New Zealand Gazette – 1876 – No. 21

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✨ Westland Crop Statistics



Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 5th March, 1876.

THE following Return of Agricultural Statistics of the Province of Westland, in February, 1876, is published for general information :—

N.B.—The differences between the estimated Crops of 1875 and 1876, for the Province, are as follow :—

Wheat (bushels) ... ... 1875. 550 ... ... Decrease 542
Barley (bushels) ... 67 ... ... Decrease 67
Oats (bushels) ... 1,545 ... ... Decrease 1,423
Potatoes (tons) ... 1,408 ... 1,774‡ ... Increase 366‡

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

ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1876.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")

PROVINCE OF WESTLAND.
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. For Green Food or Hay (Acres). IN OATS. For Grain (Acres). 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. Acres. IN HAY. Acres. IN HAY. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). In permanent artificial Grass (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, Oats, Barley bushels)
GREY VALLEY (that portion of said District in Province of Westland) 50 ... ... ... 296‡ 1 50 ... ... 32‡ 35‡ 450‡ 38‡ 83 14 503 ... ...
HOKITIKA 101 59‡ ... ... 131‡ 233‡ 1,772 181‡ 1,222 84‡ 2,335‡ ... ... ... ... 2,335‡ ... ...
TOTARA 138 120 ‡ 8 52‡ 2‡ 72 ... ... 91‡ 113‡ 1,463‡ 98‡ 469‡ 14‡ 1,632‡ ... ...
TOTALS ... 289 179‡ ‡ 8 348‡ 3‡ 122 ... ... 255‡ 382‡ 3,686‡ 318‡ 1,774‡ 112‡ 4,470‡ ... ...

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.—G. G. FITZGERALD, Superintendent Collector.

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🌾 Return of Agricultural Statistics for Westland Province, February 1876

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
5 March 1876
Agriculture, Statistics, Westland Province, Crop yields, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Potatoes
  • WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General
  • G. G. FITZGERALD, Superintendent Collector