Otago Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 786

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✨ Agricultural Land and Produce Statistics



ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY 1872.

TAKEN UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF “THE CENSUS ACTS AMENDMENT ACTS 1867.”

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. Acres. IN WHEAT. IN OATS. IN BARLEY. IN SOWN GRASSES. IN POTATOES. IN OTHER CROPS. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP. QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR’S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP.
Acres (Sown for Grain only). Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). For Green Food or Hay Acres. For Grain. Acres (sown for Grain only). Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). In Hay. Acres. Estimated gross Produce (in tons). In permanent and artificial Grass (including Land in Hay in previous col.) Acres. Acres. Estimated Produce (in tons). Acres. Wheat (bushels). Oats (bushels). Barley (bushels).
City of Dunedin 334 2,424½ 3,093½ 80,965 403¼ 9,752 280,490 274½ 5,888 643½ 485 13,522 321½ 1,144½ 905½ 28,272½ 3,451
Bruce 331 126 86¾ 3,219 1,285 759 28,808 17¼ 610 414¼ 757¼ 7,552½ 167 646 199½ 10,066¾ 70
Caversham 328 2,593¼ 1,439 41,071 559 6,783½ 168,596 130¼ 2,160½ 454¼ 466 22,186½ 262½ 1,022½ 1,574¼ 32,885 3,034
Clutha 125 103½ 30 716 416 2,574¼ 50,019 26¾ 575 106¼ 134½ 213¾ 270½ 597 35 3,566½ …
Dunstan 123 39 2 35 492¼ 390¼ 8,683 7¾ 126 536¼ 223¼ 706¼ 141½ 212¾ 18¼ 1,759¾ …
Mount Ida 224 42 20½ 664 134 267½ 5,511 5¼ 133 183 263¼ 2,966¼ 59½ 243 38 3,491¾ …
Port Chalmers 152 57¼ … … 331¼ 127½ 3,557 … … 67¼ 84 2,262½ 13¼ 491 41¼ 2,775¾ …
Roslyn 339 906½ 3,832¾ 118,748½ 784½ 9,073 318,599 152¾ 4,464½ 569¾ 1,329½ 16,631½ 562½ 2,163 531 31,573 1,809
Taieri 161 1,539 721 26,679 689½ 2,195¾ 72,698 508 13,688 177 174 3,155 214¾ 782½ 167¼ 7,651¼ 476
Tuapeka 113 1,839 2,548¾ 79,043 309 2,918¾ 97,697 146¾ 5,850 491¾ 712¾ 1,476¼ 257¼ 1,311 149¼ 7,805 524
Wakatipu 130 754 221¾ 6,140 513 956 30,851 39¾ 884 181¼ 85¼ 883¼ 150 579¼ 34¾ 2,797 29
Waikaia 268 2,703½ 3,164¾ 71,022 251 8,192¾ 245,940 230¼ 4,835 707¾ 677¾ 15,399 227¾ 724 184¼ 27,349 10,048
Waikouaiti 362 15,417 16,495¼ 293,987 498¾ 15,236 595,105 1,120¾ 29,926 567 563 25,935¾ 404¾ 1,232¼ 616¾ 60,307 1,004
Waitaki … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Invercargill 319 1,643¾ 429½ 11,094 1,504¾ 4,200½ 112,209 16¼ 487 772 369 24,366¾ 286¼ 1,637¾ 1,681¼ 32,485¼ 166
Mataura 300 3,888 1,432¾ 44,791¾ 599¾ 7,586¼ 139,304 641½ 19,011 478¾ 563¾ 7,283¼ 245 915¾ 334¾ 18,122¾ 458
Riverton 54 289½ 143 4,055 598 322 9,367 11½ 465 20¾ 29 2,435 47¾ 237¾ 53¾ 3,610¾ 1,100
Total 3,663 94,366 33,660¼ 884,225 9,369¼ 71,339½ 2,097,929 3,323 89,103 6,369¾ 6,922 146,629¾ 3,630¾ 13,497¼ 6,565¼ 274,517¾ 22,169

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.

JOHN SPERRY, Superintendent Collector.



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