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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 367, 7 February 1849, Page 3

"WVextract from the Nelson Examiner the-following-Abstract-of *• the Statistics of that settlement for theyear 1848. ' The Statistics of Wellington for the past year hare not' yet been published for general information': — ' '

Town of Nelson ' Eural Districts Males. Females. , Total. 676 661 1,331 986 772 1,758 Totals 1,656 1,433, 3,089 Births . Marriages Deaths < . 102 16 ... - 34=

White Population.

Males . Females . v . \ # ' 818 608 ' ' M total ! = 1,426 -•■! A .

Native Population;.

Immigration 'from Great Britain Ditto from British Colonies Ditto from New Ulster .... • | _ Total Immigration 83 18 61 — 162 Emigration to British Colonies . Ditto to New IJlsters. 29 — 167 I |- M.I ■: Excess of Immigration ■ 55

awd Emigration.

Acres. Land fenced . ' ' . . , . . . 5,068£ Land cultivated . -.-",. • • 4,269fLand cropped: — Wheat 1,435 Oats 332£ Barley 1,079 Maize 8 ' Potatoes .;.... 223£ Grass . :. . . '.' .. 263$ Gardens and Orchards . . . 105§ Other Crops . . .• . 184 Total acres' in crop . * . . 3,630£ . Average produce per acre; — wheat, barley, and oats, 30 bushels per acre ; potatoes, 8 tons per acre. Native crops : — Wheat 1,187 Maize . . . . . . . . . - 211 Potatoes 290 Other crops 120 Total cropped by Natives . . 1,758

Agbicultuhe.

Ixpenditure . irdinary Revenue jg3,480 14 2,056 15 ? Excess of Expenditure . £1,423 19 H

Revenue and Expenditure/

forks finished •itto, unfinished . , . £408 14 4 34 18 7 34 18 7 Total on Public Works ' . ,£443 12 11

Expended on Pubiic Wobks.

Value of Imports from Great Britain £4,032 14 Ditto from flic Colonies t '. . 17,761 10 Ditto from the United States . 85 0 0 0 0 Total value .of Imports £21,879 r 4 0 Total value of exports £1,973 12 0

Imports and Exports.

Ships outwards Ditto inwards jNo. 20 Tons. Men. 3,938 335, 3,668 ' 220

Shipping.

hips outwards litto inwards 56 1,129 J./Q/Q 143

Coasting Tbade.

Triumph William and Horina _ . " ••) Tom. 11 12 ,

Vessels Registered.

Jo. .2 Day Schools .3 Sunday Schools •, Boys. 814 397 Girls. ' 274 390 Total. 588 787

Education.

Churches .... Methodist Chapels Roman Catholic Chanel Presfcyterian Church . German Lutheran .'- ■ j . . .-. 4 . ' 2 1 : i i i Total Places of Worship • , 9

' Peaces of Wobship.

Supreme Court:- 1 — Criminal Convictions (one case) > ; ■/ » Resident Magistrate's Court: — ' <" Criminal Convictions and Committals Civil Cases- ...... '2 51 67

Judicial.

Homed Cattle . ' . . . • . 8,548 Sheep . . . • . . . . 37,699 Horses , . . . . „. . ..,,242 Mules . . . . " , • : '12 Goats .' . . . ' y" { :'' '"V r 'ft,ss3 Pigs . . . ...... - 8,739 Of the above Stock there is owned by the natires, 5 horned cattle,, 8 horses, 200 goats, and 5,500 pigs.

Live Stock.