✨ Agricultural Statistics
ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1869.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act 1867.")
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S INTERIM RETURN.—PROVINCE OF OTAGO.
| Sub-Divisions | No. of Holdings of One Acre upwards | Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. | In Wheat | In Oats | In Barley | In Hay | In permanent artificial Grass (including Land in Hay in previous column). | In Potatoes. | IV. Other Crops. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels) | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels) | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels) | Acres. * | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons) | ||
| N. E. Valley and Upper N. Harbor | 78 | ... | 21 | 3 | 70 | 179 | 5 | 220 | 100 |
| Wakari and Kaikorai | 80 | 68 | 15 | 525 | 78 | 2645 | ... | ... | 924 |
| Otago Peninsula | 199 | 457 | 81 | 3068 | 226 | 9620 | 43 | 2775 | 752 |
| Caversham and Green Island | 61 | 160 | 19 | 452 | 316 | 11872 | ... | ... | 585 |
| Port Chalmrs and Portobello | 96 | 19 | ... | 145 | 4162 | 1 | 20 | 56 | 3041 |
| Lower North Harbor | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 48 | 683 | 492 |
| Blueskin | 136 | 107 | 52 | 1700 | 411 | 11,634 | ... | ... | ... |
| East and North Taieri | ... | 738 | 1484 | 52,237 | 3624 | 181,165 | 218 | 6560 | 6776 |
| West Taieri, Maungatua, and Lower Waipori | 99 | 844 | 1706 | 60,466 | 3208 | 184,315 | 476 | 18,215 | 6390 |
| Saddle Hill, Otokia, Kuri Bush, &c. | 106 | 555 | 891 | 10,461 | 1662 | 58,845 | 46 | 1090 | 3857 |
| Bruce | 49 | 346 | 168 | 4507 | 924 | 29,896 | ... | 270 | 76 |
| Waihola | 178 | ... | ... | 2885 | 84,290 | ... | ... | ... | 621 |
| Tokomairiro Hundreds | 1983 | ... | ... | 219,137 | 84,290 | ... | 9213 | ... | 6170 |
| Tuapeka, Waitahuna, Waipori, &c. | 401 | 142 | 3725 | 1726 | 71 | 2296 | 114 | 2810 | 124 |
| North Molyneux and Inch Clutha (Matau) | 86 | 636 | 693 | 19,622 | 104 | 3800 | 2906 | 173 | 267 |
| East and West Clutha, Waiwera, Popotunoa, &c. | 233 | 4330 | 850 | 20,471 | 4782 | 135,849 | 147 | 6647 | 495 |
| Oamaru, Papakaio, &c. | 158 | 4345 | 7790 | 278,641 | 4156 | 169,677 | 26,133 | 48,183 | 554 |
| Otepopo | 79 | 1846 | 1962 | 69,247 | 2015 | 87,174 | 144 | 4655 | 52 |
| Moeraki | 49 | 525 | 384 | 10,660 | 68 | 1745 | 85 | 169 | 526 |
| Hawksbury and Waikouaiti | 127 | 765 | 676 | 20,478 | 1794 | 62,067 | 23 | 191 | 211 |
| Goodwood, Shag Valley, Waihemo, &c. | 93 | 2096 | 1046 | 35,851 | 2421 | 115,451 | 131 | 6385 | 421 |
| Mount Ida, Upper Taieri, &c. | 40 | 41 | 20 | 3400 | 140 | 3755 | 16 | 104 | 165 |
| Blackstone, Valley of the Manuherikia, Cromwell, Clyde, &c | 95 | 58 | 1269 | 1209 | 35 | 720 | ... | 528 | 216 |
| Upper Waitaki, Wanaka, and Cardrona | 12 | 88 | ... | 3400 | 43 | 1760 | ... | ... | 24 |
| Wakatipu, Arrow, and Shotover | 86 | 753 | 320 | 41,505 | 822 | 32,030 | 30 | 696 | 180 |
| Mataura, &c. | 41 | 196 | 761 | 12,245 | 418 | 12,245 | 1 | 20 | 27 |
General Totals for Province | 2379 | 20,828 | 20,083 | 677,466 | 39,812 | 1,454,763 | 2538 | 90,254 | 5868 | 8781 | 80,895 | 2918 | 1918 |
- The column includes a large quantity of Oats cut up for Hay in the Dunedin Suburban Districts.
I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns as received up to the present time.
John Hislop, Superintendent Collector.
Note.—The above Return is not required by the Act of 1867, but it has been thought advisable to furnish information respecting the smaller divisions of the Province as well as of the General Assembly Electoral Districts.
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Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce in Otago Province
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- John Hislop, Certified the compilation
- John Hislop, Superintendent Collector
Otago Provincial Gazette 1869, No 599