The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1907. STATISTICAL RETURNS.
Mr Von. Dadelszen, Registrar-, General,: has issued a statistical turn comparing the years 1896 and 1506. The following are the figures Population (excluding, Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) — ißg6, 7 14,162; 1906, 908,726. Occupied holdings number 58,904 and 72,338 ; land in cultivation (including grasses), 11,550,075 acres and 14, 382,787. Live stock Horses, number, 249,813 and 342,608; cattle, r, 138,067 and 1,851,750; sheep, 19,138,493 and 20,108,471 ; pigs, 209,834 and 242,273. Postal money 01 orders issued, ,£902,160 and £ 1,686,232. Railways—Government, open for traffic (Maroh 1897-1907), miles, 2018 and 2458 ; receipts (March 1897 —1907), £l, 286,158 and ,£2,624,600. Shipping—Vessels inwards, tons 614,097 and 1243,652; vessels outwards, tons, 027,659 and 1,238,214. Export of N.Z. produce —Wool quantity lb, 129,151,624 and 154,384,568, value ,£4,391,848 and £6,765,655 ; grain, quantity bushels, 2,941,812 and 1,006,825, value and £139.474 ; frozen meat, quantity cwt., 1,103,362 and 2,025,507, value £1,251,993 and £2,877,031; butter, quantity cwt., 71,353 and 320,225, value £281,716 and £1,560,235 ; chetse, quantity cwt., 71,372 and 131,206, value £130,166 and £341,002 ; phormium fibre, quantity tons, 2968 and 27,779, value
quantity 263,6940/8 and 563,8430/s value ,£1,041,428 and £2,270,904; gum, kauri, quantity 7126 tons and 91.54 tons, value £431,323 and £522,486; provisions, tallow, timber,. etc., £1,269,680 and £2,587,453. Total exports of New Zealand produce, £9,177,336 and £17,840,346 ; imports, £7D37.3 2 ° and £15,211,403: output of coal, tons, 692,841 and 1,729,536. Bank deposits (average of four quarters), £14,490,827 and £22,422,243 ; assets, £16,900,199 and £23,829,933 ; liabilities, £15,520,431 and £24,143,008 ; savings banks (Post Office and private) depositors, 1 75> 1 73 and 341,114; amounts to credit, £5,065,863 and £11,170,025-
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 11 June 1907, Page 2
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266The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1907. STATISTICAL RETURNS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 11 June 1907, Page 2
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