Proportion 
of Holdings in each 
Size group. 
Proportion 
of total area in each 
size group. 
Nize-Group. 
R05 
1913. 
1924. 
1895. | 1913. 
192%. 
Per | 
cent. 
Over 1 but not over 
5 acres - - - 0-93 
Over 5 but not over . 
20 acres -.. - - z i 4.89 
Over 20 but not over 
50 acres - - - 10-40 
Over 50 but not over 
100 acres - - 17-06 
Over 100 but not over 
150 acres - [7a | 7-80 14-53 15-16 
Over 150 but not over 15:50 42- 16] 
300 acres -  . | | Ls-63 | 867 25.93 
Over 300 acres - = 3-64 3-33 3-14 27-57 94.83 
Per 
cent. 
Per 
cent. 
Per 
cent. | 
Per 
cent. 
Per 
cent. 
i 
28-68 
29.88 
The changes in the proportion in each size group are not 
of great importance except in so far as they reveal a tendency 
for the medium-sized holdings to gain ground at the expense of 
the very small and very large holdings. It is, however, worth 
noting that 46 per cent. by number of the various occupations 
separately returned in 1924 were under 20 acres, but these 
accounted for less than 6 per cent. of the area. The bulk of the 
land, viz., 94 per cent. by area, is in holdings over 20 acres. There 
is a small movement in the average size of the different groups, 
but it is very slioht. 
AVERAGE SizE oF HorLpiNes IN mACH sizn Group. 
7 
Size-Group. 1895. 
1913. 
1924. 
I- 5 acres 
5-20 
20- 50° 
50-100 
(00-300 
Dver 300 
3-08 
11-22 
33-42 
73-13 
170-96 
176-41 
3-09 
11-24 
33-62 
72-95 
169-76 
464-19 
3-13 
11-29 
33-83 
72-63 
168 20 
460-52 
” 
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3. Farms and holdings : their general characteristics.— 
The 410,000 returns relating to separate farms, holdings and 
other occupations received by the Ministry in 1924 were grouped 
under various heads as follow ..