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C — continued. SUMMARIES. Number of Sheep in each District at 30th April, 1906.

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Nort, Islan* 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 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 Flock 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 South Island. Ma N b elson gh ~ Canterbury Otago Sheep District. Sheep District. , Sheep District. Total South Island. Stud Sheep and Flock Rams — Merinos Lincoln Rimney B rder Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds '■ i " I10,355 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 21,840 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 Flock SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos Grani totals • • 26,713 769,460 252,394 1,048,567 166,809 — — 121,786 315,308 3,885,261 1,209,823 2,993,556 672,938 7,648,277 2,135,155 5,261,893 3,788,280 10,098,740 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Colony. Stud 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 Flock 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 Auckland District. Napier District. Wellington- Marlboro West Coast Nelsoi District. Distri< I i '°« h - Canterbury ° t District. Otago District. Total in Colonv. Stud rams Flock 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 ] 1,825 I 9,265 61,826 ! 40,662 232,662 743,453 639,605 2,788,900 2,933,273 1,877,000 i 10,479,187 212,133 , 198,634 j 932,734 1,309,287 '■ 1,030,554 5,665,723 5,261,893 ; 3,788,280 j 20,108,471 Totals 632,017 4,857,640 4,520,074 1,048,567