Otago Provincial Gazette – 1876 – No. 1015

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



SUPPLEMENT TO OTAGO GAZETTE, APRIL 5, 1876.

Account of Land in Cultivation, and of the Agricultural Produce thereof, in New Zealand, February 1876.

(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. Nos. 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 number acres under Crop (including Sown Grasses). 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. For grain. Acres (sown for Grain only). Estimated gross Produce (in bushels). IN HAY, Acres. In permanent artificial Grass (including land in Hay in previous column). Acres. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Acres. Wheat (bushels) Oats (bushels) Barley (bushels)
Bruce 358 4,010¾ 2,043 72,484 494 8,474¾ 267½ 9,185 306½ 986½ 349 1,739¾ 1,767½ 33,461 1,340 36,962 70
Caversham 306 209 29 975 1,067 494¾ 2¼ 83 460½ 936 153¼ 1,953 439 11,021¼ 747 1,085 414
Clutha 378 5,543 1,417¾ 59,391 1,181 7,468½ 188½ 6,381 678 1,196½ 240 1,403¾ 2,043 41,431¼ ... 34,865 ...
Dunedin 107 5,853¾ 1,960 4,159¾ 106 3,869¾ 106 3,517 448 746¾ 253 909¾ 912 67 1,746 249 279
Dunstan 173 279 67 1,746 249 4,159½ 106 3,869½ 448 746½ 253 909½ 912 67 1,746 249 279
Invercargill 1,377 5,265 771¼ 24,631 2,123¼ 5,311¼ 117¾ 4,016 481¼ 676¾ 338¼ 1,525 16,671¾ 53,796¾ 1,377 5,265 25
Mataura 384 5,111 160 451 441½ 1,461½ 8 282 233 203 150¾ 650 715½ 4,5542¼ 10 3,508 25
Mount Ida 107 160 13 451 441½ 1,461½ 8 282 233 203 150¾ 650 715½ 4,5542¼ 10 3,508 25
Port Chalmers 210 1,408 15,187 1,890 569 814 19,431¾ 2 78 939¾ 4,052 35,609 796 9,142¾ 307,783 1,104 35,085
Riverton 339 3,870¾ 100 3,324 100 40¾ 210¾ 76 31 376¾ 183 5,145 6 1351/6 54 2,642 146
Kosiyn 134 321 12,765 710 1,273 25,820¾ 585¾ 3,203¾ 1,0163¾ 38,913 5,990 35,596 314,706 39 7,550 361 1,3622/6
Taieri 6,660 263x/6 352¾ 9,3543A 316r/¾ 1,27orA’[ 1,225 17,4703/¾ 205 139,710 78¾ 1,406 9473/¾ 41,289 1,906 3,643 ...
Tuapeka 288 3,442 256 8,966 9,684¾ 216 1,027¾ 3,610X/¾ 1,882 284 750X¾ 3,211¾ 165,622.49¾ 1,700 177 370¾ 13,460
Waikaia 176 3,342 4771/6 8,547I/¾ 349,989 504% 18,620 779I~ 1,339t/6 24,461 346~/~ 2,182I/6 522 36,604~/~ 2,044 58,966 270
Waikouaiti 331 2,993i~ 1,745J.6 64,219i/~ 455 2,7243~ 4,123 125,3231/~ 3,999 91,916 I’:’O 771% 16,5121/~ 734,205 3,839 151,767 1,24OI/~2
Waitaki 351 16,588 13,521 495,318 11,224I~ 5,400 7,553 4,700 83,715 89~ 3,517 260I/~ 620 6,612 1,208% 686~ 2,074
Wakatipu 201 957 3 50,470 132~ 4,857 493 37~ 5,115 90~ 39 11,019 30 330 532~ 16,375 1,272
Wallace 75 2,312% 532½ 16,375 1,272 931% 2,945~.
GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE 4,172 50,253 25,977N 950,042N 13,934 79392N 3,13 266,815~ 153,691% 7,437 13,514 291,124N 4,ITaN 451,669~ 22,806 309,028 7,288

N.B.—The differences between the number of Holdings and the estimated Crops of 1875 and 1876 are as follow:—

1875. 1876.
Holdings 3,809 4,172 Increase 363 Holdings.
Wheat (bushels) 980,042½ 950,042½ Decrease 30,085½ bushels.
Oats " 3,018,148 3,131,326 Increase 113,178 "
Barley " 168,436 253,691½ Increase 85,255½ "
Potatoes (tons) 18,419 20,933¾ Increase 2,514¾ tons.

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

J. SPERREY, Superintendent Collector.




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