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C— continued. SUMMARIES. Number of Sheep in each District at 30th April, 1912.

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'ort. Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisbortie Sheep District. Wellington-West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island, Stud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire .. Southdown .. Other breeds 1,231 7,210 20,176 992 3,928 2,043 403 397 1,538 30,104 81,701 6,551 6,108 897 6,729 2,181 5,156 48,692 114,067 4,835 3,996 3,265 16.7.S8 3,873 7,925 86,006 215,944 12,378 14,032 6,205 23,920 6,451 Totals 36,380 135,809 200,672 372,861 Flock Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 1,213,065 10,112 5,433,608 26,199 | 5,595,616 | 5,551,473 10,771 12,198,146 47,082 Grand totals 1,259,557 | j 5,762,916 12,618,089 South Isla xl. , Nelsou-Wtstland Sheep District. CanferburyKaikoura Sheep District. Otago Sheep District. Total South Island, Itud Sheep and Flock Rams — Merino Lincoln .. .. Romney B -rder Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown .. Other breeds 10,592 3,212 13,472 750 5,326 1,268 164 2,849 18,071 3,216 7,093 30,379 62,523 10,427 8,858 26,304 13,945 2,914 49,S40 43,829 5,863 1,917 225 10,473 42,608 9,342 70,405 74,958 73,712 13,612 9,247 39,686 Totals 37,633 166,931 129,006 333,570 'lock SheepCrossbred and other longwools Merino 1,013,117 256,8S3 4,263,632 732,929 3,969,331 557,602 9,251,080 1,547,414 Grand totals 1,307,633 5,163,492 4,655,939 11,132,064 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. 5tud Sheep and Flock Rams- - Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shrop-bire Southdown Other breeds .. 7,925 86,006 215,944 12,378 14,032 6,205 23,9-20 6,451 42,608 9,342 70,405 74,958 73,712 13,612 9,247 39,6S6 50,533 95,348 286,349 87,336 87,744 19,817 83,167 46,137 Totals 372,801 333,570 706,431 flock Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino .. 12,198,146 47,082 9,251,080 1,517,414 21,449,226 1,594,496 Grand totals 12,618,089 11,132,064 23,750,153 Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gis-borne Sheep District. Wellington- ! Mavlboro "West Coast Nelson-Wei Sheep i-lieei District. | Disrrit >ugh- Canterbury- r,4„«„ m~t i stland Kaikotoa °gW T ff i't Di'Sct District. Dominion. Stud rams i'lock rams Vethers 3reeding-ewes )ry ewes jambs 1,563 14,425 191,908 652,562 71,945 324,154 1,259,557 3,516 69,021 743,432 2,798,485 370,105 1,011,057 6,107 75,29") 789,869 2,942,413 313,856 1,685,376 449 15, '.143 211,996 702,233 54,722 322,290 2,048 65,317 653,842 2,893,128 268,896 1,285,231 2,472 50,402 76s, 9-22 2,238,208 256,239 1,292,696 16,155 290,433 3,359,969-1-2,277,029 1,335,763 6,470,804 Totals 5,168,492 4,055,939 23,750,153 5,595,616 5,762,916 1,307,633