H.—23a
1916. NEW ZEALAND
INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1916.
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
Department of Agriculture, Industries, arid Commerce, Wellington. 29th June, 1916.
Approximate Number of Sheep in the Dominion on the 30th April, 1916.
Number of Sheep in the Dominion and Export of Mutton and Lamb for the past Ten Years, at 30th April.
Approximate Cost of Paper, —-Preparation, not given ; printing (1,000 copies), £1 10s.
Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l6.
Price 3d.]
Distriot. Number of Sheep. 1915.* 1916. Increase. Decrease. Auckland N apier-Gisborne Wellington -West Coast ... Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Canterbury-Kaikoura Otago 1,680,492 1,836,412 5,748,857 5,087,196 5,886,567 6,763,094 1,344,270 1,361,590 5,412,382 4,792,316 4,828,853 4,767,260 155,920 661,661 876,527 17,320 620,066 61,593 Totals ... ■ 24,901,421 24,607,868 1,049,767 l,343,32i I ncrease, North Island lecrease, South Island 370,786 664,339 let decrease for Dominion 293,553 * Complete returns.
Year. Number of Sheep in Dominion. Mutton Carcases exported. Legs and Pieces exported. Lamb Carcases exported. 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,607,868* 1,921,465 1,821,426 1,899,446 1,711,839 1,979,534 1,918,119 2,133,226 2,630,962 2,392,213 2,713,247 Cwt. 37,4.56 35,663 41,681 52,873 42,624 34,667 20,133 22,696 15,274 33,274 2,519,417 2,826,437 2,910,358 3,423,918 3,708,468 3,035,783 3,181,991. 3,808,006 3,456,597 3,488,951 * Approximate. W. D. S. Ma Mini iCDONALD, ster of Agriculture.
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INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1916., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, H-23a
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225INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1916. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, H-23a
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