THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1922.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1922 Session I, H-23

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1922. NEW ZEAL A N D.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1922.

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

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 31st August, 1922. 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, 1922. 3. The Names and Residences of the Officers holding Appointments under the Stock Act. W. NOS WORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.

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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1921 and 1922. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. 30th April, 1921. 30th April, 1922. Increase. Decrease. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokiangr? Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thamos Hauraki Plains 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 Hawko's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke .. ... Woodvillo 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 Peatherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 16,919 42,200 19,582 16,597 84,407 83,073 44,105 17,087 102,728 101,732 61,755 58,871 104,304 94,161 (55,790 58,705 12,899 11,082 45,363 41,642 2,316 2,026 47,178 43,020 40,843 32,169 47,721 39,851 5,744 5,146 3,263 2,104 3,117 2,953 37,430 31,486 176,800 162,783 22,088 22,832 27,444 24,641 20,804 19,586 18,484 19,807 28,983 28,381 48,075 38,723 110,652 87,375 128,678 102,501 144,071 121,442 149,210 132,057 20,574 15,118 11,433 13,226 55,849 54,467 163,502 147,711 129,158 123,508 534,939 515,509 208,011 207,338 635,782 665,768 609,893 606,847 584,924 540,051 1,051,535 1,048,133 342.394 326,948 116,459 109,302 628,122 635,457 \ 111,017 112,193 247,923 248,408 74,568 63,832 177,106 167,913 253,884 253,794 80,143 74,586 19,193 11,172 7,574 7,352 9,970 j 8,372 66,213 49,178 93,880 71,491 64,097 51,486 67,224 60,712 4,312 3,276 243,185 215,442 218,333 205,690 334,062 279,323 448,640 419,189 994,307 913,784 133,574 128,923 93,965 79,702 265,165 236,682 136,499 131,305 102,704 94,053 111,099 102,425 144,360 130,922 80,721 74,754 448,784 438,778 190,188 179,424 469,381 448,694 180,393 182,801 100.395 108,506 57,500 57,627 '2,982 4,719 2,985 734 990 2,884 10,143 7,085 1,817 3,721 320 4,158 8,674 7,870 598 1,159 164 5,950 14,017 744 1,323 '2,803 1,218 1,793 29,986 7,335 1,176 485 2,408 8,111 127 602 9,352 23,277 26,177 22,029 17,153 5,450 1,382 15,791 5,050 19,430 673 3,040 44,873 3,402 1.5,446 7,157 10,736 9,193 90 5,557 8,021 222 1,598 17,035 22,389 13,211 6,512 1,036 27,743 12,643 54,739 29,451 80,523 4,651 14,263 28,483 5,194 8,651 8,674 13,438 5,967 10.000 10,764 20,687 Totals for North Island .. 12,774,323 12,095,805 56,470 734,988 Net doorcase, North Island 078,518

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County. Number 0 30th April, 1921. Sheep on 30th April, 1922. Increase. I Decrease. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 337,140 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,808 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 25,278 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,963 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 11,869 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 52,548 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,893 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 38,598 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 195,905 Marlborough .. ..' .. .. .. 382,895 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 308,158 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 208,602 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 398,372 Choviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 177,399 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 383,116 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. ..I 110,232 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,022 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 101,313 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 36,006 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,602 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,046 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 141,355 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 38,114 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 6,951 Heatheote .. .. .. .. .. 10,442 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 87,228 Mount-Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 52,234 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 79,282 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 13,246 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,893 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 73,157 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 223,612 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 836,661 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 291,301 Lovels .. .. .. .. .. .. 162,892 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 493,172 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 534,159 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 87,531 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 555,585 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 308,538 Vincent .. .. .. .. .. .. 324,386 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 228,834 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 129,187 Waikouaiti .. .. .. ' .. .. 77,083 Poninsula .. .. .. .. .. 4,027 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 202,616 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 201,926 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 319,348 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 430,953 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,047,670 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 442,309 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 4,131 337,140 57,808 25,278 3,963 11,869 52,548 23,893 38,598 195,905 382,895 308,158 208,602 398,372 177,399 383,116 110,232 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 29,893 73,157 223,012 836,661 291,301 162,892 493,172 534,159 87,531 555,585 308,538 324,386 228,834 129,187 77,083 4,027 202,616 201,926 319,348 430,953 1,047,670 442,309 4,131 315,325 52,907 21,019 3,059 9,636 45,209 23,344 33,331 181,047 359,439 298,868 191,757 384,955 176,670 377,435 95,000 74,737 90,023 35,968 52,132 94,668 136,208 27,820 6,446 8,400 85,784 43,363 74,818 11,551 27,546 j 74,879 205,412 790,695 271,29] 169,990 455,888 523,559 91,246 579,104 325,414 321,755 233,386 129,816 79,582 5,526 200,386 216,622 309,528 411,925 971,525 408,071 4,529 315,325 52,967 21,619 3,659 9,636 45,209 23,344 33,331 181,047 359,439 298,868 191,757 384,955 176,670 377,435 95,000 74,737 90,023 35,968 52,132 94,668 136,208 27,820 6,446 8,400 85,784 43,363 74,818 11,551 27,546 74,879 205,412 790,695 271,29] 169,990 455,888 523,559 91,246 579,104 325,414 321,755 233,386 129,816 79,582 5,526 200,386 216,622 309,528 411,925 971,525 408,071 4,529 a c-ro '6,622 1,722 7,098 3,715 23,519 16,876 '4,552 629 2,499 1,499 14,696 398 6,622 1 700 '{3,622 21,815 4,841 3,659 304 2,233 7,339 549 5,267 14,858 23,456 9,290 16,905 13,417 729 5,681 14,632 285 5,290 98 4,470 5,147 10,294 505 2,042 1,444 8,871 4,464 1,695 2,347 '1,722 1,722 f7 ntiQ 18,200 45,966 20,010 7,098 7,098 q f7i n 37,284 10,600 3,715 no cr 1 n 23,519 3,715 23,519 16,876 16,876 '2,631 4,552 4,552 629 2,499 1,499 2,499 1,499 14.696 14,696 2,230 11, out) QOO 9,820 19,028 76,145 34,238 398 Totals for South Island .. .. 10,510,708 10,510,708 10,126,454 10,126,454 83,825 83,825 468,079 Totals for North Island .. .. 12,774,323 12,774,323 12,095,805 12,095,805 56,470 50,470 734,988 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 23,285,031 22,222,259 140,295 1,203,067 I Net decrease : North Island Net decrease : South Island 671 38' 3,518 1,254 Total net decrease for the Dominion .. 1,065 ,772

Number of SI 30th April, 1921. a 1. 3 Number oi !. leepownors on i Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1922. 30th April, 1921. 30th April, 1922. Auckland STapior- Gisborne Wellington-West Coast .. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. Canterbury - Kaikoura )tago .. 3,177 3,375 4,523 2,541 5,479 5,299 3,071 3,272 4,299 2,501 5,305 5,232 1,902,147 5,705,715 5,166 ,461 1,438,055 4,790,060 4,276,593 1,705,155 5,625,001 4,765,049 1,344,444 4,584,841 4,197,169 Totals for Dominion 24,394 23,800 23,285,031 22,222,259 Decrease 5! 4 1,06! ,772

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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, 1922. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Meri ino. Lin i ;oln. Romney. Border Leicester. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep <5trnd Stud Earns, Ewesto and over. Sea60u . Stud Ewes not - to be Stud bred Lambs. from this Season. _. . Stud Stnd Ewes to Earns. be bred B-tooth Irom this and over Season. Stud Ewes not to be Stud bred Lambs. from this Season. o, 3i Stud Stud j,™" Ewes not Earns, heTred to be Stud 2-tooth f £?,„???, bred Lambs, and over, £ i°£™ S from this Season - Season. q.„ fl Stud Stud r,°, ™"V, Ewes not Earns, 5J&L!? to be Stud 2-tooth bred Lambs. ' and over. f S™*° ls from this Season. Season , Auckland District Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan . . • Waipa Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke, East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 42,200 16,597 83,673 47,087 101,732 58.871 94,161 58,705 11,082 41,642 2,026 43,020 32,169 39,851 5,146 2.104 2,953 24,041 31,486 162,783 22.832 19,586 19,807 28,381 38,723 87,375 102,501 121,442 132,057 15,118 13,226 54,467 147,711 1 5 I 28 70 8 1 5 2 8 74 119 50 13 240 80 50 33 10 "20 75 78 27 12 100 55 50 6 2 64 46 36 12 112 6 5 53 2 6 1 1 15 21 1 4 36 2 j 41 690 281 ' 220 96 892 126 27 1,310 : 20 18 25 51 306 250 671 129 102 28 92 4 66 15 29 ! 398 | 227 217 20 377 82 27 781 24 8 31 26 215 266 410 62 36 25 . 90 8 6 136 38 105 .. 35 •• 5 j 200 140 1 Totals 1,705,155 626 63 397 456 j 5,675 85 3,491 127 14 174 140 i

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Gisboene District. I i73 485 09 443 3 32 4 159 78 I I Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 123.508 j 515.509 : 207,338 i 665,768 606,847 . 123,508 515,509 : 207,338 I 665,768 606,847 . 112 1,034 150 62 98 819 60 Totals 2,118,970 173 485 99 443 276 1,296 62 977 2,118,970 ; Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Aldtio 540,051 1,048,133 326,948 109,302 635,457 112,193 248,408 ! 63,832 167,913 253,794 . 540,051 1,048,133 326,948 109,302 635,457 112,193 248,408 ! 63,832 167,913 253.794 19 2 1 2 12 21 6 860 j 20 43 86 196 150 22 10 ■8 30 593 15 I 33 j 52- ! 68 I 85 8 89 67 4 19 "51 7 29 6 193 2.136 952 150 386 7 12 35 20 163 1.060 708 137 282 406 165 696 153 90 66 113 6?9 107 Totals 3,506,031 3,506,031 __ 1,355 70 . 846 280 5,237 164 3,315 I 03 - Wellington - West Coast District. , H , \ — ! 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 Totals L 74,586 11,172 7,352 8,372 49,178 71.491 51,486 60,712 3,276 215,442 205,690 419, 1S9 279,323 913,784 128,923 79,702 j 236,682 ! 131,305 94,053 102,425 130,922 74,754 438,778 179,424 448,694 182,801 108,506 57,627 4,765,649 ] ■■ 18 6 23 182 12 47 .. .. .. .. .. " I " 18 43 73 749 137 615 78 "32 322 375 28 19 8 207 670 '.'. 129 254 156 .. 112 2 70 40 633 2,618 49 371 4 10 2 130 73 793 40 12 185 5 13 84 196 67 665 19 723 : 2 106 2 42 2 22 273 85 22 270 "28 494 "80 5 155 j 352 569 100 23 14 75 96 31 9 238 117 130 180 20 22 31 53 36 411 179 68 18 2 584 954 366 157 5,101 3,003 3,200 4,215 501 896 584 1,450 520 6,148 3,879 2,224 521 25 i 726 298 110 15 3,186 35 2,078 35 : 2,847 16 : 2,510 28 j 273 90 755 6 I 347 215 j 734 37 ! 415 184 ! 5,292 I 3,119 52 1,858 14 2 "20 240 140 250 64 "53 •• •• • I 604 127 15 460 62 I 1,222 7,281 j 458 ! 4,541 1,795 35,751 753 26,145 38 374 # .. 483 548 . .. 623 Totals for North Island .. ! 12,095,805 | li 1 1,585 9,747 i 690 6,227 2,807 47,959 I 1,064 33,928 52

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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, 1922— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. ijim ;oln. Bra mey. Border ieicester. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep St-nrl S tud t> Ewes to S I be bred 2-tooth f thJ and over, j g Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over Stud Ewes to be bred from this 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 Stud bred Lambs. from this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. I Takaka Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey .. Westland Sounds .. .. • .. Marlborough Awatere .. 315,325 52,967 21,619 3.659 9.636 45,209 23,344 33,331 181.047 359,439 298,868 1 194 29 2,709 1,324 845 230 I i ! I ■ 133 208 34 93 47 | 19 39 i 1,062 ! 22 69 5 ! 50 1 i .. 6 35 1 20 4 51 304 j 281 2,230 I 6 195 135 16 8 358 711 59 42 51 12 290 1,234 185 •■ i 105 85 1,529 696 75 17 4 50 Totals 1,344,444 ! 224 ; 224 4,033 4,033 1,075 1,075 2,225 9a 375 159 416 | 3,965 517 2,584 50 105 85 Canterbuky-Kadkoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre .. Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert .. .; Wairewa .. .. ' .. Halswell 191.757 384,955 176,670 377,435 95.600 74,737 96,023 35,968 52,132 94.668 136,208 27,820 6.446 8,400 85.784 43,363 74.818 11.551 51 258 22 143 16 1 | 51 1,420 258 1,326 22 987 143 410 ! 1,420 1,326 987 410 38873 204 125 127 106 10 204 125 127 106 827 926 482 352 S3 1,440 150 620 •■ •■ . 2 2 48 37 40 40 120 228 " " .. 16 388' 10 214 110 180 122 1 1 5 2 13 50 54 344 115 101 32 40 . 206 71 1 73 1 4 169 77 .. •• ■ • i

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Springs Ellesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 27,546 74,879 205,412 790,695 . 271,291 169,990 455,888 523, 559 91,246 12 426 9 453 10 174 148 j 2,508 120 j 80 "20 180 319 110 678 1 ( 1 4 2 35 35 "70 '64 27 78 48 | 4 I 150 1 ! 25 7 250 14 605 6 230 19 424 148 882 90 156 75 4 10 58 163 2 413 | 49 180 36 382 62 465 i 22 139 - 88 75 122 | 520 120 891 430 1,290 218 1,255 120 50 ii2 "60 100 246 120 599 226 919 150 884 Totals t — .. ! 4,584,841 4,584,841 670 ! 8,165 670 j 8,165 792 792 4,088 4,088 11 11 252 252 — L. • 190 • 190 456 4,679 j — 456 4,679 238 2,795 396 5,510 5,510 342 342 3,670 3,670 I Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 579,104 325,414 321,755 233,386 129,816 79,582 5,526 200,386 216,622 .. I 309,528 ' .. I 411,925 971,525 408,071 4,529 80 1,352 3 i _ 904 ; • 232 .. 8 341 " 48 331 342 36 45 117 68 650 5 240 100 : 650 ! 33 j 300 , 39 i 851 114 557 j 55 : 1,794 I 64 453 398 : 4,975 365 2,146 1 1— 69 116 20 162 ' 20 80 5 50 350 190 5 10 i 634 32 6 ] 369 42 1,091 17 384 1 30 , 3,473 188 85 i 1,003 11 1,377 10 270 49 255 899 413 2,016 240 23 38 20 832 50 206 221 588 199 1,385 215 Totals 4,197,169 4,197,169 I 83 ! 1,352 83 1,352 j 904 I 904 241 241 389 389 331 ! 331 378 378 1,286 12,733 1,286 12,733 221 7,805 418 221 7,805 418 5,529 5,529 81 81 3,696 3,696 Totals for South Island Totals for Dominion 10,126,454 22,222,259 j • 977 13,550 978 13,550 977 13,550 1,867 1,867 1,867 7,217 7,217 7,217 348 j 1,933 I 1 348 ; 1,016 1,016 10,763 1 331 I 1,021 331 727 6,954 727 ! 2,158 ! 21,377 2,158 i 21,377 4,965 69,336 976 13,184 864 ' . 2,040 47,112 916 976 13,184 S64 11,144 11,692 11,144 423 ' 423 423 7,451 8,074 7,451 1,867 7,217 j 1,933 I 10,763 1,021 6,954 4,965 69,336 2,040 47,112 916 j 11,692 423 8,074

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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, 192 2— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Other Breeds. Name of County. Stud Stud Stud Rams, Ewes to Ewes not a t) j 2-tooth be bred to be bred T °"fL and from this from this - LdmuSs - over. Season. Season. Stud • Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to Ewes not Hftl * 2-tooth be bred to be bred T „ "? a and from this from this JjamDa - over. Season. Season. Stud Stud Stud Earns, Exves to Ewes not ~ t 2-tooth be bred to be bred T ° ™? and from this from this i * mDS - over. Season. Season. ! I Stud Stud Stud Earns, ! Ewes to : Ewes not -, . 2-tooth be bred to be bred T °,„2„ and from this , from this JjamDS - over. ! Season. Season. Stud Stud ! Stud Earns, Ewes to Ewes not c . f _^ 2-tooth be bred to be bred T t„2. and from this from this am "- over. , Season. Season. Auckland District. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island .. Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Waipa Matamata Rotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki " ! i 8 1 2 40 36 133 60 20 30 84 8 29 80 »'' 60 " 2 3 20 1 2 1 52 30 20 178 20 21 I h 28 96 10 12 120 :: j 100 8 10 30 Totals 17 ; 269 134 I 11 11 109 ■ .. ■! 74! 29 321 | 321 I 134 134 j 12 120 100 S ! ~ 17 i 269 134 109 74 29 12 120 100 8 10 30

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Gisborne District. I I I I I 280 Matakaoa .. .. Waiapu .. .. Uawa Cook .. .. \. I Waikohu .. .. .. .. ■• ! 15 15 386 386 75 75 280 '.'. '.'. Totals 1— 15 15 386 38(5 75 75 280 280 -I— Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. Hawke's Bay .. .. 8 310 Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata .. .. Weber .. .. .. j Dannevirke .. .. Woodville .. .. Pahiatua Akitio 74 221 • * 32 4 7 32 4 7 1 I "lO 1,124 147 330 60 1,124 147 330 60 353 70 20 75 80 270 .. 47 :: :: 246 .. 51 ' •■ ;■ 75 80 270 47 246 51 "lO 2 353 70 20 •• i Totals .. .. 8 310 8 310 74 74 221 221 56 j : 56 | 2,084 2,084 ■ 20 20 769 769 ; ! — I Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. '.. .. 2 16 Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera .. .. .. | * .. Waimate West .. .. 1 Patea .. .. .. I Waitotara .. .. Wanganui .. .. Waimarino Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga .. .. .. Kiwitea .. ...'.. Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Peatherston .. .. .. 4 132 -South Wairarapa .. .. 7 50 Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna .. .. .. j Mauriceville .. .. .. 21 8 "86 40 1 40 210 "49 "30 208 " 1 " 3 15 12 20 4 22 1 22 7 41 i 18 32 4 5 2 Z \ 210 344 153 50 213 751 71 302 25 887 213 309 649 812 179 242 91 1 30 103 301 95 35 76 515 15 169 553 137 1 10 179 '.'. 458 3 76 607 84 197 101 13 18 14 "94 I 54 . Totals .. .. 13 198 13 198 21 21 134 134 7 7 250 I 250 49 49 238 238 221 221 I 5,501 5,501 31 31 3,625 4 86 3,625 8.; 31 31 14 94 54 :— Totals for North Island .. | 38 777 38 777 95 95 489 489 18 j 18 | 359 359 49 49 j 312 ; 312 321 j 321 8,292 8,292 126 126 4,808 4,808 16 206 16 206 131 84 131 22 104

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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, 1922— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

English Leicester. Slrroj shire. Southdown. Corriedale. Other Breeds. IName of County. Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over. Stud Stud Ewes to Ewes not stud be bred to be bred t ambs from this from this * Season. Season. Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to 2-tooth be bred and from this over. Season. Stud Ewes not I 0 *„j to be bred I T °™? from this! Lambs - Season, j Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over. Stud Stnd Ewes to Ewes not Q4-.H be bred to be bred T a ™L from this . from this ■ bainDB - Season, j Season. Stud Stud Stud Rams. Ewes to i Ewes not q t „n 2-tooth be bred to be bred L ambs and from this from this * over. Season. Season. Stud Stud Stud Rams, Ewes to Ewes not 2-tooth be bred to be bred and from this from this over. Season. ; Season. Stud Lambs. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. I Takaka Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds .. .. .. 27 Marlborough .. .. 10 Awatere .. .. .. 50 54 73 290 400 45 "42 185 ' 241 1 1 2 9 12 ".50 "89 i " 2 2 88 "29 70 6 3 1 "47 25 I "30 30 _ . - — — — Totals .. .. 88 817 817 513 513 4 i i 71 j 71 | 89 89 4! 4 _ 117 117 76 76 4 4 72 72 60 60 I" _ I Canterbury-Kaikoura District. 40 197 1, 70 207 1,143 "22 333 73 2,164 226 'l2S 5 106 1,056 117 1,096 20 ! '214 47 1,168 201 " 2 6 6 60 2?>0 '84 '.52 198 72 7 "is 4 4 7 "61 384 255 76 309 266 873 71 6 23 268 i40 66 269 184 586 99 ■ "13 10 . 135 485 25 7 2 10 23 279 487 4,618 5,549 466 13 81 136 79 8 175 349 2,478 3,425 203 12 43 95 54 1 3 3 "25 166 "lO 9 iis 6 Kaikoura Amuri .. .... 5 Cheviot .. .. ... 99 Waipara .. .. . . 119 Ashley .. .. 2 Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre ' .. .. .. 5 Tawera Malvern .. .. .. 168 Paparua Waimairi .. .. . 1 Heatheote Akaroa .. .. .. 68 Mount Herbert .. .. 11 Wairewa .. .. .. 380 Ha! ,well . . 38 40 197 1, 70 207 1,143 "22 333 73 2,164 226 'l2S 5 106 1,056 117 1,096 20 ! '214 47 1,168 201 6 6 60 2?>0 '84 '.52 198 72 7 "is 4 4 7 "61 384 255 76 309 266 873 71 6 23 6 3 268 i40 66 269 184 586 99 "13 10 . 135 485 25 7 2 10 23 279 487 4,618 5,549 466 13 81 136 79 8 175 349 2,478 3,425 203 12 43 95 54 ] 33 1 3 3 "21 16t "lC 5 6 0 ii 9 18 6

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Springs Ellesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 11 59 33 243 29 9 10 39 11 I 310. 59 ! 347 33 2,086 243 2,343 29 975 9 284 10 10 39 1,161 50 4 , "50 124 141 399 1,224 410 22 8 464 2 3 22 1 5 53 34 574 19 ' 3 "lO 52 29 517 13 13 j 14 2 15 3 3 466 443 67 417 18 "70 40 154 388 70 195 "26 "SO 1 7 85 25 77 249 975 472 •■ 14 OZ ] '220 590 360 17 20 3 " ' 130 3 -irfc 85 1 2,865 393 I 1,943 j Totals 1,329 1,329 ! 13,391 232 6,822 47 1,117 10 933 158 3,715 69 2,495 905 16,301 415 9,979 48 358 243 Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula .. Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island ... 6 2 24 230 38 1 52 26 4 ; 210 130 442 57 1,636 ! 198 675 979 78 130 37 9 440 237 337 124 P19 6 94 ;■ 72 " i 5 107 105 1 18 "l3 Totals .. ■. j 32 32 484 j 90 7 146 i 98 210 : 130 j 550 2,381 912 1,499 18 13 Totals for South Island .. 1,449 14.692 232 7,42") j 58 1,334 i 10 1,120 166 4,042 69 j 2,701 1,459 18,754 1,327 j 11,538 4 9 376 1 256 Totals for Dominion 1,487 15,469 327 ; 7,914 76 1,693 59 1,432 487 12,334 195 7,509 1,475 I 18,960 1,327 11,669 71 480 340 '

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Merino. Lincoln. Eomney. Border Leicester English Leicester. Name of County. - eg fcj n . -ok CD £ el gjrg Lambs. ■ £.2 m T3J 7-j or ©a -Si? 2 = 3 •«« §-boo Lambs. 133.0,3 g^j-r IH S « a 2 .-| Sag ogg (M Pr-"S &*^3 33 -3-S3 a?" 111 igg s?^ PI Ilg 111 1i=a a~& Lambs. (M (N \ *H 3 £ S Lambs. Lambs. Aucklasd District. Mongonui Whangaroa Baj- of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Eodney : . Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Eranklin Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Eaglan Waipa Matamata Eotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura .. Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki .. ... 1 6 3 47 1 9 20 3 17 5 5 15 I 250 "2 33 30 13 800 io 300 12 60 14 32 13 j 500 "9 250 492 7 44 33 107 6 34 87 : 12 : 40 173 i 1,064 153 92 2 47 15 170 46 6 10 14 30 16 15 1 j 'io I " 121 174 297 ! 12 263 109 10 44 '.'. 197 ; 10 210 16 2,700 I 585 560 338 140 400 635 1,350 50 330 .. .. .. 50 476 " " 436 1.153 108 328 1,221 4,572 457, 324 1,125. 38 689! 316 1,084 4,797 474 1,421 106 205 376 1,986 5 302 289 907 152 6 376 840| 40 110 13 150 300 345 1,055 2,044 2,883 57 12 83 12 196 320 302: 350 379! 2 940 734 1,049 2 1,380 1,639 141 60 36 534 503 1,539 2,852 1 3,725 314 2,572 1,383 152 792 16,331 698 9,059 6,306 185 1,649 1,537 75 336 1,543 147 609 12,069; 3,188 6,706 2.714 194: 1,071 362 .. 90 779 538: 589: 218 70 57 2.872 94 1,357; 16 2 2,842 486 1,487 454 .. 150 '57: '.'. '.'. 428: .. 230 2.8411 390. 1,893 13.664! 268! 7,779 160 1 62 47 25 14 15! 1.000 80 255, 1,027 .. 775, 56 .. 40 1.144 588 1,000 41 6 410 300 11 91 5 .. 10 50 4.298: .. 2,445 6.531 497j 2,498 5 4 51 65 9 1 24 14 37 56 14 2 56 27 40 48 116 19 9 6 12 16 16 50 100 16 475 386 31 202 'o0 20 100 254 44 i2 is? 2 "2 19 29 39 13 3 44 25 67 29 2 29 74 87 82 36 12 44 2 38 1 3 io 75 40 9 112 25 60 4 2 9 1 6 45 20 "4 300 20 25 130 30 32 735 98 io 60 .. .. ■- ! -• 31 675 j . .. " -I 40 160 Totals 117 330 ! 1,123 118 j 1,271 2,003 : 1,525 5,590 I 807 I 3,621 17,804 26,366! .7,804: 26,366 84,778: 8,057 44,014 84,778 8,057 44,014 649 649 166 1 166 1,144 1,144 20 20 ) 567 567 682 682 10 10 ) 321 .. 237 Gisbortte District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 11 3 i 30 I .. 198 39 307 1,226 1,236 790 1,158 2,225 218 70 197 4,192 ! 674 | 3,821 5.894 ! 942 i 2,776 8,500 681 4,390 1,538 769 19,342 1,466 11,200 6,815 10,991 118,1381 11,198 78,528 2,682 2,653 42,477: 2,657 30,464 8,037 5,921 57,050i 3,746 27.931 8,051 3,876 61,333! 2,549 33.534 17,123 24,210 298,340 21,616181,6571 16 223 96 335 41 41 285 285 259 259 84 43 192 319 Totals 18,804 2,367 11,184 181,657 1 335 41 14 1 2,929 4,280 27,123 24,210 298,340 21,616 285 259 319 -,-- ,-- , ,—

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Hawke's Bay District, i Wairoa .. Hawke's Bay .. Waipawa .. Waipukurau Patangata Weber .. Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 16 2,892 195 I 50 4,273 16 14 16 "e :: :: 101 722 20 279 ! 1,095 16 2,892 195 | 50 4,273 16 14 16 "e :: :: 101 722 20 279 I 1,095 20 131 400 3 26 930 : 1.136 596 1,312 287 148 481 149 10 386 168 253 389 936 424 20 156 75 150 1.866 254 594 514 1,708 2,934 2,023 9,578 200 50 674 96 59 531 875 1.054 5,649 5,354 11,598 3,781 955 7,587 970 2,012 655 1,468 2,449 1,516 6,083 1,216 2,019! 19,600 122,317 9,768i 48.204 1,720 .. ; 1,379 327 .. 256 8.304 20,288 790 15,255 3,789 14,170 2,9961 9,779 4,032 31,807 2,225! 14,279 140 5.610 516! 2.685 974 11,388 253 4,122 2,339 20,612 1,257 12.440! 261 939 21 5 38 " 525 '88 136 92 8 5 120 300 i70 330 320 70 7,937 125 387 67 801 66 27 80 | 1,230 834 5 2 13 .. -• Totals 384 I 3,221 6,090 580 ; 2,725 4,880 8,908 19,621 1,580 8,988 36,829 40,694 234,322 19,021110,418; 1,357 80 1,755 | 922 261 120 1 300 170 W t ellisgtos-West Coast District. Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea .. Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Eangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 3 I 2 10 155 210 7 21 3,480 1,930 3,715 50 .. 354 96 20 1,060 "3 ! .. .. I ! "1 5 16 50 22 - -.. 120 36 25 800 205 210 3,480 3,715 354 ! 1,060 " '50 120 800 205 10 " 20 40 170 2,010 631 2,770 " 800 ';'. 750 45 143 7 29 9 178 144 102 136 8 471 319 273 397 952 53 5 163 42 26 11 29 14 621 243 997 506 80 171 403 84 119 422 14 1,003 370 262 320 840 6 4 712 418 694 650 335 2,488 3,597 790 1,324 2,206 5,108 150 188 2,490 10 90 837 200 278 60 1,540 " 263 267 25 140 630 1,496 690 985 962 2,426 833 146 1.769 106 86 562 50 .. 734 57 380! 1,377 566 1.658 ! 4,251 1,117 921! 4.895 505 470! 1,760 271 1,508 2,918 1,065 7,059 9,534 1,519 5.725 15.725 4,792 7.898 39,998 2,967 3,936 19,975 10,108: 14,552: 71,345 789! 306 11,671 487 1,450, 6,906 3,045 2,963! 27.310' 1,823 516| 3,902 366 494! 11,021 822 1,056 13,741! 1,688 4,666 24,938 614 4,345 18,515 3,477 2,604 23.331 1,452! 1,102 10,797 4,123; 2,922 27.348 1 1,570 1,829 6,554 1,064 666 10.285; 432, .. 738 73 378 46! .. " 212j 488 945! 810 1,402; 357 2,969! 350 1,292! 571 1,368; "84 4,168! 512 8,761 2.288 21,543! 1,883 8,275! 4,757 33,678! 216 5,680 217 3.746 909 11,806 84 2,571 382 4,596 1,078 5,808 1,179! 14,050 382! 11,338 1,758' 14,649 778 4,830 818 14,067 394! 3,467 351 3,561 240 10 1 7 30 9 36 84 76 47 41 87 119 5 29 43 is 19 3 5 10 40 j 30 55 300 iss '54 650 1! ioo 35 530 202 30 5 1 5 10 25 4 "6 25 149 9 1 "2 250 itk 30 "2 62 49 569 49 2,352 9 545 520 i50 11 250 20 350 40 282 140 606 3,216 850 141 30 15 214 20 96 424 1,130 130 30 Totals 231 2,170 9,994 231 2,170 9,994 726 6,520 6,129 5,228 ;26,738 4,042 12,126 45,708 69,258! 371,900 20,719185,446; 676 70 1,197 868 273 250 196 62 Totals, North Island 746 ! 5,721 17,207 746 ! 5,721 17,207 1,424 10,516 |15,941 19,941 ,70,753 8,796 35,919 127,464160,528 989,340 69,413521,535 3,017 357 817 170 299 4,381 20 2,616 1,535 380 ! 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, 1922— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester Ens [Hah Leicester. Name of County. T3J rr-J -ee . h «S . = 5 S .eg s C4 04 ID Sag |a§ ."&. §££ Lambs. H«5 s-^-g ill ip n- l%i Lamb8 - 04 oi w *> 5 3 a «- g j=a§ ogg -A3. t-W. -OaJ ** O ■ 9r *« £ -. *. ?fc-r3 *a H (3 -= g .13-3 p h*h a> •§», g «og -got "-0 50 OrjM 04 04 — -w 5 +j Lambs. i.c £ Si *» h a m ? *$ lis III T3 rH Esi ** J: — S3 •°ag °ag a-OM a-eS Lambs Marlborough - Nelson - Westlasd District. Waimea .. .. 184 Takaka .. .. 26 Collingwood .. .. 9 Buller .. .. 2 Inangahua .. .. 1 Murchison .. .. 8 Grey Westland .. . . 2 Sounds .. • • 7 Marlborough .. ... 1,243 Awatere .. .. 1,235 210 6 25 237, 40 186 200 1,793; 200J 410! 216 591 10 35 60 397 65 12 8 1 1 24 3 3 306 158 84 11 5 3,303 528 164 32 110 485 269 289 1,933 944 125 5.989 30,884 677 2,717 974 3,075 128 41 2 29 4,483 33,603 5,767 6,960 613 3,584; 15,228] 362 1.178: 460j 1,977 10 107 21 1 892 18,626 1,013 3,266 29 32 11 1 10 7 6 2 2 44 36 9 320 290 .. 490 3 55 26 54 2 4 21 2 i7 80 76 296 1,077 .. .. •• .. •• " '15! 11 12 40,785 25,084 1,120 37,277 27,554 15 533 7,785 21,063 5,109 !12,421 92 572 656 1,768 101 20 273 814 75 30 41 709 347 4,055 70 161 65' Totals .. .. j 2,717 2,717 66,544; 68,354! 13,195 35,040 665 680 2,741 20 i 1,187 8,182 17.892 78,050 6,321 1 40,433| 151 39 1,100 3 202 1,508 388 4,779 70 83! — r ;— ! : r | District. 1,378 147 35 130 35 5 i6 530 10 14 21 511 101 10 13 12 20 115 20 53 13 29 13 6 325 14 148 ! 590 318 58, 6,565 360 220 1,262 22 2,025 404 393 10 90 20 40 1,155 5 20 30 600 350j 34 261 225 445 57 176 272 156 91 6 191 12 3 21 28 70 87 4 11 127 2 ■ 852 372 330 200 621 256 3 100 6 512 114 647 546 926 288 329 156 ! 586 21 166 359 107 109 ! 869 22 175 58 60 | 87 1.103 545 1,051 62 1,164 2,206 1,100 35 793 55 102 6 138 60 34 989 442 253 1,600 15 2,876 52 560 235 ; 6,798 1,250 47 I 2.175 50 130 102 20 12 100 161 30 150 49 Kaikoura .. ■ • 361 Amuri .. • • 1,287 Cheviot .. ■ ■ 95 Waipara .. -■ 411 Ashley Kowai Oxford .. • ■ 20 Eangiora Eyre .. .. •• 29 Tawera .. • • 200 Malvern .. • • 11 Faparua .. • - 1 Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa .. • ■ 6 361 1,287 95 411 20 29 200 11 1 6 9,6291 8,929 26,843! 35,314! 2.600J 4,432! 6,666| 8,314j 50 60 .. : 2,526 75 594 22 191 80 1,729 3,050 5,086 14 1,827, 170 355 155 2 47! 1,472 6,338 4,938 14,521 365 1,655 286 3,091 800 170 130 105 250 1,151 2,210 3 93 20 .. 27 226 5 I 3.465 8 I 46 ! 7 3 3 2 . .. 5 289 866 425 94 51 158 45 15 153 648 49 •• 31 33 20 1,841 36 148 4 .. I .. 1

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Halswell .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. Springs .. .. .. 20 .. .. 10 .. 87 Ellesmere .. .. .. 34 745 155 130 55 I Selwyn .. .. 621 12,180 15,695 2,405 9,630 15 Ashburton .. .. 767 9,996 23,786 2,855 6,512 138 130 1,245 Geraldine .. .. 64 46 2,644 122 278 18 95 908 Levels .. 11 309 2,460 157! 781 16 I 340 90 Mackenzie .. .. 1,669 35,540 44,053 4,726 23,766 369 1,000 ! 3,000 14 Waimate .. .. 322 3,965 6,304 91 1,940, 35 40 2,152 42 Chatham Islands .. 7 15 157 .. 107 20 34 745 12,180 15,695 9,996 23,786 46 2,644 309 2,460 35,540 44,053 3,965; 6,304 15! 157 I 1 155 130 2,405 9,630 2,855 6,512 122 278 157 ! 781 4,726 23,766 91 1,940 107 10 55 15 138 18 16 j 369 35 87 130 1,245 95 908 340 1,000 3,000 40 2,152 90 14 42 ! 8 115 156 1,006 469 30 27 18 275 473 471 218 1,360 677! 666! 1 118 19 220 391 1,161 4,961, 220 2,015 .. 1,525 7 2.680 1,841 362 11,408 210 1,705 69 7,331! 3,324 1 1 •• ■' 415 11 520 799 2,356; 330 4,759: 77 201 126 3,308 896 1,166 1,563 3,208 100 190 13 104 104 182 ! 2,516 165- 3,662 278 3,986 65 j 1,400 414 8,088 162 100 43 I 167 11 , 440 ..I 1,310 199 918 5,008 218 1,784 1,761 162 1.177 420 10 789 363 500 j 3,252 494 2 593 2,406 20 60 72 j 1,352 154 I 1,529 66 !ll,332 135 < 5,878 226 3,034 82 1 1,502 35 j 580 116 162 951 398 112 170 20 26 481 214 3,228 1,635 550 434 120 Totals .. .. j 5,882 111,461165,24818,947 72,374 ! 782 4,956 ; 9,457 .167 111,461165,248: 18,947 72,374 782 4,956 j 9,457 167 2,329 5,618 7,837 1 39,363 4,745! 11,350! 12,680 1,232 22,810 1,292 8,462 18,481 2,177 J49,926 2,807 !l2,112 Otago District. Waitaki .. ' .. 1,257 32,835 38,379 3,030 16,667 27 | 24 1,100 181 Maniototo .. .. 296 4,152 5,107 572 3,374 8 ! 200 200 Vincent .. .. 1,127 23,475 22,591 2,807 10,708 .. 65 185 Lake .. .. 1,084 24,668 19,806 4,988 13,260 1 Waihemo .. .. 128 79 1,884 19 992 4 Waikouaiti .. .. | 14 Peninsula Taieri .. .. 45; 1,180 389 .. 311 Bruce .. .. 3 ! 590 1,193 65 597 Clutha .. .. 52 540 751 .. 89 9 70 778 22 Tuapeka .. .. 12 1,080 896 85 540 17 j 604 750 300 Southland .. .. 915 31 j 2,105 30 541 87 1 96 58 Wallace .. .. 37 60 753 48 680 26 203 502 Stewart Island 32,835 38,379 4,152 5,107 23,475 22,591 24,668 19,806 79 1,884 3,030 16,667 572 3,374 2,807 10,708 4,988 13,260 19 992 311 65 597 89 85 540 30 541 48 680 27 8 1 4 9 ■ 17 87 26 24 1,100 200 200 65 185 70 778 604 750 1 96 203 502 181 630 501 1351 130 1,572 1,463 40 8191 499 ! 457: 233 625 173! 220 l,028i 10 24J 1,855 5,381 .. : 1,514 2,086 190 4.325J 3,953 540 , 2,631| 1,781 20 I 8,388j 5,783 275 ! 4,612: 5,372 14' 555 5,372! 124 9,991 304 5,144 758: 21 1,4871 150 2,932! 12,397 1,284 9,279 600 : 30,119 2,397 11,107 721 74,267 2,059 35,282 1,462 424 150 566 2,010 711 388! 351 1 240 2,968 148 j 6,109 328 20 720 316 140 15 29 10 136 322 55 267 178 .. 163 91 300 129 294 .. 26 690 1.288 1.671 247 14 286 164 .. 55 2,961 358 10,396 1,112 460 6,213 24 503 ; 304 j 180 22 20 40 50 90 100 53 83 172 2,015 82 216 12 233 : 2,807 213 ! 2,498 329 130 13 3 28 42 7 47 21 15 132 29 19 86 152 337 80 470 50 676 590 8 14 28 25 27 233 1,180 389 590 1,193 540 751 1,080 896 31! 2,105 60 753 22 300 58 ,5,972 5.662 14,156 5,734j 30,351! 15.409 159 10 16 40 353 220 Totals .. .. 4,970 88,690 93,85441,644 47,759 179 1,167 j 3,611 561 88,690 93,854; 11,644 47,759 179 1,167 ! 3,611 561 1,825 27,543 28,466 198,559, 9,272^ 81,709| 9,724 2,793 26,186 j 1,545 8,148 796 105 2,355 116 858 I ' ' Totals, South Island 13,569 1266,695 327,45643, 786 155,173' 1,626 : 6,803 115,809 748 43,786 155,173' 1,626 6,803 jlo.809 748 5,341 41,343 54,195! 315,972' 20,338 133,492! 22,555 4,064 50,096 2,840 |l6,812 20,785 2,670 157,060 2,993 13,809 Totals, North Island 746 5,721 17,207 1,424 (10,516 15,941 19,941 70,753 ! 8,796 746 5,721 17,207 1,424 10,516 15,941 19,941 70,753 ! 8,796 35,919 127,464160,528; 989,340 69,413 521,535! 3,017 357 4,381 20 2,616 1,535 380 817 170 299 Totals for Dominion 14,315 J272,416344, 663|45, 210 165,689 17,567 26,744 86,562 9,544 41,260 168,807 214,7231,305,312 89,751 ;655,027l 25,572 4,421 54,477 2,860 19,428 22,320 3,050 57,877 3,163 114,108

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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, 1922— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK- BOOK— continued.

Shropshire. Southdowj Corriedale. Half-breds. (her Breeds. Name of County. T3 rrj (M 04 . I A - O m ""O to «-.£ 2.t!£ Lambs. £2.3 »S.a H Or « H*-g 111 2 ! ||1 i%l S tS %ZJ, Lambs. 04 334 rH ,5 -j ¥ f 11 111"OI 04 £ or re a, rj m a Auckland District. Mongonui .. Whangaroa .. Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei .. Otamatea .. Hobson Eodney .. .. ■ Great Barrier Island Waitemata .. .. j Eden .. ".. Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Piako .. Waikato Eaglan Waipa .. Matamata .. Rotoma West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 3 I 3 8 I 25 12 7 27 35 28 10 31 1 j 37 64 3 7 19 9 i 30 I 11 6 14 36 65 809 20 83 45 "3 48 3 562 40 ■ 30 10 23 1 75 56 41 19 10 24 36 6 49 57 90 52 36 i 17 21 35 13 121 40 7 6 32 6 50 168 30 • 125 6 4 7 ! 31 9 1 18 22 1 5 15 80 130 46 60 33 16 _ 30 23 8 6 27 16 4 7 5 ; 7 •■ ■■ -• •- 16 1 j 15 6 46 2 13 30 3 17 5 32 ioo 83 .. "" •■ Totals 400 101 101 966 j 966 j 51 j 51 [ 672 672 , 851 249 249 141 187 80 170 93 18 ; I 233 100 400 851 83

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Gisborxe District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 25 14 68 8 708 164 I 902 331 225 5 I I I ! 27 9 12 3 1 I i I i Totals 25 962 902 331 225 51 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke .. ' .. Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 3 20 1 25 ■'• 164 1,266 536 267 761 49 673 116 537 60 101 1,099 156 539 23 993 184 3 172 20 204 6 956 703 I 188 209 40 135 14 23 73 i27 75 84 21 20 22 22 io 40 198 242 io 24 17 147 65 10 12 12 ! 4 3 2 I Totals .. .. 09 44 10 4,429 101 2,277 33 1,540 305 968 715 188 209 292 202 107 « ' Wellington- West Coast District. 19 20 8 10 22 12 86 272 ! 14 994 168 624 12 731 8 111 1,775 ' 8 955 10 505 386 15 377 24 469 20 402 103 41 133 939 40 885 1,215 32 318 355 17 281 120 36 95 294 31 820 505 435 717 1,184 177 695 50 288 217 351 361 ! 841 : 82 90 79 ! io 30 17 9 Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera. Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Eangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Peatherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 3 1 2 12 25 60 20 •' 34 2 19 25 21 1 " •• ! "3 2 •• ■• 1 4 .. 4 • • 32 2 353 35 327 339 145 " 5 15 •■ i3 7 71 14 9 36 2 139 11 30 1 29 7 I i I 30 510 437 90 360 54 13 42 3 87 23 249 io 7 ■- 4,260 •• 238 1,720 50 ! 1,750 J •• ■ • [ •' "9 24 217 9 50 228 2 5 5 9 3 44 5 4 39 9 11 10 9 3 907 990 360 io •• 80 .. 420 28 18 240 ■ 22 ! 125 90 10 1,374 218 617 530 115 58 43 31 ■• " 40 5 1 397 1,820 466 1,301 20 20 '37 ■ •• I io 9 I io •• -• I I I •• I -• ! • • I Totals 400 37 110 12,021 ; 395 7,468 66 5,673 474 397 6,349 ! 2,186 3,123 39 747 927 1,573 j SO 796 _. Totals for North Island — 894 101 1,003 95 792 18,263 j 1,398 10,325 99 7,579 971 j 477 7,493 J 2,901 3,216 ! 57 188 ! 209 1,323 927 1,875 SO 986

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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, 1922— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. ;her Breeds. Name of County. HH 04 |S3 04 rH -S43 5 o _S; to S" m -C <U r-J-(D *»r.a, 0 <Th 0 04 04 " -** > H 3*1 Si JO j3 — as Oo m H*H co S 8.8 ogg -H O » 9 !H rS Lambs. 33 rr-J a ** T3T r/?& . nf 3 -080- Ogg H rrSS |go Or 03 * h a — d ■J-* 00 H Lambs. Lambs. Lambs. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea Takaka Collingwood ... duller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 55 21 129 15 390 84 2,775 6,017 1,060 3,682 100 140 40 200: 27 1 19 126 500 102 170 30 19 1 45 3 1 30 27j 330 97 8 4 140 41 205 26 3 .. 1 11 10 7 8 1 45 10 20 50 2 3 3 1 21 20 55 12 1 130 19 29 •• -• -• •• •• " • ■ •■ -. 6 2 '.'. "i2 ! '■■ 2 9 4 6 12 10 5 82 1,263 52 13 1 ■• 2 1,430 1,855 1,385 74 1,181 2,058 20 60 28 12,632 36,540 4,027 21,621 14,895 49,020 1,352 j 27,375 255 120 63 25 Totals 169 144 544 200 131 240 1,487 2,345 12 1,591 3,555 30,649 91,729 6,539 52,906; 153 1,389 820 i 223 • Caoterbury-Katkoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Eangiora Eyre .. Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa 1 77 113 237 31 51 49 69 80 20 117 37 3 1 | 1 3 3 3 526 50 54 1 4 12 15 5 7 42 30 142 12 60 56 58 136 36 301 61 1 3 13 12 28 8 o 1 20 i9 28 15 200 15 i25 24 28 57 55 7 15 16 70 19 53 149 749 866 1,668 837 269 219 38 47 42 66 31 11 9 61 13 115 2,150 3,886; 19,426 1,397 23,350 3,882! 44,763 1,783; 12,110 633 4,553 710 6,488 280 1,377 67 1,961 426 1,330 700 10,918 13,406: 959 7,213; 8,583 2,313 32,065 98,746 ! 4,631 43,522! 974 7,842 793 2,785, 38,014 798 13,935! 342 21,389 1,797 8571 12,548' 749 6,805 175 5,699 554 1,750 1,053 .. 230 332 2,186 95 .. 300 .. ■ 120 400 ' 2,385! 141 632 6,297 402 2,606. 140 2 64| 1,607 116 294: 36 190J 100 519! 2,266 35 920 778 8,565' 24,307 40 17,238 840 161 634 1 4.168! 175 2 > 060 193 11 72 608 .. 212 178' 800.. 11 200J 1,968 .. • 20 295 86 365! 2 66! .. 10 83 6 15 75 2 24 2 3 2 3 11 1 3 11 35 4 1,336 2,855 7 524 35 30 20 599 67 21 2,062 300 .13 20 200 135 196 261 6 J 3,000 '.'. "7 21 272 32 28 ■ ».. 12 15 •• '.'. 140 ! .. 687 :; ::

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Halswell Springs Ellesmere Selwyn 3ishburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 6 42 54 830 48 23 8 41 2 1 18 966 35 62 71 20 4 107 268 178 169 44 61 14 121 213 16 2,665 5 5 32 77 225 40 200 5 .. 200 46 I 200 1,358 124 ! 691 1,025 651 I 366 8,687 320 ; 61 2,656 118 416! 14 659 1,406 7,203 1,379 14,180! 41,644 57 1,371 1,219 .. 801 12 .. 130 100 426 73 1,407 5,893] 130 1,555 67 292 624 2,003 11,184! 765 3,521 279 4,001 1,319 27,689 72,639 6,187 19,837 429 243 4,785 7,502 11 830 84 223 1,395 117 789 .. I 3,450 909 8,341 38.167 426 8,671 1,817 | 15,907 571 12,193 28,607 213 12.042 9 291 60 485 294 1 4 27 49 397 23 5 30 50 270 244 19 713 78 404 3,566 3,568 92 1,959 225 40 75 440 99 49 152 35 1,098 1,930 9,430 8 149 44 24 .. Totals 1,967 2,141 112 182 1,964 35 3,472 32 801 8,377 | 29,793179,811 4,522 75,577J 11,431 117,741373,19816.239 143,655 866 5,191 14,888 2,557 14,148 — Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 108 3 1 1 14 30 2 4 75 25 40 90 80 22 55 60 41 1 1 1 •• 22 L 1,738 9,071 24,105 601 9,983 10,834 1,224 , 10,146 18,010 496 i 1,676 4,864 12 406 I 520! 3,260 485 523 12,565 815 ! 8,553 392 ! 7,055 814 9,401 686 2,900 ; 30 2,706: 2.546 5,022, 255 25,381 1 407 14,871 [ 711 17,023: 403 11,810; 192 100! 157 610 I 34,888 2,225 17,858 14,794 1,371 8,977 31,645 2,402 19,058 16,016 .978 8,932 841 .. 200 6,207 173 1,745 1,730 .. 273 1,690 59 70! 327 13 82| 9,417 330 4,503 7.843 982 5,263 376 40 2 1 6 2 I 28 44 37 200 1,706 300 20 63 137 1,070 9 [ 39 100 17 500 437 3 17 25 26 36 15 30 | 3 1 3 14 4 402 60 j 201 209 191 ; 1,161 36.223 32,014 7 443 382| 852 1 198 .. 499 4,132 14,577 223 404 66 2,160 69 130 16 61 338 2,212 232 3,273 .. 270 •• I 20 20 -• Totals 263 40 274 22 160 08 1 62 20 7,405 68,725106,713 9,638 51,117 2,846 77,901125,774 8,533 66,961 160 j 429 3,115 122 940 !. Totals, South Island .. 2,399 192 2,959 134 542 2,163 36 3,534 32 823 16,022 100,005288, 869 14,172 128,28517,832 226,291590,70131,311 !263,522 1,179 7,009 18,823 2,679 15,311 Totals, North Island .. 894 i 101 1,003 95 792 18,263 1,398 10,325 99 7,579 971 477 7,493 2,901 3,216 57 188 209 1,323 927 1,875 so 986 Totals for Dominion .. 3,293 293 3,962 229 1,334 20,426 1,434 13,859 131 8,402 116,993 100,482 296,362 |l7,073 131,501 17,889 226,291590,889 31,520 :263,522 2,502 ! 7,936 20,698 i 2,759 16,297 I ! I ' ! I 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, 1922— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to ] Ewes not to be bred from ■ be bred from this Season, i this Season. Lambs. Auckland District. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan . . . . Waipa Matamata 5,647 1,337 6,498 4,110 14,486 7,026 8,736 10,271 1,234 4,542 304 7,246 5,162 7,112 237 8 278 4,772 1,973 15,218 1,164 2,276 2,562 6,100 5,123 15,593 7,715 18,742 21,124 2,206 3,164 5,461 19,713 17,020 8,034 28,719 23,047 53,512 28,253 30,181 22,079 5,425 18,392 16,278 15,429 15,971 2,813 1,410 1,426 10,606 14,019 80,560 13,441 10,921 11,284 13,764 23,009 . 42,229 64,325 62,745 65,133 7,793 4,036 24,535 69,066 1,708 223 2,113 1,093 4,142 2,526 2,246 5,351 798 3,679 485 2,147 2,841 1,386 285 30 464 2,054 1,873 3,215 1.171 1,459 1,013 909 1,176 1,776 2,258 2,934 3,835 1,526 1,562 1,619 4,435 1 9,437 . 3,707 12,817 8,803 25,397 14,897 17,740 12,811 2,852 10,397 510 5,803 7,359 9,228 1,013 643 652 5,417 5,510 35,596 3,135 4,399 3,031 4,926 8,737 22,931 25,137 34,667 40,102 3,405 4,091 14,959 39,771 Eotorua West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke East Taupo Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Totals 217,140 805,455 64,332 399,880 Gisborne District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 7,01.4 18,774 10,535 38,567 29,932 49,215 151,649 65,086 334,877 292,486 3,982 15,790 2,927 17,812 16,302 28,897 102,792 37,303 153,109 141,090 Totals 104,822 893,313 56,813 463,191 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 87,047 103,532 31,143 8,474 47,382 13,660 10,756 3,840 10,612 18,791 278,472 473,917 196,709 66,462 356,084 34,895 123,144 28,952 88,987 95,730 25,312 49,511 17,396 6,306 22,634 5,385 6,273 1,982 4,616 9,866 126,823 187,239 71,321 25,161 151,486 25,742 46,606 13,426 38,054 62,716 Totals 335,237 1,743,352 149,281 748,574 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford 10,784 1,737 437 493 6,921 36,859 5,536 3,046 1,516 20,961 2,808 538 33 211 385 20,301 1,956 1,580 2,863 10,120

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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, 1922— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED -continued.

Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth and Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs. over. Wellington - West Coast District — continued. Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Eangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint .. Eketahuna Mauriceville 8,036 9,796 10,908 6 40,062 36,852 59,879 45,682 91,025 4,446 5,986 12,243 7,288 4,535 8,349 12,769 5,247 35,893 10,884 34,349 18,951 4,389 2,103 33,333 24,496 25,564 630 90,633 78,193 158,756 114,219 412,733 71,223 36,665 113,930 81,321 38,142 44,656 43,275 20,393 196,609 96,332 222,627 90,1.59 59,208 36,973 1,825 1,524 2,298 707 10,352 10,522 17,966 11,125 26,139 4,906 5,303 2,958 1,619 7,086 6,483 3,589 1,235 20,404 6,473 13,533 7,296 1,586 1,342 16,249 9,321 8,649 1,831 33,274 33,823 91,383 65,519 214,648 20,251 10,343 46,004 30,530 22,215 17,346 21,821 11,476 116,559 35,183 117,176 45,740 24,051 14,353 Totals 490,050 2,157,988 170,246 1,044,565 Totals for North Island 1,147,249 5,600,108 440,672 2,656,210 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. 59,179 13,010 4,022 852 1,104 12,055 3,426 8,429 34,190 35,050. 25,460 Waimea Takaka .. .. .. Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 30,514 4,359 2,120 558 1,030 6,241 3,004 4,334 13,347 23,896 11,701 131,330 26,643 5,089 2,012 6,773 23,964 15,407 16,525 61,639 74,879 79,432 13,517 1,803 2,532 197 565 1,783 1,039 3,687 3,119 7,459 3,417 Totals 101,104 443,693 39,118 196,777 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara .. .. Ashley Kowai Oxford Eangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heatheote 17,184 9,685 5,742 14,931 3? 846 4,343 4,100 3,198 4,041 3,717 12,467 4,725 873 2,419 60.731 47,932 50,841 171,277 39,349 40,219 47,717 18,825 28,785 13,574 66,743 12,773 3,578 3,648 3,858 3,369 1,687 7,471 1,543 2,450 4,885 1,452 1,894 1,151 6,140 1,151 291 24,138 15,091 11,981 53,949 15,230 13,471 1.3,884 5,334 6,172 7,914 25,204 5,214 1,315 1,349

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Name of County. Wothers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to bo bred from this Season. Lambs. Canterbury-Kaikoura District — conld. Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs Ellesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 4,683 3,076 2,172 758 2,843 4,089 9,070 38.201 18,950 13,341 25,656 28,038 13,375 53,559 29,839 52,605 2,802 .16,371 ,37,689 86,546 353,799 138,816 78,337 139,663 210,574 26,334 997 226 565 10 475 3,762 5,362 37,909 12,086 9,528 8,705 18,911 7,572 12,714 5,323 10,056 192 4,558 10,176 29,393 129,441 56,160 40,593 51,459 89,521 21.086 Totals 255,523 1,832,926 143,450 660,918 Otago District. 70,139 52,834 34,692 27,203 29,864 1.2,137 424 46,587 59,920 72,270 83,889 211,151 85,800 857 Waitaki .. .. .. - .. 38,665 40,860 23,213 31,117 12,778 5,257 547 25,149 18,031 19,986 36,085 81,183 32,394 693 207,852 119,249 81,969 49,732 63,445 26,391 3,934 82,470 96,663 144,805 147,432 476,371 188,523 1,553 15,116 8,182 2,315 9,131 5,894 793 10 10,243 8,849 9,744 9,798 26,938 20,196 100 Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri .. .. .... Bruce .. Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island Totals 365,958 1,690,389 127,309 787,767 Totals for South Island 722,585 3,967,008 309,877 1,645,462 Totals for Dominion 1,869,834 9,567,116 750,549 4,301,672

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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. Auckland. NapierGisborne. WellingtonWest Coast. Total. Marlborough- « , , Nelson-WSst- Canterbury- , , Eaikoura. land. Otago. - Total. Total in Dominion. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Merino Lincoln Eomney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 1 1,213 9.707 328 420 194 484 232 48 3,534 11,607 613 13,502 64.444 895 366 544 9,378 121 162 1 18.249 85.758 1.223 1.399 738 13,547 353 210 7.557 630 7,482 240 1.418 164 197 136 13.715 453 8.168 9.918 21.774 2.107 6.437 27.600 649 2,339 1,339 22.045 9.724 606 251 344 5.342 32 23.611 2.422 37,695 19.882 23.798 2,522 6.978 33.078 681 23.612 20.671 123.453 21,105 25.197 3.260 20.525 33.431 891 3,685 Totals 12.627 19,439 89,412 121,478 17,824 90,821 ■ 42,022 150,667 272,145 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Floek-book — Merino Lincoln Eomnev Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-breds Other breeds 2.959 13.546 181.019 2.546 1.250 2,190 1.241 536 18 416 13.014 83.541 994.230 5,034 1.170 148 10.800 1.993 397 652 19.641 54.263 693.031 2.811 781 547 25.623 12.529 39 4.123 35.614 151.350 1,868.280 10.391 3.201 2.885 37.664 15,058 454 5.191 185.850 5.293 150.878 1,495 7,584 1.057 133 5.675 185.378 2.585 • 373,912 17.69168.913 46.476 85.503 4.410 6.304 298.080 662,264 37.650 246.917 7.343 345.549 48.396 4.230 759 151 243.598 282,015 4,766 806.679 30.327 565,340 96.367 97,317 6.226 6.588 547.353 1.129.657 45.001 842.293 181.677 2.433.620 106.758 100.518 9.111 44.252 562.411 1,130,111 50,192 Totals 205,721 1,110,979 813,388 2,130,088 545,928 1,601,203 1,183,724 3,330,855 5,460,943 Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated 1,486,807 4,494,583 I I 3,862,849 9,844,239 780,692 2,892,817 2,971,423 6,644,932 16,489,171 i Grand totals 5,625,001 4,765,649 1,705,155 12,095,805 1,344,444 4,584,841 4,197,169 10,126,454 22,222,259

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S U M M A 11Y. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1921 and 1922. 1921. 1922. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Rams 16,376 12,388 Breeding-ewes 158,608 154,277 Dry ewes 9,513 7,259 Lambs 110,428 98,221 Totals 294,925 272,145 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams 305,768 309,684 Wethers 945,099 857,790 Breeding-ewes 2,694,280 2,774,661 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. •• 246,935 202,240 Lambs 1,368,772 1,316,568 Totals 5,560,854 5,460,943 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated — Wethers .. '.. .. .. •■ 2,689,700 1,869,834 Breeding-ewes 9,294,900 9,567,116 Dry ewes 1,089,371 750,549 Lambs 4,355,281 4,301,672 Totals 17,429,252 16,489,171 Crand total of sheep 23,285,031 22,222,259

She. 3p District in North Island. Shoop District in South Island. a I u 3 .2 S 9.2 o $ SSrS o J: a 1 ! & -I o H a o 3 a Q Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds o-oo 0-07 0-57 0-02 0-03 0-01 0-03 0-01 0-00 0-06 0-21 0-01 0-29 1-35 0-02 0-01 0-01 0-20 0-00 0-00 0-00 0-15 0-71 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-11 0-00 o-oo 0-50 0-05 0-50 0-02 010 0-01 0-02 o-oi 0-30 o-oi 0-18 0-22 0-47 0-05 0-14 0-60 0-01 0-06 0-03 0-52 0-23 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-13 0-00 0-23 0-02 0-37 0-20 0-23 0-03 0-07 0-33 0-01 0-11 0-09 0-50 0-10 0-11 0-02 0-09 0-15 0-00 0-07 Totals 0-74 0-35 1-88 1-00 1-33 1-98 1-00 1-49 1-23 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 0-17 0-80 10-02 0-15 0-07 0-13 0-07 0-03 0-00 0-02 0-23 1-48 17-68 0-09 0-02 0-00 0-19 0-04 0-01 0-01 0-41 1-14 14-54 0-06 0-02 0-01 0-54 0-26 0-00 0-09 0-30 1-25 15-45 0-09 0-03 0-02 0-31 0-12 0-00 0-04 13-83 0-39 11-22 0-11 0-56 0-08 0-01 0-42 13-79 019 8-15 0-39 1-50 1-01 1-87 0-10 0-14 0-50 14-44 0-82 5-88 0-18 8-23 1-15 0-10 0-02 0-00 5-81 6-72 0-11 7-97 0-30 5-58 0-95 0-96 0-06 0-06 5-41 11-16 0-44 3-79 0-82 10-95 0-48 0-45 0-04 0-20 2-53 5-08 0-23 Totals 12-06 32-89 24-57 19-75 17-07 17-61 40-60 34-92 28-20 Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated Grand totals 87-20 79-90 81-05 81-39 58-07 03-10 70-80 65-62 74-20 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 10000 100-00 100-00 100-00

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C— continued. SUMMARIES.

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1908.

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 Sheep District. Napier-Gis- W"""'™: borne Sheep W fS*°2 ftBl Dislii-iet, hfieep i-iisinct. District. 871 3,314 Marlborough-Nelson-Westland Sheep District. I CanterburyKaikoura Sheep District Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. Stud rams (entered in. Flock-book) Other rams Wethers Breeding-ewes Dry ewes Lambs 075 886 4,020 2,622 12,388 22,944 245,718 907,206 73,533 455,079 80,569 66,698 522,010 568,745 3,231,301 2,632,975 252,993 199,377 1,536,651 1,294,540 5,625,001 4,705,649 17,471 220,316 703,710 66,870 335,191 08,048 535,954 2,746,728 190,908 1,033,123 53,954 634,275 2,274,134 170,307 1.061,877 309,084 ■2,727,624 12,496,054 960,048 5,716,461 Totals 1,705,155 1,344,444 4,584,841 4,197,169 22,222,259

Year. North Island. South Island. Dominion. Breoding-ewos. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding ewes. Dry Bwos. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 5,098,865 6,356,783 6,456,509 6,354,874 6,393,460 6,505,491 6,019,378 6,643,567 7,230,450 7,475,418 6,846,053 6,311,797 5,838,704 6,312,456 6,771,482 I 626,687 I 580,092 I 690,435 : 751,817 755,906 j 729,637 • 697,352 ! 704,218 546,S21 617,565 1,106,652 1,202,085 1,243,633 890,601 525,903 5,545,176 I 6,013,563 6,058,871 5,969,589 5,883,509 6,015,545 6,300,798 5,971,814 : 5,662,317 . 5,784,751 6,175,981 6,030,103 5,730.971 5,835,332 5,724,572 540,158 435,167 518,078 560,643 579,857 434,070 468,923 678,242 657,214 455,082 492,097 609,312 580,561 455,218 434,145 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324,463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,015,341 12,892,767 13,200,109 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,569,675 12,147,788 12,496,054 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,103,707 1,166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 960,048

Year. Stud Rams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Kams, Two-tooth and Over. Wethers, Two-tooth and Broeding-ewes. Over. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,464 11,932 I 13,541 13,553 16,376 12,388 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,023 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,167 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,763 293,068 305,768 309,084 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,167,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 3,270,221 3,478,263 3,457,824 3,696,520 3,922,032 3,901,742 3,634,799 2,727,624 11,244,041 12,370,346 12,515,380 12,324.463 12,277,029 12,521,036 12,920,176 12,615,341 12,892,767 13,260,169 13,022,034 12,341,900 11,569,075 12,147,788 12,496,054 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1,166,275 1,382,460 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 960,048 6,387,017 6,308,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 7,178,782 7,318,148 6,896,954 7,150,516 7,895,888 7,431,321 6,317,738 5,834,481 5,716.461 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970 23,285,031 22,222,259

Total Stud Sheep and Flock Earns. Sheep of a distinctive B: ■eed and Crossbred Sheop. 3 03 Stud and Flock Rams. Stud Breedingowes. Stud Dry Ewes. Stud I iambs. Wethers. Breedingewes. Dry Ewes. | Lambs. Grand Total Stud and Flock Sheep. 1908 1909 1910 19111 19121 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 272,752 298,918 305,509 297,898 306,588 313,690 321,869 315,251 316,131 329,230 325,111 321,304 306,621 322,144 322,072 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 237,717 252,201 160,212 171,437 165,676 154,516 158,608 154,277 14,725 14,192 13,943 14,117 11,563 12,902 13,526 17,341 15,012 6,212 6,297 12,196 9,803 9,513 7,259 157,556 153,948 160,234 163,899 155,49S 167,005 170,160 176,556 175,155 114,778 125,116 127,150 109,454 110,428 98,221 675,108 689,857 706,933 705,623 706,431 I 722,342 734,G19 740,865 758,499 610,432 627,961 626,326 580,394 600,693 j 581,829 3,378,398 3,427,994 3,107,082 3,342,281 3,359,969 3,207,550 3,211,661 | 3,270,221 3,478,263 3,457,824 3,696,520 3,922,632 3,901,742 3,634,799 2,727,024 11,013,966 12,147,547 12,288,193 12,094,754 12,044,247 12,292,891 12,091,121 112,377,624 12,640,500 1.3,099,957 12,850,597 12,176,224 11,415,159 11,989,180 12,341,777 1,152,120 6,229,461 1,001,067 6,214,242 1,194,570 6,912,842 1,298,343 6,555,125 1.324.200 6,315,306 1,150,805 6,818,222 1,152,749 7,008,613 1,365,119 7,141,592 1,189,023 6,721,799 1,066,435 7,035,738 1,592,452 7,770,772 1.799.201 7,304,171 1,814,391 6,208,284 1,336,306 5,724,053 952,789 5,018,240 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 20,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970 23,285,031 22,222,259

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1. On the 30th April, 1922. 2. On the 30th April, 1922. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of S - 2d ■" d d d g> Owupr-s ° _, ° do — ■ o rn o rH g : ji te go uwneis n. wo Sc go o o o o o H. 2 ° ~- n f sbeor, obeep. o to 2 - o - ro - o - ro o -o o or r-rneep. cqror-i-OT - ro -1- - Zh r-T ru <M C N rH Ol ro E- S § Owners of Sheep owning Name and Address op Officer, and Appointments held by him. rHO, AUCKLAND DISTRICT,— Bay of Islands Subdivision — Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands ... Hokianga Whangarei Subdivis ion — Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Auckland Subdivision — Eodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden ... Manukau Franklin Coromandel Ohinemuri Subdivision — Thames Hauraki Plains ... Ohinemuri Waikato Subdivision — Piako ... Waikato Eaglan Waipa Matamata East Taupo ... 51 ... 22 ... 67 ... 42 ... 89 ... 68 ... 52 ... 110 ... 10 ... 55 45 ... 61 ... 33 ... 11 4! 7! ... 9 ... 30 ... 29 ... 27 ... 33 7: 38 17 37 36 63 41 53 71 11 22 35 29 35 4 3 3 5 12 50 15 9 1 19 28 24 32 20 21 17! 10 2 21 12 22! 7] 17 6 21! 12 22 2 5 1 2 6 2 5 1 2 ... l 1 2 ... ... ... 1 1 1 12 1 '.'. i 3 ... 116 48 154 110 2U 143 154 204 28 95 10 110 108 94 18' 12 32 67 179 60 57 14 Eeakes, C. J., D.V.Sc, M.E.C.V.S., Wellington, Director-General. Pope, P. S., Wellington, Asst. Director-General. 1 Young, A. E., M.E.O.V.S., Wellington, Director, .r- r.r.r. Live-stock Division. 42,200 , 16,597 j Bayley, H. A., Ohaeawai, Inspector of Stock, 83,673 ■ Eegistrar of Brands. 47,087 j 101 732 ] -o'orri 'Otway, J. W., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, oa'ia-i Eegistrar of Brands. 58,705 k 11,082 41 642 !' 2*026 ,1 Brown, W. E., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, 43'030 I Eegistrar of Brands. II 39,851 j 5,146 \ 2,104 2,953 94 fi41 Alexander, E., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock 01'aoc } Eegistrar of Brands. 22,832 19,586 15,118 9 5 3 2. 1! 1 1 1 9 18 48; 13 10 1 8 12 4 3 1

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — West Taupo Kawhia Awakino Waitomo Ohura... Kaitieke ... ... ... Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Eotorua 16 9 22 15 12 13 82 67 47 55 27 32 29 8 21 17 49 41 16 4 1191 851 6 7 18 14 19! 15 47 24 48 16 57 36 1 8 1 5 9 1 -••• ... ... "3 "i ... i ... "1 5 1 ... 40 69 69 221 175 161 28,381 3S,723 87,375 102,501 121,442' 132,057 Smith, J. W., Te Kuiti, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. I Munro, D., Wanganui, Eegistrar of Brands. 6 2 7 9 38 30 2 6 583 349 j 1 2 6 2 46 58 170 30 13,226 54,467 147,711 19,807 Watt, M. W., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. Totals in Auckland District 77 16 2 2 3,071 1,705,155 ... ! ! GISBOENE DISTRICT ,— Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa ... Cook ... Waikohu ... ... ;.. 14 21 13 49 22 14 9 30 9 3 1 ... 35 44 63 23 14 3 10 5 9 20 14 4 4 4 47 66 75 61 15 8 7 14 40 66 34 23 4 9 115 168 254141 59 20 30 3 14 15 23 1 3 10 4 4 8 7 4 9 i 80 214 73 328 213 123,508 515,509 207,338 665,768 606,847 ' Boss, D., Grisbome, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar [ of Brands. 1 I 1 — _ Totals in Gisborne District 119 ! r I 59 20 | 30 20 30 908 ;2,118,970 I HAWKE'S BAY DISTRICT,— Napier Subdivision — Wairoa 44 72 73 44 1.2 64 103 172! 159 62 29 13 7 69 94' 79 16 2 1 2 16 23 28 8 3 ... ... 29 49 83 50 16 9 8 3j 5 21 16 1 2 ... 46| 49 57 15 3 3 1 21 16 17 4 1 42 51 46 : 12 38 49 51 8 1 3 4 411 580 614 235 68 37 26 Case, J., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 53 308 540,051 Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Woodville Subdivision — Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio ... 93 63 21 1 639 1,048,133 326 326,948 85 109,302 265 635,457 j Parker, J. G., Waipukurau, Inspector of Stock. Eegistrar of Brands, vacant. 56 29 59 11 48 112,193 230 j 248,408 88 63,832 210 167,913 165 253,794 Eoss, W., Woodville, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of'Brands. i Totals in Hawke's Bay District 392; 2,364 3,506,031

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1. On the 30th Apbil, 1922. •2. On the 30th Apbil, 1922. 3. " Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Owners of Sheep owning Sheep Distbicts in Counties. I _ I _ Ip.iO.jo I O _• . 2 _; I _, S I J 2 d ° o 5 8 rr 8 ri 8 £ 8 r,| g S ! g S Owners" „, „ _, 8 oio o °~ o~r io~r- o~i oo °-0'O r s ol bneep. CN OH[ H -°l w --Q q -I3- OOl CMC Name and Address op Officer, and Appointments held by him. WEST COAST DISTRICT — Taranaki Subdivision — Clifton ... ... ... ... 63 63 28 14 1 1 .'. 170 74,586 i Q , „ w „ „. ,, , , . H . , Taranaki 47 9 3 3 62: 11,172 ™ on ' F - ™-, New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Inglewood 20 3; 6 1 30 7,352) Registrar of Brands. Stratford ... ... ... ... 34 28 21 8 3 ' 94 49,178 1 Beere, P., Stratford, Inspector of Stock, RegisWhangamomona ... ... ... 41 55 29 13 3 141 71,491 \ trar of Brands. Eitham ... ... ... ... 14 17 17 16 2 66 51,486 Hawera ... ... ... ... 26 16 12; 17 6 77 60,712 .' Ford, G. Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Waimate West ... ... .. 5 1 1 1 8 3,276 1 of Brands. Egmont ... ... ... ... 29J 3 3| 35 8,372 j Wanganui Subdivision — Patea... ... ... ... ... 59 40 59! 61 13 2 1 235 215,442 k Waitotara ... ... ... ... 26! 29 30 61 15 1 1 1 ... 164 205,690 L, „ w . , , , „, , w ■ • ah' ci aa «q 14 in 1 ooo oto «oq [ Munro, D., Wanganui. Inspector of Stock, Waimarino ... ... ... ... 4o 61 44 53 14 ID ... 1 ... 23b 2/9,323 f- -d - ♦> *-o "j Wanganui ... ... ... .. 28 43 46 46! 24 11 2 9 1 210 419,189 m Registrar ol .Brands. Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 110 118J 140 167 61 13 7 7 2 625 913,784 ) Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... ... ... ... ... 40 51 39 38 5.1 174 ! 128,923 \ Kairanga ... ... ... ... 33 26 32 ; 28 1 120 ! 79,702 \ Kiwitea .. ... ... ... 39 59 61 66 14 2 ... 1 ... 242 236,682 [Fleming, D., Palmerston North, Inspector of Pohangina ... ... ... ... 2] 48 50 30 8 157 131,305 [ Stock, Registrar of Brands. Manawatu ... ... ... ... 39 ! 34 26 25 3 1 1 129 94,053 1 Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 47 29 41, 34 3 154 102,425 J Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, 46 28 43 35 ; 6 2 160 130,922 \ w ., „„„„., T * a , „ Mana, and Somes) 1 T ' Wellington, Inspector of Stock, ReMakara ... 19 18 10 16 4 2 1 ., .. 70 74,754 ! of Brands. Totals in West Coast District ... 831 779,741 743186 j 45 14 19 3 1 3,361 J3,349, 819

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I I i WAIRAEAPA DISTRICT — Masterton Subdivision — Featherston ... Wairarapa South Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville ... 34 51 34 3 39 13 ' 28 42 43 28 62 76 7 13 36 28 21 20 197 207 2353 2279 60 27 55 14 251 15 28 6 5 I 5 13 3 3 1 41 15 ' 3 1 17 4 2 4 6 2 j 1 2 1 I 1 2 210 169 287 64 136 72 438,778 179,424 448,694 Hubbard, A. T. P., Masterton, Inspector of 182,801 f Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 108,506 57,627 I Totals in Wairarapa District ... : 174 196 106J 32 13 ( 11 2 938 1,415,830 Totals in North Island 2707 2156 745 220 | 86 j 88 8 10,642 12,095,805 = MARLBOEOUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT — Nelson Subdivision — Waimea Takaka Collingwood ... Buller Murchison Westland Subdivision — Westland Inangahua Grey Marlborough Subdivision — Sounds Marlborough... Awatere 460 S3 41 40 78 ; 307 48l 20 4 49 150 26 8 22 15 4 7 36 6 10 4 2 2 959 167 73 44 155 3 io'nc- ) Dalgleish, W., Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Eegiso2,96 l ' !- _ & tD '-, 91 fil9 1 trar of Brands. 3,659 i) Scott, W., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, Eegis45,209 11 trar of Brands. 96 31 59 38 32 151 42 101 QO Ml \ 9636 ' Scott > "W-, Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, Regisna' oA a I trar of Brands. ■ 33 166 16 52 148 35 48 87 55 48 87 55 422 42 10 1 1 1 55 17 10 1 3 58 18 7 j 5 ... 217 52 18 ' 7 4 188 487 194 „,n'roq [ Scott, J. G., Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, Begisono'oco I . trar of Brands. Ayo, boo i I ; ! Totals in Marlborough-Nelson-West-land District 1103 738 422 2,561 1,344,444 I ; I ! CANTEEBUEY-KAIKOUEA DISTRICT — Northern Subdivision — Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot ... ... -'. Ashley Kowai Waipara ... ... ... 41 12 13 26 43 44 25 33 53 19 26 72 28 50 25 13 12 73 40 15 50; 20 38 17 15 7 18 8 78 - 23 2 ! 1 5 l 2 2 j ... 4 1 5 1 1 2 153 179 149 85 107 302 191,757 i 384,955 176,670 !' Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, Regis95,600 j trar of Brands. 191,757 384,955 176,670 95,600 74,737 377,435 8 ! 2 2 74,737 377,435

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1. 2. On the 30th April, 1922. 2. On the 30th April, 1922. Sheep Districts in Counties. WIN XMJ-3 DUT±1 APRIL, ltfZZ. Owners of Sheep owning - • Total od," i d!-»8|rHS rrg h8'h8!S° 8° Owners Z § '■ 3 8 ' g ° 8 °- 8 °- 8 °- 8 d § °- d-a of Sheep. I I l-H <M ro It- Iga g 3. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Name and Address of Officer, and Appointments held by him. Sheep. I CANTERBURY- KAIKOURA DISTRICT— continued. Ghristchurch Subdivision — Oxford Akaroa ... Mount Herbert Wairewa ... ... ... ... Selwyn Tawera Waimairi Rangiora Eyre Malvern ... ... ... Paparua ... ... :.. Heatheote ... Halswell Springs Ellesmere Ashburton ... .. ... ... ! Chatham Islands Timaru Subdivision — Geraldine ... ... ... ... Levels ... ... ... .:. Mackenzie Waimate ... ... ... ... '. 58 51 12 17 49 10 14 66 36 80; 68! 5! Ill 27 ! 66 268; i 58 51 12 17 49 10 14 66 36 80| 68] 5! 11! 27 66 268; ! 17 138 : 137 : 71 172 '. 50 28 12 15 53 12 4 41 38 73 29 23 56 ! 287 36 50 28 12 15 53 12 4 41 38 73 29 2 23 56 287 36 125 103 86 214 33 29 2 26 28 2 1 ... 4 10 5! 24 21 6! 35 31 10 2 3 4 3 5 3 1 1 ... 1 ... ... 17 4 13 10 1 ... 1 60 30 4 7 7 12 6 33 11 3 226 173 34 6 6 13 16 5 2 2 96 46 11 1 ... 53 37 6 2 ... 80 68 33 14 2 127 101 22 7 2 1072 872 243 59 23 - I I 33 29 26 28 4 10 24 21 35 31 4 3 1 ... 17 4 13 10 60 30 7| 7 . 2 ! 2 5 ... 12 6 33 11 226 173 13 16 96 46 53 37 80 68 127 101 2 2 5l 10 5 1 1 4 3 34 11 33 22 ... l ... 1 1 172 136 43 83 185 40 20 128 99 247 111 10 20 68 169 1,005 91 96,023 i 85,784 43,363 74,818 205,412 94,6.68 6,446 35,968 MacKenzie, F., Ghristchurch, Inspector of Stock, 52,132 |- Registrar of Brands. 136 \ 208 Holmes, R., Chatham Islands, Inspector of Stock, 27,820 Eegistrar of Brands. 8,400 11,551 27,546 74,879 I 790,695 91,246 ■•• ... 5 ... | 138 137 71 172 125 103 86 214 1 4 2 1 i 419 338 358 648 271,291 ) 169,990 iHuddleston, J. C, Timaru, Inspector of Stock, 455,888 i Eegistrar of Brands. 523,559 ) Totals in Canterbury-Kaikoura District li 1552 552 L 1515 .5151 1072 872 ! 243 22 V 5,365 4,584,841 OTAGO DISTRICT,— Oamaru Subdivision — Waitaki ... ... ... ... ! Duns tan Subdivision — Maniototo Vincent - ... 185 . 37 48! 185 186 55 61 186 115 110 79 73 ! 33i 53 ( 29 27 22 ! 11 644 579,104 Taylor, S. M., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 1 1 1 276 231 325,414 ] Fountain, E. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, 321,755 ■) Eegistrar of Brands. 3

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Dunedm Subdivision — Waihemo Waikouaiti Taieri Peninsula ... 29 ... 18 ... 64 ... 12 34 23 15 15 27 38 6 1 31 17 53 1 8 5 5 2 ... j 1 2 ... 1 5 2 1 128 73 195 20 129,816 \) 79 582 000 '*tftfi >-Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, -' ~ oc I Eegistrar of Brands. o,o26 j ° : ... ... . ... : ... Clutha Subdivision — Clutha Tuapeka Bruce ... ! 170 .. I 93 ... , 107 177 119 101 76 110 74 71 90 53 11 14 8 2 4 13 2 "2 550 384 354 .,-, j McKinlay, E. A., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, Olfi'fiOO i" Eegistrar of Brands. Southland Subdivision— Lake Southland Wallace Stewart Island 42 ... 592 ... 182 6 34 10 503 331 202 113 3 3 11 183 55 1 12! 36 16 9 4 4! 3 5 5| 4 3 1 1 126 1,658 580 13 233,386 |] 971,525 I Graham, D. A., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, 408,071 j Eegistrar of Brands. 4,529 |j Totals in Otago District ... |1585 : 15141030 i ' 59 20 25 802 193 4! 5,232 4,197,169 Totals in South Island ... 4240! ;■ 3767 2524 61204803 11891 488 136! 50; 51 11 13,158 10,126,454 = ■ Totals in Dominion ... ... 6947J' !4047 !l233i 356 ; 136! 139 19 23,800 22,222,259