H.—23b.

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.

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Males. Females. Totals. Jerinos .. Jrossbreds and other long-wools Totals, 1911 . 1910 Decrease I 779,074 1,040,265 .. | 0,220.01(1 15,956,171 6,999,690 16,996,436 7,009,051 17,260,569 9,361 264,133 1,819,339 22,176,787 23,996,126 24,269,620 273,494

Year. North Island. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. South Island. Domin Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. ion. Dry ISwee. )th April— 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 4,041,431 838,425 4,058,998 819,168 4,242,704 920,628 4,540,867 648,816 i 4,838,41!i CHI.148 4,060,130 795,996 4,319,918 811,061 4,465,292 629,184 4,859,547 349,191 5,113,798 481,525 5,472,818 501,494 5,698,865 626,687 6,356,783 580,092 6,456,509 690,435 6,354,874 j 751,817 I 4,045,762 694,647 8,087,193 I 4,386,014 778,973 8,445,012 j 4,418,982 696,283 8,661,746 (.71(1,0117 445,755 9,257,054 - 5,068,197 481,413 9,906,616 4,950,019 (128,7(10 9,010,149 1.751.888 Gil).5(i2 9,071,751 4,757,150 413,668 9,222,448 5,219,637 360,187 10,079,184 5.865.889 451,209 10,479,187 5,264,028 493,508 10,736,846 5.545,176 540,158 11,244,041 | 0,013,563 435,167 12,370,346 6,058,871 518,078 12,515,380 5.969,589 560,643 : 12,324,463 1,533,072 1,598,141 1,616,911 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,568 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460

(30th April). Stud Hams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Earns, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. lii-eeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 7,985 9,650 10,799 9,383 8,220 8,333 9,265 11,928 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 189,945 206,014 207,168 205,306 •211,733 220,773 232,662 243,574 257,850 282.858 290.501 280,623 3,528,799 3,413,238 8,858,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 8,878,898 8,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 9,257,054 9,900,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,340 12,515,380 12,324,463 1,094,571 1,097,501 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 5,276,841 5,600,020 5,731,783 5,005,331 4,923,749 5,341,335 5,665,723 6,090,659 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,070 6,719,024 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 53,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126

9 14 $< 'r*a I Stud and Flock Hams. Stud Stud a » . Breeding- Dry , !™* ewes. Ewes. LUIU * Total Stud Sheep and Flock Rama. Flock Sheep. Wethere. '"ewes" 8 " Dry Bwe8, Lambs. 4,052,477 , 8,522,284 1,519,554 5,112,538 3,918,236 8,280,065 : 1,583,543 5,410,676 4,092,310 8,480,144 1,601,971 4,074,379 3.528,799 9,074,799 1,079,524 5,153,696 3,418,288 '.'.706,457 1,080,840 5,464,911 3,358,066 9,408,968 j 1,405,278 5,599,198 3,232,219 , 8,888,353 ! 1,415,379 4,881,453 •2,871,609 9,001,243 1,029,798 4,819,102 2,771,872 9,886,820 698.512 5,220,686 2,788,900 10,272.575 921,629 5,524,404 2.899,763 10,521,813 982,229 5,944,778 8,378,898 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 8,427,994 12.147,547 1,001,067 6,214,242 3,167,082 12,288,193 1,194,570 0,912,842 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 L908 1909 1910 1911 198.196 187,756 190,670 197,930 215,664 217.907 214,689 219,953 229,100 241,927 : 255,502 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 164,909 ' 13,518 109,478 164,947 14,598 113,904 181,602 14,940 112,490 182,255 15,047 123,145 200,159 16,715 135,109 201,181 19,484 132,585 183,398 I 15,184 123,878 161,205 ' 13,049 104,647 192,364 10,806 120,649 206,612 11,105 141,319 215,528 12,773 151,881 230,075 14,725 157,556 222,799 14,192 153,948 227,187 13,943 160,234 229,709 14,117 103,899 481,101 481,205 499,702 518,377 5(17,047 571,217 537,149 498,854 552,985 600,963 635,684 675,108 689,857 706,933 705,617 19,687,954 19,C73,725 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 24,269,620 23,996,126