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New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 22

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✨ Livestock Statistics

Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 561

HORSES, SWINE, AND SHEEP.

Summary of Provinces.

HORSES.

Provincial District.	Entries used or intended for Stud Purposes, all Ages.												Mares with Foal at Foot, or to foal this Season.
	Thorough- bred.	Hunter and Hackney.	Carriage and Trotting.	Light Ordi- nary.	Draught.	Mules and Asses.	Ponies under 14 Hands.						Thorough- bred.	Hunter and Hackney.	Carriage and Trotting.	Light Ordi- nary.	Draught.	Mules and Asses.	Ponies under 14 Hands.
								Geldings over Two Years Old.												Mares over Two Years Old.

Auckland	145	157	47	206	349	14	505	4,615	1,390	11,961	6,310	1,251	61	640	3,190	893	7,366	4,445	1,113	61	266	667	109	2,883	1,076 \| 181 \| 18
Taranaki	..	3	22	51	57	1	132	414	557	2,864	1,630	152	5	168	329	357	3,176	1,049	4	125	65	103	627	352	98 \| : \| :
Hawke's Bay	73	12	16	117	37	..	210	925	705	2,576	1,735	297	13	249	917	450	2,113	957	245	209	43	346	251	90	: \| : \| :
Wellington	123	25	32	115	131	2	338	1,540	1,598	9,730	3,780	610	5	432	1,206	1,147	7,611	3,026	569	196	124	1,634	562	81	5 \| : \| :
Marlborough	18	6	10	24	6	..	74	367	227	1,730	984	102	40	102	299	243	1,398	890	38	30	49	69	123	:	7 \| : \| :
Nelson	30	6	14	33	44	3	34	437	234	1,101	1,574	70	4	64	361	194	1,115	1,337	55	19	17	168	187	:	: \| 1 \| :
Westland	11	5	3	20	7	..	37	137	37	390	273	13	..	36	91	37	315	161	13	14	10	58	27	:	: \| : \| :
Canterbury	97	52	80	143	42	6	234	2,648	1,402	5,511	9,861	503	42	280	2,183	1,089	4,527	8,830	436	135	354	491	1,010	97	: \| 8 \| :
Otago	129	35	59	81	30	5	345	1,627	893	7,016	12,660	556	18	475	1,301	821	5,943	11,056	474	146	244	894	1,764	113	10 \| : \| :
Totals	..	301	283	655	800	29	1,909	12,710	7,063	41,560	38,807	3,492	148	2,446	9,277	5,231	32,564	31,751	3,103	114	1,140	7,170	5,352	612	37 ### HORSES—continued. Provincial District. \| \|
----------------------	---------------------------------------	---	---	---	---	---	---	----------------------------	---	---	---	---	----------------------------------------------	---	---	---	---	-------------------------------------------	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Thorough- bred.	Hunter and Hackney.	Carriage and Trotting.	Light Ordi- nary.	Draught.	Mules and Asses.	Ponies under 14 Hands.	Pure Berk-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.	Pure York-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.	Pure Berk-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.	Pure York-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.	Pure Berk-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.	Pure York-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.

Auckland	401	1,486	202	4,369	1,507	272	163	2	1,334	2,634	376	34	11,333	2,163	446	37	5,077	5,445	999	100	23,634	1,538,264
Taranaki	..	..	..	..	..	..	18	8	190	578	31	12	3,535	483	24	25	2,091	2,979	73	48	9,894	323,527
Hawke's Bay	..	..	..	..	..	..	131	19	125	446	70	10	1,048	589	73	5	775	1,921	231	21	4,383	2,765,407
Wellington	..	..	..	..	..	..	241	6	460	691	60	14	5,675	1,109	186	5	4,744	2,867	225	11	32,578	3,385,363
Marlborough	..	..	..	..	..	..	364	25	66	391	25	17	422	207	14	..	217	846	16	..	1,901	788,643
Nelson	..	..	..	..	..	..	69	1	141	859	99	1	422	823	32	..	823	1,575	141	..	5,330	726,177
Westland	..	..	..	..	..	..	107	2	19	396	96	1	33	53	11	..	210	1,134	13	..	993	27,730
Canterbury	..	..	..	..	..	..	795	24	516	739	53	2	3,836	1,940	147	15	4,283	11,623	463	59	40,221	4,171,251
Otago	..	..	..	..	..	..	407	20	312	1,231	275	13	3,174	1,159	523	46	2,649	2,725	1,136	7	23,268	3,613,711
Totals	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,975	93	2,420	538	33	2,738	7,195	939	698	30,867	8,027	1,456	133	20,869	28,115	3,302	246	142202	17,335,073

SWINE.

Provincial District.	Barrows or Sows under One Year Old.						Not including this Year's Lambs.
	Pure Berk-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.	Pure York-shire.	Other Pure- breds.	Crosses.

Auckland	133	20,869	28	115	3,302	246
Taranaki	46	2,649	7	23	268	7
Hawke's Bay	15	4,283	11	623	1,136	59
Wellington	46	2,649	7	23	268	7
Marlborough	147	4,283	11	623	1,136	59
Nelson	523	2,649	7	23	268	7
Westland	15	4,283	11	623	1,136	59
Canterbury	46	2,649	7	23	268	7
Otago	523	2,649	7	23	268	7
Totals	133	20,869	28	115	3,302	246

SHEEP.

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VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1896, No 22

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