NEW ZEALAND'S PROGRESS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XIX, Issue 737, 10 June 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND'S PROGRESS.

[press association.]" WELLINGTON, June 9. Mr V.on Dadelszen, Registrar-Gen-eral has issued a statistical *etum comparing the years 1896 and 1906. The following are the figures: — . Population (excluding Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands — 1896, 714,162; 1906, 980,---726. Occupied holdings number 58,---1 904 and 72,338; land in cultivation ' .(including grasses), 11,550,075 acres ■and 14,382,787. Live stock — Horses, • number, 549,813 and 342,608 : cattle, 1.138,067 and 1,851,750; sheep, 19,---138,493 and 20,108,471 ; pigs, 209,834 •and 242,273. Postal money orders issued, £902,160 and £1,686,232. Rail-.' ways'— Government, open for traffic (March, 1897 — 1907), miles, 2018 and 2458: receipts (March 1897 — 1907), £1.28$;i08 and £2,624,600. Shipping — Vessels inwards, tons 614,---097 and 1,243,652; vessels outwards, tons, 627,659 and 1,238,214, Export of N.Z. produce — wool, quantity lb, 129,151,624 and 154,384,568, value £4,391,848 and £6,765,655; 'grain, . quantity bushels 2,941,812 and 1,006,---825, value £346,197 and £139,474 ; frozen meat, quantity cwt., 1,103,----362 and 2,025,507, value £1,251,993 and £2,877,031 ; butter, quantity cwt 71,353 and 320,225, value £281,716---and £1,560,235; cheese, quantityewt, 71.372 and 131,206, value £130,166 and £341,002 ; phormium fibre, quantity tons, 2968 and 27,779, value £32,985 and £776,106; gold, quant ity 263,'6940zs .and 563,8430z5, value .£1,041,428 and £2,270,904; gum,' kauri, quantity 7126 tons and 9154 tons, value £431,323 and £522,486; provisions, tallow, timber, etc., £1,269,680 and £2,587,453. Total exports of New Zealand, produce, £9,---177,336 and £17,840,346; imports, £7, 137,320 and £15,211,403; output of -coal, tons, 792^851 and 1,729.536. Bank deposits (average of four quarters), £14,490,827 and £22,422,243; assets. £16,900,199 and £23,829,933; liabilities, £15,520,431 and £24.143,---v008; savings banks (post office and private) depositors, 175,173 and 341,---114; amounts to credit, £5,065,863 and £11,170,025.