PROGRESSIVE NEW ZEALAND.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8306, 10 June 1907, Page 6

PROGRESSIVE NEW ZEALAND.

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WELLINGTON, June 9. Mr Von. Dadelszen, RegistrarGeneral, has issued a statistical return comparing the years 1896 and 1906. The following are the figures: Population (excluding Maoris and residents of Cookj and other Pacific 1896, 714,162; 1906, 908,726. Occupied holdingsnumber 58,904 and 72,338; land in cultivation (including grasses), 11,550,075 acres and 14,382,787. Live stock—Hordes, number. 249,813 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. Railways—Government, open for traffic (March 1897-1907), miles, 2018 »nd 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. produce—Wool, quantity lb, 129,151,624 and 154,384,568, value £4,391,848 and £6,765,655; gjain, quantity bushels, 2,941,812 and 1,006,825, value £346,197 aiid £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, 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 263,6940zs 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 £24,143,008; savings banks (Post Office and private) depositors, 175,173 and 341,114; amounts to credit, £5,065,863 and £11,170,025.