CATTLE.

SUMMARY OF DISTRICTS, 1906–7 AND 1907–8.

| District. | Bulls used or intended for Stud Purposes. | | | | | | | 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. | | | | | | | Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Dairying. | | | | | | |
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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. |
| AUCKLAND* {1907–8 | 2,278 | 106 | 64 | 116 | 446 | 212 | 4,061 | 3,225 | 171 | 92 | 223 | 1,077 | 1,010 | 123,084 | 1,985 | 466 | 67 | 19 | 66 | 911 | 25,184 | 597 | 29 | 42 | 61 | 114 | 214 | 18,089 |
| {1906–7 | 2,500 | 99 | 63 | 105 | 353 | 185 | 4,101 | 3,861 | 262 | 65 | 273 | 965 | 701 | 115,653 | 1,889 | 390 | 66 | 6 | 183 | 377 | 25,148 | 864 | 139 | 22 | 36 | 108 | 150 | 18,145 |
| HAWKE’S BAY {1907–8 | 1,892 | 368 | 524 | 46 | 129 | 8 | 1,159 | 1,512 | 507 | 480 | 70 | 232 | 37 | 29,297 | 8,087 | 843 | 1,457 | 4 | 65 | 154 | 61,919 | 442 | 6 | 115 | 6 | 34 | .. | 6,583 |
| {1906–7 | 1,930 | 318 | 458 | 51 | 154 | 19 | 1,954 | 2,016 | 151 | 424 | 57 | 163 | 109 | 32,514 | 9,310 | 604 | 738 | 1 | 19 | 95 | 58,890 | 281 | 14 | .. | 5 | 26 | 22 | 3,502 |
| TARANAKI .. {1907–8 | 958 | 36 | 21 | 152 | 366 | 160 | 3,465 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 124 | 386 | 23 | 126,157 | 100 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6,504 | .. | .. | 45 | .. | 30 | 35 | 11,145 |
| {1906–7 | 970 | 47 | 39 | 142 | 224 | 198 | 3,524 | 437 | 1 | 15 | 168 | 188 | 209 | 124,101 | 692 | .. | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5,049 | 76 | 1 | .. | 8 | 73 | 21 | 12,883 |
| WELLINGTON {1907–8 | 1,629 | 413 | 227 | 271 | 373 | 102 | 3,229 | 1,067 | 389 | 26 | 588 | 518 | 481 | 98,358 | 3,440 | 1,481 | 2,182 | 16 | 23 | 777 | 46,929 | 177 | 147 | 21 | 82 | 43 | 97 | 7,911 |
| {1906–7 | 1,872 | 381 | 195 | 259 | 351 | 106 | 3,292 | 1,286 | 38 | 48 | 298 | 399 | 218 | 102,592 | 4,843 | 1,713 | 1,763 | 19 | 13 | 99 | 45,104 | 169 | 3 | 44 | 79 | 31 | 18 | 9,325 |
| MARLBOROUGH {1907–8 | 83 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 265 | 302 | 25 | 9 | 42 | 126 | 102 | 4,649 | 63 | 2 | .. | 3 | 15 | 20 | 511 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 555 |
| {1906–7 | 88 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 194 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 53 | 127 | 5,222 | 53 | 2 | .. | 5 | 8 | 2 | 677 | 17 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 432 |
| NELSON† .. {1907–8 | 123 | 13 | 11 | 80 | 85 | 4 | 289 | 339 | 13 | 7 | 172 | 226 | 152 | 10,010 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1,098 | 46 | 20 | .. | 45 | 18 | 37 | 1,199 |
| {1906–7 | 116 | 12 | 9 | 95 | 67 | 2 | 356 | 117 | 1 | 6 | 100 | 176 | 21 | 10,340 | 12 | 31 | .. | 35 | 4 | 8 | 1,451 | 11 | .. | .. | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1,255 |
| WESTLAND {1907–8 | 52 | 70 | 2 | 13 | 12 | .. | 194 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 8 | 4,193 | 46 | 190 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 2,312 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | 1 | 774 |
| {1906–7 | 59 | 33 | 3 | 13 | 13 | .. | 191 | 20 | 82 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 4,295 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2,547 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 4 | 5 | 737 |
| CANTERBURY {1907–8 | 912 | 63 | 19 | 96 | 63 | 56 | 996 | 1,093 | 67 | 46 | 263 | 182 | 306 | 47,818 | 282 | 67 | .. | 10 | 12 | 26 | 1,980 | 225 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 34 | 2,963 |
| {1906–7 | 990 | 68 | 22 | 83 | 58 | 50 | 846 | 1,613 | 82 | 61 | 189 | 188 | 229 | 49,537 | 257 | 73 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 98 | 2,090 | 185 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 3,018 |
| OTAGO .. {1907–8 | 1,314 | 322 | 152 | 244 | 50 | 31 | 1,671 | 1,145 | 20 | 200 | 837 | 41 | 29 | 79,609 | 247 | 594 | 346 | 73 | 2 | .. | 9,211 | 152 | 136 | 9 | 31 | 5 | .. | 6,524 |
| {1906–7 | 1,460 | 404 | 157 | 330 | 57 | 34 | 1,646 | 819 | 125 | 35 | 848 | 52 | 135 | 82,060 | 440 | 836 | 308 | 29 | 11 | 24 | 13,148 | 135 | 12 | 4 | 90 | 2 | 15 | 8,118 |
| TOTALS {1907–8 | 9,241 | 1,395 | 1,027 | 1,030 | 1,555 | 588 | 15,329 | 8,770 | 1,208 | 876 | 2,329 | 2,857 | 2,148 | 523,175 | 14,292 | 3,673 | 4,077 | 135 | 210 | 1,926 | 155,648 | 1,678 | 367 | 238 | 268 | 278 | 428 | 55,743 |
| {1906–7 | 9,985 | 1,369 | 951 | 1,087 | 1,302 | 607 | 16,104 | 10,266 | 750 | 656 | 1,973 | 2,199 | 1,769 | 526,314 | 17,498 | 3,655 | 2,918 | 107 | 269 | 716 | 154,104 | 1,738 | 180 | 76 | 269 | 281 | 251 | 57,415 |
| INCREASE .. | .. | 26 | 76 | .. | 253 | .. | .. | .. | 458 | 220 | 356 | 658 | 379 | .. | .. | 18 | 1,159 | 28 | .. | 1,210 | 1,544 | .. | 187 | 162 | .. | .. | 177 | .. |
| DECREASE .. | 744 | .. | .. | 57 | .. | 19 | 775 | 1,496 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,139 | 3,206 | .. | .. | .. | 59 | .. | .. | 60 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1,672 |

• The Counties of Waiapu and Cook are included in the Hawke's Bay District.

† The Counties of Amuri and Cheviot are included in the Canterbury District.