HAWKE’S BAY STATISTICS.
Mr R. Miller of Napier, in his annual stock and station report gives the following official figures :—Sheep in the provincial distiict, 2,096,375, giving an increase of 213,886 for the year after providing for exports (84,467), and boiling down (154,898) : horned cattle 36,900; horses, 9500. The acreage under occupation, including leaseholds, is slightly under two million acres, of which one million is fenced and the surface sown with English grasses, 700,000 acres ; in crop, 300,000 acres. Wool exported, 11,176,8791bs ; giving an average per sheep of 61bs. 2ozs; lambs, 31bs. This includes 3,000,000 lbs. of washed wool. The average clip in grease is over 7lbs. The value of the exports of wool is £608,935 —an increase of £172,000; tallow, £46,294 — an increase of £17,300; sheepskins, &c., £6567 : total, £661,776. The population of the district, including 3200 natives, is 19,000. The exports, therefore, equal £34 per head of the population, against £l2, the ayerage for the colony. Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, is a tall, slender, delicate-looking boy, slightly resembling his grandfather. His brother George is short, stout, and round-headed. The Prince’s eldest daughter is rather plain, but the other little girls are exceedingly pretty, especially the blooming and spirited little Princess Maud,
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Patea Mail, 26 May 1881, Page 4
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209HAWKE’S BAY STATISTICS. Patea Mail, 26 May 1881, Page 4
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