Otago Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 172

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✨ Land and Gold Statistics

RETURN OF LAND IN THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, SHEWING THE QUANTITY INCLUDED IN HUNDREDS, AND OTHERWISE.

	acres	square miles
Total gross area of the Province		23,090
Occupied by Sheep or Cattle Runs	8,307,200	12,980
Occupied as Hundreds up to date	968,320	1,513
Not occupied and barren	5,502,080	8,597
Total	14,777,600	23,090

LIST OF HUNDREDS SHEWING AREA, IN ACRES AND SQUARE MILES.

Hundreds	acres	square miles
Dunedin	72,320	113
East Taieri	73,600	115
West Taieri	60,160	94
North Tokomairiro	70,400	110
South Tokomairiro	70,400	110
Waihola	70,400	110
West Clutha	53,760	84
East Clutha	46,720	73
Oamaru	87,040	136
Otepopo	53,760	84
Moeraki	65,920	103
Hawksbury	71,040	111
Waikouaiti	25,600	40

NEW SOUTHERN HUNDREDS

Hundreds	acres	square miles
Waitahuna	40,960	64
Pomahaka	46,080	72
Popotunoa	60,160	94
Total	968,320	1,513

Amount of Revenue received for the year 1861, on account of Pastoral Runs, viz.:-

	£	s.	d.
Assessment on Stock	2,488	17	8
License Fees	2,155	5	0
Total	4,640	2	8

Amount of Land Revenue from the Sale of Land during the same period... £66,840 0 5

RETURN SHEWING THE QUANTITY, VALUE, AND DUTY ON GOLD, EXPORTED FROM 3RD AUGUST, 1861, TO MARCH 5TH, 1862.

Period	Quantity	Value	Duty
	ozs. dwts.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
1861,
August 3rd, to December 31st...	187,695 9	727,319 17 5	23,461 19 10
1862,
January 1st, to March 5th......	140,790 10	545,563 3 9	17,598 14 8
Total	328,485 19	1,272,883 1 2	41,060 14 6

VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1862, No 172

The Otago Provincial Council sat in a number of buildings, including the Dunedin Stock Exchange (depicted) in Princes St

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🗺️ Land Area Statistics for Otago Province

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsLand area, Hundreds, Sheep runs, Cattle runs, Otago

🗺️ List of Hundreds in Otago Province

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsHundreds, Land area, Dunedin, Taieri, Tokomairiro, Waihola, Clutha, Oamaru, Otepopo, Moeraki, Hawksbury, Waikouaiti, Waitahuna, Pomahaka, Popotunoa

💰 Revenue from Pastoral Runs in 1861

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
KeywordsRevenue, Pastoral runs, Assessment on stock, License fees

💰 Land Revenue from Sale of Land in 1861

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
KeywordsLand revenue, Sale of land

🌾 Gold Export Statistics from August 1861 to March 1862

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGold export, Quantity, Value, Duty

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