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C -continued. SUMMARIES— continued. Merinos and Long-wools shown separately.

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Flock).

Nomber of Rams, Wwthers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1900.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1897.

Males. Females. Totals. lerinos .. Irossbreds and other long-wools 823,448 6,185,603 1,109,215 16,151,354 1,932,663 22,336,957 24,269,620 23,480,707 Totals, 1910 „ 1909 7,009,051 6,909,912 99,139 17,260,569 16,570,795 Increase Decrease .. 689,774 788,913

Year. North Island. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. North Island. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Bwee. South Island. Dominion. lOth April— 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 4,041,431 4,058,998 4,242,764 4,540,357 4,838,419 4,660,130 4,319,918 4,465,292 4,859,547 5,113,798 5,472,818 5,698,865 6,356,783 6,456,509 838,425 819,168 920,628 648,816 616,148 795,996 811,061 629,184 349,191 481,525 501,494 626,687 580,092 690,435 4,645,762 4,386,014 4,418,982 4,716,697 5,068,197 4,950,019 4,751,833 4,757,156 5,219,637 5,365,389 5,264,028 5,545,176 6,013,563 6,058,871 694,647 778,973 696,283 445,755 481,413 628,766 619,502 413,663 360,187 451,209 493,508 540,158 435,167 518,078 8,687,193 8,445,012 8,661,746 9,257,054 9,906,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 1,533,072 1,598,141 1,616,911 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513

Year (30th April). Stud Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Earns, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. .900 .. .901 .. .902 .. .903 .. .904 .. .905 .. .906 .. .907 .. .908 .. .909 .. 1910 .. 7,985 9,650 10,799 9,383 8,220 8,333 9,265 11,928 14,902 16,060 15,068 189,945 206,014 207,168 205,306 211,733 220,773 232,662 243,574 257,850 282,858 290,501 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,219 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 9,257,054 9,906,616 9,610,149 9,071,751 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 1,094,571 1,097,561 1,424,762 1,430,563 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 5,276,841 5,600,020 5,731,783 5,005,331 4,923,749 5,341,335 5,665,723 6,090,659 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620

1 Stud and Stud Stud „. , Flock Breeding- Dry L °'"g Earns. ewes. Ewes. Total Stud Flock shee PSheep — an BaS° Ck Wethers. B ™w£ g ~ Dry Ewes. Flock Sheep. Lambs. _ Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 193,196 187,756 190,670 197,930 215,664 217,967 214,689 219,953 229,106 241,927 255,502 272,752 298,918 305,569 164,909 164,947 181,602 182,255 200,159 201,181 183,398 161,205 192,364 206,612 215,528 230,075 222,799 227,187 13,518 14,598 14,940 15,047 16,715 19,484 15,184 13,049 10,866 11,105 12,773 14,725 14,192 18,943 109,478 113,904 112,490 123,145 135,109 132,585 123,878 104,647 120,649 141,319 151,881 157,556 153,948 160,234 481,101 481,205 499,702 518,377 567,647 571,217 537,149 498,854 552,985 600,963 635,684 675,108 689,857 706,933 4,052,477 3,918,236 4,092,310 3,528,799 3,413,238 3,358,066 3,232,239 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 8,522,284 8,280,065 8,480,144. 9,074,799 9,706,457 9,408,968 8,888,353 9,061,243 9,886,820 10,272,575 10,521,313 11,013,966 12,147,547 12,288,193 1,519,554 1,583,543 1,601,971 1,079,524 1,080,846 1,405,278 1,415,379 1,029,798 698,512 921,629 982,229 1,152,120 1,001,067 1,194,570 5,112,538 5,410,676 4,674,379 5,153,696 5,464,911 5,599,198 4,881,453 4,819,102 5,220,686 5,524,404 5,944,778 6,229,461 6,214,242 6,912,842 19,687,954 19,673,725 19,348,506 19,355,195 20,233,099 20,342,727 18,954,553 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,9d3,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620