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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — NEW ZEALAND

Deducting Crown lands under pastoral leases, the area of occupied land in 1911 was 29,236,793 acres; in 1901, 26,982,486 acres; in 1891, 19,951,925 acres.

In 1911 there were 110,025 persons engaged in agricultural and pastoral pursuits.

The acreage and produce for each of the principal crops are given as follows :

Wheat

Oats

Barley

Hay (Grass)

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o3 O

s

£

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S a

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O M

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1907

193,031

5,567

28-84

1908

252,391

8,773

34-75

1909

311,000

8,783

28 24

1910

321,541

8,274

25-73

1911

322,107

8,290

25-73

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380,885 i 15,022 38-82 1 36,177 406,908 18,907 46-40 ' 48,853 377,000 13,527 35-88 41,500 302,058 110,094 33-42. 33,212 302,827 10,119 33-41 , 33,491

r-TP

cq

1,163

1.983

l.-_'-28

9 '21

927

60 J5

< p.

32-15

39-67

29-58

27-72

27-68

80,435 86,567

Live stock in 1911, 404,284 horses, 2,020,171 cattle, 24,270,000 sheep, and 348,754 pigs. Wool clip in 1911, 175,472,975 lbs., of which 169,424,811 lbs. were exported.

Statistics of the leading manufactories (excluding mines and quarries) : —

Number of

lears

manufactories

Hands employed

Estimated Capital

Estimated Produce

and works

£

£

1890

2,254

25,633

5,261,826

8,773,837

1895

2,459

27,389

5,796,017

9,549,360

1900

3,163

41,726

7,959,631

17,141,149

1905

3,495

49,806

11,814,013

22,422,726

1910

3,519

45,965

14,430,355

29,534,642

In the capital estimated for 1910 were: meat freezing and preserving, 7,422,187Z. : tanning, wool scouring, &c., 2,036, 770Z. ; saw mills, 2,699, 888^.; grain mills, 1,248,001Z. ; clothing and boot factories, 1,126, 998Z. ; butter and cheese factories, 3,919,184Z, ; iron and brass works, 1,125,640Z.

II. Mines and Minerals. Mineral produce for years ended. December 31 :—

Silver

Anti- mony Ore

Manganese ^ , Ore ^^^^

Kauri Gum

Gold

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Oz.

£

175,337 180,872 171,562 131,587 84,739

T.

5 2

20

£

73 60

92

T.

6

5

£ Tons £

T. £

5,530 372,798 8,250 552,698 8,693 465,044 7,587 395,707

Oz £

]908 1909 1910 1911 1912

1,731,336 1,813,830 1,711,235 1,311,043 801,105

29

15

4

1,860,975 966,083 1,911,247 1,038,742 2,197,362 1,219,737 2,060,073 l,r-'6,086

506,423 506,371 478,288 455,220 343,165

2,004,925 2,000,900 1,896,328 1,816,782

1,345,115