. The official handbook of New Zealand : a collection of papers by experienced colonists on the colony as a whole and on the several provinces ; edited by Julius Vogel . sold by General Government 10,000 Native lands held under Crowngrant, which have been pur-chased by or leased to Euro-peans in the East and WestWaitara blocks 10,090 Settled area 185,090 Of this, only 35,744 acres were in crop,or broken up ready for cropping, in Feb-ruary, 1873. This acreage was in 492holdings, and included land laid down inpermanent artificial grass. From New Plymouth, the coast trends ina north-easterly dire
. The official handbook of New Zealand : a collection of papers by experienced colonists on the colony as a whole and on the several provinces ; edited by Julius Vogel . sold by General Government 10,000 Native lands held under Crowngrant, which have been pur-chased by or leased to Euro-peans in the East and WestWaitara blocks 10,090 Settled area 185,090 Of this, only 35,744 acres were in crop,or broken up ready for cropping, in Feb-ruary, 1873. This acreage was in 492holdings, and included land laid down inpermanent artificial grass. From New Plymouth, the coast trends ina north-easterly direction to the WaitaraEiver for a distance of about eleven land here is less divided by gullies, andthe soil is of the richest description—muchof the same character as that between NewPlymouth and Kaipokonui. North of theWaitara, the coast line runs for ten miles inan easterly direction to the Urenui Eiver,and thence again in a north-easterly direc-tion for about twenty-five miles to the riverMokau, the northern boundary of the Pro-vince. From the Waitara northwards, thesoil is styfer, and well adapted to graincrops ; while between the Oneiro and Mitni. A CHEEK, IN NEW ZEALAND. PROVINCE OP TARANAKI. 233 Rivers, and especially in the neiglibourhoodof the Urenui, the soil consists, to a <freatextent of a heavy clay admirably suited forbrick inakinjf. From the Minii northward,the soil is still a clayey loam, and at and nearMokau the finest brick clay in the Provinceis to be found in inexhaustible quantities,of a quality suitable for the manufacture offire-bricks and pottery. Before the war of1860, several En^flish brickmakers lived atMokau, and shipped lar<:je quantities ofbricks, but on the outbreak of hostilitiesthey were forced to leave, and from thattime no English vessel of any descriptionhas entered the river. In the vicinity ofthe Urenui lliver, the finest apples, peaches,and grapes in the Province are produced,all of them growing luxuriantly, even in awild
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