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C— continued. SUMMARIES. Number of Sheep in each District at 30th April, 1907.

'ort, ,aiu Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisborne Sheep District Wellington-West Coast Sheep Dietrict. Total North Island. Stud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merinos Linooln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds .. 1,097 5,450 6,294 1,577 4,713 7,924 615 414 5,380 46,936 53,412 10,049 9,192 2,272 2,710 5,464 4,627 49,231 71,795 5,213 9,120 4,601 9,620 3,469 11,104 101,617 131,501 16,839 23,025 14,797 12,945 9,347 Totals Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 28,084 755,668 1,958 135,415 4,952,641 31,845 157,676 4,755,701 35,030 321,175 10,464,010 68,833 Grand totals 785,710 785,710 5,119,901 5,119,901 4,948,407 10,854,018 South Island. MarlboroughNelson Sheep District. CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District. Otago Sheep District. Total South Island. Stud Sheep and Flock RamsMerinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester .. English Leioester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 10,276 2,398 7,517 1,256 4,840 1,627 54 1,620 22,180 4,030 3,717 25,810 66,125 19,419 6,453 20,693 17,159 3,461 31,932 41,693 6,021 4,201 57 11,970 49,615 9,889 43,166 68,759 76,986 25,247 6,564 34,283 Totals 29,588 168,427 116,494 314,509 Flook SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos 815,270 277,582 3,857,499 1,121,414 3,052,333 691,147 7,725,102 2,090,143 Grand totals 1,122,440 5,147,340 3,859,974 10,129,754 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Colony. Stud Sheep and Flock Earns— Merinos Lincoln Romney . Border Leicester English Leicester i. Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 11,104 101,617 131,501 16,839 23,025 14,797 12,945 9,347 49,615 9,889 43,166 68,759 76,986 25,247 6,564 34,283 60,719 111,506 174,667 85,598 100,011 40,044 19,509 43,630 Totals 321,175 Flock SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos 314,509 6: 15,684 10,464,010 68,833 7,725,102 2,090,143 18,11 2,11 19,112 .8,976 Grand totals 10,854,018 10,129,754 20,91 13,772 Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gis-borne Sheep District. Wellington- i Marlboroi West Coast [ Nelson Sheep Sheep District. Distrid CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Colony. itud rams n look rams Vethers ireeding-ewes )ry ewes . . jambs 1,040 8,693 82,303 448,490 24,131 221,053 4,036 60,156 651,669 2,513,109 252,908 1,638,023 2,618 57,025 624,876 2,511,219 224,455 '■ 1,528,234 867 13,173 162,139 578,907 49,232 318,622 2,500 61,085 713,951 2,744,054 249,073 1,376,677 1,367 43,442 664,825 1,941,067 195,203 1,014,070 I 3,859,974 11,928 243,574 2,899,763 i 10,736,846 995,002 6,096,659 Totals I 5,147,340 20,983,772 785,710 5,119,901 4,948,407 1,122,440