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Session IT. 1918. NE W ZEAL A N D

RETURN OF CATTLE IN THE DOMINION ON 31st JANUARY, 1918.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 19th October, 1917. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the number of cattle in the Dominion on the 31st January, 1918, and a comparison with previous years; the same to be issued annually along with the sheep returns." —(Hon. Mr. Buddo.)

Number of Cattle in the Dominion on the 31st January, 1918. Land District. Number of Cattle. Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... 947,764 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... 429,815 Taranaki ... ... ... ~. ... ... 354,083 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 556,576 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... 54,985 Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... 36,038 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... 37,627 Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... 176,558 Otago ... ... ... ... ... ... 127,006 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ... 149,013 Total, Dominion, 1918 ... ... 2,869,465 1917 ... ... 2,575,230 1916 ... ... 2,417,49f 1911 ... ... 2,020,171 Census and Statistics Office. Malcolm Fraser, Wellington, 19th October, 1918. Government Statistician.

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