NEW ZEALAND'S PROGRESS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 287, 10 June 1907, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND'S PROGRESS.

[nut nuns association.] Wellington, June 9. Mr Von Dadelszen, Registrar-Gene-ral, has issued a statistical return comparing the years 1896 and 1906. The following are the figures : — Population (excluding Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands)—lß96. 714,162; 1906, 908,726. Occupied holdings number 68,904 and 72,338; land in cultivation (including grasses), 11,660,075 acres and 14,382,---787. Live stock — Horses number 249.813 and 342,608; cattle, 1,138,067 and 1,861,750; sheep, 19,138,493 and 20,108,471 ; pigs, 209,834 and 242.273. Postal money orders issued, £902,160 and £1,686,232. Railways—Government, open for traffic (March 1897---1907), miles, 2018 and 2458; receipts (March 1897-1907), £1,286,158 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. produceWool, quantity lb, 329,161,624 and 0104,384,568; value £4,391,848 and £6,765,655; grain, quantity bushels, 2,941,812 and 1,006,826, value £346,---197 and £139,474 ; frozen meat, quantity owt, 1,103,362 and 2,026,507, value £1,251,993 and £2,877,031 ; butter, quantity cwt, 71,353 and 320,225, value £281,716 and £7,560,235; cheese quantity cwt. 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, quantity 263,6940 a and 563,S43ozs, vatae £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; ontput of coal, tons, 792,821 and 1,---729,636. Bank deposits (average of four quarters), -£14,490,827* and £22,---422,243; assets, £16,900,199 and £23,SSffil 5 K «*H»«*. $16,620,431 and £24,143,008; savings banks (Post Office and private) depositors, 176,173 and 341,114; amount to credit, £5, 065,863 and £11.170,025.