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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. — i Auckland. ■ -I NapierGisborne. WellingtonWest Coast. Total. Marlborough- Canterburv „ Kelson-West- Kaikoura ; , land. Otago. i Total. Total in Dominion. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Merino Lincoln Ronmey Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 1.072 11,304 588 454 248 730 22 68 3,428 10,357 ■ 665 35 3.930 12,780 73,550 754 383 102 15,409 1,260 395 17.280 95.211 1.342 1.502 385 20.069 1.282 463 8.900 499 6,698 260 1.201 183 122 491 1.326 16.983 491 6,122 9,859 19.907 2.300 7.693 30.249 10.085 3.333 1,034 26,756 12,326 763 391 153 5.293 1.515 29.216 2,024 39,576 22,445 21.871 2.874 7,968 36,033 12,926 29,216 19,304 134,787 23.787 23.373 3.259 28.037 37.315 13,389 - i I I Totals .. * 14,486 18,415 104, 633 137,534 19,680 103,689 51,564 174,933 312,467 1. Sheep of a distinctive breed, but no! entered in Flock-book — Merino Lincoln Ronmey Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-bred Other breeds 11.980 10,421 240,279 3,368 2.298 3,074 1.980 386 2.383 1.532 15.163 64,154 1.163.610 2.137 1.179 433 13.541 243 181 781 31,377 42.857 1.012.363 5.290 9.371 680 26.659 ,33.545 1,284 961 58.520 117.432 2.416.252 10.795 12.848 4.187 42.180 34.174 3.848 3.274 182,160 5.011 156,482 777 7.431 1.256 206 13.642 196.281 2.077 408.843 5.318 79.676 53.747 71.059 4.851 5.850 357.294 832.112 32.377 282.376 14,374 312,829 59,908 5.846 909 17.113 254,728 282.062 3.051 873,379 24,703 548,987 114,432 84.336 7,016 23, 169 625.664 1.310.455 37.505 931.899 142,135 2.965,239 125.227 97.184 11.203 65.349 659.838 1.314.303 40.779 Totals .. 277,701 1,261,422 1,164.387 2,703,510 565.323 1,851,127 1,233,196 3,649,646 6,353,156 —! Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated 1,445,670 4,742,496 3,780,453 9,968,619 681,530 2,696,842 3,068,825 6,447.197 16,415,816 Grand totals 23,081,43! 1,737,857 6,022.333 5,049,473 12.809,663 1,266,533 4,651,658 4.353.585 10,271.776