SUMMARY SHOWING BREEDS AND CLASSES OF CATTLE FOR THE YEARS 1897-98, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1900-01, 1901-02, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1904-05.

| Year. | 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 | Crosses. | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds | Crosses. | | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds | Crosses. | | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds | Crosses. | |
| 1897-98 | ... | 6,110 | 601 | 781 | 1,114 | 655 | 198 | 8,275 | 11,239 | 902 | 2,811 | 378 | 268 | 311 | 194,760 | 9,656 | 571 | 462 | 2,768 | 1,533 | 794 | 308,701 | 10,845 | 1,630 | 2,129 | 186 | 141 | 168 | 81,663 |
| 1898-99 | ... | 5,956 | 590 | 706 | 1,029 | 621 | 201 | 9,575 | 7,898 | 1,442 | 1,849 | 330 | 104 | 571 | 202,628 | 6,215 | 497 | 291 | 2,116 | 1,497 | 761 | 322,159 | 7,618 | 1,731 | 2,462 | 234 | 73 | 241 | 82,878 |
| 1899-00 | ... | 6,319 | 682 | 712 | 986 | 713 | 217 | 10,125 | 8,804 | 679 | 1,610 | 317 | 105 | 325 | 210,719 | 9,672 | 395 | 474 | 2,396 | 1,750 | 730 | 339,839 | 8,271 | 1,075 | 2,264 | 152 | 147 | 339 | 87,347 |
| 1900-01 | ... | 6,773 | 628 | 746 | 881 | 778 | 234 | 10,156 | 12,775 | 443 | 2,321 | 67 | 175 | 713 | 182,410 | 9,707 | 329 | 446 | 2,347 | 1,617 | 1,080 | 356,890 | 12,115 | 1,629 | 2,158 | 193 | 84 | 340 | 101,198 |
| 1901-02 | ... | 7,532 | 773 | 761 | 841 | 768 | 304 | 10,249 | 11,023 | 1,015 | 1,870 | 115 | 211 | 840 | 187,736 | 10,716 | 460 | 418 | 2,367 | 2,127 | 1,054 | 364,350 | 10,532 | 2,181 | 2,117 | 125 | 187 | 2,823 | 114,474 |
| 1902-03 | ... | 8,597 | 844 | 811 | 900 | 942 | 423 | 11,532 | 11,316 | 2,119 | 3,182 | 84 | 178 | 683 | 193,097 | 9,299 | 389 | 272 | 2,311 | 2,018 | 1,153 | 413,331 | 15,939 | 4,234 | 3,283 | 197 | 166 | 280 | 110,874 |
| 1903-04 | ... | 9,127 | 943 | 772 | 946 | 972 | 409 | 13,460 | 12,679 | 1,753 | 2,036 | 197 | 236 | 908 | 227,240 | 9,654 | 462 | 1117 | 2,067 | 2,101 | 1,374 | 451,350 | 16,279 | 4,103 | 2,782 | 75 | 128 | 695 | 116,305 |
| 1904-05 | ... | 9,301 | 991 | 883 | 955 | 990 | 525 | 14,347 | | | | | | | | 11,852 | 468 | 422 | 2,381 | 1,864 | 1,575 | 479,679 | 15.563 | 2,643 | 2,250 | 124 | 162 | 1,370 | 147,925 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 262,592 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| Year. | Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Dairying. | | | | | | | Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Breeding only. | | | | | | | | Cows or Heifers intended for Fattening. | | | | | | | | Steers or Heifers under Two Years Old, not otherwise enumerated. | | | | | | | |
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| | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds | Crosses. | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds | Crosses. | | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds | Crosses. | | Pure Shorthorn. | Pure Hereford. | Pure Polled Angus. | Pure Ayrshire. | Pure Jersey. | Other Pure Breeds | Crosses. | |
| 1897-98 | ... | 2,033 | 161 | 449 | 423 | 260 | 103 | 32,679 | 2,847 | 378 | 962 | 81 | 22 | 27 | 23,860 | 3,476 | 416 | 1304 | 72 | 32 | 72 | 49,017 | 15,758 | 1,606 | 1,876 | 1,520 | 624 | 891 | 418,563 |
| 1898-99 | ... | 1,037 | 109 | 60 | 263 | 199 | 90 | 35,841 | 2,280 | 288 | 875 | 148 | 13 | 95 | 28,372 | 2,727 | 296 | 1191 | 109 | 12 | 152 | 56,548 | 10,961 | 1,649 | 2,000 | 1,012 | 577 | 623 | 393,174 |
| 1899-00 | ... | 1,856 | 131 | 51 | 327 | 195 | 139 | 37,188 | 2,409 | 293 | 954 | 64 | 41 | 53 | 30,438 | 2,474 | 214 | 578 | 64 | 14 | 180 | 49,517 | 10,612 | 832 | 1,562 | 1,089 | 575 | 640 | 382,485 |
| 1900-01 | ... | 1,628 | 103 | 52 | 190 | 152 | 133 | 31,927 | 2,820 | 647 | 611 | 57 | 69 | 123 | 28,586 | 2,704 | 259 | 791 | 27 | 5 | 149 | 48,468 | 16,615 | 1,575 | 1,760 | 847 | 461 | 1,358 | 405,345 |
| 1901-02 | ... | 1,873 | 139 | 144 | 278 | 122 | 158 | 36,287 | 2,467 | 501 | 880 | 41 | 81 | 999 | 28,718 | 2,097 | 389 | 1123 | 47 | 88 | 520 | 46,003 | 17,236 | 1,140 | 1,523 | 891 | 1,002 | 2,403 | 476,665 |
| 1902-03 | ... | 1,917 | 267 | 63 | 288 | 154 | 158 | 40,543 | 3,963 | 859 | 742 | 67 | 21 | 102 | 29,914 | 2,520 | 504 | 947 | 18 | 5 | 47 | 43,120 | 19,479 | 2,099 | 3,059 | 1,122 | 709 | 1,495 | 508,027 |
| 1903-04 | ... | 2,090 | 118 | 204 | 138 | 183 | 127 | 44,194 | 3,899 | 1,032 | 570 | 43 | 39 | 195 | 30,450 | 2,893 | 307 | 606 | 7 | 52 | 131 | 45,953 | 19,814 | 3,081 | 3,059 | 1,074 | 770 | 1,592 | 550,756 |
| 1904-05 | ... | 2,910 | 105 | 84 | 172 | 182 | 353 | 48,069 | 4,409 | 630 | 369 | 54 | 165 | 446 | 42,138 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63,496 | | | | | | | | 614,406 |

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.—1905.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Feb. 10.

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