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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 44

Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1879 and 1880.
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 5th May, 1880.

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.

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. | | | | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | 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. | | |
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| | Freehold. | Rented. | Part Freehold, part Rented. | Total Numbers of Holdings. | Acres. | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | For Green Food or Hay. | For Grain. | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | In Grasses after having been broken up (including such as in Hay). Acres. | Grass-sown Lands not previously ploughed (including such as in Hay). Acres. | Wheat (bushels). | Oats (bushels). | Barley (bushels). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAURANGA { 1879 | 120 | 15 | 16 | 151 | 1,445 | 144 | 3,022 | 540 | 79 | 1,950 | 22 | 363 | 172 | 676 | 304 | 1,261 | 491 | 666 | 8,173 | 3,360 | ... | ... | ... | 674 | ... |
| 1880 | 128 | 22 | 22 | 170 | 1,166 | 56 | 804 | 433 | 106 | 1,739 | 1 | 1 | 221 | 873 | 171 | 988 | 893 | 1,026 | 10,221 | 2,327 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| WHAKATANE { 1879 | 74 | 18 | 17 | 109 | 115 | 299 | 6,697 | 56 | 112 | 2,632 | 6 | 120 | 108 | 516 | 361 | 942 | 163 | 248 | 2,534 | 3,848 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1880 | 78 | 17 | 19 | 114 | 342 | 138 | 2,151 | 66 | 169 | 3,062 | 123 | 588 | 387 | 883 | 232 | 376 | 3,367 | 3,301 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| EAST TAUPO { 1879 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 345 | ... | ... | 3 | 26 | 17 | 33 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1880 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| WEST TAUPO { 1879 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1880 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| COOK { 1879 | 70 | 86 | 42 | 198 | 2,590 | 596 | 12,976 | 149 | 330 | 6,579 | 16 | 465 | 108 | 202 | 549 | 1,748 | 727 | 1,194 | 6,657 | 80,440 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1880 | 43 | 70 | 56 | 169 | 959 | 115 | 2,631 | 215 | 308 | 8,757 | 237 | 7,320 | 124 | 933 | 228 | 1,227 | 843 | 1,303 | 8,197 | 79,906 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| WAIROA { 1879 | 29 | 16 | 30 | 75 | 1,442 | 52 | 1,226 | 111 | 109 | 1,898 | 7 | 90 | 41 | 153 | 46 | 366 | 293 | 401 | 4,791 | 49,955 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1880 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 76 | 1,095 | 45 | 896 | 70 | 147 | 4,600 | 7 | 174 | 43 | 259 | 52 | 364 | 219 | 287 | 3,737 | 57,110 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| WAIPAWA { 1879 | 298 | 41 | 29 | 368 | 5,752 | 1,119 | 20,981 | 556 | 2,591 | 53,984 | 287 | 4,587 | 178 | 433 | 1,037 | 5,768 | 1,332 | 1,695 | 25,682 | 174,607 | 212 | 1,385 | 62 | ... |
| 1880 | 406 | 63 | 34 | 503 | 7,139 | 1,552 | 22,032 | 238 | 3,022 | 74,890 | 165 | 3,853 | 220 | 1,082 | 334 | 5,531 | 2,649 | 4,731 | 27,975 | 213,476 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| HAWKE'S { 1879 | 141 | 94 | 47 | 282 | 7,376 | 514 | 11,833 | 478 | 1,175 | 25,056 | 196 | 4,579 | 404 | 1,522 | 835 | 3,602 | 3,882 | 3,389 | 40,174 | 224,127 | 358 | 1,032 | ... | ... | ... |
| BAY 1880 | 154 | 112 | 46 | 312 | 4,314 | 507 | 8,350 | 454 | 2,214 | 50,227 | 479 | 13,374 | 449 | 3,089 | 774 | 4,877 | 5,537 | 9,859 | 46,075 | 258,200 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |