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1917. NEW ZEALAND

INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30th APRIL, 1917.

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

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Wellington, 20th June, 1917.

Approximate Number of Sheep in the Dominion on the 30th April, 1917.

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

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Number of Sheep. District. 1916.* 1917. 1916.* 1917. Inerea.se. Decrease. i V I U . LO LI , I Auckland Napier-Gisborne Wellington - West Coast ... Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Canterbury- Kaikoura Otago 1,841,086 ' 1,959,6 '6,007,480 6,167,8 6,032,233 6,015,3 1,363,478 1,333,8 4,769,989 4,649,0 4,773,884 4,627,6 1,841,086 1,959,610 6,007,480 6,167,847 6,032,233 6,015,330 1,363,478 1,333,859 4,769,989 4,649,053 4,773,884 4,627,625 310 347 330 359 353 525 118,524 160,367 16,903 29,619 120,936 146,259 Totals 24,788,150 24,753,3 24,788,150 24,753,324 324 278,891 313,717 * .. , . w , ~. ~~ , , V w , w Ii I) ncrease, North Island )ecrease, South Island 261 296 ,988 ,814 Jet decrease for Dominion 34,826 * Complete returns. *

Year ending 10th April. Year ending Dth April. Number of Sheep in Dominion. mber of Sheep in Dominion. Mutton Carcases exported. Legs and Pieces exported. Lamb Carcases oxported. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,81.0 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 24,753,324* i_ 1,821,426 1,899,446 1,711,839 1,979,534 1,918,119 2,133,226 2,630,962 2,392,213 2,713,247 2,613,259 Gwt. 35,663 41,681 52,873 42,624 34,667 20,133 22,696 15,274 33,274 7,920 2,826,437 2,910,358 3,423,918 3,708,468 3,035,783 3,181,991 3,808,006 3,456,597 3,488,951 2,883,350 * Approximate. idDONALD, .seer of Agriculture. W. D. S. Ms Min