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Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisborne Sheep District. Wellington-West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island. Stud Sheep and Flook Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 1,784 6,283 7,798 2,622 5,387 6,071 543 724 4,988 50,200 62,314 11,960 7,400 1,421 3,116 4,752 4,959 50,572 79,492 5,726 7,553 3,617 9,557 2,665 11,731 107,055 149,604 19,948 20,340 11,109 13,216 8,141 Totals 30,852 146,151 164,141 341,144 Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools" Mer nos 888,690 4,265 5,277,991 22,619 5,071,964 25,528 il,238,645 52,412 Grand totals 5,261,033 11,632,201 923,807 5,446,761 South Island. MarlboroughNelson Sheep District. Canterbury- otaeo Kal D°i , stric S t heeP She <* &***• Total South Island. Stud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 11,150 2,724 7,898 489 4,641 1,052 108 1,370 18,415 3,433 4,338 30,246 69,322 16,620 9,893 18,216 16,724 3,634 41,227 49,278 6,401 3,711 639 12,435 46,289 9,791 53,463 80,013 80,364 21,383 10,640 32,021 Totals 29,432 170,483 134,049 333,964 Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 910,964 251,601 4,142,527 993,906 5,306,916 3,491,926 691,964 8,545,417 1,937,471 Grand totals 1,191,997 4,317,939 10,816,8,52 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. Stud Sheep and Flook Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds yh' 11,731 107,055 149,604 19,948 20,340 11,109 13,216 8,141 46,289 9,791 53,463 280,013 80,364 21,383 10,640 32,021 58,020 116,846 203,067 99,961 100,704 32,492 23,856 40,162 Totals 341,144 333,964 675,108 Flook SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos 11,238,645 52,412 8,545,417 1,937,471 19,784,062 1,989,883 Grand totals 11,632, !01 10,816,852 22,449,053 Auckland Sheep District. Nnnier-fils- Wellinetonb N orneShee S p District. Marlboro Nelsoi Sheet Distrit CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. :t. Stud rams .. 1,225 Flook rams .. 10,140 Wethers .. 119,078 Breeding-ewes 483,633 Dry ewes .. 53,015 Lambs .. 256,716 Totals .. 923,807 2,847 64,139 748,687 2,634,693 291,050 1,705,345 3,843 61,506 766,408 2,580,539 282,622 1,566,715 480 13,517 185,934 596,114 56,742 339,210 3,477 61,607 796,635 2,803,400 283,299 1,358,498 3,030 46,941 761,656 2,145,662 200,117 1,160,533 14,902 257,850 3,378,398 11,244,041 1,166,845 6,387,017 5,306,916 4,317,939 22,449,053 5,446,761 5,261,633 1,191,997