New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 14

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✨ Livestock Statistics

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HORSES (INCLUDING MULES AND ASSES).
SUMMARY OF TOTALS.

District.	Entires.	Geldings.	Mares over Two Years Old.	Mares with Foal at Foot, or to foal this Season.	Colts or Fillies under Two Years Old.	Total.
Auckland* ...	989	37,643	26,002	8,683	11,048	84,315
Hawke’s Bay ...	395	17,820	12,039	5,391	6,642	42,287
Taranaki ...	168	9,949	8,820	2,217	3,095	24,249
Wellington ...	556	24,304	19,424	5,344	6,999	56,627
Marlborough ...	62	3,085	2,653	657	1,090	7,547
Nelson† ...	86	3,812	3,447	553	971	8,869
Westland ...	51	1,369	874	432	470	3,196
Canterbury ...	633	28,108	21,643	5,543	9,473	65,400
Otago ...	517	29,496	23,484	6,092	11,699	71,288
Totals { 1908-9 ...	3,407	155,586	118,386	34,912	51,487	363,778
Totals { 1907-8 ..	3,611	149,762	111,582	36,906	51,396	353,257
Increase ...	...	5,824	6,804	...	91	10,521
Decrease ...	204	...	...	1,994	...	...

CATTLE.
SUMMARY OF TOTALS.

District.	Bulls.	Cows or Heifers (calved or to calve) for Dairy Purposes only.	Cows or Heifers (calved or to calve) kept solely for Breeding.	Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Dairying.	Heifers over Two Years Old intended for Breeding only.	Heifers under Two Years Old.	Cows or Heifers intended for Fattening	Steers over Two Years Old.	Steers under Two Years Old.	Total.
Auckland* ...	7,069	135,804	26,181	20,379	9,629	71,158	29,732	93,220	70,810	463,482
Hawke’s Bay ...	4,002	30,114	74,547	4,473	22,394	40,149	19,997	58,517	40,472	294,665
Taranaki ...	5,476	123,672	6,063	10,182	3,732	37,589	13,116	29,184	28,379	257,393
Wellington ...	6,291	96,991	49,446	8,004	15,150	48,638	28,163	80,301	46,220	379,204
Marlborough ...	463	5,697	426	900	321	2,620	1,688	3,022	2,607	17,744
Nelson† ...	637	11,517	889	1,260	385	5,468	2,570	3,772	4,118	30,616
Westland ...	315	4,771	2,755	730	749	3,044	1,649	4,390	3,257	21,660
Canterbury ...	2,182	45,609	2,184	2,920	1,245	17,628	9,327	14,150	12,268	107,513
Otago ...	3,735	82,954	9,525	6,140	3,815	32,605	9,867	27,212	25,196	201,049
Totals { 1908-9	30,170	536,629	172,016	54,988	57,420	258,899	116,109	313,768	233,327	1,773,326
Totals { 1907-8	30,165	541,363	179,961	59,000	61,860	276,825	100,933	320,587	245,605	1,816,299
Increase ...	5	...	7,945	4,012	4,440	17,926	15,176	...	12,278	42,973
Decrease ...	...	4,734	...	...	...	...	...	6,819	...	...

SWINE.
SUMMARY OF TOTALS.

District.	Boars.	Sows over One Year Old kept for Breeding.	Sows under One Year Old kept for Breeding.	Barrows or Sows all Ages kept for Fattening.	Total.
Auckland* ...	1,745	9,096	2,410	51,971	65,222
Hawke’s Bay ...	353	2,462	858	11,746	15,419
Taranaki ...	1,044	6,093	316	42,812	50,265
Wellington ...	1,080	6,297	797	36,298	44,472
Marlborough ...	94	547	92	2,413	3,146
Nelson† ...	153	847	204	5,250	6,454
Westland ...	50	300	31	1,401	1,782
Canterbury ...	787	4,043	966	26,738	32,484
Otago ...	714	3,225	670	21,239	25,848
Totals { 1908-9	5,970	32,910	6,344	199,868	245,092
Totals { 1907-8	6,173	33,513	6,118	195,324	241,128
Increase ...	...	...	226	4,544	3,964
Decrease ...	203	603	...	...	...

ANGORA GOATS.
SUMMARY OF TOTALS.

District.	Bucks.	Does.	Kids.	Total.
	Purebred.	Crossbred.	Purebred.	Crossbred.
Auckland* ..	88	71	183	304
Hawke’s Bay ..	46	..	218	1
Taranaki ..	21	60	55	149
Wellington ..	17	1	13	10
Marlborough ..	21	10	81	115
Nelson† ..	38	16	115	179
Westland ..	3	..	..	2
Canterbury ..	4	14	3	26
Otago ..	2	..	..	..
Totals ..	235	172	668	786

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.

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