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C— continued. SUMMARIES. Number of Sheep in each District at 30th April, 1908. North Island.

South Island.

Totals.

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Auckland Napier-Gisbome Sheep District. Sheep District. Wellington-West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island. itud Sheep and Flock 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 4,988 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 30,852 146,151 146,151 164,141 341,144 i'lock Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 888,690 4,265 5,277,991 22,619 5,277,991 22,619 5,071,964 25,528 11,238,645 52,412 Grand totals 923,807 5,446,761 5,261,633 11,632,201

Marlborough- Canterbury- otaeo Nelson Kaikoura Sheep sheen District Sheep District. District. j r " ,eep Uletl,e,i - I Total South Island. itud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leioester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds Totals Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 11,150 2,724 7,898 489 4,641 1,052 108 1,370 29,432 910,964 251,601 18,415 16,724 46,289 3,433 3,634 9,791 4,338 41,227 53,463 30,246 49,278 80,013 69,322 6,401 80,364 16,620 3,711 21,383 9,893 639 10,640 18,216 12,435 32,021 170,483 134,049 333,964 4,142,527 3,491,926 8,545,417 993,906 691,964 1,937,471 5,306,916 4,317,939 '. 10,816,852 Grand totals 1,191,997 4,317,939 10,816,852

North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. itud Sheep and Flock RamsMerinos Lincoln Romney Border Leioester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 11,731 107,055 149,604 19,948 20,340 11,109 13,216 8,141 46,289 9,791 53,463 80,013 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 nook Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 11,238,645 52,412 8,545,417 1,937,471 19,784,062 1,989,883 Grand totals 11,632,201 10,816,852 22,449,053

, Auckland Sheep District. .. . „. ! WellingtonWest Coast borne Sheep gn District. D^P. Marlborough- : CanterburyNelson Kaikoura Sheep Sheep District. District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams Flock rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 1,225 10,140 119,078 483,633 53,015 256,716 2,847 3,843 64,139 61,506 718,687 766,408 2,634,693 2,580,539 291,050 282,622 1,705,345 1,566,715 480 | 3,477 3,030 13,517 61,607 46,941 185,934 796,635 761,656 596,114 2,803,400 2,145,662 56,742 ; 283,299 200,117 339,210 1,358,498 1,160,533 14,902 257,850 3,378,398 11,244,041 1,166,845 6,387,017 22,449,053 Totals 923,807 5,446,761 5,261,633 1,191,997 5,306,916 4,317,939