THE PROGRESS OF THE COLONY.
Mr B. J. yon Dadciszen, Registrar-general, has prepared the following statistical comparisons for the years ended December 1894- and 1904: — 1594. 1904. Increase. Population, excluding Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands 686,128 857,539 171,411 Occupied ho'dings Number 46,676 68.630 22,«H Le-nd in cultivation, including grasses Acres 10,123,076 13,863,074 3,739,99*; Live stock — Horses Number 237,418 314,322 76,904 Cattle Number 964 034 1,736,850 772,816 Sheep Number 20,2°>3529 18,280 806 *1,950,023 Postal money orders issued ... £ 776.753 1,476 BS7 700,104 Krilways, Government — Open for traffic (March. 1895-1S05) Miles ' 1,933 2 374 381 xteceipts- (March, 1895-1905) .... £ 1,150,852 2,209,231 1,058,379 Shipping — Vessels, inwards Tons 631,103 1.154 569 523,469 Vessels, outwards Tons 631,250 1,144,764 513,514 Expert of New Zealand produce — Wool oua-ntitv .... lb 141,235.154 144,647.376 352,222 Wool' value ..'.'..'.'.'.. ■■ £ 4 827,036 4,673,826 *153,190 Grain, quantity ~.. Bushels 2 43J.295 3,773.604 1,341,309 Grain value . & 226,183 332 250 166,067 Frozen meat, quantity' Cwt 1>0251 > 025 243 1,912 979 887,730 Frozen meat, value & 1,194,545 2,793,599 1,599,054 Butter, quantity Cwt 60,771 3H.360 253 589 Butter value £ 251,280 1,380,460 1,129 180 Cheese quantity Cwt 55,655 84,526 28.873 Cheese, va'ue £ 115.203 « 185 456 70.253 Phormium fibre, Quantity .. .. Ton<? 4,677 26 936 22 259 Phormium fibre, value £ 66 256 710.281 614 025 Gold quantity Oz 221614 520 323 298.709 Gold, value & 887,865 1,957 501 1,0D9,63G Gum, kauri, quantity Tons 8.33S 9 203 £G3 Gum, kauri, value £ 404,567 503,817 97.250 Provisions, tallow, timbsr. etc. . . £ 1.112,233 2,008,052 895,819 Total exports New Zealand pTcduce * 9,085,148 14,633 272 5,548,124 Imports £ 6.788.020 13,291,094 6 503 674 Outpuc of coal Tons 719.546 1,537,838 818,292 BanksDeposits (average of foiir quarters) £ 13 327,217 19,074,960 5,147.743 Assets (average of four quarters) . . £ 17,746,421 20 833.036 3.146 67.> Liabilities (average of four quarters) £ 14,930,791 20,643,359 5,712,568 Savings Banks, Post Office snd private — Number of depositors Number 154 405 297.569 143,161 Amount to credit £ 4,066 594 8,839,307 4,772,713 Life Insurance, Gcveriimsni — Number of policies in force . . . . Number 32,907 44,194 11,287 Amount insured (with bonuses) .. £ 9,232,543 11261,050 2,028,537 * Means decrease.
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