CATTLE.
SUMMARY OF PROVINCES.

| Provincial District. | Bulls used or intended for Stud Purposes. | | | | | | | Steers over Two Years Old. | | | | | | | | Cows or Heifers calved or to calve this Season, for Dairy Purposes only. | | | | | | | | Cows or Heifers calved or to calve this Season, kept solely for Breeding. | | | | | | | |
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| | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds (Give name). | Crosses. | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds (Give name). | Crosses. | | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds (Give name). | Crosses. | | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds (Give name). | Crosses. | |
| AUCKLAND … { 1896–97 | 1,667 | 337 | 87 | 67 | 183 | 44 | 2,039 | 5,490 | 764 | 13 | 54 | 58 | 170 | 51,960 | | 5,242 | 953 | 36 | 194 | 494 | 303 | 52,923 | | 3,098 | 662 | 46 | 8 | 85 | 52 | 24,017 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 1,678 | 255 | 109 | 81 | 197 | 30 | 3,503 | 7,850 | 1,391 | 92 | 40 | 42 | 232 | 39,649 | 8,599 | 426 | 68 | 201 | 1,219 | 87 | 49,025 | | 4,194 | 1,453 | 161 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 28,865 | |
| HAWKE’S BAY { 1896–97 | 672 | 13 | 148 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 233 | 9,657 | 17 | 527 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 8,881 | | 1,136 | 31 | 27 | 35 | 75 | 78 | 9,753 | | 10,068 | 2 | 958 | … | 34 | 55 | 4,771 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 673 | 16 | 105 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 297 | 8,481 | 15 | 392 | 12 | … | 1 | 7,754 | 1,346 | 50 | 34 | 31 | 77 | 14 | 8,672 | | 9,749 | 160 | 695 | … | 13 | … | 4,033 | |
| TARANAKI … { 1896–97 | 956 | 20 | 17 | 84 | 110 | 43 | 1,491 | 502 | 7 | 2 | … | … | 60 | 31,147 | | 246 | 1 | 107 | 72 | 198 | 80 | 61,881 | | 360 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 123 | 8,792 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 910 | 18 | 30 | 90 | 110 | 36 | 1,180 | 50 | … | 2 | 4 | 4 | … | 21,333 | 558 | 44 | 9 | 77 | 241 | 24 | 55,526 | | 220 | 4 | 18 | … | 6 | 5 | 7,756 | |
| WELLINGTON { 1896–97 | 1,332 | 112 | 141 | 201 | 184 | 22 | 1,211 | 4,757 | 251 | 176 | 12 | 45 | … | 35,903 | | 2,469 | 173 | 49 | 249 | 312 | 48 | 47,516 | | 5,752 | 916 | 141 | 31 | 27 | … | 22,131 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 1,083 | 123 | 168 | 188 | 185 | 15 | 1,377 | 2,969 | 281 | 136 | 36 | 16 | … | 30,450 | 1,579 | 106 | 245 | 292 | 333 | 7 | 42,799 | | 2,990 | 920 | 44 | 54 | 25 | … | 23,995 | |
| MARLBOROUGH { 1896–97 | 44 | … | 2 | 26 | 21 | … | 168 | 1 | … | … | 1 | 8 | … | 1,133 | | 4 | … | 3 | 28 | 70 | … | 3,889 | | … | … | … | … | 26 | … | 401 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 62 | … | 22 | 18 | 20 | … | 118 | 97 | … | 100 | 2 | 4 | … | 927 | 369 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 88 | … | 3,256 | | 113 | … | 204 | 11 | 27 | … | 474 | |
| NELSON … { 1896–97 | 111 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 52 | 7 | 372 | 285 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 26 | … | 4,996 | | 301 | 16 | 13 | 72 | 110 | 14 | 10,103 | | 49 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | … | 1,362 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 94 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 389 | 250 | 69 | 22 | 2 | 6 | … | 3,656 | 331 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 95 | 5 | 9,447 | | 74 | 3 | 106 | 4 | 10 | … | 1,175 | |
| WESTLAND … { 1896–97 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | … | 187 | 5 | … | … | 14 | … | … | 2,700 | | 13 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | … | 3,795 | | 3 | … | … | 2 | … | … | 894 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 23 | … | 7 | 7 | 6 | … | 155 | 13 | 15 | 132 | 2 | … | … | 1,701 | 140 | 16 | 86 | 12 | 10 | … | 2,514 | | 71 | 11 | 39 | … | … | … | 548 | |
| CANTERBURY { 1896–97 | 534 | 31 | 44 | 70 | 110 | 24 | 606 | 833 | 75 | 11 | 78 | 39 | 29 | 11,042 | | 1,949 | 107 | 72 | 336 | 292 | 318 | 33,729 | | 644 | 35 | 10 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 1,104 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 508 | 42 | 46 | 98 | 127 | 30 | 506 | 1,896 | 120 | 25 | 77 | 20 | 16 | 7,939 | 3,579 | 143 | 90 | 396 | 268 | 94 | 28,538 | | 554 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 49 | 636 | |
| OTAGO … { 1896–97 | 741 | 174 | 251 | 744 | 147 | 22 | 1,192 | 476 | 23 | 1,574 | 251 | 23 | 6 | 20,257 | | 589 | 116 | 86 | 1,933 | 393 | 49 | 58,109 | | 393 | 47 | 761 | 92 | 15 | 7 | 9,074 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 765 | 160 | 322 | 680 | 118 | 18 | 1,146 | 932 | 148 | 1,322 | 356 | 28 | 15 | 17,774 | 1,527 | 129 | 264 | 2,311 | 187 | 32 | 50,468 | | 498 | 351 | 1,602 | 125 | 42 | 5 | 6,082 | |
| TOTALS … { 1896–97 | 6,082 | 702 | 726 | 1249 | 851 | 174 | 7,499 | 22,006 | 1,157 | 2,333 | 420 | 205 | 336 | 168,019 | | 11,949 | 1,404 | 394 | 2,939 | 1,945 | 890 | 281,698 | | 20,367 | 1,673 | 1,972 | 220 | 195 | 243 | 72,546 | |
| | { 1895–96 | 5,796 | 628 | 838 | 1203 | 832 | 149 | 8,671 | 22,538 | 2,039 | 2,223 | 531 | 120 | 264 | 131,183 | 18,028 | 932 | 830 | 3,401 | 2,518 | 263 | 250,245 | | 18,463 | 2,907 | 2,873 | 229 | 175 | 64 | 73,564 | |
| INCREASE … | … | 286 | 74 | … | 46 | 19 | 25 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | | … | 472 | … | … | … | 627 | 31,453 | | 1,904 | … | … | … | 20 | 179 | … | |
| DECREASE … | … | … | … | 112 | … | … | … | 1,172 | 532 | … | 882 | … | 111 | … | | 6,079 | … | 436 | 462 | 573 | … | … | | … | 1,234 | 901 | 9 | … | … | 1,018 | |