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C — continued. SUMMARIES— continued. Merinos and Long-wools shown separately.

Males. Females. Total. ierinos .. Jrossbreds and other long-wools 981,305 4,690,339 5,671,644 5,553,636 1,318,330 12,140,901 2,299,635 16,831,240 Totals, 1905 „ 1904 13,459,231 12,727,170 732,061 19,130,875 18,280,806 850,069 Increase 118,008 Numbe: of Ew is in the CoL my (Stud and Flock). Nori th Island. South Island. Colony. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes.' Dry Ewes. 30th April— 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 3,831,527 4,041,431 4,058,998 4,242,764 4,540,357 4,838,419 4,660,130 4,319,918 4,465,292 4,859,547 817,596 838,425 819,168 920,628 648,816 616,148 795,996 811,061 629,184 349,191 4,550,254 4,645,762 4,386,014 4,418,982 4,716,697 5,068,197 4,950,019 4,751,833 4,757,156 5,219,637 794,627 694,647 778,973 696,283 445,755 481,413 628,766 619,502 413,663 360,187 8,381,781 8,687,193 8,445,012 8,661,746 9,257,054 9,906,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 1,612,223 1,533,072 1,598,141 1,616,911 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 Number of Bams, Wethers, iWES, and Lambs in ihe Colony since 190D. Year (30th April). Stud Bams, Flock Barns, Wethers, Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Over. Over. Over. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 7,985 9,650 10,799 9,383 8,220 8,333 189,945 3,528,799 9,257,054 206,014 I 3,413,238 9,906,616 207,168 3,358,066 9,610,149 205,306 3,232,219 : 9,071,751 211,733 2,871,809 , 9,222,448 220,773 2,771,872 ) 10,079,184 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 5,276,841 19,355,195 5,600,020 20,233,099 5,731,783 20,342,727 5,005,331 ! 18,954,553 4,923,749 i 18,280,806 5,341,335 19,130,875 Numbeb of Sheep ;n the Colony since 1897. w a Stud and i Btud Stud Flock I Breeding- Dry Kams. ! ewes. Ewes. I . Stud Lambs. Total Stud Sheep and Flock Bams. I Bl ewei ng ' *** Ewes ' Flock Sheep. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. Wethers. 1897 18981 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903J 1904; 1905! 193,196 ! 164,909 187,756 164,947 190,670 ! 181,602 197,930 I 182,255 215,664 200,159 217,967 i 201,181 214,689 183,398 219,953 161,205 229,106 192,364 13,518 14,598 14,940 15,047 16,715 19,484 15,184 13,049 10,866 109,478 113,904 112,490 123,145 135,109 132,585 123,878 104,647 120,649 481,101 481,205 499,702 518,377 567,647 571,217 537,149 498,854 552,985 4,052,477 3,918,236 4,092,310 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 8,522,284 8,280,065 8,480,144 9,074,799 9,706,457 9,408,968 8,888,353 9,061,243 9,886,820 1,519,554 5,112,538 1,583,543 5,410,676 1,601,971 4,674,379 1,079,524 5,153,696 1,080,846 5,464,911 1,405,278 5,599,198 1,415,379 4,881,453 1,029,798 4,819,102 698,512 5,220,686 19,687,954 19,673,725 19,348,506 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875