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

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Flock).

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1900.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1897.

Males. Females. Totals. lerinos .. Irossbreds and other long-wools Totals, 1909 . 1908 827,424 6,082,488 6,909,912 6,843,150 1,094,260 15,476,535 16,570,795 15,605,903 1,921,684 21,559,023 23,480,707 22,449,053 1,031,654 Increase Decrease .. 66,762 964,892

South Island. Dominion. North Island. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 10th April— 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 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 5,113,798 5,472,818 5,698,865 6,356,783 838,425 819,168 920,628 648,816 616,148 795,996 811,061 629,184 349,191 481,525 501,494 626,687 580,092 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 5,365,389 5,264,028 5,545,176 6,013,563 694,647 778,973 696,283 445,755 481,413 628,766 619,502 413,663 360,187 451,209 493,508 540,158 435,167 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 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 1,533,072 1,598,141 1,616,911 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259

Year (30th April). Stud Bams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Earns, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 7,985 9,650 10,799 9,383 8,220 8,333 9,265 11,928 14,902 16,060 189,945 206,014 207,168 205,306 211,733 220,773 232,662 243,574 257,850 282,858 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 9,257,054 9,906,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 5,276,841 5,600,020 5,731,783 5,005,331 4,923,749 5,341,335 5,665,723 6,096,659 6,387,017 0,368,190 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707

I Stud ana Stud Flock BreedingRame. ewes. Rtud Dry Ewes. j Total Stud Stud ! Sheep Lambs, and Flock Bams. Wethers. Bx^ S ' Dry Ewes. Floek Sheep. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 193,19G 187,756 190,670 197,930 215,664 217,967 214,689 219,953 229,106 241,927 255,502 272,752 298,918 164,909 164,947 181,602 182,255 200,159 201,181 183,398 161,205 192,364 206,612 215,528 230,075 222,799 13,518 14,598 14,940 15,047 16,715 19,484 15,184 13,049 10,866 11,105 12,773 14,725 14,192 109,478 113,904 112,490 123,145 135,109 132,585 123,878 104,647 120,649 141,319 151,881 157,556 153,948 481,101 481,205 499,702 518,377 567,647 571,217 537,149 498,854 552,985 600,963 635,684 675,108 689,857 4,052,477 3,918,236 4,092,310 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,609 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 8,522,284 1,519,554 8,280,065 1,583,543 8,480,144 1,601,971 9,074,799 1,079,524 9,706,457 1,080,84G 9,408,968 1,405,278 8,888,353 1,415,379 9,061,243 1,029,798 9,886,820 698,512 10,272,575 921,629 10,521,318 982,229 11,013,966 1,152,120 12,147,547 : 1,001,067 5,112,538 5,410,676 4,674,379 5,153,696 5,464,911 5,599,198 4,881,453 4,819,102 5,220,686 5,524,404 5,944,778 6,229,461 6,214,242 19,687,954 19,678,725 19,348,506 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707