THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1913. SECOND INTERIM RETURN.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1913 Session I, H-23b

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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1913. SECOND INTERIM RETURN.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Wellington, 26th August, 1913. A. —Table showing Increase or Decrease in the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion. B. —Retukn showing (in Totals under Districts) — 1. The Districts into which the Dominion is divided. 2. The Number of Sheepowners in each District. o.—Statement showing Classification of Sheep. D.—Retukn showing — 1. The Subdivisions of the Districts into which the Dominion is divided. 2. The Number of Sheepowners owning 1 to 200, 201 to 500, 501 to 1,000, 1,001 to 2,500, 2,501 to 5,000, 5,001 to 7,500, 7,501 to 10,000,10,001 to 20,000, 20,001 and over; also, Total Number of Owners of Sheep, and Total Number of Sheep, for the Year ended 30th April, 1913. 3. The Names and Residences of Officers holding Appointments under the _ _ Stock Act W. P. MASSEY, Minister of Agriculture.

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A. —Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1912 and 1913. NORTH ISLAND.

County. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1912. 30th April, 1913. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. Mongohni Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Rodney Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Waitemata Eden Manukau F anklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa .. Piako Matamata West Taupo Kiwhia .. Awakino.. .. .. ., Waifcomo Ohnra East Taupo and Rotorua Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki .. .. .. Waiapu Cook Waikohu Wairoa .. Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber .. Dmnevirke Woodv.lle Clifton .. Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Waimarino Kaitieke Wanganui „ - l • fHunterville Subdivision Rangttike. , Pailding Subdivision 27,657 7,316 45,889 22,291 81,441 43,925 63,410 48,912 47,937 4,900 109,678 31,435 9,112 44,808 25,973 80,152 45,183 62,323 61,810 46,327 3,190 46,173 52,761 29,135 4,630 5,798 44,502 179,206 21,677 45,936 29,435 9,690 47,803 78,100 95,502 66,440 36,957 5,903 37,179 106,044 622,445 946,349 489,862 692,751 1,128,654 430,384 104,224 656,185 107,560 276,45S 92,264 86,858 38,514 9,134 122,883 102,135 54,711 85,990 1,181 267,343 "211,537 170,389 48,412 577,505 772,505 254,611 155,439 106,587 340,753 167,835 151,289 144,019 155,080 76,942 492,674 199,551 609,821 174,462 281,466 217,189 87,511 77,699 3,778 1,766 3,682 1,263 1,081 289 1,092 12,898 i,610 1,710 ) ) 10,714 24,343 6,972 9,889 55,869 154,692 31,238 60,121 34,370 9,707 40,748 54,394 73,943 38,887 34,768 6,644 32,748 103,826 608,157 905,952 509,909 685., 413 1,081,928 401,145 101,573 606,492 107,897 267,312 88,912 82,009 33,505 9,869 115,839 90,731 52,332 83,512 1,056 250,835 202,565 155,966 29,643 526,746 696,019 242,512 160,858 108,419 322,576 151,960 158,786 149,687 151,818 77,742 476,955 190,451 626,291 173,159 278,403 211,938 81,787 81,118-5 4,792 24,514 7,055 23,706 21,559 27,553 2,189 4,431 . 2,218 14,238 40,397 7,338 43,726 29,239 2,651 49,693 9,146 3,352 4,849 5,009 2,342 4,091 11,367 6,561 14,185 4,935 17 741 20,047 337 7,044 11,404 2,379 2,478 125 16,508 8,972 14,423 18,769 50,819 76,4S6 12,129 735 Oroua Kuranga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Mitkara .. Peithprston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Akiio Pahiatua Eketahuna Mauriceville 5,219 1,832 18,177 15,875 7,497 5,668 3,262 15,719 9,100 800 16,470 1,303 3,063 5,251 5,724 3,386 Totals—North Island 12,618,089 13,145,445 650,102 122,746 Net increase, ] orth Island, 52' r,356. * Included i: Manukau Count: f

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A.-Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1912 and 1913— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1912. 30th April, 1913. Waimea.. rakaka .. Oollingwood Buller .. inangahua Murchison 300,036 48,036 13,570 4,376 11,140 36,590 28,529 29,927 180,823 359,476 295,130 220,643 416,197 211,958 429,308 * 305,998 49,837 14,487 3,465 12,259 37,483 26,444 28,158 186,859 345,664 287,633 205,274 410,228 196,904 94,030 111,900 ■ 238,321 371,900 94,063 97,234 50,842 593,819 75,950 11,375 936,768 391,365 226,812 420,485 598,041 68,380 618,906 317,254 311,514 227,826 146,719 71,766 7,626 227,373 214,339 364,617 436,661 1,132,455 474,397 2,934 5,962 1,801 917 1,119 893 911 3rey Westland Sounds .. .. "'.. " .. ".'." Marlborough Awatere.. Kaikoura Amuri .. Dheviot Ashley .. K iwai Oxford Waipara.. Akaroa .. .. .. -.-. Wairewa Mount Herbert Selwyn .. Tawera .. Waimairi Ashburton .. .. .. Greraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate .. ■■•-.•; Chatham Islands.. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake .. .. .. Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri .. 2,085 1,769 6,036 13,812 7,497 15,369 5,969 15,054 14,943 * 376,015 86,407 39,422 49,336 622,696 77,761 11,407 947,624 354,980 214,745 407,017 574,341 .. 78,605 597,037 317,731 330,858 242,037 141,438 69,519 7,610 240,216 211,805 347,864 425,563 1,192,971 529,244 2,046 7,656 7,812 1,506 4,145 28,877 1,811 32 10,856 36,385 12,067 13,468 23,700 10,225 21,869 477 19,344 14,211 5,281 2,247 16 2,534 16,753 11,098 12,813 Bruce Olutha .. luapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 60,516 51,847 "888 Totals for South Island 11,132,064 11,046,365 194,951 280,650 Totals for North Island 12,618,089 13,145,445 650,102 122,746 Totals for the Dominion .. 23,750,153 24,191,810 845,053 403,396 Net increase : North I-land Net decrease : South Island 527,31 85,0! )6 19 Total net increase for Dominion 441,61 »7 * Included in Ashley County.

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2. 3. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1912. 30th April, 1913. 30th April, 1912. j 30th April, 1913. Auckland ... 2,517 2,519 1,259,557 1,340,318 Napier - Gisborne ... 2,521 2,524 5,595,616 5,780,201 Wellirigon - West Coast . . 4,617 4,601* 5,762,916 6,024,926 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland 2,174 2,193 1,307,633 1,298,287 Canterbury - Kaikoura . . 4,584 4,798 5,168,492 5,193,691 Otago ... ... -.-• 5,058 4,892 4,655,939 4,554,387 ! Totals for Dominion 21,471 21,527 23,750,153 24,191,810 Increase 56 441,657

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isuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1' ', -showing the Total Number of Shkep ani . Lambs within eaoh County oh the 30th Apri >RIL, 1913. Statement compiled from the Retur URNS FURNISHED BY OWNERS OF SHEEP, IN FUR FLOCK SI SHEEP. total , , Number Name 01 uouuij. oI 8( Bbeep. Merino. Breeding Dry Ewes, , Ewes, i.e.. Ewes [..„,,„ Stu.i hums. I'-iouk Uiuns, '.«., Bwaa not I ,',,i,! "■ 2-tootll 2-too l.h iuo'iidui'i tu i'.ilended and' and over. and over. bo bred io he fired i*, v „. from this from this '-' VHBi Season. Season. Breading Dry Ewes. Ewes, i.e., Ewes r.nvnhs Marl iiiu:,.., l.-hiiil; hams. in.. Ewes not Tiii,;,."" '*<■ itootl. iliniUi inse.iiled in intended '■ and over. and over. be bred to ho brod ,,." . 11 from this from this Season. Season. I (i 58 2 6 8 .. 7 17 6 31 55 211 275 .. 188 7 54 123 .. 85 7 61 15 8 20 20 12 62 "ll "SO 134 20 i 90 48 90 595 68 j 511 9 30 4 .. 5 18 4 83 400 20 22 371 98 I 359 5 84 125 50 1 2 32 30 40 197 65 239 36 609 30 3 6 179 "l 106 67 246 158 120 220 395 2,883 2,264 296 1,554 "ll4 2,372 2,494 171 1,529 1 955 57 8 7 2,726 310 10 162 80 1,803 2,112 18 1,612 205 i 1,170 805 187 752 116 ..... 19 j 1,201 871 75 634 6 318 274 10 168 14 932 395 29 361 33 313 557 50 447 37 1,068 130 .. 115 516 13,165 8,005 645 5,780 2 384 100 114 1 100 21 48 .... 13 749 320 .. 177 315 1 25 234 226 155 79 1,140 759 53 901 318 1,098 5,250 438 4,662 37 562 796 4 809 19 1,224 624 9 359 6 826 126 7 120 56 1.352 466 46 354 64 1.258 1.338 157 1.006 U 144 355 136 383 17 93 449 18 402 18 1,104 477 268 15 340 393 .. 332 164 56 [ 17 117 58 34 4 95 951 1,360 .. 1,194 51 633 1,884 24 1,488 1 89 I 2,009 1,510 47 1.308 3 504 105 .. 100 120 1,102 127 10 7 I 10 252 10 404 187 30 153 1,083 17,788 16,931 971 14,206 I 1,994 33,836 27,200 1,812 21,540 LDfOOLH. Romney. Breeding Dry Ewes. Breeding Dry Ewes, Ewes, i.e., Ewes T.._ h , Ewes i.e., Hlwes ,._•.. Ruins, Fidel; Itdins, !.(!., Ewos not ,, ' Stud Hums, i'lm-li Hams, i.e., l!wes not . ' Ht ooth 2-liniUi ijiseiiil.nl io in Leaded '","■ 'J-toiiil. il-ii>ot!t intended Io intended ,',, over. and over. be hied to he bred """ nod over, and over. bo bred to ho bred /"!' « from this from this '' ,vts ' from this from this 1 B,wes ' Season. Season. Season. Season. ! . 6 58 -. -. 11 197 92 10 37 2 6 8 .. .. 1 81 7 17 .. 163 494 625 497 6 31 .. .. 73 215 67 4 25 55 211 275 188 37 499 20 7 54 123 .. 85 34 347 197 .. 156 7 61 16 8 37 439 150 .. 118 20 20 .. 23 858 696 30 468 12 62 .. .. 45 289 210 7 156 5 .. 25 24 11 80 134 20 : 90 36 202 522 25 428 48 90 595 68 j 511 10 228 9 30 -■ 20 155 4 .. .. 3 16 5 18 -• -. 29 4 83 400 .. 19 118 50 4 443 159 1,511 394 404 20 22 371 98 I 359 22 20 440 176 421 5 84 125 50 26 291 432 .. 417 1 .. .. 8 118 34 2 32 30 40 40 197 10 340 106 32 65 239 ■■ 76 383 36 609 30 3 21 563 67 42 6 179 2 518 75 314 8 1 106 .. 10 325 140 89 67 246 158 120 220 94 1,034 197 .. 236 395 2,883 2,264 296 1,664 944 9,632 4,401 252 3,584 183 .. .. ■■ 119 7,889 4,235 .. 3,992 114 2,372 2,494 171 1,529 98 8,326 3,800 .. 2,865 1 955 57 .. .. 78 5,620 1,032 10 793 8 .. .. .. .. 103 7 2,726 310 10 162 6 3,880 246 51 218 80 1,803 2,112 18 1,612 171 8,256 5.007 1.284 4,145 205 i 1.170 805 187 752 31 3.191 1,106 .. 1,322 116 ..... 29 945 377 .. 187 19 ! 1,201 871 75 634 64 5,878 2,587 9 2,003 6 318 274 10 168 .. 660 ... 14 932 395 29 361 16 1,857 114 .. 109 33 313 557 50 447 18 580 175 .. 118 37 1,068 130 .. 115 108 1,347 44S .. 366 516 13,165 8,005 545 5,780 738 48,538 19,127 1,354 16,118 2 384 100 114 10 700 190 .. 120 1 100 21 3 250 59 61 48 .... 8 40 77 33 13 749 320 .. 177 45 897 552 502 315 -. ■■ .. 20 1,167 482 .. 229 1 25 234 226 155 7 401 304 .. 228 79 1,140 759 53 901 6 331 398 .. 730 318 1,098 5,250 438 4,662 65 1,036 500 185 37 562 796 4 809 44 1,289 890 13 691 19 1,224 624 9 359 44 4,116 690 .. 577 6 826 136 .. 4 1,284 12 7 120 .. 4 425 56 1,352 466 46 354 180 6.768 1,298 .. 999 64 1.258 1.338 157 1,006 81 1.058 1,236 .. 1,072 11 144 355 136 383 125 897 2,206 .. 1,452 17 93 449 18 402 228 1,371 3,656 ' 100 4,161 18 1,104 477 268 251 3,324 4,756' 137 4,423 15 340 393 .. 332 86 1,490 1,045 48 ■ 793 164 .. .. 39 683 1,148 10 693 56 .. ■- 88 1,472 1,254 j 51 801 17 117 58 34 22 1,721 1,429 669 4 -. .. 11 787 183 I 115 95 951 1,360 .. 1,194 .542 2,966 8,549 ! 1,109 6,275 51 633 1,884 24 1,488 96 904 2,805 178 2,744 89 ! 2,009 1,510 47 1.308 197 3,771 3.111 5 2.406 3 ; 504 105 .. 100 55 1,300 260 .. 98 120 1,102 127 10 7 53 1.668 199 .. 31 10 253 23 541 238 .. 242 10 404 187 30 153 4 458 67 35 1,083 17,788 16,931 971 14,206 2,341 43,115 37,584 1,651 30,365 1,994 33,836 27,200 1,812 21,640 4,023 101,285 61,112 '3,257 50,007 STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, ST1 Border Leicester. Breeding Dry Ewes, 1 Ewes, i.e.. Ewes T „ n ,i,_ Si ii, I liiu il-. Mi nt: limns, i.e., Kins not ii..iii.'.-. s , , 2-tooth U-tooth intended io intended "JV'r : and over, and over. bo bred to be bred ,,*'"?„ a: from this from this Season. Season. 1 5 2 2 2 .. 4 23 40 30 11 14 100 .. 50 9 11 11 2 26 7 21 4 1 8 3 .. 16 6 45 120 .. 100 33 46 1 153 5 '.'. 1 1 .. 1 UD KWES, AND STUD LAMBS. English Lkicesthh,. Slml Hams, 1'lei'li i'auis, i>'"»is "'"not Su i-tootli S-tooih intended to intended a ,, d ■ ami m-iir. und iivur. be brod in be bred o.,.- u a : from this from this Ewas ' Season. Season. Shropshire. Breeding Dry Ewes, Ewes, t.c. Ewes Lambs final liaiin-. I'Liel; Kams. i.e., Ewes not K „ J(| .;' Su 2-tooth 2-toel.h intended tu iin.iinded nn(1 ■; and.-vei'. and over. lie bred to he broil „ ai from this from this Season. Season. 1 1 .. "3 1 Breeding Dry Ewes, Stud Ion.]*. Fiout limns, i.c. Ewca not n a "\'."' Sr ■i-ioiuli 2-tooth intended u> intended and and over. and over. be brud to he bred Bwea, " Season. Sea"on. '.'. " 1 OTHKK BltKEDS. CBOSSl»U!E AND OTEEIt LOSGWOOLB, NOT STUDS. Breeding Dry Ewes, Breeding Dry Ewes, Stud Rams. Floek Rams, *.*Wi. **£T ™? Wf hHeT * 2-tooth S-trmtii .iitn.xl.r.ito ii.tenilnd 1 ™", h ' ■2-tootl, i...,i].u-dii. in uma.M nnd 2 aud over. and .ivur. be brud to be bred .,""'' and ever. be bled to In; med Ewee ai from this from this ljV "" i - l™ 1 " Llllii "J" 11 tlns Season. Season. Season. Season. 6 .. 5,318 14,767 1,571 9,239 | 1,278 5,070 124 2,536 24 .. 6,929 22,526 1,011 12,376 2,778 14,065 726 6,940 " to " 20 ■- 14,06s 38,194 3,422 21,350 2 u " 18 7 7,270 22,935 2,055 11,600 2 7 7 085 29,214 3,305 19,565 4 .. 7,239 31,785 1,249 19,368 78 .. 5,009 24,154 2,146 13,622 1,913 40 704 309 15 , .. 7,560 19,834 3,131 9,896 s 68 ■- 6,484 25,430 3,870 14,576 IS .. 4,133 15,790 1,067 7,843 I .. 401 2,517 478 1,157 4 . 1,047 2,731 1,199 753 6,614 30,468 4,856 9,682 " 4 12 22,582 93,260 4,899 54,910 4 2,762 11,086 2,950 5,452 3 ,. 5,486 25,949 4,136 8,421 4,611 15,800 4,342 3,563 6 685 5,248 1,207 2,393 13 .. 3,223 27,804 528 16,280 5 .. 12,883 37,772 1,964 24,704 11,515 47,077 3,969 30,520 " 6 " . 9,473 32,531 1,681 31,657 " .. .. 1,695 11,790 447 5,851 1,760 2,238 372 1,517 3,310 20,079 1,223 11,888 "7 " .. 14,593 51,900 3,830 32,567 -- 2~62" — 86~ .. 7 180,203 672,044 62,463 379,435 21 .. * .. 50,579 325,846 17,830 210,758 IIS 86 114 90,625 485,100 37,109 307,273 59 . 42,047 255,955 12,752 169,834 4,956 3,640 3,121 4,038 134 146,735 275,894 54,848 207,139 "g 216 80 80 197,361 510,425 96,644 288,102 2 10 ... 45,707 209,016 29,517 135,511 8,304 52,434 14,519 27,008 " 9 "338 "392 .. 213 69,4311 335,658 34,097 201,037 3 25 gg 40 21,909 42,837 6,741 34,450 49 .. 22,829 145,030 14,761 88,870 " 2 4 ■ ■■ W-,050 48,797 5,351 25,604 3 19 .... 16,790 114,240 10,961 70,630 21 -- ~986 65V ■■ 447 727,331 2,804,873 338,351 1,770,254 II .. .. 11,053 46,122 2,219 25,639 12 55 .- 3.598 20,126 1,158 12,327 709 3,705 852 3,620 "9 7 18,391 63,841 3,140 32,895 ifi ■• 9,430 55,000 407 34,681 210 267 88 613 "l .. 13,620 23,699 1,317 14,470 15 .. 16,898 40,136 5,364 18,314 " 4 21 25 2 66,779 106,846 18,145 60,294 80 58 .. 19 37,260 103.408 11,751 52,137 "3 160 28 - 22 116,659 •'47.677 35.391 167,022 55 .. 24,395 81,502 6,929 54,785 6,662 22,786 1,606 16,748 17 449 435 20 ] 173 128,715 352,978 45,316 337.047 25 91 245 . 267 23,904 106,500 20.692 93,690 13 ,. 3,603 83,059 11,978 43,553 "« 08 214 182 ■■ 10,108 47,281 12,110 24,378 43 63 .. 43 33,636 182,973 11,719 105,978 28 .. ■■ 12,?93 91,765 2,973 55,855 21 .. 13,400 68,573 17,573 47,3.16 "2 10 16,970 68,998 9,839 43.360 18,894 78,598 4,535 48,379 10,263 37,701 4,193 23,012 4 6 ,. 47,478 245,399 34,357 146.113 t " 3 873 230 20,744 98,045 7.850 58,778 24 .. 47,719 313,520 28.459 300.7-1S 1 17 21 ■■ 21,489 84,773 7,508 57,936 24 .. 39,622 133,310 13,023 98.2o3 I .. 4,958 50,518 4,795 23,570 ['_ 11 .. 4,255 46,806 3,835 20,799 1 74" _ 1,262 1,996~ 202 753 763,720 2,905,912 319,112 1,818,249 r 120~ 2,510 2,739 202 1,207 1.671,254 6.382,828 719,826 3,967,938 5 469 .... 25,724 164,487 10,161 85,5-11 37 .. 2,446 29,169 893 15,922 6 1,998 6,139 1,258 4,779 2 .. 1 745 1,705 291 678 8 .. .. 2,590 6,495 667 2,329 24 . .. 5,443 17,665 3,384 10,865 4 5,339 12,372 2,306 6,166 "2 34 .. 3,820 14,889 1,764 7,352 522 .. 15,146 101,489 639 62,010 767 .. 21,156 111,832 8,402 66,584 948 .. .. 13,303 105,438 4,068 51,734 _ _ -.__ _ - 97,710 571,680 32,823 312,957 717 .. 65 13,593 102,455 3,573 47,612 9 1 162 175 .. 391 24,804 139,592 2,282 67,897 .) 7 639 20 90 11,415 105,493 2,442 49,422 0 52 2,210 1,506 9 960 24,108 207,317 7,351 91,360 6 80 959 2,664 2,177 5,168 51,810 2,357 25,799 3 23 497 690 .. 241 9,562 62,156 3,549 39,367 2 463 60 .. 40 23.29!) 131,220 9,813 56,932 23 .. .- ■- T.433 62,249 913 21,086 - 1 101 36 02 5,167 66,477 344 31,583 2 53 20 17 2,568 38,107 150 8,693 0 8 332 236 7 289 50,213 262,715 21,169 133,625 22 .. ■■ 7,082 20,902 695 16,710 13! .. 638 5,905 890 3,120 16 9 723 . 335 I .. 386 71,997 481,470 42 546 221,491 5 316 ' 259 I .- 169 31,360 214,505 15,615 92,717 ;8 18 412 318 j .. 605 16,419 126,481 11,145 61,883 1 914 .. 140 25,739 159,995 4,089 76,465 19 15 1,153 610 511 45,780 317,995 18,075 158,609 12,321 31,635 3,732 30,148 !9~ 231 10,699 6,929 16 6,143 388,664 2,588,379 150.729 1,204,417 Meiuno. Breeding Dry Ewes, Wethers, i.e., Bwee not wmi]!'^ 2-tootli intended to intemled „ n( j and over. be lirml to be bred p^nn from this from this Season. Season. j 7 I 85 5 M 32 I 68 .. 30 B 760 ! 175 .. 105 H 94 j 356 .. 566 R 300 .. Vi 0 10 40 20 35 H 100 .. 300 W E 841 1,429 " 779 510 M 89 53 f !' Nairn-of County. Auckland District. Mangonui . ■ - ■ 31,435 U-liiui-ania .. •- 9,112 Bay of Islands .. . . 44,808 Holdanga . . •• \ 25,973 Rodney.. ■■ 80,152 H'han"ari'i ■■ ■• ■ 45,188 Otamatoa ■■ I 62,328 Hobson ■■ I «1.810 Waitrniata •■ ■■ i 46,327 Eden ! 3,190 Manukau ■■ ! 46,173 Franklin ■ 52,761 (',,,<,: 11 an.deI . . ■■ 29,135 Thames 4,630 Ohinemuri 5,798 Waikato •■ ■■ 44,502 Raglan 179,206 Waipa 24,677 Piako .. 45,930 Matamata ■ 29,435 West Taupo 9,690 Kawhia .. ■■ 47,803 Awakino .. ■■ 78,100 Waitomo 95,.102 Ohura 66,440 East Taupo (part of) and 21,081 Rotorua Tauranga • ■ ■ ■ 5,903 Whakatane .. ■- 37,179 Opotiki 106,044 Total .. ■■ 1,340,318 2 4 2 3 1 20 24 3 11 2 5 .. 14 13 " 1 "66 63 24 2 17 3 14 15 13 1 33 4 55 16 2 26 3 8 2 22 10 12 8 .. 5 740 100 200 4 3 93 33 480 828 127 200 383 510 67 12 6 1 5 7 57 74 97 216 8 97 22 2 9 .. 8 52 109 83 24 104 61 6 38 1 13 6 2 21 231 231 .. 198 30 122 14 88 41 107 50 .. 30 8 118 71 30 2 13 45 3 31 3 10 i 25 16 6 544 604 464 "5 14 66 98 100 70 13 70 83 ■■ 45 15 40 170 .. 128 1 5 2 6 13 10 82 44 3 16 55 25 43 65 6 26 78 47 13 ','. 45 7 .'. 8 "5 8 12 9 '.'. " 5 2 10 1 1 "l3 "20 132 102 5 1 13 4 13 4 2 ... 1 c 15 15 T 0 18 810 111* 120 V 250 I! V 841 Auckland District. Mangonui. Whangaroa. Hay of Islands. Hokianga. Rodney. Whangaroi. Otamatoa. Hobsou. Waitemata. Eden. Manukau. Franklin. Cororaandel. Thames. Ohinemuri. Waikato. Raglan. Waipa. Piako. Ma tarn a ta. West Taupo. Kawhia Awakino, Waitomo. Ohura. East Taupo (part of) and Rotorua. Tauranga. Whakatane. Opoitki. 18 "siO 810 450 P 50 450 50 .. ft V 180 -■ $ A 30 900 87 70 V 350 50 C E "50 450 30 900 900 250 '.', 6 4 2 S8 93 144 .. 111 1 V 50 540 30 60 C 3,192 6,292 1,272 2,069 50 540 2,192 6,292 76 395 264 .. 180 7 336 316 30 174 184 4 18 38 ' 1,141 763 ! 15 516 4 232 160 90 62 .. 1 ! 142 ■ 63 60 4 | .. 2 153 60 66 8 66 33 .. .... 60 2,438 1,362 45 906 2 45 25 14 .. 69 16 1 1 6 i 12 117 180 80 I 13 246 128 .. 36 18 108 40 79 7 200 : 313 199 10 10 i 61 248 46 .. 38 ! " 2 10 26 24 4 146 400 140 I 155 445 .. ..... 234 1,145 738 14 476 149 9 1,163 351 250 312 '.'. " 3 78 373 1,178 639 939 Total. N ipiek-Gisborne District. Waiapu.. .- ■■ 622.415 Cook .. ■■ ■- 9«-349 Waikohu .. ■■ 489,802 Hast Taupo (part of) ■ ■ , 15 '? 76 Wairoa .. ■ ■ ■■ '** HawkeVHay :. ■■ 1,128,654 Waipawa ■■ ■■ «0,384 Waipukurau .. ■■ 104,224 Patangata •■ ■■ 656,185 Webor .- ■■ 107.560 ilannrvirke ... ■• 276.-loM Wood vilh! •• 92,364 Pahiatua •■ ■■ 217,189 Total .. ■■ 5,780,201 157 6 375 177 .. 104 67 16 67 15 92 5 21 70 6 1,814 177 125 35 1 20 16 5 56 140 20 7 1 .. 3 29 97 53 10 59 21 99 2 16 , 249 40 50 75 i " 18 420 349 135 190 6 120 i 25 ! 97 158 .. 104 10 *5 .. I .- i .. 45 .. 2 70 .... i 11 i 64 130 57 i 25 331 52 45 ! .. 11 1 144 1 48 6 | 218 196 .. 109 ! :: '-42 :: :: 25 604 508 .. 856 46 5 1 5 123 210 .. 120 "2 35 11 26 2 3 150 65 51 83 j 29 .. 1 28 : 176 05 '.'. " 2 .. 17 ; 7 20 13 392 252 146 7 12 ' 78 20 2j .- 45 .. :: " ii " '.'. 5 ! ■ ■• ■ 6 23 ; 40 27 3 85 .. 18 16 2 163 60 30 17 : 51 ' 5 9 117 ; 145 .. 125 9 I ■■ 5 29 50 54 3 .. .. 6 2 142 J 96 .. 91 2 110 ! 90 42 46 I - - 17 j 25 211 ! 85 55 3 64 60 .. 70 i 8 199 130 1 305 48 44 6 523 265 7 160 16 70 4 .. 16 .-. 76 895 1,538 302 1,090 17 396 294 258 1 162 34 6 473 76 21 1 7 175 207 .. 224 38 13 143 142 3,197 2,466 309 1,797 40 16 13 3 8 4.- 5 S c 1 T I 50 100 .. \ 500 18 240 I 1,200 1 200 1 1 Napier-Gisborne District Waiapu. Cook. Waikohu. East Taupo (part of). Wairoa. Hiiwkc's. Hay. Waipaiva. W'aij mkui'ii 11. Patangata. Weber. Dannevirko. Woodville, Pahiatua. I \ I Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. -■ ■■ 86,858 Taranaki -■ -■ 38,514 Eginont 9.134 Stratford .- ■■ 123,883 Wliangamomona .. ■ ■ 103,135 Waimate West .. •■ 1,181 Eltham .. ■■ ■- 54,711 Hawera.. •- -■ 85,990 Patea .- -. ■■ 207,343 Waitotara -- ■• 211,537 Waii"anui ■- ■- 5(7.olio Waimarino 110,389 Kaitieke -■ 48,412 linnidtikoi (Hunterville) . . 772,.105 !ti..ugi1.iU<!i( raiding) ■■ 251,641 Oroua .. .. ■■ 155,439 Kairanga . . •■ 106.587 Kiwitea •■ M0.TO Pohangiua ■■ •■ 16.7,835 Ma.nawatu - ■ ■ ■ 151.289 Horowhenua .. 144,019 Hutt .. -■ 155,080 Makara ™,942 [■Yaihersion 492,674 Mouth Wairarapa.. ■ ■ 199,oo] Masterton ■■ ■■ 609,821 ClasfiViioinf ■- 174,462 Akitio 281,466 Eketahuna . ■ ■ ■ 87,511 Mauriceville .. ■■ 77,699 Total .. .. 6,024,926 Total for North Island 13,145,445 Marlborough-Nelson-We stl and. Waimea 305,998 Takaka.. .. ■■ «>,837 ( l i.]liii!;woo.l .. .. 14,487 Buller .. ■■ - 3-465 Enangahua 12,259 Miivcl.isim ■ • ■ ■ 37,483 Grey 26,444 Westland .. ■■ 28,158 Sounds 186,859 Unrlh>n.u"!i 3ln.6(1-1 Awatere .. 287,633 Total .. ■■ 1,298,287 i .. 43 1 1 88 ) .. 9 111 10 2 39 2,583 1,074 .. 1,236 14 67 100 ■- 91 8 .. 55 10 4 .- ; 16 7 200 190 54 25 53 109 .. 99 12 14 6 234 54 .. 113 126 1 13 6 22 101 .. 37 2 54 136 .. 234 6 44 10 14 1 8 235 190 50 3 69 79 65 . .. 25 : .. .. 90 2 | 4 .. 5 38 | 28 .. 15 2 1 ! ■■ i 86 1,249 998 .. 987 i 359 4,957 2,810 14 2,689 8 137 185 93 167 28 1 11 1 4 13 2 1 16 183 50 40 i 98 594 643 .. 333 19 1,509 791 22 541 j 147 2,478 1,669 115 1,081 3 11 87 49 .. 48 140 437 48 39 8 523 280 .. 189 3 188 87 20 94 1 1 1 19 190 4 684 j 15 308 68 709 700 90 488 13 301 278 : 20 178 11 216 123 .. 65 4 162 67 59 27 372 454 .. 346 6 89 87 52 85 44 103 1.118 366 38 171 21 716 594 .. 436 99 1,193 1,317 236 917 6 178 59 49 7 12 2 11 355 155 .. 88 10 284 161 2 111 567 8,020 4,856 406 3,646 1 737 11,310 7,466 715 5,554 i 5 27 65 6 25 6 1 573 20 46 J 550 891 260 1,346 1 280 ] 600 ■ ■ 500 I 30 89 SO 1 : . .. 236 850 100 350 1*100 1,600 460 200 300 '".144 i',920 "600 300 "20 25 I 6 Total. Wellington" - West Coast District. Clifton. TaranaUi. Eginont. Stratford. Whaiiiiamoiuona. Waiuiai.e Wos*. Eltham. Hawera. Patea. Waitotara. Waagaiuii. Waimaiino. Kaitioke. Kauaiv.ikni (Hunterville). Ilaiigitikoi (Feilding). Oroua. Kairanga. Pohangiua. Maiuiwiitu. i[o row henna. Hutt. Malta ra. Foatlterston. South Wairarapa. Masterton. Caatlepoint. Akitio. Eketahuna. Mnnrkeville, 5 175 1 ,. 3 1 15 33 42 26 ! .... I 2 82 900 4 632 600 I 16 i 133 3,091 1,965 151 1,231 i 172 5,385 2,970 278 1,556 I 3 349 150 24 r io * n i 11 ) 3 ! 25 i 9 -. * 19 I 167 1 154 1,146 4,374 244 1,200 ! 10 861 893 52 128 ! 167 2,611 5,417 296 1,352 t 211 * 387 1,250 1,445 298 948 1 232 116 2,218 320 1,496 ) 8 314 347 j 30 68 ) 9 70 303 i 61 253 ) 1 33 50 ! I 9 122 281 ; 40 112 i 19 i 1 .. 37 i I 1 .. .. 7 I 1 .. 1 1 28 | - •• I •■ . 5 297 2,192 1,133 42 630 7 433 5,025 2,759 87 1,716 i 12 !! 5 ' 63 1,445 829 484 I 154 2,210 2,259 629 1,569 I 7 201 177 25 135 10 '.'. " 8 7 5 11 ) 25 1 4 89 184 134 1 4 .. L 11 360 361 25 269 1 17 7 .. 210 55 61 4 1 156 7 .. 5 B 8 468 198 .. 102 r, 1 126 55 30 :, 121 23 4 16 379 599 .. 256 7 .. 3 .. -■ 4 10 49 50 30 15 7 7 3 29 714 1,202 8 744 30 1 50 "0 80 82 2 42 1,025 1,165 30 693 2 3 92 462 .. 20 2 65 71 30 73 1 1 9 46 10 30 2 -. 90 1 1? 131 3,595 4,003 178 2,110 il 11 245 188 .. 144' 12 .. 22 2 57 92 15 35 23 il 7 1 13 3 ■■ 4 44 1 28 8 .. 1 18 25 31 8 -9 16 126 302 12 171 10 1 39 29 61 13 33 611 670 27 387 11 175 4,566 5,034 230 2,766 {0 329 6,776 7,293 859 4,335 200 1,200 100 1,400 20 .. -W0 30 1.974 7.165 1,285 2,686 4,716 13,348 2,817 6,001 Total. Total for North Island. 1 4 183 137 122 2 7 20 13 2 2 6 .. ■- 19 14 2 46 789 414 250 ) 25 485 548 27 313 i 5 126 73 27 ! 82 1,634 1,192 27 725 4 182 137 122 62 2,513 1,947 347 1,328 3 7 20 13 7 558 139 .. 113 2 .. .. 117 .. 2 .. .. 27 6 .. .. 87 19 2 351 10 14 .. .. 4 183 3 2 .. .. 6 153 80 7 46 789 414 250 6 1,494 99 63 25 485 548 27 313 55 771 1,741 .. 1,254 5 136 73 27 85 .. 82 1,634 1,192 27 725 142 6,289 4,019 347 2,765 2 41 160 66 80 15 278 379 -. 211 14 83 .. .. .. 59 42 4 1 20 12 .. 2 76 70 13 5 j 23 32 19 6 5 2 8 50 .- .. 3 17 1 .. 37 .. .. 1 40 6 .. .. .. 76 6 .. .. 10 1 .. ! .. .. 8 12 147 356 30 310 8 43 154 .. 108 252 14 75 287 .. 215 12 377 "501 '.'. '405 1 45 37 140 40 17 580 580 .. 581 1 61 39 20 9 187 344 50 427 11 85 91 50 21 767 851 .. 753 6 107 257 ! .. 182 10 565 267 4 135 6 12 17 543 78 747 1,311 226 916 112 3,887 3,189 54 2,638 19 156 617 252 720 11 605 282 .. 682 7 .. .. 22 748 767 40 644 14 861 232 311 6 100 17 741 535 .. 400 1 14 30 .. 39 379 235 .. 107 2 .. .. .. 2 142 3 .. .. .. 30 65 6 .. .. 27 1,546 860 761 6 .. .. 23 627 740 574 27 .. .. 330 3,360 6,264 252 4,837 4 74 32 49 77 2,133 1,341 .. 868 17 239 90 63 196 6,053 5,510 200 3,439 10 94 80 .. 165 213 3,347 4,609 21 2,519 8 53 632 949 253 997 861 20,470 21,440 513 15,142 213 3,013 3,462 605 2,638 1,115 30,646 28,648 914 20,545 2,207 36,849 30,652 2,317 24,178 5,138 131,931 89,760 4,171 70,612 8 1 25 5 I ., 11 1 '.'. 13 '.'. '.'. 9 7 19 .. .. ! .. 3 17 .. I 2 i 135 129 .. . 85 138 | Q 3 368 134 85 1 5 1 3 7 I I 4 .. 7 1 5 62 65 6 25 2,605 5,873 59 2,617 6 308 64 68 60 80 .. 40 122 266 5 280 600 400 10 "210 3,083 .- 100 46,741 48,020 7,720 19,671 44,582 40,775 5,852 15,692 94,976 98,805 13,710 38,468 30,667 9,455 1,043 3,438 51,766 75,111 10,695 28,802 3,683 13,175 640 2,500 6,640 18.768 216 2,794 235 929 200 55 1,062 2,778 116 100 1.142 5,029 2,378 260 12 50 18,586 55,509 5.702 14,401 13,585 14,990 10 1.177 50 289 52 10 26,447 40,395 8,713 16,071 7,379 13.960 1,104 101 823 59,554 64,327 5,520 14,717 12,339 21,086 1,640 5,644 223,228 336,664 38,029 89,969 60,890 67,507 8,319 18,836 : 19,357 18,546 2,408 5,504 46,370 75,389 5,949 19,321 1 49,428 44,070 3,960 17,519 289 592 6 ; .. 2,610 350 667 i .. 134 3 ! 4,305 2,456 10 1 341 1,710 53 935 1,477 9 971 i 7 213 4,259 490 1.549 ) 5,154 1,614 116 408 5 200 130 t ) 194,382 220,494 21,663 64,783 1 513,586 655,963 73,402 193,220 1 517,3C2 669,311 76,219 199,221 Waiiuea. Takaka. i '...llingwood. Buller. Inangahua. Murchison. Grey. Westland. Sounds. .Marlborough. Awatere. I Total. C AN TERB UR Y-K AIKI) UR A. Kaikoura .. ■- 205,274 Amuri 410,228 Cheviot 196,904 Waipara .. ■■ 371,900 Ashley 94,030 Kowai 111,900 Oxford 238,321 Akaroa 94,063 Wairewa .- ■■ 97,234 Mount Herbert .. ■■ 50,842 Selwyn 593,819 Tawera .. ■■ -■ 75,950 Waimairi -■ ■• 11,375 Ashburton .. 936,758 Hcraldiiie . • 391 .365 Levels 236,812 Mackenzie .. ■■ 420,4-85 Waimate . . . . 598,041 Chatham Islands .. 68,380. Total .. .. 5,193,691 Otago. Waitaki 618,906 Maniototo 317,254 Vincent.. .. ■- 311,514 Lake 227,826 Waihemo .. .. 146,719 Waikouaiti .. .. 71,766 Peninsula .. -- 7,626 Taieri 227,373 Bruce 214,339 Clutha 364,617 Tuapeka ■ . 136.661 Southland •• ■■ 1,132,455 Wallace .. -■ 474,397 Stewart Island .. 2,934 Total .. .. 4,554,387 Total for South Island 11,046,365 Total for Dominion .. 24,191,810 2 41 160 56 80 i (4 83 i 4 1 20 12 ■1 5 j 23 32 19 ! 2 8 50 2 .. 37 ;; 1 :■. :. ! ;; 3 12 147 356 30 310 1 .. 195 60 6 2 133 .. 10 3 9 115 110 .. 90 5 11 284 153 . . 74 4 96 2 176 40 23 29 610 334 62 374 34 1 203 40 92 '8 44 700 1,571 1,222 16 23 i5 55 2,438 1,648 ; 27 1,543 ii 40 1,546 1.367 ! 209 1,323 17 16 1,417 767 : 74 683 .:; 9 1,410 474 288 16 71 4,105 3,559 89 2,889 5 18 293 13,598 10,113 461 8,525 i .. 923 16 4 ) 18 1,717 505 .. 287 J 87 887 i 538 40 274 i 76 1,433 ! 2,349 1,918 1 296 50 25 3 38 467 224 .. 140 4 23 1,256 1,037 50 684 15 1,194 612 .. 387 142 1,133 1,054 4 604 14 678 311 .. 107 2 211 3,884 6,424 300 4,733 383 60 3 145 5,392 4,087 40 2,132 3 65 2,244 2,161 40 2,262 3 29 833 1,380 86 857 8 10 970 376 ■■ 321 9 14 1,173 224 .. 162 13 5 888 24,925 21,238 560 14,697 7 13 874 433 .. 281 S 1 301 30 22 2 2 355 0 37 .6 5 145 212 ■ ■ 131 18 15 4 16 29 II 27 b 1 36 14 24 1 18 J 6 142 203 129 ■i 7 127 234 .. 310 :> 1 22 105 36 6 114 230 .. 153 !3 19 112 720 12 582 2 5 .. 8 17 4 7 15 4 122 ' 709 2,439 ■ 309 2,220 20 3 119 513 819 135 665 0 14 2 3 1 131 58 0 .. 16 4 143 87 69 33 0 290 2,037 5,029 460 4,229 .1 6 26 35 8 15 : Kaikoura. ; Amuri. 1 Cheviot. Waipara. i Ashley. ' Kowai. ' Oxford. Akaroa, Wairowa. Mount Herbert. Selwyn, ' Tawera. 1 Waimairi. Ashburton. Qeraldine. Levels. f Mackenzie. 1 Waimate. Chatham Islands. I 1 25 904 742 j 120 483 1 76 ! 5 .. .. ... 3 11 970 408 : 20 177 5 .. 127 2 20 94 900 5 27 924 1,037 15 522 1 382 0. 2 12 1 731 5,661 7,731 904 4,059 6 .. 1,094 466 4 81 581 2,628 1,055 1,435 1 9 1,265 301 20 36 6 893 18 9 2 111 104 6 .. 7 109 32 6 ... 8 3 .. 46 9 97 7 84 356 499 306 1 220 100 5 607 63 112 7 12 199 250 .. 118 i .. 6 ! .. 7 188 5,490 4,538 1,075 2,039 5 1,086 13,762 17,686 2,375 7,450 0 1,258 19,147 20,656 2,553 9.006 7 14 75 287 .. 215 1 45 37 140 40 1 61 39 20 2 11 85 91 50 6 107 257 ! .. 182 6 12 9 78 747 1,311 226 916 19 156 617 252 720 5 7 .. 6 6 100 1 14 30 2 2 .. 3 6 6 6 27 4 74 32 49 2 17 239 90 63 8 10 94 80 165 12 115 3,047 2,227 1 1,547 14 19 1,134 383 8 346 1 6 544 288 40 232 10 1 94 35 20 )7 38 749 730 40 416 7 301 305 .. 188 76 il 35 472 799 20 896 '4 37 1,207 1,705 120 1,381 17 29 779 1,079 105 716 18 6 458 94 9 154 t9 158 4,913 5,748 3 3,727 19 122 1,733 890 477 6 12 573 15,513 14,283 346 10,100 t5 869 29,479 34,530 807 18,710 13 1,302 34,504 „ 27,289 894 20,426 ;5 2 15 1 551 648 .. 786 58,126 256,799 19,737 111,595 10 720 227 .. 180 43,071 142,919 10,155 63,875 536 .. .. 29 27,185 80,839 4,855 46,324 326 .. ■■ 26,492 48,723 7,304 27,082 23 441 277 .. 216 12,871 81,613 4,575 42,321 2 429 137 .. 126 6,360 40,866 4,335 14,743 1,478 4,521 355 946 10 395 300 20 141 40,181 104,642 9,724 59,748 79 ,. .. 32,351 102,006 7,059 64,098 1 83 32 .. 26 31,967 180,853 17,856 111,481 8 1 201 488 .. 175 85,825 194,231 14,055 121,548 16 720 823 .. 650 119.520 593,637 44,030 333,049 200 .. .. 46,771 247,478 27,021 136,055 5 .. 422 1,516 147 824 6,686 2,932 20 2,329 532.620 3,080,693 171,208 1,133,689 54~ 318~ 20,206 9,861 ! 36 8,473 1,018,994 5,240,752 354,760 2.651,063 08 438 22,716 12,600 j 338 9,680 2,090,248 11,623,580 1,074,586 6,619,001 ) Total. J Waitaki. t Maniototo. 1 Vincent. ) Lake, i Maheno. 7 Waikouaiti. 2 Peninsula. 1 Clutha. 9 Tuapeka. 8 Southland. Wallace. Stewart Island. '.'. 14 '.'. 2 il 1 2 .. fl 17 6 1 9 53 632 949 252 997 0 213 3,013 3,452 505 2,638 6 2,207 36,849 30,652 2,317 24,178 14 17 10 555 : 232 . . 159 '7 20 391 ; 696 500 10 52 2,769 1,593 .. 1,093 .0 1,087 30,172 24,490 675 16,871 !6 1,446 35,129 27,300 689 19,560 W 6 73 35 !6 301 2,172 5,129 466 4,264 (5 1,038 13,482 12,595 1,181 9,808 3 Total. 0 Total for South Island. :1 Total for Dominion. 2—H. 23b.

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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

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Males. Females. Totals. lerino .. Iropsbred and other longwools Totals, 1913 „ 1912 641,819 872,854 6,372,332 16,304,805 7,014,151 17,177,659 6,901,959 16,848,194 1,514,673 22,677,137 24,191,810 23,750,153 441,657 increase 112,192 329,465 i j __ Number of Ewes in the Dom :nion (Stud and Floc ■)■ North Island. South Island. Dornii lion. Year. reeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. \ Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 30th April— 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 4,465,292 629,184 I 4,757,156 ! 413,663 4,859,547 349,191 5,219,637 360,187 5,113,798 481,525 ! 5,365,389 451,209 5,472,818 I 501,494 | 5,264,028 493,508 5,698,865 626,687 • 5,545,176 540,158 6,356,783 580,092 j 6,013,563 435,167 6,456,509 ! 690,435 6,058,871 518,078 6,354,874 751,817 I 5,969,589 560,643 6,393,460 755,906 '. 5,883,569 579,857 6,505,491 729,637 j 6,015,545 ! 434,070 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 Numbeb of Bams Wethebs, ithebs, Ewes, and Lambs in the Domink IN SINCE 19C 14. (30th April). Stud Hams, ! Two-tooth and Over. Flock Kams, Two-tooth and Over. fe Rams, Wethers, ooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. »ver. Over. Lambs. Totals. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 1912 .. 1913 .. 8,2*20 8,333 9,265 11,928 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 211,733 220,773 232,662 243,574 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 4,923,749 5,341,335 5,665,723 6,096,659 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 £3,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 Number of Sheep in the Dominion SINCE 1904. b ft 8 Stud and Stud Flock BreedingRams, ewes. Drt Stud Ewe's. Lambs - |Total Stud Sheep ; and Flock Kams. lock Sheep. Lg Dry Ewes. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. Wethers. Breedii ewes. ::..... i 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 219,953 229,106 241,927 255,502 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 306,588 313,690 161,205 192,364 206,612 215,528 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 13,049 10,866 11,105 12,773 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 104,647 498,854 120,649 552,985 141,319 I 600,963 151,881 635,684 157,556 675,108 153,948 ! 689,857 160,234 706,933 163,899 705,617 155,498 ! 706,431 167,605 ! 722,342 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 9,061,243 9,886,820 10,272,575 10,521,313 11,013,966 12,147,547 12,288,193 12,094,754 12,044,247 12,292,891 1,029,798 698,512 921,629 982,229 1,152,120 1,001,067 1,194,570 1,298,343 1,324,200 1,150,805 4,819,102 5,220,686 5,524,404 5,944,778 6,229,461 6,214,242 6,912,842 6,555,125 6,315,306 6,818,222 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,9S3,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810

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2. On the 30th April, 1913. ..,,■ ' - . 3. .- ... • >r ■;,; : •} 1. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Name and Address op Ofpiceb, and Appointments held by him. Sheep Districts in Coontibs. 26 o T-t 03 o rH O O ITS) esq o io th o CM o "" d LO 2<5 tH ° irs_0 o c o °-d O CM o o est n c3_ Owners of Sheep. Sheep. Pope, F. S., Wellington, Secretary of Agriculture. Eeakes, C. J., D.V.Sc, M.B.C.V.S.,. Wellington, Director of the Live-stock and Meat Division. AUCKLAND DISTBICT— Bay of Islands Subdivision— Mangonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands ... Hokianga Marsdcji Subdivision — Eodney ... ... .. . Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Auckland Subdivision — Waitemata Eden ... Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Waikato Subdivision— Ohinemuri Waikato Eaglan Waipa... Piako ... Matamata Taupo Subdivision — West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo ... Ohura... East Taupo (part of) and Eotorua... Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga ... ... ••• Whakatane ... ... Opotiki 52 12 66 26 164 72 53 19 70 67 60 30 19 28: 13 23: 31 82 43 50 24 27 39 38 27 4 14 12 13 35 14 26 13 15 19 19 13 3 3 1 2 ... 5 3 2 ... 4 2 10 ... 12 2 13 5 6 1 1 ... 10 ... i 10 1 4 ... I "i 2 1 I 98 29 109 "72 287 139 143 75 121 9 135 129 74 26 31,435 9,112 44,808 . 25,973 7 80,152 45,188 62,328 61,810 46,327 3,190 46,173 52,761 29,135 4,630 Stone, J. T., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. v Otway, J. W., Ohaeawai, Inspector of Stock. I }.Brown, W. R., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. > 11 53 29 43 16 24 4 28 58 19 14 9 18 53 14 8 7 2 ... 11 1 38 12 3 ... 16 1 10 1 "2 18 111 192 79 56 51 5,798 44,502 179,206 24,677 45,936 29,435 Alexander, R., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 1 10 17 41 24 4 9 19 19 34 26 4 5 23 38 3 2 ... 10 2 17 6 23 2 14 3 6 ... "3 ■I 2::: ... I i 26 71 61 139 95 17 9,690 47,803 78,100 95,502 66,440 21,081 i [Huddleston, V. A., Te Kuiti, Inspector of Stock. i .... . .. ,, "i ... i ... i 5,903 37,179 106,044 Elliot, D., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 4 13 16 4 20 4 6 34 1 ... 8 2 22 5 l ... 13 44 100 2

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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1913. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Number of Owners owning Total Number of Name and Address op Officer, and Appointments held by him. 2d O O CM LO rH tH O o " d •t o o o CM o ISo ■H ° iO O t-TrH " d o est CM S cS Owners of Sheep. Sheep. GISBORNE DISTRICT— Waiapu Cook ... Waikohu 17 ■47 10 32 53 19 32 64 30 44 94 57 30 66 27 11 27 11 8 13 5 5 14 8 6 1 2 185 379 169 622,445 946,319 489, 862 [Hingston, W. B., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, j" Eegistrar of Brands. NAPIEE DISTRICT— East Taupo (part of) Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa W T aipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua 1 53 54 23 4 9 1 29 23 33 4 60 54 52 15 11 2 28 21 39 63 72 74 25 28 13 48 25 48 64 31 105 62 78 25 18 7 62 34 22 13 64 15 19 6 55 18. 1 17 26 9 4 13 2 3 2 4 1 5 16 6 1 9 1 1 13 14 3 12 3 6 4 7 309 409 270 74 182 54 192 96 198 15,876 692,751 1,128,654 430,384 104,224 655,185 107,560 276,458 92,264 217,189 Alexander, E., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands (part East Taupo only). \ Graham, D. A., Hastings, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Sutton, F. W., Woodville, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 4 1 WELLINGTON - WEST COAST DISTRICT— Wanganui Subdivision — Clifton Taranaki ... ... Egmont Stratford Whangamoinona Eltham Hawera Waiinate West ... Patea ... Waitotara Waimarino Kaitieke Wanganui ■ Bangitikei Subdivision — Eangitikei Oroua... Kairanga Kiwitea ... Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua 42 75 39 37 20 17 20 8 28 18 48 10 33 44 30 23 45 13 15 30 19 59 23 33 42 13 29 28 12 .17 43 23 41 16 57 22 2 10 ... 2 ... 31 8 17 4 11 3 27 4 74 19 48 17 28 9 13 3 54j 40 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 i i "5 1 2 152 128 50 130 118 53 85 10 200 130 189 65 243 86,858 38,514 9,134 122,883 102,135 54,711 85,990 1,181 267,343 211,537 170,389 48,412 577,565 Munro, H., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Crockett, R., Opunake, Inspector of Stock. Beere, P., Stratford, Inspector of Stock. "Ford, G., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Munro, D., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 14 2 "8 "2 77 35 28 24 13 27 44 124 50 35 54 42 30 36 157 39 24 60 38 34 37 180 64 44 6 30 5 96 24 50 9 42 8 29 11 15 2 2 2 4 1 4 5 630 177 124 263 154 144 157 1,027,146 155,439 106,587 310,753 167,835 151,289 144,019 Fleming, D., Palmerston North, Inspector of - Stock, Registrar of Brands. I Miller, J. C, Feilding, Inspector of Stock. 3 1 i 1 2

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V/ellingtoh Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Man a, and Somes) 48 33 ll 361 34 8 5 \ 164 155,080 [■Halligan, J., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, j Registrar of Brands. Makara Wairarapa Subdivision — Featherston Wairarapa Sou tit Masterton ... ... ... Castlepoint Akitio... Eketahuna ... ... Mauriceville 25 17: I : 17 16 i i e 2 83 76,942 29 40 28 8 8 37 16 19 43 58 48 40 25 36 40 68 13 82 26 14 56 25 81 13 49 20 27 32 41 8 9 3 2 6 3 20 7 8 4 8 2 2 7 3 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 194 166 309 61 203 128 86 492,674 199,551 609,821 174,462 281,466 87,511 77,699 i Hubbard, A. T. P., Masterton, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. I 2 2 Totals in North Island ... —! — I i [2211 21051 12018 2076 1737 242 1 1112 110 | I 33 | 9,644 13,145,445 = = = = = = MARLBOROUGH - NELSON- WESTLAND DISTRICT— Nelson, Motueka, Golden Bay, Buller, and Grey Subdiv isions — Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller ... ... ... "\ Inangahua Murchison Grey ... Westland Subdivision — Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 415 73 30 24 22 58 54 262 50 8 4 8 30 22 135 19 10 1 3 15 12 42 9 2 3 7 4 4 2 860 151 50 29 36 110 92 305,998 49,837 14,487 3,465 12,259 37,483 26,444 ! Empson, C. C, Nelson. Inspector of Stock, Regisj trar of Brands. 1 [Smith, J. W., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, f Registrar of Brands. 60 36 164 21 28 58 104 35 14 48 58 48 4 37 41 42 11 9 16 1 5 8 4 4 2 5 2 1 106 192 391 176 28,158 186,859 345,664 287,633 ) Empson, C. C, Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Regisj trar of Brands. CANTEEBCRY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT— Kaikoura Amuri Northern Subdivision — Cheviot Ashley Kowai Oxford Waipara Ghristehurch Subdivision — Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert... Selwyn Tawera Waimaiii Ashburton Subdivision — Ashburton Timaru Subdivision — Geraldine Levels ... ,;, Mackenzie Waiinate ChatHam Islands 28 11 21 31 47 146 37 34 9 5 192 8 7 25 17 42 30 42 102 50 34 17 239 5 8 28 46 26 11 10 82 50 19 24 154 4 2 32 34 33 10 18 50 67 23 21 123 5 2 15 24 15 2 6 8 24 5 11 8 35 2 1 4 7 5 2 3 2 8 1 2 2 "l 2 2 7 2 1 1 1 4 5 136 151 144 89 127 392 242 116 82 34 754 29 20 205,274 410,22;! 196,904 94,030 111,900 238,321 371,900 94,063 97,234 50,842 593,819 75,950 11,375 1 Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. i Mackenzie, F., Ghristehurch, Inspector of Stock, - Registrar of Brands. Ussher, S. H., Sockburn, Inspector of Stock. 4 2 3 ■2 4 1 155! I 234 179 183 59 1 4 8 1 824 936,768 93 99 42 119 18 102 117 93 174 25 110 51 52 124 20 68 41 59 101 8 27 12 26 1 1 8 6 4 6 3 5 4 3 404 321 291 565 77 I 391,365 226,812 420,485 598,011 68,380 i Neville, 0. S., Timaru, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 2

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1. Owners of Sheep owning 2. On the 30th April, 1913. Total Number of Owners „, , of Sheep. Sheep ' 3. ' Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. Shmep Districts in Counties. o oci "cs esq oo rt esq o • 2 • 2 • 2 • 2o °d -> S -So O O O O ,hS o > • OTAGO DISTRICT— Oamaru Subdivision — Waitaki ... ... ... - 123 158 135: 93 18 9 544 618,906 Blair, F W., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. j i Duns tan Subdivision — ,, .Maniototo - ' Vincent 36 53 66 68 80 34 59 43 23; 16 3 4 3 3 1 3 270 225 317,254 311,514 i. Fountain, E. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, I Eegistrar of Brands. ) Gossage, E. I., Mosgiel, Inspector of. Stock., , Wright, E., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock. Eegistrar of Brands. Lake 48 23 16 1 9 10 8 3 4 1 122 227,826 Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo Waikouaiti ... ... Taieri Bruce ... 36 19 44 102 31 16 .45 116 26 14 33 94 33 15 46 46 9 2 13 8 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 139 69 188 367 146,719 71,766 227,373 214,339 I Fountain, E. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, j Eegistrar of Brands. : .. " Gilmour, T., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. Port Chalmers Subdivision — Peninsula 2 11 7,626 Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 3 4 Tapanui Subdivision — Clutha Tuapeka ... ...-•■ 125 83 145 102 122 84 76 80 18 21 1 1 2 2 1 5 2 490 380 364,617 436,661 | Gilmour, 1\, Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, ) Registrar of Brands, i... . . ,, ; ,. .:..,.: .;,,;; Southland Subdivision— Southland Wallace ... -•■ ••■ Stewart Island 572 49 7 461 172 3 357 78 2 210! 81 42 15 12 6 4 3 7 5 1,666 409 12 1,132,455 474,397 2,934 I Wright, R., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, [ Registrar of Brands. j Hill. H., Gore, Inspector of Stock. !■ I ... Totals in South Island i i , ' ! 549' 3357 3380 2441 1 '1870 128 54 78 26 11,883 11,046,365 Totals in Dominion ... 5568 5485 3946 1 1286 370 188 24,191,810 4459 166 59 21,527 !