New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 24

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✨ Agricultural Statistics Taranaki



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Return of Agricultural Statistics of the Provincial District of Taranaki.
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 13th March, 1877.

THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Provincial District of TARANAKI, in February, 1877, is published for general information :—
N.B.—The differences between the estimated Crops of 1876 and 1877 for the Provincial District, are as follows:—

Wheat (bushels)
Oats (bushels)
Barley (bushels)
Potatoes (tons)

  1. 13,487
    21,595
    430
    2,106

  2. 25,293
    20,754
    1,035
    2,871
    Increase, 11,806 Bushels.
    Decrease, 841 ”
    Increase, 605 ”
    Increase, 765 Tons.

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

ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1877.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF TARANAKI.
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.

Table Structure Headers (Text Labels):

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS:

  • Freehold.
  • Rented.
  • Part Free. Part Rented.
  • Total.

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 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:

  • IN HAY. Acres.
  • Estimated Gross Produce (in tons).
  • In Grasses after having been broken up (including such as in Hay). Acres.
  • Grass sown lands not previously ploughed (including such as in Hay). Acres.

IN POTATOES:

  • Acres.
  • Estimated Gross Produce (in tons).

IN OTHER CROPS:

  • Acres.

TOTAL NUMBER 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).

Table Data (Row Labels and Totals):

| ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. | Freehold. | Rented. | Part Free. Part Rented. | Total. | Extent Acres | Wheat Acres | Wheat Produce | Oats Green | Oats Grain | Oats Produce | Barley Acres | Barley Produce | Hay Acres | Hay Produce | Grass Broken Up | Grass Not Ploughed | Potatoes Acres | Potatoes Produce | Other Acres | Total Acres | Wheat Rem. | Oats Rem. | Barley Rem. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| TOWN OF NEW PLYMOUTH | 15 | 22 | 15 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| GREY AND BELL | 246 | 89 | 56 | 391 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| EGMONT... | 200 | 60 | 42 | 302 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| TOTALS | 461 | 171 | 113 | 745 | 1,156 | 1,016$\frac{1}{2}$ | 25,293 | 178 | 711$\frac{1}{2}$ | 20,754 | 48 | 1,035 | 1,089$\frac{1}{2}$ | 1,433$\frac{1}{2}$ | 21,119 | 61,221$\frac{1}{4}$ | 596 | 2,871 | 268$\frac{1}{2}$ | 85,159$\frac{1}{2}$ | 10 | 935 | ... |

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.—J. B. LAWSON, Superintendent Collector.

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🌾 Return of Agricultural Statistics for Taranaki Provincial District, February 1877

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
13 March 1877
Agriculture, Statistics, Taranaki, Crop yields, Land use, Census data, Production comparison
  • WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General
  • J. B. LAWSON, Superintendent Collector