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'att, :e. 1903. 1904. No. on Hand. Valuation. Average. No. on Hand. Valuation. Average. lorth Island— Waikato Other estates 11,906 1,397 55,397 5,343 4 13 3 16 0 6 9,711 1,370 45,323 5,556 4 13 4 1 4 1 iouth Island 13,303 35 60,740 124 4 11 3 11 3 0 11,081 28 50,880 89 4 11 3 3 9 6 13,338 60,864 4 11 3 11,109 50,969 4 11 9 i-CLIP. 1903. 1904. Number. Average per Pleeoe. Number. Average per Pleeoe. iheep shorn 177,456 lb. oz. 6 8 Sheep shorn 130,310 lb. oz. 8 6 Net Beturns 'OK TW' Yeaes. 1903. 1904. Net Weight. Net Return at Port of Shipment. Average per lb. Net Weight. Estimated Net Return at Port of Shipment. Average per lb. rreasy iuoured lb. 1,167,893 121,221 £ 38,335 4,701 d. 7-87 9-37 lb. 963,022 79,826 £ 30,647 2,967 d. 7-63 8-92 iING. 1903. 1904. Ewes to Ram. Lambs bred. ■ Percentage. Ewes to Bam. Lambs bred. Percentage. 77,403 61,738 79 66,122 53,326 81 MOKT .LITY. Sheep. Cattle. 1903. 1904. 1903. 1904. Dead or Missing. Per Cent. Dead or Missing. Per Gent. Dead or Missing. Per Cent. Dead or Missing. Per Cent. 16,751 8-14 13,320 7-49 430 3-02 360 I 2-54