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Ji'or the years 1848 to 1851. —From annual Blue-books of Now Ulster (unpublished), and from returns in the New Munster Gazette. [Note. —On the Ist January, 1848, the colony was divided into two provinces, namely, Now Ulster, embracing the then existing settlements of Auckland, Russell, and New Plymouth ; and New Munster, those of Wellington and Nelson, and subsequently Otago, founded in 1848, and Canterbury in 1850.] For the year 1852.—The information for the whole colony for this year cannot be stated, as returns or statistic;; for the Province of New Munster cannot be found. For the years 1853 to 1884. —The published annual statistics of the colony. Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 16th October, 1885. Secretary and Inspector of Customs,

Table showing Importation of Horses, Cattle, and Sheep into New Zealand from the Foundation of the Colony in 1841 to 1884 inclusive. (Prepared for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London.)

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Year. Horses. Cattle. Sheep. 1841 1842 1843 1 1 86 164 70 60 2 1 25 79 409 22 1,345 Ill 1,288 390 4,708 845 3,775 248 Auckland. Wellington. Russell. The whole colony. Auckland. Wellington. Russell. Nelson. New Plymouth. The whole colony. No returns. a &§ ° & o 3 ."o| Is o <u A1 .33 g 2 223 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 18S8 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 188:) 3 831 1882 1883 1884 1885* $1 8 618 1,482 323 337 429 40 741 143 530 934 1,180 870 96 479 1,071 819 2,686 3,977 8,788 3,201 300 231 1,687 1,619 603 126 329 348 590 896 480 179 64 229 106 70 65 79 24 22 29 2,911 4,434 782 6 984 87 1,594 2,647 1,240 1,629 174 271 721 70 341 340 11,236 18,888 7,337 3,445 5,883 4,348 1,399 1,104 23 7 16 36 92 71 54 89 475 964 52 54 30 16 6 12,594 4,291 2,929 3,156 30,915 5,345 24,065 21,036 17,034 12,477 7,681 3,067 18,791 27,448 85,216 182,316 90,736 153,878 9,529 5,135 10,496 9,724 3,181 954 141 1,333 1,717 1,626 2,648 1,950 1,125 1,215 871 357 431 472 654 1,150 798 The whole colony. Province of Now Ulster. Province of New Munstor. Province of Now Ulster. Tho whole colony. ,£j O "c3 yj *O QJ P CO Is O r-t ' § J s o I o> K * The figures for 1885 were added after the completion of the returns for that year.