New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 54

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Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1879.
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 19th May, 1879.

THE results of the collection made in February last, arranged according to Provincial Districts, are published for general information.

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

PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS 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 HAY IN SOWN GRASSES
Freehold. Rented. Part Freehold. Part Rented. Total Numbers of Holdings. Acres. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres.
AUCKLAND
1879 3,980 648 318 4,946 34,922 6,635 158,293 7,800 4,048 100,437
1878 3,705 684 277 4,666 25,138 5,073 118,357 3,965 3,229 66,470
TARANAKI
1879 562 197 124 883 2,153 2,265 57,786 141 1,797 59,602
1878 496 212 143 851 1,451 2,069 45,628 88 699 22,210
WELLINGTON
1879 1,628 595 270 2,493 7,279 7,670 187,698 1,026 10,852 314,528
1878 1,544 549 216 2,309 38,068 5,891 159,121 673 6,523 182,907
HAWKE'S BAY
1879 436 143 90 669 12,287 1,384 27,555 994 3,346 68,909
1878 436 165 93 694 9,729 678 16,596 631 2,055 51,272
MARLBOROUGH
1879 313 76 86 475 3,012 2,563 69,588 1,127 2,591 84,204
1878 315 74 64 453 4,394 3,017 74,389 897 1,668 45,448
NELSON
1879 774 481 241 1,496 5,499 3,224 61,955 3,465 3,013 75,138
1878 725 459 280 1,464 2,867 2,794 45,817 2,529 1,422 28,010
WESTLAND
1879 161 106 15 282 314 ... ... 373 8 180
1878 124 163 6 293 468 ... 1 193 9 458
CANTERBURY
1879 2,996 1,124 563 4,683 120,483 173,895 3,621,820 15,188 128,384 3,237,462
1878 3,055 1,408 606 5,069 123,060 147,255 3,400,953 9,638 86,815 2,398,943
OTAGO
1879 2,895 1,561 635 5,091 77,404 66,941 1,885,904 19,073 123,508 4,416,690
1878 2,778 1,388 554 4,720 67,430 76,628 2,475,498 12,737 87,924 3,134,244
TOTALS
1879 13,745 4,931 2,342 21,018 263,353 264,577 6,070,599 49,187 277,547 8,357,150
1878 13,178 5,102 2,239 20,519 272,605 243,406 6,336,369 31,351 190,344 5,929,962
INCREASE IN 1879 567 171 103 499 ... 21,171 17,836 87,203
DECREASE IN 1879

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

HAWKE'S BAY.--A few returns are still wanting. The numbers for 1879 for this provincial district, and also the totals for the colony, must consequently be considered subject to revision.

CANTERBURY: SOWN GRASSES.--These figures do not agree with those published last year, as it has been discovered that in one instance a large amount of land in native grasses was returned in 1878 as sown grasses. It is believed that similar errors occur in the returns from other localities; also, that much land, only partially under artificial grasses, has been given as under sown grasses in one year, but not so given in another. The comparison, therefore, of these particulars from year to year cannot be depended upon.



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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce for February, 1879

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
19 May 1879
Agriculture, Land cultivation, Statistics, Provincial Districts, Acreage, Produce comparison
  • WM. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General