New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 50

Page 776

✨ Agricultural Statistics



Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1882.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 19th May, 1882.

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 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. 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. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels).
For Green Food or Hay. For Grain.
MONGONUI 111 34 15 160 162 9 209 30 17 481 2
BAY OF ISLANDS 126 16 20 162 176 3 62 82 20 117 1
HOKIANGA... 17 11 ... 28 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
HOBSON 192 10 9 211 186 13 219 109 9 165 3
WHANGAREI 437 20 11 468 1,392 77 1,375 349 103 1,879 1
RODNEY 482 30 10 522 1,101 40 889 288 85 2,016 5
WAITEMATA 321 31 20 372 831 17 430 493 64 1,824 6
EDEN* 512 230 79 821 637 266 7,549 532 26 1,040 2
MANUKAU 1,288 134 56 1,478 4,210 3,704 118,026 2,453 1,010 25,152 114
COROMANDEL 56 11 6 73 267 1 15 54 ... ... ...
THAMES 97 66 14 177 437 2 30 95 1 20 ...
PIAKO* 60 29 3 92 3,287 1,569 25,895 754 135 2,979 89
TAURANGA 187 25 35 247 1,159 39 691 546 46 1,480 9
WHAKATANE 109 25 17 151 296 37 699 28 57 1,533 ...
EAST TAUPŌ ... 3 ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
WEST TAUPŌ ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
WAIPA 343 58 47 448 4,992 1,055 25,501 788 471 15,376 26
WAIKATO 187 36 21 244 3,236 868 21,150 592 885 25,515 74
RAGLAN 85 28 11 124 2,082 17 333 188 43 1,017 2
KAWHIA ... 5 ... 5 ... 207 6,140 4 60 1,760 ...
TARANAKI 602 161 97 860 693 1,624 35,466 210 503 10,461 36
HAWERA 264 38 20 322 656 686 23,188 92 1,005 30,077 15
PATEA 150 85 55 290 29 1,485 39,202 179 1,578 33,713 112
WANGANUI 157 185 44 386 309 1,846 59,664 351 720 30,139 49
RANGITIKEI 230 69 17 316 2,090 3,493 64,251 177 2,337 76,851 242
MANAWATU 485 142 53 680 370 3,380 71,798 646 1,527 45,402 178
HUTT 436 272 79 787 15 30 795 702 33 1,065 8
WAIRARAPA WEST 694 187 79 960 1,026 2,336 59,405 264 2,714 79,573 80
WAIRARAPA EAST 67 20 29 116 1,170 93 1,886 123 460 11,888 14
  • The figures for Eden and Piako are published subject to revision.


Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1882, No 50




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
19 May 1882
Agricultural statistics, Land cultivation, Crop production, Counties
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General