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Sheep District in NortSi Island. Sheep District in South Island. — : 1 | » : j : Total in A „ ,, , Napier- Wellington- T . . Marlborough- j Canterb I Dominion. Auckland. Gis 4 me . West Coast, TotaL Nelson-West- Kaikour > Otago Total. Jand. , Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Merino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,720 7.197 4,628 15,545 15.545 Lincoln .. .. .. 3,045 6,192 26,823 36,060 3,014 1,802 1,604 6,420 42,480 Romney .. .. .. 10.134 14.022 72.194 96.350 8.669 7,830 36.634 53,133 149.483 Border Leicester .. .. 170 64 1,042 1,276 536 15,045 13,018 28,599 29,875 English Leicester .. .. 348 483 252 1,083 1,679 24,678 1,610 27,967 29,050 Shropshire .. .. .. 124 .. 412 536 176 2.148 428 2,752 3.288 Southdown .. .. .. 275 3,206 10,072 13,553 145 5,681 752 6,578 20,131 Corriedale .. .. .. j .. .. 196 196 28 23,220 3,957 27,205 27,401 Other breeds .. .. .. 195 .. 268 463 .. 847 { 847 1,310 Totals .. .. .. 14,291 23,967 111,259 149,517 17,967 88,448 62,631 169,046 318,563 — ' ; . 1 1 |. Sheep of a distinctive breed but not entered in Flock-book — Merino .. .. .. 4,701 39,331 12,329 56,361 174,003 425.804 236.369 836.176 892,537 Lincoln .. .. .. 18,586 128,554 156,931 304.071 6.308 13,917 6.049 26.274 330,345 Romney .. .. .. 221,980 949,307 993,612 2.164,899 165,412 78.247 317.510 561.169 2,726.068 Border Leicester .. .. 1,665 4,068 5,596 11,329 856 63,966 93.706 158,528 169.857 English Leicester .. .. 3,797 727 1,801 6,325 6,973 89.457 3.644 100,074 106.399 Shropshire .. .. .. 3,041 1,472 2,111 6.624 479 3.426 417 4,322 10,946 Southdown .. .. .. 385 4,799 16,594 21,778 1,833 5.384 350 7,567 29,345 Corriedale .. .. .. 72 461 34.116 34.649 4.049 224.698 141.513 370,260 404,909 Halfbreds ...... 6 .. 36 42 147.013 726.254 225.336 1,098,603 1,098,645 Other breeds .. .. .. 362 1,814 809 2,985 56 491 2,343 2,890 5,875 Totals .. .. .. 254,595 1,130,533 1,223,935 2,609,063 506,982 1,631,644 1,027,237 3,165,863 5,774,926 ' Crossbreds and others not otherwise 1,591,812 5,330,786 4,530,766 11,453,364 860,921 3,717,869 3,702,911 8,281,701 19,735,065 enumerated Grand totals .. .. 1,860,698 6,485,286 5,865,960 14,211,944 1,385.870 5,437,961 4,792,779 11,616.610 25,828,554 1.1' | I j