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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. Auckland. NapierGisborne. WellingtonWest Coast. Total. Marlborough- « , , Nelson-WSst- Canterbury- , , Eaikoura. land. Otago. - Total. Total in Dominion. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Merino Lincoln Eomney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 1 1,213 9.707 328 420 194 484 232 48 3,534 11,607 613 13,502 64.444 895 366 544 9,378 121 162 1 18.249 85.758 1.223 1.399 738 13,547 353 210 7.557 630 7,482 240 1.418 164 197 136 13.715 453 8.168 9.918 21.774 2.107 6.437 27.600 649 2,339 1,339 22.045 9.724 606 251 344 5.342 32 23.611 2.422 37,695 19.882 23.798 2,522 6.978 33.078 681 23.612 20.671 123.453 21,105 25.197 3.260 20.525 33.431 891 3,685 Totals 12.627 19,439 89,412 121,478 17,824 90,821 ■ 42,022 150,667 272,145 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Floek-book — Merino Lincoln Eomnev Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-breds Other breeds 2.959 13.546 181.019 2.546 1.250 2,190 1.241 536 18 416 13.014 83.541 994.230 5,034 1.170 148 10.800 1.993 397 652 19.641 54.263 693.031 2.811 781 547 25.623 12.529 39 4.123 35.614 151.350 1,868.280 10.391 3.201 2.885 37.664 15,058 454 5.191 185.850 5.293 150.878 1,495 7,584 1.057 133 5.675 185.378 2.585 • 373,912 17.69168.913 46.476 85.503 4.410 6.304 298.080 662,264 37.650 246.917 7.343 345.549 48.396 4.230 759 151 243.598 282,015 4,766 806.679 30.327 565,340 96.367 97,317 6.226 6.588 547.353 1.129.657 45.001 842.293 181.677 2.433.620 106.758 100.518 9.111 44.252 562.411 1,130,111 50,192 Totals 205,721 1,110,979 813,388 2,130,088 545,928 1,601,203 1,183,724 3,330,855 5,460,943 Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated 1,486,807 4,494,583 I I 3,862,849 9,844,239 780,692 2,892,817 2,971,423 6,644,932 16,489,171 i Grand totals 5,625,001 4,765,649 1,705,155 12,095,805 1,344,444 4,584,841 4,197,169 10,126,454 22,222,259