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Auckland Sheep District. Napier Sheep District. Wellington-West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island. Stud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 562 4,736 4,101 387 4,619 7,814 431 343 8,304 40,124 43,326 5,494 10,972 2,177 2,275 7,209 4,586 39,527 43,484 4,514 9,142 5,487 7,056 2,479 13,452 84,387 90,911 10,395 24,733 15,478 9,762 10,031 Total Flock SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos 22,993 119,881 116,275 259,149 594,536 1,808 4,422,347 41,937 4,018,041 50,787 9,034,924 94,532 Grand total i 619,337 4,584,165 4,185,103 9,388,605 South Island. MarlboroughNelson Sheep District. Canterbury Otago Sheep District. Sheep District. Total South Island. Stud Sheep and Flook Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney ... Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 10,584 1,734 7,158 651 4,123 1,526 131 1,460 24,910 4,345 2,874 18,947 57,744 20,319 5,686 16,561 23,795 5,642 25,152 35,671 6,690 5,246 . 193 12,694 59,289 11,721 35,184 55,269 68,557 27,091 6,010 30,715 Total 27,367 151,386 115,083 293,836 Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 716,652 210,230 3,820,381 1,268,486 : 2,779,039 653,646 7,316,072 2,132,362 Grand total 954,249 5,240,253 3,547,768 9,742,270 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Colony. Stud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 13,452 84,387 90,911 10,395 24,733 15,478 9,762 10,031 59,289 11,721 35,184 55,269 68,557 27,091 6,010 30,715 72,741 96,108 126,095 65,664 93,290 42,569 15,772 40,746 Totals Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 259,149 293,836 552,985 9,034,924 94,532 7,316,072 2,132,362 16,350,996 2,226,894 Grand total 9,388,605 9,742,270 19,130,875 Auckland District. Napier District. Wellington- Marlboroi West Coast Nelsoi Dintrict. Distric _J I ° gh i Canterbury , ti District. Otago District. Total in Colony. itud rams rams Vethers Sreeding-ewes )ry ewes jambs 821 6,831 80,775 323,182 35,892 171,836 1,279 57,456 604,510 2,342,406 159,625 1,418,889 2,073 48,510 564,508 2,193,959 153,674 1,222,379 351 11,862 139,263 507,895 34,733 260,145 1,774 57,991 801,282 2,911,683 189,112 1,278,411 5,240,253 2,035 38,123 581,534 I 1,800,059 i 136,342 989,675 8,333 220,773 I 2,771,872 ! 10,079,184 709,378 5,341,335 Total 619,337 4,584,165 4,185,103 3,547,768 19,130,875 954,249