THE SEASON'S LAMBING.

Shannon News, 4 January 1924, Page 3

THE SEASON'S LAMBING.

DOMINION ESTIMATES,

fallowing are complete estimates of tti£ current season's lainjbing computed from: estimated averages' Perfurnished y the Department's inspectors of stock in the Various districts. Corresponding figures for the three previous yearn are given for comparison. The columns of figures indicate respectively the year, the nuiaber oi breeding ewes, the estimated average percentage,of lambing, and the estimated - number of lambs.' NORTH ISLAND.

I Mounted on tw.p powerful touring machines with side-cars and equipped with spares to meet almost every emergjency and a small tent for camping out, four Dunedin motor-cyclists visited New Plymouth on Saturday on their way to Auckland. The long tour commenced at Dunedin on Saturday December 22, and the cyclists had a good run to Christchurch where, after having one of the sid«car chassis strengftoened, they just managed to catch the iboat to "Wellington. A broken side-car axle and an old tube are. mementoes displayed by, the riders. The tube blew out at Palmiest on Sjuuth (and snide Hhjen has been ■trailed at the rear on one of the side-car*.

1923 ... 7,170,154 : 91;34 6,549,143 1922 ... 6,771,482 90:36 6,118,530 1921 ... 6,312,;456 89.65 3,659,355 . 1920 ... 5;838J704 '■ 87.95 5,135,624 SOUTH ISLAND. 1923 ... 5,892,849 - 83.99 4,949,313 1922 ... 5,724,572 82.53 4,724,475 1921 ... 5.835.33S 83.28 4,859,425 1920 ),,.. 5,729,845 80.20 4,595,426 s DOMINION. 1923 ... 13,063,003 88.02 11,498,456 1922 ... 12,496,054 86.77 10,843,00*, 192,1 i.. 12,147,788 86.59 lfl.518,780 1920 .). 11,568,549 84.11 9,730,950