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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, with the results of the previous collection (1879) for comparative purposes.

Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1879 and 1880.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 14th April, 1880.
WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General.

COUNTIES. | 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. | 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. | Est. Gross Produce (bushels). | Acres. | For Green Food or Hay. | For Grain. | Est. Gross Produce (bushels). | Acres. | Est. Gross Produce (bushels). | Acres. | Est. Gross Produce (tons). | Acres. | Est. Gross Produce (tons). | In Grasses after having been broken up (incl. Hay). Acres. | Grass-sown Lands not previously ploughed (incl. Hay). Acres. | Wheat (bushels). | Oats (bushels). | Barley (bushels).

WAITAKI (1879) 230 119 117 466 26,774 28,188 719,074 907 26,004 913,966 2,416 72,579 816 4,407 5,046 63,377 1,587 1,977 81,393 4,669 ... 660 13,352
(1880) 252 135 77 464 19,309 22,654 765,168 798 28,934 1,233,388 2,648 63,942 5,329 28,934 28,934 80,064 1,679 2,648 ... ... 13,459
WAIKOUAITI (1879) 351 160 69 580 3,685 6,846 224,724 1,205 8,805 240,216 407 10,737 456 2,344 1,278 18,997 1,005 1,509 23,121 23,063 ... 418 13,459
(1880) 461 103 59 623 3,645 5,218 174,373 1,515 7,580 583,843 572 20,117 533 2,680 3,785 19,203 1,228 2,086 23,474 32,459 ... ...

PENINSULA (1879) 173 73 7 253 7 14 670 389 362 15,668 9 370 100 496 310 1,184 449 1,115 762 6,102 ... ...
(1880) 221 73 7 301 6 52 870 181 501 19,203 6 115 240 1,041 1,008 6,115 367 967 6,115 32,459 ... ...

TAIERI (1879) 342 171 65 578 3,719 5,167 175,912 2,807 9,733 381,437 206 8,385 571 3,314 3,324 21,818 712 1,081 28,429 19,609 ... 11,811 27,300
(1880) 566 171 65 566 3,133 2,919 102,458 3,341 9,289 364,263 298 11,255 683 3,419 3,248 30,228 653 1,232 30,228 8,617 11,811 27,300 90

TUAPEKA (1879) 185 147 94 426 3,176 3,667 123,510 867 7,259 289,359 265 7,017 411 1,845 5,816 18,285 680 715 9,576 2,266 ... 140
(1880) 199 120 53 472 5,908 3,682 137,814 1,190 8,694 350,007 506 13,445 423 8,511 8,341 23,006 1,199 2,141 13,445 33,385 7,088 33,125 140

BRUCE (1879) 318 72 53 443 7,460 6,002 178,170 546 13,270 469,068 319 10,097 350 1,901 8,341 28,828 897 1,292 33,385 9,168 ...
(1880) 341 87 35 463 4,437 5,397 158,242 880 15,883 522,220 809 23,830 409 1,971 6,359 29,737 1,463 1,901 37,098 5,927 1,070 30,694 240

CLUTHA (1879) 308 95 17 420 7,331 4,165 114,913 650 13,399 482,628 35 1,230 271 1,471 9,141 27,661 740 1,251 37,724 3,437 ...
(1880) 313 112 37 462 9,195 3,048 82,774 1,102 17,136 523,147 128 3,799 345 1,791 10,103 31,862 762 1,461 44,141 10,305 2,956 27,780 240

MANIOTOTO (1879) 18 108 9 248 248 168 5,794 457 2,608 70,361 33 675 233 233 1,918 4,074 233 143 1,918 10 60
(1880) 28 113 13 154 116 206 5,165 396 3,510 116,425 83 861 233 233 1,136 5,575 329 260 1,258 642 48 3,235 60

VINCENT (1879) 31 107 20 158 800 687 19,508 593 1,907 96,725 88 8,849 161 733 4,766 3,332 290 372 ...
(1880) 34 88 21 143 817 353 8,849 593 3,398 97,060 83 8,849 209 733 3,332 3,332 224 392 ... 1,004 1,145

LAKE (1879) 56 129 36 221 2,267 2,807 84,173 1,265 7,768 74,745 48 130 8 2,860 69,655 83,894 1,515 2,102 24,697 21,726 ...
(1880) 68 94 27 221 3,223 2,856 84,173 1,265 7,768 74,745 48 130 8 2,860 69,655 83,894 1,515 2,102 24,697 21,726 ... 210 21,873

SOUTHLAND (1879) 675 104 104 1,103 17,268 22,670 730,126 29,649 36,254 1,119,651 2,403 2,860 777 3,716 32,683 83,894 1,515 2,102 69,655 11,362 11,955 60,058 110
(1880) 824 105 101 1,201 22,670 5,307 137,374 7,660 36,254 1,171,651 1,515 2,102 777 3,716 32,683 83,894 1,515 2,102 98,340 11,362 11,955 60,058 110

WALLACE (1879) 123 55 48 226 4,634 1,489 10,696 2,295 9,598 290,150 592 27,772 134 828 9,804 22,358 863 1,352 21,726 ...
(1880) 127 55 48 230 4,455 1,489 41,453 2,399 9,598 290,150 592 27,772 202 9,804 21,726 ...

FIORD (1879) 7 1 3 11 35 21
(1880) 3 1 1 5 25 21

STEWART ISLAND (1879) ... ... ... 1 10 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
(1880) ... ... ... 6 19 ... ... ... 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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