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Return of Agricultural Statistics of the Provincial District of Canterbury.
THE following RETURN OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Provincial District of CANTERBURY, in February, 1877, is published for general information :-
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington 12th March, 1877.
N.B.-The differences between the estimated Crops of 1876 and 1877, for the Provincial District, are as follows :-
Wheat (bushels) ... ... ... 1876. 1,770,363 ... ... ... 1877. 2,707,625 Increase, 937,262 Bushels.
Oats (bushels) ... ... ... 2,788,688 ... ... ... 2,106,800 Decrease, 681,888
Barley (bushels) ... ... ... 620,699 ... ... ... 505,700 Decrease, 114,999
Potatoes (tons) ... ... ... 17,895 ... ... ... 19,886 Increase, 1,991 Tons.
But it has been calculated in the Registrar-General's Office that the above figures for 1877 are in excess of the actual yield by the under-mentioned amounts, as in several of the districts con-
siderable damage has been done to the Crops by bad weather since the COLLECTORS obtained their Returns. These amounts have been calculated on the estimated proportions of damage sustained.

AMOUNT OF LOSS ON ESTIMATED YIELD ON ACCOUNT OF BAD WEATHER.
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.
WHEAT (BUSHELS).
OATS (BUSHELS).
BARLEY (BUSHELS).
HAY (TONS).
POTATOES (TONS).
ASHLEY
... 48,612
39,841
8,691
294
82
ΚΑΙΑΡΟΙ
... 26,303
27,344
8,560
521
151
AVON
... 110
309
114
4
10
HEATHCOTE
... 7,536
5,788
1,202
125
45
SELWYN
... 1,952
1,613
534
19
5
TOTALS
... 84,513
74,895
19,101
963
293
WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 CANTERBURY. SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.

NUMBER OF HOLDINGS.
Extent
of Land
broken up,
but not
under
Crop
IN WHEAT.
IN OATS.
IN BARLEY.
IN HAY.
IN SOWN GRASSES.
IN POTATOES.
IN OTHER
CROPS
TOTAL
NUMBER
OF
ACRES
REMAINING ON HAND WHEN
FORM WAS FILLED UP.
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.
Freehold.
Rented.
Part Rented.
Part Free.
Total.
Acres
Acres (sown for Grain only)
Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels)
Acres For Green Food or Hay
Acres For Grain
Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels)
Acres (sown for Grain only)
Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels)
Acres
Estimated Gross Produce (in tons)
Acres.
In Grasses having been broken up (including such as in Hay)
Grass sown lands not previously ploughed (including such as in Hay)
Acres
Estimated Gross Produce (in tons)
Acres.
Wheat (bushels).
Oats (bushels).
Barley (bushels).

CHEVIOT (part of) 22 5 5 32 414 66 1,680 302 126 3,425 9 240 53 704 6,055 20 17 60 4,259 10,854
ASHLEY ... 347 95 55 497 4,431 5,903 155,831 464 9602 263,731 1,231 32,510 1,755 1,692 36,029 7,213 224 2,443 38,939 1,500 1,490 800
ΚΑΙΑΡΟΙ 219 98 60 377 303 5,563 171,826 117 4,047 156,067 1,273 42,525 1,461 2,420 18,323 6,398 381 2,624 224 1,615 1,610
CHRISTCHURCH 70 69 5 144 2 36 910 234 49 1,915 169 300 1,547 219 42 278 61 1,978
LYTTELTON
AVON 318 254 45 617 1,406 3,369 103,286 369 3,519 120,219 611 19,164 1,976 2,557 19,178 4,875 456 5,464 1,340 34,510 1,586 920 424 2,900
HEATHCOTE 411 171 50 632 1,976 2,557 19,178 4,875 456 5,464 186,920 250 4,413 161,983 967 30,745 48,924 756
AKAROA... 235 46 29 310 418 552 22,610 71 258 10,020 119 3,865 2,760 4,033 27,214 8,642 1,246 8,290 920 424 2,900
SELWYN 324 123 62 509 7,121 12,8344 316,428 175 8,623 284,556 2,759 86,085 309 176 77 562 8,696 63,2424 75 540 1,586 920 424 2,900
COLERIDGE 309 176 77 562 8,919 229,709 160,727 1,303 52,210 3,050 1,850
TIMARU... 154 34 46 234 7,884 229,709 160,727 1,303 52,210 3,050 1,850
GLADSTONE 192 46 24 262 68,720 14,556 457,560 1,242 45,580 290 1,514 2,049 44,235 3114 1,852 10,014 85,616 16 31,985 3,636
GERALDINE 159 118 20 297 6,842 8,965 235,745 1,101 1,427 29,136 10,296 70 303 5,519 60,661 5,342 2,090
TOTALS 2760 1235 478 4473 130,046 92,416 2,707,625 5,322 70,032 2,106,800 16,046 505,700 17,123 21,213 316,078 91,817 3,4194 19,886 58,251 653,383 1,557 65,995 15,906

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