H.—23a.

1914. NEW ZEALAND.

INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1914.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Wellington, 4th July, 1914.

Approximate Number of Sheep in the Dominion on the 30th April, 1914.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion and Export of Mutton and Lamb for the past Ten Years, at 30th April.

W. F. Massey, Minister of Agriculture.

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District. Number if Sheep. Increase. Decrease. 1913.* 1914. .uckland lapier-Gisborne Vellington - West Coast... larlborough-Nelson-Westland lanterbury-Kaikoura )tago 1,340,318 5,780,201 6,024,926 1,298,287 5,193,691 4,554,387 1,475,080 5,714,520 5,780,525 1,300,316 5.512,813 4,812,145 134,762 2,029 319,122 257,758 65,675 244,401 Totals 24,191,810 24,595,405 713,671 310,076 Decreas< Increase 3, North Island i, South Island 578,909 175,314 fet increase for Dominion 403,595 * Complete returns.

4* Mutton Carcases exported. 1,888,065 1,500,773 1,921,465 1,821,426 1,899,446 1,711,839 1,979,534 1,918,119 2,133,226 2,630,962 Legs and Pieces exported. Owt. 24,088 13,471 37,456 35,663 41,681 52,873 42,624 34,667 20,183 22,696 Year. Number o{ Sheep in Dominion. Lamb Carcases exported. 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,595,405* 1,937,026 2,134,563 2,519,417 2,826,437 2,910,358 3,423,918 3,708,468 3,035,783 3,181,991 3,808,006 • Approximate.