JUNE 30.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 873

Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, April, 1881.

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

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 28th June, 1881.
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 TURNIPS OR RAPE. | IN OTHER CROPS. | 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. | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | For Green Food or Hay. | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | For Grain. | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | Acres. | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | Acres. | Acres. | Wheat (bushels). | Oats (bushels). | Barley (bushels). |
| 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 | 1881 | 1880 |
| AUCKLAND | 4,565 | 4,521 | 845 | 744 | 390 | 384 | 5,800 | 5,649 | 35,114 | 44,053 | 5,127 | 6,887 | 130,520 | 139,153 | 8,124 | 7,766 | 55,755 | 105,685 | 348 | 739 | 8,142 | 19,007 | 5,115 | 5,238 | 24,068 | 28,924 | 12,779 | 11,077 | 4,372 | 38,218 | 36,463 | 13,528 | 13,029 | 15,075 | 16,203 | 252,972 | 249,715 | 279,843 | 254,868 | 1,172 | 1,943 | 1,040 | 1,780 | 390 | 260 |
| TARANAKI | 722 | 689 | 232 | 261 | 139 | 139 | 1,060 | 1,122 | 2,294 | 2,103 | 1,507 | 1,859 | 48,068 | 29,405 | 467 | 407 | 1,230 | 2,015 | 36,495 | 67,578 | 168 | 197 | 3,910 | 4,206 | 644 | 609 | 2,646 | 2,160 | 2,355 | 884 | 203 | 5,971 | 7,170 | 2,357 | 3,368 | 30,800 | 28,493 | 84,127 | 82,687 | 1,943 | 60,409 | 1,780 | 517 |
| HAWKE'S BAY | 648 | 576 | 210 | 185 | 111 | 94 | 969 | 855 | 1,507 | 12,393 | 2,008 | 2,101 | 43,297 | 31,218 | 727 | 727 | 5,326 | 5,326 | 127,957 | 127,957 | 646 | 646 | 17,271 | 17,271 | 698 | 698 | 4,322 | 4,322 | 1,130 | 1,130 | 10,628 | 10,628 | 8,304 | 8,304 | 14,773 | 14,773 | 77,382 | 77,382 | 526,926 | 526,926 | 2,635 | 2,635 | 8,800 | 8,800 | 1,360 | 1,360 |
| WELLINGTON | 1,825 | 1,802 | 757 | 721 | 270 | 290 | 2,852 | 2,813 | 15,357 | 13,279 | 11,534 | 7,374 | 239,101 | 145,760 | 1,975 | 1,272 | 7,358 | 15,066 | 173,826 | 435,843 | 730 | 628 | 18,389 | 15,023 | 1,740 | 1,525 | 3,694 | 9,842 | 1,096 | 1,770 | 27,635 | 27,635 | 5,580 | 6,457 | 7,633 | 9,968 | 106,048 | 90,685 | 663,993 | 2,555 | 6,451 | 24,415 | 1,402 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 396 | 346 | 81 | 82 | 65 | 81 | 542 | 509 | 4,482 | 2,917 | 3,224 | 1,929 | 68,975 | 48,836 | 1,546 | 1,086 | 1,999 | 2,893 | 54,977 | 84,387 | 590 | 705 | 662 | 3,838 | 230 | 676 | 12,315 | 11,583 | 1,035 | 1,425 | 1,380 | 2,312 | 22,966 | 15,991 | 44,352 | 36,935 | 5,275 | 11,298 | 12,270 |
| NELSON | 776 | 811 | 501 | 512 | 263 | 256 | 1,540 | 1,579 | 3,948 | 4,668 | 2,246 | 2,489 | 41,298 | 33,819 | 3,432 | 3,614 | 2,009 | 3,244 | 46,953 | 84,666 | 3,798 | 3,770 | 90,740 | 89,847 | 1,151 | 5,190 | 4,536 | 589 | 17,761 | 3,375 | 3,759 | 42,279 | 66,227 | 2,180 | 10,718 | 6,451 |
| WESTLAND | 150 | 163 | 87 | 92 | 20 | 27 | 257 | 282 | 1,308 | 673 | 5 | 4 | 465 | 170 | 214 | 244 | 1 | 70 | 1,296 | 1,283 | 5,454 | 4,517 | 622 | 89 | 265 | 326 | 7,594 | 4,603 |
| CANTERBURY | 3,355 | 3,269 | 1,347 | 1,145 | 677 | 596 | 5,379 | 5,010 | 130,208 | 95,180 | 208,561 | 193,784 | 4,915,298 | 5,465,700 | 15,331 | 11,662 | 89,280 | 153,742 | 2,406,476 | 5,803,275 | 28,640 | 37,095 | 732,345 | 1,124,281 | 6,264 | 5,655 | 105,197 | 85,359 | 8,086 | 461,359 | 11,992 | 25,581 | 14,573 | 39,109 | 567,445 | 542,972 | 148,835 | 67,350 | 473,802 | 41,798 | 172,166 |
| OTAGO | 3,447 | 3,149 | 1,514 | 1,650 | 657 | 573 | 5,618 | 5,372 | 86,203 | 77,156 | 90,125 | 53,771 | 2,661,148 | 1,715,951 | 18,851 | 21,743 | 107,882 | 143,165 | 4,056,810 | 5,353,146 | 8,607 | 5,953 | 239,047 | 104,202 | 6,176 | 26,974 | 341,796 | 13,919 | 9,083 | 448,577 | 124,359 | 38,852 | 511,009 | 32,342 |

TOTALS
{ 1881 15,884 15,326 5,603 5,363 2,592 2,440 24,079 23,129 293,444 251,826 324,933 270,198 8,147,705 7,610,012 51,188 46,877 215,023 22,535 6,891,731 1,221,241 235,188 105,940 917,701 54,028 1,986,132 1,568,313 121,962 1,042,862 96,273 |
{ 1880 15,326 5,363 2,440 23,129 251,826 270,198 7,610,012 51,188 46,877 215,023 22,535 6,891,731 1,221,241 235,188 105,940 1,986,132 1,568,313 121,962 1,042,862 96,273 |

INCREASE IN 1881 558 240 152 950 41,618 54,735 537,693 4,322 11,077 36,463 13,528 15,075 252,972 279,843 1,172 1,040 390
DECREASE IN 1881 17,883 40,123 13,583 115,185 5,170,876 10,607 530,191