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Table No. 15. Increases for Two Decennial Periods, 1887-1897 and 1897-1907.

looi— ioy/. ±ovi —±uui. Population (excluding Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands) ... ... ... 125,695 No. 200,428 No. Occupied holdings ... ... ... ... 26,016 „ 12,608 „ Land in cultivation (including sown grasses) ... 4,159,811 acres 3,770,925 acres Horses ... ' ... ... ... .. 65,452 No. 99,998 No. Cattle ... ... ... ... ... 355,807 „ 607,134 „ Sheep ... ... ... ... ... 4,452,393 „ 1,295,464 „ Postal: Money-orders issued ... ... ... £415,087 £802,760 Telegraph revenue (including telephones) ... £20,010 Railways (Government) open for traffic ... ... 302 miles 419 miles „ " receipts ... ... ... £381,165 £1,385,930 ■ Shipping—Vessels (inwards) ... ... ... 197,145 tons 567,367 tons. „ ' „ (outwards) .'.. ... ... 181,750 „ 550,049 „ Export of — Wool ... ... ... ... ... £1,122,070 £3,214,134 Frozen meat ... ... ... ... £1,110,416 £1,854,378 Butter ... ... ... .. ... £347,684 £1,212,740 Cheese ... ... ... ... ... £95,955 £511,838 Phormium fibre ... ... ... ... £5,580 £801,394 Gold ... ... ... ... ... £232,326 £1,047,286 Provisions, tallow, timber, &c. ... ... £131,155 £1,545,101 Exports, New Zealand produce ... ... £3,045,186 £10,186,871 Imports ... ... ... ... ... £1,809,708 £9,247,638 Output of coal ... ... ... ... 282,093 tons 990,296 tons. Banks : Deposits (average of four quarters) ... £3,258,898 £9,226,599 Savings-banks Deposits ... ... ... £3,112,304 £7,304,983 By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1908.