AREA, POPULATION, REVENUE, ETC., OF THE SEVERAL PROVINCES.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1873 Session I, H-36

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1873. NEW ZEALAND.

AREA, POPULATION, REVENUE, ETC., OF THE SEVERAL PROVINCES.

Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, dated Ith August, 1873, " That there be laid upon the Table a Return showing—(l.) The area of each Province and of the County of Westland. (2.) Population of each to date of last estimate. (3.) Revenue raised for Colonial purposes during financial Year 1871-72. (4.) Proportion of Public Works Loan expended or authorized to be cxpendod in each to end of year 1872."— (Mr Sheehan.)

RETURN showing the AREA of each PROVINCE and of the COUNTY of WESTLAND.

Estimated Population of the several Provinces of New Zealand and of the County of Westland, on the 31st December, 1872. Province of Auckland ... ... 66.805 County of Westland ... ... 15,176 „ Taranaki ... ... 4,756 Province of Otago ... ... 77,661 Wellington ... ... 27,066 Hawke'sßay ... ... 7,294 279,423 Nelson ... ... 23,611 Chatham Islands ... ... ... 137 „ Marlborough ... ... 5,544 „ Canterbury ... ... 51,510 Total estimated population of Colony 279,560 The above estimate has been made on the basis of the Census of 27th February, 1871, by adding the estimated Increase (from Excess of Births over Deaths and of Immigration over Emigration) up to the end of December, 1872 ; except in the case of Westland, where the Emigration exceeded tho Immigration. This is the only approximation that can be made, and is to be regarded as subject to the uncertainty arising from there being no moans of ascertaining the numbers of porsons who migrated from one part of New Zealand to another during tho period. John B. Bennett, 13th August, 1873. Registrar-General.

RETURN showing the REVENUE RAISED for COLONIAL PURPOSES in each PROVINCE and in the COUNTY of WESTLAND, during the FINANCIAL YEAR 1871-72.

Province. Area in Acees. Area in Act Pbovince. Abea in Acres. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ... Nelson ... ... , 16,650,000 2,950,000 2,290,000 7,000,000 6,928,000 Marlborough Canterbury ... Westland (County) Otago 3.000,000 8,693,000 3,025,000 16,038,400

Pbovini Pbovince. ICE. Amount. Province. Amount. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough £ s. d. 232,867 3 6 8,125 16 0 97,844 10 2 30,362 5 8 87.418 6 11 10,716 6 10 Canterbury ... Westland Otago £ a. d. 143,352 8 3 77,358 9 7 310,189 5 3 Total 998,234 12 2 Note.—The above is exclusive of Revenue collected at i :0s. 7d., which consists chiefly of interest received on Trust F lie Chatham Islands, £00 15s. 10d., ai und Investments, and cannot be allocs id of a sum of £32,757 ited to any Province. Treasury, 13th August, 1S73. C. T. Batkin, Secretai ry to Treasury.

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RETURN showing the EXPENDITURE of the IMMIGRATION and PUBLIC WORKS, on account of each PROVINCE and the COUNTY of WESTLAND, to 31st December, 1872.

UndisteibutABLE. Auckland. Taeanaki. Wellington. Hawke's Bat. Nelson. Mablbokough. Canteebury. Westland. Otago. Totals. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1869-70. Roads in North Island 256 15 1 4,611 3 4 3,176 8 6 4,719 12 8 1,420 16 4 14,184 13 11 1870-71. Charges and Expenses of raising Loans Departmental Roads in North Island Railways (including Roads, Westland) Purchase of Land in North Island ... Water Supply on Gold Fields Immigration 2,895 6 9 3,448 18 5 33 15 2 8,243 7 10 920 0 0 150 0 0 180 0 0 4,23817 11 171 6 6 16,153 14 11 2,293 2 11 80 0 0 9,491 4 5 707 7 5 60 0 0 ... 861 12 8 ... 51 6 3 6,713 3 4 2,895 6 C 3,448 18 E 38,161 0 I 11,777 19 1 230 0 C 409 0 C 2,798 15 I ... 229" 0 0 2,73910 o ... 59 5 0 1871-72. Interest and Sinking Fund... Charges and Expenses of raising Loans Departmental Roads in North Island Railways (including Iioads, Westland) Immigration Purchase of Land, North Island Water Supply on Gold Fields Greymouth Protective Works Advances in aid of Development of Coal Mines Payment under Payments to Provinces Act ... Refunds —Stamp Duty 33,750 0 0 39,272 3 4 11,125 0 3 500 0 0 5,510 2 8 19,051 17 8 30,017 4 7 415 6 9 8,(535 5 6 714 9 1 8,548" 9 8 798 4 10 ... 38 13 6 30,901 16 4 4,139 5 2 4,759 2 9 26,103 13 7 14,525 0 7 1,708 5 1 1,093 1 9 14,656 11 11 11,865 18 10 1,182 18 8 4 11 8 111,77210 7 17,257 17 6 22,988 16 11 52,574 5 10 14,217 9 7 33,750 0 C 39,272 3 4 11,125 0 i 73,027 4 £ 237,547 10 ( 43,857 12 t 49,434 4 i 2,206 10 t 2,280 7 1 543 5 I 100,000 0 ( 92 14 i 589" 7 9 13 10 0 811 4 8 2,280 7 7 77 19 0 24,324 18 0 73 17 3 1,748 4 5 9,365 17 9 18 16 1 ... 2,364 8 0 8,78010 8 2,042"l6 10 18416 0 18,263 1 10 5,992 15 0 0 15 124 4 G 27,117 7 6 1872-73. Interest and Sinking Fund... Charges and Expenses of raising Loans Departmental Roads in North Island Railways (including Roads, Wesiland) Immigration Purchase of Land, North Island Water Supply on Gold Fields Greymouth Protective Works Advances in aid of Development of Coal Mines Telegraph Extension Refunds —Stamp Duty Transfer to New Zealand Settlements Act 35,250 0 0 5,809 7 4 20,005 16 7 8,335 19 3 10,073 16 2 45,135 19 7 1,031 11 10 13 3 6 4,409" 1 11 96 7 8 334 0 0 9,306 2 4 3,378 18 1 11,635 6 1 2,6 44" 15 11 1,430 17 3 779" 5 0 15,543 8 7 ... 9,958 6 3 42,953" 4 3 13,950 13 2 34,758 11 5 35,250 0 C 5,809 7 4 26,005 1G ; 26,523 1G 4 167, 206 G i 8,335 19 i 13,780 3 i 2,193 11 ( 940 6 11 53 0 5 70,424 4 4 16 11 1( 13,650 16 11 212" 14 4 ... 1,663 7 6 940 6 11 304 6 2 ... 53 0 2 7,087 18 3 8,18716 4 20,071 17 5 6 0 0 7.3S3 19 4 8 0 G 1,078" 9 2 10,928" 10 7 2,698 8 11 12,987" 4 4 2 11 4 13,650 16 11 194,834 0 2 ... Totals 173, G69 18 6 30,943 14 3 125,692 19 7 1 52,500 3 7' 1 >7,412 13 10 13,202 3 5 198,493 6 3 148,877 3 0 1,037,232 10 1 51,606 8 I 0*8 2,?0' James C. Gavin, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, 29th September, 1873. ■^fi^ nA. J3