TEN YEARS' PROGRESS.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES. STEADY GROWTH. f_BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] -.'.;...... :■.'.:.■ , Wellington', ' Wednesday. A RETURN, compiled by the Registrar-Gene-ral, gives some particulars of .the country's growth during: the 10 '.years 1895-1905. Some of the most important are as follows: — , . ;.-' 1895. .'■; 1305. . Population (excluding Maoris, etc.) 693,706 882.462 Occupied holdings... -• 52,790 69,942 Land in cultivation (acres) ... .... 10,638,809 14,114,925 Horses ... .. 237,418 : ; 326,557 Cattle '.-■. ... . 1,047,901 1,810,936 Sheep ... ... 19,826,604: 19,130,875 Postal money-order? £812,604 £1,541,712 ■ Tonnage vessels (in- , wards) ... : ... 672,951 1.139,410 Tonnage vessels (out- ! wards) ... \ ... 648,946 1,141,552 I Wcoi (quantity in lbs) 116,015,170 159,912,737 Wool (value) ... £3,662,131 £5,381,333 Grain (bushels) ... 2,381,837 2,282,853 Grain (value) -.' ... £215,783 £294,574 Frozen meat (in ewts) 1.134,097 1,690,684 Frozen meat (value) £1,252,711 £2.694,432 Butter (in cwt«) ... 57,964 305,722 Butter (value) ... £227,601 £1,408,557 Cheese (in cwts) ... ■■ 76,743 88,562 Cheese (value) ... £150,909 £205,171 Phormium fibre (tons) 1,80& 27,877 Phormium fibre (value) £21,040 £696,467 Gold (in'-ozs) ... 293,493 520,486 Gold {value)... ... £1,162,181 £2,093,936 Kauri gum (tons) .' 7,425 10,883 Kauri gum (value)... £418,766 £561,444 Provisions, tallow, timber, etc. , ... £1,269,031 £2,167,616 Total exports New Zealand nroduce... £8,390,153 £15,503,530 Imports * ... ... £6,400,129 £12,823,857 Output of coal (in tons) 726,654 1,585,756 Banks, deposits, ... £13.544,415 £20,5*5,601 Do. assets. ... ... £18,159,781 £21,770,525 Do. liabilities .. £14,491,627 £22,144,166 Savings banks,-num-ber of depositor?.. 163,513 316,376 Do., amount to credit £4,620,696 £9,773,954 Life : insurance.. .Government policies in force ...... 33,965 45,137 Do., amount insured (with bonuses) ... £9,345,229 £11,725,977 Railways, Government, miles open • for traffic (1896-1906) 2,014 2,*07 Do. receipts (18961906). . • ... £1,183,041 ,-£2,239,704
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13227, 12 July 1906, Page 5
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234TEN YEARS' PROGRESS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13227, 12 July 1906, Page 5
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