Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1878.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 23rd April, 1878.

THE results of the collection made in February last for the under-mentioned Counties (as returned by the Superintendent Collectors) are published for general information.

Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General.

| COUNTIES. | NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS OF OVER 1 ACRE IN EXTENT. | | | | Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. | In Wheat. | | In Oats. | | | In Barley. | | In Potatoes. | | In Other Crops. | Total Number of Acres under Crop, exclusive of Land under Grasses. | In Sown Grasses. | | | QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR’S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. | | |
|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Freehold. | Rented. | Part Freehold. Part Rented. | Total Numbers of Holdings. | Acres. | Acres (sown for Grain only). | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | For Green Food or Hay. | 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 Hay. | In Grasses after having been broken up (including such as in Hay). | Grass-sown Lands not previously ploughed (including such as in Hay). | Wheat (bushels). | Oats (bushels). | Barley (bushels). |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | Acres. | Acres. | | |
| WAITAKI | ... | 236 | 160 | 61 | 457 | 14,948 | 83,503 | 1,014,186 | 449 | 17,066 | 678,445 | 1,146 | 40,818 | 750 | 4,751 | 4,327 | 57,241 | 1,029 | 1,635 | 84,816 | 1,533 | 14,658 | 9,322 | 4,634 |
| WAIKOUAITI | ... | 376 | 126 | 47 | 549 | 2,648 | 6,186 | 195,641 | 508 | 6,512 | 203,738 | 134 | 3,634 | 409 | 2,334 | 890 | 14,639 | 511 | 567 | 21,595 | 19,767 | 2,488 | 2,476 | ... |
| VINCENT | ... | 27 | 83 | 20 | 130 | 660 | 470 | 10,874 | 329 | 2,559 | 73,419 | 129 | 3,087 | 183 | 563 | 37 | 3,707 | 251 | 626 | 1,315 | 595 | ... | 870 | 100 |
| MANIOTOTO | ... | 17 | 90 | 9 | 116 | 1,154 | 134 | 4,468 | 481 | 2,202 | 55,295 | 18 | 505 | 143 | 497 | 425 | 3,403 | 186 | 86 | 1,472 | 317 | 36 | 956 | ... |
| LAKE | ... | 50 | 71 | 38 | 159 | 2,028 | 2,947 | 111,549 | 299 | 2,188 | 86,580 | 140 | 5,630 | 186 | 727 | 284 | 6,044 | 274 | 456 | 3,764 | 5,440 | 20 | 350 | 100 |
| TAIERI | ... | 387 | 212 | 46 | 645 | 3,548 | 6,953 | 274,950 | 1,996 | 7,800 | 281,672 | 182 | 6,305 | 610 | 3,706 | 2,486 | 20,027 | 896 | 1,288 | 27,095 | 11,211 | 2,636 | 1,576 | 460 |
| PENINSULA | ... | 162 | 56 | 14 | 232 | 102 | 73 | 3,105 | 203 | 284 | 11,346 | 12 | 541 | 111 | 687 | 244 | 927 | 236 | 453 | 2,916 | 4,757 | ... | ... | ... |
| TUAPEKA | ... | 141 | 133 | 104 | 378 | 3,981 | 3,107 | 110,192 | 428 | 5,823 | 227,908 | 168 | 5,085 | 447 | 2,160 | 4,191 | 14,164 | 1,544 | 526 | 8,462 | 3,928 | 160 | 2,770 | 30 |
| BRUCE | ... | 332 | 62 | 54 | 448 | 10,883 | 8,489 | 265,126 | 374 | 10,940 | 389,933 | 352 | 13,856 | 360 | 1,753 | 5,728 | 26,243 | 883 | 1,192 | 27,166 | 9,774 | 2,792 | 3,867 | 300 |
| CLUTHA | ... | 295 | 99 | 29 | 423 | 6,247 | 5,412 | 177,633 | 833 | 9,432 | 324,437 | 109 | 2,900 | 299 | 1,692 | 8,469 | 24,554 | 1,165 | 1,887 | 32,470 | 15,317 | 87 | 7,615 | ... |
| SOUTHLAND | ... | 611 | 241 | 85 | 937 | 17,895 | 8,939 | 297,680 | 4,529 | 17,794 | 636,348 | 335 | 11,424 | 683 | 3,624 | 26,922 | 59,202 | 1,506 | 2,363 | 62,638 | 7,240 | 267 | 3,523 | 328 |
| WALLACE | ... | 138 | 55 | 47 | 240 | 3,336 | 414 | 10,074 | 2,306 | 5,318 | 164,895 | 302 | 10,910 | 172 | 628 | 10,764 | 19,276 | 1,002 | 1,476 | 18,591 | 9,847 | 320 | 2,854 | 96 |
| FJORD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| STEWART’S ISLAND | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 228 | ... | ... | 7 | 30 | 1 | 17 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| TOTALS | ... | 2,778 | 1,388 | 554 | 4,720 | 67,430 | 76,628 | 2,475,498 | 12,737 | 87,924 | 3,134,244 | 3,027 | 104,695 | 4,360 | 23,152 | 64,768 | 249,444 | 9,483 | 12,555 | 292,304 | 89,726 | 23,464 | 36,179 | 6,048 |

The estimated cereal crops in the District of Otago in 1877 were as follows:—Wheat, 1,235,393 bushels; oats, 2,307,388 bushels; barley, 183,977 bushels.