THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1924.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, H-23

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1924. NEW ZEALAND

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1924.

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

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 27th August, 1924. 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, 1923. 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, 1923 and 1924. NORTH ISLAND.

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County. Number c 30th April, 1923. Number of Sheep on Increase. I Decrease. 30th April, 1924. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokiange Whangarei Otamatea .. .. Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Edon Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Waikato Raglan Waipa Piako Matamata Rotorua Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke.. Tauranga , Whakatane Opotiki Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu Wairoa Hawko's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio Clifton .. Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimato West Patea Waitotara Waimarino Wanganui Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston Wairarapa South Masterton Castlopoint Eketahuna Maurieeville 41,038 18,482 82,056 50,250 95,686 54,037 89,670 55,446 8,877 42,437 1,565 42,345 33,660 38,227 5,172 2,521 2,997 32,843 168,204 30,277 27,110 24,978 21,196 12,276 20,191 40,957 13,011 179,975 128,800 138,408 10,370 68,170 154,765 124,202 533,404 224,834 706,728 632,700 569,198 1,131,884 368,254 118,263 691,769 116,961 268,948 72,974 189,321 272,893 66,000 9,995 13,153 7,740 50,327 61,944 54,673 67,954 1,895 241,463 212,609 294,523 453,437 979,159 134,717 96,970 249,365 139,963 110,464 104,190 130,523 73,031 454,907 189,568 473,079 178,863 138,308 60,653 50,475 18,337 91,930 63,311 105,330 56,555 96,302 59,493 8,898 46,124 2,548 44,719 39,482 38,876 5,014 2,335 2,041 35,107 213,446 33,326 29,671 33,394 27,902 13,916 25,755 49,032 16,840 207,978 138,978 153,380 28,204 73,762 155,654 128,630 557,282 234,767 713,860 653,792 584,102 1,206,553 395,114 125,583 708,830 121,741 287,116 76,657 195,212 288,078 70,960 10,712 16,835 9,887 53,406 77,197 55,373 74,379 1,453 248,597 212,820 306,741 455,561 1,023,235 134,013 103,301 257,950 143.739 112,204 119,708 135,905 70,406 471,011 196,154 488,300 176,850 145,949 59,913 8,837 9,274 13,061 9,644 2,518 6,632 4,047 21 3,687 983 2,374 5,822 649 2,264 45,182 3,049 2,561 8,416 6,706 1,640 5,564 8,075 3,229 28,003 10,178 14,972 17,834 5,592 889 4,428 23,878 9,933 7,132 21,092 14,904 74,669 26,860 7,320 17,061 4,780 18,168 3,683 5,891 15,785 4,960 717 3,682 2,147 3,079 15,253 700 6,425 145 158 186 956 7,134 217 12,218 2,124 44,076 442 6,391 8,585 3,776 1,740 15,518 5,382 16,104 6,586 15,281 •7,641 704 2,625 *2,013 740 Totals for Norih Island I 12,809,063 12,809,063 13,478,717 669,054

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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1923 and 1924 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on increase Decrease. County. 30th April, 1923. 30th April, 1924. Waimea.. Takaka CoUingwood Buller .. Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford .. Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels .. .. .. Mackenzie Waimato Chatham Islands Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 282,340 50,839 19,974 2,701 7,548 42,452 22,321 32,049 169,550 337,514 299,185 174,621 377,149 168,809 377,367 99,120 73,607 102,033 35,136 52,880 102,588 135,803 25,405 4,732 8,860 85,220 47,778 75,336 10,576 25,974 70,328 215,510 842,727 280,449 175,002 461,629 539,865 83,094 604,013 340,417 323,135 231,150 135,676 82,097 4,963 220,521 218,431 315,710 445,562 1,030,462 398,655 2,787 271,777 49,939 21,286 3,533 8,470 42,900 23,021 34,625 174,915 336,878 305,189 174,430 376,222 172,496 382,468 96,193 72,254 103,301 33,557 52,653 100,849 129,399 33,788 5,137 12,279 96,784 48,020 78,188 13,542 27,848 69,248 220,794 890,806 280,139 148,852 465,415 543,080 83,353 575,494 330,130 323,628 239,717 126,869 83,715 7,139 213,566 199,504 321,219 436,648 1,039,261 413,465 3,076 10,503 900 1,312 772 922 448 700 2,576 5,365 6,004 636 191 927 3,687 5,101 2,927 1,413 1,268 1,579 227 1,739 0,404 8,383 405 3,419 11,564 242 2,852 2,966 1,874 5, 281 48,079 1,080 3,786 3,215 259 310 20,150 28,519 10,287 493 8,567 "i,618 2,176 '8,807 50,955 18,927 'o,503 8,799 14,810 289 8,914 Totals for South Island .. 10,271,776 10,297,059 25,283 Totals for North Island 12,809,663 13,478,717 669,054 Totals for the Dominion .. 23,081,439 23,775,770 694,337

1. 2. Number of Sheepowners on 6, Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1923. 30th April, 19 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1923. 30th April, 1924. tuokland fapier-Gisborne Vellington - West Coast larl borough - Nelson - Westland .. lanterbury - Kaikoura )tago 2,935 3,299 4,210 2,425 5,317 5,187 2,997 3,347 4,211 2,353 5,474 5,041 1,737,857 6,022,333 5,049,473 1,266,533 4,651,658 4,353,585 1,968,115 6,277,917 5,232,685 1,272,533 ' 4,711,095 4,313,431 Totals for Dominion 23,373 23,423 23,081,439 23,775,776 694 337 Increase 51

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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, 1924. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lini :oln. E01 mey. Border ieicester. Name of County, Total Number of Sheep Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. be bred *° *S from this ,„„„-,,:„ c» Ar . nn from tins Season. SeaaoQ Stud Lambs. Stud Ham;, 9-too'h and over Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from tbis Season. Stud Lambs. Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred f rein this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stnd Lambs. <,.,,,, Stud b., ,= Ewes to Rams, i , -j o -.*, be bred Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stnd Lambs. Auckland District. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson RodneyGreat Barrier Island Waitemata Eden .. Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Hauraki Plains Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Waipa Matamata Rotorua Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Totals 50,475 18,337 91,930 63,311 105,330 56,555 96,302 59,493 8,898 46.124 2,548 44,719 39,482 38.876 5,014 2,335 2,041 29,671 35,107 213,446 33,326 33,394 27,902 13,916 25,755 49,032 16,840 207,978 • 138,978 153,380 28,204 73,762 155,654 1,968,115 : 5 "27 26 7 2 3 74 1 3 148 100 45 60 60 40 16 152 I 11 59 70 14 9 ' 59 18 4 48 3 3 ! 4 j 9 10 33 16 17 135 872 ! 513 311 178 1,387 237 66 1,040 42 64 785 357 504 11 "22 43 32 72 86 481 358 168 109 691 189 22 722 33 42 521 300 424 I 5 40 73 -* 142 'so 30 31 75 2 199 18 15 .. .. •• ■• •• •• ** 22 172 145 3 4 3 12 2 4 13 61 30 45 135 50 55 460 52 21 32 80 46 25 441 6 3 148 712 113 518 429 . 7,327 180 4,843 15 113 61 I ' ' I 1

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Gisboene District. 396 2 5 ! 33 i 14 I 80 176 989 283 I Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook .. Waikohu 128,630 557,282 234,767 713,860 653,792 138 456 60 57 140 645 153 •• .. •■ .. .. .. •• Totals .. 2,288,331 138 456 60 396 54 1,528 995 Hawke's Bat District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata .. Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio.. 584,102 1,206,553 395,114 125,583 708,830 121,741 287,116 76,657 195,212 288,678 j "l2 1 •• •' 740 30 130 425 20 25 94 88 60 19 110 91 2 23 4 43 7 64 24 246 2,097 1,124 j 444 415 160 778 243 75 131 176 1,415 780 433 106 165 792 216 2 19 10 3 50 137 126 90 50 Totals .. 3,989,586 47 1,173 180 712 387 5,507 206 4,083 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 Wairarapa South Masterton C'astlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 70,960 10,712 16,835 9,887 53,406 77,197 55,373 74,379 1,453 248,597 212,826 455,561 306,741 1,023.235 134,013 103,361 257,950 143,739 112,204 119,708 135,905 70,406 471,011 196,154 488,360 176,850 145,949 59,913 % •• I •• 3 15 31 402 26 7 34 50 604 470 1,832 224 150 409 75 ids "27 •* "20 309 218 1,570 163 70 288 64 'l57 317 799 63 29 33 21 32 8 116 23 210 32 623 I 6 46 27 304 78 1,043 14 j 435 16 320 379 4,912 133 3,313 178 4,396 300 5,367 62 ! 636 24 } 984 26 515 34 1,254 31 646 430 7,391 122 4,194 128 3,464 15 I 436 4 I 206 ioo "59 25 178 73 18 182 178 55 550 10 25 22 104 •" 159 469 30 158 989 326 232 4,045 2,094 4,592 4,044 430 940 463 1,225 527 6,685 3,724 2,463 3 6 2 105 190 115 il5 ** 6 200 ■- .. •• 45 32 154 1 2 1 210 361 1,010 60 40 30 "73 20 395 55 _!_ Totals .. .. . .. 5,232,685 I 5,650 363 4,100 2,091 j 40,843 1,453 11 295 759 34,171 230 Totals for North Island 13,478,717 ; 1,092 7,991 716 5,726 2,961 I 55,205 1,839 44,092 26 408 1 291

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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, 1924— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lin. :oln. Roj iney. Border Leicester. N»me of County. Total Number of Sheep Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. ,,S„ Ewes not STktJS *o be Stnd f£?J?5w. bred Lambs. Stnd Rams, 2-tooth and over Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stnd Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. Stud Bams, ■2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stnd Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. 139 6 5 17 Waimea Takaka CoUingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey .. Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 271,777 i 49,939 21,286 3,533 I 8,470 42,900 23,021 34,625 174,915 336,878 j 305,189 191 34 -• I :: • ■ I 2,608 97 64 207 10 1,949 72 50 205 2 14 6 4,029 1,702 858 I 1,980 331 878 'l00 I 81 14 ! 150 93 39 90 58 27 1 39 56 4 351 1,763 160 157 318 1,131 140 71 116 115 Totals .. 1,272,533 225 5,731 1,189 j 2,858 122 282 175 267 5,250 167 3,865 73 130 121 CaNTERBURY-KaIKOURA DISTRICT. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre .. .. .. - .. Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell 174,430 376,222 172,496 382,468 96,193 72,254 103,301 33,557 52,653 100.849 129,399 33,788 5,137 12,279 96,784 48,020 78,188 ! 13,542 ' 60 248 14 141 "lO 2 1,212 1,758 284 467 428 29 20 85 87 ** 8 544 820 192 480 320 2 * * 46 "39 20 40 3 78 j .. 141 103 ! 35 ioi 72 "l8 1 3 5 3 258 40 99 341 140 18 180 -• ** 5 96 317 37 99 ■• i "85 172 40 * 135 30 203 6 1 6 i20- ! ! 1 1

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Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Leveln Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands •• I 27,848 69,248 220,794 890,806 280,139 148,852 465,415 543,080 83,353 27,848 69,248 220,794 890,806 280,139 148,852 465,415 543,080 83,353 21 25 67 21 25 67 603 833 2,356 603 833 2,356 120 163 529 2 7 439 1^576 13 59 30 1 1 22 4 16 2 6 77 30 30 443 210 470 252 100 100 "lO 348 116 461 211 34 90 6 20 138 32 38 4 73 116 .. 75 372 10 j 71 166 .. 85 1,076 58 907 459 10 373 1,023 .. 836 61 51 1,675 80 1,451 80 Totals 1 4,711,095 4,711,095 588 8,040 1,633 6,029 176 \ 4,604 588 8,040 1,041 ' 4,733 15 105 69 199 2,129 130 350 Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 575,494 330,130 323,628 239,717 126,869 83,715 7,139 213,566 199,504 321,219 436,648 1,039.261 413,465 3,076 101 4 ■ 11 1! 1,351 410 28 11 609 ' L030 495 "20 .. I 51 293 268 296 9 51 62 46 59 156 67 265 80 459 269 307 494 220 583 308 982 767 4,467 734 ■ 6,277 2,466 36 244 279 50 120 15 380 211 10 702 25 662 451 3,195 60 j 643 361 5,563 453 1,785 130 "30 5 2 47 100 .1 165 19 1,377 15 1,086 240 : 40 30 '240 i .. iso 40 45 548 .. 286 1,082 32 480 22 .. 17 •• •• 3 '.'. 120 1 "40 - 30 2,025 5 1,831 382 .. 262 •• .. Totals 4,313,431 4,313,431 117 117 1,800 1,800 612 1,545 172 333 268 326 1,523 | 17,605 j 1,461 13,784 499 5,956 92 4,217 Totals for South Island 10, -97,059 930. 930 . 15,571 15,571 2,842 9,136 309 720 268 570 1,989 1 24,984 1,758 j 19,282 922 12,115 268 8,942 Totals for Dominion 23,775,776 j 930 930 15,571 15,571 2,842 9,136 1,401 8,711 984 6,296 4,950 80,189 3,597 63,374 948 12,523 268 9,233

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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, 1924— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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English .eicester. Shro] .hire. Southt [own. Corriedale. Other Breeds. Name of County. Stud Stud Bams, Ewes to 2-tooth be bred and from this over. Season. Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Stud Lambs. Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. Stnd Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stnd Ewesnot stnd to be bred „« ■* from this *""»"=• Season. Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. Stud Ewes not c(n j to be bred T °™£, from this Lamb9 - Season. Stud Stud Earns, Ewes to 2-tooth i be bred and : from this over. I Season. Stud Ewes not gt d to be bred £' b from this """""• Season. Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. Stnd Stnd Ewes to ! Ewes not be bred to be bred T «™jL from this I from this ljamot - Season. I Season. I 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 Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki •• i 3 l 5 2 126 35 167 48 34 150 2 2 8 34 330 ■ I 16 120 1 12 3 62 4 30 5 50 1 24 8 68 1 109 1 2 ' 1 20 26 178 9 167 1 12 1 12 1 41 4 18 2 83 1 21 I 34 22 " 45 33 2 98 115 11 12 21 25 16 12 1 14 ' 4 1 10 49 .. 14 '.. 40 13 Totals 24 j 24 i 328 328 232 232 12 12 364 364 136 136 j 75 909 75 909 446 446 1 14 14 4 11 11 63 .. 63 j 53 53

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Gisborne District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu Totals ! I " * 23 23 539 539 21 21 326 326 I 2 2 9 55 55 55 5 5 I I I i 40 23 539 21 326 2 55 4ij Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio Totals 8 8 245 245 115 115 254 254 j 1 77 4 13 4 14 3 US 49 1,692 180 583 88 418 124 39 3,173 175 105 40 320 1,148 120 - 511 78 293 78 5 2,233 | i 40 40 i 245 115 254 US 3,173 320 2,233 40 I 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 Wairarapa South Masterton C'astlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 2 2 3 6 15 78 'ioo 40 4 14 48 "70 30 8 "45 3 54 7 232 .. "40 198 2 11 1 1 2 17 7 51 22 2 69 112 4 20 16 41 17 11 12 61 49 11 5 14 98 "82 212 510 578 100 1,135 1.088 50 350 105 1,056 500 109 1,033 1,279 225 255 140 j 1-1 98 .. 9 -- "82 212 510 578 100 1,135 1.088 50 350 105 1,056 500 109 8 15 11 ' 8 13 25 5 '.'. 26 8 '.'. 35 146 411 8 467 50 15 712 804 36 11 228 65 874 8 296 15 13 286 909 1,109 187 25 201 5 50 26 35 146 411 467 50 712 804 36 228 65 874 296 15 286 909 1,109 187 201 50 1 14t ] 1 2 146 9 1 1 2 6 9 1 24c 18( 21 "28 243 180 21 i . 8 3 1 " i . •■ "21 "96 164 10 .. "21 "96 164 10 15 2 2 15 2 2 15S ' Ti , . 159 •'27 9 113 "24 1,033 1,279 225 255 140 ! Totals 13 13 233 233 4 ~ 4 162 162 18 331 18 331 238 238 551 551 8,928 ! 8,928 85 85 6,915 6,915 15< 159 !_L 475 472 . 2 291 ; 291 ; 19 19 I 18€ 186 6 137 Totals for North Island .. 45 45 806 119 119 648 648 30 695 30 695 374 374 767 : 767 13,549 13,549 426 426 9,920 9,920 16( 160 0 i 48( 486 « 295 295 72 72 30-1 304 2 230 806

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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, 1924— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

English .eicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Other Breeds. Name of County. Stud Stud Bams, Ewes to 2-tooth be bred and from this over. Season. Stnd t E **y es . n °t stud f?o b mS -™* Season. Stud Stud Stud Bams, Ewes to Ewes not <.,.„,, 2-tooth be bred to be bred T °™ ?. and from this from this ljamos - over. Season. Season. Stnd Stud Stud Rams, Ewes to ' Ewes not ,,. . 2-tooth be bred j to be bred T ° ?. and from this j from this LamM ' over. Season, i Season. Stud Stud Stud Rams, i Ewes to Ewes not Q . . 2-tooth i be bred to be bred ,"' and | from this from this *' over, j Season, j Season. Stnd Stnd Stud Bams, Ewes to Ewes not q tllH 2-tooth be bred to be bred T „ "£. and from this from this "»""■'■ over. Season. Season. Marlborough - Nelson -JWestP land District. Waimea #f.. .. .. v Takaka '* .. CoUingwood .. Bullerfj Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 1 56 25 80 16 304 . 34 329 30 "40 139 236 1 3 3 1 2 8 45 164 39 "95 j 6 2 76 12 50 355 11 57 165 9 "20 .. ■• 25 16 •• -■ "o4 "47 600 300 ■ Totals .. .. J 76 769 76 769 445 445 7 79 63 11 „™ 209 134 S4 417 233 29 600 300 I Canterbury-Kaikoura District. 2 15 17 525 9 349 24 310 5 11 328 4 72 31 1,068 5 146 2 2 29 2 j 39 5 379 320 300 78 267 16 842 112 12 43 1 70 41 470 170 4,886 399 4,688 11 55 4 117 40 912 18 142 "59 "SO 16 375 3,279 3,433 14 ioo 504 56 3 "60 80 4,058 1 28 1 ' 6 1 "l2 7 55 2,532 4 1 Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua .. Waimairi .. Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairew-a Halswell .. .. 32 125 32 1,003 1 24 5 160 37 1,054 63 364 2 98 308 2,682 8 241 22 82 643 17 73 863 253 60 ■ 1,770 166 4 1 2 8 145 80 152 "67 144 'ios

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Springs .. .. .. | EUesmere .. .. Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands 10 32 32 75 29 28 16 ! 289 224 684 1,979 780 802 502 36 116 25 250 36 116 25 113 188 461 1,085 473 406 372 3 4 2 20 3 52 52 120 431 "42 48 43 302 13 17 23 7 32 2 4 498 728 327 548 68 125 44 8 469 539 .- 162 374 21 49 26 4 I 134 10 j 373 112 ; 1,928 2 74 17 484 3 94 77 2,894 29 80 299 1,359 30 455 63 372 2,601 15 17 •* 39 459 52 201 11 14 352 21 348 2 250 ■ 1 ■■ . .. ..... r 127 | 4,933 I Totals 710 | ] 710 | 11,011 11,011 449 449 7,025 47 1,066 733 199 5,175 52 3,988 909 j 17,347 497 12,677 3,329 I Otago District. ■ Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace .. .. Stewart Island .. 3 14 3 1 80 440 "66 28 2 50 .. ! .. 191 35 155 130 ■• 12 ! 359 246 209 70 74 "20 2 j 21 : 3 9 1.644 376 "42 521 9 684 51 284 1,300 198 40 385 486 28 •• .. ** •• •■ " •• ■• •• •• .. 45 13 2 in 5 64 "13 527 202 541 •• I •• •- ■- •• Totals 21 21 614 j 614 2 286 50 266 5 194 12 i 359 246 410 3,327 284 2,437 13 527 202 541 Totals for South Island .. 807 : 807 12,394 12,394 451 451 7,756 104 1,411 990 222 5,743 52 4,368 1,403 21,091 781 15,347 169 6,060 202 4,170 Totals for Dominion 852 I : 852 I 13,200 i 13,200 570 570 8,404 134 19,292 1 478 241 6,364 202 2,106 1,364 989 14,288 1,563 ; 21,577 781 15,642 4,400

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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, 1924— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED, BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK.

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester English Leicester. Name of Coanty. III 01 H.CS. O ° 3 ° 3 fi rH«S |«-g Lambs. III ?P if!: |if 3 I *Z B ***-S I l £ = Lambs. HrJ J**"**"..*-*. — r- ro |£hh ra *-*** © 0Q Lambs. Ms -a a = 5 -1-sS : 5a 3 CD SO© |J| Lambs. 01 3m »m =£3 S3 5*8 £ -8*8 g s-a* i S-o* Lamb9 -H O **" feO° B= £ 2 «l £ » 51 fM " rJ ? -H) 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 Taupo .. Taumarunui Kawhia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki 3 16 3 4 23 6 8 4 13 16 75 9 7 ' 12 635 "2 :: i 92 512 " is 625 "3 1.321 16 206 50 120 4 ik '.'. 400 "l 160 S0I 17 11 ! 4 28 16 4 24 80 26 10 21 1 2 2 \ "io 21 10 7 *70 136 20 20 11 io 10 140 300 663 400 9 4S0 440 25 264 40 456 714 4,421 174 18 123 1,203 2,267 13,959 751 746 8,705 12 1,241 2,533 8.969 572 807 5,055 100 1,175 3,133 14,736 ] 395 556 i 2,421 4,791 71 282 996 190 379 194 2,244 5 ! 198 817 3,037 45 i 275 ! 460 , 940 70 j 373 1,061 3,339 85 .. 92 9 18 .. 230 107 .. 933 202 66 1.907 76 2,173 2,061 12,983 26 67 262 471 70 6 223 123 250 2,501 500 545 7 423 68 1,070 1,445 307 2,175 369 1.682 1,514 1,264 6,038 1,763 676 4,972 280 127 1,050 2,029 17 777 605 5,620 300 1.655 1,416 11,391 148 2,330 2 57 145 5,927 184 3,722 160 5,066 264 3,031 197 I 8,646 462 2,331 65 343 154 823 106 1,033 105 330 141 1,291 5 20 30 62 100 290 170 520 303 10,185 60 109 35 36 541 223 38 635 2,656 125 3.40S 190 2,640 320 779 375 2.186 425 6,366 6 i 2 10 40 11 21 5 37 10 55 8 27 49 5 1 118 23 69 88 152 6 17 58 32 34 15 22 ! 24 15 385 85 20 94 50 20 260 1,112 343 20 5 25 69 63 221 66 20 6 17 9 9 43 2S 9 1 13 62 93 16 6 2 16 112 111 80 35 30 11 28 17 5 IS 26 "*8 188 220 iio 140 110 964 140 10; 81 22: 11: 33 2 "3 3 3 '.'. 100 380 7 250 iio 451 260 105 5 191 142 , 143 10 16 '53 16 20 10 6 4*20 945 270 iio 20 22 Totals .. 253 132 4,047 ' 284 1,709 I 1,059 329 4,416 60 1,823 19,375 26,800 122,037 4,310 65,585 94*5 I 400 j i 1,984 25 | 444 823 1,872 52! Gisborke District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 24 132 130 827 ' 35 5,016 1,060 701 .. 1,000 .. J 1,692 ■ 400 17,108 2,122 8,373 .. I 7,278 13,599 124,443 10,640 88,821 2,534 : 2,860 22,724 1.536 17,524 5.881 ': 8,532 , 6,767 63,263 5,046 : 33.351 .. | 9,197 ! 2,577 47,129 3,174 129,814 67 283 197 I 378 l 231 47 76 117 261 633 Totals .. 1,814 35 | 6,016 [ 1,060 5,881 29,233 26,203 274,667 22,518 |l77,883 j 547 633 378 231 501

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Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber .. ' .. Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio 91 156 14 37 350 1,077 750 5,032 290 1,849 * •• 200 1,531 849 11 470 977 632 92 51 524 18 87 159 273 209 80 912 3,774 850 2,650 ; 30 1,958 I 600 280 7,632 3,461 1,700 I 700 94 5,491 5,385 1,865 12,513 20,323 250 3,966 5,536 106 1,021 392 5,118 7,938 ' 8.760 1,300 1,120 3,932 2,548 2,966 140 i 655 376 417 1,573 729 1,891 3,218 2,780 19,614 146,302 21,876 8,331 64,919 9,940 15,860 9,381 19,591 32,594 1,414 ! 14,310 12,874 166,469 2,232 j 13,758 1,404 i 4,515 3,017 ! 41,721 396 9,626 1,367 8,999 1,022 i 4,414 545 ! 8,804 2,538 27,416 206 330 62 11 14 15 4 48 517 189 166 224 55 5 142 51 14 9 25 14 5 20 400 15 1,219 23 137 234 100 1,930 3,150 367 "2 i 6 27 66 540 •• -- •• Totals .. 360 1,452 7,416 2,299 3,061 3,022 6,222 19,534 5,258 11,181 40,043 51,179 348,408 26,809 200,032 690 517 189 627 51 Wellington-West Coast District. 40 2,275 100 86 739 400 200 255 I 2,824 168 I 3,392 3,000 j 3,997 349 1,506 1,071 8,160 552 4,255 2,749 30,227 1,326 10,589 15,070 94,202 371 5,298 247 3,756 1,518 20,164 324 4,580 1,644 i 5,598 953 : 6,996 815 15,581 150 4,644 4,008 33,668 423 2,276 1,590 24,301 310 ■ 8,885 530 ! 8,324 230 1,920 12 3 19 18 42 34 83 99 186 47 46 143 6 47 10 3 2 10 12 24 115 216 41 230 427 45 1150 150 145 3 250 ■30 39 2 1 1 6 16 6 1 24 2 12 11 142 13 14 4 20 21 108 110 205 17 2 70 59 10 25 17 160 Clifton Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Haw-era Waimate West Patea.. Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino .. Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt .. Makara Featherston Wairarapa South Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna MauriceviUe " .. *-. 4 •• 20 160 18 112 39 717 45 243 680 230 1,250 500 1,036 5,015 7 28 698 50 764 28 54 1,740 350 679 2,390 135 2 39 108 j 63 j 75 180 250 116 195 372 260 13 53 4 'ie 26 2 373 192 520 243 f 149 86 I 201 158 9 60 480 200 40 280 304 1,300 412 1,829 314 1,548 456 1,616 40 1.642 437 3,610 20 380 531 260 162 396 247 837 1,354 17 974 .. ; 1,351 113 863 401 72 15 203 228 56 150 33 17 675 778 300 1,211 3,187 134 624 1,550 244 728 471 2.619 330 163 1,459 1,388 5,187 80 942 1,389 3,275 611 1,888 4,924 15,903 40 650 3,219 4,216 641 1,163 10,409 32,413 590 2,110 541 ! 804 90 3,203 < 2,662 1,824 722 135 .. 316 1,118 30 .. 783 . 1,448 54 .. 1,910 | 6,671 620 ! 2,062 23 3,371 ■ 8,310 40 51 i 1,353 I 230 50 200 4,609 I 4,914 708 1,513 I 3,385 20 406 | 1,435 ] 874 268 402 505 120 4,343 389 1,808 185 3,726 9.393 3,187 5,036 14,857 10,364 59,378 18,107 170,162 9,319 5,947 37,628 9,204 12.366 18,244 23,552 9,850 42,609 5,050 39,421 16,498 12,272 4,726 "• " I 7 | 20 9 26 174 134 300 350 450 750 100 .. 200 60 10 l4 i 6 i - .. •• Totals 617 j 2,119 9,331 1,707 5,701 3,472 3,138 18,327 2,739 9,274 : 48,077 105,352 547,621 38,179 308,457 822 24 1,074 i 748 296 41 ! 571 10 202 Totals, Xorth Island 1,230 4,336 20,794 4,290 10,471 9,367 9,724 48,293 9,117 128,159 136,728 209,534 1,292,733 91,816 751,957 3,004 424 3,953 25 1,612 2,247 100 2,443 10 731 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, 1924— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester English Leicester. Name of County. •a rr * © g oo", I © ■egg cSs "-• D 0***-* 1 -U I £ a « £ « « Lambs. **"* If! "i CH •£§§ =£*§ S-c-2 §~£ Lambs. H *° *= ■ a a *° « d *og -£ o g •■0=0 a-eco Cr * rH-°-3 fe-°3 Lambs. i-S ■fl Ha s*a V Hi Hi Lambs. oj3 2 : ap lis R3 ;*gn n w 3 * S3 -tana > ©"■3S0 1 = -© 1 Lambs Oi w I 1 t Marlborough-Nelson-Westland District. Waimea .. .. 388 1,523 Takaka .. .. 81 200 CoUingwood .. .. 11 112 Buller Inangahua .. .. 3 Murchison .. .. 16 156 Grey Westland Sounds .. .. 4 Marlborough .. .. 2,171 47,196 Awatere .. .. 1,021 20,643 j 4,476 | 118 400 150 225 33 40,623 7,797 26,374 5,026 951 300 130 27 22 19,516 11,486 23 5 7 5 3 156 200 29 250 65 223 i 1 13 2,384 ! 6,092 ! 32,358 531 944 : 6,565 191 622 2,626 32 43 196 85 133 640 510 2,070 7,347 235 154 3,770 305 724 6,745 1,801 1,408 15,243 611 ! 981 5,798 73 .. 1,525 1.942 13,063 204 2,378 360 1,787 8 15 180 446 i 3,055 390 j 916 333 ! 2,817 362 j 9,665 398 ' 2,319 I 48 16 23 5 33 2 57 71 4 4 31 3 •■ 2 "9 13 116 249 1,063 105 5 " 250 : 1,643 1,984 •• 10S 15 144 19 539 742 ** •• 500 50 238 550 805 2,088 60 I 206 338 683 38 30 •71 500 130 Totals .. ... 3,695 69,830 3,695 69,830 72,131 13,091 j 32,432 428 1,038 3,241 207 1,072 6,758 13,171 82,813 4,443 36,195 256 30 j 1,075 . 184 1,486 110 3,877 267 1,300 Canterbury - Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. 369 7,960 Amuri .. .. 1,293 27.931 Cheviot .. .. 101 2,487 Waipara .. .. 356 4,557 Ashley Kowai Oxford .. . . 21 60 Rangiora .. .. 32 12 Eyre .. .. .. 43 117 Tawera .. .. 458 3,040 Malvern .. .. 10 102 Paparua .. .. 10 433 Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert .. 9 38 Wairewa .. .. 4 143 369 7,960 1,293 27.931 101 2,487 356 4,557 21 60 32 12 43 117 458 3,040 10 102 10 433 ■ 7,867 1,000 5,380 30,853 5,895 11,381 3,047 410 954 5,341 88 1,310 81 430 68 1,643 18 343 4,602 i 940 2.312 1,185 ! 8 25 882 : .. 492 15 5 19 5 1 4 30 6 16 29 459 41 71 21 20 113 2 13 67 9 4 222 30 54 5,274 174 25 236 644 50 523 1,500 90 1,858 192 12 50 492 43 163 188 257 41 167 256 120 95 5 165 19 7 10 31. 42 50 ' 10 100 102 8 326 3 388 70 319 767 216 1 209 434 30 192 291 155 766 150 48 41 108 1,152 609 1.003 62 20 5 .. 45 60 1,157 538 133 33 103 .. 55 185 200 228 220 610 20 97 95 4 30 70 201 162 35 10 135 22 107 52 5 103 20 45 80 78 7 8 60 .. • "9 38 4 143 319 .. 10 110 2 298 15 115

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HalsweU Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands .. .. .. 659 14,361 920 11.211 76 100 25 114 2,008 43,440 383 5,899 12 250 16,494 20,553 1,661 121 49,782 4,885 2,321 1,537 6 45 5,385 620 8,304 7,732 50 27,135 2,520 "•2 9 188 7 8 29 70 22 76 294 38 9 10 126 9 542 522 184 250 1,063 764 743 23 26 100 ■• 2,411 I 1,973 I *82 420 662 67 195 106 3,445 1,066 1,321 1,053 3,268 194 13 98 35 •■ i .. 1,085 63 1.235 635 14 2,806 : 2,010 40 353 151 182 140 . Ol 162 ! 158 ! 370 j 1,009 594 j 4,502 542 1,641 1 430 482 428 ] 770 508 6 65 56 165 25 65 1,379 2,666 2,439 230 211 6 603 786 404 29 1,038 47 593 6,262 166 14,686 64 2,682 2,052 147 10,730 1,056 20 5,074 Totals 6,789 422,005 150,064 ! 18,273 68,058 364 58 460 259 5,252 6,022 34,024 2,836 16,697 12,180 351 7,948 976 2,759 16,203 742 11,107 737 3,767 Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 1,485 127,875 613 | 9,676 1,428 21,556 1,689 32,904 157 1,116 23 91 905 34 102 50 40 90 34 328 158 181 655 2 41,076 I 3,564 9,013 722 26,674 4,105 25,976 4,697 1,914 16,272 3,210 14,668 I 9,084 1,319 I 6 2 2 20 3 34 692 600 I 1,120 .. 3 130 2 550 80 725 10 20 1,844 41 680 14 554 J 2 ' 6 582 1,289 710 346 631 173 35 1,446 1,608 3,813 2,423 8,364 4,317 52 365 265 376 344 60 226 200 227 1,420 1,736 1,491 9.332 5,413 2,978 8,403 5,800 2,817 998 203 530 4,091 3,899 25,604 9,187 72,954 35,842 291 341 155 210 284 40 1,525 1,886 1,277 2,071 1,814 3,006 3,076 298 1,885 287 2,040 23 288 329 140 209 3 87 1,528 314 1,820 684 11,968 313 5,243 191 33,111 2,907 15,942 1,044 3 466 251 6 1,160 3 54 88 4 1,831 150 12,810 ! 4,158 310 103 141 600 | 109 i 208 | 683 i 458 35 11,280 3,061 192 2,824 161 1,129 257 11 7 i 20 130 150 260 ; 14 ! 696 886 : 210 26 582 4,663 1,827 267 90 1,200 8 3 5 11 10 17 \ 8 27 j .. 201 102 35 1 192 660 415 148 117 249 432 2,022 150 5,572 250 1,884 88 464 215 160 947 760 I 846 1 20 15 50 11 5 j 98 10 150 1,150 160 100 600 75 80 .. Totals 6,171 95,021 114 828 13,825 47,945 130 1,505 5,026 94 665 25,789 121,455 173,306 8,080 78,858 | 9,695 4,013 33,956 | 1,812 : 12,321 669 1,319 2,322 1,190 Totals, South Island 16,655 286,856 337,023 45,189 148,435 922 2,601 8,727 301 1,996 37,799 j 40,648 290,143 15,359 131,750 | 22,131 4,394 42,979 i 2,788 15,264 18,358 2,171 17,306 1,004 6,257 Totals, North Island 1,230 4,336 20,794 | 4,290 ! 10,471 9,367 9,724 j 48,293 9,117 28,159 136,728 |209,534 1,292,733: 91,816 751,957 i 3,004 424 3,953 25 j 1,612 j 2,247 100 2,443 10 731 Totals for Dominion 17,885 291,192 357,817 49,479 1158,906 j 10,289 12,325 j 57,020 9,418 30,155 174,527 i250,182 1,582,876 ! 107,175 883,707 25,135 4,818 146,932 j 2,813 16,876 20,605 j 2,271 j 19,749 1,014 6,988

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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, 1924— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK- BOOK— continued.

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Shropshire. SouthdoCorriedale. :alf-brei .-her Bree< Name of County. ■a -s a — I- oi — ■— Eh; jag « H? P-f f II Its 1-1 8 S 5 §-3cZ Lambs. l*°5 a jo g el . *Sls j*.g*3 Sag Lambs. rZ *— >» CM I! 1 rO gS<8 SS<s Lambs - s £ « « £ .a 1— IS ra CM -- 1 — fH CM H=S3 -r«r © Hra-g to H H tf S Lambs. rO ©93 © -rr Sh. SH I <D _ **-. g --i O ,-*■■■—. O N <M r=Eo Hh s; S£.a eg o $ Lambs Auckland District. Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands Hokianga Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Rodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden Manukau Franklin Coromandel Thames Haurakei Plains Ohinemuri Piako Waikato Raglan Waipa Matamata Rotorua Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke Taurangi Whakatane Opotiki 4 44 25 20 38 4 18 6 84 50 63 60 46 3 : 2 28 | 11 22 66 55 30 25 35 850 26 i46 50 40 161 103 143 136 18 2 630 20 125 26 25 88 80 50 42 13 6 152 100 22 ; 12 19 83 54 75 14 1 2 101 62 142 . 148 i 77 34 55 39 53 244 i 49 j 24 j 29 | 81 15 281 80 5 8 49 10 17 45 800 14 30 2 258 45 47 13 6 71 5 28 3 7 4 8 37 9 10 ** 275 200 ** ** .. ■• 100 146 92 4 5 . 7 27 21 .. .. 668 •' 74 1,242 •• '• 200 , ■" •• 80 1,051 2 7 7 4 16 8 2 3 1 2 21 59 5 •• 8 j • • **. 4 j I 8 4 •■ • •• .. .. •■ 49 4 45 •■ 8 85 16 35 80 -■ ..- 3 14 ■• ■■ I .. - .. .. I I 36 20 45 8 9 2 19 4 32 12 2 4 9 5 •• 5 •• 21 114 85 25 300 14 •• .. ■• 12 17 7 •• .. 40 4 20 6 45 i ■■ ** i •• I i Totals 745 96 1.655 18 1,088 1,709 | 1,309 32 752 391 515 342 51 689 1,316 208 1,131 248 196 222 I I

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Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. Waiapu . . .. j Uawa Cook .. .. .-.. 19 Waikohu .. .. 1 I 17 129 32 .. , 1,072 366 42 .. 496 1 168 204 400 10 23 59 I 1 5 7 5 Totals .. .. | 20 20 1,616 ... 1,616 42 496 42 496 /12 772 92 92 I 17 ■• Hawke's Bat District, j Wairoa .. .. j 5 Hawke's Bay . . .. I 16 Waipawa . . . . ! 1 Waipukurau . . .. 1 Patangata .. .. i 7 Weber Dannevirke .. .. 4 Woodville .. .. 24 Pahiatua .. .. 11 Akitio 252 .. ] 1,774 938 414 822 .. : 67 8 986 245 623 108 11 447 400 1,253 85 555 215 8 304 ! 45 5 | 68 I 25 25 | 355 374 9 221 144 30 224 355 374 9 221 35 370 7 8 4 32 18 35 370 7 8 ! 6 ! 214 4 260 j 800 no 36 225 1 1 44 •• 211 6 493 4 .. ■ 6 3 20 300 7 144 30 224 ** ■■ •• 250 6 4 1 1 32 18 Totals .. .. 69 : 69 i 8 6,229 8 ! 6,229 639 2,760 ! 639 | 2,760 '' 25 1 i 25 1,357 1,357 474 474 226 260 800 110 316 20 524 753 Wellington-West Coast District. Clifton Taranaki .. .. 11 Inglewood .. .. 1 Egmont Stratford .. .. 4 Whangamomona Eltham Hawera .. .. 1 Waimate West Patea.. .. .. 265 Waitotara .. .. 8 Wanganui .. .. 1 Waimarino . . .. 12 Rangitikei .. .. 74 Oroua .. .. 40 Kairanga .. .. 21 Kiwitea . . .. 1 26 Pohangina .. .. 11 Manawatu .. .. • 107 Horowhenua .. .. j 36 Hutt .. .. .. i 20 Makara .. Featherston .. .. 31 Wairarapa South .. I 33 Masterton .. .. C'astlepoint .. .. : Eketahuna .. .. j 5 ; Mauriceville .. 25 21 34 412 40 13 29 30 42 19 34 5 126 278 10 110 1,026 764 754 184 22 2,201 82 i 1,038 645 466 461 232 622 501 153 | 92 | 1,193 : 19 987 1,177 . 294 j .. 469 ' 320 | _ 10 36 .. 169 1,209 50 584 331 315 28 341 34 52 10 461 94 1,297 12 575 155 46 10 800 174 317 105 136 , 5 93 10 200 io i 130 180 12 20 34 1 16 2 81 ** 14 308 30 532 187 405 20 1,197 261 195 93 166 897 113 16 50 1,304 176 420 67 111 64 [ 16 2 81 ** 14 308 30 532 187 405 20 1,197 261 195 93 166 897 113 16 50 1,304 176 420 67 111 64 1 7 4 4 65 182 3 406 25 4 24 114 26 119 19 76 17 2 6 1 7 4 4 65 182 3 406 25 .1 i .. .. j .. .. .. 1 17 i 6,697 800 2,129 . ■• I - ■• • 15 3,026 2,860 7 1 10 .. •• 3 2 .. • 2 j 20 j 50 ! .. i .. .. .. 180 250 439 1,150 .. .. .. 130 50 2,300 2,418 2 3 6 10 3 17 1 5 3 .. ! 5,037 1,675 304 26 "9 I 25 4 :: "n :: 120 9 5 130 211 2,026 302 423 15 i 9 .. ; .. -- 8 ; '• 50 50 150 ! 24 114 26 119 19 76 17 2 6 7 59 ! 1,499 5 111 18 6 67 3 42 69 29 17 15 69 ii9 400 113 700 1 .. I .. .. 7 I ** .. I .. I .. Totals .. .. 707 707 I I 545 545 465 13,920 ! 465 13,920 ' 89 7,360 89 7,360 596 ( 596 6,725 : 6,725 j 1,104 j 7,337 1,104 8,196 4,106 [ 7,591 190 669 I 1,754 50 5,066 ! 198 70 | 524 816 Totals, North Island 1,541 I 96 96 | 2,200 2 2,200 18 18 ! 1,561 [ I 1 1,561 J23.474 770 11,925 770 11,925 653 i 653 9,606 J ! 9,606 I 2,061 j 7,337 2,061 8,711 4,106 | 7,933 467 1,618 ! 3,870 368 6,197 779 90 1,244 4 I 1,791

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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, 1924— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

ihrop shire. Southdown. Corriedale. ialf-breds. iher Breei Is. Name of County. 1 Name of County. R c ° » ** • Ph C ° M <S . .On * O 10 II 5 IN Lambs. -res . ._ es . _ o 00 *h o w s-=s _g.es .Sag -.si ■Jog ©og g-C" ' a-a** 0 « rr-O-g ! S 0 S Lambs. *S .ri III fig "f !>HH N IM HH-^-g — egg -r - K Lambs. ■z£5 s Sog <H° T3 If?' IM -Sag ogg |*J 1*3 inn*. fe £00 ro £ re HH -rj CM M = 23 K*3 o *•*■"■ " Lambs. 1 ' ; I Marlborough - XelsoxWestlahb District. Waimea Takaka CoUingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere .. 74 ! 33 1 7 11 8 35 24 68 20 51 431 8 113 28 10 76 154 22 3 "2 I 4 1 19 15 21 68 55 234 13 1,144 23 37 41 628 4 71 15 5 6 3 311 54 26 32 84 122 494 4,238 43 21 4 11,259 1,081 : 6,374 385 .. 856 I •• 236 82 25 12 312 297 15 .. .. 12 270 150 4 60 287 3,762 779 121,769 1,712 23,081 550 70 198 39 11,120 .. 6,651 38,313 : 3,479 23,549 64,617 I 1,046 39,765 1 8 4 1 '21 80 90 14 125 371 3 422 161 60 1 68 345 2,670 1,175 47 23 120 2S1 197 Totals 281 281 69 I 802 69 : 802 401 210 234 1,157 23 710 491 382 j 3,279 32 j 1,381 3,485 53,201 126,244 5,676 77,432 120 600 586 250 479 Caxterbcry-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai .. Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa .. .. I 93 110 320 27 52 87 74 90 10 99 63 6 1 6 3 14 10 124 16 12 67 26 25 118 '.'. 8 76 5 42 2 9 30 59 260 30 64 102 91 205 34 334 72 2 4 86 37 105 ' 15 f " 16 127 63 353 231 76 90 14 304 903 11 731 .. ' 2,299 764 9 294 11 306 30 61 36 216 122 132 2 29 30 :: ; 13 73 .. ' 10 40 1,400 4,535 21,983 275 15,751 4,224 53,735 2,220 10,957 700 641 * 725 730 15,020 25,919 356 11,577 34 10,409 2,047 21,554 89,617 4,060 38,780 477 6,993 , 959 1,762 34,547 1,638 15,794 468 28,815 1,293 7,325 63,372 1,032 24,414 297 6,415 384 2,309 12,598 1.334 5,586 142 314 200 937 14,960 89 4,630 100 148 829 9,310 315 2,869 7 4 1.592 24 79 2 166 ' 117 2,867 8,771 11 2,800 1,400 579 12,214 37,904 1,550 17,550 1,645 135 799 7,834 305 2,389 361 20 548 3,620 134 1,661 7 185 10 83 ! 30 1,774 j 2,590 607 2,622 26 366 j 440 ! 1 806 36 200 2,206 i .. 660 .. ! 155 225 384 .. 80 I 15 4 9 97 2 1 4 1 1 7 37 45 51 3 I 25 S9 30 4 10 48 1 74 20 996 160 2,60*0 220 2,794 244 "5 .. 265 ! 2,584

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Halswell si : . Springs .; EUesmere ., Selwyn .. .. Ashburton Geraldine Levels ,. ,, Mackenzie .. ■.. Waimate .. .. Chatham Islands . -. 1 13 21 49 933 75 68 18 94 25 1,094 85 41 17 370 28 110 333 314 340 61 46 48 153 2 "4 29 231 21 66 14 30 5 116 482 8 28 4 129 177 867 511 238 631 1,766 6 104 5 7,972 85 1,326 3,650 16,527 4,745 117 8,582 34,435 20 85 727 160 920 1,443 9,767 905 6 10 1,115 966 205 12 1,076 865 4 1,651 : 1,300 23 j 1,336 213 I 5,177 81 4,898 26,610 994 19,275 183,309 3,328 718 I 2,844 30 521 15,267 57,272 540 14,487 36,936 641 220 308 80 A,O/O 979 8,922 27,233 421 77 22,167 15,074 134 2 6 38 10 73 21 14 44 11 6 10 45 5 2. 40 7' 35 39 86 15 10 2 830 10,626 46 1,479 3,793 16,291 284 " I Totals .. 2,327 26 1,659 41 740 2,932 23 1,327 44 ! 870 10,496 31,561 183,767 3,937 91,552 11,145 125.522 531,462 ! 17,129 1 : I ;207,957 486 225 108 I Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 169 20 1 5 12 .. 22 100 30 I .'. 48 52 10 60 68 86 2 I 2 2 ! 14 35 16 83 36 1 1,557 852 842 480 499 653 541 158 190 .. ! 1,580 761 186 12,790 7,635 6,452 2,100 372 993 475 340 34,024 11,237 12,212 5,298 6,655 13,802 951 270 700 34 1,900 16,695 7,066 6,604 3.096 4,239 5,096 760 161 60 25,128 219 185 [15,135 460 13,883 540 23,320 340 12,284 144 : 48 109 235 248 1,564 69 106 14 ; 567 344 I 6,812 261 ' 2.998 57 ! .. 12 [ 28,825 1.720 9,739 19,562 999 10,152 43,218 2.553 16,998 12,940 748 6,220 1,027 .. 426 3,699 200 I 1,490 1,275 154 1,911 317 .. 60 129 14,401 688 i 7,200 5,929 500 2,900 86 2,500 13 72 45 19 20 3,166 200 .669 204 50 1,072. 271. 14 28 8 186 i 71 *• 41 1.275 200 140 41,744 2,087 154 360 j 32 2 2 25 26 6 1 .. ... -• 39,898 36 4,144 : 55 200 '20 • • *-n> '.'. 146 [ 56 | - 40 35 60 ... .. . .. " ■ .. .. .. 1 Totals ' 520 52 350 j 52 254 165 83 96 1 8,299 71,091 128,674 8,568 69,124 2,783 76,952 131,322 7,562 57,096 303 2,545 4,439 50 | 1,363 Totals, South Island 3,128 147 j 2,811 93 1,395 3,307 340 2,580 67 1,581 19,286 103,034 315,720 12,537 162,057 17,413 255,675 |789,028 30,367 1342,485 909 j 3,145 5,250 300 : 1,950 I . ..j Totals, North Island 1,541 96 ' 2,200 ' r 18 ; 1,561 123,474 770 11,925 653 9,606 I 2,061 7,337 8,711 4,106 7,933 467 i 1,618 3,870 368 6,197 779 I 90 1,244 4 1,791 Totals for Dominion 4,669 243 5,011 111 2,956 26,781 1,110 1 ,505 720 11,187 j 21,347 110,371 324,431 16,643 169,990 17,880 257,293 792,898; 30,735 348,682! 1,688 j 3,235 6,494 304 3,741 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, 1924— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Name of County. Wethers, Kwes to 2-tooth and | bo bred from over. this Season. Ewes not to Iio bred from this Season. Lambs. Auckland District. 5,655 23,406 1,899 10,456 6,104 42,876 3.182 31,005 13,162 46,778 5,353 25,447 9,547 33.113 8.761 23,322 429 4,302 3,888 23,810 1,283 432 6,402 17.040 3.053 22,442 5,903 16,643 386 3,298 268 1,428 258 768 5.314 15,964 3,812 15,918 34.898 93,567 1.018 L9.886 2.335 17,461 3,967 12,935 1,192 8,529 2,311 13,214 4,081 27.754 1,850 8,124 26,999 105,809 16,576 63,281 24,205 68,998 .9.997 6,969 11,711 33,514 21,284 63,381 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 Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura Kaitieke 23,406 10,456 42,876 31,005 46,778 25.447 33,113 23,322 4,302 23,810 432 17.040 22,442 16,643 3,298 1,428 768 15,964 15,918 93,567 19,886 17,461 12,935 8,529 13,214 27.754 8,124 105,809 63,281 68,998 6,969 33,514 63,381 843 252 967 1,056 1,531 1,056 2.025 1,773 57 3.789 490 1,820 1.952 644 72 55 191 2,569 2,748 3,956 2.427 5,787 2,384 1.060 45 584 528 3,795 4,110 2,711 4,575 2,113 6,588 11,887 5,282 16,712 11,826 24,555 11,927 20.749 12,717 2,316 9,505 174 6,904 8,026 8,800 1,019 557 359 3,131 7,141 48,874 5,143 5,556 8,011 2,966 6,283 14,638 2,664 59,693 42,128 46,886 1,683 16,498 40,902 Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Totals 247,083 901,870 64,553 465,512 Gisborne District. Matakaoa Waiapu Uawa Cook Waikohu 2,934 16,853 18,113 46,142 40,451 55,415 170,575 99.087 311,250 323,182 5.837 14,024 6,616 36,610 23,621 34,307 110,778 63,147 182,894 171,207 Totals .: 124,493 959,509 86,708 562,333 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber 81 ,'414 126,209 27,890 8,937 50,766 15,910 14,269 5,086 9,747 25,159 261,380 465,681 191,532 62,851 303,570 39,695 151,742 33,954 94,604 101,095 31,445 81,805 30,129 9,454 32,920 6,386 9,382 3,697 5,018 10,682 156,889 243,501 92,156 26,730 171,761 29,867 75,187 16,174 46,928 76,263 Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio Totals 365,387 1,706,104 220,918 935,456

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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, 1924.— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED— continued.

Name of County. W 2-tc I Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Aethers, lOoth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs. 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 11.846 1,316 1,771 711 6,955 11,382 5,251 14,584 100 50,4-85 42.316 62,779 51,822 86,106 3,083 9,623 14,503 7,976 5,133 13,051 11,093 6,689 35,661 14,681 37,346 16,066 5,825 1,7.17 11.846 1,316 1,771 711 6,955 11,382 5,251 14,584 100 50,4-85 42.316 62,779 51,822 86,106 3,083 9,623 14,503 7,976 5,133 13,051 31,302 5,509 8,103 3,377 23,299 30,303 22,806 26,363 406 99,948 91,298 147,258 124,237 342,081 73,882 46,811 103,804 75,642 42,551 46,495 45,990 26,181 188,668 100,954 220,771 71,331 73,424 33,062 1,659 580 260 518 I ,036 661 1,535 3,811 225 13,311 9,699 20,475 9,005 27,355 9,200 8,495 3,834 3,564 10,572 7,365 2,132 850 20,029 10,302 18,320 5,667 3,230 1,430 17,281 1,966 3,265 4,255 12,613 15,508 11,690 13,518 302 41,050 36,773 89,730 75,391 99,883 20,661 15,130 58,688 36,338 25,951 20,250 24,119 16,273 108,740 46,876 122,549 48,992 36,314 13,047 Hutt Makara Featherston Wairarapa South Masterton Oastlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 11,093 6,689 35,661 14,681 37,346 16,066 5,825 1,717 Totals 529,871 5 329,871 2,105,856 195,120 1,117,153 Totals,'North Island. .. 1,266,834 1,2 266,834 5,673,339 567,299 3,080', 454 Marlborough - Nulson - Westland District. Waimea Takaka .. .. .. CoUingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlb'orough . . Awatere 21.140 3,569 2,063 703 1,123 3.719 2,136 2.424 12,027 12,995 4,870 104,742 21,259 6,674 1,474 4,320 15,71.4 10,838 13.318 65,991 53.991 64,884 6,909 1,092 1,338 469 795 732 835 815 1,265 2,819 3,200 45,550 10,065 5,018 523 901 7,517 2,993 6,237 37,838 30,460 24,622 Totals 66,769 66,769 363,205 20,269 171,724 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern 15,979 9,9,52 3,855 1.7,482 1.943 3,332 3,275 920 1,508 1,657 9,407 15,979 9,952 3,855 17,482 1.943 3,332 3,275 920 1,508 1,657 9,407 47,291 57,732 54,973 110,003 31,477 33,1.44 56,036 21,811 24,524 9,439 62,402 3,084 2,977 2,553 4,093 1,571 1,274 5,481 1,213 1,076 1,135 7,709 19,347 29,502 20,177 31,661 8,119 10,651 21,393 4,736 5,099 2,667 23,296

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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, 1924— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED— continued.

Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth and ovor. Ewes to Ewes not to be bred from be bred from this Season. this Season. Lambs. Canterbury-Kaikoura District — contd. Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie .. .. .. .. • Waimate Chatham Islands 2,231 232 1,359 4,061 898 2.762 752 888 3,815 10,079 27,395 25,101 11,631 13,400 24,627 7,229 10,527 3,199 2,074 69,184 31,204 52,887 5,918 17,132 39,374 77,135 424,523 161,825 95,409 133,679 248,238 22,029 1,142 23 1,047 259 622 183 1,158 3,155 5,229 47,759 9,437 6,285 5,457 11,709 2,671 9,379 1,066 1.145 18.268 6,793 12,618 1,797 4,859 7,445 30,187 145,141 57,762 26,639 51,987 92,616 16,112 Totals 205,770 1,903,169 128,302 660,472 Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri 23,537 37,882 1.5,332 32,232 9,853 5,208 40 32,416 15,439 21,428 32,154 82,064 26,577 457 213,888 107,932 77,093 48,682 •' 61,968 30,424 5,096 96,364 107,720 152,053 145,226 506,262 194,821 1,586 7,509 6.412 3,752 5,601 3,985 908 76,270 53,708 32,999 27,849 27,809 15,811 935 53,678 52,071 80,182 75,613 240,331 97,191 964 Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 9,924 6,054 11,356 14,086 18,484 14,370 Totals 334,619 1,749,115 102,441 835,411 Totals, South Island 607,158 4,015,489 251,012 1,667,607 Totals, North Island 1,266,834 5,673,339 567,299 3,080,454 Totals for Dominion 1,873,992 9,688,828 818,311 4,748,061

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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. Auckland. NapierGisborne. WellingtonWest Coast. Total. Marlborough- rantp7 . b . lrv _ Nelson-West- Canterbury , , Kaikoura. Otago. I Total. Dominion. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book)— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 1,491 12,779 189 584 512 1,430 19 127 3,162 12,760 622 10,872 78.558 536 412 587 16.479 922 342 15.525 104,097 725 1,618 1.099 24.662 941 606 10.003 579 9.549 324 1,290 149 354 734 929 14.402 189 4,091 11,159 19,195 1.846 9.414 31.430 8,389 4.074 1.099 34,373 10.764 923 515 617 6,458 1.283 28,479 1.867 48,013 22.247 21,408 2,510 10,385 38,622 10,601 28.479 17.392 152,110 22,972 23,026 3,609 35,047 39.563 11,207 6,753 137 Totals 17,131 23,434 108,708 149,273 23,911 100,115 60,106 184,132 333,405 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-bred Other breeds 6,425 7,687 238,107 3.798 3,232 3.602 3,802 1,248 3.395 670 15,221 60,023 1,196,975 2,552 1.179 97 13,936 566 1,396 1,630 19,475 36,950 1,047,686 2.668 1.120 1.717 28,690 28,334 7,729 1,608 41,121 104.660 2,482,768 9,018 5,531 5,416 46.428 30.148 12,520 3,908 191,179 5.986 143.380 1,545 7.040 1.553 2,334 5,565 266 .,038 2,035 365.189 1.141 64.831 24.214 32,556 4,793 5,196 321,313 893.215 819 277,790 7,420 307,488 61.797 5.500 1.228 345 285,756 275.715 8,700 834.158 14,547 515.699 87.556 45.096 7,574 7,875 612.634 1,434.968 11,554 875, 279 119,207 2,998,467 96.574 50.627 12,990 54.303 64*2.782 1.447,488 15,462 Totals .. 271,966 1,293,575 1.175,977 2,741,518 626, 655 1,713,267 1,231,739 3,571,661 6,313,179 Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated 1,679,018 4,960,908 3,948,000 10,587,926 621,967 2,897,713 3,021,586 6,541,266 17,129,192 Grand totals 1,968,115 6,277,917 5,232,685 13,478,717 1,272,533 4,711.095 4,313.431 10,297,059 23,775,776

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SUMMARY. -Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1923 and 1924. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book)— 1923. 1924. Rams .. .. .. .. .. 10,862 12,008 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 172,843 179,533 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 9,013 9.727 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 119,749 132,137 Totals .. .. .. .. 312,467 333,405 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. .. .. 319,193 320,806 Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 926,581 933,040 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 3,282,709 3.207.733 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 199,711 218,412 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 1,624,962 1,633,188 Totals .. .. .. .. 6,353,156 6,313,179 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated — Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 1,625,046 1,873,992 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 9,607,451 9,688,828 Drvewes .. .. .. .. .. 609.208 818.311 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,574,111 4,748,061 Totals .. .. .. .. 16,415,816 17,129,192 Grand total of sheep .. .. 23,081,439 23.775,776

Shoe a oi 01 -*TJ District in North Isl >Sj a wo I* .0 -S jH, co —• tr £ ;■§ '"n aland. ■3 i -G 60 , rH S a a 2 o « C"H a-* 5 1* s Sheep District in South Is] Jr. $& © O o H md. a i O Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 008 0-65 0-01 0-03 0*03 0-07 , 0-00 O'OO 005 0-21 0-20 1-50 0-01 001 0-01 0-01 0-11 0-31 0-02 0-00 0-01 0-12 0-77 0-01 001 0-01 0-18 0-01 0-00 0-78 0-05 0-75 0-03 0-10 001 0-03 0-06 0-07 0-30 0-00 0-09 0-24 0-41 0-04 0-20 0-67 0-18 0-09 0-03 0-80 0-25 0-02 0-01 | 0-01 0-15 0-03 0-28 0-02 0-47 0-22 0-21 0-02 0-10 0-37 010 0-12 0-07 0-64 010 0-10 001 0-15 0-16 0-05 Totals 0-87 l . 0-37 2-08 , in 1-88 2-13 1-39 1-79 1-40 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Half-bred Other breeds 0-33 0-39 12-11 019 0-17 0-18 0-19 0-06 0-17 0-03 0-24 0-37 0-96 | 0-71 19-07 20-02 0-04 0-05 0-02 0-02 0-00 0-03 0-22 0-55 0-01 I 0-54 0-02 j 0-15 0-03 ' 0-03 0-31 0-78 18-42 0-07 0-04 0-04 0-34 0-22 0-09 003 15-02 0-47 11-27 0-12 0-55 0-12 0-18 0-44 20-91 016 7-75 0-02 1-38 0-51 0-69 0-10 0-11 I 6-82 18-96 0-02 6-44 0-17 7-13 1-43 013 0-03 001 6.63 6-39 0-20 8-10 0-14 501 0-85 j 0-44 : 0-07 0-07 5-95 j 13-94 0-11 3-68 0-50 12-61 0-41 0-21 0-05 0-23 2-70 6-09 0-07 Totals 13-82 i 20-61 22-47 20-34 49-24 36-36 30-36 28-56 34-68 26-55 Crossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated Grand totals 85-31 79-02 75-45 61-51 70-05 72-05 78-55 ■ 18-88 63-53 100-00 100-00 I 100-00 100-00 10000 1.00-00 100-00 100-00 100-00

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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-Gin-borne Sheep W l,*L t B^ a District. D^eePt 817 3,621 : Marlborough- ■ Canterbury-Nelson-Westland 1 Kaikoura Sheep Sheep District. District. 894 3,144 17,210 68,174 205,434 492,080 671,877 2,881,047 45,614 174,620 331,504 ' 1,092,030 Otago Sheep District. Total in Dominion. itud rams (entered in Flock-book) )ther rams Vethers Jreeding-ewes .. )ry ewes jambs 715 2,817 12,008 25,599 275,537 1,051,047 69,787 545,430 85,896 69,403 576,616 648,710 3,339,805 2,758,097 366,607 244,412 1,908,176 1,508,442 54,524 608,655 2,374,221 145,410 1,127,804 320,806 ; 2,807,032 13,076,094 1,040,450 6,513,386 Totals 1,908,115 6,277,917 j 5,232,685 1,272,533 | 4,711,095 4,313,431 23,775,770 i

North Island. South Island. Domir don. Year. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. lg-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 5,698,865 6,356,783 6,456,509 6,354,874 6,393,460 6,505,491 6,619,378 6,643,567 7,230,450 7,475,418 6,846,053 6,311,797 5,838,704 6,312,456 6,771,482 7,170,154 7,148,949 626,687 580,092 690,435 751,817 755,906 729,637 697,352 704,218 546,821 617,565 1,106,652 1,202,085 1,243,633 890,601 525,903 454,287 680,806 5,545,176 6,013,563 6,058,871 5,969,589 5,883,569 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 5,892,849 5,927,145 540,158 435,167 518,078 560,643 579,857 434,070 468,923 678,242 657,214 455,082 492,097 609,312 580,561 455,218 434,145 303,645 365,644 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 11,569,675 12,147,788 12,496,054 13,003,003 13,076,094 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 1,072,047 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 960,048 817,932 1,046,450

Year. Stud Hams, Two-tooth and Over. Flock Rams, 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 1922 1923 1924 14,902 16,060 15,068 17,275 16,155 13,156 13,385 16,084 15,114 10,464 11,932 13,541 13,553 16,376 12,388 10,862 12,008 257,850 282,858 290,501 280,623 290,433 300,534 308,484 299,167 301,017 318,766 313,179 307,763 293,068 305,768 309,684 319,193 320,806 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 3,922,632 3,901,742 3,634,799 2,727,624 2,551,627 2,807,032 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 11,569,675 12,147,788 12,496,054 13,063,003 13,076,094 1,166,845 1,015,259 1,208,513 1,312,460 1,335,763 1,163,707 1.166,275 1,382,400 1,204,035 1,072,647 1,598,749 1,811,397 1,824,194 1,345,819 960,048 817,932 1,046,450 6,387,017 6,368,190 7,073,076 6,719,024 6,470,804 6,985,827 7,178,782 7,318,148 6,896,954 7,150,510 7,895,888 7,431,321 6,317,738 5,834,481 5,710,461 6,318,822 6,513,386 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,020 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 23,081,439 23,775,776

k Stud and | Flock J-h Rams. Stud Breedingewes. Stud Dry Ewes. Stud Lambs. Total Stud Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbrod Sheep. Sheep G S n< ? To J. a *' nnrl FWU 8tud and Bams Wethers. Kr^ e ' Dry Ewes. Lambs. "look Sheep. 1908 272,752 1909 298,918 1910: 305,569 19111 297,898 1912' 306,588 1913 313,690 1914 321,869 1915 315,251 1916 316,131 1917 329,230 1918 325,111 1919, 321,304 1920 306,621 1921 322,144 1922 322,072 1923, 330,055 1924 332,814 230,075 222,799 227,187 229,709 232,782 228,145 229,055 237,717 252,201 160,212 171,437 165,676 154,516 158,608 154,277 172,843 179,533 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 9,013 9,727 157,556 153,948 160,234 163,899 155,498 167,605 170,169 176,556 175,155 114,778 125,116 127,150 109,454 110,428 98,221 119,749 132,137 675,108 I 3,378,398 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 22,449,053 689,857 3,427,994 12,147,547 1,001,067 6,214,242 23,480,707 706,933 3,167,082 12,288,193 1,194,570 6,912,842 24,209,620 705,623 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,120 706.431 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 23,750,153 722,342 3,207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 24,191,810 734,619 3,211,661 12,691,121 1,152,749 7,008,613 24,798,763 746,865 3,270,221 12,377,624 1,365,119 7,141,592 24,901,421 758,499 3,478,263 12,640,566 1,189,023 6,721,799 24,788,150 610.432 3,457,824 13,099,957 1,066,435 7,035,738 25,270,380 627,961 3,696,520 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 25,828,554 580,394 3,901,742 11,415,159 1,814,391 6,208,284 23,919,970 600,693 3,634,799 11,939,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285,031 581,829 2,727,624 12,341,777 952,789 5,618,240 22,222,259 631,660 2,551,627 12,890,160 808,919 6,199,073 23,081,439 654,211 2,807,032 12,896,561 1,036,723 6,381,249 23,775,776

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1. On the 30th April, 1924. 2. On the 30th April, 1924. 3. Sheep Districts in Counties. Owners of Sheep owning Total Nui So °d f 8 ! " g -8 g | " § j g § 1 I Owners *-*<=*- :§» grH** o.o,- »„- oo go o-a ol bneep. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Lmber of Sheep. Name and Address op Officer, and Appointments held by him. AUCKLAND DISTBICT,— Bay of Islands Subdivision — Mongonui Whangaroa Bay of Islands ... Hokianga Whangarei Subdivision — Whangarei Otamatea Hobson Auckland Subdivision — Bodney Great Barrier Island Waitemata Eden ... Manukau Franklin Coromandel Ohinemuri Subdivision — Thames Hauraki Plains ... Ohinemuri Waikato Subdivision — Piako ... Waikato Eaglan Waipa Matamata 59 23 65 39 68 45 31 98 11 44 40 52 35 13 3 8 5 20 34 29 25 41 15 41 37 17 27 25 8 2 5 ... 19 6 16 2 i ... 1 ... 127 52 159 119 188 124 133 Eeakes, C. J., D.V.Sc, M.E.C.V.S., Wellington, Director-General. Pope, F. 8., Wellington, Asst. Director-General. '. Young, A. E., M.E.C.V.S., Wellington, Director, rr. .nr I Live-stock Division. 50,47o k 18,337 [Bayley, H. A., Ohaeaivai, Inspector of Stock, 91,930 | Registrar of Brands. 63,311 j 105,330 i Otway, J. W., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, 56,555 - Eegistrar of Brands. 96,302 j McPhee, C. B., DargaviUe, Inspector of Stock. 59,493 \ Q QQQ j 46'l24 ! I Elliot, D., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, Eegis-o'-io \\ trar of Brands. 44'710 I Huddleston, V. A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. oq'409 [Beere, G. A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. 38.!876 j) 60 41, 46^ 30 25 31 22 7 11 2 17! 7 59 23 32 28 30 19 13 24 13 23 41 3 l' ... 4 3 1 ... 10 ... 12: ... 6 1 1 ... 2 ... 183 27 89 106 105 95 3 4 4 2 1 19 8 12 5,014 2,335 2,041 Alexander, E., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, ! Eegistrar of Brands. 29,671 i '\Findlay, J. P., Paeroa, Inspector of Stock. 35,107 Morris, J. L., Cambridge, Inspector of Stock. 213,446 Cleland, H., Matamata, Inspector of Stock. 33,326 33,394 1/ 4 12 51 22 9 10 18 55 15 15 10J 2 10 ... 59 19 71 1 10. 1 31 60 218 74 60

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — Taupo... Taumarunui Kaw*hia Otorohanga Waitomo Ohura... Kaitieke 4 3 16 11 45 22 16 3 5 16 10 68 49 40 6 19 69 59 54 2 2 17 41 19 46 1 1 ... 3 ... 1 1 1 11 3 ... 6 ... 3 7 1 ... 11 20 69 31 238 158 164 13,916 \ 2 q'Z™ Smith, J. W., Te Kuiti, Inspector of Stock,. If 840 Eegistrar of Brands, on no 'Munro, D., Wanganui, Eegistrar of Brands for ?38;978 I Kaitl6ke - 153,380 ' 13,916 25,755 49,032 16,840 207,978 138, 978 153,380 i Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga Whakatane Opotiki Eotorua 28i 18 38 9 6 11 7 2 8 13 17 3 1 ... 35 41 35 9 4 ... 9 4 6 4 6 8 35 9 11 13 41 4 7 17 35 6 1 - 54 61 162 32 28,204 i Watt, M. W T , Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, 73,762 ! Eegistrar of Brands. 155,654 TUrquhart, T. D., Opotiki, Inspector of Stock. 27,902 J Macdonald, J. M., Botorua, Inspector of Stock. 1,968,115 28,204 73,762 155,654 27,902 Totals in Auckland District ___— I — I i 963 ! 821 821 659 429 104 14 | 5 659 429 2 2,997 1,968,115 GISBOENE DISTBICT,— Matakaoa .... Waiapu Uawa ... Cook ... Waikohu ' 9 18 11 58 20 8 17 29 11 3 1 33 41 80 23 13 4 2 8 22 19 4 2 37 59 87 61 19 11 18 34 73j 44 17 8 8 33 37 18 ' I ! 10 5 5 9 1 2 1 78 224 74 337 225 128,630 j 5q1*™ I Eoss, D., Gisbome, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar 713,860 M ot - Biancls - 653,792 |j ... 2 Totals in Gisborne District HAWKE'S BAY DISTBICT,— Napier Subdivision — Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Woodville Subdivision — Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua Akitio ... I 116 ; 98 ! I ■ 98 159 ! 291158 56 j 26 39 60 94 34 15 7 72 179 198 71 34 15 61 101J 92| 23 5 ' 4 11 25! 34 1 8 2 i 1 24 52 100 51 20 ] 10 29 I 5 938 2,288,331 | onc'—o iDalgliesh, W., Hastings, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. i9r\' ~i\t ("Harris, W., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock, Kinghorn, A., Waipukurau, Inspector of Stock. /08, 830 , / 121,741 j 2 ?I'Br. Eoss, W.. Woodville, Inspector of Stock, Eegis195*;2x2 ,' of Brands. 288,678 j 3,989,586 39 77 41 11 7 8 1 295 655 327 85 275 I ... ... 7 2 40 19 49 10 4i f 19 18 ... 2 62 54 57 25 2 2 25 22 16 6 1 ... 46 48 61 13 35 44 59 13 1 2 379 592 730262 80 43 1 2 4 ... i 53 244 89 217 169 1 i 1 Totals in Hawke's Bay District 292 29 2 2,409 j ' ' !

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1. On the 30th April, 1924. 2. On the 30th April, 1924. 3. Owners of Sheep owning f Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. i o S 0 * -**d 5 -ho __. a orn iQ r-H o . rH O O lO rH rng no j h2 iS2 So Owners „, o o o g I o o. ' 8 O- °-Z „f ci Sheep. Ss *-J o r:- ! io o < °.o o* 1 * o£ oheep. I Name and Address op Officer., and Appointments held by him. I WEST COAST DISTRICT — Taranaki Subdivision- — Clifton ... ... ... ... 46 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 34 Inglewood ... ... ... ... 20 Stratford ... ... ... ... 20 Whangamomona ... ... ... 25 Eltham ... ... ... ... 13 Hawera ... ... ... ... 22 W T aimate West ... ... .. .. 3 Egmont ... ... ... ... 17 Wanganui Subdivision — Patea ... ... ' ... ... ... 34 Waitotara ... ... ... ... 23! Waimarino ... ... ... ... 22 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 24 Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 91 Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... ... ... ... ... 30 Kairanga ... ... ... ... 29 Kiwitea .... ... ... ... 32 Pohangina ... ... ... ... 19 Manawatu ... ... ... ... 32 Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 37 Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, 36 Mana, and Somes) 47 11 17 25 51 17 17 1 3 41 23! 44 32j 100! 30 4 7 23 36 11 10 1 3 72 39 57 48 147 16 2 4 13 14 15 21 i\ 64 57 59 55 195 2 3 3 7 12 14 22 25 74 1 i l 6 3 11 10 11 ... ... I ••' ... 2 1 7 7 , •'■ I j ... 140 70,960 51 10,712 48 16,835 83 53,406 129 77,197 60 55,373 78 74,379 5 1,453 27 9,887 229 248,597 161 212,826 216 306,741 208 455,561 639 1,023,235 Sutton, P. W., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. Cook, A., Stratford, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar ' of Brands. Ford, G., Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. / Munro, D., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, [ Eegistrar of Brands. 2 11 5 3 57 23 50 50 38 30 37 36} 73 41 23 42 38 31 69 39 28 32 7 7 17 8 6 7 1 2 i 2 i 170 ! 134,013 126 ! 103,361 244 ! 257,950 158 | 143,739 129 112,204 148 119,708 Fleming, D., Palmerston North, Inspector of I Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. f Mackley, O. 0., Feilding, Inspector of Stock. Bankin, J. S., Levin, Inspector of Stock. ... I •"• 30 39 H 9 2 150 135,905 | Webb, T. C, Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. F Wilson, W., Wellington, Inspector of Stock. ) Johnston, J. G., Wellington, Inspector of Stock. Makara ... ... ... ... 21 12 9 161 4 2 1 65 70,406 — 1 Totals in West Coast District ... 630 719 788 806: 227 51 17 18 8 3,264 3,694,448 I 1

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WAIEAEAPA DISTRICT ,— Masterton Subdivision — Featherston ... ... ... ... 26 Wairarapa South ... ... ... 35 Masterton ... ... ... ... 28 Castlepoint ... ... ... ... 5 Eketahuna ... ... ... ... 31 Mauriceville ... ... ... ... 13 26 35 28 31 13 29 46 34 37 48 78 7 13 40 33 23 13 181 220 63 24 32 15 64 42 1 13 13 37 6 22 ... 231 100 15 6 5 1 ■ 19 5 8 1 4 1 2 ! ... 3 1 3 3 215 160 284 63 152 73 471,011 196,154 488,360 176,850 145,949 59,913 11 Hubbard, A. T. P., Masterton, Inspector of | Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 'Bacon, T., Masterton, Inspector of Stock. I Allen, H. E., Carterton, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Wairarapa District ... 138 138 53 14 7 3 947 1,538,237 ;—! 21.98 2418! 2487: 851 i : Totals in North Island ... 2139 2139' 254 105 ! 85 18 10,555 13,478,717 * ; ■ [ Blair, G., Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT — Nelson Subdivision — Waimea . ... ... ... 440 Takaka ... ... ... ... 70 CoUingwood ... ... ... ...41 Buller ... ... ... ... 44 Murchison ... ... ... ... 64 Westland Subdivision — Westland ... ... ... ... 90 Inangahua ... ... ... ... 22 Grey ... ... 43 Marlborough Subdivision — Sounds ... ... ... ... ; 30 Marlborough... ... ... ... 140 Awatere ... ... ... ... i 12 272 44 16 4 49 126 20 7 1 17 35 4 12 ... 4 1 6 ... 35 12 4 ... I 6, ... . ... 877 146 69 49 136 271,777 49,939 21,286 3,533 42,900 36 10 31 16 3 9 3 ... 1 ... 4 ... 36 11 53 15 64 23 145 36 87 34,625 8,470 23,021 ) Neville, C. S., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, f Eegistrar of Brands. 54 138 36 47 74 50 1 1 9 2 5 3 1 2 1 181 433 194 174,915 336,878 305,189 | Scott, J. G., Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, Regis- [ trar of Brands. ... ! !— i 1 Totals in Marlborough-Nelson-West- 996 land District | 690 370 218 54 15 6 4 2,353 1,272,533 ! ! ' CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT — Northern Subdivision — Kaikoura ... ... ... ... Amuri .. ... ... ... 1° Cheviot ... ... ... ... 20 Ashley ... ... ... ... 28 Kowai ... ... ... ... 36 Waipara ... ... ... ... 38 45 18 20 23 36 38 16 30 43 11 26 68 31 41 35 14 21 79 34 54 38 16 14 79 15 21 13 9 7 33 ... 1 7 1 2 ... 3 ... "i s 5 1 1 2 143 179 152 84 104 304 174,430 376,222 172,496 96,193 72,254 382,468 Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, Eegis- ! trar of Brands. fGraham, F., Botherham, Inspector of Stock. j Griffith, J. A., Kaikoura, Inspector of Stock. - i -

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Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo Waikouaiti Taieri Peninsula 20 40 ... 26 14 ... 60 35 ... 12 4 i 40 14 35 4 25 31 3 32 23 62 2 -o\ 4 2 ... 1 ... 5 2 1 1 1 125 j 79 200 21 126,869 83,715 213,566 7,139 I Fountain, R. G. F., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. Williams, G. B., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock. Clutha Subdivision — Clutha Tuapeka Bruce ... 157 160 9S 86 ... 109 132 136 110 85 74 97 43 15 12 4 5 1 3 3 i 542 415 374 321,219 436,648 199,504 \ McKinlay, E. A., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, L Registrar of Brands. ) Barron, R., Tapanui, Inspector of Stock. ... Southland Subdivision — Lake Southland Wallace Stewart Island ... 38 28 ... 488 536 ... 145 190 ... I 6 3 16 369 120 2 16 ' 209 77 13! 10 ; 36! 4 16 5 5 6 3 1 4 2 1 128 1,652 558 11 239,717 1,039,261 413,465 3,076 \ Blair, F. W., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. , Thomson, P. A., Gore, Inspector of Stock. j Rountree, H., Otautau, Inspector of Stock. I - Totals in Otago District Totals in South Island Totals in Dominion ... . ... 13441517 .... 1378013810 ... 591916008 1 1113 2653 800 1906 1 171 53 — : — i ! 505116 : 22 47 43 8 j 19 2 12,868 10,297,059 5,041 4,313,431 5071 4393 1356 ! 370 152 128 ' 26 23,423 23,775,776 1