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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 40

New Zealand. — Statistics, 1879

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New Zealand.

Statistics, 1879.

Area.
Square Miles. Acres.
North Island 44,000 or 28,000,000
South Island 55,000 or 36,000,000
Stewart Island 1,000 or 640,000
Total 100,000 or 64,000,000

Total estimated population (exclusive of Maoris), 31st December, 1879 463,729 Population as per census 3rd March, 1878 414,412 Composed of the following nationalities :— English and Welsh 108,195 Scotch 47,949 Irish 43,758 Australian 16,091 New Zealand born (white) 174,126 Other British possessions 4,840 Foreign 18,505 Uncertain 9,401 Chinese 4,442 Maori population 42,819 Marriage rate 7.65 to 1000 of population Birth rate 40.34 to 1000 of population Death rate 12.48 to 1000 of population

Names and Population of Principal Cities. (Including Suburbs Census 1878).
Auckland 24,772
New Plymouth 2,680
Wellington 18,953
Napier 5,415
Nelson 6,604
Hokitika 3,202
Greymouth 2,921
Christchurch 26,653
Dunedin 35,026
Oamaru 4,927
Timaru 3,389
Invercargill 3,761
Shipping and Trade.
Vessels. Tons.
Total shipping, coastwise, inwards 16,500 1,911,940
Total shipping, coastwise, cleared 16,330 1,886,785
Total value of imports, 1879 £8,374,585
Total value of exports, 1879 5,743,126
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Year. Wool. Gold. Produce. Tallow. Kauri Gum. Timber. 1870 £1,703,944 £2,163,910 £184,513 £75,583 £175,074 £18,509 1871 1,606,144 2,788,368 206,333 67,208 167,958 21,079 1872 2,537,919 1,730,992 371,887 68,788 154,167 26,718 1873 2,702,471 1,987,425 328,875 67,118 85,116 44,039 1874 2,834,695 1,505,331 432,924 65,366 79,986 44,450 1875 3,398,155 1,407,770 262,942 55,865 138,523 40,046 1876 3,395,816 1,268,599 399,374 109,896 109,234 49,847 1877 3,658,938 1,476,312 433,741 156,552 118,348 50,901 1878 3,292,807 1,240,079 528,109 178,502 — — 1879 3,126,439 1,134,641 763,635 145,595 147,535 35,502

Gold produce for six months ending 30th June, 1880:—
Auckland 2,459 ozs.
Marlborough 353 ozs.
Nelson 2,931 ozs.
West Coast 64,756 ozs.
Otago 59,242 ozs.
Total 150,921 ozs.—value, £606,313
Finance.
Revenue—Ordinary revenue of the colony for nine months ending 31st March, 1880 £2,188,758
Post-office Savings Banks—Amount standing at credit of depositors in post-office savings banks, 31st December, 1879 787,005
Railways.
Railway traffic returns for nine months ending 31st March, 1880:—
Receipts £575,58[unclear: 8]
Expenditure 430,284
Miles open for traffic 1,15[unclear: 3]
Passengers carried 2,313,16[unclear: 8]
Goods carried, tons 805,68[unclear: 6]
Train miles run 2,000,48[unclear: 5]
Receipts per mile open £648 16s. 10d
Receipts per train mile 5s. 9d
Expenditure per train mile 4s. 3½d
Telegraph.
Total miles of line open 3,43[unclear: 4]
Total miles of wire 8,03[unclear: 3]

Crown Lands. According to the Crown Lands Report for the year ending 30th June, 1880, 718 settlers had that year taken up 95,000 acres of land on deferred payment, agricultural lease, homestead, and village settlement conditions. Acres. Land sold on immediate payment—Town 182 £149,000 Land sold on immediate payment— Suburban 1,159 £149,000 Land sold on immediate payment— Rural 95,680 £149,000 Land sold on deferred payment— Agricultural 62,036 Land sold on immediate payment— Pastoral 15,673 Land sold on immediate payment— Village settlement 248

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Total land revenue for the twelve months ending 30th June, 1880, £332,463. Total Crown lands disposed of or remainine on 31st March, 1880 :— Total area sold or otherwise disposed of 14,126,772 acres Price realised £11,321,045 Open for selection 14,398,809 acres Total area remaining for future disposal, exclusive of area in preceding item and native lands 20,013,832 acres

Land in Cultivation.
Total extent of land under all kinds of crop, and of land broken up but not under crop, 1878-9, acres 2,317,264
Land in sown grass not previously ploughed, acres 1,501,650
3,818,914 acres
Production.
Average yield of wheat per acre 22.94 bushels
Average yield of Otago per acre 23.18 bushels
Average yield of Canterbury 20.83 bushels
Average yield of Wellington 24.47 bushels
Average yield of oats per acre 30.11 bushels
Average yield of barley acre 24.76 bushels
Average yield of potatoes acre 4.98 tons
Total number of sheep 13,069,338
Total number of cattle 578,430
Total number of horses 137,768
Manufactures. (According to Census Returns, 1878.)
Total number of establishments 942
Number of hands employed, male 11,141
Number of hands employed, female 469
11,610
Value of lands and buildings £1,359,118
Value of machinery and plant 1,081,439

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