THE CENSUS, 1881.
We are indebted to Mr" Mueller, enumerator for Westland, for the Following summary, just completed, of the Census Returns for this district:— - The total population o£ Grey County is 7568 souls. The total population of Westland County is 10,272 souls, made up as follows : Arahura Riding 2791 Kanieri ~ 1690 Totara ~ 266 Okarito „ 464 Jackson's Bay Riding 160 Hokitika Municipality ... 2617 Rumaia ~ ... 1145 Poss „ ... 1139 Total ..» 10,272 The total agricultural statistics for Grey and Westland Counties are as follow : Acres. Land broken up but not under crop ..-. 1829 Land under crop .18,962 The latter is made up as under : Acres. Wheat ... ..i 5 Oats 676 Barley » 5 Sown grasses ... ... ..i 17,641 Potatoes ..; ..i ... 277 Beans and other crops 3 Turnips ..; ... .., 204 Beets, carrots, &c » 27 Orchard , 124
Total ... 18,962
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Kumara Times, Issue 1439, 9 May 1881, Page 2
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