New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 113

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 113

Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes (Season 1940-41).

Census and Statistics Department,
Wellington, 6th November, 1940.

A S in previous years, cards were sent out by post to grain-growers and to potato-
growers throughout the Dominion asking them to state what areas they had
sown or planted, or intended to sow or plant, in wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes this
season. It may be well to note that only holdings of l acre and over outside borough
boundaries are covered by the figures appearing below. In the case of potatoes a fair
amount is undoubtedly grown on the smaller holdings and on holdings situated within
boroughs.

WHEAT, OATS, AND BARLEY.--FINAL AREAS, 1939-40, AND AREAS ESTIMATED AS
SOWN OR TO BE SOWN IN 1940-41.

Wheat. Oats. Barley.
Areas, 1939-40 :
For threshing 257,532 49,751 25,262
For chaffing 1,140 162,747 524
Total harvested 258,672 212,498 25,786
Not harvested (fed off, &c.) 2,107 56,043 5,942
Grand totals 260,779 268,541 31,728
Areas, 1940-41 (estimated):
North Island 6,000 13,500 5,600
South Island 238,000 283,500 34,600
Totals .. 244,000 297,000 40,200

Tabulation of statistics for potatoes gives the following results:--

POTATOES.--FINAL AREA, 1939-40, AND AREA ESTIMATED AS PLANTED OR TO BE
PLANTED, 1940-41.

Final Area, 1939-40. Estimated Area, 1940-41.
Acres. Acres.
North Island 5,717
South Island 14,316
Totals for Dominion 20,033

J. W. BUTCHER,
Government Statistician.

Applications to Native Land Court for Assessment of Compensation.

Native Land Court Office, Rotorua, 22nd October, 1940.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the
Native Land Court sitting at Whakatane on the 19th November, 1940, or as soon thereafter as the business
of the Court will allow.
[Waiariki, 1940/41-21.]

C. V. FORDHAM, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

No. Applicant. Name of Land. Nature of Application.
148 Public Works Department .. Allotment 235A (part Wai-mana Parish Assessment of compensation for land taken for Whakatane depot garage.
149 " Waewaehikitia 5 (part), Waihi South Survey District, Block IV, Section 1 (part), Ota-marakau N.R. 2A (part) Assessment of compensation for lands taken for Paeroa-Whakatane State Highway deviation.


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🌾 Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes for 1940-41

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
6 November 1940
Agriculture, Statistics, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes, Crop Areas
  • J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician

🪶 Applications to Native Land Court for Assessment of Compensation

🪶 Māori Affairs
22 October 1940
Native Land Court, Compensation, Land Acquisition, Whakatane, Public Works
  • C. V. Fordham, Registrar