New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 95

Page 2665

✨ Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics

Nov. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2665

UNIMPROVED OCCUPIED LAND, 1920-21.

TABLE SHOWING FOR EACH LAND DISTRICT IN THE DOMINION DETAILS OF UNIMPROVED OCCUPIED LAND FOR THE SEASON 1920-21.

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 ..	3,326	231,155	748,579	382,408	103,639	1,469,107
Auckland ..	8,058	292,793	1,034,875	736,559	57,751	2,130,036
Hawke’s Bay ..	1,026	739,285	466,463	312,896	65,563	1,585,233
Taranaki ..	63	19,925	64,411	247,221	6,912	338,532
Wellington ..	16,943	461,958	309,999	422,458	101,952	1,313,310
Nelson ..	2,031	314,298	140,750	460,883	49,228	967,190
Marlborough ..	842	1,374,374	281,512	199,787	333,891	2,190,406
Westland ..	4,378	190,744	73,486	955,382	410,988	1,634,978
Canterbury ..	726	4,343,009	108,187	210,466	658,862	5,321,250
Otago ..	855	5,612,426	384,021	282,991	245,632	6,525,925
Southland ..	5,754	1,413,479	158,683	240,597	92,448	1,910,961
Totals ..	44,002	14,993,446	3,770,966	4,451,648	2,126,866	25,386,928

AREA IN OCCUPATION.

TABLE SHOWING THE AREA IN OCCUPATION IN 1920-21, AS COMPARED WITH 1919-20.

——	1919-20.	1920-21.	Increase.	Decrease.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
Grain and pulse crops .. .. ..	713,446	883,129	169,683	..
Grasses and clovers (cut for seed or hay), green and root crops	935,545	1,027,338	91,793	..
Sown grasses not cut for seed or hay ..	16,125,265	15,912,803	..	212,462
Fallow lands .. .. ..	81,760	137,898	56,138	..
Gardens, orchards, plantations, &c. ..	148,760	198,661	49,901	..
Unimproved land .. .. ..	25,468,303	25,386,928	..	81,375
Totals .. .. ..	43,473,079	43,546,757	73,678	..

OCCUPATION OF LAND, 1920-1921.—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.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Held under Pastoral Lease or License.	Held under other Tenures.	Acres.
North Auckland ..	2,344,592	108,778	28,984	79,616	103,407	344,597	58
Auckland ..	2,629,883	150,378	42,227	439,111	211,176	920,405	3
Hawke’s Bay ..	2,792,268	222,161	122,081	680,480	289,574	594,302	..
Taranaki ..	880,543	143,850	48,423	115,161	83,314	440,439	..
Wellington ..	3,198,342	378,911	82,968	368,475	260,547	528,776	285
Nelson ..	597,160	59,031	6,718	14,776	174,663	472,651	..
Marlborough ..	794,073	46,501	5,291	26,092	1,259,709	437,592	..
Westland ..	160,245	18,079	5,007	5,088	1,293,512	290,253	..
Canterbury ..	3,079,769	371,539	240,754	10,397	3,764,157	611,549	..
Otago ..	1,657,502	195,211	96,935	6,811	4,751,747	1,211,244	..
Southland..	1,536,878	101,594	114,178	4,798	1,180,400	310,738	..
Totals ..	19,671,255	1,796,033	793,566	1,750,805	13,372,206	6,162,546	346