A YEAR’S STATISTICS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2104, 12 June 1907, Page 1

A YEAR’S STATISTICS

Press Association. WELLINGTON, yesterday.' Mr. Van Dadelszen, Registrar--General, has isued a statistical rgtum comparing the years .1896 and 1906. The following . are the figures :—Population (excluding .Maoris and residents of. Cook and other Pacific Is-

lauds)," 1806, 714,160 ; 1906,' 908,726 occupied buildings (number), .58,904, 72,338; land in cultivation (including glasses) acres, 11,550,i'75, live stock, iiorses (number), 289,813, 312.608; cattle, 1,138,067, 1,851,750 ; sheep, 19,133,493, 20,108,471; pigs, 209,834, 242,273; postal money orders issued, .£902,160, ' £1,686,232 ; railnays, Government, open for traffic (March, 1897-1907), miles, 2,018,' 2,458; receipts (March, 1897-1907), £1,286,158, £2,624,600;' shipping, vessels inwards. tons, 614.097, 1,243,652; vessels outwards, tons, 62(,659, 1,238.214; export of New Zealand produce, wool, quantity, lbs, 129,151, 624; .154,384,568; value, £4,391,848, £0,765;655; grain, quantity, bushels, 2,941,821, .1,006,525 ; value, £346,197, £139,474; frozen meat, quantity, cwt,' 1,10.3,362, 2,025,507 ; value, £l,•251,993, £2,877,031; butter, quantity, cwt, 71,353, 320,225; : value, £281,716, £1,560,235; cheese, quail tity, cwt’, 71,372; 131,206; value £l*39 166. £341,002; phormium fibre, quantity' tons, 2,968, 37,779 i value, £30,985, 776,106; gold, quantity ozs, 263;694. 563,843; value, £1,041,128, £2.270,901; gum, kauri, quantity tons, 7126, 9154; value, £431,323, £522 486; provisions, tallow, timber, etc., ' £ 1,269.680, £2,587,453 ; total exports New Zealand produce, £9,177,336, £17,840,346; imports, £7,137’jgo’ £15.211,403; output of coal tens, 792,851, 1,729,536; banks, do posits (average of four quarters) £14,490.827, £22,422,243; assets, £l6 900,199, £23,829,933 liabilities, £ls 201,131. £24,143,008; savings banks (post otlicc and private), number of depositors 175,173, 341,114; amount to credit, £5,065,864, £11,170,025.