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C — continued. SUMMARIES— continued. Merinos and Long- wools shown separately.

Number of Ewes in the Colony (Stud and Flock).

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Colony since 1900.

Number of Sheep in the Colony since 1897.

Males. Females. Totals. lerinos .. Irossbreds and other long-wools 956,789 4,672,287 1,262,906 14,091,790 2,219,695 18,764,077 Totals, 1907 . 1906 5,629,076 5,863,739 15,354,696 14,244,732 1,109,964 20,983,772 20,108,471 875,301 Increase Decrease 234^663

North Island. South Island. Colony. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 10th April— 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 4,041,431 4,058,998 4,242,764 4,540,357 4,838,419 4,660,130 4,319,918 4,465,2,92 4,859,547 5,113,798 5,472,818 838,425 819,168 920,628 648,816 616,148 795,996 811,061 629,184 349,191 481,525 501,494 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 5,365,389 5,264,028 694,647 778,973 696,283 445,755 481,413 628,766 619,502 413,663 360,187 451,209 493,508 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 10,736,846 1,533,072 1,598,141 1,616,911 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002

Year (30th April). Stud Bams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Rarns, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. .900 .. .901 .. .902 .. .903 .. .904 .. .905 .. .906 .. .907 .. 7,985 9,650 10,799 9,383 8,220 8,333 9,265 11,928 189,945 206,014 207,168 205,306 211,733 220,773 232,662 243,574 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 9,257,054 '• 1,094,571 9,906,616 i 1,097,561 9,610,149 j 1,424,762 9,071,751 : 1,430,563 9,222,448 1,042,847 10,079,184 709,378 10,479,187 932,734 10,736,846 995,002 i 5,276,841 19,355,195 5,600,020 ; 20,233,099 5,731,783 ! 20,342,727 ! 5,005,331 I 18,954,553 4,923,749 j 18,280,806 5,341,335 , 19,130,875 5,665,723 20,108,471 6,096,659 20,983,772

a is 8 - Stud and Flock Bams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Dry Ewes. Total Stud Stud Sheep Lambs, and Flock Bams. Wethers. »*^ Flock Sheep. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. 1897! 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904, 1905 1906; 1907 193,196 187,756 190,670 197,930 215,664 217,967 214,689 219,953 229,106 241,927 255,502 164,909 164,947 181,602 182,255 200,159 201,181 183,398 161,205 192,364 206,612 215,528 13,518 14,598 14,940 15,047 16,715 19,484 15,184 13,049 10,866 11,105 12,773 109,478 113,904 112,490 123,145 135,109 132,585 123,8.78 104,647 120,649 141,319 151,881 481,101 481,205 499,702 518,377 567,647 571,217 537,149 498,854 552,985 600,963 635,684 4,052,477 3,918,236 4,092,310 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,2]9 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 8,522,284 8,280,065 8,480,144 9,074,799 9,706,457 9,408,968 8,888,353 ! 9,061,243 i 9,886,820 10,272,575 10,521,318 1,519,554 1,583,543 1,601,971 1,079,524 1,080,846 1,405,278 1,415,379 1,029,798 698,512 921,629 982,229 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 5,944,778 19,687,954 19,073,725 19,348,506 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772