Agricultural Statistics




Account of Land in Cultivation, and Agricultural Produce, February, 1895.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 2nd April, 1895.
The results of the collection made during February last for the under-mentioned counties (as returned by the Superintendent Collectors) are published for general information. The figures are subject to revision.

E. J. von DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

Table Structure:

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 In Sown Grasses Grass Seed, Produce of In Garden In Orchard
Freehold Rented Part Freehold Part Rented Total Numbers Acres Acres Estimated Produce (in bushels) Acres Estimated Produce (in bushels) Acres Estimated Produce (in bushels) Acres Estimated Produce (in bushels)

Hobson .. 151 27 9 187 266 .. .. 194 64 84 .. .. 3 .. 50 341 1 145 344 65 106 1,320 10,647 .. .. 37 137

Whangarei .. 737 134 46 917 1,012 20 .. 85 69 1,082 82 1,870 3 77 204 1,019 41 428 428 291 388 16,691 45,089 730 332 77 888

Otamatea .. 366 76 7 449 302 5 .. 930 2 209 11 190 3 32 29 138 3 60 322 28 40 2,701 36,243 1,634 100 61 259

West Taupo .. 18 11 .. 29 210 36 .. 25 16 99 121 2,610 .. .. 26 131 1,070 13 1,381 8 13 4,412 4,850 28 .. 2 12

East Taupo .. 5 11 1 17 124 1 .. .. 1 31 .. .. .. .. 13 52 1 3 50 3 4 195 694 40 .. 15 14

Rotorua .. .. 20 3 23 25 .. .. .. .. 48 .. .. 1 30 6 28 18 8 81 11 12 561 450 .. .. 2 14

*Tauranga** .. 178 84 51 313 1,989 99 1,254 90 968 218 4,325 6 75 249 1,276 2,076 1,356 5,062 400 584 16,727 19,498 221 60 54 355

Whakatane .. 144 59 48 251 386 4 60 5 269 230 6,270 123 3,664 121 567 589 2,855 4,196 360 533 14,917 12,328 915 707 12 95

Waiapu .. 7 21 10 38 40 .. .. 52 10 5 160 1 60 16 103 57 9 150 5 10 1,500 110,099 1,215 850 12 21

Cook .. 261 261 71 593 1,734 1 50 53 397 110 1,500 257 6,425 185 1,220 2,871 901 4,775 2,448 3,222 17,390 291,372 7,220 33,491 113 387

Clifton .. 78 146 39 263 242 37 770 23 279 192 4,655 9 240 59 191 281 111 991 419 505 8,462 21,953 1,595 2,433 72 96

Taranaki .. 900 370 143 1,413 317 73 1,655 53 1,196 258 4,777 24 446 457 1,749 941 368 3,370 1,905 2,614 46,518 101,668 2,229 401 288 284

Stratford .. 338 108 30 476 .. .. .. 4 103 1 36 4 105 207 1,226 23 85 427 444 751 41 62,459 5,783 1,135 69 33

Patangata .. 145 80 48 273 563 143 3,472 .. 641 667 18,946 77 1,752 74 499 3,992 50 5,644 761 960 85,548 300,138 12 3,546 73 144

Pahiatua .. 265 249 62 576 25 .. .. 6 86 171 6,490 .. .. 204 1,742 28 11 506 190 374 114 82,406 2,570 191 126 158

Wairarapa South .. 485 199 102 786 698 239 5,387 118 1,587 3,256 91,220 80 1,184 284 1,603 6,192 182 11,938 1,444 1,976 43,086 304,265 2,360 2,278 129 294

Hutt .. 499 248 92 839 1,122 .. .. 55 823 1 20 .. .. 375 2,546 148 199 1,601 1,054 1,637 6,147 123,250 .. 120 179 389

Waimca .. 913 230 256 1,399 578 666 15,013 2,261 3,623 3,031 76,117 4,560 107,697 645 3,158 693 1,028 16,507 1,723 2,064 23,577 103,155 2,841 1,284 125 1,091

Collingwood .. 243 30 48 321 26 28 541 .. 352 25 740 .. .. 158 949 23 141 727 588 891 1,999 22,367 371 76 7 191

Grey .. 110 65 54 229 295 .. .. 77 329 .. .. .. 116 655 158 6 686 416 689 5,376 9,043 .. .. 21 109

Westland .. 225 62 41 328 54 .. .. 14 368 .. .. .. 225 1,121 48 8 663 262 311 3,128 12,895 .. .. 14 78

Peninsula .. 120 133 80 333 56 .. .. 29 716 .. .. .. 120 549 468 94 1,427 745 1,208 2,158 12,741 270 .. 19 98

Taiari .. 562 365 164 1,091 1,607 1,944 63,379 2,010 4,495 7,884 295,176 835 25,827 713 4,612 8,310 535 26,726 644 1,118 69,144 20,767 4,750 4,412 345 261

Including Motiti Island.

Note.—Grain produce published subject to possible alteration when returns from threshing-mills received.



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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
2 April 1895
Agriculture, Land, Cultivation, Crop, Counties, Statistics
  • E. J. von Dadelson, Registrar-General