OCCUPATION AND UTILIZATION OF LAND IN NEW ZEALAND, 1926 AND 1927.
In this table ." barren ” land is defined as that which is incapable of being put to profitable use, and not merely that which is barren because unused. Types of this land are mountain-tops, cliff-faces, shingle-beds, &c. It must be recalled that this table does not profess to give the condition of all land, as the total area of the Dominion is 66,390,262 acres, whilst the area occupied in 1927 was returned as 43,587,698 acresa difference of 22,802,564 acres. ■ ■ >" . —Census and Statistics Office. ■■'■■■
;... —- • 1926. .. 1927. ; ■ ' v,. ,- r ,.... > ... . • •. ■ ; Acres, <■.> , Acres. . ■■■ , Orchards, market gardens, vineyards, nurseries, Acres, 32,433 Acres. 3F252 and seed-gardens 32,433 . 31,252 Crops .. ... .. .. 1,645,719 . -i 769,862 Area occupied by residences, outbuildings, gardens, 64,872 64,783 &c. • . .■' ;• ' - ”, 64,872 64,783 Fallow land , ... .. .. .. 135,355 124,003 Sown grasses .. . . - 16,615,960 16,680,348 Pkormium tenax (New Zealand flax) 57,780 69,420 Tussock and other native grasses .. .. 14,298,618 14,197,853 Fern, scrub, &c. . .. •• 4,165,576 4,123,743 Plantation ., .. .. 88,656 . 160,188 Standing virgin bush .. . . 4,176,569 4,099,032 Barren and unproductive land .. 2,325,291 2,267,214 Totals .. ' .. 43,,829 ■ 43,587,698
The following table summarizes the condition of occupied land in New Zealand for 1926 and 1927 : -
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4, 20 April 1928, Page 296
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187OCCUPATION AND UTILIZATION OF LAND IN NEW ZEALAND, 1926 AND 1927. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4, 20 April 1928, Page 296
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