New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 64

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February and March, 1884.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 27th May, 1884.

THE results of the collection made in February and March last, arranged according to provincial districts, are published for general information.

Provincial Districts. Numbers of Holdings over One 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). For Green Food or Hay. For Grain. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Acres. Acres. In Hay. In Grasses after having been broken up (including such as (in Hay). Grass-sown Lands not previously ploughed (including such as in Hay). Wheat (bushels). Oats (bushels). Barley (bushels).
Acres. Acres. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Acres. Acres.
AUCKLAND {1884 5,166 823 390 6,379 14,385 9,332 236,723 10,768 3,932 109,568 229 6,055 4,153 20,309 7,979 5,584 41,977 18,171 22,370 307,803 823,933 99
1883 4,915 819 394 6,128 27,437 10,888 245,621 8,393 3,488 83,877 446 8,923 4,738 16,049 11,613 5,115 44,681 11,958 13,294 285,662 310,655 2,721
TARANAKI {1884 977 325 185 1,487 548 4,242 92,691 449 2,087 70,411 207 10,170 624 2,546 2,905 794 11,308 2,036 2,993 43,011 116,226 96
1883 979 252 177 1,408 2,014 4,198 122,367 308 3,180 96,048 66 1,897 548 2,456 3,116 618 12,034 1,795 2,290 37,877 113,990 300
HAWKE’S BAY {1884 796 304 142 1,242 16,722 1,264 31,700 1,085 2,709 72,112 635 25,626 934 4,436 3,558 778 10,963 8,978 14,700 124,929 639,455 70
1883 727 291 137 1,155 12,717 1,148 26,598 771 4,372 90,081 349 12,926 1,146 3,529 1,966 1,034 10,786 9,112 13,122 122,119 576,363 130
WELLINGTON {1884 2,174 970 379 3,523 7,741 15,534 320,939 2,223 8,218 248,509 1,041 33,419 1,125 7,068 12,868 545 41,554 6,504 9,755 136,965 778,033 448
1883 2,205 996 323 3,524 6,057 15,038 363,022 1,808 10,549 255,038 837 18,612 1,141 5,644 8,777 501 31,651 5,623 8,497 117,089 740,069 1,219
MARLBOROUGH {1884 461 115 127 703 3,182 3,277 67,055 1,818 2,671 90,491 3,842 126,873 449 3,125 4,659 525 17,241 1,278 1,945 31,940 72,361 2,234
1883 420 106 118 644 3,367 3,252 77,533 1,807 2,417 73,480 3,787 104,165 457 3,044 1,910 452 14,082 1,094 1,629 28,064 49,717 2,772
NELSON {1884 956 503 285 1,744 1,598 2,747 67,609 5,682 2,109 51,915 3,010 92,443 928 4,443 4,443 1,417 20,336 3,434 4,207 53,372 116,674 39
1883 909 465 261 1,635 2,162 2,327 42,231 4,914 2,264 39,932 3,572 66,379 1,074 5,753 3,537 1,162 18,850 3,204 3,558 48,102 79,793 721
WESTLAND {1884 232 112 24 368 363 .. .. 467 4 85 .. .. 278 1,275 149 38 936 219 384 3,148 8,360 ..
1883 237 88 19 344 272 .. .. 418 8 220 .. .. 218 714 80 28 752 239 177 3,381 6,636 ..
CANTERBURY {1884 4,113 1,508 742 6,363 66,608 240,616 6,156,863 17,085 106,824 3,329,391 16,479 437,327 5,956 36,579 146,730 11,065 544,455 19,711 26,075 846,753 264,405 51,649
1883 3,843 1,385 700 5,928 74,761 249,163 6,359,992 14,015 136,487 4,086,965 14,443 378,457 5,120 32,401 122,352 10,874 552,454 16,855 19,038 726,274 253,808 13,693
OTAGO {1884 4,542 1,523 713 6,778 73,051 100,694 2,853,556 43,443 134,400 5,258,857 7,764 232,543 6,655 33,417 169,518 2,861 465,335 18,666 20,220 726,570 140,708 19,269
1883 4,523 1,448 615 6,586 66,611 104,804 3,033,227 33,032 157,093 5,794,787 4,646 145,804 6,046 34,991 132,328 3,056 441,005 11,174 14,159 650,396 172,567 101,998
TOTALS {1884 19,417 6,183 2,987 28,587 184,198 377,706 9,827,136 83,020 262,954 9,231,339 32,907 964,456 21,102 113,198 352,809 23,607 1,154,105 73,997 102649 2,274,491 2,460,155 73,904
1883 18,758 5,850 2,744 27,352 195,398 390,818 10,270,591 65,466 319,858 10,520,428 28,146 737,163 20,488 104,581 285,679 22,840 1,133,295 61,054 75,764 2,018,964 2,303,598 123,554
INCREASE IN 1884 .. 659 333 243 1,235 .. .. .. 17,554 .. .. .. 4,761 227,293 614 8,617 67,130 767 20,810 12,943 26,885 255,527 156,557 ..
DECREASE IN 1884 .. .. .. .. .. 11,200 13,112 443,455 .. 56,904 1,289,089 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,650

NOTE.—In the returns of Agricultural Statistics as above summarized, gardens and orchards attached to residences, holdings of one acre or less in extent, and holdings occupied by aboriginal natives, are not included.



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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
27 May 1884
Agriculture, Land Cultivation, Crop Production, Statistics, Provincial Districts
  • Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington