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l<orth Island Sheep Districts. South Island Sheep Districts. J , Dominion. Tirppri nf ssvk.pt, Poverty Bay- Wellington- Wol Marlborough- Canterbury- ntactn Tntal B.eed ol bheep. Auckland. Hawke's Bay. West Coast. lotaL [ Selson-Westland. : Kaikoura. OtagO - Iotal - Number. | <*« | r T Number. | ,*** Number. | Number, j Number. I j Number, j j Number, j ,** j Number, j Number. j . . . . . . Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino .. .. ,. .. ! 0-00 5 I 0-00 .. 0-00 j 5 I 0-00 8,261 i 0-55 . 12,547 ! 0-22 | 6,724 0-10 27,532 [ 0-20 27,537 0-10 Lincoln .. .. .. 657 0-02 1,236 ! 0-02 7,050 0-12 I 8,943 i 0-06 382 : 0-03 ! .223 0-00 52 j 0-00 657 0-00 9,600 0-03 Romney .. .. .. 20,987 | 0-64 ! 19,030 I 0-30 87,013 1-42 127.030 ! 0-80 9,007 0'60 ' 6,913 i 0-12 54,962 \ 0-82 70,882 0-51 197,912 0-67 Border Leicester .. .. 698 0-02 ! .. 0-00 218 0-00 916 ' 0-01 320 0-02 : 13,657 0-24 10,633 i 0-16 24,610 0-18 j 25,526 0-09 English Leicester 1,569 0-05 | 224 0-00 31 000 1,824 ; 0-01 1,897 0-13 ! 22,418 0-39 899 i 0-01 i 25,214 0-18 1 27,038 0-09 Shropshire .. .. 284 0-01 j .. 0-00 223 0-00 ! 507 '" 0-00 84 0-01 i 2,311 0-04 1,084 ; 0-02 | 3,479 0-03 j 3,986 0-01 Southdown .. .. 7,458! 022 13,083 0-20 39,784 0-65 60,325 0-38 1,871 0-13 ! 20,500 0-36 3,931 0-06 26,302 0-19 i 86,627 0-29 Corriedale .. .. 80 0-00 61 0-00 706 0-01 847 0-01 972 0-06 ' 33,188 I 0-58 10,424 ! 0-16 44,584 0-32 | 45,431 '. 0-15 Ryeland .. .. .. 1,037 '■ 0-03 J 602 0-01 618 0-01 2,257 j 0-01 47 0-00 i 1,466 j 0-03 282 I 0-00 j 1,795 0-01 | 4,052 0-01 Other breeds .. . . j 65 ; 0-00 3 0-00 226 0-00 294 i 0-00 1,072 j 0-07 : 2,167 0-04 .. j 0-00 | 3,239 0-02 I 3,533 0-01 Totals .. .. ! 32,835 0-99 : 34,244 j 0-53 135,869 2-21 202,948 ; 1-28 23,913 i 1-60 115,390 : 2-02 88,991 i 1-33 j 228,294 j 1-64 431,242 , 1-45 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — j Merino .. .. .. 14,738 j 0-44 16,186 I 0-25 12,358 0-21 43.282 : 0-27 I 211,663 14-14 ' 496,409 i 8-70 379,351 ; 5-66 1,087,423 7-82 1,130,705 ! 3-80 Lincoln .. .. .. 7,123 I 0-22 31,150 ! 0-49 10,241 0-17 48,514 0-31 2,540 0-17 10,416 j 0-18 3,763 ; 0-06 i 16,719 0-12 65,233 ■ 0-22 Romney.. .. .. 519,503 j 15-69 1,494,507 j 23-26 1,175,040 19-10 3,189,050 20-07 143,757 9-60! 104,834 1-84 414,441: 6-18 663,032 4-77 J3,852, 082 | 12-93 Border Leicester .. .. 10,264 I 0-31 784 ! 0-01 487 0-01 11,535 > 0-07 1,286 0-09 ! 29,242 j 0-51 28,184 j 0-42 58,712 I 0-42 j 70,247 ' 0-24 English Leicester .. .. 3,523 ! 0-11 890 I 0-01 476 0-01 j 4,889 | 0-03 6,325 0-42 35,142 i 0-62 3.199 0-05 44,666 0-32 ! 49,555 , 0-17 Shropshire .. .. j 2,369 0-07 i 226 0-00 402 0-00 \ 2,997 j 0-02 1,400 0-09 : 6,264 : 0-11 5,244 0-08 12,908 0-09 | 15,905 \ 0-05 Southdown .. .. [ 20,772 0-63 ' 28,949 0-45 64.266 1-04 113,987 0-72 2,179 0-15 26,423 0-46 6,654 0-10 35,256 1 0-25; 149,243: 0-50 Corriedale .. .. | 5,611 : 0-17 I 2,052 ! j 0-03 i 18,187 0-30 25,850 0-16 39,254 2-62 724,276 12-69 495,666 ! 7-40 1,259, l'96 ! 9-06 jl.285, 046 ' 4-31 Half-bred .. .. 23,650 I 0-71 12,743 | 0-20 | 40,667 0-66 ! 77.060 I 0-49 346,425 2314 ■ 950,997 16-66 ! 513,918 j 7-67 1,811,340 13-03 6-34 Ryeland .. .. .. 574 0-02 318 j 0-01 : 215 0-00 1,107 : 0-01 71 0-01 I 1,705 i 0-03 341 0-00 ! 2.117 i 0-01 3,224 0-01 Other breeds .. .. 1,401 0-04 j 561 ! 0-01 i 1,456 0-02 j 3,418 ; 0-02 j 95 j 0-01 : 564 ! 0-01 246 0-00 j 905 j 0-01 ! 4,323 : 0-01 Totals .. .. 609,528 J 18-41 !l,588, 366 J24-7 21,323.795 21-52 3,521,689:22-17 754,995 50-44 '\2, 386, 272 41-81 1,851 ,007 j 27-62 |4,992. 274 ! 35 90 k-513, 963 28-58 I I I - j I I Crossbreds and others Dot other- 2,669,043 j 80-60 14,802,246 | 74-75 4,690,950 76-27 12,162,239 718,019 147-96 3,206,069 56-17 4,760,984 71-05 8,685,072 62-46 20,847,311 j 69-97 wise enumerated ' ; ] ; [ J :— j Grand totals .. 13,311,406 ! 100-00 6,424,856 1100-00 6,150,614 100-00 15,886,876 100-001,496,927 100-00 5,707,731 100-00 6,700,982 ilOO-00 13,905,640 110000 29,792,516 100-00 I I j I I 1 1 I i i