New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 101

Page 3327

✨ Agricultural Statistics

Dec. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3327

UNIMPROVED OCCUPIED LAND, 1919-20.

TABLE SHOWING FOR EACH LAND DISTRICT IN THE DOMINION DETAILS OF UNIMPROVED OCCUPIED LAND FOR THE SEASON 1919-20.

Land District.
Phormium Tenax.
Tussock and other Native Grasses.
Fern, Scrub, and Second Growth.
Standing Virgin Bush.
Barren and Unproductive Land.
Total Unimproved Occupied Land.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
North Auckland .
4,796
218,098
778,577
384,795
106,275
1,492,541
Auckland .
8,417
284,054
1,009,790
755,880
67,825
2,125,966
Hawke's Bay .
433
657,503
450,807
323,155
74,595
1,506,493
Taranaki .
54
7,020
63,804
306,679
7,171
384,728
Wellington .
19,357
496,141
292,392
435,780
91,794
1,335,464
Nelson .
1,785
299,933
152,980
468,857
45,617
969,172
Marlborough .
913
1,284,457
248,191
198,702
388,872
2,121,135
Westland .
6,478
198,018
75,977
952,301
361,712
1,594,486
Canterbury .
1,468
4,466,004
114,722
230,187
699,663
5,512,044
Otago .
1,582
5,628,060
370,119
267,061
278,328
6,545,150
Southland .
4,584
1,352,825
165,008
235,546
123,161
1,881,124
Totals .
49,867
14,892,113
3,722,367
4,558,943
2,245,013
25,468,303

AREA IN OCCUPATION.

TABLE SHOWING THE AREA IN OCCUPATION IN 1919-20, AS COMPARED WITH 1918-19.

1918-19.
1919-20.
Increase.
Decrease.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres
Grain and pulse crops .
750,964
713,446
.
37,518
Grasses and clovers (cut for seed or hay), green
and root crops
820,035
935,545
115,510
Sown grasses not cut for seed or hay .
15,831,604
16,125,265
293,661
.
Fallow lands
68,619
81,760
13,141
Gardens, orchards, plantations, &c.
142,115
148,760
6,645
Unimproved land .
25,729,369
25,468,303
.
261,066
Totals .
43,342,706
43,473,079
130,373
.

OCCUPATION OF LAND, 1919-20.--TENURE.

Land District.
Freehold occupied by Owner.
Leased from Private Individuals.
Leased from Public Bodies.
Leased from Maoris.
Crown Lands.
Tenure not specified.
Total Area occupied.
Held under Pastoral Lease or License.
Held under other Tenures.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
North Auckland .
2,303,504
128,287
38,495
82,674
112,544
333,251
.
2,998,755
Auckland .
2,525,969
156,076
45,678
455,865
257,048
868,037
.
4,308,673
Hawke's Bay .
2,760,223
222,800
123,479
706,376
295,017
558,399
.
4,666,294
Taranaki .
862,125
164,260
56,657
119,318
53,622
449,198
.
1,705,180
Wellington .
3,175,471
384,491
88,611
409,632
229,422
535,865
.
4,823,492
Nelson .
626,017
56,176
9,420
14,978
168,330
454,444
4
1,329,369
Marlborough .
835,441
45,776
7,508
27,287
1,271,196
345,590
.
2,532,798
Westland .
150,990
18,637
5,298
5,129
1,176,968
375,927
.
1,732,949
Canterbury .
3,152,933
402,575
271,083
11,555
3,777,347
661,415
.
8,276,908
Otago .
1,601,085
192,863
88,680
7,258
4,905,524
1,122,618
.
7,918,028
Southland .
1,489,340
132,296
147,882
6,116
1,110,399
294,600
.
3,180,633
Totals .
19,483,098
1,904,237
882,791
1,846,188
13,357,417
5,999,344
4
43,473,079