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'ort, 'slant Auckland ! Napier-Gisborne Wellington-West Sheep District. Sheep District. Distri t° P Total North Island Stud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 1,668 7,392 18,813 915 2,607 3,197 376 380 2,122 28,011 85,875 4,811 4,902 803 7,911 2,111 6,571 50,979 115,056 4,294 |3,320 £2,821 17,495 4,287 10,361 86,382 219,744 10,020 10,829 i 6,821 25,782 6,778 Totals 35,348 136,546 204,823 376,717 Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 1,294,145 5,640,708 5,806,993 10,825 2,947 13,110 1,340,318 5,780,201 6,024,926 12,741,846 26,882 13,145,445 Grand totals South Island. Marlborough- CanterburyNelson- Westlimd Kaikoura Sheep Sheep District. District. Otago Sheep District. Total South Isiand. Stud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 9,843 3,660 13,562 fffi590 57490 1,026 163 2,824 19,086 3,278 9,880 32,990 62,298 10,017 12,045 24,018 13,330 58,426 40,815 5,507 1,728 114 12,052 42,259 9,821 81,868 74,395 73,295 12,771 12,322 38,894 Totals 37,158 173,612 134,855 345,625 Flock SheepCrossbred and other longwools Merino 1,015,170 245,959 4,332,189 687,890 3,918,210 501,322 9,265,569 1,435,171 Grand totals 1,298,287 j 5,193,691 4,554,387 11,046,365 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. Stud Sheep and Flock Bams- - Merino Lincoln .. Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 10,361 86,382 219,744 10,020 10,829 6,821 25,782 6,778 42,259 9,821 81,868 74,395 73,295 12,771 12,322 38,894 i 52,620 96,203 301,612 •84,415 , 84,124 : 19,592 38,104 "45,672 Totals I 376,717 345,625 722,342 Flock SheepCrossbred and other longwools Merino 12,741,846 26,882 9,265,569 1,435,171 22,007,415 1,462,053 Grand totals d totals 13,145,445 11,046,365 13,145,445 24,11 11,810 a l.i.. ,-.3 x- ;~ Auckland Napie —— Sheep borne Auckland Sheep District. v ■ r ■ j Wellington- Marlborough- Canterburyi™£i chi, C i West Coast Nelson-WestlanS Kaikoura D? a trict i shee P Sbee P shee I' jjisiiici. District. District. District. — - er-Gi ) She isaep Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. itud rams flock rams Vethers $reeding-ewes )ry ewes jambs 1,813 15,263 182,395 687,239 65,053 388,555 1,535 73,093 727,881 2,838,883 340,764 1,798,045 4,644 78,162 765,694 2,979,369 323,820 1,873,237 559 16,623 192,686 683,342 47,349 357,728 2,754 65,149 611,892 2,984,576 191,617 1,337,703 1,851 52,244 727,002 2,347,627 195,104 1,230,559 13,156 300,534 3,207,550 12,521,036 1,163,707 6,985,827 Totals 1,340,318 5,193,691 4,554,387 24,191,810 5,780,201 6,024,926 1,298,287