THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1915. SECOND INTERIM RETURN.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, H-23b

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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1915. SECOND INTERIM RETURN.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Wellington, 23rd August, 1915. A.—Table showing Increase or Decrease in the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion.

B.—Return showing (in Totals under Districts) — 1. The Districts into which the Dominion is divided. 2. The Number of Sheepowners in each District.

C.—Statement showing Classification of Sheep.

D.—Eeturn showing— 1. The Subdivisions of the Districts into which the Dominion is divided. 2. The Number of Sheepowners owning 1 to 200, 201 to 500, 501 to 1,000, 1,001 to 2,500, 2,501 to 5,000, 5,001 to 7,500, 7,501 to 10,000,10,001 to 20,000, 20,001 and over; also, Total Number of Owners of Sheep, and Total Number of Sheep, for the Year ended 30th April, 1915. 3. The Names and Residences of Officers holding Appointments under the Stock Act. W. D. S. MACDONALD, Minister of Agriculture.

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A. —Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1914 and 1915. NORTH ISLAND.

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County. Number of 30th April, 1914. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1915. Mangonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata .. Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako .. .. .. Matamata West Taupo Kawhia Awakino.. Waitomo Ohura East Taupo and Rotorua Rotorua East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Waiapu Cook Waikohu ... Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Wober Dannevirke Woodville Clifton .. Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West .. Patea Waitotara Waimarino Kaitieke Wanganui Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea .. Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Akitio Pahiatua Eketahuna MauriceviUe 35,304 8,118 53,040 37,441 56,360 61,150 80,355 80,118 39,187 13,020 62,135 46,398 64,484 02,117 78,036 78,641 8,745 49,188 2,488 45,298 51,903 36,092 5,775 6,839 60,777 181,079 33,140 42,816 26,861 20,185 58,121 104,143 170,696 131,705 3,883 4,902 9,095 8,957 8,124 967 '2,319 1,477 48,126 2,964 49,600 51,131 30,937 7,345 8,723 54,322 175,797 27,747 39,140 29,255 21,324 47,320 92,328 119,619 78,221 36,316 '8,745 1,062 476 4,302 772 5,155 1,570 1,884 6,455 5,282 5,393 3,676 2,394 1,139 10,801 11,815 51,077 53,484 18,569 7,650 11,843 39,956 128,067 679,660 967,606 576,131 731,077 1,025,903 347,82S 93,010 612,159 111,614 286,575 96,035 92,520 34,499 11,375 122,662 107,180 63,263 83,341 975 262,586 210,951 259,434 89,238 572,449 952,724 156,209 117,173 321,692 163,442 127,137 163,030 147,085 81,093 405,635 180,105 562,408 171,985 270,230 213,609 81,491 70,903 18,569 7,650 4,138 1,934 18,852 23,726 20,247 54,206 42,628 30,316 7,705 38,022 109,215 6,55,934 947,359 521,925 688,449 1,102,909 400,131 107,672 669,995 102,042 283,822 90,148 86,569 26,835 9,061 111,317 98,230 59,745 76,707 1,251 202,134 218,921 216,091 56,192 539,907 969,246 153,701 114,074 327,895 171,742 137,718 155,277 143,668 76,160 488,021 190,642 604,084 170,969 272,105 205,546 79,150 75,571 9,572 2,753 5,887 5,951 7,664 2,314 11,345 8,950 3,518 0,634 77,000 52,303 14,002 57,836 276 452 7,970 43,343 33,046 32,542 2,508 3,099 16,522 6,203 8,300 10,581 7,759 3,417 4,933 82,380 10,537 41,076 1,016 '8,063 2,341 1,875 '4,668 Totals—North Island 13,155,958 13,309,982 598,702 444,678 Net inoreaso, N .rtii Island, 154,024.

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A.-Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1914 and 1915 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase Decroase. 30th April, 1914. 30th April, 1915. Waimea.. Takaka Collingwood Buller .. 306,403 51,386 15,423 3,012 12,671 39,728 28,197 31,516 190,661 329,305 296,337 209,678 417,901 191,186 385,517 97,458 117,096 251,836 328,064 54,000 15,565 4,879 12,411 46,042 29,109 35,078 190,758 338,942 289,422 221,075 429,876 194,054 360,392 128,882 110,080 122,685 47,163 58,756 96,896 157,638 37,352 13,122 8,585 102,739 92,888 54,273 13,278 35,191 93,095 250,582 960,790 368,265 205,307 522,029 656,290 21,001 2,614 142 1,867 Inangahua Murohison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatore.. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara.. Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera .. .. • ■ • • . • • Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote .. • • • ■ . • ■ Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert Halswell Springs EUesmere Solwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands Waitaki • • • • • • Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taiori 6,314 912 3,562 97 9,637 260 6,915 11,397 11,975 2,868 25,125 31,424 7,010 129,151 79,394 10,011 47,163 58,756 17,502 157,638 37,352 3,111 8,585 11,127 1,108 5,192 13,278 35,191 93,095 91,612 91,7S0 49,081 633,844 1,036,854 405,041 253,360 495,686 668,303 71,492 699,775 354,135 335,169 237,717 147,056 80,570 7,282 231,860 224,791 369,783 457,510 1,159,927 471,660 3,801 383,262 76,064 36,776 48,053 26,343 642,626 348,765 342,812 246,213 146,351 89,249 6,802 229,777 253,044 396,563 463,805 1,175,422 483,889 3,535 12,013 71,492 57,149 5,370 '7,643 8,496 8,679 705 480 2,083 Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace •Stewart Island .. 28,253 26,780 6,295 15,495 12,229 206 Totals for South Island .. 11,642,805 11,514,412 733,781 862,174 Totals for North Island 13,155,958 13,309,982 598,702 444,678 Totals for the Dominion .. 24,798,703 24,824,394 1,332,483 1,306,852 Net increase : North Island Net decrease : South Island 154, o: 128,3! 14 )3 Total net increase for Dominion 25,6: 25,6: SI

1. Names of Districts. 2. Number of Owners on 30th April, 1914. 30th April. 3. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1915. 30th April, 1914. 30th April, 1915. cuckland lapier- Gisborne Vellington - West Coast larlborough - Nelson - Westland ianterbury - Kaikoura Itago 2,599 2,513 4,733 2,230 5,007 5,120 2,789 2,593 4,837 2,368 5,036 5,057 1,475,068 5,787,907 5,892,983 1,304,639 5,557,130 4,781,036 1,678,924 5,748,237 5,882,821 1,344,270 5,341,289 4,828,853 Totals for Dominion ... 22,202 22,680 24,798,763 24,824,394 '8 25, 181 Increase * Returns not yet received.

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c. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS.

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Merino. Lincoln. ROMNBY. Name of County. Total Number of • Sheep. Stud Flock Bams, Ranis, 2-tooth 2-tooth and over, and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Flock Ranis, Rams, 2-tooth 2-tooth and over, and over. Ewes Ewes to be not to be bred bred from this from this Season. Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Flock f™* Rams, Rams, 5L?5 2-tooth 2-tooth ftJE&fc and over, and over. Season . from this J*?" Season. Ewes - Auckland District. Mangonui Whangoroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata 39,187 13,020 62.135 46,398 64,484 62,117 78,036 78,641 8,745 49,188 2,488 45,298 51,903 36,092 5,775 6,839 60,777 181,079 33,140 42,816 26,861 18,569 20,185 58,121 104,143 170,696 131,705 620 11,843 39,956 128,067 1 9 5 13 1 36 6 32 13 34 7 2 1 55 7 42 60 115 137 82 293 6 61 4 78 103 76 8 1 49 329 30 31 18 4 57 212 337 678 690 6 12 76 329 20 4 50 "l5 23 27 220 15 72 7 9 10 37 27 251 117 584 566 485 435 873 497 62 317 10 198 252 198 14 47 267 1,492' 77 173 52 116 81 235 747 1,087 891 6 106 376 1,380 49 910 60 50 28 743 190 33 2 636 20 40 476 160 105 25 593 35 2 "lO 2 10 17 331 11 1 Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel 39 5 38 61 16 267 619 140 548 15 2 28 5 250 30 741 100 25 1 44 8 20 10 "lO 5 60 Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako.. Mataniata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura East Taupo (part of) Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 2 20 367 820 583 595 25 144 3 245 1,700 20 120 5 188 18 101 3 26 43 21 24 1 25 105 568 464 272 12 "37 12 380 114 307 "69 100 4 21 12 15 46 35 3 2 2 4 "50 "28 12 14 5 35 "60 22 "21 189 "25 160 4 1 29 109 459 476 96 8 Totals 1,678,924 603 71 117 103 165 1,468 410 11,992 8,386 765 3,85S 3,986 1,910

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. ;OMNBY. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Bams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to Ewes not be bred to be bred from this from this Season. Season. Iiambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Rams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this I Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Iiambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stnd Flock Rams, Rams, 2-tooth 2-tooth and over, and over. i Ewes Ewes 1 to be not to be bred bred ! *~T from this from this j Ewes Season. Season. 1 ' Napieb-Gisbobne District. Waiapu Cook Waikohu East Taupo (part of) .. Waifoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua br>M 679,660 967,606 576,131 7,030 731,077 1,025,903 347,828 93,010 612,159 111.614 286,575 96,035 213.609 6 264 208 243 63 220 169 64 462 47 76 30 40 85 100 297 22 75 4 50 70 27 1 14 3 17 34 27 322 3.631 1,306 2 3,024 1.517 688 104 1,177 336 732 392 897 2,642 114 559 1,815 1,284 20 608 170 394 676 259 122 20 1,274 50 1,987 70 372 1,944 650 24 444 123 285 696 209 379 752 64 61 427 155 7,754 7,701 6,681 4,224 7,391 3,138 660 5,196 519 1.923 592 1,359 4,426 3,647 1,578 72 489 5,951 1,447 216 738 3 4,050 2,683 1,469 187 4,027 900 6 4 '205 178 29 11 52 27 113 5 45 2,212 '517 2^251 30 1,439 193 1.107 104 438 189 664 82 "30 "20 40 Totals 5,748,237 9S 1,886 320 467 14,128 8,541 1,684 6,804 2,080 47,138 22,561 1,598 16,858 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Kaitieke Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea 92,520 34.499 11,375 122,662 107.180 63.263 83,341 975 262,586 210,951 572,449 259,434 89.238 952.724 156.209 117.173 321,692 1 49 8 4 15 94 36 14 14 9 16 281 78 12 556 234 199 544 "30 1,032 45 40 402 187 150 415 3 12 3 26 12 50 21 794 213 52 1,232 1,321 456 408 150 70 66 748 561 417 421 100 65 42 678 265 223 452 "20 18 10 268 551 48 3 14 5 115 36 161 153 6 370 150 4 "50 180 235 109 50 6 30 123 6 7 31 788 357 1,222 1,065 530 2,429 146 88 951 6,591 835 810 250 40 2,123 207 180 396 635 31 4,902 909 568 74 116 63 9 48 184 198 148 301 1,044 1,189 4,852 1,748 528 7,835 820 741 2.679 267 779 854 353 13 260 797 838 226 2 6 8 152 17 1,909 288 80 396 3,976 3.338 3,607 3,794 10 47 30 3,069 2,848 3,381 2,841 14

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C — continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Name ef Oonnty, Total Number of Sheep. Stnd Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Ewes to Rams, be bred 2-tooth from this and over. Season. Merino. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. 3tnd Bams, 3-tooth and over. Flock ?™* Eam8 ' bred Lincoln. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stnd Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Rams, 2-tooth and over. Romney. Ewes Ewes T _„k_ to be not to be „"„' bred bred E f™ 8 ' from this from this w ™ Season. Season. u-wes. Wellington - West Coast District — continued. Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Akitio Eketahuna MauriceviUe 163,442 127,137 163,036 147,085 81,093 405,635 180.105 562,408 171,985 270.230 81,491 70,903 4 38 100 90 78 29 271 63 "95 180 88 82 145 17 2 4 2 128 128 74 33 1 5 558 122 45 123 531 561 1,454 437 858 199 303 380 35 11 1.089 1,360 1,210 39 373 39 15 134 10 749 982 1,007 26 12 56 20 131 31 22 622 254 156 6 292 15 22 1,365 1,315 449 583 1,711 ; 1,457 1,589 2,014 738 747 2,400 9,760 722 2,661 3.895 2,964 1,274 320 1.820 372 513 I 320 392 89 13 421 323 5 134 646 563 974 1,126 508 8,398 2,194 2,272 291 546 267 66 2 "50 60 248 14 68 4 550 450 i70 Totals 588,821 45 1,739 1,132 50 1,027 1,045 14,671 17,849 1,191 13,166 2,895 42,780 42,003 1,166 33,936 Totals for North Mand .. 13,309,982 152 4,228 1,523 167 1,578 1,492 32,785 28,300 3,040 21,438 5,385 101,910 72,950 3,529 54.646 Marlbobough-Nelson-West-LAND. 274 17 Waimea Takaka Collingwood BuUer Inangahua Murohison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 328,064 54.000 15.565 4,879 12,411 46,042 29,109 35,078 190,758 338,942 289,422 7 214 14 7 41 48 12 5 109 1,025 790 77 106 19 2 1 6 24 178 10 5 90 14 169 30 2 3 1 9 3 8 91 165 4 2,628 i 2,048 559 186 138 10 42 90 56 25 379 35 232 10 213 79 1,475 167 799 1,840 72 552 45 1,621 160 25 25 88 87 958 492 153 1,239 162 50 36 12 3 461 473 91 300 457 66 130 137 261 42 5 60 164 1,120 Totals 1,344,270 182 2,265 3,601 645 1,507 119 1,350 1,011 135 485 6,593 4,490 662 3,11

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep. Stud Flock Ewes to j Ewes not Lambs, Rams, Rams, be bred to be bred Rams, 2-fcooth 2-tooth from this from this and and over, and over. Season. Season. Ewes. i Stud Flock EyfLI Lambs, Rams, Rams, n ° b r ed Rams ' 2-tooth 2-tooth *„„„,?.; = *rJiir h ,-„ and and over, and over. '^J?* 18 f ™ m '^, ,s Ewes, season. Season. Stud Flock ?„ w . e . 8 Lambs, Rams, Rams, *°^ e n0 ,L t f ) , be Kams, 2-tooth 2-tooth fro ,!, e t ,, is fr om this and and over, and over. '™£*» Ewes. CANTERBtTRY-KAIKOU-BA. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert .. Halswell Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands * 221,075 429,876 194,054 360,392 128,882 110.086 122,685 47,163 58,756 96,896 157,638 37,352 13,122 8,585 102,739 92,888 54,273 13,278 35,191 93,095 250,582 960,790 368,265 205,307 522,029 656,290 2 40 175 19 25 7 2 20 323 1.246 185 204 66 88 55 45 145 59 4 1 54 17 125 920 1,100 158 619 198 350 43 120 50 210 325 89 100 641 908 42 385 124 25 5 6 19 7 3 2 45 36 88 31 23 11 8 60 13 30 15 I "lO 31 •■ I I 45 I 31 32 10 1 2 2 370 132 18 7 7 32 39 16 38 271 1 137 69 28 1 5 5 50 264 631 147 1,580 617 452 47 5 120 439 40 53 41 1 48 48 15 28 33 10 27 31 376 1 64 793 947 99 152 1,195 14 342 1,055 538 20 148 244 300 586 444 3 20 42 7 56 88 11 53 103 229 2,000 50 85 294 186 3 1 3 2 27 42 56 97 42 45 38 94 83 884 1,206 296 36 49 35 130 50 832 935 147 1^932 364 861 2 6 "56 223 Totals 5,341,389 5,341,389 5,757 2,744 I 810 7,500 1,450 4,421 68 720 528 247 4,465 3,360 50 2,87i Otago.. Waitaki Maniototo .. .. Vincent Lake .. .. .. '.'.-'' Waihemo . .. .. ' 642.626 348,765 342,812 246,213 146,351 2 81 21 796 707 1,843 1,148 109 140 2,835 1.548 94 88 35 1,896 614 16 304 14 25 7 13 680 320 673 40 2 21 45 641 1,149 1.011 j 1.012 i 561 880 995 86 656 215 76. i;4 P 963 68 9 "39 2 58< 28! *Rel iurn; >t received,

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C — continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. ;omnby. Name of Coouty. Total Number of Sheep. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Ewes to Rams, be bred 2-tooth from this and over. Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock ?™2 2-tooth -A over. fr s ° e m son S Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Rams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Otago — continued. Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 89,249 6,802 229,777 253,044 396,563 463,805 1,175,422 483,889 3,535 3 22 86 103 69 485 275 315 103 130 503 31 242 118 22 177 2 8 28 74 198 99 5 12 105 33 27 372 59 547 223 208 41 1,502 988 3,423 2,104 6,951 3,972 25 721 700 6,926 1,280 5,090 3,226 "84 455 886 668 4,984 958 4,234 2,477 14 4 "29 4 12 ii3 464 Totals 4,828,853 143 6,039 5,611 1,085 2,812 45 770 802 320 786 1,393 23,588 20,775 1,071 16,821 Totals for South Island 11,514,412 11,514,412 1,135 14,061 16,712 3,180 8,740 232 2,840 4,557 455 1,858 2,125 34,646 28,625 1,783 22,811 Totals for Dominion 24,824,394 1,287 18,289 18,235 10,318 35,625 32,857 3,495 7,510 136,556 24,824,394 3,347 1,724 23,296 101,575 5,312 77,457

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Border Leicester. English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Name of County. S JH *H = cs a to III Is I ill £ § g o«g ££.2 ; gpQ-2 jf PJ T^"Z acq a ~ eg 02 S.lcnap 2§a" pj H-,*. r2»0 jaPo -a pog ! *iS are g -S .» ■*.8tj Sea 03 open 2"^ g-j.;epi-|.oPo .«, P o -a a„t I 3 ; aSo *go scan j &£.2 £-2.2 J 3 scia 5csi a ; £» ;a« a as m h -to H eS i Auckland District. Mangonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako.. Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura East Taupo (part of) Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 2 6 6 1 4 1 5 5 3 10 7 68 1 19 11 13 38 25 63 26 76 180 2 7 12 72 250 62 •' .. 105 '57 I .. 90 13 4 4 1 5 5 2 2 37 6 5 2 1 22 47 10 32 2 107 53 129 11 1 230 68 153 113 69 •- •• 91 •■ 130 8 ! 360 ■• « 3 99 ! 22 •- •' 3 6 7 •- 8 38 4 13 98 31 3 14 57 27 16 8 3 "l 1 1 1 , 1 230 87 119 199 32 60 40 108 25 220 '29 87 106 21 ! 29 ! 50 17 6 ■■ .. 11 4 2 'is; 2 1 3 14 32 28 4 30 11 5 i.3 '2 ; 12 23 201 1 • .. ,9 2 143 50 168 54 50 99 280 28 22 80 2 4 13 1 8 •• 26 22 5 3 .. I 33 16 i I • ■■ 9 1 1 4 •- Totals 20 20 588 610 265 60 1,164 792 581 37 395 900 i 5 9 21 213 ; 237 I .. 1 154 1

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Border Leicester. English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Name of County. CD KgS p-j-if pj s * to 5— to to+f% —■ 0! aSo o o .a dcrjciQ co ®in a 2 r ill |5.2 53 H a ci a rJ OS ID 3 . e « a* ° § a pj a _ * .a ~ o : -a ca".a CD - C en M 3 ■ j»> S-t £ a s •2.3 oms S £.2 £-a.2 J S w a --, *, a n h jflo „?o -a a_r a „ ** o .. P o i -a 3 «a » £.2 E.a.3 i rig™ acAa geia s £.2 ■ £a.2 ■ PS^ Distbiot. Waiapu Cook Waikohu East Taupo (part of) Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa .. .. Waipukurau .. .. Patangata .. .. .. j Weber .. .. Dannevirke .. .. Woodville .. .. Pahiatua 4 59 26 ll 1 271 13 50 537 119 31 30 99 56 3 220 472 104 63 71 ] i I I I 135 | 194 333 55 55 12 25 ; 580 253 2 12 377 :: 5 1 51 7 2183 300 i 104 1 j | 15 3 150 28 22 38 'is ii 22 7 54 16 4 445 147 | 15 639 i 492 | 2 228 I 20 :: .58 : :: 119 1,473 • 2,773 10 409 279 ! 4 201 155 41 490 234 1 131 :i)5 304 105 j 11 272 I 121 | 51 20 8 105 415 20 1,882 119 109 138 276 56 Totals .. ..I i 91 1 91 1.209 1.209 930 930 135 637 38 11.290 183 300 | 104 I 1 304 61 16 337 4,816 | 4,531 79 3,120 : ~ 6 41 24 24 2 84 50 | 10 2 5 3 21 7 11 2 21 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .... Taranaki Egmont .. .. .. I Stratford Whangamomona Eltham .. .. Hawera Waimate West.. Patea.. Waitotara .. .. Wanganui Waimarino Kaitieke .. . . Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea .. .. .. ' i3 12 2 '' 4 ! 31 23 10 19 15 19 51 8 57 38 168 18 15 232 11 23 52 265 70 340 66 370 155 40 185 42 470 7 5 '2 2 1 2 2 5 19 39 33 90 7 9 50 260 10 43 !87 40 i 215 36 '61 49 1 '.'. 24 1 7 3 69 24 1 13 11 12 70 13 95 60 12 34 35 9 151 64 10 13 2 261 8 1,028 548 386 25 667 895 506 365 88 278 575 250 ! 72 142 419 196 66 675 975 324 281 50 10 450 736 241 197

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C — continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Border Leicester. English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Name of County. CD MgS Be* a 02 Big OCT P 5 * S - a g S a* pj 0 8.8 "oo .a ■***h © Ht <X> H tT B a> ®QQ - 2 P 1 £.2 g-S.2 J^ Kgg acq a QQ 3 © ri P I -S Pp T^ -go *"* 8 a a g a »2 iSp "Tjin *goo 32S gSa | £.2 %Ss r1i K S P •» OS CO Sit gSS g*S 5 s g it g.s 23* rig™ Cm L* *S :lg i -i if £ «|> £ £ S i * 3 g *g° 2§° «S£ =€l ■*-* s —• a ■ rt n h •**«»-« -v» oo fe KJ3S « Wellington - West Coast Dis- ] trict — continued. 14, 18 4: | I I ( Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castk-point Akitio Eketahuna Maurieeville 1 4 7 7 24 26 15 68 4 5 | 4 4 30 1 2 II 6 4 1 5 5 114 28 33 21 96 34 28 78 23 4 3 27 18 106 101 46 9 127 80 92 9 152 80 36 26 50 28 .. 4 21 26 209 7 18 9 217 104 545 648 163 154 74 16 40 1, 120 567 ' 698 908 1,392 2.292 279 86 40 404 191 303 225 I 62 476 3 117 16 325 676 315 1.832 54 140 7 164 20 2 29 11 9 2 ■■ 1 7 12 •• Totals .. .. | 38 38 947 1,115 896 67 575 782 532 774 290 660 jlO.010 8,637 j 468 | 6.299 Totals for Xorth Island.. 149 2.744 2,655 135 I 1.798 165 3.029 1 .757 300 1.217 82 1,473 1,361 865 1.018 15.039 |13,405 547 9.573 M A P. I. BORO UGH-XELSOX-W ESTLA XD. Waimea Takaka Collingwood BuUer Inangahua Mu.-ehison Grey .. .. •. Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 1 4 20 2 42 509 19 50 157 5 J i 81 9 110 90 32 1 114 196 3 2 3 10 141 1 24 I 4 i 4 5 5 o 14 5 20 125 5 5 40 3 •• - .. .. i •• 1 '.'. 23 11 18 80 10 134 128 60 88 - 55 59 59 1 18 2 101 530 1.232 -• l •• -- • .. 60 195 475 4 21 25 ; 159 15 | 197 j 355 96 355 634 10 48 56 2 103 3 Totals 28 1.195 244 4 93 130 28 318 717 50 ! 245 179 1,974 58 820 91 5 43

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

Border Leicester. English Leicester. Shropshire. SOUTHDOWN Name ol County. m 2 air,a gSa re a.r B-i5 .a a o "Po .a 5:3 ? tf-PC ® n O 2 o<E % 2 & cci $K> 03-a.f* s? <° £ Jr(Of "ipJCE o"OJ 32* aciia ocba * £.2 g.o.2 j5 B a cm a . 00. a „ ri si a o drH 01 . OlD 3fr g£ a rH C 0 -*"n cp •g-8-O g'g 01 ocka jsg.2 gS 0 Sgo BpJ co m can S£5 pj -a - a - S p Sh hi a" » . I 2 . Q S d gSa a - * a r. t. ? o y'S 31 f o3ttc oi .oa "Sjp ui a«B i s£» S.a.2 -a -p - o Cp »" . 2 . I 2aa j g§a ! ! io a _ k B h k i ate "Po -a If g ai? ogg ?~§ -.§a» 133 Is' i i g.2 |s.2 3i K Cantebbttky-Kaikouea. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley .. Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert Halswell Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate .. Chatham Islands* io 5 3 7 6 2 3 8 23 71 61 166 47 286 I 15 78 208 130 380 94 211 70 290 164 339 47 149 9 203 116 13 5 84 10 49 128 101 4 80 251 177 974 128 160 2.217 1.886 1,071 706 1,196 1,016 1,364 388 4,794 3,005 j 18 11 12 62 24 316 100 60 310 128 1 4 1.038 24 14 1,316 310 76 782 j 324 5 1,081 168 296 1 1 471 41 3 571 ; 21 27 171 I 442 13 376 376 445 36 765 ! 1,352 6 169 1 146 73 35 1 67 50 25 I 1,083 : 400 30 ! 1,289 760 7 I 662 I 165 26 137 ! 750 I 39 I 169 979 42 563 1,620 33 I 1,626 1,046 87 6,224 2,376 112 2,079 1,364 98 944 1,428 23 815 360 100 764 1 620 3 38 20 iio 63 120 30 20 137 76 21 215 189 80 7 64 344 143 988 121 15 42 233 428 280 574 625 1,128 551 1,628 1,184 1,061 227 269 1 1 76 4 1 33 2 »6 263 147 541 59 121 174 134 147 16 157 157 41 11 26 54 8 9 36 138 86 979 96 86 13 54 45 14 114 36 33 244 132 5 67 28 18 12 129 35 233 77 8 16 8 6 2 13 9 I 48 I 164 I 121 I 51 j 89 i 41 29 I 92 21 263 48 I 14 20 6 7 94 738 22 \ 276 130 426 453 964 105 101 23 I 20 " 11 I 66 •• "5 62 479 223 |70 417 343 797 10 16 10 127 7 41 3 "342 211 143 20 213 119 21 14 1 2 65 2 40 20 20 1 185 825 315 1,405 743 573 357 3.088 47 1 37 16 529 130 1.009 43 175 50 94 99 78 905 16 37 10 19 3 6 8 70 197 231 298 11 21 92 108 537 1.424 159 649 il6 \9 22 75 8 40 500 443 1,162 172 515 "65 39 i54 50 11 46 .. i Totals 701 443 15,157 284 3,559 3.290 2,142 238 2.050 6,256 727 4,823 13,336 j 9,274 8,281 808 23,976 617 |10,417 234 Otago. i I Waitaki Maniototo Vincent .. ' .. Lake Waihemo 123 12 16 7 ! 34 3,606 1,834 1,007 349 ! 415 309 94 50 689 536 90 50 2,010 220 136 28 608 43 2 ; 6 : 811 282 67 7 I 76 ' 608 52 156 434 24 25 295 101 33 23 14 208 20 154 49 8 2 222 2 65 20 40 124 20 I 't r<

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

Border Leicester. English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Kama of County. « . 5 »a a a _c aaS ||g KSg S&* OcsB gcAB g S a I .a ill! ill x cca: a 2 * g ■ i ■ •co I S|<i - Sr.n a a o a p o -a -Hit, yu> acS n^tt Pgg s gg «p* »«« a»£ ad. a gob a g £.» g.3.2 r-3« pj-if -a — eg CO ■ I - r. a g S a — g C ! CD Sa CJ g*a • g£.2 g£.2 ■a c'g • E ■ co t.-r I jj iS§ SpB I , P5go "Jo -""-co ap-ci a m S scia gcjia ->£.» gn.2 1 iJ 3* S d E * K-B H2-3 ' « Otago — continued. Waikouaiti... Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 111 .. 23 51 .. ' 65 .. | 9 ..I 298 :: - 56 249 298 67, .. 394 62o 1,272 1,755 708 1,241 478 269 4,097 5,022 1,633 1,105 5 268 120 271 577 1,404 832 238 3,971 920 32 19 32 37 5 263 201 I •■ 96 106 1 2 2 16 3 i 10 18 29 17 89 83 I 27 40 17 228 10 i 11 25 6 5 1 3 30 i 345 38 9 4 406 134 15 80 212 Totals Totals for South Isla,nd Totals for Dominion 805 1,534 .. 1,683 14,714 113,393 911 111,215 1,051 1,833 1,356 95 784 51 720 4,240 ; 595 i 285 51 2,817 431 248 6 2,261 118 6,608 222 732 4,866 28,368 ,23,384 1,404 19,741 127,783 17,708 770 12,021 426 4,476 31,112 J26.039 1.539 21,539 1,216 30,812 19,465 1,070 13,238 508 5,949 5,601 285 3,682 1,266 17,300 |20,013 1,279 14,439

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns published by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915 — continued.

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STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AXD STUD LAMBS— continued. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. Other Breeds. Crossbred and other Longwools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. i j c. j r. i t> Ewes to Ewes not Lambs. Stud Rams, Flock Rams. be bred t0 b e bred Rams, 2-tooth 2-tooth fromt his from this and and over. and over. Season . Season. Ewes. i Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. Wpthprs Ewes to Ewes not 2-tootT' J° e '°\t t f 0be K- d .-5™, from this : from this ana over. season. ' Season, j J Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. Auckland District. Mangonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodnej' Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Corompndel Thames Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura East Taupo (part of) Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 3 1 6 1 55 13 10 "21 13 10 "28 23 9 9 10 1 1 11 8 3 19 24 35 15 17.728 6.944 30,291 25.490 32,879 32.382 37.688 36.808 4.571 25.114 683 19.503 24,724 17.606 2,688 4.214 29.841 89,712 17.160 20.077 15.708 11.884 9,941 32,293 43.562 ' 81.829 61,674 250 7.920 19.231 58.908 1.552 360 1.146 727 2.351 2,642 3.258 3,544 306 1,380 201 2,252 4.624 611 538 275 4.759 3.229 3,198 4,540 1.330 860 1,707 1.238 2.564 6.138 2,675 25 1.273 1.064 5.726 45 ; 40 4 6.983 1.881 8.707 4.805 13,994 6.838 9.251 12,066 1,129 7.180 1.300 7.173 7.982 4.150 395 534 10.298 26.503 3,307 6.802 3.360 789 3.012 5.882 29.459 29,398 22.258 90 676 6.822 19.270 12,069 3.698 19,381 14,575 14.430 18,386 25,529 24.044 2.607 14.087 233 9.846 12.168 10.228 2,106 1.701 13.359 56.361 6.751 9.697 5.512 4.732 5,193 16.784 25.692 49,296 43,212 180 1.824 12.179 41 .046 30 300 5 10 30 41 148 "25 30 13 50 32 69 68 16 150 362 660 ioo 441 1^052 868 1,978 70 1,169 4 200 15 718 50 848 42 • 20 100 250 17 30 1.585 213 290 18 23 3.309 •• "10 13 35 25 177 640 50 1.550 309 20 •? .. Totals 319 93 29 262.294 819.303 66.093 476.906 1 .688 6.784 3.309

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C — continued. Statement compiled from the Returns published by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued.

AS FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AXD STUD LAMBS— co-nitrated. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. ■her Breeds. Crossbred and other Longwools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. Stud Ranis, Flock Rams, 2-tooth 2-tooth and over. and over. Ewes to Ewes not be bred to be bred from this from this Season. Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Wethers. 2-tooth and over. Ewes to . be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. wofiTovo Ewes to Ewes not Lambs, aSzSv.' be bred to be bred Wethers, from this from this and anaovei. Season. Season. Ewes. I Napier-Gisborne District. Waiapu Cook .. .. .. .. Waikohu East Taupo (part of) Wairoa Hawke's Bay . . Waipawa Wpipukurau Patangata Weber .. ... Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua 26 11 19 104 ■ 177 23 162 203 23 15 16 13 20 425 361 150 33 •• •• 425 361 46 72 46 72 34 180 24 50 45,569 100,817 52.879 902 149,024 146,926 32,958 7,959 59,776 18,399 24,481 8,428 16,338 343.239 476,002 295,908 3,963 311,401 469.163 176.032 45.760 300,041 44,006 153.790 50 191 116,359 25,491 40,296 18.438 294 45,477 104.831 ! 24,473 ; 11.343 i 45.355 7.985 10,386 5,741 7.222 247,240 , 323,558 196,602 1.797 215,020 269,731 104.698 26,496 192.338 39,954 90,889 28.668 68,004 104 40 50 I I I 60 50 52 .. ■• 150 ■■ " f 33 84 190 93 | Total? 160 160 T 652 j 652 969 969 118 118 288 664.456 2,785,855 347,332 1,804,995 84 294 90 255 Wellington-West Coast District. - - Clifton Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Kaitieke .. ., Rangitikei .. .. : . Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea 4 4 5 8 1 18 8 2 8 50 3 10 47 10 83 14 574 32 155 35 50 322 268 "84 22 20 40 295 227 17,468 2.862 631 27,233 19,079 19,806 16.806 60 77.386 42,395 109.123 42,874 10,604 124.474 6,250 15,428 22,273 45,823 17,887 5,067 54,680 53,441 26.687 41.699 709 104,760 100.435 249.403 118,508 44,416 459,381 93.368 62,920 174,859 3,705 3,101 956 3,506 2,570 1,921 5.222 40 19,080 13,917 32,031 11,415 3,222 52,079 7,500 5,634 8.822 24,036 9,810 4,501 32.345 29,351 13.008 16.238 148 ! 42,285 47,135 170,182 82,668 29,752 288.802 38,422 22,013 103,135 160 500 870 200 F261 16 30 xm 350 200 8

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns published by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued.

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STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. Other Breeds. Crossbred and other Long-wools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. J Ewesto »«-£* tambs from this from this and I and over. and over. | Season . Season. Ewes. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. | Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. ! I Ewes to j Ewes not Lambs, owSSl be bred I to be bred Wether*, andovpr from this '. from this and ana over. Season. Season. Ewes. 'I I I I I l 3,651 11,041 16,261 5,343 1,917 18,984 7,484 19,627 6,689 10,184 3,037 1.186 50,357 34,322 41,852 43,635 24,754 119,018 43,427 171,959 58,070 • ! 93,163 19.765 19.501 15 100 600 250 Wellington - West Coast District — continued. ! Pohangina .. .. .. .. 34 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 31 Hoiowhenua .. .. .. 1 60 11 .. 11 Hutt .. .. 26 Makara .. .. .. .. 4 Featherston .. .. .. .. 25 99 South Wairarapa .. .. . . 2 .. 2 Masterton .. .. .... 6 30 147 Castlepoint Akitio Eketahuna . . .. .. .. 1 Maurieeville 34 31 60 26 4 25 2 6 • .. 11 •• 99 30 2 147 11 11,697 11,664 27.247 17,489 12,950 45,689 18,348 46,459 18,888 37,733 4,097 2,457 11,697 11,664 27.247 17,489 12,950 45,689 18,348 46,459 18,888 37,733 4,097 2,457 92,557 65,369 72.55C 75,018 39,12c 194,813 98,80( 302 05t 85,434 123, 69S 52,28! 46,155 92,557 65,369 72,550 75,019 39,128 194,813 98,806 302 056 85,434 123,699 52,289 46,159 10 400 18 50 200 450 600 1,000 1 •• Totals .. .. I 22 1.321 815 \ 233 '' 615 22 1.321 815 233 615 809,470 809.470 2,901,92i 2.901,922 280.125 1,673,654 1,375 2,581 724 2,735 j , Totals for North Island .. 186 2,292 1,877 ! 351 932 186 2,292 1,877 351 932 ' 1,736.220 1,736.220 6,507.08( 6,507.080 693.550 3,955,555 3,147 9,659 2,399 6,299 ! Marlborough-Nelson-Westland. Waimea .. .. .. 3 426 45 .. 13 Takaka .. .. 43 Collingwood .. ■ .. .. .. 8 Buller .. .. .. . . 15 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 4 Murohison .. .. .. .. 21 Grey .. -.-. . - - 8 Westland ... .. .. .. 21 Sounds .. .. .. 2 275 .. .. " .. Marlborough .. .. .. 25 783 .. .. 25 Awatere .. .. .. 23 897 327 .. 405 426 43 8 15 4 21 8 21 275 783 897 45 13 25 405 28,745 2.601 1.964 737 3,974 8,691 6,094 4,286 17,010 24,633 15,082 28,745 2.601 1.964 737 3,974 8,691 6,094 4,286 17,010 24,633 15,082 173,79! 32,085 6,76( 2,54< 4,93! 21,52( 13 77i 17,331 99,46! 116,20! 93,22! 173.799 32,082 6,760 2,540 4,938 21,520 13 778 17,336 99,468 116,208 93,229 11,787 872 1,135 157 609 2,832 2,591 3,113 2.561 6,709 5,984 93.200 16.969 5.231 1.263 2,748 12,369 6,346 9.736 67,397 78.288 69,144 1,799 100 50 5,514 213 130 3,032 137 80 • 50 138 33,851 41,600 107 527 41,724 36,412 31 8.480 8.636 30 15,595 12,699 327 Totals .. .. 53 2,501 372 .. 443 53 2,501 372 443 | 113,817 113,817 581,65! 581,658 38.350 362, 691 77,588 84,627 31,573 17,147 . : J.

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C — continued. Statement compiled from the Returns published by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued.

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STUD AND FLCCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. 'her Breeds. Crossbred and other Longwools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. Ewes not ■ Lambs, to be bred Rams, from this and Season. Ewes. Ewes to Ewes not Lambs, be bred to be bred Wethers, from this from this and Season. Season. Ewes. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Rams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. C ANTERBURY-K ATKOURA. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre .. Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert Halswell Springs .. Ellesmere Selwyn . . .. Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Island. * 1 4 36 74 21 2 57 837 1,744 1,078 2,339 1,076 407 139 8 28 70 132 • 3 1 51 64 52 10 6 65 126 995 324 44 1,154 1.086 60 95 1,620 3,192 224 125 20 110 353 1,403 3,296 180 25 50 54 15,859 28,609 9,292 17,616 9,723 6.917 10,773 4,134 4.450 9.919 12,983 3.801 1,056 882 8,297 3,290 2,143 1,085 2.216 5.628 12,579 64,718 33.135 12.840 34.152 51.626 104.852 148.424 110.102 195,404 66.655 63,166 59,230 22,545 29,219 34,265 69,894 15.460 7,177 4.852 67,689 60.176 37,394 5,848 17,317 40,557 102,736 463,411 187,708 106.945 207,731 323,250 3.978 7,306 5,501 11,037 5,058 4.850 9,085 4,279 3.883 2,178 15.315 3.036 1.319 250 1,354 2,059 728 454 2,732 10.400 11,317 88,131 22.614 17,976 16,925 38,824 50,677 87,431 51.155 92,718 36.414 30.461 41,184 12,176 12,835 23.346 45,349 12,440 - 2,985 2,357 23,145 23,884 12,654 4.252 8,356 22,048 54.829 233, 797 97,255 51,971 124,183 180.400 21,416 51,171 2,030 11,971 161 240 30 85 760 12,403 801 10 2 12,275 67.881 7,544 16,777 1,146 1,973 325 36 2,903 10.828 3.247 940 1,273 9,536 510 1,130 183 205 712 510 806 252 6,884 21,764 1,200 3,878 85 88 35 873 2,470 2,000 30 19 "so 100 344 2 3 6 11 17 17 30 2 154 85 SO 105 768 6 374 74 50 148 816 53 29 19,581 29,411 4,042 315 53,027 14,958 32 4,039 29,420 33,110 9,805 3,244 52,747 19,194 10 96 4,077 6,300 118 408 5.326 2,321 55 600 8,376 15,185 2.137 970 14.457 6,843 636 46 1,102 550 113 840 Totals 437 11,839 8,168 400 8,081 367,723 2,552,007 290,589 1,338,302 222,552 277.566 33.773 88,244 Otago. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent 49 15 6 1.397 608 541 700 142 131 70 828 155 66.568 53.800 28,339 295, 789 148,786 102,828 39,632 17,902 8,084 138.156 80,522 65,660 31.977 14.635 35,957 37,612 13,935 62,234 4,600 2,437 10,825 9.441 4.070 21.809

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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns published by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued.

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STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. Other Breeds. Crossbred and other Longwools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Ranis. 2-tooth and over, i Ewes to Ewes not Lambs, be bred to be bred Rams, from this from this and Season. Season. Ewes. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. • Otago — con tinu ed. Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Lake Southland Wallace Stewart Island 23 2 5 283 498 2 214 99 82 1,219 420 649 103 5 452 170 215 4 46 564 320 94 121 15 461 442 13,394 • 4,907 2,080 41,990 35,384 40.635 80.994 41.253 131,250 54.232 503 80,478 47,383 3,845 104,928 113,850 176,036 198,615 69,834 584 001 243.349 1,788 5.983 6,571 12 16.035 15,264 30.341 20,726 5,626 57,791 36.512 245 41.398 100 26,540 152 589 56.218 4,150 80.187 204 123,614 1,005 139.633 8.897 36,860 41,218 359,604 3,619 134,329 182 964 330 1,010 162 500 698 3,105 4,627 30.300 2,524 480 16 200 "80 222 827 5.778 363 99 300 300 19 922 1,435 11,197 931 130 2 3 "91 575 150 Totals 196 6,120 2.999 220 2.436 595.335 2,171,510 260,724 1,284.274 142,096 157,517 25,447 50,554 Totals for South Island 686 20,460 11,539 620 10,960 1,076,875 5,305,175 589,663 2,985,267 442,236 519,710 76,367 170,371 Totals for|Dominion 872 22,752 13,416 971 11,892 2,813,095 11.812.255 1,283,213 6,940,822 445,383 529,369 78,766 176.670

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r orL Auckland Sheep District. Napier-Gisborn e Sheep District. Wellington - West Coast Sheep District. Total North Island ltud|Sheep"and Flock Rams— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 884 7,632 25,405 1,483 2,597 1,891 625 445 2,771 31,501 90,235 3,002 3,915 382 12,883 2,187 3,993 47,922 122,780 2,996 1,956 1,508 26,074 3,000 7,648 87,055 238,420 7,481 6,468 3,781 39,582 5,638 Totals 40,962 40,962 144,876 210,235 396,073 'look Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 1,624,596 13,366 1,624,596 13,366 5,602,638 723 5,665,171 7,415 12,892,405 21,504 Grand totals 1,678,924 i 5,748,237 , I 5,882,821 13,309,982 South Isla, d. Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Sheep District. CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District. Otago Sheep District. Total South Island. itud Sheep and Flock Rams— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 8,200 3,159 15,345 1,358 4,226 887 275 3,369 19,938 4,060 10,997 32,035 50,975 9,509 14,094 28,925 170,533 15,690 2,723 63,648 41,038 4,132 1,848 346 11,971 141,396 43,828 9,942 89,990 74,431 59,333 12,244 14,715 44,265 Totals 36,819 348,748 'lock Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 1,096,516 210,935 1,344,270 4,548,621 622,135 4,311,843 375,614 9,950,980 1,208,684 Grand totals 5,341,289 4,828,853 11,514,412 Totals. North Island. South Island. Total in Dominion. itud Shoep and Flock Rams — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Other breeds 7,648 87,055 238,420 7,481 6,468 3,781 39,582 5,638 43,828 9,942 . 89,990 74,431 59,333 12,244 14,715 44,265 51,476 96,997 328,410 81,912 65,801 16,025 54,297 49,903 Totals 396,073 348,748 7' 744,821 'look Sheep— Crossbred and other longwools Merino 12,892,405 21,504 9,956,980 1,208,084 22,81,2: 849,385 230,188 Grand totals 13,309,982 11,514,412 24,8! 14,394 Auckland Sheep District. xt „i„. ni. Wellington- [ Marlborc ifl™i West CoaBt Nclson-Wc. District. District. Distri 3Ugh- Cantorburyjstland | Ealkoura p Sheep ct. District. Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams Flock rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 664 19,260 263,982 839,086 68,725 487,207 3,149 71,423 664,540 2,824,245 351,336 1,833,544 4,816 72,817 810,845 2,977,236 283,957 1,733,150 1,141 15,291 191,405 678,156 57,052 401,225 3,593 65,702 590,275 2,885,322 328,283 1,468,114 5,341,289 2,703 53,902 737,431 2,374,780 289,924 1,370,113 4,828,853 10,066 298,395 3,258,478 12,578,825 1,379,277 7,293,353 Totals 24,824,394 1,678,924 5,748,237 5,882,821 1,344,270

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ERINO AND jONGWOOLS SHOWN SEPARATELY. Males. Females. Males. Females. Totals. Merino Crossbred and other longwools Totals, 1915 . 1914 Increase : Males Decrease : Females .. Net Inorease 558,453 6,663,182 7,221,635 7,122,920 98,715 723,211 16,879,548 17,602,759 17,675,843 1,281,664 23,542,730 24,824,394 24,798,763 73,084 25,631 Number if Ewes in the Dom: :nion (Stud and Floi IK). North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 30th April— 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 5,113,798 5,472,818 5,698,865 6,356,783 6,456,509 6,354,874 6,393,460 6,505,491 - 6,619,378 6,640,567 481,525 501,494 626,687 580,092 690,435 751,817 755,906 729,637 697,352 704,018 5,365,389 451,209 5,264,028 493,508 5,545,176 540,158 6,013,563 : 435,167 6,058,871 518,078 5,969,589 I 560,643 5,883,569 I 579,857 6,015,545 434,070 6,300,798 468,923 5,938,298 j 675,259 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,403 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,578,825 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 1,379,277 Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in 'he Dominio: SINCE 1906. (30th April). Stud Rams, Flock Rams, Wethers, Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Over. Over. Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 1912 .. 1913 .. 1914 .. 1915 .. 9,265 11,928 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,066 232,662 243,574 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 298,395 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,258,478 10,479,187 10,736,846 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,578,825 932,734 995,002 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1.166,275 1,379,277 5,665,723 6,096,059 0,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 7,178,782 7,293,353 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,824,394 Num: ier of Sheep in the Dominion since 1906. a g Pi Stud and Stud a<i Flock BreedingRams. ewes. I Stud Dry Ewes. Total Stud Stud Sheep Lambs, and Flock Rams. Wethers. "Xes" 8 " Dry Ewes ' Flock Sheep. Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. L906 L907 1908 L909 L910 L911 L912 .913 .914 .915 241,927 255,502 272,752 298,918 305,569 297,898 306,588 313,690 321,869 314,461 206,612 215,528 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 237,201 11,105 12,773 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 13,526 17,298 141,319 151,881 157,556 153,948 160,234 163,899 155,498 167,605 170,169 175,861 600,963 635,684 675,108 689,857 706,933 705,617 706,431 722,342 734,619 744,821 2,788,900 2,899,763 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,258,478 10,272,575 10,521,318 11,013,906 12,147,547 12,288,193 12,094,754 12,044,247 12,292,891 12,691,121 12,341,624 921,629 982,229 1,152,120 1,001,067 1,194,570 1,298,343 1,324,200 1,150,805 1,152,749 1,301,979 5,524,404 5,944,778 6,229,461 6,214,242 6,912,842 6,555,125 6,315,300 0,818,222 7,008,613 7,117,492 20,108,471 20,983,772 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,824,394

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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1915. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Name and Address op Officer, and Appointments held by him. i-f CM o O 10 56 ° -2 -i o "o So w o So o o res ™->o o i-i O c . o<= o o o o <s M § o Owners 0-3 of Sheep. -3 Sheep. AUCKLAND DISTRICT— Bay of Islands Subdivision — Mangonui ... ... ... Whangaroa Bay of Islands ... Hokianga Whangarei Subdivision — Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Auckland Subdivision — Rodney ... ... ... Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden ... Manukau Franklin ... ... "... Coromandel Thames Waikato Subdivision — Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa... ... Piako ... Matamata Rotorua East Taupo (part of) Te Kuiti Subdivision — West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura... Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Pope, F. S., Wellington, Secretary of Agriculture. Reakes, C. J., D.V.Sc, M.R.C.V.S., Wellington, Director of the Live-stock and Meat Division. 48 74 36 34 IT 38 33 16 5 14 20 7 1 3 ... 11 3 11 1 i 106 32 141 101 39,187 13,020 62,135 46,398 | Stone, J. T., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 67 52 11 48 40 21 25 21 .20 13 j 2 16 I 2 15 i 7 "l 155 131 75 64,484 62,117 78,036 I Otway, J. W., Ohaeaivai, Inspector of Stock. 158 63 49 58 33 15 70 10 27 36 36 26 7 25 14 21 19 3 9 ! 1 1 j ... 5 I 2 1 ; ... 9 I ... 15 1 5 l 264 25 113 6 115 124 83 25 78,641 8,745 49,188 2,488 45,298 51,903 36,092 5,775 2 1 '.Brown, W. R., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. ll! 42 30 36 12 13 4 1 4 23 48 25 13 12 "2 1 23 50 18 9 8 1 2 j ... 13 j 2 42 I 14 4 1 12 2 10 ... 5 i 18 104 187 84 49 43 11 3 6,839 60,777 181,079 33,140 42,S16 26,861 18,569 620 1 12 20 10 60; 23 17 33 17 69 61 9 23 26 60 57 4 1 15 1 18 5 41 3 20 6 3 1 i 43 92 80 234 169 20,185 58,121 104,143 170,696 131,705 Alexander, R., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Huddleston, V. A., Te Kuiti, Inspector of Stock. Elliot, D., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 3 l "i 19 6 15 30 5 6 24 3 ... 8 3 30 7 3 7 l l 20 43 113 11,843 39,956 128,067 "i

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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1915. Total Number of 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Numbar of Owners owning O • P= r< i 4= O "2 rH 8 H° rr S OB O °- oq O rH o . | o I o ! "8 oo oo og 9-oq j ««-,- °_t; rH j c-q | io 26 °c6 JO HO o°. 2°lO o ' -o ,CpH OC p-t 8 5 O T3 CM S3 c3 j Owners ! oi,„„„ of Sheep. Shee PName and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. GISBORNE DISTRICT— Waiapu Cook ... Waikohu 14 49 8 32 43 14 37 54 39 52 108 60 30 61 34 16 29 9 8 17 5 8 12 12 4 2 2 201 375 183 679,660 969,606 576,131 I Hingston, W. B., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, j Registrar of Brands. HAWKE'S BAT DISTRICT— East Taupo (part of) Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata 1 43 43 33 7 7 2 61 58 60 17 9 46 82 75 21 28 79 115 75 12 62 32 63 19 5 34 1 23 24 6 2 10 4 12 4 2 13 16 13 1 1 2 4 305 412 273 66 174 7,030 731,077 1,025,903 347,828 93,010 612,159 Alexander, R., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands (part East Taupo only). "Graham, D. A., Hastings, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 8 3 WEST COAST DISTRICT— Taranaki Subdivision — Clifton Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West ... Wanganui Subdivision — Patea ... Waitotara Waimarino Kaitieke Wanganui Rangitikei Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua ... Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua 46 78 48 29 17 17 26 6 39 26 40 12 31 110 52 31 30 53 10 2 35 22 69 21 33 113 37 16 35! 36 11 18 57 26 49 26 49 151 271 4 ! 24 17 18 22 83 54 47 37 70 194 2 1 11 7 3 5 12 13 16 34 66 2 1 2 4 5 5 i i l 3 164 130 61 130 132 58 83 8 231 147 230 97 248 661 92,520 34,499 11,375 122,662 107,180 63,263 83,341 975 262,586 210,951 259,434 89,238 572,449 952,724 Sutton, F. W., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Crockett, R., Opunake, Inspector of Stock. Beere, P., Stratford, Inspector of Stock. G., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Philpott, A. C, Wanganui, District Agent, Registrar of Brands. J i 15 13 "i 7 *8 5 i 2 34 30 35 17 29j 431 45 38 56 45 38 42 41 29 51 41 33; 531 51 31 101 51 35 28 7 7 23 8 5 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 179 137 270 163 142 176 156,209 117,173 321,692 163,442 127,137 163,036 Fleming, D., Palmerston North, Inspector of r Stock, Registrar of Brands. [ Miller, j. C, Feilding, Inspector of Stock. 2 i

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Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Mana, and Somes) 46 34 44 82 10 2 168 147,085 147,085 \ ■Munro, H., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, 81,093 j Registrar of Brands. 26 21 14 15 5 3 1 85 81,093 Makara WAIRARAPA DISTRICT— Masterton Subdivision — Featherston Wairarapa South Masterton Castlepoint Akitio ... Eketahuna MauriceviUe Woodville Subdivision — Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua 25 42 42 10 10 35 16 ' 26 43 60 10 1 53 44 24 29 40 65 11 74 29 14 51 28 82 10 40 16 24 35 42 14 6 3 2 6 4 17 7 2 1 6 1 7 2 4 6 2 3 1 4 ... 184 169 318 65 191 129 81 405,635 180,105 562,408 . 171,985 270,230 81,491 70,903 405,635 \ 180,105 562.408 171'985 .Hubbard, jA. T. P., Masterton, Inspector ol 270 230 Stock, Registrar of Brands. 81'491 j 70,903 ) 3 32 29 46 2 48 31 41 14 57 22 47 23 57 20 61 10 16 16 3 6 3 1 i "3 56 219 111 214 111,614 286,575 96,035 213,609 111,614 \ 286,575 Halligan, J., Woodville, Inspector of Stock, 96,035 Registrar of Brands. BfC 1 213,609 1,309,982 Totals in North Island ... ... : I ! i 2272 2300: 2147 2268' 746 246 ; 113 110 17 10,219 13,309,982 : I !=, r= =,' = ! = MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT— Nelson Subdivision — Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller Murohison Westland Subdivision — Westland 4 Inangahua Grey Marlborough Subdivision — Sounds Marlborough Awatere 419' 85. 36 1 39 76 276 52 13 35 138 21 9 2 19 52 7 2 8 7 2 2 894 167 60 45 138 328,064 : 54,000 1 Empson, C. C, Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Regisla,060 V trar of Brands. 4,879 I 46,042 \) 77 25 56 28 8 21 19 3 10 4 3 5 "i 128 39 93 ?o'?I? ) Smith,< J. W., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, „„'' ft q j' Registrar of Brands. 36 151 15 57 123 37 40 78 55 43 53 30 12 17 -22 1 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 191 433 180 33s' 942 l Bm P son < C - c -> Nelson ' Inspector of Stock, Regis289*422 I trar of Brands - CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT— Northern Subidvision — Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Kowai Waipara 30 6 21 2'. 1 52 43 30 27 38 31 30 55 37 35 10 11 45 42 32 11 22 6= 13 20 14 2 8 22 6 14 5 6 2 11 1 1 6 2 3 1 3 1 4c 160 160 147 95 126 248 221,075 Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, Regis429,876 \ trar of Brands. 194,054 128, 882 110,086 360,392 i

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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1915. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of , ners Sheeo. Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. o o *■ o o o o So s 0 . g-r °-of O o 38 CN O tH o O 10 °o o go 3 S 8§ 8 -° o§ °»| Owners of Sheep. Sheep. , sneep. heep. r Christchurch Subdivision — Oxford Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert Selwyn Tawera Waimairi Rangiora ... . ... Eyre Malvern Papgrua Heathcote Halswell Springs EUesmere Ashburton Islands Timaru Subdivision — Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate 41 33 11 5 26 10 11 52 37 38 48 4 7 23 54 168 44 26 18 50 9 5 44 29 70 45 37 27 21 53 10 3 16 17 40, 15 33 28 22 10 32 5 2 12 42 5 3 3 10 18 195 8 6 10 8 8 2 1 1 12 1 1 1 1 57 i 2 4 "2 2 i "i i 1 163 121 82 37 178 43 22 124 93 202 113 8 19 71 163 882 122,685 102,739 92,888 54,273 250,582 96,896 13,122 47,163 58,756 157,638 37,352 8,585 13,278 35,191 93,095 960,790 Mackenzie, F., Christchurch, Inspector of Stock, *" Registrar of Brands. ! ... 4 22 51 224 4 15 37 215 "i 10 i 4 8 i Neville, C. S., Timaru, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 124| 121 42 134; 124| 132 83 184 83 78 78 150 1 7l| 45 68 127 19 37 29 1 2 11 9 6 4 1 5 3 1 424 383 330 642 368,265 205,307 522,029 656,290 "2 TAGO DISTRICT— Oamaru Subdivision — Waitaki 587 642,626 Blair, F. W., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 127 167 143: 109 29 3 Duns tan Subdivision — Maniototo Vincent 32 50 58 54 79 38 70 53 _. 24 11 3 8 1 2 4 1 "3 271 220 348,765 342,812 "[Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, J Registrar of Brands. I reeei' ed. Returns nol

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Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo Waikouaiti ... Taieri Peninsula 25 31 15 19 58 43 2 ... 28 14 34 6 34 17 53 2 8 3 12 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 129 71 205 10 146,351 ) 89,249 I Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stocl 229, 777 Registrar of Brands. 6,802 - Clutha Subdivision — Clutha Tuapeka Bruce I 123 147 75 93 92 118 14=91 86 84 100 96; 55 14 17 10 5 1 2 1 1 3 i 524 380 373 . ) Gi i mour; T) Balclutha, Inspector of Stocl akor\A°A I Registrar of Brands. 253,044 ) " Southland Subdivision — Lake Southland W T allace Stewart Island 41 32 503 514 127; 190 5j 5 13 9 279: 231 138: 78 25812071 12 39 15 9 10 7 1 4 2 6 7 5 1 1 1 124 1,588 563 12 ) Wright, R., Invercargill, Inspector of Stocl Iqq'bqq - Registrar of Brands. I Hill, H., Gore, Inspector of Stock. Totals in South Island 3460 3507 1 541 154 45 81 21 12,461 11,514,412 Totals in Dominion ... 5732:5807 4728 t 4339 1287 400 158 24,824,394 191 38 22,680 I