The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 60
New Zealand Sheep Returns
New Zealand Sheep Returns.
The total number of Sheep in the Colony on May 31, 1884, was 13,978,520, as against 13,306,329, or an increase of 672,191 on return of previous year. Of this increase
Canterbury contributes about | 217,829 |
Napier | 157,804 |
Wellington and Marlborough | 107,074 |
Otago | 115,262 |
Auckland | 10,263 |
Nelson | 4,432 |
Males. | Females. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Merinos | 3,292,774 | Merinos | 4,173,008 | |
Longwool | 429,533 | Longwool | 785,208 | |
Crossbred | 1,977,646 | Crossbred | 3,320,351 | |
5,699,953 | 8,278,567 | |||
Making a grand total of | 13,973,520. |
During the year ended 31st March, 491,066 frozen carcases of mutton have been exported against 247,772 during the previous year, being an increase of 243,294.
For meat preserving purposes 100,490 sheep were utilised. The number of sheep boiled down during the year amounted to 52,206.