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

Males. Females. Totals. lerino .. Iropsbred and other longwools Totals, 1913 „ 1912 641,819 872,854 6,372,332 16,304,805 7,014,151 17,177,659 6,901,959 16,848,194 1,514,673 22,677,137 24,191,810 23,750,153 441,657 increase 112,192 329,465 i j __ Number of Ewes in the Dom :nion (Stud and Floc ■)■ North Island. South Island. Dornii lion. Year. reeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. \ Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 30th April— 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 4,465,292 629,184 I 4,757,156 ! 413,663 4,859,547 349,191 5,219,637 360,187 5,113,798 481,525 ! 5,365,389 451,209 5,472,818 I 501,494 | 5,264,028 493,508 5,698,865 626,687 • 5,545,176 540,158 6,356,783 580,092 j 6,013,563 435,167 6,456,509 ! 690,435 6,058,871 518,078 6,354,874 751,817 I 5,969,589 560,643 6,393,460 755,906 '. 5,883,569 579,857 6,505,491 729,637 j 6,015,545 ! 434,070 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 Numbeb of Bams Wethebs, ithebs, Ewes, and Lambs in the Domink IN SINCE 19C 14. (30th April). Stud Hams, ! Two-tooth and Over. Flock Kams, Two-tooth and Over. fe Rams, Wethers, ooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. »ver. Over. Lambs. Totals. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 1912 .. 1913 .. 8,2*20 8,333 9,265 11,928 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 211,733 220,773 232,662 243,574 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 9,222,448 10,079,184 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 1,042,847 709,378 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 4,923,749 5,341,335 5,665,723 6,096,659 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 £3,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 Number of Sheep in the Dominion SINCE 1904. b ft 8 Stud and Stud Flock BreedingRams, ewes. Drt Stud Ewe's. Lambs - |Total Stud Sheep ; and Flock Kams. lock Sheep. Lg Dry Ewes. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. Wethers. Breedii ewes. ::..... i 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 219,953 229,106 241,927 255,502 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 306,588 313,690 161,205 192,364 206,612 215,528 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 13,049 10,866 11,105 12,773 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 104,647 498,854 120,649 552,985 141,319 I 600,963 151,881 635,684 157,556 675,108 153,948 ! 689,857 160,234 706,933 163,899 705,617 155,498 ! 706,431 167,605 ! 722,342 2,871,809 2,771,872 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 9,061,243 9,886,820 10,272,575 10,521,313 11,013,966 12,147,547 12,288,193 12,094,754 12,044,247 12,292,891 1,029,798 698,512 921,629 982,229 1,152,120 1,001,067 1,194,570 1,298,343 1,324,200 1,150,805 4,819,102 5,220,686 5,524,404 5,944,778 6,229,461 6,214,242 6,912,842 6,555,125 6,315,306 6,818,222 18,280,806 19,130,875 20,108,471 20,9S3,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810