Otago Provincial Gazette – 1865 – No. 368

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✨ Population and Land Statistics



No. V.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Population (of European descent) in the several Provinces of New Zealand, in December, 1858, December, 1861, and December, 1864, with the Numerical and Centesimal Increase or Decrease in the period of Three Years 1858-61, and the Numerical and Centesimal Increase in the period of Three Years 1861-64.

Provinces 1858 1861 1864 Increase or Decrease in the Three Years 1858-61 Increase in the Three Years 1861-64
M. F. Total M. F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | Numerical | Centesimal | Numerical | Centesimal
Auckland 10,218 7,659 17,877 18,177 14,949 | 33,126 | 25,686 | 16,466 | 42,132 | 8,276 | 47.60 | 12,082 | 36.47
Taranaki 1,414 1,236 2,650 1,169 875 | 2,044 | 2,872 | 1,502 | 4,374 | -606 | -22.86 | 2,330 | 113.99
Wellington 6,524 5,229 11,753 8,342 6,645 | 14,987 | 11,716 | 7,262 | 18,978 | 3,234 | 27.52 | 3,991 | 26.63
Hawke’s Bay 1,063 451 1,514 1,359 794 | 2,153 | 2,461 | 1,309 | 3,770 | 639 | 42.20 | 1,617 | 75.10
Nelson and Marlborough 5,203 4,069 9,272 6,840 5,411 | 12,251 | 8,396 | 6,169 | 14,565 | 2,979 | 32.13 | 2,314 | 18.89
Canterbury 5,301 3,666 8,967 8,939 7,101 | 16,040 | 13,318 | 8,929 | 22,247 | 7,073 | 78.87 | 6,207 | 38.69
Otago and Southland 3,904 3,091 6,995 6,739 4,762 | 11,501 | 12,802 | 7,149 | 19,951 | 4,506 | 64.41 | 8,450 | 73.47
(including Stewart’s Island) | | | | | | | |
Totals 33,627 25,701 59,328 51,563 40,543 | 92,106 | 77,264 | 49,790 | 127,054 | 32,778 | 55.25 | 34,948 | 37.94

No. VI.

TABLE showing the Quantity of Land (in Acres) in the possession of Europeans in the several Provinces of New Zealand, Fenced, and the Quantity under Crop, as ascertained by a Census taken in December, 1864.

Provinces Total Number of Acres Fenced Number of Acres
In Wheat | In Oats | In Barley | In Maize | In Potatoes | In Garden or Orchard | In Sown Grasses | In other Crops | Total under Crop
A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P.
Auckland 129,147 2 0 856 0 0 | 3410 2 0 | 154 0 0 | 760 3 0 | 4877 1 0 | 2015 3 0 | 75,842 2 0 | 1039 1 16 | 87,556 0 16
Taranaki 8,134 0 20 58 0 0 | 211 1 0 | 4 2 0 | 0 1 0 | 292 0 0 | 161 0 20 | 9,006 1 0 | 35 0 0 | 9,768 3 20
Wellington 127,350 1 3 764 0 0 | 1720 2 0 | 116 0 0 | 14 3 0 | 664 2 30 | 1023 3 8 | 90,286 0 31 | 825 2 0 | 95,415 1 29
Hawke’s Bay 65,671 0 0 228 3 0 | 662 3 0 | 63 0 0 | 22 0 0 | 222 1 0 | 320 2 0 | 19,861 0 0 | 499 2 0 | 21,879 3 0
Nelson 91,411 0 0 3221 2 0 | 2638 2 0 | 793 2 0 | 12 2 0 | 527 3 0 | 947 1 0 | 22,739 3 0 | 1287 2 0 | 32,068 1 0
Marlborough 86,032 3 0 970 2 0 | 1069 1 0 | 411 0 0 | 224 0 0 | 2431 3 10 | 332 0 20 | 4,428 2 0 | 711 2 0 | 8,188 2 20
Canterbury 842,416 2 2 14,672 1 20 | 16,022 3 0 | 2431 3 10 | 3059 0 17 | 2199 3 17 | 2199 3 17 | 31,670 1 2 | 2564 2 17 | 68,727 0 38
Otago 149,698 2 20 5734 1 10 | 20,821 1 0 | 833 3 20 | 82 2 20 | 3059 2 20 | 1295 2 30 | 15,626 3 30 | 994 2 0 | 48,373 0 10
Southland 70,341 1 10 352 0 0 | 5613 1 0 | 82 2 20 | 10 1 20 | 268 2 0 | 2148 3 0 | 2,148 3 0 | 195 3 10 | 9,549 2 0
Totals 1,070,203 0 15 25,518 0 20 | 50,719 2 20 | 4890 1 10 | 4976 1 20 | 11,099 2 2 | 8,564 2 15 | 271,610 0 23 | 8,153 1 3 | 381,526 3 13


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