CENSUS RETURNS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1474, 6 November 1878, Page 3

CENSUS RETURNS.

The “ New Zealand Times ” publishes the following further tables of census returns, in anticipation of the complete abstracts. The following table shows the number of occupied holdings of over one acre in extent in the different provincial districts, and also specifies the large pastoral holdings over 20,000 acres

There arc 2,611,926 acres fenced in by fences of various descriptions exclusive of wire fencing, and 8,755,639 acres by wire fencing only ; making a total of land enclosed of 11,567,565 acres. In 1871 there were only 6,770,299 acres fenced in. There were at the time of taking the census 374 steam threshing machines, and 511 worked by horse or by water power ; 4829 reaping machines, 34 steam ploughs, and 32 steam harrows.

in extent :— cT u p 6 o S § o.g 6 o Provincial district. Totals sil 3 UO CO Q ® Q O CO a o h Z.- u SS2 23 Auckland 5,565 12 4 1 Taranaki 1,018 . ... Wellington . 3,115 7 - Hawke’s Bay. 947 23 > 1 Marlborough. 687 17 ii 1 Nelson 1,792 11 6 Westland 127 5 Canterbury . 6,388 57 4 Otago ... 6,266 74 08 19 Chatham Islands ... 21 3 Totals 26,229 208 86 26 The number of freehold properties over one acre in cxtenl is sot forth in the table given ; also the land rented for pastoral purposes from the Crown, the acreage under crop, and in plantations c. S . Total In PlautaFreehold. under tious of *1-2 » Crop Forest Trees. o - Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Auckland ... 1 ,220,007 125,301 26,018 1,980 Taranaki 109,020 4,486 li6 Wellington ... Hawke’s Bay 1,181,403 530 17,636 1.217 999,472 108,189 5,992 766 Marlborough, 607,911 935,637 8,087 373 Nelson 690 631 468,615 13,399 1,394 Westland ... 23,2 50 326 ,332 8; 7 57 Canterbury... 1 ,766,681 3,453,501 3 12,329 4,784 Otago o ,170,068 V,''16,939 52,898 2,641 Chatham Is... 38,1 34 b6 Totals ... 8,869,547 12,690,07-4 051,73 8 13,298 In 1871 there were only 3987 acres of plantatiohs. The following table shows the number of horses, cattle, and sheep in the colony, oxelusire of those owned by Maoris. The total number of stock in the different provinces is as follows Mules Cattle. Sheep, Provincial Horses, and including including District. Asses calves lambs. Auckland 20,93? 62 127,575 540 277 Taranaki 4,084 2 33,929 81,378 Wellington 18,807 25 99.234 1,386,305 Hawke’s Bay 6,758 2 27,745 1,572,544 Marlborough 3 758 13 8,170 799.902 Nelsou ... 6,220 20 25,735 626,331 Westland 1,182 8 7,025 6,927 Canterbury 37,117 80 100,310 3,560,301 Otago ... 38,103 29 147,929 4,446,023 Chatham Islnds 807 772 49,350 Total 137 768 241 578.430 13,069,338 For the purpose of comparison we have prepared the following 1861 1871 1878 Horses 28,2 75 81,028 137,768 Mules or asse 153 397 241 Cattle 193,355 436,592 578,430 Sheep 2,761,383 9,700,629 13,069,338 Goats 12 191 12,434 14,243 Pigs 43,271 151.460 207,337