✨ Census Data on Land Holdings
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79
Census, 1891.—Occupied Holdings and Acreage.
Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 21st October, 1891.
THE following results of the census taken in April last, relating to holdings of occupied land and acreage, are published for general information.
Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
RETURN showing the Acreage of Occupied Lands in Holdings over One Acre in Extent, classified according to Size, according to the Results of the Census of 1891.
[This table deals with the full extent of occupied land, including Native leases, but excluding Crown pastoral leases and small-grazing runs.]
| Sizes of Holdings. | Number of Holdings. | Acreage. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold. | Leasehold, &c.* | Total. | ||
| Over 1 acre to 10 acres inclusive | 11,116 | 28,124 | 24,343 | 52,467 |
| " 10 " 50 " | 8,899 | 148,965 | 105,751 | 254,716 |
| " 50 " 100 " | 5,613 | 277,135 | 158,128 | 435,263 |
| " 100 " 200 " | 6,851 | 654,729 | 374,022 | 1,028,751 |
| " 200 " 320 " | 3,916 | 609,857 | 403,462 | 1,013,319 |
| " 320 " 640 " | 3,802 | 1,057,676 | 660,070 | 1,717,746 |
| " 640 " 1,000 " | 1,321 | 662,612 | 395,849 | 1,058,461 |
| " 1,000 " 5,000 " | 1,675 | 2,144,627 | 1,280,558 | 3,425,185 |
| " 5,000 " 10,000 " | 247 | 1,208,819 | 559,980 | 1,768,799 |
| " 10,000 " 20,000 " | 189 | 1,911,063 | 788,341 | 2,699,404 |
| " 20,000 " 50,000 " | 117 | 2,507,848 | 833,083 | 3,340,931 |
| " 50,000 " 100,000 " | 24 | 801,647 | 723,000 | 1,524,647 |
| Upwards of 100,000 acres .. | 7 | 397,140 | 680,700 | 1,077,840 |
| Totals, 1891 | 43,777 | 12,410,242 | 6,987,287 | 19,397,529 |
| Totals, 1886 | 36,485 | 11,728,236 | 5,348,838 | 17,077,074 |
| Totals, 1881 | 30,832 | 10,309,170 | 4,897,727 | 15,206,897 |
- 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 the Crown for other than pastoral purposes (including deferred payments, perpetual leases, &c.).
NOTE.—Lands occupied by Maoris are not included in the above table.
RETURN showing the Number of Occupied Holdings of over One Acre in Extent in the different Provincial Districts, classified according to Size, according to the Census of 1891, compared with 1886 and 1881.
[This table deals with the full extent of occupied land, including Native leases, but exclusive of Crown pastoral leases and small-grazing runs. A property part free and part leased has been considered as one holding, and placed according to its full size.]
| Provincial Districts. | Holdings. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Auckland | 9,656 | 2,207 | 2,144 | 1,430 | 1,604 | 903 | 707 | 254 | 307 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 7 |
| Taranaki | 2,717 | 339 | 403 | 577 | 697 | 338 | 247 | 65 | 48 | 2 | .. | 26 | 1 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 1,998 | 665 | 463 | 190 | 190 | 102 | 122 | 56 | 105 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 1 |
| Wellington | 6,444 | 1,588 | 1,127 | 772 | 1,000 | 564 | 676 | 247 | 385 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 1 |
| Marlborough | 1,018 | 331 | 201 | 109 | 148 | 71 | 62 | 18 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Nelson | 2,353 | 524 | 488 | 351 | 392 | 228 | 207 | 78 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Westland | 447 | 157 | 137 | 64 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Canterbury | 8,989 | 2,727 | 2,061 | 1,057 | 1,087 | 643 | 670 | 258 | 371 | 57 | 34 | 21 | 3 |
| Otago | 10,119 | 2,570 | 1,873 | 1,063 | 1,681 | 1,042 | 1,095 | 342 | 345 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 7 |
| Chatham Islands | 36 | 8 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals Census 1891 | 43,777 | 11,116 | 8,899 | 5,613 | 6,851 | 3,916 | 3,802 | 1,321 | 1,675 | 247 | 189 | 117 | 24 |
| Totals Census 1886 | 36,485 | 9,172 | 7,507 | 5,014 | 5,926 | 3,161 | 2,804 | 977 | 1,396 | 222 | 170 | 106 | 26 |
| Totals Census 1881 | 30,832 | 7,680 | 6,498 | 4,462 | 5,066 | 2,453 | 2,258 | 828 | 1,097 | 185 | 169 | 111 | 18 |
NOTE.—Lands occupied by Maoris are not included,
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