STATISTICS AND RETURNS

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 118, 19 May 1892, Page 5

STATISTICS AND RETURNS

The returns of gold exported from lSew Zealand during tho last quarter show an increase of 24,5390/., value £146,-385, over [he returns for the first quarter of lbOl. The amount of Customs revenue collected ab tho several ports during the financial year ended 31st March last shows that Auckland contributed £360,900 Wellington ±-328,733, Lyttelton £2G2,060, and Dunedin £382,105. Tho voarly collection of tho agricultural statistics for tho counties of Eden, Manukau,. Waitemata and .Rodney aro now comnleta An increase in the number ot holdings and tho arw under crop is shown in the returns, and the crops of w.beab and oats have been bettor than in the previous year, lhere is an increase of 709 holdings in the four counties compared with 1891, and the toital number of acres undei crop is 13,454 more than in IMK, which mueb bo conßidorod satisfactory. Tho average of the wheat crop m the four countioa this season is as follows :— Waitcmata County, 2557 bushels per aero; Rodney, 27-03 bushels per acre ; Fden 27"18 buehela per aero; and Manukau 27-32 bushels per acre. In the matter of notatoen, the average for Waiteinaca v 4-16 tons per aero ; Manukau, 4-21 tons ncr aero; jGden, 4-61 tons per aero; and Rodney, 4-74 tons per acre. The average of the tt'oitemata County both in wheat and potatoes is thus lower than the other three, which is only to be expected when, the interior quality of tho land _is considered Manukau shows a good increase in the rotarn of barley. The table appended below will show this year a retain* in tho four counties compared witu the two previous* years :— .

The returns also show that there has been a great incroase in the number of horned cattle. The following table gives the number of horned cattle compared with breeding cows in tho four counties : —

The meteorological returns f or April show 2-02 inches of rain in Auckland, 572 in Wellington, I*B3 at Liner ji n> Christchurcb, and 3'Bl at Dunedin.

According to a Gazette published on May 13 the estimated population of tho colony on the 31st March last was 679,431, being 360.558 roal'js and 318,573 females.

The Thames 'Board of Reviewers have made £10.000 reductions on tho unimproved valuo of the R.auri Timber Company's properties, and £14,000 reductions on the total assessment.

The Cuistotnfi revenue collected in the colony during J.asb month totalled £130,452 14a 6d, asaea'insb £132,536 6s lOd for tha correspondihg' ■ month lnsb year. Aucklaud's contribution ' was £31 3 867 8s 6d.

The total value of the imports into the colony las'j .quarter was £1,939,476, a3 compared with £1,737,480 for the corresponding r jerlod of last year. Tho value of tho expo r'ts lant quarter was £3,955,293, as against £3,778,275 for the corresponding quarto1 sof 1891. Of the imports Auckland contributed £465,219 ; Wellington, £408,497; Chrietchurch, £312,813; Dunodin, £A98,73Fi. Of exports Auckland contributed £?,94,074 ; Wellington, £G56,955 ; Napier, £603,P/J2 ; Ohristchurch. £633,163 ; Duneciin, /i 411,29«.

Th.c agricultural statistics juefc completed for tho four counties in the neighbourhood of Auckland—Eden, Manukau, Waitemata and Rodney—show tho total areas of orchards an*s plantations of fruit trees. In tha county of. Eden thore are 620 acres io orchard,, including- all areas ot nob lens than v quarter of an acre in extent, in which fruit trees form tho chief object of cultivation. In garden there are 47G acres in thiscounity. In the county of Manukau there j are 1,607 acres laid down in orchard, and 276 in pardon. In the county of Waitemata thero are 1,396 acres of orchard, and 240 acres of garden, and in Rodnoy county them are 912 acres in orchard and 168 in garc) r ja .

In certain statistics concerninj? the Tonea Group compiled by tho Collector c\if Customs afc Nukualofa, the population of the Friendly Islands is stated to be 19,639, of which 353 are foreigners. Tho native population ia distributed through the various islands as follows :—• Tongatabu, 6,675; Eva, 353; Otu. Haabai, 5,114 ; Otu Vavau, 5,084 ; Niuafoou, 993; Niuatobutabu, 665; total, 19,186. The foreigners are classed as:— ~j Americans, 25 ; British, 206 ; French, 14,; Germans, 90; other nationalities,' ]'£; total, 353. Thore ai.-e but three reside from tho Celestial Empire in Tonga.

In grasses Grass town Laad broken Total Number of Holdings. Wh ;aat. Cats. BarterHay or E nsi'agc. after being. ; Land not I Toiat ltOC3 Gardon. Orchard. up but not number County.. . Year. broken up. ploughed. untlor crop. of acres i I i I i under Freehold. Rented. Part F. and R. Total. Acres. Bu3ltels. Acres. Bushels. Acre3. Bushels. Acres. Tons. Acr«3. Acre3. Acres, Tons, ! j Acres- *~ i | Acres. crop. I 6.115 5,081 6,415 1.344 ■ 6!8 1,619 522 SO 565 83.38;) 57,190 SO.350 i I 1 I ! I i I ! i Eden Kdon Kden Rodney Rodney Kodney \Vajteinata .. Waitemata .. VVaitemata .. Manukau Mannkau Manukau .+ 1890 1891 1892 1890 1891 1892 1890 1391 1392 1390 1391 1892 702 591 339 530 530 543 576 062 724 ■ 1503 1554 1684 323 262 369 39 LI 6 144 180 205 223 52 86 86 6 11 38 "10 20 25 67 80 93 1077 939 1294 575 570 643 ! 669 793 893 1750 1819 2CO0 258 230 256 86 37 61 5 I 26 4,454 2 798 2,940 104. I 42 84 C6 67 13 44 19 3.506 4,127 2,733 I 2,680 2.120 1,650 1.S59 1,505 1,959 931 538 95.374 114.633 70,870 12 33 24 310 £20 8-K) 1,123 923 712 161 i 412 262 4,013 4,912 3,636 I 1,135 1.153 901 165 ill 162 4*2 417 429 3.746 5.533 18,915 16,756 S.730 6.939 7,133 11.110 1&.932 63155 ■ 70,973 73,143 I 5 949 I 6,091 33.454 33.630 33 609 17.069 16,975 62.110 6?,725 69,339 bO3 73 84 157 120 1.C67 3.417 1,932 2,M3 108 273 403 516 414 5.141 4,119 4,359 ca £0i 476 89 163 162 167 240 215 259 276 502 » 526 620 721 775 912 912 1,131 1.396 1.147 1.2S4 1607 550 342 7?6 906 695 2.211 2.616 5,895 4,431 21,850 25.769 27,03:9 37.521 47.059 47,695 27.235 33.671 143 712 151,278 150,452 ■-. 37 12 431 464 i -53 835 l,0b3 305 12,5:59 11,803 J3,446

EDEN COU> TTY. Year Number of Horned Cattle Breeding Cows 1890 ..,-': 5.392 1892 ... 5,757 3,537 3,069 Increase 365 132 MANUKAU COUNTY. 1890 ... 32,758 1892 ... 33,223 14,352 15,464 Increase 465 612 WAITEMATA OO0STY, 1890 ... 7,667 1892 ... 8,2S3 2,817 2,89-1 Increase 616 77 t EODNEY COCNTY. 1890 ... 7,010 1892 „' 8,542 2,784 3,044' 1 Enoreut 1,532 260