The Census and Statistics Act, 1910._Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics.

Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, 31st July, 1917.

In the New Zealand Gazette of the 12th July, 1917, an interim return was published showing approximately the principal crops and live-stock in the North Island for 1916-17. The appended tables now give the approximate figures for the whole of the Dominion, those for the North Island being repeated for general information.

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.

INTERIM RETURNS.

I.—TABLE showing APPROXIMATE AREAS and YIELDS of the PRINCIPAL Crops in each Land District in the Dominion for the Season 1916–17.

Land District.
| For Threshing. | For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. | Not harvested (Fed Off,&c.). | Oats. | Barley. | Maize. | Rye-grass. | Cocksfoot. | Potatoes. | Turnips. | Mangolds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. |
| Auckland | 573 | 11,696 | 114 | 149 | 36 | 368 | 21,009 | 25,811 | 856 | 484 | 12,037 | 3,314 | 119,010 | 511 | 3,667 | 1,078 | 221,285 | 977 | 55,235 | 3,020 | 10,915 | 77,012 | 537 |
| Hawke's Bay | 319 | 7,940 | 173 | 344 | 72 | 1,791 | 12,791 | 19,184 | 821 | 2,576 | 96,253 | 319 | 459 | 3,070 | 162,919 | 60 | 683 | 4,896 | 1,492,990 | 491 | 24,212 | 923 | 4,231 | 11,576 | 479 |
| Taranaki | 423 | 11,257 | 53 | 108 | 32 | 519 | 13,110 | 6,923 | 13,071 | 301 | 370 | 12,290 | 111 | 209 | 13 | 372 | 26 | 116 | 96 | 29,119 | 80 | 7,114 | 39 | 1,558 | 35,041 | 1,375 |
| Wellington | 4,996 | 120,950 | 297 | 377 | 79 | 7,775 | 239,714 | 18,375 | 29,297 | 1,680 | 941 | 28,339 | 124 | 261 | 23 | 761 | 55 | 333 | 2,523 | 571,438 | 654 | 82,271 | 2,389 | 12,917 | 40,653 | 788 |
| Nelson | 826 | 12,382 | 46 | 66 | 19 | 951 | 18,228 | 9,245 | 10,570 | 138 | 1,600 | 25,500 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 157 | 2 | 20 | 84 | 10,800 | 107 | 5,600 | 486 | 1,804 | 5,164 | 20 |
| Marlborough | 1,289 | 23,328 | 206 | 306 | 435 | 1,677 | 47,390 | 18,180 | 35,362 | 1,757 | 7,969 | 159,542 | 98 | 75 | 7 | 200 | 5 | 101 | 1,290 | 338,054 | 280 | 25,005 | 361 | 1,476 | 2,725 | 310 |
| Westland | 2 | 16 | | | | | | 521 | 627 | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1,400 | 41 | 166 | 2,107 | 2 |
| Canterbury | 178,545 | 3,960,182 | 2,354 | 3,253 | 1,728 | 82,507 | 3,067,451 | 159,416 | 157,654 | 22,788 | 9,013 | 202,150 | 226 | 9,204 | | | 8 | 13 | 48,061 | 10,525,696 | 11,579 | 1,505,985 | 12,781 | 68,106 | 122,219 | 3,978 |
| Otago | 30,318 | 862,214 | 417 | 847 | 311 | 45,377 | 1,627,754 | 62,449 | 82,633 | 3,544 | 6,247 | 188,574 | 57 | 137 | | | 1 | 1 | 7,931 | 2,714,637 | 466 | 52,056 | 3,508 | 19,372 | 116,197 | 1,466 |
| Southland | 1,830 | 45,492 | 40 | 65 | 162 | 38,119 | 1,422,442 | 43,707 | 56,025 | 568 | 370 | 13,297 | 73 | 133 | | | | | 13,441 | 7,424,287 | 98 | 12,838 | 1,594 | 10,262 | 118,802 | 27 |
| Totals, Dominion, 1916–17 | 219,121 | 5,055,457 | 3,700 | 5,515 | 2,874 | 178,397 | 5,470,405 | 352,616 | 430,234 | 32,500 | 29,570 | 737,982 | 1,115 | 10,755 | 6,434 | 283,419 | 668 | 4,934 | 79,400 | 23,328,306 | 14,733 | 1,771,716 | 25,502 | 130,807 | 531,496 | 8,982 |
| (interim figures only) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Totals, Dominion, 1915–16 | 329,207 | 7,108,360 | 6,215 | 7,440 | | | 212,688 | 7,653,208 | 429,437 | 572,435 | | | 30,204 | 820,174 | 2,040 | 3,387 | 8,086 | 340,372 | 624 | 3,493 | 43,095 | 15,908,312 | 13,293 | 1,577,285 | 29,809 | 128,807 | 572,188 | 13,046 |
| (final figures) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

II.—TABLE showing the APPROXIMATE NUMBERS of the Principal Varieties of LIVE-STOCK in each Land District in the Dominion (inclusive of its Interior Boroughs).

Land District.
| Horses, as at 31st Jan., 1917. | Dairy Cows, as at 31st Jan., 1917 (including Milk and Dry). | Total Cattle, as at 31st Jan., 1917 (including Figures in Previous Column). | Number of Sheep shorn Season 1916–17. | Number of Lambs tailed, Season 1916–17. | Sheep, as at 30th April, 1917. | Pigs, as at 31st Jan., 1917. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | | | 89,960 | 251,484 | 820,210 | 1,704,455 | 780,299 | 1,792,176 | 86,678 |
| Hawke's Bay | | | 37,837 | 42,662 | 342,061 | 5,211,671 | 2,403,058 | 5,961,553 | 15,724 |
| Taranaki | | | 25,855 | 154,406 | 334,773 | 961,282 | 386,221 | 983,822 | 50,428 |
| Wellington | | | 51,735 | 131,895 | 493,427 | 5,059,524 | 2,551,621 | 5,473,850 | 47,263 |
| Nelson | | | 9,011 | 18,034 | 51,413 | 407,780 | 179,167 | 456,991 | 8,889 |
| Marlborough | | | 7,318 | 10,583 | 30,304 | 949,693 | 386,707 | 1,017,629 | 7,107 |
| Westland | | | 3,254 | 9,475 | 37,108 | 56,334 | 27,156 | 62,271 | 2,953 |
| Canterbury | | | 69,348 | 55,468 | 146,782 | 3,876,742 | 2,136,453 | 4,377,407 | 36,339 |
| Otago | | | 42,656 | 45,778 | 122,017 | 2,585,982 | 1,121,647 | 2,911,057 | 14,270 |
| Southland | | | 30,193 | 40,323 | 124,605 | 1,367,361 | 706,251 | 1,716,568 | 8,535 |
| Totals, Dominion, 1917 (interim figs.) | | | 367,167 | 760,108 | 2,502,700 | 22,180,824 | 10,678,580 | 24,753,324 | 278,186 |
| Totals, Dominion, 1916 (final figures) | | | 371,331 | 750,323 | 2,417,491 | 22,097,268 | 10,370,771 | 24,788,150 | 297,501 |