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Table IV. Export of Frozen Beef for Years ended 31st March, 1892-93.
Table V. Compaeative Statement of the Numbee of Sheep in the Colony, returned annually, 1880 to 1892. 1880 ... ... 11,530,623 1887 ... ... 15,155,626 1881 ' 12,190,215 1888 15,042,198 1882 ... ... 12,408,106 1889 ... ... 15,423,328 1883 ... ... 13,306,329 1890 ... ... 16,116,113 1884 ... ... 13,978,520 1891 ... ... 16,753,752 1885 ... ... 14,546,801 1892 ... ... 18,570,752 1886 ... ... 15,174,263 Note. —The return of all sheepowners, and the number of sheep and lambs on 30th April, 1893, showing the county in which owners reside and their sheep are depastured, so far as the information is supplied in the Schedule " C " furnished by sheepowners under section 21 of "The Sheep Act, 1890," will be published in the Neio Zealand Gazette as soon as the returns are complete.
Table VI. Number of Owners, Year 1883 to 1892.
Table VII. Exports and Imports of Stock during Year ended 31st March, 1893.
eigl ue. 1892. 1893. 1892. 1893. .uckland lapier Vellington ... 'overty Bay ... lew Plymouth Vanganui lyttelton >unedin Cwt. 5,969 11,724 65,480 4,311 19,973 2,018 1,708 13 Cwt. 123 570 11,057 790 19,987 2,259 436 1,852 £ 8,211 11,947 69,594 4,024 19,036 2,352 1,933 12 £ • 165 599 11,433 737 20,411 2,634 509 2,282 111,196 37,074 £117,109 £38,770
)wning— Under 500 sheep 500 and under 1,000 1,000 „ 2,000 2,000 „ 5,000 5,000 „ 10,000 10,000 „ 20,000 20,000 and upwards 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. j 1890. 1891. 1892. 5,039 970 609 467 244 200 149 5,422 1,033! 672 473 1 256! 211! 154 5,622 1,146 718 505 270 213 157 6,024 1,189 747 532 263 228 166 6,247 1,139 723 531 289 221 166 6,579 1,182 794 524 287 213 166 7,054j 1,381 826 597 277! 2391 151 7,662 1,528 854 586 283 236 160 8,272 1,691 969 666 287 239 169 8,822 2,033 1,193 761 314 231 176 Totals ... 7,678 8,221 8,631, 9,149 9,316 9,7451 10,525 11,309 12,293 13,530
Exported. Imported. Horses. Cattle. Sheep. Dogs. Horses. Cattle. Sheep. DogSi .tlckland ... rapier Wellington ... lyttelton ... lamaru lunedin Huff 36 5 115 169 93 43 34 27 185 30 32 4 39 41 10 21 87 50 "l3 110 4 13 "6 18 "si 22 "71 41 "20 82 3 4 3 66 6 Totals 495 195 205 157 131 81 181 159