Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1855 – No. 13

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No. 3.

PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.

Table shewing the respective number of persons in the several districts of the Province of Wellington, able, and not able to read and write.

DISTRICT. CANNOT READ. CAN READ ONLY. CAN READ AND WRITE TOTAL POPULATION.
Wellington City .................. 802 398 2008 3208
Karori, Kai Warra, Wades Town &c. 99 89 264 452
Evans’ Bay and Ohiro ............. 45 22 70 137
Porirua Road, &c. ................ 111 166 194 471
Waikanae, Otaki, &c. ............. 42 7 25 74
Manawatu and Ohau ................ 17 13 52 82
Rangitikei ....................... 39 24 98 161
Turakina ......................... 17 6 64 87
Wanganui ......................... 212 99 498 809
Hutt District, including Wainui-o-Mata. 561 265 799 1625
Wairarapa and East Coast ......... 94 65 377 536
Hawke’s Bay and Castle Point ..... 114 22 346 482
TOTALS ....................... 2153 1176 4795 8124

Total number unable to Write ........................................... 3329
Deduct Population under 7 ................................................ 1998
Total number above 7 unable to write ..................................... 1331

Note.—This will be below the real amount by the number under 7, who can both Read and Write.

No. 4.

PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.

TABLE, showing the amount of Land (in acres) fenced and under crop, in the several Districts of the Province of Wellington, in the year 1855.

DISTRICT. Fenced. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Maize. Potatoes. Garden or Orchard. Grass Artificial. Other Crops. Total Acres under Crop.
Wellington City .................. 245¼ — 7 — — 11 121¼ 115¼ — 245¼
Karori, Wades’ Town, &c. 828¼ 7¼ 11 — — 6 57¼ 775¼ — 857¼
Evans’ Bay, Ohiro ................ 137 — 2 — — 0 23¼ 129 — 154¼
Porirua Road and West Coast ...... 2418¼ 12 31¼ 40 — 37¼ 167¼ 2944 40¼ 3276
Rangitikei ....................... 954 35 20 — — 21¼ 5¼ 65 — 136¼
Turakina ......................... 270 19 20 — — 11 5¼ 312¼ — 368
Wanganui ......................... 2706¼ 193 4¼ 349 2¼ 130¼ 67¼ 787¼ 62 1534¼
Hutt, including Wainui-o-Mata .... 3000¼ 183¼ 8¼ 235 2¼ 324¼ 105 2645 — 3555¼
Wairarapa and East Coast ......... 766¼ 41 6¼ 23 14 10½ 25 172 — 279¼
Hawke’s Bay and Castle Point ..... 286 81 10 20 — — 9 2 — 122
TOTALS ....................... 11613¼ 572 61 727 9¼ 542¼ 587¼ 7938¼ 92¼ 10530¼

Note.—This Return does not include the land owned by, or in the occupation of Aboriginal Natives.



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