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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 32, 27 January 1908, Page 2

KXPANSfOX IN THE SOUTH J SUND The following interesting statement showing the occupation and employment of the lands of the Dominion and the value uI the ri'snltin<r products is compiled from the latest report of the Department of Agriculture and from other oll'n'ial sources:—The total area of land in occupation in the Dominion, according . lo tin* latest -tati>«ic>. i- :t7.J05.47;l 1 acre*, ot ' which I Li;-2S.7:>S acres are in | tii<- North Island and 22.7.M.r>77 n"ivs in . i tli«' Suiilh Inland. The areas under 'cupatii-ii in iln* I'-adiii" provinces are: I Auckland. <i.2i>7.os:> acres, in \U,m hold--1 in*---: < 'aiiicrlmry. 0.000.12S acre-, in I 11 .it 17 holding-: Otago (including r?uuili- ! Inn.ll. In.sir>.tmo acres, in M.r>l7 hoU- ; ing-. The occupied holdings of the | Xoi'lh Maud are 3!M)41. against the Souih loland'>:J-J,:i!)7. The Dominion at I the proeut time doe> not make grain- ! growing an important industry, bar.dy | '*l1I>ilh1>il h wheat l»eini: to -upply : local wain-: whil.-l c\eit in ual* I hero i- oiil\ a -mall -nrplu- lor export. My ; lar tin* greahM crop in the Dominion I is gra-s. Out of the .'J7.405.17H acres ooj cupied in the Dominion over 3n.n00.000 | acre> are in grass, there being just below 2J.0H0.000 acres under native grasses and Over 12.ri0U.000 acre* of cultivated and -urface-sown Knglish grasses. Out of this tremendous area of artificial graces. which constitutes the main SveaHh of New Zealand, there are 7.1>10.SO4 aere* in the North Island, against 4.507.727 acres in the South Island. The nio«t important ligures rolaling to agriculture are. of course, the actual re- ! turns from ihe land. Owing tn there ! being no statistic-; published regarding ; ihe local consumption of agricultural i produce II i~ impossible to <«ive the total ! yield of the land in occupation, but Ihe export* form a remarkable testimony to t'eriilily of the country and (ho energy of th'i-e who are farming its soil. hi l'.iuii t!w U>lai exports of agricultural prodll'-e were valued al L'|.'!.l |l>.:{i;o. ail increa-e over ihe previous year of U2.21K.s:;u. It is not ea-y to obtain Ihe e\;o-i amount of agrieu Itural produce c\- , |iorlcd from the different centres, but a* ii torms the principal proportion M' i the export - the totals will give a very | fair idea of the real position. Tn 10.10 j the North Island exported produce to I llic viiluc 1.1 L'lo.«S.:m. nmiinst tin- | Snuili lsliUi.Cs ir.lKtf'Rfi. the permitaire of increase at the four leading ports being: Auckland. l.'ifi.O.'i: \Vellin«foii. 120.21: liiuiedin. i:».!) 0: hyftellon. 211.0.'>.