THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1921.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1921 Session I-II, H-23

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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1921.

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

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 23rd September, 1921. The following particulars are published for general information:— 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. —Return 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, 1921. 3. The Names and Residences of the Officers holding Appointments under the Stock Act. W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.

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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1920 and 1921. NORTH ISLAND.

Number 01 Sheep on County. 30th April, 1020. 30th April, 19-21. Increase. Decrease. i Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokiangp Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island .. .. Waitemata Edon Manukau .. Franklin Coromandel Thames .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia .. .. .. .. Awakino Waitomo Ohura .. .. .. .. Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. East Taupo ... Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki .. "Matakaoa Waiapu .. "Uawa .. .. ., Cook Waikohu Wairoa Hawke's.Bay Waipawa Waipukurau .. .. .... Patangata Weber Dannevirke .. .. .. Woodville Pahiatua Akitio Clifton Taranaki 'Inglewood Egmont .. .. .. .. .. Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea .. .. .. .. .. Waitotara .. .. .. .. Waimarino Wanganui Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea .. .. .. Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa .. .. . - Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna .. .. .. .. Mauriceville 47,044 16,715 80,731 41,700 101,223 57,445 99,080 02,387 12,217 54,286 2,031 50,243 38,147 42,044 5,477 3,994 46,120 178,252 24,723 20,042 10,441 13,556 27,354 47,766 103,200 141,084 153,894 140,694 9,301 10,478 53,760 161,543 Nil 064,777 Nil 931,344 650,311 639,096 1,059,555 346,643 115,124 591,620 113,019 200,141 82,791 197,719 202,534 80,771 26,219 Nil 13,654 73,817 83,412 64,270 81,908 3,025 273,395 238,913 320,003 465,850 1,019,137 165,694 120,108 386,712 150,212 138,437 112,284 135.042 77,508 465,889 178,640 475,538 160,759 102.003 02,092 46,919 19,582 84,407 44,105 102,7-8 62,205 103,854 05,790 12,899 45,363 2,346 47,178 40,843 47,721 6,919 5,205 37,430 176,800 22,088 27,444 20,804 18,484 28,983 48,075 110,652 128,678 144,071 149,010 20,574 11,433 55,849 163,502 129,158 534,939 208,011 035,782 009,893 584,924 1,051,535 342,394 110,459 028,122 111,017 247,923 74,508 177,100 253,884 80,143 19,193 7,574 9,970 06,213 93,880 64,097 07,224 4,312 243,185 218,333 337,792 450,035 989,382 133,574 93,905 265,165 ' 136,499 102,704 111,099 144,360 80,721 448,784 190,188 .469.381 180,393 100,395 57,500 2,867 3,670 2,405 1,505 4,700 4,708 3,403 082 2,690 5,677 1,442 1,211 1,402 4,303 4,928 1,029 309 7,452 8,310 11,273 955 2,089 1,959 129,158 208,011 1,335 30,496 7,574 10,468 427 '1,287 .7,789 8,718 3,213 11,548 19,634 725 8,923 •285 3,065 8,684 1,452 2,635 12,406 9,823 129,838 295,502 40,418 54,172 8,020 4,249 *2,002 12,218 8,223 20,013 8,050 0,028 7,020 '3,084 7,004 14,084 30,210 20,580 15,815 29,755 32,120 26., 143 21,547 13,713 35.733 1,185 17,105 6,157 1,608 4,592 Totals for North Island 13,166,750 12,774,323 535,425 927,852 Net decrease, North Island 392,427 * New counties : Matakaoa Count) Uawa Inglewood ! accounts for d -crease in Waiaj Cook , Tarar ?u County. laki „

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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1920 and 1921 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number o: t Sheep on Decrease. County. Increase. 30th April, 1920. 30th April, 1921. Waimea.. .. Takaka CoUingwood Buller .. Inangahua Murchison .. Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere.. Kaikoura Amuri Choviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvorn Paparua .. .. Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs Ellesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham IslandB .. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent .. .. .. •. Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 310,849 55,576 20,442 5,137 11,139 48,231 27,370 38,730 168,030 355,222 290,098 198,391 399,075 180,298 307,840 109,808 ■ 84,855 105,250 44,580 59,902 89,773 150,323 41,107 8,714 13,139 88,299 50,032 79,700 14,490 81,036 86,167 224,409 934,245 302,293 180,371 473,871 594,919 *87,385 010,110 291,907 297,136 222,557 137,650 85,528 5,846 203,520 215,489 326,401 410,894 1,116,922 480,545 4,173 337,140 57,808 25,278 3,963 11,809 52,548 23,893 38,598 195,905 382,895 308,158 208,662 398,372 177,399 383,116 110,232 75,022 101,813 36,000 50,002 88,046 141,355 38,114 6,951 10,442 87,228 52,234 79,282 13,246 29,893 73,157 223,612 836,661 291,301 162,892 493,172 534,159 87,531 555,585 308,538 324,386 228,834 129,187 77,083 j 4,027 202,610 i 201,920 319,348 430,953 1,047,670 442,309 4,131 ! 26,291 2,232 4,836 1,174 730 4,317 3,477 132 27,875 27,673 18,060 10,271 1,303 8,899 15,270 364 9,833 8,987 8,514 3,300 1,727 8,968 3,053 1,703 2,097 1,071 i,602 478 1,250 1,143 13,010 797 97,584 10,992 23,479 00,700 19,310 146 54,525 16,571 27,250 6,277 8,403 8,445 1,819 904 13,503 7,053 20,059 09,252 38,236 42 Totals for South Island * 10,753,220 10,510,708 229,131 471,643 Totals for North Island 13,166,750 12,774,323 535,425 927,852 Totals for the Dominion .. •23,919,970 23,285,031 764,556 1,399,495 Net decrease: North Island .. .. .. .. .. 391 Net decrease: South Island .. .. .. •. .. 24! ,427 ,512 Total net docrease for the Dominion .. .. 63,939 * Owing to the Chatham Islands returns for 1920 mil being available the ttgurea (or 1919 were used for that count the.Domlnion totals tor 1920 published In ff.-23, on lilli August, L920. The L920 Sgures cm- now included. - ami Included in

1. 2. 3. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1920. 30th April. 1921. 30th April, 1920. 30th April, 1921. Auckland Napier - Gisborne Wellington - Wost Coast Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. Canterbury-Kaikoura Otago 3,105 3,189 4,451 2,497 5,331 5,387 3,177 3,375 4,523 2,541 5,479 5,299 1,870,178 5,914,680 5,381,892 1,330,824 5,013,658 4,408,738 1,901,947 5,705,715 5,100,061 1,438,055 4,790,000 4,270,598 Totals for Dominion 23,900 24,394 23,919,970 23,285,031 ' Increase Deorease M ,939 68i

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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, 1921. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lint loin. Ror ney. Border dcester. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep Kri.fl stud b ™= E wes to , E 2 be bred from this and over. Season . Stud Ewes not to be bred from thiB Season. Stud Lambs. __ , Stud Stud Ewes to Bams, be bred 2-tooth from this and over Season. Stud Ewes not to be Stud bred Lambs. from this Season. Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. stIlrl Stud !>..«= Ewes to 9 be bred from this and over. g Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. Auckland District. Mongonui Whangarao Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson .. Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden .. Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Waipa Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 46,919 19,582 84,407 44,105 102,728 62,205 103,854 65,790 12,899 45,303 2,346 47,178 40,843 47,721 6,919 5,205 27,444 37,436 176,800 22,088 20,804 18,484 28,983 48,075 110,652 128,678 144,071 149,010 20,574 11,433 55,849 163,502 2 41 8 173 16 6 97 56 10 17 107 21 15 12 87 20 2 6 2 43 4 30 3 72 560 245 ! 518 93 j 906 69 j 32 30 1,038 100 150 10 32 i 361 320 469 18 "50 2 10 35 64 . 35 165 190 279 57 674 65 30 709 60 10 35 210 283 337 8 6 1 "84 36 "20 90 5 io6 12 30 88 13 •• i 2 1 6 20 13 300 55 19 279 1 47 26 53 19 •■ •• . ! 1 2 21 59 i58 54 8 21 41 i22 39 1 2 47 42 29 34 9 1 ■■ ! •• 1 20 11 180 412 j 260 Totals 1,901,947 75 651 118 486 604 5,907 | 169 3,622 15 202 30 137

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Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. 129,158 Waiapu .. 534,939 Uawa .. .. .. 208,011 Cook .. .. .. .. 035,782 Waikohu .. .. .. j 609.893 13 496 13 496 i '70 '70 496 } 496 } 1 82 11 70 6 1 82 11 70 6 53 39 294 1,111 171 268 794 42 Totals .. .. .. ! 2,117,783 13 496 13 496 \ 70 | 70 ! 496 496 170 170 1,629 1,143 •• I I Hawke's Bay District. W T airoa .. .. .. 584,924 Hawke's Bay .. .'. .. 1,051,535 W T aipawa .. .. .. 342,394 Waipukurau .. .. - .. 116,459 Patangata .. .. .. 628,122 Weber" .. .. .. 111,017 Dannevirke .. .. .. 247,923 Woodville .. .. .. 74.568 Pahiatua .. .. .. 177,106 Akitio.. .. .. .. 253,884 18 750 56 101 6 110 1 ! 25 2 ! 80 13 j 147 25 I 169 6 j 182 18 56 6 1 2 13 25 6 750 101 110 25 80 147 169 182 13 16 14 17 12 13 16 14 17 12 597 56 . 96 16 64 8Q 61 80 597 56 96 16 64 86. 61 80 19 169 71 ' 4 17 16 8 25 110 19 169 71 ' 4 17 160 1.283 678 40 74 133 934 546 30 .. 16 8 25 110 386 125 690 931 i06 65 179 75 718 596 Totals .. .. .. 3,587,932 3,587,932 127 ! 1,564 127 1,564 72 72 1,056 1,056 439 439 4,293 245 3,211 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. ! 80,143 Taranaki .. 19,193 Inglewood .. ... .. 7,574 Egmont ... .. .. 9.970 Stratford .. .. .. 66,213 Whangamomona .. .. 93,880 Eltham .. .. .. 64,697 Hawera .. .. .. 67,224 Waimate West .. .. .. 4,312 Patea .. .. .. 243,185 Waitotara .. .. .. 218,333 Wanganui .. .. .. 450,035 Waimarino .. .. .. 337,792 Rangitikei .. .. .. 989,382 Oroua .. .. .. 133,574 Kairanga .. .. .. 93,905 Kiwitea .. .. .. 205,165 Pohangina .. .. .. 136,499 Manawatu .. .. .. 102,704 Horowhenua .. .. .. 111,099 Hutt .. .. .. .. 144,360 Makara .. .. .. 80,721 Featherston .. .. .. 448, 784 South Wairarapa .. .. 190,188 Masterton .. .. .. 469,381 Castlepoint .. .. .. 180,393 Eketahuna .. .. .. 100,395 Mauriceville .. .. . . 57,500 : 1 7 231 1 115 695 133 621 631 ! 2,808 39 531 2 ! 47 ! 74 68 1,015 16 I 30 51 ! 275 43 47 2 j 48 56 | 254 90 ! 758 207 ; 1,300 52 ! 143 7 | 250 1 I 18 14 120 464 "i38 3 65 40 2 "80 203 i.43 390 489 2,188 309 37 754 34 60 33 28 235 745 1,161 ioo 20 12 8 "l9 24 3 4 83 ■ 78 16 3 560 109 155 439 80 25 32 57 32 415 171 143 23 1 14 214 •• .. 306 588 200 27 990 913 322 5,843 ! 3,446 3,867 4,796 589 988 566 1,519 303 5.299 3,341 2,253 \ 298 I 39 j 11 10 15 221 19 95 91 55 15 656 246 54 37 136 230 430 204 904 637 244 4 4,551 2,088 3,200 3,498 364 554 352 1,150 163 5,192 2,538 1,616 ' 2 12 1 "87 ioo 50 .. "52 "80 "48 •- " .. 335 ■• .. I • I Totals .. .. .. 5,166,661 1,569 9,098 1,569 I 9,098 1,129 1,129 6,726 6,726 2,492 2,492 36,721 j 1,525 28,450 1.5 237 180 Totals for North Island .. ! 12,774,323 i I 1,784 " 11,809 1,784 11,809 1,389 1,389 8,764 8,764 3,705 3,705 48,550 1,939 36,426 30 439 30 317

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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, 1921— continued. STUD. SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lini loin. Eo: tney. Border leicester. Total Number of Sheep . -.furl stud Stud liCe-to Ewes not » JOS -el and over, Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. i™i be bred from this and over. g Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Name <;f County. Stud Lambs. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over Stud Lambs. Stud Lambs. Stud Lambs. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. 337, 140 57,808 25,278 3,963 11,809 52,548 23,893 38,59S 195,905 382,895 i 308,158 .9 in 39 | Waimea Takaka CoUingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey .. Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 20 18 186 42 10 2,286 107 45 118 7 1,469 51 40 •• •' .. I .. •• •• 1,345 •• 554 176 596 64 51 7 144 508 30 35 89 369 11 3 142 355 6 378 1,732 229 "83 287 1,345 65 202 iio 65 Totals .. 1,438,055 159 3,941 730 2,056 122 702 35 487 744 I 4,777 208 3,394 | 65 | 110 65 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote .. Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell 208,002 398,372 177,399 383,116 110,232 75,022 101,313 36,066 56,602 88,046 141,355 38,114 6.951 10,442 87,228 52,234 79,282 13,246 21 183 10 66 12 1,523 966 294 395 339 67 135 268 61 14 1,066 613 211 261 i?6 2 19 55 •• 101 1,052 •• 80 950 | **30 .. •• 146 100 44- •• 4 62 1 196 200 35 ii2 ! 93 55 2 1 6 i 78 50 300 42 36 227 •- i •• 80 | " 12 127 2 5 149 52 •• .. •■ •• I •• 2 58 42 •- •• •• •■ "lO •• i ••

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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, 1921— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

Sliroj Southdown. Corriedale. Other Breeds. English Leicester. Ire. Name of County. Stud Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to Ewes not c t _j 2-tooth be bred to be bred ,°'"? and from this trom this over. Season. Season. Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to 2-tooth be bred and from this over. Season. Stud Ewes not st rt Season. Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over. Stud Stud Ewes to ; Ewes not be bred , to be bred from this j from this Season. 1 Season. Stud Lambs. Stud Stud Stud Rams. Ewes to Ewes not .... j 2-tooth be bred to be bred r ° u "v and from this \ from tins over. Season. ■ Season. Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud ST?iS-5 Stud Season, j Auckland District. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson .. Rodney Great Barrier Island .. Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Waipa Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia .. Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 1 6 1 10 2 I •• •• .. •■ •• •■ •• 105 •• -- :: •• 10 116 - * •• •• •• •• .. •• 90 8 89 ■ ■■ .. •• •• 1 '.'. 1 20 "20 "' 8 -• "l6 "24 3 "20 •• 1 13 .45 87 •• "70 -• "25 1 •' - - • •• "22 81 63 •• "lO •■ •• .. •• .. •• .. - •• •■ .. •• ! ~— Totals .. 19 301 187 2 40 27 190 87 23 81 53

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_ Gisborne District. Matakaoa Waiapu .. .. Uawa .. Cook Waikohu .. .. .. 9 279 8 178 L _ r— Totals T 9 279 178 I' |__ _: l_ •• Hawkk's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau .. Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 1 " 7 290 251 251 40 6 10 1 962 107 440 51 47 "25 385 79 292 26 i30 48 2 .. 17 2 282 46 2 2 •• •• Totals I 7 290 290 251 251 76 1,888 960 2 72 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville .. " 2 ' 3 i 10-j 62 106 47 21 19 "80 36 2 4 185 "20 2 5 " 7 13 187 113 38 "22 34 221 406 329 40 716 795 257 •• 12 187 215 171 31 559 584 ■• .. 11 I "84 "70 40 28 202 15 6 712 183 30 1 i97 529 103 1 10 18 8 - .. 15 25 26 2 4 3 38 819 1,131 100 256 147 -• 48 600 681 75 160 56 .' 40 Totals.. 15 15 215 215 21 in 135 135 | 6] 0 185 12 185 28 222 478 6,206 123 4,197 18 11 I 84 70 Totals for Xorth Island .. 41 41 806 806 ! 21 21 573 573 8 225 202 203 5,422 12 I 8 225 36 590 8,563 18 38 167 123 " i

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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, 1921.— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Other Breeds. Name of County. Stud Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to I Ewes not Cif „ (1 2-tooth be bred i to be bred T „™?« and from this from this Mm ° ! - over. Season, j Season. Stud Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to Ewes not q t a 2-tooth be bred to be bred L a "L and from this from this over. Season. Season. Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over. Stud Stud Ewes to Ewes not gtud be bred to be bred T amrw from this from this Lamus. Season. Season. ' i Stud Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to Ewes not «*,, i 2-tooth ' be bred to be bred , "J^'L and from this from this Laraus. over. Season, j Season. Stud Stud Stud I Earns, Ewes to , Ewes not 2-tooth be bred to be bred and from this from this over. Season. . Season. Stud Lambs. M-iRLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND District. 15 I 25 15 2 Waimea Takaka CoUingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 1 51 "lO 40 43 161 345 1 .. 65 40 •• 1 ] ■• •" 30 32 16 60 168 401 1 1 "39 18 10 1 •• Totals.. 79 680 10 589 15 25 15 lio 40 | 57 j 10 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. 1 . Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot W 7 aipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora .. .. Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell 1 88 79 3 2 266 2,620 18 68 145 88 1,231 .. 1 .. 32 14 63 70 •• 22 7 2 2 5 56 3 3 320 75 73 288 248 45 209 561 66 7 13 248 796 1 6 170 636 3,974 5,091 10 109 12 ! 27 90 442 2,181 i 3,583 9 j 90 11 1 285 865 4 1,072 2 55 745 64 - 26 .. . 4 33 3 393 10 44 430 54 1,694 346 . 32 325 39 1,086 281

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Springs Ellesmere Selwyn .. .. Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 40 47 60 290 55 32 274 40 348 47 306 60 1,100 290 2,569 55 1,567 32 714 35 27 200 551 1,663 795 357 1 20 52 34 508 10 54 50 13 417 45 13 19 I 2 j 63 8 26 | 356 427 82 248 112 97 50 103 14 310 383 60 155 93 40 1 4 6 66 . .21 318 30 i 128 203 872 553 2,703 | 4 627 8 104 125 524 404 2,086 20 3 3 270 125 12 10 142 "62 11 2 274 I 1,248 j 30 573 4 ITotals 1,699 14,257 184 8,583 722 54 617 209 2,913 167 2,170 ' 1,487 14,491 | 058 9,657 28 424 10 I 233 - _ Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo .. .. Vincent .. .. Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce '.. .. Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 18 1 92 6 94 31 402 65 210 4 5 89 90 67 56 5 180 120 236 I 1,565 82 | 202 99 1,241 2 .. ' 12 7 | 114 16 ! 489 472 7 263 1,367 110 816 120 483 85 46 2 i 17 9 Totals 117 117 612 321 9 179 | 123 5 180 120 454 3,611 742 2,896 2 17 Totals for South Island .. 1,895 1,895 15,549 194 9,493 •34 916 79 I 75.3 216 3,158 167 2,330 1,944 | 18,159 | 1,400 12,563 30 441 10 242 Totals for Dominion .. 1,930 1,930 I 10,355 215 10,066 62 1,141 115 1,017 806 11,721 370 7,752 1,950 '' 18,177 ! 1,400 12,571 68 608 10 365 I

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Merino. Lincoln. Eomney. Border Leicester English Leicester. Name ot Coanty. 2- rH «j - rH Si (3 H* rH <S §3S| ig-Sg g-e-- a-H-2 Lambs. PhS te.2 S £ z. « S ■ N IN -.•«£ „-S . s"§ . Cr 6ft r-gg : fag H 3 — * 0, O—H « rl S 4» Lambs. 13 13 --t- ■ CO _, ri 5 So -So f"rJ frS rS B O -t- «t-l © eg 111 Br h» Lambs. ir"« - H - ■— — rS . ~ -r '-< II s Sh=_. grJ-.-rr ? -_i ■H a OTIS . S- - -i rSl ■a r=S° ■*->,___ * H* O Oft a-etc r. Lambs Auckland District. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 5 2 9 4 11 10 20 27 159 20 74 24 5 73 108 43 64 ! 244 6 ! 56 3 28 246 11 21 14 31 88 121 1 I 4 47 164 273 457 293 170 18 85 30 184 36 400 70 100 25 100 100 115 25 50 ioo so 419 2,091 129 12 1,443 4,114 410 683 930 330 571 325 1,300 4,638 445 2,407 120 282 435 1,432 3,212 308 436 30 14,692 517 3,598 399 2,710 133 1,339 30 12,238 3,091 5,227 265 651 115 3,818 305 2,421 341 9,213 2,185 1,257 374 7,735 2,865 481 2.206 1 2 54 4 6 15 3 21 '75 - • L 214 3 17 31 25 100 35 320 848 ij>3 543 212 11 2 38 35 '20 25 38 7 40 380 636 27 767 870 is 250 167 291 6 590 713 28 294 963 214 816 396 1,268 38 56 4 87 1,000 264 200 2,888 4,860 61 200 70 153 : .. 285 ... 355 867 j 1,035 : 350 1,222 20 1,339 60 186 141 34 525 5,087 1,541 4,124 2,404 292 2,919 230 3,249 30 50 497 230 3,709 575 13,176 1,335 756 10 65 50 1,790 385 300 1 .. 58 70 1,122 1,394 2,138 100 152 5 1,938 7,360 487 218 45 32 17 1 56 io 44 57 87 37 124 12 3 20 66 27 30 "9 •• -• iis 5 220 178 823 39 104 40 130 20 150 35 32 22 15 131 69 ! 46 8 45 122 13 16 9 23 10 15 8 195 80 i(31 54 71 44 95 20 14 5 ijjo 620 60 98 26 60 3 2 '■70 400 247 65 ii t io ioo •• •• 1 71 [ 160 "87 54 •502 50 40 42 310 90 710 33 10,765 1,843 9,641 2,059 229 8,048 5,193 200 •- Totals 356 27 30 226 2,918 1,046 98,240 12,105 58,311 589 75 465 10 497 598 124 1,060 290 1,005 5,354 825 3,155 18,219 35,300

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Gisborne District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 36 50 520 80 i88 43 383 416 1,946 1,304 I 50 750 351 1,100 1,306 4,300 276 734 1,694 5,100 200 760 280 600 400 385 3,344 190 5,000 I 1,710 ! 7,710 7,185 28,220 2,470 6,463 7,209 6,384 7,779 6,355 17,243 : 1,676 116,759 12.732 41,708 2,256 39,608 5,167 38,500 3.130 11,872 80,647 25,748 23,108 18,207 7 3 243 HI i 269 98 5 111 Totals 36 50 520 SO 188 4,092 3,677 11,984 1,840 9,319 26,353 55,132 253,818 24,961 159,582 364 269 214 Hawke's Bat District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa .. Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 24 73 254 8 15 I 340 200 441 1,051 450 330 22 300 412 1,461 1,163 556 153 784 258 371 315 542 789 420 140 ' 1,713 50 1,320 6,390 , 4,658 1,100 ! 3,150 190 1,420 673 2,348 172 3,647 3,230 I 7,446 3,541 350 320 1,332 515 1,309 123 575 180 4,416 995 1,110 2,386 1,801 5,338 4,984 11,627 3,393 960 7,167 917 2,132 675 1,420 1.918 30,590 3,389 15 6,108 2,620 4,666 477 1,096 766 720 .. 343 110,989 12.473 44.508 12,191 781 6,362 370 .. 245 21,790 1,890 j15,516 9,318 1,610 : 8,662 25,162 1,744 13.091 8,068 634 4,185 7,811 413 4,391 16,001 961 i 11,982 39 51 33 1 275 258 53 82 7 21 30 40 4 6 25 .. 854 i97 1,070 30 Totals 420 978 | 2,771 382 1,566 6,392 11,945 126,122 7,367 16,924 35,193 49,727 212,420 20,506 1109,285 194 275 258 152 Wellington- West Coast District. 200 355 8 io 234 100 300 I 190 805 I 10 425 ; 70 40 295 i 550 2,595 j 150 670 I 3,837 2 584 99 626 50 80 2,024 ' 372 4,034 144 I 747 471 1,323 858 2,783 4,077 9,084 3,668 '23,223 1,894 13.288 9,351 55,250 1,127 8,359 429 I 4,256 2,830 ,25,412 422 i 6,501 1,199 4,713 ,753 4,156 869 15,624 354 ; 7,920 1,575 14,380 693 4,267 565 110,806 808 7,928 198 4,025 57 14 7 4 1 26 9 35 97 1 103 77 40 13 123 55 ie 7 13 3 5 130 80 l I Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford WTiangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West.. Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea .: Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 22 i 370 994 . 47 179 245 16 90 10 212 275 217 240 11 579 332 603 797 1,367 34 145 241 72 15 7 41 25 873 319 1,082 458 229 222 115 i 713 3,312 5,488 155 ; 425 1,408 139 110 i 78 1,099 85 110 520 498 i 608 : 386 4,309 340 1,079 2,405 6,010 80 501 356 1,522 1,750 453 2,259 3,003 4 2,058 ' 1,094 7,038 8,500 732 I 1,000 12,108 18,174 1,154 4,442 11,863 40,966 948 2,932 5.655 20,360 4,301 9,641 20,234 101,672 891 2,801 13,860 .. 718 2,163 8.689 320 ! 3,265 I 9,399 41,880 1,705 1,305 12,887 531 2,304 9,635 1,040 2,325 11,016 .. i 1,791 6,337 27,232 700 ! 919 ; 2,458 14,565 776 3,812 3,623 27,017 3,703 1,281 730 7,312 303 4,426 2,401 16,348 117 1,420 2,371 11,735 140 729 762 9.021 53 346 .. 132 850 630 31 i2 30 9 I 474 150 30 5 112 1 7 550 44 ioo i i6 25 30 550 620 800 130 300 500 60 7 1 30 i 140 25 • • I ■ • I 930 3,693 605 777 1,944 280 431 j 1,871 419 1,291 : 1,328 175 2,668 9,382 1,728 17 171 251 220 520 300 332 300 .. "7 i20 184 1 80 34 25 12 300 I 420 200 70 50 250 • ■ io '23 L 1 2 450 1 1 ".! 58 .'. 700 1,050 50 10 1,114 ! 50 70 1 6,438 278 ' 16 584 1,893 350 147 : 420 "40 40 4 18 6 20 *J I .. •• 162 6 60 .. " •■ Totals 233 1,257 3,628 247 1,279 8,763 8,788 35,497 3,561 18,227 46,297 .105,208 424,426 33,508 235,257! 649 ; 210 2,902 47 1,077 288 715 30 143 Totals, North Island 1,045 ; 2,312 i 7,924 25,456 \ 78,957 13,593 91,080 562,435 1,796 285 57 1,832 1,252 124 1,775 39 433 739 3,259 22,165 47,625 126,062 245,367 988,904 3,911

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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, 1921— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Eomney. Border Leicester En: lish Leicester. Name ot County. CO a *a -a£S egg -Ms. rC«(E> ♦''•HO) 0 (M «» TlftlBlu, «-Sg Hog S-T3<" B-3«> Lambs - H -S £ 5 . .Sag tag ■Sis * h* ■- & a-orn g-- iambs. rM r» BI 3 H -1 Zfl *Hg 3^g sf-3 s °ag ««g _ . rt .3 feS sS-S >_• H -0 111 i|l s-s« «« s Lambs - I |-=| 1*3 -S 2*9 -~ -j- r-3 — a> 0-1 c?i h» -; h 0 _: •°|g °ag Q O O 00 JS ea ftp £ a "■atH a-etc Lambs H» !S H3 420 1,619 30 62 ; 165 "I 4 125 12 29 1 1 17 72 215 l 60 1,129 6 1 40 18 28 137 2,038 178 5,705 272 50 8 10 12 691 952 Marlborough- Nelson - Westland District. Waimea Takaka CoUingwood BuJler Inangahua Murchison Grey .. Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 109 15 7 3 9 2 1 46 1,025 839 .. .. .. 143 927 8 28 58 93 66 20 140 6,718 20,099 4,928 14,055 102 12 4 1 43 30 06 188 3 10 .j 35 3,474 6,425 33,470 5 620 781 6.795 186 202 879 2,939 42 .. 50 130 557 .. 90 260 .. 57 306 14 52 541 i 1,848 3,537 20,904 556 984 1,896 7,951 42 139 .. 263 2,741 19,318 413 3,519 885 2,232 20 75 12 50 620 14.151 5,779 8,420 22 22 5 .. t 7 8 5 7 29 51 20 466 28 150 36,427 32,403 25,154 30,114 505 337 106 384 71 835 ■1,222 95 300 Totals 2,056 62,063 64,509 11,875 35,408 1,110 485 2,413 I 313 1,365 8,562 13,532 j 72,571 10,438 47,819 134 ! 486 129 72 1,465 j 316 I 7,835 322 j 1,673 ■ canterbury-kaikoura District. Kaikoura :. Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai ... Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern .. Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa 411 975 24 264 2 5 21 7,904 10,515 27,101 37;013 1,916 3,000 5,531 10,666 246 380 10 994 20 594 98 198 106 1,868 2.950 7,450 135 3,158 210 370 110 200 7,124 4,183 15,987 230 1,222 250 2,651 194 40 72 24 175 9 69 20 630 485 3,800 247 029 57 10 40 15 20 37 8 4 146 853 144 ■ 688 21 588 167 ; 13 23 10 69 114 22 67 49 40 25 11 255 4,672 155 8 23 324 1.740 55 10 104 !. 36 03 235 202 509 01 206 276 170 115 10 196 17 10 15 25 37 80 1 155 40 690 189 600 1.800 64 14 816 333 135 12 26 544 36 713 569 50 j 948 265 2 336 14 552 : 44 122 ; 157 346 113 817 257 86 45 1,058 645 1,115 598 1,283 18 265 20 j 1.919 72 j 587 2 j 200 157. 180 150 391 35 106 1,365 89 323 60 320 3,581 226 1,972 151 I 3,546 754 2 5 iio 20 146 13 1,134 6 80 51 75 40 25 402 23 6 3 5 7 2 30 8 8S 192 15 257 44 25 '.'. j .. 50 1,539 920 927 5 .. '40 200 137 83 38 !

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Halswell Springs Ellesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 24 .. 1,512 120 618 11,996 17,689 2.282 668 8,741 25.467 j 2,624 73 142 2,019 ; 30 4 273 1,760 33 1,320 26,570 37,623 3,944 222 4,798 5,324 \ 179 116 217 9,830 5,540 735 163 21,334 2,478 13 86 184 17 42 179 80 2 14 2 7 162 800 10 284 1,730 484 50 '.'. 30 10 7 10 470 171 1,880 7 38 21 258 530 544 274 1,458 806 757 20 274 323 2,741 23 1,437 247 2,092 185 1,360 1,036 12,128 1,274 i 8,018 0,985 ] 15,551 14 35 15 125 203 30 4,922 2 1.. 91 | 176 207 1,131 122 147 3,161 3 570 987 180 108 1,190 684 3,033 1,082 1,220 1,592 3,449 733 11,749 32 296 101 3,055 4,201 4,004 2,445 10,698 .. 29 7 25 1,666 231 2,250 153 1,724 20 369 546 3,052 79 .. 125 183 .. 936 410 278 2,357 1,309 490 3,171 5,000 1,011 13,181 2,117 ; 625 6,439 454 95 1,160 437 137 2,190 509 11 1,294 3 .. 16 25 128 131 40 159 100- 432 619 3,178 277 1.493 98 144 900 22 280 •• Totals 5,092 98,747 168,310 15,159 72,814 743 169 4,645 7 | 3,280 6,301 10,348 48,580 \ 5,668 20,457 112,578 j 3,016 29,388 1,148 | 9,445 19,730 4,999 46,717 i 2,349 12,047 Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri 1,103 369 738 1,132 71 33,578 4,600 18,819 21,649 150 35.043 i 2,670 4,337 i 100 20,445 i 1,671 20.875 I 2,780 2,287 ■ 17,568 747 9,974 10,876 113 14 4 2 40 1 400 790 548 930 557 3 80 50 100 26 494 1,993 4,706 150 576 1,438 1,461 14,748 144 4,539 1,092 321 4,441 110 1,314 547 1,825 5,292 93 1,818 661 84 i 1,712 100 327 256 122 ! 1.405 .. 155 1,966 797 7,485! 843 2,010 .. ; 1,407 3,029 8,716 667 4,190 460 3,935 3,612 29.397 3,025 13,423 270 : 2,547 5,029 18,615 1,485 10,270 502 I 8,180 10,850 60,991 1,970 23,021 490 4,430 7,458 32.114 624. 13,982 27 450 300 j 150 350 2,838 1,347 404 107 345 206 41 i 10 403 35 324 58 316 666 595 296 186 137 I 52 2,860 ! 2,246 1.049 ! 1,289 3 20 7,965 1.480 1,905 180 494 1,197 32 1,017 2,108 687 224 12,328 4,104 49 172 80 50 3,118 251 1,010 261 308 94 26 53 954 501 107 5,563 1,615 35 439 168 15 36 11 10 14 1 158 57 3 57 270 1,070 48 45 40 977 ! 749 4 70 92 12 12 io 5 60 62 277 37 2 600 253 729 183 1,486 334 4,711 127 710 1 5 58 58 20 853 86 Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 125 22 842 2,135 48 660 930 3,838 1,017 14 41 84 53 50 30 218 55 4 419 550 .. Totals 3,866 81,968 91,476 7,865 45,723 254 353 3,225 233 1,748 j 26,984 1,37,031 189,982 | i 9,361 75,975 9,740 6,093 33,770 1,382 j 13,896 914 330 2,929 166 997 Totals, South Island 11,014 j242,778 324,295 34,899 153,945 2,107 ; 1,007 10,283 553 6,393 41,847 ; 60,911 311,133 25,467 144,251 22,452 : 9,109 63,644 i 2,659 ' 23,413 22,109 5,645 57,481 2,837 14,717 Totals for Dominion 12,059 245,090 54,018 167.909 306,278 4,300,037 i 24,248 j 9,394 15,150 1332,219 35,638 157,204 24,272 26,463 89,240 14,146 116,547 1706,686 67,555 2,716 25,245 23,361 5,769 59,256 : < 2,876

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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, 1921.— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK - BOOK— continued.

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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, 1921— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

ropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Other Breeds. Name of County. CM CM Br £ 3 ■»£■% rr*- |* S l_5 O. O ' . m M in' iii «si til *— p in §^ Lambs - in m ii 1 m Lambs - a -a -ego oSo liS Sfg Z~£ Lamb. r I Kl^r ft 3 CM CM ri-rr-, Jr*. Marlborough - Kelson - Westland District. Waimea Takaka CoUingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 48 9 6 11 8 6 1 31 11 13 1 103 ; 120 131 2,430 6,042 505 64 39 25 322 8 25 125 1 1 1 1,170 138 3,807 6,200 1,436 433 1,214 15,774 33,984 6,591 20 1,547 i 19,626 47,736 1,209 L 10 63 6 377 84 207 44 70 30 30 36 370 102 10 3,025 132 132 .. 3 3 8 7 20 10 128 165 5 18 13 46 1 38 44 27 250 2,722 1,500 54 4,415 24,011 31,972 "8 Totals 131 69 609 426 102 103 70 154 316 4,748 10 1,807 3,080 141,687 94,409 9,741 64,287 | 25 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. 115 .. 628 3,689 769 703 1,522 1,412 6,743 640 1,613 319 150 247 676 10 2S 304 132 41 48 158 124 j 18 12 861 14,002 15.360 2,194 24,093 5,708 868 3,487 10,058 1,741 j 1,092 0,921 577 1,979 2,107 108 146 2,593 '■■ 132 1,284 19 258 165 98 1,920 597 2.510 1,318 76 1,653 40 20 843 1 260 990 6 52 720 368 50 Kaikoura Awamuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathc-ote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa .. 1 82 118 224 30 42 59 66 74 6 109 33 5 10 6 17 •• 49 44 303 29 13 24 129 5 48 31 152 11 40 58 50 124 29 304 61 3 158 i 15 46 4,062 70 40 250 147 61 36 74 26,268 14,861 33,561 13.334 4,440 5,412 87 404 50 264 714 878 130 80 31,383 1,045 63,664 2,530 30,501 907 6,337 162 6,981 10 1,111 5,293 70 861 28 8,933 157 9,650 30 11,459 452 S65 22 134 3,222 36 ... 1,112 12,882 28,862 : 9,838 4,619 3,170 810 2,480 116 j 2,644 4,381 3,945 654 14 si? 7 5 93 1 3 4 10 29 350 24 691 35 12 io 649 16 5 2 iss i5 177 6 2.703 582 58 28 •• '"8 12 9 32 87 26 10 16 47 -■ 900 I

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Halswell Springs Ellesmere .. Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 13 42 44 751 51 20 9 22 2 13 42 44 751 51 20 9 22 2 70 1 201 3,535 3 4 is 70 626 750 97 254 191 173 17 11 31 ! 103 12 1 138 27 23 6i4 240 i 25 ..I .. 890 2 70 51 13 116 1,601 2 598 5.952 180 192 12 75 122 628 1,155 3 1.505 12,884 8 .. 25 .. 57 .. 39 l 1 472 1,296 45 228 31 .. 524 25 283 4,897 157 338 864 192 614 435 3,333 9,166 482 3,026 10,794 2,623 6,453 1,259 29,667 68,575 1,560 22,556 1,508 .. 295 305 674 10.596 576 953 45 151 1.707 35 341 5,211 244 2,167 1,022 : 13,248 ;40,497 808 19,216 40,137 6,037 17,475 738 \ 15,002 31,653 562 11,789 j 0 ! 235 390 98 j 155 1 8 10 41 0 3 10 50 24 44 375 ! 2,335 280 :: | :: ilso si3 l,7i7 i Totals 1,819 1,819 21 4,392 i 59 1,789 1,824 264 5,759 141 2,256 7,584 36,425 161,097 11,270 78,226 11,261 118,302 350,376 9,736 |l33,573 227 741 3,497 513 : ; 2,592 Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland W T allace Stewart Island ■ .. 79 3 6 9 3 1 5 19 8 51 15 79 3 6 9 3 1 5 19 8 250 40 65 450 13 25 24 24 52 320 60 i3 10 20 6 1 3 4 1 . 16 54 22 1,735 10,858 25,075 1,475 10,792 352 2,630 6,520 383 3,950 1.085 1.962 7,025 171 3,659 514 4.462 8,744 390 4,782 301 140 2,881 104 1,390 655 499 10,026 2,896 4,003 303 406 .. 350 7 137 300 65 202 79 17 243 83 219 979 30,871 18,339 18,495 17,446 296 3,105 8,161 808 4,148 126 - 519 23,632 48,529 2,692 20,309 432 12,411 i 5,661 1,079 3,134 730 22,069 124,674 3,125 16,405 337 14,289 114,301 826 8,693 131 ■ 50 ! 750 100. 350 i 870 .-. 3.388 .. | 1,463 1 58 1.025 880 .. 485 03 31 20 52 2 112 .. 48 236 13,199 11,460 3,116 7.543 213 , 240 1,401 25 581 10 350 630 .. 230 1 6 _l 51 15 60 9 4 Totals 199 199 290 601 455 57 j 54 . 82 0,432 55,087 I 88,884 24,870 50,941 3,652 88,498 1111.806 10,963 59,301 Totals, South Island 2,149 2,149 380 5,602 59 2,670 j 1,983 318 5,944 150 2,330 14,170 91,828 254,729 36,150 130,974 17,993 248,487 556,591 ; 30,440 257,101! 259 741 3,497 513 [ 2,529 Totals for Dominion 2,876 431 6,725 217 i 3,200 17,281 469 12,786 614 6,694 15,036 101,931 265,928 43,221 140,536 17,993 248,487 |o56,591 130,440 257,161 733 787 3,943 ' 520 2,878 I

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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, 1921— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth and . over. Ewes to i Ewes not to be bred from , bo bred from this Season. j this Season. Lambs. Auckland Disteict. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden 6,952 3,305 8,837 9,007 16,745 9,033 10,444' 11,987 1,112 4,629 1,317 8,395 5,086 10,051 933 1,362 5,066 3,522 25,282 1,471 2,789 2,617 8,923 7,584 30,774 17,431 27,604 31,014 5,441 3,355 5,587 37,357 17,172 8,515 .26,825 16,430 46,982 29,319 37,677 20,941 6,324 17,972 210 18,934 15,147 19,330 3,918 1,617 11,168 17,084 77,871 10,343 10,002 9,493 11,673 24,972 42,447 66,804 58,471 61,566 9,203 3,746 17,175 54,961 2,950 1,041 3,608 1,134 5,920 3,438 3,960 5,613 220 3,669 371 1,611 2,977 1,611 423 940 1,767 2,956 6,520 2,609 4,165 2,438 1,877 1,048 11,569 8,856 11,860 13,835 1,642 1,358 762 13,175 11,139 5,459 14,184 9,490 26,486 17,063 20,804 12,369 3,581 9,459 340 8,155 8,055 9,364 1,411 561 7,619 5,356 35,263 2,965 3,189 3,718 5,861 13,791 24,435 30,422 43,800 40,711 4,037 1,699 4,805 34,089 Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Waipa Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Totals 325,012 774,292 125,923 419,680 Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu .. .. 6,156 25,013 10,727 62,776 57,516 43,965 148,992 62,702 306,023 286,729 8,622 17,689 - 6,444 38,053 29,427 28,861 94,281 38,693 138,895 148,044 Totals 162,188 848,411 100,235 448,774 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 126,663 150,973 46,704 14,751 66,939 16,444 17,504 7,717 14,257 28,314 255,506 410,100 163,628 60,761 304,599 32,991 114,829 26,332 78,562 87,979 56,375 83,684 27,415 11,654 38,506 6,658 10,803 4,401 8,435 15,803 136,446 182,080 73,793 26,049 132,436 25,870 52,188 13,742 49,376 70,043 Totals 490,266 1,535,287 263,734 762,023 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford 13,109 2,284 1,080 411 18,577 29,161 8,773 2,155 3,319 25,834 3,135 998 234 466 1,547 15,992 3,585 1,053 4,289 10,001

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Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs. Wellington - West Coast District — continued. 20,834 18,054 13,874 200 71,768 44,667 84,537 73,033 150,416 8,808 12,327 23,828 8,638 8,121 17,611 15,610 7,191 59,933 18,339 45,840 16,475 6,832 2,873 Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea .. Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua 34,512 25,404 26,097 1,440 83.064 74,530 141,927 112,795 328,040 61,265 38,599 92,532 68,029 40,937 46,148 41,472 27,198 189,628 91,401 230,234 74,541 47,561 36,212 2,825 4,257 4,301 809 18,467 13,810 30,021 27,435 66.816 8,045 5,932 8,233 2,643 10,652 7,932 4.878 1,015 18,428 8,423 17,147 10,543 3,172 1,719 18,678 9,322 7,431 1,793 30,684 30,822 90,024 74,966 201,760 19,302 11,743 46,270 32,699 19,458 17,655 26,842 16,012 109,709 36,678 129,485 49,325 25,442 14,961 Hutt Makara Featherston .. South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint .. Eketahuna Mauriceville Totals 765,270 1,982,808 283,883 1,055,981 Totals, North Island 1,742,736 5,140,798 773,775 2,686,458 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea Takaka CoUingwood . . .. • • Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 25,507 4,033 2,883 603 1,671 8,397 4,107 5,353 16,125 28,802 12,722 132,274 24,124 6,562 2,034 7,108 25,462 13.165 17,568 67,164 74,794 74,773 1.0,532 1,941 2,097 315 941 3,018 1,952 4,281 4,193 11,289 3,098 81,331 14,340 5,411 895 1,966 14,873 4,274 10,857 42,895 47,012 27,402 Totals ■ 110,203 445,028 43,657 251,256 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote .. 18,197 27,683 7,293 24,246 7,398 7,627 7,462 2,640 " 3,131 11,028 16,102 6,939 256 3,639 6,076 62,187 78,332 68,540 183,294 40,361 42,489 52,109 19,864 25,851 29,623 58,119 15,598 4,581 1.660 55,481 4,343 5,892 1,754 5,461 1,451 1,730 4,521 1,590 1,797 1,344 5,144 595 99 26 2,117 20,951 28,225 18,277 54,132 13,093 11,192 16,191 6,199 5,929 13,486 27,657 10,113 1,094 807 15,301 Akaroa

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W T ethers, Name of County. 2-tooth and over. W T ethers, 2-tooth and Ewes to bo bred frorr this Season. Ewes to bo bred from this Season. Ewes n be brei this S< Ewes not to be bred from this Season. not to sd from lit Season. iambs. Lambs. over. I r Canterbury-Kaikoura District— contd. Mount Herbert .. .. .. 3,753 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 2,476 Halswell .. -.. .. .. 2,207 Springs .. .. .. .. 2,933 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 4,218 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 18,375 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 49,482 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 29,392 Levels .. .. .. .. 12,798 Mackenzie .. .. .. . . 39,324 Waimate .. .. .. .. 28,102 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 8,243 3,753 2,476 2,207 2,933 4,218 18,375 49,482 29,392 1.2,798 39,324 28,102 8,243 32,581 53,711 6,077 16.111 37,872 88,980 407,073 148,697 86,153 162,435 228,080 18,371 32,581 53,711 6,077 16.111 37,872 88,980 407,073 148,697 86,153 162,435 228,080 18,371 1 1 ! 3 ) 6 . 28 9 I 6 . 9 ) 11 5 384 1,251 392 1,231 3,596 6.291 28,666 9,657 6,155 9,504 11,812 5,519 384 ,251 392 ,231 1,596 ] i,291 I (,666 1] 1,657 { i,155 I 1,504 f ,812 ( i,519 1 8,992 11,169 2,545 3,713 10,734 32,505 111,508 54,562 34,274 67,447 69,931 14,157 8,992 11,169 2,545 3,713 10,734 32,505 11,508 54,562 34,274 67,447 69,931 14,157 Totals .. .. .. 351,020 351,020 2,024,230 2,024,230 I 122 122,322 1,322 6t I 664,184 64,184 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. ., 28,618 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 50,170 Vincent .. .. .. .. 32,495 Lake .. .. .. .. 24,315 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 13,829 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 5,398 Peninsula .. . . .. . . 788 Taieri .'-. . . ... . . 35,663 28,618 50,170 32,495 24,315 13,829 5,398 788 35,663 22,957 33,378 56,578 128,528 52,524 500 198,608 115,858 95,149 46,243 63,415 33,133 2,286 87,528 198,608 115,858 95,149 46,243 63,415 33,133 2,286 87,528 94,633 138,928 123,791 491,542 192,347 1,383 i 13 i 16 i 6 i 7 6 ' 1; i 14 ; 13,155 16,203 6,895 7,879 6,769 1,471 21 14,153 7,695 13,976 13,403 24,887 23,044 66 i,155 4 1,203 I i,895 4 ,879 i i,769 !. ,471 21 ,153 4 45,476 50,527 45,006 23,306 28,371 9,581 511 4.1,874 49,944 69,241 70,786 221,073 96,893 794 45,476 50,527 45,006 23,306 28,371 9,581 511 41,874 Bruee .. .. .. .. 22,957 Clutha .. .. .. .. 33,378 Tuapeka ... .. .. .. 56,578 Southland .. .. .. .. 128,528 Wallace .. .. .. .. 52,524 Stewart Island .. .. ... 500 94,633 138,928 123,791 191,542 192,347 1,383 i 7 i 13. 13. ; 24. 23. ,695 4 i,976 e i,403 7 ,887 22 ,044 S 66 49,944 69,241 70,786 21,073 96,893 794 Totals .. .. .. 485,741 485,741 1,684,844 1,684,844 149, 149,617 ,617 75 753,383 53,383 Totals, South Island .. .. 946,964 946,964 4,154,102 4,154,102 1 315, 315,596 ,596 1,66 1,668,823 68,823 Totals for Dominion ... .. 2,689,700 9,294,900 i 1,089, 1,089,371 ,371 4,3B 4,355,281 55,281

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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. Auckland. NapierGisborne. WellingtonWest Coast. Total. Nelson-West-land. CanterburyKaikoura. Otago Total. Dominion. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 1,330 10,302 384 507 90 304 157 1,330 10,302 384 507 90 304 3,894 11.130 548 3,470 6 3,894 11.130 18.522 69,188 432 386 441 11,004 38 165 23,746 90.620 816 1.441 531 14,778 38 328 6,886 1,346 9.123 240 1.358 56 67 110 11,517 753 8,740 9,269 24,723 1.437 5,459 26.293 695 2.508 1,527 29,372 11,751 1,050 311 305 7,703 28 20.911 3,626 47.235 21.260 27,131 1.804 5,831 34,106 723 20,911 27,372 137.855 22.076 28.572 2,335 20,609 34,144 1,051 548 3,470 157 6 Totals 13,074 13,074 19,048 19,048 100,176 132,298 19,186 88,886 54,555 162,627 294,925 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-breds Other breeds 1,644 13.298 222.175 1,636 2.081 1,300 671 781 380 6.991 99.662 946,977 1,360 366 121 7,517 12,188 567 6.644 74,836 844,696 4.885 1.176 1,168 18,931 25,832 15.279 187.796 2,013,848 7.881 3.623 2,589 27.119 38,801 1,322 175.911 5,686 152.922 821 11.611 1.235 •' 275 7,035 213,204 25 360,122 8,844 91,354 55,575 85.842 8.080 10.244 294.602 623.248 7.507 230,898 5,813 339,333 64.881 5.336 1.545 206 226,214 274,220 7 766,931 20,343 583.609 121,277 102.789 10.860 10,725 527.851 1,110,672 7,539 782,210 208,139 2,597.457 129.158 106.412 13.449 37.844 566.652 1,110,672 8,861 375 Totals .. 243,966 243,966 1, 1,075,749 ,075,749 978,543 2,298,258 568,725 1,545,418 i 1,148,453 3,262,596 5,560,85Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated 1,644,907 1,644,907 4, 4,610,918 ,610,918 4,087,942 10,343,767 850,144 j 3,161,756 3,073,585 7,085,485 17,429,25! Grand totals 1,901,947 5, ,705,715 1,438,055 4,796,060 4,276,593 10,510,708 23,285,031 1,901,947 5,705,715 5,166,661 12,774,323

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S U M M A E Y. Number oe Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1920 and 1921. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — 1920. 1921. Earns .. .. .. .. .. 13,553 16,376 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 154,516 158,608 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 9,803 9,513 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 109,454 110,428 Totals .. .. .. .. 287,326 294,925 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Earns .. .. .. .. .. .. 293,068 305,768 Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 1,005,066 945,099 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. .. 2,900,579 2,694,280 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. ' ... 331,583 246,935 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,516,146 1,368,772 Totals 6,046,442 5,560,854 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated — Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,896,676 2,689,700 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 8,514,580 9,294,900 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 1,482,808 1,089,371 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,692,138 4,355,281 Totals .. .. .. .. 17,586,202 17,429,252 Grand total of sheep . . .. .. 23,919,970 23,285,031

Shei jp District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. ■a S rt 3 ci y ¥ is* o H 2 SP i "° O..S+ 3 II o tart • o rt HH O R a o a 1 o p Stus sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 0-07 0-54 0-02 003 0-00 0-02 6-07 0-19 6-01 0-30 1-34 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-21 0-00 0-00 0-19 0-71 0-01 0-01 0-00 0-12 0-00 0-00 0-48 009 0-63 0-02 0-09 0-00 0-01 0-01 0-24 0-02 0-18 0-19 0-52 0-03 011 0-55 001 0-06 0-04 0-69 0-27 0-02 0-01 0-01 0-18 000 0-20 0-03 0-45 0-20 0-26 0-02 0-06 0-32 0-01 0-09 0-12 0-59 0-09 0-13 0-01 0-09 0-15 0-00 6-06 6-01 0-00 Totals 0-69 0-33 1-94 1-04 1-33 1-85 1-28 1-55 1-27 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-breds Other breeds 0-09 0-69 11-68 0-09 0-11 0-07 0-04 0-04 0-12 1-75 16-60 0-02 0-01 0-00 0-13 0-21 0-13 1-45 16-35 009 0-02 0-02 0-37 0-50 0-12 1-47 15-77 0-06 0-03 0-02 0-21 0-30 12-23 0-39 10-63 0-06 0-81 0-09 0-02 0-49 14-83 0-00 7-51 0-18 1-90 1-16 1-79 0-17 0-21 6-14 13-00 0-16 5-40 0-14 7-93 1-52 0-12 0-04 0-00 5-29 6-41 0-00 7-30 0-19 5-55 115 0-99 0-10 010 5-02 10-57 0-07 3-34 0-90 1116 0-55 0-46 0-06 0-16 2-43 4-78 0-04 0-02 o-oi 6-00 o-oi Totals 12-83 18-85 18-93 17-99 39-55 32-22 26-85 31-04 23-88 Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated Grand totals 86-48 80-82 79-12 80-97 59-12 65-93 71-87 67-41 74-85 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00

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Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others).

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1908.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1908.

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Auckland Napier-Gis-Sheep borne sheep District. District. WellingtonWoKt Coast Sbeep District. Marlborough- CanterburyKelson- WcHtlanrt Kaikoura Bheep Sheep District. District 1,175 5,110 Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. itud rams (entered in Flock-book) )ther rams Vethers Jreeding-cwes )ry owes .iambs 765 845 4,598 3,883 16,376 23,702 361,707 888,998 139,334 487,441 78,312 777,284 2,908,223 420,552 1,520,499 67,671 887,640 2,515,235 330,715 1,360,802 16,819 67,159 228,671 624,052 703,058 2,896,291 77,493 170,070 410,839 1,032,778 52,105 755,445 2,235,983 207,055 1,022,122 305,768 3,034,799 12,147,788 1,345,819 5,834,481 Totals 1,901,947 5,705,715 5,166,661 1,438,055 : 4,796,060 4,276,593 23,285,031 J

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 5,098,865 0,350,783 6,456,509 6,354,874 6,393,400 0,505,491 0,619,378 0,043,507 7,230,450 7,475,418 6,846,053 6,311,797 5,838,704 6,312,450 620,087 580,092 ; 690,435 751,817 755,900 729,037 697,352 704,218 546,821 617,565 1,100,652 1,202,085 1,243,033 890,601 5,545,170 540,158 0,013,503 435,107 0,058,871 518,078 5,909,589 500,043 5,883,509 579,857 0,015,545 434,070 0,300,798 408,923 5,971,814 078,242 5,002,317 057,214 5,784,751 455,082 0,175,981 492,097 0,030,103 009,312 5,730,971 580,501 5,835,332 455,218 11,244,041 1,160,845 12.370.340 1,015,259 12,515,380 i 1,208,513 12,324,403 j 1,312,400 12.277.029 : 1,335,703 12.521.030 1,103,707 12,920,170 i 1,100,275 12.615.341 | 1,382,400 12,892,707 ! 1,204,035 13,260,109 i 1,072,047 13,022,034 1,598,749 12,341,900 1,811,397 11,509,075 ! 1,824,194 12,147,788 : 1,345,819

Year. Stud Hams, Two-tootb and Over. Flook Bams, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Over. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 14,902 10,000 15,008 17,275 10,155 13,150 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,404 11,932 13,541 13,553 16,370 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,023 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,107 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,763 293,068 305,768 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,107,082 3,342,281 3,359,909 3,207,550 3,211,001 3,270,221 3,478,203 3,457,824 3,090,520 3,922,032 3,901,742 3,634,799 11,244,041 12,370,340 12,515,380 12,324,403 12,277,029 12,521,030 12,920,170 12,615,841 12,892,707 13,200,109 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,569,675 12,147,788 1,106,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,400 1,335,703 1,103,707 1.100,275 1,382,400 1,204,035 1,072,047 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 i i I i I I I I 6,387,017 22,449,053 0,308,190 23,480,707 7,073,070 24,269,020 0,719,024 23,996,120 6,470,804 23,750,153 0,985,827 24,191,810 7,178,782 24,798,703 7,318,148 24,901,421 0,896,954 24,788,150 7,150,516 25,270,386 7,895,888 20,538,302 7,431,321. 25,828,554 6,317,738 23,919,970 5,834,481 23,285,031

m ( , Ht - Sheep oi 8 C Stud and Stud Stud stn/1 sSoSn Same, ewes. Uvea. 1{aln8- withers. distinctive Breed and CrosBbrod Sheep. Grand Total, Stud and Br owes nS " Ewes. Lambs. Flock Sheep. .908 272,752 230,075 14,725 157,556 675,108 3,378,398 .909 298,918 222,799 14,192 153,948 689,857 3,427,994 .910 305,569 227,187 13,943 j 160,234 706,933 3,167,082 .911 297,898 229,709 14,117 163,899 705,623 3,342,281 .912 306,588 232,782 I 11,563 ' 155,498 706,431 3,359,909 .913 313,690 228,145 I 12,902 167,605 722,342 3,207,550 .914 321,869 229,055 13,526 I 170,169 734,619 3,211,661 .915 315,251 237,717 17,341 | 176,556 746,865 3,270,221 .916 316,131 252,201 15,012 : 175,155 758,499 3,478,263 .917 329,230 160,212 6,212 ; 114,778 610,432 3,457,824 .918 325,111 171,437 6,297 125,116 627,901 3,090,520 .919 321,304 165,076 12,190 127,150 626,326 3,922,032 .920 306,621 j 154,510 I 9,803 109,454 580,394 3,901,742 .921 322,144 158,608 9,513 110,428 600,693 3,634,799 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 22,449,053 12,147,547 1,001,007 0,214,242 23,480,707 12,288,193 1,194,570 0,912,842 24,209,020 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,120 12,044,247 1,324,200 0,315,300 23,750,153 12,292,891 1,150,805 0,818,222 24,191,810 12,091,121 1,152,749 7,008,613 24,798,703 12,377,024 1,366,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 12,040,500 1,189,023 0,721,799 24,788,150 13,099,957 1,000,435 7,035,738 25,270,380 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 12,170,224 1,799,201 I 7,304,171 25,828,554 11,415,159 1,814,391 i 6,208,284 23,919,970 11,989,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 6,229,461 6,214,242 0,912,842 6,555,125 6,815,806 6,818,222 7,008,013 7,141,592 0,721,799 7,035,738 7,770,772 7,304,171 6,208,284 5,724,053 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,209,020 23,990,120 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,703 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270-,886 20,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970 28,285,081

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura... Kaitieke Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga Whakatane Opctiki Rotorua 15 6 6 21 14 23 11 12 25 56 62 72 24 64 53 35 22 53 5 15 17 33 22 47 2 6 3 7 9 1 4 ... , "2 35 73 77 226 174 166 28,983 48,075 110,652 128,678 144,071 149,010 I Cleland, H,, Matamata, Inspector of Stock. I (Vacant) Te Awamutu, Inspector of Stock. ) Huddleston, V. A., Te Kuiti, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. ) Munro, D., Wanganui, Eegistrar of Brands. 3 "i ... ... ... 30 6 8 24! 12 10 46j 38 37 5 l 7 2 I 1140J 868 656 1 8 36 6i 3 8 2 3 "i i 45 58 170 22 11,433 55,849 163,502 18,484 j Watt, M. W., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Watson, C, Opotiki, Inspector of Stock. ) Bould, F. R., Rotorua, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Auckland District i 404 86 17 3 3 3,177 1,901,947 ! —: i 3ISB0RNE DISTRICT— Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa ... Cook ... Waikohu 10 16 8 22 33 45 10 8 10 64j 48 68 29! 17 35 i 30 66 24 64 75 12 26 11 56 34 2 13 15 19 1 3 3 8 8 1 8 5 6 9 2 "i 1 80 218 75 330 227 129,158 534,939 208,011 635,782 609,893 I Ross, D., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, Registrar - of Brands. Allen, H. E., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Gisborne District —: 135 122 166 259 139 53 23 29 4 930 2,117,783 1 ! ! ! BAWKE'S BAY DISTRICT — Napier Subdivision — Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Woodville Subdivision — Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio ... 56 104 56 19 60 97 74 16 32 63 164 77 30 48 82 170 97 25 85 40 59 19 8 50 17 24 4 3 17 ; 5 13 2 1 9 6 8 2 2 329 641 331 90 266 584,924 1,051,535 342,394 116,459 628,122 ) Case, J., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock. Halligan, J., Hastings, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. j Parker, J. G., Waipukurau, Inspector of Stock. 5 i 2 79 35 56 11 7 48 19 49 38 20 49 19 48 49 16 63 22 51 53 1 11 5 12 7 2 3 3 1 •■• ; ... 48 257 100 216 167 111,017 247,923 74,568 177,106 253,884 I Eoss, W., Woodville, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. " 2 3 ... 4 i : ! : Totals in Hawke's Bay District 425 440 567 ! 664 212 72 36 26 3 2,445 3,587,932 I ! — I I i 1 WEST COAST DISTRICT — Taranaki Subdivision — Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Stratford Whangamomona . Eltham Hawera Waimate West ... Egmont 57 23 35 33 18 30 5 27 63 14 2S 46 13 12 2 ■5 34 5 4 21 46 21 17 18 5 1 17 16 IS 19 2 5 4 5 3 6 - 1 ... ... 173 66 34 105 148 74 84 9 38 i 80,143 19,193 7,574 ! 66,213 93,880 64,697 67,224 4,312 i 9,970 h Sutton, F. W., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Cook, A., Opunake, Inspector of Stock. ! Beere, P., Stratford, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. [-Ford, G., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. i 1 - 1 -

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1. / On the 30th April, 1921. ° - 2. On the 30th April, 1921. Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Name and Address of Officer, and o o I o ■ ° . j g~ Appointments held by him. °g gg 5§ it ii ii ii ii |° 0 °™ e ep shee pr,g g;>a gr . ©.„, ».»- g».- ».g §g 81 ofbheep. Owners of Sheep owning 1 1 I 1 l 1 1.1 WEST COAST DISTRICT— continued. Wanganui Subdivision — Patea ... Waitotara Waimarino Wanganui Eangitikei Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Mana, and Somes) AST DISTRICT— continued. % Subdivision — vi nuuaioisbun — .ara irino tnui ikei ... u Subdivision — ga a ratu henua m Subdivision — together with the Islands of Ka ana, and Somes) . 44 41 69 65 11 4 2 236 243,185 I Munro, D., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, 28 21 28 67 16 1 1 162 218,333 Eegistrar of Brands. 43 44 58 64 23 9 3 2!... 246 337,792! Kelly, J. P., Taihape, Inspector of Stock. ... 27 40 40 52 30 10 2 9 2 212 450,035 ... 119 113 166 175 62 14 9 10 1 669 989,382 j vc -.17 e „ 10 1c q 1 oka ock -1 ck Stock. Eegistrar of Brands. '•• 00 kI fol Ia « i "" "• Tm 1 Mackley, O. 0., Feilding, Inspector of Stock. - 47 37 45! 36 3 168 m ' 099 h Webb,! T. C, Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Re.piti, 43! 30 45 40 7 2 167 144,360 Inspector of Stock. 16 22 10 16 5 1 2 72 80 721 , Jarrett > G - H -> Wellington, Inspector of Stock. 44 41 28 21 43 44 27 40 119 113 48 58 39 33 36 57 22 51 32 48 47 37 69 65 28 67 58 64 40 52 166 175 48 37 35 31 64! 73 49! 34 241 27 45 36 11 4 16 1 23 9 30 10 62 14 4 1 2 ... 16 3 6 1 5 1 3 ... 2 1 3 2 ... 2 9 2 9 10 1 I I 236 162 246 212 669 196 140 250 163 138 168 ... ... ... ... i ... 1 ... ... 43! 30 45 40 10 16 7 2 167 Makara 16 22: 1 5 1 2 72 Totals in West Coast District Totals in West Coast District i I ... 814 786 830] 818208 49 20 22 3 3,550 3,720,020 - 814 786 830 818 ! 208 49 ! 20 22 3 ! 3,550 ! WAIEAEAPA DISTRICT — Masterton Subdivision — Featherston Wairarapa South Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville I ' ITA UlDftLftKlUX, i Subdivision — rston apa South ton loint Luna eville 24 40 47i 58 30 5 5 5 2 216 448,784 , 37 49 39, 28 14 4 2 1 ... 174 190,188 Hubbard, A. T. P., Masterton, Inspector oi ... 39 59 77 68 38 15 6 302 469,381 ! Stock, Registrar of Brands. 4 7 14 13 16 4 3 3 ... 64 180,393 [Bacon, T., Masterton, Inspector of Stock. 38 49 27 22 7 1 144 100,395 1 Blair, G., Carterton, Inspector of Stock. ... 14 20 19 18 1 1 ... 73 57,500 I 24 37 39 4 38 14 40 49 59 49 20 47 58 39, 28 77 68 14 ! 13 27 22 19 18 30 14 38 16 7 1 I 5 4 15 4 1 1 5 5 2 2 1 ... 6 3 3 ... 216 174 302 64 144 73 Totals in Wairarapa District 1 i ! 1 , ' ! ] ; 1 i Totals in Wairarapa District ... 156| 224! 223! 207106 30 16 9 2 973 1,446,641 156^ 224 223 207 106 30 16 9 2 98 j 89 12 973 — Totals in North Island . . J26702440, ,2442 2352 751 221 11,075 12,774,323

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MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT — Nelson Subdivision — Waimea Takaka CoUingwood ... Buller Murchison Westland Subdivision — Westland Inangahua Grey Marlborough Subdivision — Sounds Marlborough... Awatere 431 301 158 85 53 25 43 16 9 44 5 ... 62 63 24 86 42 18 28 6 6 55 24 11 I I 46 11 4 4! 5 1 1 ... 942 174 74 49 154 337,140 | 57,808 [Daigieish, W., Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Regis20 > 278 f trar of Brands. 3,963 52,548 I 337,140 57,808 25,278 3,963 52,548 5 2 4 I ... ... 151 42 94 3 ?'orq ) Scott, W., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, Regis23',893 j of Brands. 38,598 11,869 23,893 ... ■ " 28 49 48 159 126 94 15 38 57 1036 723 450 50 63 57 10 1 19] 10 IS 8 1 1 1 3 4 | 1 188 475 198 389 's<r Scott > J - G -> Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, Regis308; 158 j of Brands. 1,438,055 195,905 382,895 308,158 Totals in Marlborough-Nelson-West-land District 246 55 20 5 ... 2,541 1,438,055 CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT — Northern Subdivision — Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Kowai Waipara Christchureh Subdivision — Oxford Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Selwyn Tawera Waimairi Rangiora Eyre Malvern Paparua Heathcote Halswell Springs Ellesmere Ashburton Chatham Islands Timaru Subdivision — Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate 41 25 34 12 26 46 13 51 27 28 20 14 48 26 1 10 48 62! 68 38 54 39 17 18 83 19 1 21 6 16 3 9 5 8 ... 26 8 1 ... 3 4 1 1 2 160 174 150 93 110 298 208,662 , 398,372 J Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, Regis177,399 I trar of Brands. 110,232 "Neville, C. S., Rotherham, Inspector of Stock, 75,022 I Sinclair, J. F., Kaikoura, Inspector of Stock. 383,116 j ... ... ... 3 52 51 36 48i 38 22 9i 11 6 19 17 23 40 49 45 7 16 5 14 6 1 70 33 17 36 32< 15 60 92 59 66 36 9 4 ... 4 11 5 4 28 25 9 73 60 18 244 307 252 20 34 20 25 29 7 21 38 4 5 ... 3 ... 8 1 7 ... 9 3 3 3 1 ... ... ... ... I 169 140 42 87 189 41 22 125 97 247 119 9 22 70 171 1,044 94 101,313 -i 87,228 52,234 79,282 223, 612 88,046 6 951 MacKenzie, F., Christchureh, Inspector of Stock, 36 066 Registrar of Brands. 56 602 i.Grant, B., Christchureh, Inspector of Stock. 141,355 Brannigan, C. W., Ashburton, Inspector of Stock, 38 114 Fry, G. H., Chatham Islands, Inspector of Stock, 10 442 Registrar of Brands. 13^246 29,893 73,157 836,661 87,531 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 10 31 7 1 ! - ... I 3 ... 5 ... 1 ... i ... ... I 2 ... 8 17 189 11 3 ... 37 9 5 4 3 "3 i ... 146 147 S7 142 103 59 55 96 84 184 210 127 49 36 60 101! 13 1 7 ... 43 15 19 8 "2 "i 3 2 2 1 445 347 359 655 i fi o'QQo Huddleston, J. C, Timaru, Inspector of Stock, joq'l7Q - Registrar of Brands. 534 159 Baxter > T - N -> Waimate, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Canterbury-Kaikoura District 151815781101 ! 898 273 67 17 19 8 5,479 4,796,060

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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1919. 3. Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Owners cn,„„„ of Sheep. bheep - Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. oo j u 6 Hi o ',— i o —, o, bio ■ ' CM ° 1-2.1° I ° O I -2 - rrO rHO:r-IOlrHO:'-HOio9 IO° Oiooooioo_- s°- r< m OTAGO DISTRICT — Oamaru Subdivision —' Waitaki 185 205 555,585 | Taylor, S. M., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. 126! 78 32 13 645 Dunstan Subdivision — Maniototo ... Vincent 36! 52 42; 55 85 49 71 43 23 25 4 6 1 2 1 4 273 226 \ Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, 308,538 I Registrar of Brands. 324,386 i Williams, G. B., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock. ) Manning, W. B., Clyde, Inspector of Stock. Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo Waikouaiti Taieri Peninsula 26 1 36 20 17 60 36 12i 7 25 13 45 1 27 17 47 10 6 3 x ! 5 ... 1 1 1 2 126 74 199 20 199 187 i „-,'nno Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, 909fi1fi f Registrar of Brands. .' __ j Whyborn, J. R., Palmerston, Inspector of Stock. 319,348 ] McKinlay, E. A., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, 430, 953 - Registrar of Brands. 201,926 j Barron, R., Tapanui, Inspector of Stock. ... ... ... Clutha Subdivision — Clutha Tuapeka Bruce 147 160 78 89 103 112 127 89 86 68 87 42 16 14 8 1 3 1 2 3 '"2 519 367 352 - ... Southland Subdivision — Lake Southland Wallace Stewart Island 42 33 625 513 171 208 7 3 11 377 138 2 12 188 59 1 11 32 17 . 9 7 7 3 5 4 4 5 2 11 126 1,753 606 13 228 834 \ Gra, h arn > -D. A., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, - „ ' _- Registrar of Brands. '. ah' oka -Fowler, E., Gore, Inspector of Stock. i'-io-i Blair, F. W., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock. '_ ' . Rountree, H., Otautau, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Otago District 1 ' ' 15541526 1174 740 197 57J 20 27 4i 5,299 4,276,593 Totals in South Island 4108J3827 67786267 2725 ,1884 525 144 43 51 12 13,319 10,510,708 Totals in Dominion ... I—, NH = 5167 4236 1276 365 1 14l! 140 24 24,394 ]23,285,031