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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 77

Statistical View of Fifty Years' Progress in New Zealand 1854-1903, compiled from official sources. E.J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

Front Cover

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Statistical View of Fifty Years' Progress in New Zealand,

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Wellington. By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer.

1904.
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I.—Population.

Year. Population (exclusive of Maoris and for Annexed Pacific Islands) on 31st December. Births. Deaths. Marriages.
Males. Females. Totals.
1854 17,914 14,640 32,554 .. .. ..
1855 20,781 16,411 37,192 1,460 470 406
1856 25,356 20,184 45,540 1,722 406 404
1857 27,606 22,196 49,802 1,966 434 478
1858 33,679 25,734 59,413 2,272 582 534
1859 41,107 30,486 71,593 2,647 704 603
1860 45,394 34,317 79,711 3,146 1,092 690
1861 61,062 37,959 99,021 3,441 1,109 878
1862 79,680 46,132 125,812 4,064 1,231 1,091
1863 105,978 58,070 164,048 5,115 1,983 1,485
1864 106,580 65,578 172,158 6,501 2,921 1,878
1865 117,376 73,231 190,607 7,490 2,757 1,908
1866 125,080 79,034 204,114 8,466 2,540 2,038
1867 131,929 86,739 218,668 8,918 2,702 2,050
1868 134,621 91,997 226,618 9,391 2,662 2,085
1869 140,112 97,137 237,249 9,718 2,721 1,931
1870 145,732 102,668 248,400 10,277 2,703 1,851
1871 156,431 110,555 266,986 10,592 2,642 1,864
1872 162,404 117,156 279,560 10,795 3,192 1,873
1873 170,406 125,540 295,946 11,222 3,645 2,276
1874 194,349 147,511 341,860 12,844 4,161 2,828
1875 213,294 162,562 375,856 14,438 5,712 3,209
1876 225,580 173,495 399,075 16,168 4,904 3,196
1877 227,681 180,937 408,618 16,856 4,685 3,114
1878 240,627 191,892 432,519 17,770 4,645 3,377
1879 257,894 205,835 463,729 18,070 5,583 3,352
1880 268,364 216,500 484,864 19,341 5,437 3,181
1881 274,986 225,924 500,910 18,732 5,491 3,277
1882 283,303 234,404 517,707 19,009 5,701 3,600
1883 294,665 246,212 540,877 19,202 6,061 3,612
1884 306,667 257,637 564,304 19,846 5,740 3,800
1885 312,125 263,101 575,226 19,693 6,081 3,813
1886 317,646 271,740 589,386 19,299 6,135 3,488
1887 324,558 278,803 603,361 19,135 6,137 3,563
1888 324,948 282,432 607,380 18,902 5,708 3,617
1889 328,588 287,464 616,052 18,457 5,772 3,632
1890 332,557 292,951 625,508 18,278 5,994 3,797
1891 336,174 297,884 634,058 18,273 6,518 3,805
1892 345,146 305,287 650,433 17,876 6,459 4,002
1893 357,635 314,630 672,265 18,187 6,707 4,115
1894 363,763 322,365 686,128 18,528 6,918 4,178
1895 369,725 328,981 698,706 18,546 6,863 4,110
1896 376,987 337,175 714,162 18,612 6,432 4,843
1897 384,703 344,353 729,056 18,737 6,595 4,920
1898 392,124 351,339 743,463 18,955 7,244 5,091
1899 398,679 357,826 756,505 18,835 7,680 5,461
1900 403,628 364,650 768,278 19,546 7,200 5,860
1901 414,223 373,434 787,657 20,491 7,634 6,095
1902 425,908 382,021 807,929 20,655 8,375 6,394
1903 439,674 392,831 832,505 21,829 8,528 6,780

Note.—Maori population excluded from above was 43,143 in 1901, and that of Cook Islands, & 12,292 Persons.

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II.—Land and Stock,

Year. Occupied and Cultivated Holdings over One Acre in Extent. Land (including Sown Grasses) under Cultivation. Live-stock.
Horses. Horned Cattle. Sheep. Pigs.
Number. Acres.
1854 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1855 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1856 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1857 .. 121,648 .. .. .. ..
1858 .. 141,007 14,912 137,204 1,523,324 40,734
1859 .. 156,940 .. .. .. ..
1860 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1861 .. 226,621 28,275 193,285 2,761,383 43,270
1862 .. .. .. ..
1863 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1864 .. 382,655 49,409 249,760 4,937,273 61,276
1865 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1866 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1867 .. 676,909 65,715 312,835 8,418,579 115,104
1868 11,932 783,435 .. .. .. ..
1869 13,476 997,477 .. .. .. ..
1870 10,211 1,140,279 .. .. .. ..
1871 14,874 1,226,222 81,028 436,592 9,700,629 151,460
1872 15,304 1,416,933 .. .. .. ..
1873 15,883 1,651,712 .. .. .. ..
1874 16,092 943,653 99,261 494,113 11,674,863 123,741
1875 17,250 2,377,402 .. .. .. ..
1876 18,750 2,940,711 .. .. .. ..
1877 20,519 3,523,277 .. .. .. ..
1878 21,048 3,982,866 137,768 578,430 13,069,338 207,337
1879 23,129 4,506,889 .. .. .. ..
1880 24,147 4,768,192 .. .. .. ..
1881 26,298 5,189,104 161,736 698,637 12,985,085 200,083
1882 27,352 5,651,255 .. .. .. ..
1883 28,587 6,072,949 .. .. .. ..
1884 29,814 6,550,399 .. .. .. ..
1885 31,763 6,668,920 .. .. .. ..
1886 33,332 6,845,177 187,382 853,358 16,564,595 277,901
1887 34,743 7,284,752 .. .. .. ..
1888 35,747 7,670,167 .. .. .. ..
1889 38,178 8,015,426 .. .. .. ..
1890 38,083 8,462,495 .. .. .. ..
1891 41,224 8,893,225 211,040 831,831 18,128,186 308,812
1892 42,768 9,713,745 .. .. 18,570,752 19,380,369
1893 45,290 10,063,051 .. 885,305
1894 46,676 10,128,076 .. 964,034 20,230,829 ..
1895 52,790 10,698,809 237,418 1,047,901 19,826,604 239,778
1896 58,904 11,550,075 249,813 1,138,572 19,138,493 209,853
1897 60,759 11,444,563 252,834 1,209,165 19,687,954 186,027
1898 62,639 11,984,606 258,115 1,203,024 19,673,725 193,512
.1899 62,485 12,474,511 261,931 1,222,139 19,348,506 249,751
1900 62,786 12,636,035 266,245 1,256,680 19,355,195 250,975
1901 63,982 13,083,971 279,672 1,361,784 20,233,099 224,024
1902 65,034 13,357,700 286,955 1,460,663 20,342,727 193,740
1903 66,092 13,504,004 298,714 1,593,547 18,954,553 226,591
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III.—Trade.

Exports (the Produce of New Zealand). Year. Wool. Grain. Frozen Meat. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.

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III.—Trade—Continued. Exports (the Produce of New Zealand)—continued. Year. Butter. Cheese. Flax (Phormium), Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.

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III.—Trade—continued. Exports (the Produce of New Zealand)—continued. Year. Gold. Gum (Kauri). Provisions, Tallow, Timber, &c. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Value.

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III.—Trade—continued. Year. Exports (the Produce of New Zealand). Imports. Coal-mines, Output from. Total Value. Total Value. From United States (included in previous Column).

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IV.—Transport.

Year. Shipping. Inwards. Outwards. Registered Vessels belonging to the Colony. Tonnage. Tonnage. Gross Tonnage.

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IV.—Transport—continued Year. Government Railways. (Figures to 31st March following). Electric Telegraph. Miles open for Traffic. Miles under Construction. Railway Receipts. Miles of Line. Number of Messages. Cash and Cash Values, including Telephones

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V.—Accumulation.

Year. Banks. (Average of Four Quarters.) Savings-Banks (Post Office and private). Post Office Money Orders issued. Deposits. Assets. Liabilities. Number of Depositors. Balance to credit on 31st Dec. Number. Amount.

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V.—Accumulation—continued. Year. Insurances in Force in the Government Insurance Department at end of Year. Old-age Pensions, 31st March of following Year. Friendly Societies from which returns received. Public Trust Office, No. of Policies. Sums Assured and Bonuses. No. of Pensions in force. Amount repre-sented. No. of Lodges, No. of Members. Number of Estates. Amount represented,