New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 52

Page 1269

✨ Census Data



Oct. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1269

CENSUS, MARCH, 1886.—BUTTER, CHEESE, AGRICULTURAL MACHINES, AND GRAIN ON HAND.
TABLE VI.—Showing the Annual Production of Butter and Cheese, the Number of Agricultural Machines, and the Quantity of Grain in hand, in Provincial Districts.

Provincial Districts. Weight of Annual Production of Number of Quantity on hand of
Butter. Cheese. Threshing Machines.
lb. lb. Steam.
Auckland .. 2,775,531 781,109 26
Taranaki .. 1,441,736 138,228 8
Wellington .. 1,813,002 411,384 35
Hawke's Bay .. 317,877 223,710 17
Marlborough .. 191,800 5,540 13
Nelson .. 659,699 49,393 12
Westland .. 88,976 .. ..
Canterbury .. 2,298,383 1,950,838 237
Otago .. 2,580,725 1,034,593 211
Chatham Islands .. 3,235 .. ..
Totals, March, 1886 12,170,964* 4,594,795† 559
Totals, April, 1881.. 8,453,815 3,178,694 493
  • The statement of the annual production of butter can only be regarded as an estimate, for although the quantities given are compiled from the returns in the household schedules, yet, as the majority of small farmers do not keep an account of all butter made, their returns cannot be considered to be closely accurate.

† This quantity includes 1,039,468lb. made in cheese factories.



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