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Males. Females. Totals. lerincs .. and other long-wools Totals, 1906 , 1905 993,841 4,869,898 5,863,739 5,671,644 1,293,133 12,951,599 14,244,732 13,459,231 2,286,974 17,821,497 20,108,471 19,130,875 977,596 Increase 192,095 785,501 NuMBE of Ew es in the Colony ( itud and Flock). North Island. louth Island. Colony. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewoe. ' Dry Ewes. 30th April— 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 4,041,43: 4,058,991 4,242,76' 4,540,35' 4,838,41! 4,660,131 4,319,911 4,465,5.9! 4,859,54' 5,113,791 I 838,425 i 4,645,762 819,168 4,386,014 920,6-28 i 4,418,982 648,816 ; 4,716,697 616,148 i 5,068,197 795,996 : 4,950,019 811,061 ! 4,751,833 629,184 ; 4,757,156 349,191 '. 5,219,637 481,525 j 5,365,389 694,647 778,973 696,283 445,755 481,413 628,766 619,502 413,663 360,187 451,209 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 10,479,187 1,533,072 1,598,141 1,616,911 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 Numbee of Bam s, Wetheei iWes, and Lambs in ;he Colony since 1900. Year 130th April). Stud Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Hams, Two-tooth and Over. Vethex's, >-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Over. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. I 7,985 9,050 10,799 9,383 8,220 8,333 9,265 189,945 206,014 207,168 205,306 '211.733 220,773 232,662 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 9,257,054 9,906,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 1,094,571 5,276,841 1,097,561 5,600,020 1,424,762 5,731,783 1,430,563 5,005,331 1,042,847 4,923,749 709,378 5,341,335 932,734 5,665,723 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 IMBEB Of SHEEP n th Colony since 1897. g Stud and Flock Rams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Dry Ewes. Total Stud Stud Sheep Lambs, and Flock Rams. Wethers. Dry Ewes. Flock Sheep. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1908 1904 1905 1906 ! 193,196 187,756 190,670 197,930 215,664 217,967 214,689 219,953 229,106 241,927 164,909 164,947 181,602 182,255 200,159 201,181 183,398 161,205 192,364 206,612 13,518 14,598 14,940 15,047 16,715 19,484 15,184 13,049 10,866 11,105 109,478 113,904 112,490 123,145 135,109 132,585 123,878 104,647 120,649 141,319 481,101 481,205 499,702 518,377 567,647 571,217 537,149 498,854 552,985 600,319 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 2,788,900 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 10,272,575 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 . 921,629 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 5,524,404 19,687,954 19,673,725 19,348,506 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,312,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471