Return of Agricultural Statistics of the Provincial District of Otago.
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 26th March, 1877.

THE following Return of AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Provincial District of OTAGO, 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) ... 1876. 950,042 1877. 1,235,393 Increase, 285,351 Bushels.
Oats (bushels) ... 3,131,326 2,307,388 Decrease, 823,938 "
Barley (bushels) ... 253,691 183,977 Decrease, 69,714 "
Potatoes (tons) ... 20,933 24,603 Increase, 3,670 Tons.

The statistics were collected after the late floods.

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 OTAGO.
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.

Table Column Groupings (Left to Right):

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. | NUMBER 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 only., Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels).) | IN BARLEY (Acres sown for Grain only., Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels).) | IN HAY (Acres., Estimated Gross Produce (in tons).) | IN SOWN GRASSES (In Grasses after having been broken up (including such as in Hay)., Grass sown lands not pre-viously ploughed (including such as in Hay)., Acres., Estimated Gross Produce (in tons).) | 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).)

Data Rows:

BRUCE
287 | 71 | 35 | 393 | 2,723¼ | 4,189¼ | 138,209 | 260¼ | 8,238 | 297,023 | 273 | 9,311 | 889 | 1,329 | 24,255¼ | 3,225 | 394¼ | 2,040 | 2,189 | 43,024 | 172 | 18,968 | 262

CAVERSHAM
231 | 104 | 22 | 357 | 279¼ | 48¼ | 1,561 | 1,018 | 493 | 19,977 | 7 | 272 | 483 | 1,069 | 7,602¼ | 2,755 | 157 | 1,074 | 433¼ | 12,515 | 102 | 49,402 | 185

CLUTHA
337 | 33 | 18 | 388 | 4,172 | 3,230 | 104,916 | 3,723¼ | 6,770 | 241,287 | 83¼ | 2,705 | 1,045¼ | 1,546 | 30,618 | 312 | 318¼ | 1,829 | 4,026¼ | 49,084 | 185 | 49,402 | 1,843

DUNEDIN
22 | 146 | 11 | 179 | 556 | 131 | 3,325 | 137 | 3,098 | 67,781 | 229¼ | 5,940 | 498 | 900 | 1,181 | 257 | 270 | 1,103 | 28 | 5,332 | 235 | 24,090

INVERCARGILL

MATAURA
310 | 34 | 40 | 384 | 24,942¼ | 1,847¼ | 64,376 | 3,540¼ | 4,616 | 179,907 | 92 | 3,225 | 747¼ | 995¼ | 18,130 | 20,393 | 362¼ | 2,217¼ | 10,370¼ | 59,352¼ | 464 | 25,631 | ...

MOUNT IDA
19 | 84 | 10 | 113 | 153¼ | 26 | 1,006 | 573 | 1,351 | 49,810 | 11 | 380 | 350 | 327 | 2,169 | 622 | 204¾ | 907 | 1,038 | 5,996 | 464 | 25,631 | 260

PORT CHALMERS
162 | 34 | 6 | 202 | 48¾ | 3¾ | 106 | 194¼ | 274 | 8,027 | ... | 5 | 190¼ | 369¼ | 1,865 | 2,899¼ | 71 | 474¼ | 68¼ | 5,376 | 240

RIVERTON
278 | 41 | 33 | 352 | 3,812 | 927¼ | 28,990 | 1,162¼ | 7,819 | 266,889 | 710 | 21,927 | 812 | 809 | 24,141 | 4,302¼ | 286¼ | 1,165 | 6,400 | 45,749 | 40 | 14,673 | 1,922

ROSLYN
92 | 46 | 5 | 143 | 7 | 197 | 200 | ... | 2¼ | 100 | 129¼ | 349 | 6,286 | ... | 21¼ | 148¼ | 123 | 2,539 | ... | ... | ...

TAIERI
240 | 96 | 48 | 384 | 1,283¼ | 3,942¼ | 125,678 | 758¼ | 6,116 | 216,998 | 246 | 8,705 | 574¼ | 919¼ | 20,812 | 16,613 | 679 | 2,852¼ | 1,260 | 50,427 | 332 | 30,052 | 166

TUAPEKA
105 | 95 | 70 | 270 | 2,923 | 2,216 | 78,729 | 564¼ | 3,236 | 131,227 | 120 | 4,506 | 295¼ | 398 | 10,978 | 956¼ | 348¼ | 1,712 | 2,701 | 21,120 | 75 | 16,504 | 13

WAIKAIA
66 | 166 | 27 | 259 | 3,511¼ | 1,210¼ | 39,168 | 999¼ | 3,399¼ | 143,867 | 77¼ | 3,061 | 184¼ | 290¼ | 3,381 | 857¼ | 358 | 1,841 | 3,446¼ | 13,673 | 360 | 1,841 | 863 | 51,711 | ...

WAIKOUAITI
211 | 80 | 41 | 332 | 2,122 | 4,230¼ | 116,980 | 688¼ | 3,277 | 113,062 | 358 | 8,596 | 741¼ | 848 | 23,789 | 18,145 | 601 | 3,816 | 3,774¼ | 130,566 | 60 | 16,508 | 1,140

WAITAKI
212 | 123 | 53 | 388 | 17,473 | 16,932 | 471,730 | 1,393¼ | 14,252 | 455,611 | 3,570¼ | 105,669 | 755¼ | 846 | 78,437 | 11,606 | 222 | 9,372 | 457 | 11,994 | 222 | 9,372 | 4,800

WAKATIPU
54 | 135 | 38 | 227 | 2,996¼ | 1,278 | 41,701 | 489¼ | 1,168 | 49,065 | 99 | 3,880 | 175 | 237 | 6,854 | 1,351 | 298 | 1,068 | 457 | 11,994 | ...

WALLACE
49 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 3,528 | 585 | 18,915 | 489¼ | 1,168 | 49,065 | 130¼ | 651 | 810 | 1,552 | 12,145 | 171 | 5,795

TOTAL
2,675 | 1,300 | 477 | 4,452 | 70,532¼ | 40,799¼ | 1,235,393 | 17,084 | 65,881 | 2,307,388 | 6,051 | 183,977 | 8,652 | 12,568 | 266,709 | 89,421 | 4,805 | 24,603 | 46,000 | 536,753 | 1,831 | 298,245 | 10,842

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

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