STATISTICS OF NELSON, 1849.

The following abstract of the Statistic! of the Nelson Settlement, for the year ending the 31st, December, 1849, ii published for general information.

M. Richmond, . Superintendent's Office, Superintendent. " Feb. 15, 1850. White Population. Malci. Femalei. Total*. Town of Nelson . . 632 665 1,297 Rural Districts . . 1,163 812 2,075Totals . 1,795 1,477 3,372 Since the Census was taken, 123 persons have' arrived by the Pekiu and Berkshire, making the present population 3,495. Age. Under 2 years of age .... 281Above 2 and under 7 years . . . 768 „ 7 „ 14 ... 557J „ 14 „ 21 ... 398J „21 „ 45 ... 1,216 „45 „ 60 ... 152^ Employment. I#^ Persons engaged in Agriculture . . 471 „ Manufactures . .315* „ Commerce . .112* Births . 158' Marriages 35 Deaths 29 V Nativx Population. v. Males . 812 Females '. 596 Total 1,408-' v> Immigration and Emigration. Immigration from Great Britain . . 199 • Ditto from, British Colonies . . 14 Ditto from New Ulster ... 66 Total Immigration . 279 Emigration to British Colonies . . 40 Ditto to New Ulster ... 70 Total Immigration . 110 Excess of Immigration . .169 Education. No. Boys. Girl*. Total. 13 Day Schools . . 289 241 530 14 Sunday Schools . .115 135 250 Totals . . 404 376 780 The number of children given as attending Sunday Schools, only embraces those who are receiving education at Sunday Schools alone ; but the correct Dumber of Sunday scholars, including those who are also taught during the week, is 676. Places of Worship. Protestant Episcopalian .... 4 Wesleyan Methodist Chapels . . .4 Presbyterian Church 1 Roman Catholic Chapel .... 1 German Lutheran Church .... 1 Baptist Chapel 1 Total Places of Worship . . 12 Divine Service is also performed by the ministers of the several denominations inthe school-houses of the hamlets where no church or chapel has yet been erected. Judicial. s^,. Supreme Court — . '** Criminal Convictions .... 2 Resident Magistrate's CourtCriminal Convictions and Committals . 48 ..Civil Cases . . . . ,113 Live Stock. Horned Cattle 4,158 Sheep 53,348 Horses 345 Mules ....... 10 . Goats 6,239 Pigs 2,810 In addition to the above, the Natives possess 7 horned cattle, 8 horses, 200 goats, and 5,500 pigs. Number of Buildings. Dwelling Houses — Brick . . . ' i^\> 41 Stone .... -^"7 . 5 Wood 378 Earth 209 Other materials ... .17 650 Warehouses and Workshops ... 72 Total number of Buildings . . 722 AotticuLTuai. Land cropped— Aera. Wheat „ . . . . 1,1671 Oats 400 » Barley 1,05H Maize 2 Potatoes . . . . 1974 Grass 3764 Garden or Orchard . . 1354 Other Crops .... 303 3,634 Fallow 80S '■% Total number of Acres cultivated 3,7141 Native CropsWheat 1,000 Maize 200 Potatoes 300 Other crops 120 Total Native Crops . . . 1,620 M Manufactories, Minks, Bk. *>Wlour Mil], in Nelson, leased to Mr. Campbell. jLL WIto power, two pair of atonesTl Quantity of *he«* ground during the year, 207)00 bushels.

Mill, in Waimea South, the property of Mr. Stratford. Water power, one pair of stones.* / Wheat ground, 5,200 bushel*. "7 Ditto, at Riwaka, the property of Mr. Mickle. Water power, one pair of stones 3 Wheat ground, 1,404 bushels. rMalt-house and Brewery, the property of Messrs. r Hooper and Co. 'Ditto, the property of Mr. Smith. /Ditto at Waimea West, the property of Mr. Redwood. Shipwrights' Yarti, the property of Mr. Strong. /One. vessel built of 70 tons. JOitlo, the property of Mr. Jacobson.'lQne sloop . built of 22 tons. — * Ditto, the property of Mr. Freeman. iThree small . schooners built, and. two on the stocks. Saw Mill, in Waimea South, the property of Mr. ' Martin. 'Ditto, in Glen-Iti, the property of Mr. Baigent. ' Brickyard in Nelson, the property of Mr. Newth. Ditto, in Suburban South, the property of Mr. . Sigley. ' ffri^-ty Ditto, in Suburban North, the property of </^ Hemp Mill and Rope Walk, the property of Mr. ■ M'Glashan. Rope Walk, theWpperty of Mr. Gardener. 3Tan Yard and Ct*iery, the property of Mr. Lightband. " .Ditto, the property of Mr. Blick. Hand-Loom for Sacking, the property of Mr. . Devaney. Ditto for Woollen Cloths, the property of Mr. •Blick. Stocking Manufactory, the property of Mr. A Gibson. Coal Mine at Motupipi, Massarcre Bay. Lime Kiln in the Haven Road, the property of Mr. Strong. The stone brought from Massacre - Bay. f . . , >.' Lime Kiln, in Suburban South, tfae-property of Mr. Dartnall. lA^ f ZZv- ' Fishing Station in Queen Charlotte's Sound, the property of Mr. Toms. Oil taken ♦ tuns. $ & Expenditure and Revenue. Expenditure— * „a. £ #. d. Civil . . . 2,134 4 1 Judicial . . 450 2 4 Miscellaneous . 418 17 2 Public Works . 570 14 11 Schools . . 35 0 0 5,008 18 6 Revenue 2,394 7 0 Excess of Expenditure . £1,214 11 6 Comparative Revenue, *or 1848 and 1849. 1848. 1849. Customs— 4 t . d. £ ». d. Spirits . . 386 12 9 525 13 4 Cigars and Snuff 4 15 0 12 19 0 Tobacco . . 348 19 0 353 15 0 Ad valorem . 852 18 9 1,0U9 5 4 Post Office . 132 3 7 I*l 2 8 Fines and Fees — • Supreme Court . 0 0 0 4 12 0 Police . . 59 9 2 93 9 10 Regist. of Deeds 0 0 0 2 5 4 Do. of Births, &c. 6 4 0 18 4 6 I Licenses— Publicans' . 185 3 9 223 0 0 Auctioneers' . 80 0 0 40 0 0 .£2,156 6 0 £2,394 7 0 Imports an» Exports. Value of Imports from Great Britain .9,184 4 0" Ditto from the Colonies . . 4,317 15 0 Ditto from Foreign States . . 2,752 2 0 Total value of Imports £16,254 1 0 Exports of Nelson produce — Bacon, 500 lbs. . . , 12 10 0 Bale Lashing, 2 tons . . 50 0 0 Barley, 7,084 bushels . . 1,408 6 0 Flax, 3 tons . . . 34 0 0 Malt, 153 bushels . . . 40 0 0 Peas, 75 bushels . . , 22 0 0 Potatoes, 66 tons . . . 168 0 U Sheepskins, 60 ... 303 Timber (sawn), 15,000 feet . 50 0 ? Wheat, 115 bags . . . 130 0 0 Wool, 4,1907 lbs. . . . 1,335 o 0 Value of Nelson produce . 3,252 16 0 Ditto of other goods . , 16110 0 Total . .* .£4,414 6 0 Nelson Produce sent Coastwise: — Bacon and Hams, 74 tons Barley, 2,237 bushels Beer, $,000 gallons Butter, 26 kegs Bran, 8 bags Bread, 20 cwt. Eggs, 756 dozen Flour, 223 tons Flax, 563 lbs. Furniture, 4 packages Fruit, 10 do. Live stock, 36 horned cattle and 298 sheep Onions, 5 cwt. Oats, 843 bushels Peas, 26 bushels Potatoes, 55 tons ■■ Pork, 10 casks Poultry, 81 doz. Preserves, 8 cases Rope, 14 coils Shingles, 8,400 Timber (sawn), 98,500 feet, 3 spars Wool, 18,561 lbs. Shipping. No. Tom. Men. Ships Inwards . . .11 1,950 131 Ditto Coastwise . . 51 3,702 236 Total arrivals . 62 5,652 367 Ships Outwards . . 12 2,732 154 Ditto Coastwise . . 54 3,519 241 Total departures . 66 6,251 395