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C — continued. SUMMARIES.

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

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1908.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1908.

Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gis-borne Sheep District. WellingtonWest Coast Sheep District. Marlborough- Janterbury-Nelson-Westland Kaikoura Sheep Sheep District. District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams' Other rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 686 24,359 31-1,700 1,053,090 57,976 532,699 1,367 86,136 793,702 3,403,259 332,530 2,115,889 3,032 72,356 855,114 3,019,069 227,059 1,674,105 344 16,349 185,957 716,338 46,025 399,456 2,105 64,777 589,856 2,743,370 190,368 1,127,560 2,930 54,799 718,495 2,325,043 218,689 1,300,807 10,404 318,766 3,457,824 13,260,169 1,072,647 7,150,516 Totals 1,983,510 6,732,883 5,850,735 1,364,469 4,718,026 4,620,763 25,270,386 ♦Entered in Pli ick-book.

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 10th April— 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 5,698,865 ' 626,687 6,856,783 580,092 6,456,509 690,435 6,354,874 : 751,817 6,393,460 755,906 6,505,491 729,637 6,619,378 | 697,352 6,643,567 I 704,218 7,230,450 546,821 7,475,418 j 617,565 5,545,176 6,013,563 6,058,871 5,969,589 5,883,569 6,015,545 6,300,798 5,971,814 5,662,317 5,784,751 540,158 435,167 518,078 560,643 579,857 434,070 468,923 678,242 657,214 455,082 11,244,041 1,166,845 12,370,846 1,015,259 12,515,380 1,208,513 12,324,463 1,312,460 12,277,029 1,335,763 12,521,036 1,163,707 12,920,176 1,166,275 12,615,341 1,382,460 12,892,767 1,204,035 13,260,169 1,072,647 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,260,169

Year. Stud Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 10th April— 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,464 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,167 301,017 318,766 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,270,221 3,478,263 3,457,824 11,244,041 12,370,340 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,260,169 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1.166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,647 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 0,985,827 7,178,782 7,318,148 6,896,954 7,150,516 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,020 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386

S Stud and Stud Stud ai ,„ , o Flock Breeding- Dry L ™ >* Rams. ewes. Ewes. J-'amDs. Total Stud Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. Sheep and FlOCk Ttmortinr, Rams. Wethers. ewes Dry Ewes - Lambs. Grand Total, Stud and Flock Sheep. 30th April 1908 272,752 230,075 14,725 157,551 1909 298,918 222,799 14,192 153,946 1910 305,569 227,187 13,943 160,234 1911 297,898 222,709 14,117 168,89!. 1912 306,588 232,782 11,563 155,49f 1913 313,690 228,145 12,902 167, 601 1914 321,869 229,055 13,526 170,16s 1915 315,251 237,717 17,341 176,55c 1916 316,131 252,201 15,012 175,15£ 1917 329,230 160,212 6,212 114,77c 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 13,526 17,341 15,012 6,212 157,556 153,948 160,234 163,899 155,498 167,605 170,169 176,556 175,155 114,778 675,108 689,857 706,933 705,617 706,431 722,342 734,619 746,865 758,499 610,432 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,270,221 3,478,263 3,457,824 11,013,966 12,147,547 12,288,193 12,094,754 12,044,247 12,292,891 12,691,121 12,377,624 12,640,566 13,099,957 1,152,120 1,001,067 1,194,570 1,298,343 1,824,200 1,150,805 1,152,749 1,365,119 1,189,023 1,066,435 6,229,461 6,214,242 6,912,842 6,555,125 6,315,306 •6,818,222 7,008,613 7,141,592 6,721,799 7,035,738 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386