NEW ZEALAND'S PROGRESS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8834, 10 June 1907, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND'S PROGRESS.

Per Press Association Wellington, Juno 9. Mr Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General, has issued a statistical return comparing the years ISO 6 and 1906. The following are the figures :—Population (excluding Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands)—lß96, 714.1G2 ; 1906, 903,726. Occupied holdings number 58,904 and 72,338 ; land in cultivation (including grasses), 11,550-,075 acres and 14,382,787. Live stock Horses, nurubgr, 219,813 and 343,003; cattle, 1,138,067 and 1,851,750 j.sheep, 19,138,493 and 20,108,471 s pigs, 209,834 and 242,273. Postal money orders issued, .£902,160 and .£1,686,232. itailways Government, open for traffic (March 1897 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, G 27,659 and 1,'238,214. Export of N.Z. produce—wool, quantity lb, 129,151,624 and 154,381,568, value .£4,391,848 and £6,765,655; grain, quantity bushels, 2,941,812 and, 1,006,825, value £346,197 and £139,474; frozen meat, quantity Jcwt, 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, 2,96 S 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 7,126 tons and 9,154 tons, value £431,323 and £522,486; provisions, tallow, timber, etc., £1,269,080 land £2,587,453. Total exports of New Zealand, produce, £9,177,336 and £17,840,34(3; imports, £7,137,320 and £15,211,403; output of coal, tons, 792,851 and 1,720,536. Bank deposits (average of four quarters), £14,490,827 and £22,422,243; asjets, £16,900,199 and £23,829,933; liabilities, £15,520,431 and £24,143,008; savings banks (Post Ofsce and private) depositors, 175,173 and 341,114; amounts to credit, £5,065,863 and £11,170,023.