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C — continued. SUMMARIES. Number of Sheep in each District at 30th April, 1914.

'ort Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisborne , Wellington - West Sh P ee P District. C <$&f^ Total North Island Itud Sheep and Flock RamsMerino Lincoln .. .. Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 611 6,819 19,751 1,275 2,488 1,682 465 400 2,408 27,747 90,290 3,355 3,608 741 10,770 2,538 5,872 49,247 117,636 3,844 2,351 2,191 21,963 2,418 8,891 83,813 227,677 8,474 8,447 4,614 33,198 5,356 Totals 33,491 141,457 205,522 380,470 ''look Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 1,431,360 10,217 5,640,353 6,097 5,676,868 10,593 12,748,581 26,901 Grand totals 1,475,068 5,787,907 5,892,983 13,155,958 South Island. Marlborough- Canterbury- r\t* n Nelson-Westland ' Kaikoura Sheep ov,««n Sheep District. District. bheep DlBtalct ' Total South Island. Stud Sheep and Flock Rams — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds .. 10,107 18,722 3,302 2,247 15,395 11,752 570 35,000 4,812 56,253 895 11,247 103 10,487 3,134 29,167 38,408 174,875 12,375 2,614 62,062 45,377 4,608 1,445 371 12,014 140,866 41,204 8,163 89,209 80,947 65,673 13,587 11,051 44,315 354,149 Totals Flock SheepCrossbred and other longwoole Merino 1,041,430 4,723,273 224,801 658,982 1,304,639 5,557,130 4,216,990 423,180 4,781,036 9,981,«93 1,306,963 11,642,805 Grand totals 4,781,036 11,642,805 Totals. North Island. South Island. South Island. Total in Domin Total in Dominion. Stud Sheep and Flock Earns- - Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester " .. Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 8,891 83,813 227,677 8,474 8,447 4,614 33,198 5,356 41,204 8,163 89,209 80,947 65,673 13,587 11,051 44,315 50,095 91,976 316,886 89,421 74,120 18,201 44,249 49,671 Totals 380,470 354,149 734,619 Flock SheepCrossbred and other longwools Merino 12,748,581 26,907 9,981,693 1,306,963 22,730,274 1,333,870 Grand totals 13,155,958 11,642,805 24,798,763 .... vT i . nj. Wellington- Marlborough- CanterburyAucklaud Napier-Gis- We8t Coast Nelnon-Westlana Kaikoura Sheep borneSheep sh gh sb District. District. District. District. District. Otago Sheep Distriot. Total 'P Dominion. Stud rams Flock rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 1,145 16,333 229,933 741,743 76,581 408,833 1,448 76,496 697,541 2,924,377 323,394 1,764,651 4,487 75,359 762,580 2,953,258 297,377 1,799,922 1,377 15,836 178,064 697,281 42,917 369,164 2,155 2,773 13,385 69,276 j 54,684 j 308,484 604,815 I 738,728 I 3,211,661 3,188,152 ! 2,415,365 12,920,176 213,279 ! 212,727 , 1,166,275 1,479,453 ! 1,356,759 7,178,782 5,557,130 4,781,036 24,798,763 Totals 1,475,068 5,787,907 5,892,983 1,304,639