CLASSIFICATION OF LAND IN OCCUPATION, 1891.
| Size of Holdings. |
Acres in Occupation. |
| Number. |
Proportions per cent. |
Average to each Occupier. |
| 1 to 5 acres |
24,912 |
0.07 |
2.20 |
| 6 to 15 acres |
44,569 |
0.13 |
9.85 |
| 16 to 30 acres |
90,414 |
0.27 |
22.00 |
| 31 to 50 acres |
129,292 |
0.39 |
41.11 |
| 51 to 100 acres |
408,937 |
1.22 |
78.12 |
| 101 to 200 acres |
1,079,467 |
3.23 |
151.50 |
| 201 to 320 acres |
2,788,942 |
8.34 |
284.15 |
| 321 to 500 acres |
2,043,171 |
6.11 |
407.49 |
| 501 to 640 acres |
1,862,890 |
5.57 |
589.71 |
| 641 to 1,000 acres |
3,125,348 |
9.35 |
819.44 |
| 1,001 to 5,000 acres |
6,729,538 |
20.13 |
1872.96 |
| 5,001 to 10,000 acres |
2,066,956 |
6.18 |
6776.90 |
| 10,001 to 20,000 acres |
2,623,987 |
7.85 |
14497.17 |
| 20,001 to 50,000 acres |
3,578,784 |
10.70 |
29576.73 |
| 50,001 to 100,000 acres |
1,720,633 |
5.15 |
74810.13 |
| 100,001 and upwards |
5,116,910 |
15.31 |
365493.57 |
| Total |
33,434,750 |
100.00 |
543.55 |