AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL STATISTIC.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1001, 21 November 1878, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL STATISTIC .

Bit by bit the returns compiled from the coni-uSc, come" to hand from Wellington. The7-ate_.t are those which relate to the occupied ! holdings \ with acreages m counties, . unoccupied ifhd uncultivated lands, occupied holdings m Provincial Districts and liyjf*i;' ! stooki The following table shows the total number and acreage of holdings unoccupied and uncultivated

m each of the , nine Provincial Districts aud Ohatam Islands : —

There are seven unoccupied and un-l cultivated holdings m Auckland of from ' 5000 to 10,000 acres each, two m Wellington, and two m Canterbury. There is also m Canterbury one unoccupied holding of 1-1,000 acres, and o*ue m Otago of 22,800 acres. The total number of occupied holdings (including Crown pastoral lands) m the several Provincial Districts aro 26,200, made up as follows : — Over 1 acre to 10 acres, 6,064 holdings ; 10 to 60 acres, 5,G80 holdings ; 50 to 100 acres, 3,937 holdings; 100 to 200 acres, •1,339 holdings ; 200 to 320 acres, 2,038 holdings ; 320 to 6-10 acres, 1,883 holdings ; 640 to 1,000 acres, 697 holdings ; 1,000 to 5,000 acres, 898 holding.. ; 5,000 to 10,000 acres, 172 holdings; 10,000 to 20,000 acres, 180 holdings ; 20,000 to ;30,000 acres, 201 holdings; 50,000 to 100,000 acres, 86 holdings; ahd upwards of 100,000 acres, 26 holdings. Tho total number. of holdings m each Provincial District is — Aucklaud, (5,565 ; Taranaki, 1,018; Wellington, 3,115 ; Hawke's Bay, 947 ;. Marlborough, 687 *, Nelson, 1,792 ; Westland,427 ; Canterbury, 6,388 ; Otago, (3,260. The total area of occupied holdings m the eoleny, including Chatham Islands, is. — Freehold, 8,869,547 acres ; leasehold, including Crown land rented jor other than pastoral purposes, 3,709.525 acres ; Crown land rented for pastoral purposes only, 12,690,074. The twtal area of land broken up,- but not under crop, is 253,742 acres, and the land under crop aggregates 651,638 acros. The following table' shows the acreage under crop of the principal products, such as wheat, oats, &v., iv the chief Provincial Districts : —

The attached tabic shews the number of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs m the colony, and gives the total number of live stock of all descriptions, exclusive of poultry: —

The total number of all descriptions of poultry m the colony is 1,323 ,0-12, and the total number of goats is 14,243. Tho quantity of butter made m the colony during the year was 7,379,4471b5., and cheese— 2,7ol, 9oßlbs. At fche time of taking fche census, there were m the colony 985 threshing machines, *1,829 reaping machines (Canterbury alone possessing 2,330, and Ofcago 1,720). Tho quantity of grain aud flour on hand was— Wheat, 1,72(i,.)*;)4 bushels; oats, 1,892.(551 bushels; barley, 248,029 bushels; and flour, *3,2Gl bags. — 'New Zealand Herald,' Nov. 18th.

iTotal uumber Cattle Sheep Provincial Districts. of all Horses, (including (including Pigs, descriptions. calves). lambs). Auckland .. .. 732,154 20,932 127,575 540,277 38,459 Wellington .. .. 1,528,518 18,807 99,233 1,386,305 23,531 Hawke's Bay .. .. 1,612,443 6,758 27,745 1,572,544 5,273 Canterbury .. .. 3,781,690 37,117 100,310 3,560,301 82,807 Otogo 4,665,377 35,103 147,929 4,446,023 30,278 Totals for the Colony .. j 14,007,838 137,768 578,430 13,069,338 207,337

Provincial Districst. In wheat. j In Oats. In barley. In potatoes Forest i ! I ! trees. Auckland ■.. .. 4,546 5,198 . 185 4,580 1,982 Wellington .. .. . 5,312 6,633 382 1,901 1,217 Nelson 2,518 3,959 1,398 1,093 1,394 Canterbury .. .. 134,095 89,496 12,541 4,150 4,784 Otago 75,570 94,350 i 4,168 5,035 2,541 Total for the Colony .. 226,354 204,254 j 21,795 18,875 13,29S

Provincial Districts. Acres. Holding 11 ' ! I Auckland .. .. 218,539 1,097 j Taranaki.. .. .. 19,150 153 Wellington .. .. 95,002 339 Hawke's Bay .. .. 12,329 54 MarLborough . . . . 8,823 40 Nelson .. .. .. -22,890 J27 "Westland.. .. ... 6,074 38 Canterbury . . . . 140,792 445 Otago .. .. .. 81,425 324 Chatham Islands . . 800 1 Total. .. .. 609,931 2,618