New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 131

Page 3641

✨ Agricultural Statistics

Nov. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3641

TABLE SHOWING AREAS UNDER GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS, ETC.—continued.

County.	Grain and Pulse Crops.	Green and Root Crops.	Total Area in Crop.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
LAND DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY—continued.
Rangiora	15,473	6,542¼	22,015¼
Eyre	17,929	7,297½	25,226½
Waimairi	3,631	4,049¼	7,680¼
Paparua	18,085¼	7,332½	25,417¾
Malvern	27,252½	17,143	44,395½
Tawera	3,335	2,500	5,835
Heathcote	224¾	546¼	771
Halswell	2,728	1,683½	4,411½
Selwyn	11,732¾	9,630½	21,363¼
Springs	9,355	4,058½	13,413½
Ellesmere	26,606¾	11,496½	38,103¼
Mount Herbert	41	568½	609½
Wairewa	1,867	3,366	5,233
Akaroa	42½	6,358	6,400½
Ashburton	138,345	74,780¼	213,125¼
Geraldine	40,142¾	20,036½	60,179¼
Levels	37,472¾	14,264½	51,737¼
Mackenzie	20,320	15,130	35,450
Waimate	65,662½	33,698	99,360½
Totals	502,278¼	293,411½	795,689¾

County.	Grain and Pulse Crops.	Green and Root Crops.	Total Area in Crop.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
LAND DISTRICT OF OTAGO.
Waitaki	42,736¼	26,082	68,818¼
Maniototo	13,694	12,381½	26,075½
Waihemo	5,242½	5,547½	10,790
Waikouaiti	3,068¼	3,057¾	6,126
Peninsula	500¾	1,155½	1,656¼
Taieri	15,058½	10,559	25,617½
Tuapeka	20,031½	24,995¼	45,026¾
Bruce	23,819¾	22,612	46,431¾
Clutha	28,947¾	38,578¼	67,526
Vincent	11,682¾	9,146¼	20,829
Lake	8,015½	3,295	11,310½
Totals	172,797½	157,410	330,207½

| | | | |
| LAND DISTRICT OF SOUTHLAND. | | | |
| Fiord | .. | 31,664½ | 35,129½ | 66,794 |
| Wallace | .. | 100,198 | 111,314 | 211,512 |
| Southland | .. | 2¼ | 7 | 9¼ |
| Stewart Island | .. | | | |
| Totals | 131,864¾ | 146,450½ | 278,315¼ |

SUMMARY OF GRAIN AND PULSE AND GREEN AND ROOT CROPS FOR THE SEASON 1915–16.

Land Districts.	Grain and Pulse Crops.	Green and Root Crops.	Total Area in Crop.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
Auckland	56,809¼	149,886	206,695¼
Hawke’s Bay	39,242¾	73,361¾	112,604½
Taranaki	12,920½	69,714½	82,635
Wellington	54,415¾	102,938¼	157,354
Nelson	17,226	11,340½	28,566½
Marlborough	42,004	14,180	56,184
Westland	667¼	2,976¼	3,643½
Canterbury	502,278¼	293,411½	795,689¾
Otago	172,797½	157,410	330,207½
Southland	131,864¾	146,450½	278,315¼
	1,030,226	1,021,669¼	2,051,895¼

TOTAL AREA IN DOMINION UNDER CROP.

Year.	Grain and Pulse Crops.	Green and Root Crops.	Total Area under Crop.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
1900–01	915,319	571,057	1,486,376
1905–06	890,101	645,283	1,535,384
1910–11	1,015,822	713,682	1,729,504
1915–16	1,030,226	1,021,669¼	2,051,895¼