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New Zealand: Statistical View of 1887 and 1897.

No. New Zealand Government 3-per-cent Inscribed Stock.—Second Issue of £1,000,000. —■ Minimum Price, £96 per CeDt. To the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, London. Having paid to you the sum of £ , being a deposit of £5 per cent, on this application, hereby tender for £ , say pounds of the above stock, for every hundred pounds of which willing to give the sum of pounds shillings and pence (£ ); and hereby engage to pay the balance, as it shall become due, on any allotment that may be made in respect of this tender, in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus dated 3rd February, 1899. Name in full: Address: Date: The deposit (calculated on the nominal amount of stock) must accompany this application, but should not be enclosed therein. Cheques should be drawn in favour of " The Bank of England." Where several applications are made, one cheque only, for the total deposit, is necessary. Tenders, which must be sealed, must be for even hundreds of stock, and the prices must be multiples of 6d. No tender will be received after two o'clock on Thursday, 9th February, 1899. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,360 copies), £2 Os. 6d.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB99. Price 3d.]

1887. 1897. increase per Cent. Population, 31et December (exclusive of Maoris) .. Persons Total imports (excluding specie) .. .. .. £ Total exports (excluding specie) .. .. .. £ Total exports, the produce of the colony .. .. £ Total export of wool .. .. .. .. lb. Value .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Total export of frozen meats .. .. .. owt. Value .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Total export of tallow .. .. .. .. owt. Value .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Total export of butter .>. .. .. .. cwt. Value .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Total export of oheese .. .. .. .. cwt. Value .. .. .. .. .. .. £ Mining— Output of coal .. .. .. .. .. Tons Value .. .. .. .. .. £ Output of gold .. .. .. .. .. oz. Value .. .. .. .. .. £ Occupied lands— Holdings .. .. .. .. .. No. 603,361 6,064,281 6,680,772 6,551,081 88,824,382 3,321,074 402,107 455,870 154,720 147,233 17,018 54,921 23,913 54,562 729,056 7,994,201 9,741,222 9,596,267 135,835,117 4,443,144 1,407,921 1,566,286 310,200 259,964 99,022 402,605 77,683 150,517 20-83 31-82 4581 46-48 52-92 33-79 250-14 243-58 100-49 76-57 481-75 633-06 224-86 175-86 558,620 279,310 187,938 747,878 840,713 420,356 251,645 980,204 50-50 50-50 33-90 31-06 Holdings, extent of (including Crown pastoral leases) Acres 36,485 Census 1886. 27,848,690 Census 1886. 7,309,689 Year 1888. 58,904 Year 1896. 33,312,212 Year 1896. 11,483,127 Year 1898. 61-45 19-62 Land in cultivation (including sown grasses).. .. Acres 5709 Live-stock— Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. No. 16,564,595 Census 1886. 853,358 Census 1886. 187,382 Census 1886. 19,687,954 April, 1897. 1,209,165 November, 1897. 252,834 November, 1897. 18-86 Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. No. 41-69 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. No. 34-93 Government Railways— Miles open .. .. .. .. .. No. 1,753 March, 1888. 994,843 March, 1888. 2,055 March, 1898. 1,376,008 March, 1398. 17-23 Receipts .. .. .. .. .. £ 38-31 Government Blectrio Telegraph— Miles of line >. .. .. .. .. No. 4,790 December, 1888. 1888. 131,345,925 216 6,484 March, 1898. 1897. 183,781,780 252 35-37 Private Wealth (all kinds)— Estimated amount .. .. .. .. £ Estimated amount per head of population .. .. £ 39-92