The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Morning. Thursday, April 30, 1891. CENSUS AND STATISTICS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 601, 30 April 1891, Page 2

The Gisborne Standard AND COOK COUNTY GAZETTE Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Morning.

Thursday, April 30, 1891. CENSUS AND STATISTICS.

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We are indebted to Captain Chrisp for a tabulated summary of the census returns and agricultural statistics for the district. The population of Cook County is 6109, 3372 males and 2737 females ; the population of Waiapu County is 392, 255 males and 137 females. Of the Cook County district 351 people are in the Hawke’s Bay division of the electoral district, The population of the Borough, which is included in the total of 6109, is 2157. There are 802 people in Te Arai riding, 411 in Waikohu, 1371 in Gisborne, 364 in Waimata, 871 in Whataupoko, and 233 in Tologa. In Waiapu County ridings the population is divided—-Matakoa S 6, Awanui 41, Piricarau no, Waipiro 148, fokomaru 37. The Road districts are populated as follows—Te Arai 272, PattitaHi 423, Waikohu 411, Ormond 499, Poverty Bay pig, Waimata 264, Whataupoko 590, Kaiti 281. Outside those districts, in Cook County, but not included in the Borough, there are 733 people. To the grand total in the enumerators district has to be added 213 people on ships in harbor and arriving after April ;th, making the total 6714. The Borough contains 7 Chinamen. There are 81 half-castes, 38 males and 43 females, in Cook County, and 14 Maori wives. The number of half-castes is thus divided—Te j Arai, 3 males and 8 females ; Waikohu, ' 12 and 14 ; Gisborne, 6 and 3 ; Borough, i 6 and 6 ; Waimata and Whataupoko, 1 , and 3 ; Tologa, 10 and 9. For Waiapu I County the numbers are not available, on , account of the book having been returned ] i for signature. There are d Maori wives 11

I in Te Arai, 3 in Waikohu, 2 in Gisborne, 1 in the Borough, 1 in Waimata and Whataupoko, and sin Tologa. The total number of houses in the Cook district is 1243 —147 in Te Arai, 68 in Waikohu, 237 in Gisborne, 467 in the Borough, 262 in Waimata and Whataupoko, and 62 in Tologa. In agricultural statistics we have been favored with the full returns for each riding, but the totals for each County will probably be sufficient to publish. They are as follows :—- Cook County—l7s freehold, 162 rented, 62 part freehold and rented ; total, 399 holdings. Land broken, uncropped, 922 a. Wheat, 50 acres, estimated 200 bus. ; oats, 303 a ; hay, 240 a, producing 7853 bus. ; barley, 301 a, 4730 bus. ; maize, 813 a, 38,733 bus. ; rye, 56a ; peas, 2a, 30 bus. ; beans, la, 8 bus. ; grass, 986 a, producing 1225 tons hay ; broken grass land, 18,884 a ; unbroken grass land, 189,083 a, produce i 6072 bus. cocksfoot, 66,338 bus. rye. Potatoes, 131 a, 926 tons ; turnips, 2218 a ; other crops, 76a; gardens, 92a; orchards, 295 a ; total area under crop (including grass), 213,530 a ; plantations, 95a ; last year’s crop on hand, 2SO bus. oats, 1060 bus. barley. Waiapu County—4 freehold, 9 rented, 7 part freehold and rented : total, 20 holdings. In wheat, 3a; oats, 51a; maize, 12a, 480 bus. ; rye, 9a. In grass, for hay, sa; grass on land previously broken up, 805 a ; land grass-sown, unbroken, 97,250. Produce of grass seed : 13,520 bus. cocksfoot, 4250 bus. rye. Potatoes, ua, 49 tons; turnips, 85a; gardens, 22a ; orchards, 15a. Total area under crops (including grass), 98,268. In some items there is an enormous increase from 1890. Dealing only with Cook County we find an increase in the number of holdings from 349 to 399 ; wheat, nil in 1890, 200 bushels in 1891 ; maize, 34,395 to 38,733 bushels ; acres in grass after being broken up, in 1890, 11,135, to 18,884 in 1891 ; cocksfoot grass seed 6,072 (decrease from 14,085), ryegrass increased from 52,160 to 66,338. Generally in cropping, such as in potatoes, there is a considerable decrease ; the total number of acres under crop in Cook County is 213,530 as against 245,102 in 1890. Of course with this an enormous increase in stock has to be considered.