STATISTICS FOR NELSON, 1850.

The following abstract of the Statistics of the Nelson settlement, for the year ending the 31at December, 1850, is published for general information. M. Richmond, Superintendent. Superintendent's Office, Jan. 29, 1851. White Population. _ .„ . Male*. Females. Totals. Town of Nelson . . 891 884 1,775 Rural Districts . . 1,284 988 2,272 f K Totals . . 2,175 1,872 4^047 <» , Agst. kiAs* „ Males. Females. Unaer2yearsofage . . .172 18.(T Above 2 and under 7 years . . 426 430 I i» 7 „ 14 . 858 319 it 14 •» 21 . 291 255f\ ■ »21 ..45 . 815 60? > „45 „60 . 108 80 ..60 5 3 ; Totals . . . 2,175 1^872, Rclioiom. Protestant Episcopalians .... 2,096 Presbyterians '497 Wesleyans 453 Lutherans 229 Other Protestant Dissenters . . . 235 Roman Catholics . ... . . 188 Persons who refused or neglected to state ■<■ religion 439 * Employment. ' 'M Persons engaged in Agriculture . . . 434 „ Manufactures. . . 408 „ Commerce . . , 261 Births . JBS Marriages 05 Deaths 40 Nativ« Population. Males jig Female ! 536 Total . . . 1J55 Immigration and Emigration. Immigration from Great Britain . .431 „ British Colonies . 7 „ New Ulster . . 66 — — 504 Emigration to British Colonies . . 12 „ New Ulster . . 44 56 Excess of Immigration . . . 448 Education. al. , Bo 7*- Girif « Total. 15 Day Schools . . .288 231 519 16 Sunday Schools . .171 206 377 Total of children receiving education . . .459 437 896 The number of children here returned as attending Sunday Schools, does not include those who attend these schools in addition to Day Schools, but only such as receive education at the former schools alone. The gross number of Sunday Scholars is 723. Places or Worship. Protestant Episcopalian .... 4 Wesleyan Methodist . .... 4 Presbyterian 1 Roman Catholic 1 German Lutheran 1 Baptist 1 Total Places of Worship . . 12 Ditine service is aho performed by the ministers of the several denominations in the school-houses of the hamlets where no church or chapel has yet been erected. Judicial. Supreme Court— Criminal Convictions .... 0 Resident Magistrate's Court — Criminal Convictions and Committals . 55 Civil Cases . . . .., . . 152; Livs Stock. , Horned Cattle 5,052* Sheep 7o,#6<> Horses 441 Mules 12 Goats 5,337 Pigs 2,049 In addition to the above Stock owned by Europeans, the Natives possess 12 Horned Cattle, 10 Horses, 300 Goats, and 6,000 Pigs. Ncmbkr of Buildings. Dwelling Houses — Brick 53 Stone 6 Wood 458 I Earth 229 Other materials 20 766 Warehouses and Workshops . . . .114 Total number of Buildings . . . 880 KamtcvvtvnM. Land Cropped— Wheat 1,338* Oats 470 Barley 7481 Maize * Potatoes 316* Grass 829* Garden or Orchard . . . 226* Other Crops . . . .312 4,242 Fallow 612 Total number of Acres cultivated . 4,854$ Acres fenced 7,143 Acres cleared . . . - . . • 5,243

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Estimated average of Crop*— Per Acre. Wheat, bushels ... 25 Barley, do. . . „ .26 Oata, do 30 Potatoes, tons .... 7 The Native Crops consist of about 800 acres ot Wheat, 50 acres of Oats, 400 acres of Potatoes, 200 acres of Maize, and 150 acres of other crops. ' MANurACTtr&iKs, Minks, &c. Floor Mill, in Nelson, leased to Mr. Campbell. Water power, two pair of stones. Flour Mill, in Waimea South, the property of Mr. Stratford. Water power, one pair of stones. Ditto, at Riwaka, the property of Mr. Mickle. Water power, one pair of stones. Ditto, at Richmond, in course of erection, the property of Mr. H. Eliot Steam & wind power. Malt-house and Brewery, the property of Messrs. Hooper and Co. Ditto, theproperty of Mr. Smith. Ditto at Waimea West, the property of Mr. Redwood. Shipwrights' Yard, the property of Mr Freeman. Ditto, the property of Mr. Jacobson. 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. Sitfey. Ditto, in Suburban North, the property of Mr. Gentry. Hemp Mill and Rope Walk, the property of Mr M'Glashan. Rope Walk, the property of Mr. Gardener. Ditto, the property of Mr. Beauchamp. Tan Yard and Curriery, the property of Mr. Lightband. Ditto the property of Mr. BHck. Hand-Loom for Sacking, the property of Mr. Devaney. Ditto for Woollen Cloths, the property of M& BHck. ' •* -' Stocking Manufactory, the property of Mr. Gibson. Coal Mine at Motupipi, Massacre Bay. Lime Kiln in the Haven Road, the property of Mr. Strong. The stone brought from Massacre Baj. Lime Kiln, in Suburban South, worked by Mr. Dartnall and Mr. Ellis. Fishing Station in Queen Charlotte's Sound, the property of Mr. Toms. Oil taken, 25 tuns. Ditto, the property of Mr. Wills. Oil, 10 tuns. RcVENUB AMD EXPENDITURE. £ a. d. Revenue— 3,506 18 5 Expenditure— £ $. d. Civil . . . 2,093 16 3 Judicial . . 544 4 2 Miscellaneous . 261 11 1 Public Works . 314 7 5 3,213 18 11 Excess of Revenue . . £292 19 6 Imports and Exports. Value of Imports from Great Britain 7,388 18 0 Ditto from the Colonies . . 9,977 1 7 6 Ditto from the U. S. of America . 140 7 C Total value of Imports £17,507 2 6 Exports of Nelson produce : — Barley, 300 bushels . . 80 0 0 Carrots, 1 ton . . . 3 0 0 Flax, 384 tons . . . 527 0 0 Lime, 57 bushels ... 400 Maize, 39 bushels . . . 4 0 0 Onions, 15 cwt. . . . 20 0 0 Oil — Sperm, 95 gallons . . 20 0 0 Black. 150 gallons . . 1* 0 0 Potatoes, 61 tons . . . 243 0 o Skins— Seal, 28 . . . 14 0 0 Sheep, 150 . . . 710 0 Timber (sawn), 23,000 feet . 87 0 0 Wool, 42.630 lbs. . . . 1,887 10 0 Wool Lashing, 16 tons . . 414 0 0 Value of Nelson produce 3,326 0 0 Ditto of other goods . . 307 0 0 Total . . £3,633 0 0 Nelson Produce sent Coastwise : — ' Bacon and hams, 1,246 lbs. . 32 18 0 Barley, 3,104 bushels . . 616 0 0 8eer, 4,204 gallons. . . 377 8 0 Bran, 115 bushels . . . 3 18 Bread, 30 cwt. . . . 30 0 0 Bricks, 3,000 .... 4 10 0 Butter, 55 kegs . . . 117 10 0 Carrots, 42 cwt . . 6 6 0 Cheese, 16 cwt. . . . 34 0 0 Eggs, 60 doten . . . 1 10 0 Flour, 342 tons . . . 366 0 0 Fruit, 22 cases . . . 93 0 0 Flax, 142 lb 10 0 Furniture, 2 packages . . 30 0 0 Hops, 2 packages . . . 10 0 0 Malt, 273 bushels . . . 89 2 0 Oats, 1,351 bushels . 285 9 0 Onions. 137 cwt. . . 271 0 0 Peas, 18 bushels ... 700 Potatoes, 30 tons . . . 117 10 0 Rope, 142 coils . . . 320 0 0 Timber, 87,000 feet . . 332 0 0 Wheat, 1,553 bushels . . 260 16 0 Wool, 2,286 lbs. . . . 77 0 0 I £3,483 0 8 Shipping, no. Tom. en Ships Inwards . . .16 5,961 309 Ditto Coastwise . . 41 2,128 142 Total arrivals . 57 8,089 491 Ships Outwards . .11 2,281 136 Ditto Coastwise . . 50 3,878 251 Total departures . 61 6,159 387 Vessels built — Toni . Rapid 15 P*i'T 10 £»berty 75 Mary ' 29