New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 8

Page 193

✨ Postal and Agricultural Statistics



Jan. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 193

STATEMENT showing Discount-stamp Transactions in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1901.

Postal District. Discount-stamps sold. Discount-stamps redeemed. Unsold Discount-stamps on hand on 31st December, 1901.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 16 15 0 11 9 0 237 0 0
Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 17 0 11 0 0
Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 11 5 0 9 11 0 15 15 0
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 0 3 0 46 15 0
Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 5 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0
Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 0
Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 5 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 6 10 0 5 7 0 60 10 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 5 0
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 1 13 0 17 15 0
Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 15 0
Thames .. .. .. .. .. 90 5 0 91 0 0 119 10 0
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 5 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 7 5 0 6 13 0 19 10 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 348 5 0 297 6 0 161 0 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 3 6 0 13 10 0
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 487 0 0 427 5 0 845 10 0
Totals, September quarter, 1901 .. .. 391 0 0 274 16 0 823 15 0

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1902.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

“The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895.”—Notice No. 684.—Estimated Yields.

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 28th January, 1902.

THE following table gives the area of wheat, oats, and barley for threshing, and the estimated yields; also the wheat on hand, as at 31st October, 1901. Owing to the very dry weather experienced, a portion of the areas returned at the time of the collection of the statistics as “For threshing” has since been consumed by stock. The total for the colony, thus dealt with, is estimated at 9,000 acres.

Wheat. Oats. Barley.
Acres. Estimated Yield. Total Bushels. Acres. Estimated Yield. Total Bushels. Acres. Estimated Yield. Total Bushels.
166,562 .. .. 410,224 .. .. 28,114 .. ..
3,100* .. .. 4,300* .. .. 1,600* .. ..
163,462 25 4,086,550 405,924 34 13,801,416 26,514 28 742,392
  • Estimated has been consumed by stock.

In the New Zealand Gazette of 24th June, 1901, the wheat on hand, available for all purposes, as from 28th February, 1901, was stated at .. .. .. .. 8,620,659 Bushels.

This has been disposed of as follows:—

For seed, 167,474 acres, at 2 bushels per acre .. .. .. 334,948 Bushels.
Consumption for population of 820,000, at 6 bushels, for 8 months (28th February, 1901, to 31st October, 1901) .. .. .. 3,280,000
Wheat and flour exported from 28th February, 1901, to 31st October, 1901 .. .. .. 2,100,347 Bushels.
Less imports .. .. .. 2,189
2,098,158
5,713,106

Leaving on hand at 31st October, 1901 .. .. .. .. .. 2,907,553

Amount actually returned at 31st October, 1901 .. .. .. .. .. 3,182,007

Apparent surplus.. .. .. .. .. 274,454

A surplus of 274,454 bushels is shown, according to the amount returned. This may be due to the fact that the wheat on hand, unthreshed, has been overestimated, or that the yield last year was underestimated.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.



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🚂 Return of Discount-stamp Transactions for Quarter Ended 31 December 1901 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 January 1902
Discount Stamps, Postal Transactions, Postal Districts, Quarterly Return, Financial Statistics, Government Revenue, New Zealand
  • W. Gray, Secretary

🌾 Estimated Yields of Wheat, Oats, and Barley as at 31 October 1901

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 January 1902
Agricultural Statistics, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Estimated Yields, Crop Area, Threshing, Stock Consumption, Grain Surplus
  • John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture