Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 21st April, 1876.

THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Province of AUCKLAND, 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. 65,110 ... 1876. 45,626 ... Decrease, 19,484
Oats (bushels) ... 1875. 54,862 ... 1876. 65,599 ... Increase, 10,737
Barley (bushels) ... 1875. 4,927 ... 1876. 4,107 ... Decrease, 820
Potatoes (tons) ... 1875. 12,597 ... 1876. 13,212 ... Increase, 615

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 AUCKLAND.
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.

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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. For Green Food or 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. Acres. | IN HAY. Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | In permanent artificial Grass (including Hay 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).

MONGONUI AND BAY OF ISLANDS | 177 | 493 | 19¾ | 301¾ | 67¾ | 65 | 1,340 | 3¾ | 25 | 412 | 408 | 17,644 | 114 | 468 | 157 | 18,072 | 160 | ... | ...
MARSDEN | 595 | 1,387¼ | 215¼ | 2,368 | 152¼ | 245¼ | 4,214 | 5¼ | 53 | 479¼ | 596¼ | 27,231 | 272¼ | 1,015 | 315¼ | 28,438¼ | 103 | 40 | ...
RODNEY | 402 | 1,464 | 73 | 1,020 | 123¼ | 196 | 2,394 | 1¼ | 20 | 217¼ | 333 | 21,784 | 182¼ | 682 | 198 | 22,558 | ... | ...
WAITEMATA | 242 | 533 | 29¼ | 732 | 323 | 150 | 3,390 | 33 | 1,023 | 279¼ | 373 | 8,336¼ | 128¼ | 556 | 325¼ | 9,325¼ | ... | ...
EDEN | 394 | 333 | 144 | 2,873 | 638¼ | 104 | 2,344 | 27 | 760 | 1,365 | 1,529 | 16,292 | 363¼ | 1,479¼ | 167 | 17,736 | ... | ...
PARNELL | 10 | 18 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7½ | ... | ... | 120 | ... | ...
NEWTON | 40 | 46 | ... | ... | 56 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 48 | 183 | 255 | 2,223 | 40 | 177 | 19 | 2,349 | ... | ...
ONEHUNGA | 63 | 20 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 145 | 332 | 65 | 354 | 9¼ | 420 | ... | ...
FRANKLIN | 1,170 | 2,634¼ | 1,092¼ | 24,761 | 1,836 | 1,540¼ | 31,206 | 644 | 1,069 | 4,212¼ | 4,559¼ | 79,764 | 1,056¼ | 3,655¼ | 342¼ | 85,696¼ | 6 | 39 | 1
WAIKATO | 206 | 2,896 | 368¼ | 6,853 | 559¼ | 347¾ | 7,076 | 6 | 155 | 1,955 | 2,054 | 25,557 | 255¼ | 1,097¼ | 138¼ | 27,233 | 12 | ...
WAIPA | 313 | 3,009 | 250¼ | 5,036 | 422¼ | 429¼ | 9,092 | 12 | 148 | 2,634¼ | 2,974 | 46,114 | 458¼ | 2,362 | 147½ | 47,834¼ | ... | ...
THAMES | 76 | 237 | 3 | 55 | 106 | 28 | 510 | 2 | 60 | ... | 34 | 3,223 | 61¾ | 270 | 39 | 3,463 | ... | ...
EAST COAST | 314 | 820 | 128 | 1,579 | 386¼ | 399¼ | 4,033 | 97¼ | 794 | 782¼ | 823 | 91,920 | 350 | 1,083 | 458¼ | 93,740 | 10 | 290 | ...
AUCKLAND CITY, EAST AND WEST | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...

TOTALS OF PROVINCE | 4,002 | 13,891¼ | 2,334¼ | 45,626¼ | 4,690 | 3,505 | 65,599 | 252¼ | 4,107 | 12,665 | 14,083 | 340,530¼ | 3,351¼ | 13,212 | 2,325¼ | 356,988¼ | 279 | 381 | 1

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns. -T. M. HAULTAIN, Superintendent Collector.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.