New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 52

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✨ Census Data - Land Holdings



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

CENSUS, MARCH, 1886.—OCCUPIED HOLDINGS OF LAND IN COUNTIES.
TABLE IV.—Showing the Number of Occupied Holdings of over One Acre in Extent in the different Counties, classified according to Size—continued.

Counties. Total. Over 1 Acre to 10 inclusive. Over 10 Acres to 50 inclusive. Over 50 Acres to 100 inclusive. Over 100 Acres to 200 inclusive. Over 200 Acres to 320 inclusive. Over 320 Acres to 640 inclusive. Over 640 Acres to 1,000 inclusive. Over 1,000 Acres to 5,000 inclusive. Over 5,000 Acres to 10,000 inclusive. Over 10,000 Acres to 20,000 inclusive. Over 20,000 Acres to 50,000 inclusive. Over 50,000 Acres to 100,000 inclusive. Upwards of 100,000 Acres.
Wairarapa West 645 161 159 77 87 32 41 17 44 10 14 2 1 ..
Wairarapa East 652 158 118 93 82 56 41 29 54 7 9 3 2 ..
Waipawa 736 121 244 145 120 38 17 11 23 6 6 5 .. ..
Patangata 133 20 15 11 12 6 23 8 18 5 8 7 .. ..
Hawke's Bay 573 250 144 38 24 15 20 7 34 12 15 8 4 2
Sounds 118 23 19 14 21 10 11 10 9 1 .. .. .. ..
Marlborough 650 184 146 80 95 44 30 17 24 9 10 9 2 ..
Kaikoura 129 40 28 12 23 5 10 1 6 1 2 1 .. ..
Waima 1,291 288 291 168 214 115 135 38 39 3 .. .. .. ..
Collingwood 226 25 46 46 53 31 15 5 5 .. .. .. .. ..
Buller 193 45 46 55 35 8 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Inangahua 136 16 27 31 41 14 2 3 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Grey 236 47 65 43 42 18 16 3 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Westland 302 79 104 51 36 18 5 3 2 3 1 .. .. ..
Amuri 69 18 16 3 4 1 3 5 4 3 3 8 1 ..
Cheviot 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 ..
Ashley 1,617 367 394 259 255 115 105 33 73 7 6 2 .. ..
Akaroa 503 74 108 111 87 40 30 17 29 6 1 .. .. ..
Selwyn 3,330 1,181 845 421 372 200 161 58 76 12 2 2 .. ..
Ashburton 873 209 141 77 115 75 93 50 90 12 7 3 1 ..
Geraldine 1,234 281 308 144 182 106 113 40 48 8 2 1 1 ..
Mackenzie 110 13 29 10 10 8 16 .. 17 5 2 .. .. ..
Waimate 473 148 85 42 60 35 46 15 26 6 3 7 .. ..
Waitaki 833 264 153 74 113 77 82 25 29 8 4 3 1 ..
Waihemo 258 45 47 34 41 32 33 11 11 2 1 1 .. ..
Waikouaiti 721 227 234 119 87 23 12 8 8 1 .. 2 .. ..
Peninsula 323 91 117 84 23 2 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Taieri 969 353 215 117 126 54 55 12 34 .. 2 1 .. ..
Bruce 613 137 61 82 127 75 64 21 37 4 4 .. 1 ..
Clutha 581 69 57 50 183 91 77 19 23 6 3 3 .. ..
Tuapeka 623 155 91 47 123 67 80 18 37 1 1 2 1 ..
Maniototo 287 75 42 25 52 41 23 12 15 .. .. .. .. ..
Vincent 290 91 47 28 47 37 25 7 7 .. .. 1 .. ..
Lake 244 58 59 25 42 23 15 9 10 3 .. .. .. ..
Southland 2,548 580 390 218 558 340 265 76 93 7 13 6 1 1
Wallace 668 116 89 49 146 123 74 31 22 5 6 4 3 ..
Fiord .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Stewart Island 18 6 10 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Adjacent islands 72 2 2 5 12 11 16 11 12 1 .. .. .. ..
Chatham Islands 33 10 1 .. 3 1 2 2 6 2 4 2 .. ..
Totals 36,485 9,172 7,507 5,014 5,926 3,161 2,804 977 1,396 222 170 106 26 4

Note.—Lands occupied by Maoris are not included in the above table.

CENSUS, MARCH, 1886.—ACREAGE OF OCCUPIED LANDS, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO SIZES OF HOLDINGS.
TABLE V.—Showing the Acreage of Occupied Lands in Holdings over One Acre in Extent, classified according to Size.
[This table deals with the full extent of occupied land, including Native leases, but excluding Crown pastoral leases.]

Sizes of Holdings. Number of Holdings. Acreage.
Freehold. Leasehold, &c.* Total.
Over 1 acre to 10 acres inclusive 9,172 24,406 18,160 42,566
" 10 " 50 " 7,507 140,870 78,548 219,418
" 50 " 100 " 5,014 262,299 128,444 390,743
" 100 " 200 " 5,926 604,752 299,598 904,350
" 200 " 320 " 3,161 533,891 292,625 826,516
" 320 " 640 " 2,804 899,881 376,140 1,276,021
" 640 " 1,000 " 977 548,176 239,159 787,335
" 1,000 " 5,000 " 1,396 1,980,719 994,376 2,975,095
" 5,000 " 10,000 " 222 1,179,667 438,218 1,617,885
" 10,000 " 20,000 " 170 1,866,215 652,953 2,519,168
" 20,000 " 50,000 " 106 2,246,064 824,496 3,070,560
" 50,000 " 100,000 " 26 1,120,836 715,121 1,835,957
Upwards of 100,000 acres 4 320,460 291,000 611,460
Totals 36,485 11,728,236 5,348,838 17,077,074

Note.—Lands occupied by Maoris are not included in the above table.

  • Under "Leasehold, &c.," are included lands returned by their occupiers under the following heads: 1. Rented from private individuals; 2. Rented from public bodies; 3. Rented from Natives (including reserves rented); 4. Held from Crown for other than pastoral purposes (including deferred payments, &c.).


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