Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 8th March, 1875.

THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Province of CANTERBURY, in February, 1875, is published for general information.

N.B. -The differences between the estimated Crops of 1874 and 1875, for the Province of Canterbury, are as follow: -

WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General.

ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY 1875.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.

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 Food or Green Hay. | For Grain. | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | IN BARLEY. Acres (sown for Grain only). | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | IN SOWN GRASSES. IN HAY. Acres. | 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. | QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. Wheat (bushels). | Oats (bushels). | Barley (bushels).

CHEVIOT (PART OF) | 29 | 590 | 2 | 40 | 224 | 197 | 5,458 | 1 | 38 | 520 | 331 | 3,898 | 11 | 55 | 463 | 4,797 | 20 | 300 | ...
ASHLEY | 563 | 4,167 | 7,945 | 165, 117 | 309 | 8,552 | 230,761 | 955 | 18,954 | 1,092 | 1,055 | 31,960 | 183 | 611 | 3,652 | 53,559 | 300 | 70 | ...
ΚΑΙΑΡΟΙ | 370 | 851 | 6,117 | 181,816 | 124 | 5,159 | 188,384 | 1,094 | 38,020 | 1,251 | 1,519 | 19,047 | 208 | 1,126 | 2,099 | 33,849 | ...
CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH, EAST | 24 | 22 | 992 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 235 | 200 | 418 | 700 | 19 | 155 | 16 | 823
CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH WEST | 86 | 33 | 1,020 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 150 | 85 | 125 | 936 | 13 | 100 | 15 | 1,080 | 80
LYTTELTON | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
AVON | 494 | 275 | 2,228 | 69,070 | 97 | 3,534 | 124,921 | 528 | 17,765 | 1,228 | 1,683 | 21,859 | 603 | 3,988 | 1,830 | 3,0680 | 90 | ...
HEATHCOTE | 580 | 937 | 3,503 | 108,467 | 40 | 998 | 31,420 | 1,900 | 824 | 40,190 | 340 | 2,171 | 888 | 32,488 | 102 | 583 | 105 | ...
AKAROA | 284 | 674 | 74 | 2,225 | 40 | 337 | 12,961 | 543 | 2,365 | 268 | 10,113 | 310,232 | 133 | 600 | 21 | 33,143 | 100 | ...
SELWYN | 477 | 6,238 | 8,860 | 223,170 | 10 | 2,238 | 63,130 | 2,238 | 2,154 | 51,443 | 3,336 | 76,355 | 145 | 1,038 | 56 | ...
COLERIDGE | 414 | 19,325 | 18,855 | 473,716 | 1,885 | 10,659 | 308,515 | 1,128 | 42,624 | 178 | 875 | 4,839 | 80,170 | 414 | 1,081 | 50 | ...
TIMARU | 428 | 15,108 | 18,225 | 491,277 | 470 | 12,485 | 489,828 | 767 | 24,757 | 670 | 20,528 | 785 | 44,775 | 367 | 2,054 | 2,137 | 79,228 | 380 | 177 | ...
GLADSTONE | 179 | 10,881 | 3,981 | 110,884 | 232 | 7,340 | 360,935 | 245 | 6,390 | 413 | 20,528 | 181 | 932 | 3,918 | 36,427 | 90 | 2,660 | 20

GENERAL TOTALS | 3,928 | 59,047 | 69,847 | 1,827,795 | 3,868 | 63,823 | 2,203,663 | 8,006 | 230,369 | 10,701 | 12,917 | 299,262 | 2,343 | 13,252 | 23,153 | 470,305 | 1,139 | 5,611 | 126

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.-F. DE C. MALET, Superintendent Collector.

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