H.—23a
1920. NEW ZEALAND.
INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1920.
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 23rd June, 1920.
Approximate Number of Sheep in the Dominion on the 30th April, 1920.
Number of Sheep in the Dominion and Export of Mutton and Lamb for the past Ten Years, at 30th April.
W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agrioulture.
Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (575 copies), £1 10s.
By Authority : Marcus F. Masks, Government Printer. Wellington. —1920.
Price 3d.]
Number of Sheep. District. I increase. Decrease. 1919.* 1920. Auckland .. .. .. .. I .860.698 1,880.983 164,239 143,954 Napier-Gisborne .. .. .. 6.485.286 6,026,624 7,445 466,107 Wellington - West Coast .. .. 5.865.960 5,306,035 27,272 587,197 Marlborough-Nelson-Westland .. .. 1.385,870 1.326,752 .. 59,118 Canterbury-Kaikoura . . .. .. 5,437,961 4,946,384 7,228 498,805 Otago .. .. .. .. 4,792,779 4,470,422 9,847 332,204 Totals .. .. .. 25,828,554 23,957.200 216,031 2,087,385 Decrease, North Island .. 998,302 Decrease, South Island .. 873,052 Net decrease for Dominion .. 1,871,354 * ('omplete returns. Note.—It must be clearly understood that the figures for 1920 are approximate only, and that the final return may show a marked difference.
Year ending 30th April. Number of Sheep in Mutton Carcases Legs and Pieces Dominion. exported. exported. Lamb Carcases exported. I 1911 1912 1913 191! 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 Cwt. 23.996,126 1.979,534 42,624 23,750,153 1,918,119 34,667 24.191,810 2,133,226 20,133 24.798,763 2,630.962 22,696 24.901,421 2.392.213 15,274 24,788,150 2,713,247 33.274 25,270,386 2,613,259 7.920 26,538,302 2,038,304 8,517 25,828,554 1.211.536 12.018 23,957,200* 4,199.675 12,472 3,708,468 3,035,783 3,181,991 3.808,006 3.456.597 3.488,951 2.883.350 1,945,305 988,747 3.780,523 | |. * Interim figures only; final return will be published later.
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INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1920., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1920 Session I, H-23a
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