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C — continued. SUMMARIES. Number of Sheep in each District at 30th April, 1909. North Island.

South Island.

Totals.

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Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisborne Sheep District. Wellington-West Coast Sheep District. Total North lelanfl. Stud Sheep and Floek Rams — Merinos e".. Lincoln Eomney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 1,054 7,121 ]2,178 808 5,961 6,951 792 774 3,387 45,585 G2.672 10,494 8,872 1,547 4,792 2,402 5,046 53,347 83,891 G,702 7,519 3,237 10,497 3,510 9,487 106,053 158,741 18,004 22,352 11,735 16,081 6,686 ♦ Totals 35,639 139,751 173,749 349,139 Flock SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos 1,039,097 14,610 5,455,781 24,905 5,294,973 14,706 11,789,851 54,221 Grand totals 1,089,346 5,620,437 5,483,428 12,193,211

MarlboroughNelson Sheep District. Canterbury- en-nan Kaikoura Sheep Hv , ut JS° t , , District Sheep Dis t nc '- Total South Island. Stud Sheep and Plook Rams— Merinoe Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leioester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 9,840 3,229 11,807 877 5,416 1,462 160 1,590 17,690 4,226 4,690 34,081 71,987 16,340 5,650 20,425 15,862 6,055 43,196 45,925 5,657 3,013 92 11,448 43,392 13,510 59,693 80,883 83,060 20,815 5,902 33,463 Totals 34,381 175,089 131,248 340,718 Flook Sheep— Crossbred and other long-woola Merinos 925,728 264,922 4,427,655 872,988 3,778,811 676,674 9,132,194 1,814,584 Grand totals 1,225,031 5,475,732 4,586,733 11,287,496

North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. Stud Sheep and Flock RamsMerinos Lincoln Bomney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 9,487 106,053 158,741 18,004 22,352 11,735 16,081 6,686 43,392 13,510 59,693 80,883 83,060 20,815 5,902 33,463 52,879 119,563 218,434 98,887 105,412 32,550 21,983 40,149 Totals 349,139 340,718 689,857 Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 11,789,851 54,221 9,132,194 1,814,584 20,922,045 1,868,805 Grand totals 12,193,211 11,287,496 23,480,707 Auckland Sheep District. Nnnioi-ria Wellington- Marlboroi Napier-faie- West CoaBt NelsoI borne Sheep gh 8h District. District. Distric ugh- j Canterbury1 Kaikoura > Sheep it. District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams Flock rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 1,532 12,672 149,214 599,709 42,242 283,977 4,441 69,412 793,164 2,881,231 289,282 1,582,907 3,827 71,893 768,481 2,875,843 248,568 1,514,816 13, 206, 652, 42, 308, 156 192 !28 !'.)8 177 i80 2,707 64,952 745,360 3,077,319 192,764 1,392,630 5,475,732 2,897 49,937 704,947 2,283,946 199,726 1,285,280 4,586,733 16,060 282,858 3,427,994 12,370,346 1,015,259 6,368,190 23,480,707 Totals 1,089,346 5,620,437 5,483,428 1,225,031