H.—23.

C — continued. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1930 and 1931.

SUMMARIES.

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1912.

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Stud Sheep Shee P u ° t ( I Cross iT d ™ d other Sl ff not | Dominion: (entered in Floek-book). piock-book otherwise enumerated. Class. \ . ; : - 1980. 1931. 1930. 1931. 1930. 1931. 1931). 1031. Rama .. .. .. | 14,248 ! 15,001 434,369 j 446,997 .. .. 448,617 461,998 Wethers .. 1,051,286 1,250,611 2,316,630 ! 2,178,941 3,367,916 J 3,429,552 Breeding-ewes .. 244,480! 238,28113,987,758 4,538,476 j 13,331,937 ! 12,831.972 17,564,175 j 17,608,729 Dry ewes .. 7,884 8,081 261,984 370,734 807,804; 831,899 1,077,672 1,210,714 Lambs .. .. 174,862 169,879 2,004,429 ; 1,907,145 6,203,616 5,004,499 8,382,907 7,081,523 Totals .. .,1441,474! 431,242 ! 7,739,826 j 8,513,963 ! 22,659,987 20,847,311 30,841,287 29,792,516

a ,1 a Poverty Bay- ! Wellington- ! Marlborough- Canterbury- ftt Tntnl „, A "? kla " d Hawke's Bay West Coast Nelson-Westland Kaikoura "jj a f° 1 ?* ai i -..- _ -- --- - Stud rams (entered 1,411 1,249 ] 3,902 j 689 3,406 j 4,344 15,001 in Hock-book) Other rams .. 49,458 > 98,913 j 93,900 19,481 88,196 I 97,049 446,997 Wethers .. 478,659 : 642,930 741,815 263,148 554,312 748,688 3,429,552 Breedine-ewea .. ! 1,904,883 : 3,669.235 i 3,672,887 796,009 I 3,657,769 3,907,946 17,608,729 Dry ewes .. ' 1.02,551 343,643 196,294 84,312 229,889 254,025 1,210,714 Lambs.. .. 774,444 1,668,886 1,441,816 333,288 j 1,174,159 1,688,930 \ 7,081,523 Totals .. 3,311,406 I 6,424,856 , 6,150,614 1,496,927 5,707,731 6,700,982 j 29,792,516 I I _ I

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewee. 1912 .. 6,393,460 755,906 5,883,569 579,857 12,277,029 1,335,763 1913 6 505,491 729,637 6,015,545 434,070 12,521,036 ! 1,163,707 1914 .. 6,619,378 697,352 6,300,798 468,923 12,920,176 1,166,275 1915 . 6,643,567 704,218 5,971,814 678,242 12,615,381 1,382,460 1916 7,230,450 ' 546,821 5,662,317 657,214 12,892,767 1,204,035 1917 . .. 7,475,418 i 617,565 5,784,751 455,082 13,260,169 1,072,647 1918 " .. 6,846,053 il,106,652 6,175,981 492,097 13,022,034 1,598,749 1919 6,311,797 il,202,085 6,030,103 609,312 , 12,341,900 1,811,397 1920 " .. 5,838,704 1,243,633 5,730,971 580,561 | 11,569,675 1,824,194 1921 .. 6,312,456 890,601 I 5,835,332 455,218 12,147,788 1,315,819 1922 . 6,771,482 525,903 i 5,724,572 434,145 12,496,054 960,048 1923 .. 7,170,154 454,287 ! 5,892,849 363,645 ; 13,063,003 817,932 1924 .. 7,148,949 680,806 5,927,145 365,644 j 13,076,094 1,016,450 1925 .. 7,463,735 535,878 6,251,488 j 347,888 j 13,715,223 883,766 1926 .. 7,503,200 663,427 6,445,052 j 416,308 | 13,948,252 1,079,735 1927 7,905,432 513,915 6,926,298 I 317,776 14,831,730 831,691 1928 .. 8,211,878 470,096 7,322,173 I 399,031 15,534,051 869,127 1929 .. 8 820,536 483,397 7,787,619 399,301 16,608,155 882,698 1930 9,312,461 570,946 8,251,714 506,726 17,564,175 1,077,672 1931 '.,' .. 9,247,005 642,488 8,361,721 568,226 17,608,729 1,210,714