New Zealand Gazette – 1875 – No. 21

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✨ Agricultural Statistics Table



Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 2nd April, 1875.

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

N.B. The differences between the estimated Crops of 1874 and 1875, for the Province of Otago, are as follow:-
1874.
1,489,711
2,002,794
264,007
15,436
1875.
980,128
3,018,148
168,436
18,419
Decrease
509,583
Increase
1,015,354
Decrease
95,570
Increase
2,983

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 OTAGO.
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. Acres. IN WHEAT. Acres (sown for Grain only). IN WHEAT. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). IN OATS. Acres For Green Food or Hay. IN OATS. Acres For Grain. IN OATS. Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). IN BARLEY. Acres (sown for Grain only). IN BARLEY. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). IN SOWN GRASSES. IN HAY. Acres. IN SOWN GRASSES. IN HAY. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). IN SOWN GRASSES. In permanent artificial Grass (including Land in previous column). Acres. IN POTATOES. Acres. IN POTATOES. 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). QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. Oats (bushels). QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. Barley (bushels).
BRUCE 356 3,088 2,244 80,566 108 9,784 345,126 189 6,070 569 748 20,345 297 1,432 1,263 34,232 3,006 2,971 800
CAVERSHAM 291 112 90 3,697 794 967 40,233 3 155 567 1,098 7,363 171 1,227 286 9,677 34 50 38
CLUTHA 312 2,617 1,520 53,823 413 7,667 260,769 198 6,560 403 510 22,856 221½ 1,184½ 1,668 34,545 181 864 110
DUNEDIN ... ... ... ... 257½ 2,966 77,004 63½ 1,779 232½ 248 640 214½ 944 39 4,378 100 4,140 2,190
DUNSTAN 142 459 197 5,640 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
INVERCARGILL 93 271½ 8 204 474½ 1,202 34,034 7½ 235 89½ 223½ 852½ 103½ 433½ 29 2,677 1,525 50 ...
MOUNT IDA 402 5,455 889½ 38,191 1,663½ 4,393 151,556 22½ 840 433 566 30,467½ 302½ 1,947½ 3,311½ 41,050 3,643 2,620 5
MATAURA 223 45 11 447 82½ 322½ 10,129 1½ 50 206½ 389 3,696 84½ 487 63½ 4,260 50 ... ...
PORT CHALMERS 112 200 3 75 286½ 180 5,250 2½ 45 111½ 186 1,595 17 114 78 2,162 ... ... ...
ROSLYN 337 4,735 1,477½ 51,928 1,028½ 8,691 305,641 1,508 52,768 371½ 548 16,839½ 256½ 1,426½ 2,225½ 32,027½ 3,115 2,763 1,730
RIVERTON 327 886 3,166½ 327,950 428 7,979½ 330,087 163½ 7,263 662½ 1,115 24,241 482½ 2,671½ 793½ 37,254½ 8,736 6,210 2,140
TAIERI 25½ 2,792 867½ 29,375 424½ 3,470 131,086 310 11,066 1,879½ 2,917½ 7,289½ 265 1,388½ 460 13,086½ 1,712 1,002 5,600
TUAPEKA 331 16,098 13,473 450,513 295½ 20,193 808,264 1,961½ 59,414 1,072½ 1,686½ 75,711½ 326½ 1,770 1,554½ 113,517 4,174 1,314 400
WAITAKI 299 2,544 2,601½ 86,706 269 8,250 335,514 289 9,705 616½ 952 21,394 220 1,299½ 427 33,450½ 1,106 430 ...
WAIKOUAITI 134 928 1,115 37,208 446½ 2,131 81,415 270 10,382 99½ 187 45,87½ 185 919 190 8,925 31,290 5,660 2,700
WAKATIPU 140 949 234½ 7,265 571½ 2,015½ 84,310 24 1,060 120½ 205½ 1,698½ 132½ 870 142½ 4,819½ 1,400 1,510 ...
WAKAIA 75 1,805 216 6,540 1,061½ 573 17,730 41 ... 156½ 1,044 316½ 4,887½ 61½ 304½ 753½ 7,594 4,000 820
GENERAL TOTALS 3,809 42,985½ 28,115½ 980,128 8,605 80,787½ 3,018,148 5,054½ 168,436 7,592 11,899 244,466½ 3,341½ 18,419½ 13,286 383,657½ 62,497 31,929 16,129

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

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.



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🌾 Return of Agricultural Statistics for Otago Province, February 1875

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
2 April 1875
Otago Province, Agricultural statistics, Crop comparison, Cultivation data, Produce estimates, Census Act 1867
  • WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General
  • J. SPERRY, Superintendent Collector