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Merinos an . iONG-WOOLS 9 iown separate iyMales. Females. Total. lerinog .. iroesbreds and other long-wools 981,305 4,690,339 1,318,330 12,140,901 2,299,635 16,831,240 Totals, 1905 . 1904 5,671,644 5,553,636 118,008 13,459,231 12,727,170 732,061 19,130,875 18,280,806 Increase 850,069 NuMBE of Bw is in the Cole my (i itud and Flock). North Island. South Island. Colony. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewea. 10th April— 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 3,831,527 ; 817,596 4,041,431 j 838,425 4,058,998 819,168 4,242,764 920,628 4,540,357 648,816 4,838,419 616,148 4,660,130 795,996 4,319,918 i 811,061 4,465,292 , 629,184 4,859,547 : 349,191 4,550,254 4,645,762 4,386,014 4,418,982 4,716,697 5,068,197 4,950,019 4,751,833 4,757,156 5,219,637 794,627 694,647 778,973 696,283 445,755 481,413 628,766 619,502 413,663 360,187 8,381,781 8,687,193 8,445,012 8,661,746 9,257,054 9,906,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 1,612,223 1,533,072 1,598,141 1,616,911 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 Nu: [BEE of Bams, Wetheei i, Ewes, and Lambs in ihe Colony since 1900, Year (80th April). Stud Bams, Flock Bams, Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Over. Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Over. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. L900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 903 .. ,904 .. 1905 .. 7,985 9,650 10,799 9,383 8,220 8,333 189,945 206,014 207,168 205,306 211,733 220,773 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 9,257,054 9,906,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 1,094,571 5,276,841 1,097,561 ! 5,600,020 1,424,762 ! 5,731,783 1,430,563 I 5,005,331 1,042,847 4,923,749 709,378 5,341,335 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 MBEK O! iHeep in the Colony sii :C6 1897. Stud and Stud Stud Flock ; Breeding- Dry Kama, i ewes. Ewes. Stud Lambs. Total Stud Sheep and Flock Bams. Flock Sheep. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. Wethers. Breedingewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. 1897 1898 1899! 1900 1901 19021 1903 1904! 1905! 193,196 187,756 190,670 197,930 215,664 217,967 214,689 219,953 229,106 164,909 164,947 181,602 182,255 200,159 201,181 183,398 161,205 192,364 13,518 14,598 14,940 15,047 16,715 19,484 15,184 13,049 10,866 109,478 113,904 112,490 123,145 135,109 132,585 123,878 104,647 120,649 481,101 481,205 499,702 518,377 567,647 571,217 537,149 498,854 552,985 4,052,477 3,918,236 4,092,310 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 8,522,284 8,280,065 8,480,144 9,074,799 9,706,457 9,408,968 8,888,353 9,061,243 9,886,820 1,519,554 1,583,543 1,601,971 1,079,524 1,080,846 1,405,278 1,415,379 1,029,798 698,512 5,112,538 5,410,676 4,674,379 5,153,696 5,464,911 5,599,198 4,881,453 4,819,102 5,220,686 19,687,954 19,673,725 19,348,506 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875