The extent of land in cultivation (including sown grass land and land broken up but not in crops) amounted in March 1892 to 8,893,225 acres. There has been a large area of Crown land taken up for settlement during the year ending March 1892, as many as 3,797 persons taking up 1,728,983 acres, being an average of 458 acres for each person, aod at no time in the history of the colony has so much land been brought into cultivation by small settlers as during the last year. The following tables show (1) the acreage of land under cultivation, and (2) the different yields of crops in New Zealand and Australia for the year 1891-92:— page 30

(1.) Acreage of Land in Cultivation.

Acreage of Land in Crop.	Acreage of Land broken up but not under crop.	Acreage of Land in Sown Grasses.	Total Acreage of Land in Cultivation.
New Zealand	1,348,890	140,454	7,403,881	8,893,225
New South Wales	840,383	*	333,238	1,179,621
Victoria	2,087,575	395,939	174,982	3,258,496
Queensland	242,629	15,375	20,921	278,925
South Australia	1,927,689	588,083	17,519	2,533,291
Western Australia	64,209	67,691	23,344	131,900
Tasmania	168,121	140,213	208,596	516,930