"The Statistics Act, 1908."—Interim Return, 1908-9.—Notice No. 1262—continued.

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

| 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 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 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 Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | | | | | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down. | |
| AUCKLAND {1908-9 | 2,577 | 46 | 4 | 335,192 | 1,626 | 40,932 | 137 | 735 | 44,564 | 1,214 | 31 | 96 | 2,445 | 120 | 6 | 61 | 696 | 8,317 | 63 | 1520 | 38,603 | 217 | 12 | 12 | 3,765 | 25 | .. | 656 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 67,538 | 3 | 15,167 | 83 | 1 | 27 | 691 | 1381 |
| | 1,361 | 88 | 9 | 21,856 | 2,282 | 33,824 | 38 | 530 | 68,617 | 749 | 37 | 95 | 3,271 | 89 | 27 | 62 | 517 | 6,816 | 177 | 1360 | 54,802 | 164 | 9 | 21 | 2,471 | 18 | 1 | 2,572 | 5 | .. | 20 | 2 | .. | 34,481 | .. | 9,117 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 3 |
| HAWKE'S BAY {1908-9 | 668 | 42 | 1 | 19,992 | 8,719 | 22,907 | 95 | 606 | 32,116 | 3,451 | 40 | 267 | 2,011 | 639 | .. | 4 | 5,970 | 2,804 | .. | 24 | 6,387 | 109 | .. | 1 | 185 | 24 | .. | 147 | .. | .. | 87 | 226 | 1 | 4,716 | 3 | 9,001 | 13 | .. | .. | 22 | 45 |
| | 352 | 131 | 5 | 2,762 | 8,343 | 15,168 | 129 | 465 | 45,503 | 2,069 | 161 | 339 | 4,321 | 1224 | 22 | 12 | 1,314 | 1,705 | 127 | 114 | 19,358 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 225 | 45 | 1 | 80 | .. | .. | .. | 88 | 18 | 7,035 | 11 | 5,704 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 480 |
| TARANAKI {1908-9 | 756 | 36 | 35 | 10,082 | 3,168 | 3,888 | 391 | 1,651 | 12,054 | 1,269 | 34 | 107 | 1,018 | 51 | .. | .. | 141 | 161 | 69 | 363 | 351 | 55 | 3 | 19 | 254 | 16 | 4 | 194 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 6,178 | .. | 2,512 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 387 | 1 | 6 | 5,010 | 3,775 | 3,243 | 558 | 1,646 | 10,340 | 893 | 67 | 85 | 2,564 | 51 | 3 | 28 | 46 | 130 | 47 | 111 | 534 | 16 | .. | 1 | 123 | 32 | .. | 220 | 1 | .. | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2,868 | .. | 1,980 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| WELLINGTON {1908-9 | 5,953 | 70 | 4 | 100,065 | 19,597 | 25,906 | 92 | 1,129 | 97,332 | 1,638 | 44 | 292 | 27,817 | 343 | 64 | 150 | 1,165 | 182 | 34 | 59 | 2,181 | 604 | 16 | 16 | 3,219 | 386 | 8 | 1,131 | 17 | .. | 8 | 114 | 7 | 15,715 | .. | 38,356 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 100 |
| | 3,996 | 41 | 4 | 37,234 | 19,333 | 18,287 | 119 | 1,122 | 108,038 | 600 | 65 | 237 | 8,199 | 54 | .. | 25 | 2,502 | 98 | 13 | 33 | 3,211 | 350 | 2 | 16 | 3,320 | 285 | .. | 1,897 | 35 | .. | 24 | 127 | 1 | 25,077 | .. | 4,807 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| MARLBOROUGH {1908-9 | 1,904 | .. | .. | 11,090 | 4,675 | 16,361 | 26 | 661 | 17,381 | 13023 | 44 | 332 | 4,429 | 82 | 1 | 177 | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | 3 | 644 | 24 | 10 | 717 | 28 | .. | 28 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 312 | 5 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 1,190 | 46 | 12 | 8,091 | 2,792 | 13,105 | 6 | 228 | 4,426 | 10732 | 281 | 519 | 1,966 | 19 | 8 | 60 | 88 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 959 | 74 | 1 | 4,186 | 19 | 1 | 156 | 4 | .. | 23 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 15 | 2 | 7 | 318 | .. |
| NELSON {1908-9 | 1,071 | 12 | .. | 9,418 | 3,836 | 13,915 | 16 | 184 | 6,329 | 3,934 | 10 | 1 | 108 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 152 | 454 | 45 | 5 | 50 | 11 | .. | 20 | 9 | 13 | 3 | .. | 14 | 400 | 677 | 37,620 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| | 891 | 4 | .. | 3,705 | 3,650 | 12,083 | 1 | 92 | 7,485 | 3,817 | 27 | .. | 2,688 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 201 | 462 | 15 | 1 | 96 | 6 | .. | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .. | 20 | 839 | 441940 | 4 | .. | .. | 4,500 | .. |
| WESTLAND {1908-9 | .. | .. | .. | 7,116 | .. | 401 | 38 | 321 | 2,412 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | 150 | .. | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | 2200 | .. | 3,660 | .. | 853 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | .. | .. | .. | 618 | 5 | 286 | 63 | 241 | 2,446 | .. | .. | .. | 24 | .. | .. | 6 | 78 | .. | .. | .. | 170 | .. | 1 | 2 | 99 | 1 | .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 50 | .. | 2,570 | .. | 556 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CANTERBURY {1908-9 | 181040 | 381 | 66 | 890,938 | 176042 | 85,405 | 23 | 12679 | 864,504 | 17270 | 284 | 1561 | 76,815 | 1085 | 71 | 1471 | 1,062 | .. | .. | 1 | 294 | 4,538 | 4 | 195 | 35700 | 239 | .. | 10230 | 282 | 3 | 10 | 573 | 18 | 17,600 | .. | 62,172 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 111 | .. |
| | 139449 | 290 | 21 | 710,701 | 170536 | 86,638 | 156 | 9,360 | 341,129 | 11901 | 42 | 2163 | 73,133 | 506 | 42 | 214 | 2,390 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 6,009 | 14 | 353 | 31607 | 743 | .. | 7,463 | 60 | .. | 6 | 86 | 246 | 77,322 | .. | 71,601 | 21 | .. | 6 | 16 | 7,438 |
| OTAGO .. {1908-9 | 56,309 | 107 | 20 | 372,406 | 183371 | 97,424 | 17 | 2,037 | 1123972 | 6,673 | 18 | 509 | 66,007 | 1210 | 15 | 1098 | 17923 | 1 | .. | .. | 161 | 273 | 1 | 42 | 400 | 3 | .. | 16 | 6 | .. | 6 | 54 | 186 | 4,958 | .. | 117418 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 |
| | 45,058 | 109 | 70 | 315,277 | 175910 | 91,701 | 258 | 1,669 | 494,262 | 4,691 | 167 | 790 | 96,268 | 942 | 132 | 717 | 383 | .. | .. | 60 | 281 | 363 | .. | 70 | 229 | 1 | .. | 845 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 215 | 125031 | .. | 98,677 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| TOTALS {1908-9 | 250278 | 694 | 130 | 1756299 | 401034 | 307139 | 835 | 20003 | 2200664 | 48472 | 505 | 3165 | 180664 | 3549 | 158 | 2970 | 26995 | 11493 | 176 | 1971 | 48,148 | 6,895 | 105 | 300 | 44440 | 732 | 12 | 12446 | 336 | 18 | 142 | 3190 | 228 | 121077 | 688 | 283124 | 99 | 17 | 41 | 846 | 1576 |
| | 192684 | 710 | 127 | 1105254 | 386626 | 274335 | 1328 | 15353 | 1082246 | 35452 | 819 | 4228 | 192434 | 2905 | 236 | 1137 | 7320 | 8765 | 375 | 1686 | 78,647 | 8,398 | 118 | 471 | 42356 | 1,150 | 3 | 13270 | 120 | 35 | 82 | 403 | 481 | 274404 | 861 | 634382 | 92 | 17 | 41 | 336 | 12421 |
| INCREASE | 57,594 | .. | 3 | 651,045 | 14,408 | 32,804 | .. | 4,650 | 1118418 | 13020 | .. | .. | .. | 644 | .. | 1833 | 19675 | 2,728 | .. | 285 | .. | 30,499 | 1,503 | 13 | 171 | .. | 9 | .. | 216 | .. | 60 | 2787 | .. | 153327 | 173 | 351258 | .. | 7 | .. | 510 | .. |
| DECREASE | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 493 | .. | .. | .. | 314 | 1063 | 11,770 | .. | 78 | .. | .. | .. | 199 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 418 | .. | 824 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | 253 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10845 | .. |

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[Dec. 23.]

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