CORN CROPS SOWN OR INTENDED TO BE SOWN THIS SEASON.
SUMMARY OF PROVINCES.

| Provincial District. | Wheat. | | | | | Oats. | | | | | Barley. | | | | Rye. | | | | Maize. | | | | Peas. | | | | Beans. | | | Vetches or Tares. | | | | Linseed. | | | Hops. | | | Other Crops. | | | |
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| | Acreage. | | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | Quantity now on Hand, in Pounds. | Acreage. | | Quantity now on Hand, in Pounds. | Acreage. | | | | Quantity now on Hand. |
| | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | Acreage. | Quantity now on Hand, in Pounds. | Acreage. | Quantity now on Hand, in Pounds. | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | |
| AUCKLAND .. {1896-97 | 5,647 | 96 | 6 | 4 | 92,277 | 7,703 | 27,108 | 650 | 1,156 | 8,351 | 521 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 18 | 124 | 10650 | 130 | 1351 | 39105 | 139 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 84 | .. | 36 | 12 | .. | 15 | .. | 15 | .. | 7 | .. | 137 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 200 |
| | 8,923 | 231 | 2 | 54 | 174 | 6,253 | 22,768 | 901 | 1,214 | 6,600 | 945 | 8 | 140 | 155 | 148 | 3 | 23 | .. | 11734 | 159 | 1128 | 24533 | 105 | .. | .. | .. | 46 | 1 | .. | 11 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 139 | .. | 127 | 59 | 25 |
| HAWKE’S BAY {1896-97 | 1,037 | 27 | .. | 1 | 823 | 5,189 | 4,083 | 17 | 268 | 7,917 | 1,535 | 41 | 56 | 1,977 | 48 | 4 | 304 | 174 | 1,372 | 1 | 31 | 93 | 41 | .. | 1 | .. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 | 4 | .. | 6 | 63 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 141 |
| | 695 | 93 | 12 | .. | .. | 6,830 | 4,869 | 41 | 490 | 3,351 | 1,842 | 1 | 106 | 190 | 138 | 12 | 55 | .. | 1,105 | 5 | 67 | 60 | 37 | 4 | .. | 4 | 171 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| TARANAKI .. {1896-97 | 2,069 | 4 | .. | .. | 12,393 | 4,842 | 1,741 | 99 | 297 | 3,051 | 548 | .. | 1 | 10 | 62 | .. | 128 | .. | 260 | 8 | 1 | .. | 35 | .. | .. | 40 | 243 | .. | 960 | 1 | .. | 15 | 7 | 14 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 1,793 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 180 | 3,924 | 2,124 | 100 | 294 | 5,534 | 482 | 7 | 8 | 425 | 25 | .. | 4 | .. | 557 | 50 | 1 | 280 | 20 | 3 | .. | 6 | 312 | 4 | .. | 10 | 14 | .. | .. | 13 | 3,150 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| WELLINGTON {1896-97 | 9,488 | 11 | .. | 38 | 22,891 | 21,565 | 10,035 | 44 | 1,436 | 36,128 | 621 | .. | 45 | 3,114 | 197 | .. | 2 | 312 | 158 | .. | 8 | 177 | 610 | .. | 11 | 178 | 213 | .. | 316 | 12 | .. | 7 | 33 | 21 | 397 | 8 | 766 | 4 | .. | .. | 42 | .. |
| | 7,400 | 370 | 46 | 514 | 14,889 | 18,627 | 9,985 | 801 | 1,062 | 36,351 | 763 | 2 | 570 | 3,370 | 147 | .. | 351 | 458 | 420 | 2 | 1 | 802 | 561 | 41 | .. | 234 | 289 | 3 | 152 | 50 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 5,416 | 8 | 1,012 | 11 | .. | 40 | 2 | .. |
| MARLBOROUGH {1896-97 | 5,136 | 40 | 1 | .. | 20,068 | 4,376 | 5,135 | 30 | 259 | 3,108 | 3,431 | .. | .. | .. | 79 | .. | 140 | 120 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1394 | .. | .. | 110 | 77 | .. | 50 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| | 5,179 | 86 | .. | 2 | 3,402 | 3,588 | 3,591 | .. | 121 | 1,966 | 3,853 | 9 | 20 | 2,940 | 81 | .. | 285 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1269 | .. | .. | 558 | 176 | .. | 4 | 59 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| NELSON .. {1896-97 | 4,262 | 37 | .. | 41 | 3,719 | 5,584 | 11,029 | 12 | 362 | 12,473 | 3,841 | .. | .. | 558 | 54 | .. | 1 | 68 | 13 | .. | 5 | .. | 695 | .. | 13 | 93 | 122 | .. | .. | 27 | .. | 5 | .. | 11 | .. | 721 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 1832 | 1580 |
| | 1,826 | 2 | .. | 1 | 88 | 1,945 | 6,801 | 12 | 517 | 2,093 | 1,990 | .. | 9 | 158 | 39 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 215 | .. | .. | 25 | 74 | .. | 50 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 328 | .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| WESTLAND .. {1896-97 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 828 | 30 | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 688 | 40 | 74 | 11 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CANTERBURY {1896-97 | 189638 | 338 | 120 | 34 | 926,932 | 138082 | 46,073 | 144 | 6,078 | 391,343 | 11479 | 4 | 1201 | 91377 | 924 | 11 | 312 | 260 | 2 | .. | 17 | 297 | 4608 | .. | 130 | 4014 | 3,148 | .. | 2927 | 210 | .. | 1 | 1654 | 201 | 1,893 | .. | 10630 | 16 | .. | .. | 19 | .. |
| | 169495 | 1492 | 4 | 768 | 526,284 | 128055 | 43,162 | 63 | 5,700 | 509,988 | 12198 | 5 | 342 | 175172 | 512 | .. | 1350 | 850 | 16 | .. | 3 | 127 | 4844 | 75 | .. | 1672 | 3,784 | 21 | 2177 | 285 | .. | .. | 1032 | 127 | 3,730 | .. | 1002 | 188 | .. | 1 | 244 | 40 |
| OTAGO .. {1896-97 | 63,491 | 4 | .. | 11 | 230,924 | 205628 | 64,806 | 10 | 3,022 | 649,220 | 7932 | 40 | 717 | 74,189 | 1801 | .. | 1223 | 1391 | .. | .. | .. | 133 | 91 | .. | 1 | 47 | 13 | .. | 4 | 151 | .. | 8 | 20 | 1669 | 136514 | .. | 1,437 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 50,130 | 318 | .. | 159 | 63,347 | 195525 | 63,862 | 206 | 2,070 | 267,832 | 13283 | .. | 632 | 27,902 | 2276 | 30 | 978 | 162 | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 149 | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | 51 | 2 | .. | .. | 1920 | 381081 | .. | .. | 117 | .. | .. | 16 | 2160 |
| TOTALS {1896-97 | 280768 | 557 | 127 | 129 | 1310027 | 392979 | 170838 | 1036 | 12931 | 1111591 | 29908 | 99 | 2042 | 171233 | 3226 | 16 | 2128 | 2449 | 12455 | 139 | 1413 | 39805 | 7614 | 7 | 172 | 4488 | 3,932 | .. | 4293 | 454 | .. | 51 | 1750 | 1937 | 138804 | 747 | 12896 | 166 | 9 | 13 | 118 | 341 |
| | 245441 | 2653 | 65 | 1515 | 608864 | 364788 | 157850 | 2164 | 11542 | 833726 | 35358 | 32 | 1827 | 210312 | 3366 | 45 | 3048 | 1470 | 13834 | 216 | 1200 | 25837 | 7200 | 123 | .. | 2501 | 4,863 | 31 | 2387 | 480 | 16 | .. | 1032 | 2104 | 393377 | 352 | 2020 | 488 | .. | 168 | 2156 | 3805 |
| INCREASE .. | 35,327 | .. | 62 | .. | 701,663 | 28,191 | 12,988 | .. | 1,389 | 277,865 | .. | 67 | 215 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 979 | .. | .. | 213 | 13968 | 414 | .. | 172 | 1987 | .. | .. | 1906 | .. | .. | 51 | 718 | .. | .. | 395 | 10876 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. |
| DECREASE .. | .. | 2076 | .. | 1386 | .. | .. | .. | 1128 | .. | .. | 5,450 | .. | .. | 39,079 | 140 | 29 | 920 | .. | 1,379 | 77 | .. | .. | .. | 116 | .. | .. | 931 | 31 | .. | 26 | 16 | .. | .. | 167 | 254573 | .. | .. | 322 | .. | 155 | 2038 | 3464 |

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
JAN. 28.] 647