Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1885.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 14th April, 1885.

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 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. | | | | Grass Seed, Produce of. | | In Garden or Orchard. |
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| | 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). | Cocks-foot. | Rye-grass. | Acres. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | Acres. | Acres. | Bshls. | Bshls. | |
| Hawera | .. | 301 | 163 | 89 | 553 | 343 | 183 | 5,775 | 86 | 1,213 | 58,369 | 82 | 2,915 | 206 | 1,470 | 2,833 | 112 | 4,715 | 423 | 960 | 15,729 | 54,471 | 9,130 | 1,424 | 330 |
| Patea | .. | 157 | 85 | 50 | 292 | 214 | 700 | 26,533 | 19 | 1,264 | 53,062 | 49 | 1,468 | 106 | 699 | 3,507 | 123 | 5,768 | 542 | 885 | 14,892 | 46,604 | 1,948 | 3,660 | 156 |
| Waitotara | .. | 88 | 103 | 31 | 222 | 8 | 329 | 11,900 | 163 | 732 | 33,740 | 148 | 4,328 | 160 | 960 | 1,379 | 79 | 2,990 | 417 | 708 | 21,718 | 34,351 | 302 | 2,015 | 220 |
| Wanganui | .. | 93 | 100 | 14 | 207 | 40 | 431 | 10,430 | 189 | 198 | 7,405 | 56 | 1,582 | 90 | 548 | 338 | 13 | 1,315 | 326 | 546 | 9,454 | 62,256 | .. | 296 | 151 |
| Sounds | .. | 38 | 16 | 22 | 76 | 26 | 2 | 30 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 30 | 6 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 183 | 9,977 | 373 | 118 | 41 |
| Marlborough | .. | 348 | 106 | 127 | 581 | 3,233 | 2,253 | 57,297 | 1,413 | 2,369 | 99,060 | 4,161 | 141,100 | 354 | 3,337 | 2,457 | 334 | 13,341 | 895 | 1,397 | 22,860 | 47,691 | 303 | 5,248 | 407 |
| Mackenzie | .. | 39 | 26 | 24 | 89 | 841 | 2,113 | 49,557 | 518 | 2,730 | 106,060 | 5 | 125 | 41 | 189 | 5,509 | 15 | 10,931 | 44 | 71 | 36,340 | 4,619 | .. | 5,700 | 38 |
| Geraldine | .. | 760 | 228 | 136 | 1,124 | 15,943 | 26,136 | 730,808 | 1,163 | 26,851 | 900,253 | 2,928 | 107,450 | 544 | 2,737 | 29,917 | 942 | 88,481 | 3,555 | 3,605 | 180,505 | 18,070 | 765 | 27,803 | 676 |
| Waimate | .. | 227 | 59 | 40 | 326 | 4,717 | 14,994 | 405,203 | 685 | 17,148 | 670,243 | 1,576 | 48,530 | 207 | 1,011 | 19,656 | 134 | 54,400 | 1,063 | 2,077 | 151,329 | 7,288 | 700 | 36,184 | 311 |
| Waitaki | .. | 328 | 213 | 68 | 609 | 6,630 | 18,533 | 565,212 | 595 | 17,937 | 739,939 | 2,619 | 84,996 | 2,366 | 14,876 | 21,568 | 1,140 | 64,758 | 1,128 | 1,798 | 260,286 | 12,431 | 2,700 | 11,034 | 342 |
| Waihemo | .. | 148 | 61 | 37 | 246 | 2,620 | 2,859 | 90,274 | 499 | 6,131 | 246,405 | 327 | 12,360 | 185 | 942 | 4,207 | 17 | 14,225 | 134 | 209 | 28,502 | 12,725 | 12 | 1,515 | 153 |
| Southland | .. | 1,677 | 226 | 136 | 2,039 | 19,844 | 17,358 | 457,066 | 11,064 | 68,502 | 2,793,782 | 2,182 | 65,216 | 1,051 | 5,616 | 58,833 | 244 | 159,284 | 1,310 | 1,844 | 209,276 | 21,544 | 1,996 | 64,798 | 731 |
| Wallace | .. | 414 | 40 | 59 | 513 | 7,874 | 3,670 | 99,609 | 5,148 | 20,323 | 780,129 | 1,593 | 51,696 | 293 | 1,497 | 23,952 | 58 | 55,037 | 659 | 937 | 65,691 | 16,024 | 2,088 | 29,246 | 165 |
| Stewart Island.. | 16 | 1 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 26 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 29 | 22 | .. | .. | 4 |