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Runner beans are produced chiefly in Auckland, where 134 acres were cropped. The only other centre with an area of more than 25 acres was Hawkes Bay, with 30 acres, Districts with areas of more than 25 acres of beet-root are : Acres. Auckland .. . . .. .. 52 Hawkes Bay .. .. .. .. .. 52 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 25 The major districts for carrot-production are : Acres. Ohakune .. .. .. .. .. 215 Pukekohe .. .. .. .. .. 170 Districts with areas of between 25 and 100 acres are Acres. Acres. Timaru .. .. 70 Auckland .. .. .. 28 Christchurch .. .. 61 Gisborne .. .. .. 26 Manawatu .. .. 51 Masterton .. .. 26 New Plymouth .. .. .. 47 Dunedin .. .. 25 The major districts for cabbage-production with over 100 acres are : Acres. Acres. Auckland .. .. .. 453 Manawatu .. .. 146 Pukekohe .. .. .. 265 Masterton .. .. .. 128 Christchurch .. .. .. 265 Timaru ... .. .. 124 Hawkes Bay .. .. .. 179 Ohakune .. .. .. 117 New Plymouth .. .. 167 Hamilton .. .. .. 107 Dunedin .. .. .. 154 For cauliflowers the major production districts with more than 100 acres are : Acres. Acres. Auckland .. .. .. 527 Manawatu .. .. .. 138 Christchurch .. .. .. 295 New Plymouth .. .. 136 Timaru .. .. .. 150 Dunedin .. .. .. 121 Hawkes Bay .. .. .. 145 The major districts for lettuce-production with over 100 acres are Acres. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 398 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 170 Hawkes Bay .. .. .. 157 The major districts for parsnip-production with 25 acres or more are : Acres. Ohakune .. .. .. .. .. 86 Hawkes Bay .. .. .. .. 54 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 30 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 28 The major districts for pea-production with 200 acres or more are:— Acres. Hawkes Bay .. .. .. .. .. 815 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 672 Pukekohe ■ .. .. .. .. .. 490 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 382 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 200

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