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C — continued. SUMMARIES. Number of Sheep in each District at 30th April, 1910. North Island.

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Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisborne Sheep District. Wellington-West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island. Stud Sheep and Block RamsMerinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 1,130 7,152 15,097 1,447 5,464 3,823 1,180 662 2,595 .39,788 68,852 8,468 8,513 1,100 5,370 2,107 3,250 51,505 89,407 5,951 7,021 3,706 11,961 2,728 ,. 6,975 98,445 173,356 15,866 20,998 8,629 18,511 5,497 Totals 35,955 136,793 175,529 348,277 Block Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 1,154,709 14,682 5,754,272 22,236 5,605,283 18,203 12,514,264 55,121 Grand totals 1,205,346 5,913,301 5,799,015 12,917,662 South Isla>d. Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Sheep District. CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District. Otago Sheep District. Total South Island. Stud Sheep and Block Rams — Merinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds .. 9,215 3,808 10,610 841 5,990 2,046 133 1,870 19,296 3,002 5,454 35,704 73,063 18,142 7,795 23,436 14,715 6,452 47,700 49,587 5,407 2,790 321 11,279 43,226 13,262 63,764 86,132 84,460 22,978 8,249 36,585 Totals 34,513 185,892 138,251 358,656 Block SheepCrossbred and other long-wools Merinos 985,358 282,188 4,370,408 930,164 3,810,205 614,979 9,165,971 1,827,331 Grand totals 1,302,059 5,486,464 4,563,435 11,351,958 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. Stud Sheep and Block RamsMerinos Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds .. 6,975 98,445 173,356 15,866 20,998 8,629 18,511 5,497 43,226 13,262 63,764 86,132 84,460 22,978 8,249 36,585 50,201 111,707 237,120 101,998 105,458 31,607 26,760 42,082 Totals 348,277 358,656 706,933 Block Sheep— Crossbred and other long-wools Merinos 12,514,264 55,121 9,165,971 1,827,331 21,680,235 1,882,452 Grand totals 12,917,662 11,351,958 24,269,620 Auckland Sheep District. v, ■ n- Wellington- Marlborc Jvapier-tris- West Ooast NelF . on . We; borne Sheep Sneep shee] District. District. Distrii >ugh- Canterburystlantl Kaikoura p Sheep ct. District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams Block rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 1,790 12,609 144,862 655,197 42,547 348,341 3,623 72,149 749,760 2,823,086 397,209 1,867,474 3,230 70,988 679,760 2,978,226 250,679 1,816,132 367 15,074 184,509 690,288 41,204 370,617 2,580 66,621 682,925 3,066,656 255,280 1,412,402 3,478 53,060 725,266 2,301,927 221,594 1,258,110 4,563,435 15,068 290,501 3,167,082 12,515,380 1,208,513 7,073,076 24,269,620 Totals 1,205,346 5,913,301 5,799,015 1,302,059 5,486,464