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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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£
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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
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1,163
1.983
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9 '21
927
60 J5
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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
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20
£
73 60
92
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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
