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r orL Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisborn e Sheep District. Wellington - West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island ltud|Sheep"and Flock Rams— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 884 7,632 25,405 1,483 2,597 1,891 625 445 2,771 31,501 90,235 3,002 3,915 382 12,883 2,187 3,993 47,922 122,780 2,996 1,956 1,508 26,074 3,000 7,648 87,055 238,420 7,481 6,468 3,781 39,582 5,638 Totals 40,962 40,962 144,876 210,235 396,073 'look Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 1,624,596 13,366 1,624,596 13,366 5,602,638 723 5,665,171 7,415 12,892,405 21,504 Grand totals 1,678,924 i 5,748,237 , I 5,882,821 13,309,982 South Isla, d. Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Sheep District. CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District. Otago Sheep District. Total South Island. itud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 8,200 3,159 15,345 1,358 4,226 887 275 3,369 19,938 4,060 10,997 32,035 50,975 9,509 14,094 28,925 170,533 15,690 2,723 63,648 41,038 4,132 1,848 346 11,971 141,396 43,828 9,942 89,990 74,431 59,333 12,244 14,715 44,265 Totals 36,819 348,748 'lock Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 1,096,516 210,935 1,344,270 4,548,621 622,135 4,311,843 375,614 9,950,980 1,208,684 Grand totals 5,341,289 4,828,853 11,514,412 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. itud Shoep and Flock Rams — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 7,648 87,055 238,420 7,481 6,468 3,781 39,582 5,638 43,828 9,942 . 89,990 74,431 59,333 12,244 14,715 44,265 51,476 96,997 328,410 81,912 65,801 16,025 54,297 49,903 Totals 396,073 348,748 7' 744,821 'look Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 12,892,405 21,504 9,956,980 1,208,084 22,81,2: 849,385 230,188 Grand totals 13,309,982 11,514,412 24,8! 14,394 Auckland Sheep District. xt „i„. ni. Wellington- [ Marlborc ifl™i West CoaBt Nclson-Wc. District. District. Distri 3Ugh- Cantorburyjstland | Ealkoura p Sheep ct. District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams Flock rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 664 19,260 263,982 839,086 68,725 487,207 3,149 71,423 664,540 2,824,245 351,336 1,833,544 4,816 72,817 810,845 2,977,236 283,957 1,733,150 1,141 15,291 191,405 678,156 57,052 401,225 3,593 65,702 590,275 2,885,322 328,283 1,468,114 5,341,289 2,703 53,902 737,431 2,374,780 289,924 1,370,113 4,828,853 10,066 298,395 3,258,478 12,578,825 1,379,277 7,293,353 Totals 24,824,394 1,678,924 5,748,237 5,882,821 1,344,270