"The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895."—Interim Return, 1903-4.—Notice No. 841—continued.

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

| Districts. | Wheat. | | | | Oats. | | | | Barley. | | | | Rye. | | | | Maize. | | | | Peas. | | | | Beans. | | | | Vetches or Tares. | | | | Linseed. | | Hops. | | Other Crops. | | | |
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| | Acreage. | | | Quantity of Flour and Wheat 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, in Bushels. |
| | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage and 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. | | | | | | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. |
| AUCKLAND {1903-4 | *3,174 | 254 | 17 | 239,012 | 4,696 | 30,071 | 312 | 2,526 | 622 | 11 | 41 | 1,597 | 106 | 18 | 25 | 115 | 8,715 | 88 | 1641 | 110914 | 131 | 4 | 5 | 738 | 55 | 1 | 267 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 180 | 8 | 25,588 | .. | 5,980 | 8.. | 1 | 1288 | 250 |
| {1902-3 | 2,590 | 146 | 5 | 149,954 | 6,802 | 32,609 | 429 | 2,580 | 502 | 48 | 136 | 3,378 | 24 | 41 | 6 | 90 | 9,332 | 51 | 1186 | 55915 | 240 | 2 | 13 | 1026 | 46 | 1 | 185 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 3,463 | 1 | 25,841 | 5 | 4 | .. | 603 | .. |
| HAWKE'S BAY {1903-4 | 933 | 29 | 66 | 20,525 | 9,089 | 10,890 | 72 | 64 | 30,236 | 2710 | 77 | 182 | 15,198 | 64 | .. | .. | 197 | 2,388 | 5 | 13 | 24973 | 129 | .. | .. | 236 | 124 | .. | 331 | 7.. | 1 | 44 | 313 | 37,384 | 6 | 645 | 1.. | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| {1902-3 | 710 | 32 | .. | 3,743 | 6,175 | 9,895 | 11 | 965 | 24,674 | 1650 | 5 | 182 | 4,348 | 47 | 12 | 47 | 69 | 2,374 | 7 | 86 | 17945 | 76 | .. | .. | 330 | 43 | 2 | 103 | 1.. | 70 | 68 | 1761 | 27,402 | 6 | 603 | 4.. | .. | 86 | .. |
| TARANAKI {1903-4 | 1,593 | 12 | .. | 20,269 | 4,414 | 2,431 | 557 | 1,037 | 19,634 | 992 | 8 | 12 | 2,221 | 27 | .. | .. | 6 | 139 | 18 | 22 | 395 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 156 | 55 | .. | 43 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 6 | 5,160 | .. | 7,070 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {1902-3 | 1,075 | 15 | 52 | 5,480 | 5,390 | 2,233 | 407 | 976 | 9,475 | 633 | 6 | 16 | 1,466 | 97 | .. | .. | 154 | 101 | .. | 11 | 444 | 27 | .. | .. | 69 | 35 | .. | 327 | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 5 | 18 | .. | .. | 5.. | .. | .. | .. |
| WELLINGTON {1903-4 | 6,753 | 82 | 13 | 97,495 | 23,846 | 13,686 | 138 | 1,473 | 144,792 | 1486 | 7 | 177 | 8,833 | 55 | 13 | 18 | 6,538 | 189 | 7 | 16 | 4,483 | 796 | 10 | 13 | 3177 | 300 | 7 | 1,380 | 25 | .. | 18 | 54 | 21 | 6,811 | .. | 2,198 | 1.. | 1 | 2 | 398 |
| {1902-3 | 5,969 | 11 | 52 | 28,600 | 27,884 | 12,242 | 118 | 1,610 | 66,672 | 1514 | 1 | 320 | 7,434 | 108 | 3 | 76 | 914 | 212 | 15 | 6 | 1,339 | 936 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 259 | 5 | 1,357 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 62 | 22 | 6,226 | .. | 2,448 | 1.. | .. | 1 | .. |
| MARLBOROUGH {1903-4 | 4,865 | .. | .. | 17,707 | 2,462 | 8,924 | .. | 141 | 19,294 | 7855 | .. | 563 | 24,581 | 77 | .. | 78 | 585 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1545 | .. | .. | 425 | 58 | .. | 390 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {1902-3 | 3,750 | 16 | .. | 6,702 | 2,903 | 9,002 | .. | 106 | 3,301 | 6522 | .. | 358 | 9,572 | 128 | .. | .. | 356 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1638 | .. | .. | 68 | 61 | .. | .. | 119 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| NELSON {1903-4 | †1,295 | 28 | 3 | 17,149 | 3,555 | 10,020 | 1 | 170 | 9,969 | 3500 | 8 | .. | 12,053 | 58 | .. | 6 | 90 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 468 | 560 | .. | 2 | 246 | 22 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 1 | 40 | .. | 1,010 | 789 | 180520 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {1902-3 | 1,257 | .. | .. | 1,920 | 3,833 | 10,031 | .. | 137 | 4,834 | 3140 | .. | 15 | 765 | 38 | .. | 11 | 38 | 17 | .. | 10 | 40 | 600 | .. | 4 | 146 | 13 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 9 | 12 | 2 | 112 | 777 | 6,100 | 3.. | .. | .. | .. |
| WESTLAND {1903-4 | .. | .. | .. | 5,156 | 36 | 513 | 10 | 25 | 3,556 | 1 | .. | .. | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 116 | .. | .. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1.. | .. | .. | 140 |
| {1902-3 | .. | .. | .. | 500 | 9 | 584 | 14 | 4 | 1,872 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CANTERBURY {1903-4 | 159361 | 30 | 107 | 1332006 | 164332 | 48,267 | 140 | 6,899 | 1648649 | 12548 | 1 | 916 | 113800 | 93 | .. | 12 | 6,046 | 1 | .. | .. | 90 | 7011 | .. | 296 | 10437 | 2,021 | .. | 3,246 | 49 | .. | 36 | 892 | 374 | 2,548 | .. | 28,091 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| {1902-3 | 136316 | 76 | 365 | 754966 | 200581 | 48,321 | 67 | 7,605 | 530303 | 9650 | .. | 910 | 120656 | 46 | .. | 124 | 841 | 2 | .. | .. | 54 | 5017 | 1 | 267 | 5435 | 2,567 | .. | 10710 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 2587 | 550 | 11,600 | .. | 56,786 | 120 | 2 | .. | 173 | 13823 |
| OTAGO .. {1903-4 | 52,066 | 22 | 2 | 471999 | 196489 | 68,086 | 662 | 1,701 | 2053508 | 4966 | 54 | 510 | 105204 | 693 | 10 | 195 | 1,987 | 2 | .. | .. | 523 | 115 | 20 | 18 | 778 | 9 | .. | 226 | .. | 10 | 5 | 51 | 220 | 48,949 | 1 | 35,540 | 40 | .. | .. | .. |
| {1902-3 | 42,688 | 93 | 37 | 278915 | 230082 | 63,825 | 74 | 1,512 | 1007163 | 4310 | 26 | 168 | 107013 | 791 | .. | 673 | 4,740 | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 66 | .. | 8 | 2440 | 13 | .. | 102 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 215 | 515 | 53,798 | .. | 88,643 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| TOTALS {1903-4 | 230040 | 457 | 208 | 2221318 | 408419 | 192888 | 1892 | 14036 | 3976382 | 34680 | 166 | 2401 | 283029 | 1173 | 41 | 334 | 15564 | 11452 | 120 | 1695 | 141874 | 10330 | 38 | 340 | 16309 | 2,644 | 8 | 5,915 | 123 | 14 | 75 | 1263 | 942 | 127457 | 803 | 260044 | 54 | .. | 3 | 1298 | 804 |
| {1902-3 | 194355 | 389 | 511 | 1230780 | 483659 | 188742 | 1120 | 15495 | 1715529 | 27921 | 86 | 2105 | 254632 | 1279 | 76 | 950 | 7,202 | 12038 | 73 | 1299 | 75769 | 8600 | 4 | 293 | 11550 | 3,037 | 8 | 12784 | 215 | 24 | 128 | 3029 | 2881 | 102614 | 790 | 180421 | 138 | 6 | .. | 863 | 13823 |
| INCREASE | 35,685 | 68 | .. | 990538 | .. | 4,146 | 772 | .. | 2260853 | 6,759 | 80 | 296 | 28397 | .. | .. | .. | 8,362 | .. | 47 | 396 | 66105 | 1730 | 34 | 47 | 4759 | .. | .. | .. | 92 | 10 | 53 | 1766 | 1939 | 24,843 | 13 | 79,623 | .. | .. | 3 | 435 | .. |
| DECREASE | .. | .. | 303 | .. | 75,240 | .. | .. | 1,459 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 106 | 35 | 616 | .. | 586 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 393 | .. | 6,869 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 84 | 6 | .. | .. | 13019 |

• The Counties of Waipu and Cook are included in the Hawke's Bay District.

† The Counties of Amuri and Cheviot are included in the Canterbury District.

‡ Does not include flour.