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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 188, 26 April 1860, Page 4

The following Statistics are given in a Memorial from the Provincial Council of Hawke’s Bay to the House of Representatives, for an increase of Representation, printed in the Herald of April 7. The area of this province has been estimated as containing (in round numbers) 3,000 000, of acres; of which quantity there are— Freehold, sold to individuals.,,24B,637 acresLicensed to occupiers as run5..,388,386 “

Property of the province, not licensed, about ,600,000 of which about one-third is agricultural, and a large proportion finely timbered. In the hands of the aborigines, about.,. 1,600,000 “

The European population of this province is not. at this time accurately known, no Census having been made since March, 185.8; (measures, however, having been taken to obtain one during the approaching June quarter;) nevertheless it is confidently believed that the same will be found to be above 3000; while its Maori population (according to statistical information lately published by the Genei*al Government) numbers 3673. From the time of the separation of this province from that of Wellington to the end of the past year, a short period of only fourteen months, the Revenue of this province was as follows:

And for the Public Service, during the same period, |the sum of £26,174 was voted, of which amount the following sums were actually expended on Roads and Bridges, and other Public Works, viz.—

For the service of the present year, 1860, the Provincial Council of Hawke’s Bay, in tlieir session now brought to a close, have sanctioned an expenditure of £45,444 16s, 7d. Among the many items of the. said sum total are the following:—

To meet which large sum they have their estimated Revenue of £46,586. During the past six months the Town of Napier has nearly doubled the. number of its buildings; while ho lest than two townships have been formed in this province by the Pro vincial Government, and two by private individuals ; the sections in which, already submitted for sale by auction, have all. brought remarkably good prices. This province according to the assessed Returns of October 1859, contains 179,0.00 sheep (then) above six months old; and of large cattle about 6000, and of horses about. 1500. While its export, of wool for the year 1859 was above 600,000 lbs. The amount of immigration during the past year (1859) by sea alone to the port of Wapierwas 967; and that of shipping inwards, to the same port, 12,669, and outwards, 12,253 tons.

The imports, during the .same period of 12 months, amount to abont. ,£45,000; and the exports, during the same time, to about £60,000. Besides which there have been both imports to and exports from other parts of the extensive seaboard of the province.

0 T A G 0. The Weather and the Crops. —The weather for the past month has been all that could be desired for harvesting, and the work has been mainly got through There is, however, a considerable quantity of grain still standing. The yield of wheat, in favourable situations, and the quality of the grain, are said to be superior to anything obtained in Otago m any previous season, and the average is. better than usual. Oats are rather light, and thp ar.e small—the crops not equal to-lhe average of seasons. During the last, tliree days we. have had heavy showers, which, flave been, most beneficial to the green crops, which, were sufferieng from the previous drought; and as the weather has cleared up and is fine, and, warm, the wet has been rather beneficial than otherwise to, the outstanding grain.— Witness, March 24.

The Township, at Waikouaiti.—The sale of the township laid off by J. Jones, Esq., at Waikouaiti, took place on the 21st. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and we understand that the whole, of the lots, about 200 sold at an average, of JB9 per. lot—a very handsome profit on the price paid to the Government about three years since, viz., lOs. per acre.

THE GOVERNOR’S ACCOUNT OF THE WAR. [From the Maori Messenger Extraordinary, April 2.] Native Secretary’s Office, Aprils, 1860. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the following statement of recent occurrences at Taranaki be published for general information. Thomas H. Amith, Assistant Native Secretary.

Ordinary (including only 3-8ths £ s. d. of Customs). 3,111 2 9 Territorial 28,350 4 1 Total 31,461 6 10

£ s. d. Roads and Bridges 14,655 16 4 Public Buildings and Works.. 3,325 4 0 Steam Navigation 583 6 8 Education (grants in aid) 336 19 1 Inland Mail Service 240 3 2 \ 17,141 9 3

£ s. d. Roads and Bridges 19,170 0 0 Public Buildings and Works 2,801 14 0 Harbour Improvements 6,000 0 0 For Surveys 4,775 0 0 Education (grants in aid) 600 0 0 Steam navigation 1,500 0 0 Total ..34,846 14 0