7

H.—23

C — continued. SUMMARIES. NUMBER OF SHEEP in each District at 30th April, 1906. North Island.

South Island.

Totals.

3—H. 23.

Auckland Sheep District. Napier Sheep District. Wellington-West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island. Itud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney .. .. Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 917 4,508 5,206 479 4,967 7,150 1,365 466 5,091 42,551 48,598 7,518 8,868 2,372 1,595 7,486 5,368 39,217 61,410 4,028 9,651 4,814 8,670 3,360 11,376 86,276 115,214 12,025 23,486 14,336 11,630 11,312 Totals 25,058 124,079 136,518 285,655 i'lock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 604,040 2,919 4,693,902 39,659 4,342,246 41,310 9,640,188 83,888 10,009,731 Grand totals 632,017 4,857,640 4,520,074

MarlboroughNelson Sheep District. Canterbury Otago Sheep District. Sheep District. Total South Island. Itud Sheep and Flock Rams — Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 10,355 1,792 5,890 528 4,742 1,349 167 1,890 24,860 4,086 3,290 24,995 62,550 22,809 6,899 17,320 21,340 5,692 30,427 40,869 5,937 5,958 87 11,476 56,555 11,570 39,607 66,392 73,229 30,116 7,153 30,686 Totals 26,713 166,809 121,786 315,308 look SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos 769,460 252,394 3,885,261 1,209,823 2,993,556 672,938 7,648,277 2,135,155 Grand totals 1,048,567 5,261,893 3,788,280 10,098,740

North Island. South Island. Total in Colony. itud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 11,376 86,276 115,214 12,025 23,486 14,336 11,630 11,312 56,555 11,570 39,607 66,392 73,229 30,116 7,153 30,686 67,931 97,846 154,821 78,417 96,715 44,452 18,783 41,998 Totals 285,655 315,308 600,963 i'lock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 9,640,188 83,888 7,648,277 2,135,155 17,288,465 2,219,043 Grand totals 10,009,731 10,098,740 20,108,471

I \- Auckland District. Napier District. Wellington- ' Marlborough- nanterhnw West Coast , Nelson l ™S ry District. District. District. Otago District. Total in Colony. Stud rams Flook rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 590 7,141 83,114 343,977 28,204 168,991 2,201 58,674 617,036 2,460,911 235,707 1,483,111 2,237 51,787 552,822 2,308,910 217,614 1,386,704 491 12,572 152,870 555,116 40,442 287,076 1,921 61,826 743,453 2,933,273 212,133 1,309,287 5,261,893 1,825 40,662 639,605 1,877,000 198,634 1,030,554 9,265 232,662 2,788,900 10,479,187 932,734 5,665,723 20,108,471 Totals 632,017 4,520,074 1,048,567 3,788,280 4,857,640