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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1915.

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

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Wellington. 21st June, 1915.

Approximate Number of Sheep in the Dominion on the 30th April, 1915.

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

* Approximate, W. F. Massey, Minister of Agriculture.

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District. Number of Sheep. 1914.* 1915. Increase. Decrease. Auckland Napier-Gisborne Wellington - West Coast ... Marlborough-Nelson- Westland Canterbury-Kaikoura Otago 1,475,068 1,691,585 •5,787,907 5,458,462 5,892,983 5,836,320 1,304,639 1,341,758 5,557,130 5,353,776 4,781,036 4,783,625 216,517 37,119 2*589 329,445 56,663 203,354 Totals 24,798,763 24,465,526 24,798,763 24,465,526 256,225 256,225 589,462 Decrease, North Island Decrease, South Island 169,591 163,646 Net decrease for : Dominion 333,237 w-"**-""" i * Complete returns.

Year. Number of Sheep in Dominion. Mutton Carcases exported. Legs and Pieces exported. Lamb Carcases exported. 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,465,526* 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 2,392,213 Cwt. 13,471 37,456 35,663 41,681 52,873 42,624 34,667 20,133 22,696 15,274 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 3,456,597