660$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 14,536 | Barley Acres: 252 | Barley Bushels: 5,259 | Hay Acres: 1,440$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 1,831 | Grass Acres: 70,230 | Potatoes Acres: 236$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 789$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 90 | Total Acres: 72,324$rac{1}{2}

PROVINCE OF NELSON
1873: Holdings: 1,222 | Land Broken Up: 4,580 | Wheat Acres: 3,575$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 46,081 | Oats (F/H): 3,225$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (Grain): 1,905$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 32,476$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Acres: 820$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 9,326$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Acres: 1,887 | Hay Tons: 2,001$rac{3}{4}$ | Grass Acres: 38,734$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 1,137$rac{1}{4}$ | Potatoes Tons: 5,946 | Other Crops: 767 | Total Acres: 50,166$rac{1}{2}$
1872: Holdings: 1,158 | Land Broken Up: 4,079$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 3,522$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 44,946 | Oats (F/H): 2,870$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 2,382$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 41,237 | Barley Acres: 563$rac{3}{4}$ | Barley Bushels: 7,412 | Hay Acres: 1,912$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 2,332 | Grass Acres: 40,180$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 1,002 | Potatoes Tons: 4,400$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 557$rac{1}{2}$ | Total Acres: 51,078$rac{1}{2}

PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH
1873: Holdings: 348 | Land Broken Up: 1,363$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 2,309$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 39,205 | Oats (F/H): 917$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 890 | Oats (Bushels): 18,072 | Barley Acres: 2,048$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 37,121 | Hay Acres: 607 | Hay Tons: 577 | Grass Acres: 28,653$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 215$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 937 | Other Crops: 185$rac{1}{2}$ | Total Acres: 35,219$rac{1}{2}$
1872: Holdings: 343 | Land Broken Up: 1,922$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 2,686 | Wheat Bushels: 52,815$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (F/H): 557$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 1,139$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 29,568 | Barley Acres: 1,438$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 34,130 | Hay Acres: 756$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 1,053$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 22,126$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 220$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 768 | Other Crops: 143$rac{1}{2}$ | Total Acres: 28,313$rac{1}{2}

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY...
1873: Holdings: 3,619 | Land Broken Up: 48,570 | Wheat Acres: 68,462$rac{1}{4}$ | Wheat Bushels: 1,487,174$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (F/H): 3,184 | Oats (Grain): 37,173$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 897,544$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Acres: 6,810$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 134,607 | Hay Acres: 10,492 | Hay Tons: 12,951$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 195,420$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 1,883 | Potatoes Tons: 9,366$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 5,725$rac{1}{2}$ | Total Acres: 318,658$rac{1}{4}$
1872: Holdings: 3,510 | Land Broken Up: 38,357$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 62,842$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 1,362,838$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (F/H): 2,509$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 58,105$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 1,341,763$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Acres: 7,025 | Barley Bushels: 139,721$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Acres: 9,692$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 12,568 | Grass Acres: 147,001$rac{1}{4}$ | Potatoes Acres: 1,543$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 4,910$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 3,241$rac{1}{2}$ | Total Acres: 282,268$rac{1}{2}

COUNTY OF WESTLAND
1873: Holdings: 208 | Land Broken Up: 70$rac{1}{4}$ | Wheat Acres: ... | Wheat Bushels: 260$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (F/H): 13 | Oats (Grain): 239 | Oats (Bushels): 1 | Barley Acres: 107$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 170 | Hay Acres: 1,956$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 246$rac{1}{4}$ | Grass Acres: 1,509$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 97 | Potatoes Tons: 2,573$rac{1}{4}$
1872: Holdings: 184 | Land Broken Up: 215 | Wheat Acres: ... | Wheat Bushels: 280 | Oats (F/H): 7 | Oats (Grain): 245 | Oats (Bushels): ... | Barley Acres: 119 | Barley Bushels: 224 | Hay Acres: 1,336$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 218 | Grass Acres: 947$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 95$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 1,938$rac{1}{2}

PROVINCE OF OTAGO
1873: Holdings: 3,705 | Land Broken Up: 46,423 | Wheat Acres: 50,781 | Wheat Bushels: 1,489,454 | Oats (F/H): 12,629$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (Grain): 51,694$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 1,566,960 | Barley Acres: 4,896$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 130,795 | Hay Acres: 7,566$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 10,569$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 170,958 | Potatoes Acres: 4,027 | Potatoes Tons: 20,824$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 10,155$rac{1}{4}$ | Total Acres: 305,141$rac{1}{4}$
1872: Holdings: 3,663 | Land Broken Up: 34,366$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 33,660$rac{1}{4}$ | Wheat Bushels: 884,225 | Oats (F/H): 9,369$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (Grain): 71,339$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 2,197,929 | Barley Acres: 3,323 | Barley Bushels: 89,103$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Acres: 6,369$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 6,922$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 146,629$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 3,630$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 13,497$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 6,565$rac{1}{4}$ | Total Acres: 274,517$rac{1}{2}

TOTALS FOR THE COLONY...
1873: Holdings: 15,304 | Land Broken Up: 120,032$rac{1}{4}$ | Wheat Acres: 131,797$rac{1}{4}$ | Wheat Bushels: 3,188,696 | Oats (F/H): 25,515$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Grain): 96,956$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 2,618,084$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Acres: 15,265$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 325,101$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Acres: 33,588$rac{1}{4}$ | Hay Tons: 41,996$rac{1}{4}$ | Grass Acres: 499,896$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 12,623$rac{1}{4}$ | Potatoes Tons: 62,125 | Other Crops: 19,845$rac{1}{2}$ | Total Acres: 1,296,900
1872: Holdings: 14,874 | Land Broken Up: 96,411$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Acres: 108,720$rac{1}{2}$ | Wheat Bushels: 2,448,203 | Oats (F/H): 19,861$rac{1}{4}$ | Oats (Grain): 139,185$rac{1}{2}$ | Oats (Bushels): 3,726,810$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Acres: 13,304$rac{1}{2}$ | Barley Bushels: 287,646$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Acres: 30,717$rac{1}{2}$ | Hay Tons: 35,674$rac{1}{2}$ | Grass Acres: 823,246$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Acres: 11,932$rac{1}{2}$ | Potatoes Tons: 42,129$rac{1}{2}$ | Other Crops: 13,561 | Total Acres: 1,129,811$rac{1}{2}

INCREASE IN 1873
... | 430 | 23,621 | 23,077$rac{1}{4}$ | 740,493 | ... | 5,654$rac{1}{2}$ | 1,961$rac{1}{4}$ | 37,455 | 2,870$rac{1}{2}$ | 6,322$rac{1}{2}$ | 171,649$rac{1}{2}$ | 690$rac{1}{2}$ | 19,995$rac{1}{2}$ | 6,284$rac{1}{2}$ | 167,088$rac{1}{2}

DECREASE IN 1873
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42,229$rac{1}{4}$ | 1,108,725$rac{1}{4}$ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 21st May, 1873.

JOHN B. BENNETT,
Registrar-General.