Interim Sheep Returns
THE collection of sheep returns was resumed this year following a break of two years. The interim figures supplied by the Government Statistician disclose that our sheep population has increased by considerably over one million, the principal increase being in the North Island: Details in respect of distribution are as follows, actual figures for 1941 being shown for comparative purposes: —
SHEEP DISTRICT: April 30, 1944. April 30, 1941. Auckland ' .. .. .. .. 4,804,410 4,179,994 Gisborne-Hawke’s Bay .. 7,212,688 7,051,024 Wellington-West Coast .. 6,804,511 6,631,312 NORTH ISLAND TOTALS 18,821,609 17,862,330 Marlborough-Nelson .. .. 1,370,747 1 1,531,386 t Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. 5,662,696 5,412,360 Otago-Sduthland .. 7,228,266 6,945,584 SOUTH ISLAND TOTALS 14,261,709 13,889,330 DOMINION TOTALS .. .. 33,083,318 31,751,660
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 69, Issue 2, 15 August 1944, Page 157
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107Interim Sheep Returns New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 69, Issue 2, 15 August 1944, Page 157
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