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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. Auckland. NapierGisborne. WellingtonWest Coast. Total. SS3& «s-sr land. Otago, | Total. Dominion. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 2,463 9.654 193 471 155 299 172 5,970 11,659 487 2,223 1 22.321 67,654 535 265 440 8,103 555 226 30.754 88.967 728 1.223 595 10.625 555 399 4.972 908 7.836 83 1.389 167 128 37 I 8.476 1,587 9.708 10,958 23.996 1.750 5.374 21.848 665 2.593 1,715 32.959 9.944 869 217 161 4.795 19 16.041 4.210 50.503 20.985 26.254 2.134 5.663 26.644 721 i I 16,041 34,964 139.470 21,713 27,477 2,729 16,288 27,199 1,120 Totals 13,407 13,407 20.340 20.340 100,099 133,846 15.521 84,362 . 53,272 153,155 ~' 287,001 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Halfbreds Other breeds 6,721 14.042 228,370 2.346 2.471 1.946 534 43 557 6,721 14.042 228,370 2.346 2.471 1.946 534 43 1 15.997 126,437 1.100,711 2.612 296 70 6,396 162 15.997 126,437 1.100.711 2.612 296 70 6,396 162 245 16.286 113,100 1.046,576 5.218 1,394 753 19.600 7,735 39.004 253,579 2,375,657 10,176 4.161 2.769 26.530 7,940 1,880 162.083 3.901 163.207 393 12.789 869' 109 1,877 151.295 1,171 361.541 8.025 88.668 61.614 124,901 3.604 5.339 254,811 740.656 11,179 240.961 8.527 405.307 69.977 8.586 1.870 437 176,408 250.508 163 764.585 20.453 657.182 131.984 146.276 6.343 5.885 433.096 1,142,459 12,513 803,58! 274.03! 3.032.83! 142. 16( 150.43' 9.11! 32.411 441.03( 1,142.45! 14.39; 557 245 1,078 Totals 257,030 257,030 1 1,252.926 1.252,926 1,211,740 2,721,696 497,694 1,660,338 1,162,744 3,320,776 6,042,47! Crossbreds and others not otherwise 1. enumerated 1,599,741 ,599,741 4 4,641,414 1,641,414 4,070,053 10,311,208 817,609 3,263,494 3,192,722 i 7,273,825 17,585,031 Grand totals .. .. 1, ,870,178 3,914.680 5,381,892 13,166,750 1,330,824 1,870,178 5,914,680 5,008,194 4,408,738 10,747,756 23,914,501