New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 14

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✨ Livestock Statistics

TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF STOCK IN EACH COUNTY—continued.

County.	Horses (including Mules and Asses).	Swine.	Cattle.	Angora Goats.	Sheep.
DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.
Waitotara	2,497	1,558	17,068	..	171,759
Waimarino	1,862	1,149	5,707	4	87,971
Wanganui	4,514	1,142	24,005	11	436,552
Rangitikei	7,827	3,150	43,342	15	876,777
Kiwitea	2,668	1,572	18,856	..	319,355
Pohangina	1,390	1,829	12,449	3	144,965
Oroua	2,739	3,041	15,179	..	161,661
Kairanga	3,922	4,477	19,686	2	113,368
Manawatu	3,846	5,750	22,110	..	150,322
Horowhenua	3,529	4,098	25,197	5	148,899
Hutt	2,506	966	10,271	1	152,268
Makara	1,854	1,605	46,666	..	68,376
Featherston	3,504	2,851	30,165	..	467,001
Wairarapa South	3,035	3,224	29,135	4	185,192
Masterton	4,513	1,035	32,944	..	560,998
Castlepoint	797	45	13,226	..	170,273
Akitio	1,308	343	17,556	..	196,568
Pahiatua	2,509	4,264	21,717	..	228,982
Eketahuna	1,287	1,768	11,188	..	82,576
Mauriceville	520	605	4,737	..	68,173
Totals	56,627	44,472	379,204	45	4,792,006

DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.


Marlborough	5,760	1,636	10,296	134	585,948
Sounds	325	847	2,947	131	216,054
Kaikoura	1,462	663	4,501	..	214,809
Totals	7,547	3,146	17,744	265	1,016,811

DISTRICT OF NELSON.


Collingwood	454	710	4,047	33	12,550
Takaka	869	1,648	3,544	89	40,614
Waimea	5,617	2,507	11,978	405	254,891
Buller	749	737	4,650	..	3,757
Inangahua	1,180	852	6,397	..	36,313
Totals	8,869	6,454	30,616	527	348,125

DISTRICT OF WESTLAND.


Grey.	1,185	896	7,208	2	19,960
Westland	2,011	886	14,452	3	21,910
Totals	3,196	1,782	21,660	5	41,870

DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY.


Amuri	2,013	179	3,902	..	435,742
Cheviot	1,355	232	2,694	..	169,147
Ashley	10,120	5,191	16,599	..	834,210
Selwyn	18,530	14,309	27,946	7	702,865
Mount Herbert	480	208	1,812	56	234,622
Akaroa	2,503	2,392	19,185	..	965,288
Ashburton	10,496	2,908	8,663	..	661,570
Geraldine	5,714	2,044	7,358	..	607,715
Levels	4,548	1,486	5,315	1	480,948
Waimate	7,360	3,197	10,705	..	5,092,107
Mackenzie	2,281	338	3,334	..
Totals	65,400	32,484	107,513	64

DISTRICT OF OTAGO.


Waitaki	8,184	4,023	20,467	..	550,622
Waihemo	1,553	624	3,979	..	139,519
Waikouaiti	1,810	1,589	8,854	..	83,485
Peninsula	872	816	5,658	..	2,921
Taieri	7,272	3,127	22,052	..	206,582
Bruce	4,502	1,657	11,216	..	214,278
Clutha	5,754	1,638	16,194	..	348,829
Tuapeka	4,380	900	7,098	..	407,144
Maniototo	2,878	300	6,898	..	300,708
Vincent	2,648	562	4,735	..	328,279
Lake	1,685	537	3,971	..	197,812
Southland	22,853	7,919	69,451	2	1,068,194
Wallace and Fiord	6,872	2,137	20,224	..	467,702
Stewart Island	25	19	252	..	1,864
Totals	71,288	25,848	201,049	2	4,317,939
Totals for Dominion	363,778	245,092	1,773,326	2,494	22,449,053

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1909, No 14

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