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SUMMARIES.

Number of ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1908.

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1908.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1908.

4—H. 23.

Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gin-borne Sheep W l,*L t B^ a District. D^eePt 817 3,621 : Marlborough- ■ Canterbury-Nelson-Westland 1 Kaikoura Sheep Sheep District. District. 894 3,144 17,210 68,174 205,434 492,080 671,877 2,881,047 45,614 174,620 331,504 ' 1,092,030 Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. itud rams (entered in Flock-book) )ther rams Vethers Jreeding-ewes .. )ry ewes jambs 715 2,817 12,008 25,599 275,537 1,051,047 69,787 545,430 85,896 69,403 576,616 648,710 3,339,805 2,758,097 366,607 244,412 1,908,176 1,508,442 54,524 608,655 2,374,221 145,410 1,127,804 320,806 ; 2,807,032 13,076,094 1,040,450 6,513,386 Totals 1,908,115 6,277,917 j 5,232,685 1,272,533 | 4,711,095 4,313,431 23,775,770 i

North Island. South Island. Domir don. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. lg-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 5,698,865 6,356,783 6,456,509 6,354,874 6,393,460 6,505,491 6,619,378 6,643,567 7,230,450 7,475,418 6,846,053 6,311,797 5,838,704 6,312,456 6,771,482 7,170,154 7,148,949 626,687 580,092 690,435 751,817 755,906 729,637 697,352 704,218 546,821 617,565 1,106,652 1,202,085 1,243,633 890,601 525,903 454,287 680,806 5,545,176 6,013,563 6,058,871 5,969,589 5,883,569 6,015,545 6,300,798 5,971,814 5,662,317 5,784,751 6,175,981 6,030,103 5,730.971 5,835,332 5,724,572 5,892,849 5,927,145 540,158 435,167 518,078 560,643 579,857 434,070 468,923 678,242 657,214 455,082 492,097 609,312 580,561 455,218 434,145 303,645 365,644 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,260,169 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,569,675 12,147,788 12,496,054 13,003,003 13,076,094 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,047 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 960,048 817,932 1,046,450

Year. Stud Hams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,464 11,932 13,541 13,553 16,376 12,388 10,862 12,008 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,167 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,763 293,068 305,768 309,684 319,193 320,806 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,270,221 3,478,263 3,457,824 3,696,520 3,922,632 3,901,742 3,634,799 2,727,624 2,551,627 2,807,032 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,260,169 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,569,675 12,147,788 12,496,054 13,063,003 13,076,094 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1.166,275 1,382,400 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 960,048 817,932 1,046,450 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 7,178,782 7,318,148 6,896,954 7,150,510 7,895,888 7,431,321 6,317,738 5,834,481 5,710,461 6,318,822 6,513,386 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,020 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970 23,285,031 22,222,259 23,081,439 23,775,776

k Stud and | Flock J-h Rams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Dry Ewes. Stud Lambs. Total Stud Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbrod Sheep. Sheep G S n< ? To J. a *' nnrl FWU 8tud and Bams Wethers. Kr^ e ' Dry Ewes. Lambs. "look Sheep. 1908 272,752 1909 298,918 1910: 305,569 19111 297,898 1912' 306,588 1913 313,690 1914 321,869 1915 315,251 1916 316,131 1917 329,230 1918 325,111 1919, 321,304 1920 306,621 1921 322,144 1922 322,072 1923, 330,055 1924 332,814 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 237,717 252,201 160,212 171,437 165,676 154,516 158,608 154,277 172,843 179,533 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 13,526 17,341 15,012 6,212 6,297 12,196 9,803 9,513 7,259 9,013 9,727 157,556 153,948 160,234 163,899 155,498 167,605 170,169 176,556 175,155 114,778 125,116 127,150 109,454 110,428 98,221 119,749 132,137 675,108 I 3,378,398 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 22,449,053 689,857 3,427,994 12,147,547 1,001,067 6,214,242 23,480,707 706,933 3,167,082 12,288,193 1,194,570 6,912,842 24,209,620 705,623 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,120 706.431 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 23,750,153 722,342 3,207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 24,191,810 734,619 3,211,661 12,691,121 1,152,749 7,008,613 24,798,763 746,865 3,270,221 12,377,624 1,365,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 758,499 3,478,263 12,640,566 1,189,023 6,721,799 24,788,150 610.432 3,457,824 13,099,957 1,066,435 7,035,738 25,270,380 627,961 3,696,520 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 25,828,554 580,394 3,901,742 11,415,159 1,814,391 6,208,284 23,919,970 600,693 3,634,799 11,939,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 581,829 2,727,624 12,341,777 952,789 5,618,240 22,222,259 631,660 2,551,627 12,890,160 808,919 6,199,073 23,081,439 654,211 2,807,032 12,896,561 1,036,723 6,381,249 23,775,776