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Table showing Number of Sheep in the Colony since 1890. Year. Number of Sheep. 1890 ... ... ... ... ... 16,116,113 1891 ... ... ... ... ... 16,753,752 1892 ... ... ... ... ... 18,570,752 1893 ... ... ... ... ... 19,380,369 1894 ... ... ... ... ... 20,230,829 1895 ... ... ... ... ... 19,826,604 1896 ... ... ... ... ... 19,138,493 1897 ... ... ... ... ... 19,687,954 1898 ... ... ... ... ... 19,673,725 1899 ... ... ... ... ... 19,348,506 1900 ... ... ... ... ... 19,355,195 1901 ... ... ... ... ... 20,233,099 1902 ... ... ... ... ... 20,342,727 1903 ... ... ... ... ... 18,954,553 1904 ... ... ... ... ... 18,280,806 1905 ... ... ... ... ... 19,130,875 1906 ... ... ... ... ... 20,108,471 Approximate Costof Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), £127 10s. 6d.

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