Table 1.—Land in Occupation, its Use and Area; and the Number of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs, in each County.
  
    
      | Districts and Counties. | 
      Number of Occupiers. | 
      LAND IN OCCUPATION. | 
      NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK. | 
    
    
      | FOR PROFIT. | 
      Other Purposes and Unproductive. | 
      FOR PLEASURE. | 
      Total Area in Occupation. | 
      Horses. | 
      Cattle. | 
      Sheep. | 
      Pigs. | 
    
    
      | Under Cultivation (including Land in Fallow). | 
      Under Pasture. | 
      Cultivated Gardens, Orchards, &c. | 
      Uncultivated. | 
      Milch Cows. | 
      Other. | 
      Total. | 
    
    
      | Sown Grasses, Clover, or Lucerne. | 
      Natural Grasses. | 
    
  
  
    
       | 
       | 
      Acres. | 
      Acres. | 
      Acres. | 
      Acres. | 
      Acres. | 
      Acres. | 
      Acres. | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | MALLEE DISTRICT. | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | Millewa | 
      2 | 
       | 
       | 
      430,842 | 
      1,143,040 | 
       | 
       | 
      1,573,882 | 
      202 | 
      5 | 
      301 | 
      306 | 
      64,082 | 
      26 | 
    
    
      | Weeah | 
      71 | 
      16,737 | 
      100 | 
      77,483 | 
      569,901 | 
      3 | 
       | 
      664,224 | 
      432 | 
      133 | 
      396 | 
      529 | 
      13,782 | 
      398 | 
    
    
      | Karkarooc | 
      1,207 | 
      406,861 | 
      582 | 
      1,801,323 | 
      723,947 | 
      58 | 
      71 | 
      2,932,842 | 
      9,190 | 
      1,639 | 
      3,629 | 
      5,268 | 
      56,343 | 
      5,774 | 
    
    
      | Tatchera | 
      1,335 | 
      352,826 | 
      3,101 | 
      938,245 | 
      296,974 | 
      217 | 
      52 | 
      1,591,415 | 
      10,326 | 
      7,503 | 
      10,990 | 
      18,493 | 
      186,778 | 
      7,570 | 
    
    
      | NORTHERN DISTRICT. | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | Gunbower | 
      1,092 | 
      84,838 | 
      4,928 | 
      622,893 | 
      60,484 | 
      156 | 
      44 | 
      773,343 | 
      7,172 | 
      11,759 | 
      20,563 | 
      32,322 | 
      157,488 | 
      6,866 | 
    
    
      | Gladstone | 
      2,014 | 
      157,990 | 
      1,110 | 
      728,008 | 
      10,977 | 
      380 | 
      89 | 
      898,554 | 
      9,935 | 
      5,804 | 
      11,732 | 
      17,536 | 
      321,185 | 
      5,940 | 
    
    
      | Bendigo | 
      2,868 | 
      188,222 | 
      2,826 | 
      806,716 | 
      2,927 | 
      360 | 
      106 | 
      1,001,157 | 
      15,396 | 
      10,659 | 
      21,196 | 
      31,855 | 
      338,511 | 
      10,108 | 
    
    
      | Rodney | 
      2,070 | 
      200,996 | 
      15,953 | 
      694,458 | 
      890 | 
      339 | 
      116 | 
      912,752 | 
      13,803 | 
      12,562 | 
      28,347 | 
      40,909 | 
      333,626 | 
      12,760 | 
    
    
      | Moira | 
      3,888 | 
      449,241 | 
      13,571 | 
      1,203,093 | 
      4,864 | 
      1,388 | 
      431 | 
      1,672,588 | 
      29,814 | 
      40,004 | 
      82,469 | 
      122,473 | 
      388,866 | 
      35,253 | 
    
    
      | NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT. | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | Delatite | 
      2,332 | 
      41,582 | 
      6,286 | 
      1,226,543 | 
      3,914 | 
      601 | 
      171 | 
      1,279,097 | 
      12,081 | 
      28,685 | 
      50,205 | 
      78,890 | 
      217,795 | 
      11,009 | 
    
    
      | Bogong | 
      3,015 | 
      80,725 | 
      5,377 | 
      1,115,484 | 
      2,516 | 
      858 | 
      590 | 
      1,205,550 | 
      16,565 | 
      18,846 | 
      55,979 | 
      74,825 | 
      129,164 | 
      13,032 | 
    
    
      | Benambra | 
      797 | 
      7,398 | 
      3,807 | 
      1,014,107 | 
       | 
      161 | 
      27 | 
      1,025,500 | 
      8,137 | 
      7,967 | 
      43,909 | 
      51,876 | 
      171,381 | 
      4,515 | 
    
    
      | Wonnangatta | 
      190 | 
      1,972 | 
      2,061 | 
      259,231 | 
       | 
      57 | 
      57 | 
      263,378 | 
      1,389 | 
      1,237 | 
      5,629 | 
      6,866 | 
      19,092 | 
      1,472 | 
    
    
      | GIPPSLAND DISTRICT. | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
    
    
      | Croajingolong | 
      153 | 
      3,326 | 
      4,266 | 
      696,044 | 
      22,834 | 
      108 | 
      9 | 
      726,587 | 
      1,869 | 
      2,127 | 
      12,623 | 
      14,750 | 
      8,649 | 
      4,965 | 
    
    
      | Tambo | 
      384 | 
      3,885 | 
      1,653 | 
      575,131 | 
      3,640 | 
      114 | 
      15 | 
      584,438 | 
      2,707 | 
      2,442 | 
      20,368 | 
      22,810 | 
      94,507 | 
      4,173 | 
    
    
      | Dargo | 
      676 | 
      5,785 | 
      3,454 | 
      652,194 | 
      2,011 | 
      151 | 
      28 | 
      663,623 | 
      3,741 | 
      4,301 | 
      14,395 | 
      18,696 | 
      55,920 | 
      4,268 | 
    
    
      | Tanjil | 
      1,923 | 
      21,147 | 
      26,998 | 
      1,110,603 | 
      10,970 | 
      561 | 
      961 | 
      1,171,240 | 
      13,563 | 
      22,852 | 
      77,403 | 
      100,255 | 
      216,213 | 
      16,096 | 
    
    
      | Buln Buln | 
      4,710 | 
      29,768 | 
      406,299 | 
      795,658 | 
      145,225 | 
      1,495 | 
      261 | 
      1,378,706 | 
      20,459 | 
      64,770 | 
      131,938 | 
      196,708 | 
      166,661 | 
      37,519 | 
    
    
      | Total | 
      70,280 | 
      3,663,259 | 
      948,162 | 
      29,546,574 | 
      3531520* | 
      23,860 | 
      46,496 | 
      37,759,871 | 
      392,237 | 
      521,612 | 
      1,080,772 | 
      1,602,384 | 
      10,841,790 | 
      350,370 |