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1925. NEW ZEALAND

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1925.

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

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 9th September, 1925. 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, 1925. 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, 1924 and 1925. NORTH ISLAND.

I I Number of Sheep on County. —i Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1924. i 30th April, 1925. I Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 50,475 58,803 8,328 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. •• 18,337 19,105 768 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 91,930 98,487 6,557 Hokiange 63,311 71,177 7,866 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 105,330 126,197 20,867 Otamatea .. .. .. .. •• 56,555 64,976 8,421 Hobson 96,302 107,446 11,144 Rodney.. .. .. .. .. .. 59,498 66,800 7,307 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 8,898 9,164 266 Waitemata 46,124 48,570 2,446 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,548 1,953 .. 595 Manukau 44,719 54,113 9,394 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 39,482 48,002 8,520 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 38,876 42,587 3,711 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,014 4,632 .. 382 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 2,335 3,287 952 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 2,041 3,003 962 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 35,107 43,741 8,634 Raglan .. .. .. . ' .. .. 213,446 218,412 4,966 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,326 41,005 7,679 Piako .. .. .. .. .. 29,671 36,405 6,734 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 33,394 45,515 12,121 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. 27,902 30,658 2,756 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,916 23,059 9,143 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 25,755 27,539 1,784 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 49,032 50,858 1,826 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 16,840 20,585 3,745 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 207,978 205,781 .. 2,197 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 138,978 143,573 4,595 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. 153,380 147,164 .. 6,216 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 28,204 18,109 .. 10,095 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 73,762 68,584 .. 5,178 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. 155,654 142,954 .. 12,700 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. ■ 128,630 134,169 5,539 Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. 557,282 556,670 .. 612 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 234,767 230,155 .. 4,612 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 713,860 715,685 1,825 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 653,792 666,404 12,612 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 584,102 609,689 25,587 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. .. 1,206,553 1,224,077 17,524 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 395,114 399,645 4,531 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 125,583 123,575 .. 2,008 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 708,830 720,354 11,524 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 121,741 120,345 .. 1,396 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 287,116 283,631 .. 3,485 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 76,657 79,169 2,512 Pahiatua .. .. .. 195,212 190,656 .. 4,556 ARitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 288,678 290,766 2,088 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,960 73,398 2,438 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 10,712 12,956 2,244 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 16,835 18,789 1,954 Egmont.. .. .. .. .. .. 9,887 8,265 .. 1,622 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 1 53,406 60,382 6,976 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 77,197 75,586 .. 1,611 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,373 60,767 5,394 Hawera.. .. .. .. .. .. 74,379 75,963 1,584 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 1,453 4,546 3,093 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 248,597 252,448 3,851 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 212,826 210,359 .. 2,467 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 306,741 311,135 4,394 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 455,561 454,690 .. 871 Rangitikei .. .. .. 1,023,235 999,777 .. 23,458 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 134,013 132,089 .. 1,924 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 103,361 111,006 7,645 Kiwitea.. .. .. .. .. .. 257,950 260,518 2,568 Pobangina .. .. .. .. .. 143,739 145,214 1,475 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 112,204 105,296 .. 6,908 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 119,708 117,511 .. 2,197 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,905 132,965 .. 2,940 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,406 70,956 550 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 471,011 475,660 4,649 Wairarapa South .. .. . .. .. 196,154 208,384 10,230 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 488,360 507,233 18,873 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 176,850 184,512 7,662 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 145,949 154,007 8,058 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. 59,913 59,895 .. 18 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,478,717 13,719,541 240,824

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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1924 and 1925—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. , Increase. Decrease. I 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1925. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 271,777 292,234 20,457 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,939 52,116 2,177 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 21,286 23,479 2,193 Bnller .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,533 3,310 .. 223 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 8,470 9,301 831 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 42,900 44,610 1,710 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,021 24,600 1,579 Wesfcland .. .. .. .. .. 34,625 38,980 4,355 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 174,915 176,855 1,940 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 336,878 363,363 26,485 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. •• 305,189 323,041 17,852 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 174,430 178,147 3,717 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 376,222 372,844 .. 3,378 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 172,496 172,001 .. 495 Waipara.. .. .. .. 382,468 379,466 .. 3,002 Ashley .. .. .. ..I 96,193 107.752 11,559 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 72,254 73,907 1,653 OxforJ .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,301 109,701 6,400 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 33,557 38,261 4,704 Byre .. .. .. .. .. 52,653 62,298 9,645 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,849 98,847 .. 2,002 Malvern.. .. .. 129,399 146,562 17,163 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. 33,788 36,787 2,999 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 5,137 5,748 611 Heathcote .. .. .. 12,279 11,186 .. 1,093 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,784 105,917 9,133 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 48,020 51,667 3,647 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 78,188 83,735 5,547 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 13,542 12,805 .. 737 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,848 31,642 3,794 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 69,248 81,780 12,532 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. 220,794 226,666 5,872 Ashburton .. .. .. 890,806 926,623 35,817 Geraldine .. .. ■■ •• 280,139 327,300 47,161 Levels .. .. .. .. 148,852 176,791 27,939 Mackenzie .. .. 465,415 492,364 26,949 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 543,080 587,309 44,229 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. 83,353 85,956 2,603 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. 575,494 629,803 54,309 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 330,130 353,135 23,005 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. 323,628 349,375 25,747 . Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 126,869 133,965 7,096 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 83,715 81,097 .. 2,618 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 213,566 219,839 6,273 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 7,139 7,393 254 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. •• 321,219 340,844 19,625 Tuapeka.. .. .. ■■ .. .. 436,648 426,007 .. 10,641 Bruce .. .. .. • • .. 199,504 218,416 18,912 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 239,717 262,058 22,341 Southland .. .. .. .. 1,039,261 1,045,230 5,969 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 413,465 421,765 8,300 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,076 3,536 460 Totals for South Island .. .. 10,297,059 10,828,414 531,355 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,478,717 13,719,541 240,824 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 23,775,776 24,547,955 772,179

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1925. 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1925. Auckland .. .. .. •• •• 2,997 3,130 1,968,115 2,092,244 Napier-Gisborne .. .. 3,347 3,384 6,277,917 6,344,990 Wellington-West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,211 4,252 5,232,685 5,282,307 Marlborough - Nelson » Westland .. .. .. 2,353 2,354 1,272,533 1,351,889 Canterbury - Kaikoura .. .. .. 5,474 5,533 4,711,095 4,984,062 Otago .. .. .. •• • ■■ 5,041 5,493 4,313,431 4,492,463 Totals for Dominion .. 23,423 24,146 23,775,776 24,547,955 Increase 723 772,179

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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, 1925. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. j - Total ctiiri Stud Rtn*i Stud ctn/i Stud j Qfn/i Stud Name of County. Number of Stud E ° t Ewes not Stud E !L 8 to Ewes not Stud Ewes to Ewea not Stud Ewes to Ewes not sheep »is sa is, » sa JS&. i & s s f grs to acdover - Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. 58,803 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 224 .. 85 Whangaroa .. .. .. 19,105 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 98,487 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 861 30 707 Hokianga .. .. .. 71,177 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 299 .. 235 Whangarei .. .. .. 126,197 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 432 .. 205 Otamatea .. .. .. 64,976 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 253 .. 200 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 1,499 .. 898 Rodney r .. .. 66,800 .. .. | .. .. .. .. 20 254 - 108 .. j Great Barrier Island .. .. 9,164 Waitemata .. .. .. 48,570 .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 22 76 78 .. .. .. Eden .. .. .. .. 1,953 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Manukau .. .. .. 54,113 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 1,340 i 63 818 2 50 .. ' 28 Franklin .. .. .. 48,002 .. .. .. .. 8 j 65 .. 15 6 228 j 133 4 134 96 Coromandel .. .. .. 42,587 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. Thames .. .. .. 4,632 .. .. .. • • .. .. .. .. .. .... Hauraki Plains.. .. .. 3,287 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 3,003 .. .. .. .. ] I .. .. .. 5 126 12 60 Waikato .. .. .. 43,741 .. .. .. j 6 ■ 100 .. 50 17 491 .. 275 Raglan .. .. .. 218,412 .. .. .. .. I 2 21 .. 15 13 456 .. 275 ! .. ! Waipa .. .. .. 41,005 .. .. .. .. 6 j 162 .. 104 11 438 30 342 .. .. .. Piako .. .. .. 36,405 .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. Matamata .. .. .. 45,515 .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Rotorua .. .. .. 30,658 .. .. .. .. j Taupo .. .. .. 23,059 .. ; .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Taumarunui .. .. .. | 27,539 .. j .. .. .. ! .. .. .. : .. .. .. i .. .. .. j Kawhia .. .. .. 50,858 .. . j .. .. | .. .. • • 2 63 1 49 ..!.. Otorohanga .. .. .. 20,585 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. 5 61 .. 47 .... Waitomo .. .. .. 205,781 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. 19 254 , .. 194 Ohura. . .. .. .. 143,573 .. .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. 25 161 ! 3 62 .. .. Kaitieke .. .. .. 147,164 .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. 5 60 .. 57 Tauranga .. .. .. 18,109 .. .. . ■ .. : .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... Whakatane .. .. .. 68,584 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 3 70 .. 55 Opotiki .. .. .. 142,954 .. .. .. | .. .. 30 488 .. 392 Totals .. .. .. 2,092,244 .. .. .. .. 22 348 .. 184 413 8,134 139: 5,275 6 184 .. 124

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Gisboknb District. j , r : j Matakaoa .. .. •• 134,169 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 74 .. 49 Waiapu .. .. .. 656,670 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Uawa .. .. .. .. 230,155 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 204 .. 163 Cook .. .. .. .. 715,685 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 1,186 .. 738 Waikohu .. .. .. 666,404 .. .. .. 10 ' .. .. 55 273 .. 172 .. .. .. . — J Totals .. .. .. 2,303,083 .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. 107 1,737 .. 1,122 Hawse's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. 609, 6S9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 283 43 245 .. .. j ... Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 1,224,077 .. .. .. .. 20 700 655 109 2,315 .. 1,515 Waipawa .. .. .. 399,645 .. .. .. .. . r .. .. .. 18 573 .. 507 Waipukurau .. .. .. 123,575 .. .. .. •• .. j 1 58 10 .. •• Patangata .. .. .. 720,354 .. .. .. .... .. .... 35 316 i .. 245 Weber .. .. .. 120,345 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. Dannevirke .. .. .. 283,631 .. .. .. .. 2 50 20 55 635 142 315 Woodville .. .. .. 79,169 .. .. .. 2 j 92 .. 35 8 [ 158 .. 175 .. Pahiatua .. .. .. 190,656 .. .. .. .. 9 122 16 92 41 92C 40 664 Akitio.. .. .. .. 290,766 .. .. .. .. 3 103 50 13 244 269 ! Totals .. .. .. 4,041,907 .. .. .. .. 36 1,067 16 I 852 297 5,502 225 3,94s! .. .. : J I ! j ! j Wellington — West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 73,398 .. .. .. •• J .. 7 j 56 .. 17 Taranaki .. .. .. 12,956 .. .. .. | .. ' I .. •• •• .. 8 158 .. 107 Inglewood .. .. .. 18,789 .. .. .. .. ! .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Egmont .. .. .. 8,265 Stratford .. .. .. 60,382 .. .. .. .. 22 50 .. 23 30 303 .. 140 Whangamomona .. .. 75,586 .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 16 472 .. 217 Eltham .. .. .. 60,767 .. .. .. .. 57 510 .. 169 30 i 256 .. 209 2 Hawera .. .. .. 75,963 .. .. .. .. 37 380 50 136 10 j 294 200 4 100 SO Waimate West .. .. .. 4,546 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. j Patea.. .. .. .. 252,448 .. ; .. 407 1,405 216 1,298 147 912 -. 843 .. j Waitotara .. .. .. 210,359 .. .. .. 39 630 233 44 1,259 .. 856 2 .. .. Waimarino .. .. .. 311,135 .. .. .. 4 150 •• 160 7 429 .. 304 Wanganui .. ., .. 454,690 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 32 506 .. 335 Rangitikei .. .. .. 999,777 .. .. .. .. 20 329 42 245 305 ! 4,302 2 3,163 -• .. .. 16 Oroua .. .. .. 132,089 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 3,206 .. 2,351 Kairanga .. .. .. 111,006 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 4,045 123 3,773 100 .. .. 120 Kiwitea .. .. .. 260,518 .. .. .. .. 7 225 .. 184 278 6,121 92 4,357 .. .. | Pohangina .. .. .. 145,214 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 742 7 391 Manawatu .. .. .. 105,296 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 1,031 950 Horowhenua .. .. .. 117,511 .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 12 395 .. 282 Hutt .. ... .. .. 132,965 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 1,436 268 726 Makara .. .. .. 70,956 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 635 3 525 Eeatherston .. .. .. 475,660 .. .. .. .. 46 240 •• 150 354 6,490 88 5,668 Wairarapa South .. .. 206,384 .. .. .. .. 46 623 25 500 162 4,856 30 3,991 Masterton .. .. .. 507,233 .. | .. ! .. .. 145 1,165 20 744 110 3,378 20 2,970 Castlepoint .. .. .. 184,512 .... .. .. j .. .. 3 145 Eketahuna .. .. .. 154,007 .. .. .. .. 1 36 32 18 543 .. 354 Mauriceville .. .. .. 59,895 .. .. .. .. 3 109 .. 21 5 256 5 118 1 — j . 1 Totals .. .. .. 5,282,307 j I .. 834 5,852 353 3,895 ; 2,079 42,226 638 32,847 108 100 .. 186 Totals for North Island .. 13,719,541 1 .. .. .. .. 902 7,267 369 4,931 i 2,896 1,002 143,189 114 284 .. 310

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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, 1925—continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)—continued.

Merino. Lincoln. j Bomuey. j Border Leicester. Total ! Q fn j Stud Rt Stud st , Stud : st - Stud Nama of County. Number of Stud Ewes not S tnd Ewes to Ewss not ,, , „ stud Ewes to EweB , not „ ® tud Ewes to Bwe « not sst Hi ts Hi "= Hi sa lS. as Hi -sst. «»<»«■• ,r c,r > = »« .sk£ ■=.r™ " sr —«re — ' ' ' ' ; Marlborough - Kelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 292,234 .. .. { .. .. .. .. 132 2,901 20 1,997 ... Takaka .. .. .. 52,116 .. .. | .. .. .. .. 9 122 6 81 : .. Collingwood .. .. .. 23,479 .. .. .. | . .. .. .. .. 3 80 .. 50 Buller .. .. .. 3,310 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... Inangahua .. .. .. 9,301 .. .. j .• •. •• •• 8 .... ...... Murchison ., .. .. 44,610 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 270 .. 225 j Grey .. .. .. .. 24,600 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 10 j 1 j Westland .. .. .. 38,980 .. .. ..;.. Sounds .. .. .. 176,855 .. .. .. .. 105 133 .. 60 35 308 .. 239 Marlborough .. .. .. 363,363 390 3,779 717' 2,212 66 401 42 306 70 1,829 54 1,402 88 118 .. 106 Awatere .. .. .. 323,041 101 2,052 438 1,400 1 j 29 .. 13 4 160 .. 150 Totals .. .. .. 1,351,889 491 5,831 I 1,155 3,612 172 563 42 379 281 5,680 80 4,145 88 118 .. 106 I | : i j j ! Canterbfry-Kaikopba District. Kaikoura .. .. ..I 178,147 .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 41 1,336 .. 520 .. Amnri .. .. .. 372,844 70 1,111 170 846 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 248 .. 278 Cheviot .. .. .. 172,001 479 1,645 70 1,343 .. .. .. .. .. .. Waipara .. .. .. 379,466 22 315 68 186 Ashley .. .. .. 107,752 296 533 98 427 Kowai .. .. .. 73,907 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 185 80 5 135 40 150 Oxford .. .. .. 109,701 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 33 314 90 119 4 140 100 Rangiora .. .. .. 38,261 26 424 ; 314 .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 417 .. 340 Eyre .. .. .. .. ' 62,298 3 .. .. • • •. .. .. .. .. .... .. ... Tawera .. .. .'. 98,847 2 104 30 74 .. .. .. .. .. .. Malvern .. .. .. 146,562 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 181 2 130 i 7 61 .. 53 Paparua .. .. .. 36,787 .. .... .. .. .. .... 3 Waimairi .. .. .. 5,748* .. j •• •• .. .. .. Heathcote .. .. .. 11,186 .. Akaroa .. .. .. 105,917 .. •• •• .... Mount Herbert., .. .. 51,667 .. .. •• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. Wairewa .. .. .. 83,735 .. •• •• .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Halswell .. .. .. 12,805 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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Springs .. .. .. 31.642 .. .. i .. .. .. j 4 104 .. 77 3 I 102 j 90 Ellesmere .. .. .. 81,780 .. 30 1 4 45 .. 53 .. .. .. .. 16 359, 20 422 Selwyn .. .. .. 226.666 , 32 i 497 80 | 354 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 152 1 126 Ashburton .. .. .. 926,623 21 904 136 1 517 .. .. 23 596 .. 392 60 1,479 60 982 Geraldine .. .. .. 327.300 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 80 ! 86 35 439 .. 250 Levels .. .. .. .. 176.791 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 531 .. 493 91 847 .. 705 Mackenzie .. .. .. 492,364 59 2,515 573 1,703 .. .. .. .. 6 83 8 8 35 40 Waimate .. .. .. 587,309 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 226 .. 110 68 1,712 60 1,170 Chatham Islands .. .. 85,956 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. 60 134 43 80 Totals .. .. .. | 4,984,062 j 1,011 8,078 1,225 5,764 4 45 .. 53 259 3,770 135 2,095 313 6,126 180 4,706 Otago Distkict. Waitaki .. .. .. 629,803 6 .. .. 59 320 88 311 8 340 9 259 111 1,233 30 1,021 ilaniototo .. .. .. 353, 135 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 175 .. 165 Vincent .. .. .. 349,375 9 327 21 16 .. .. .. 15 322 210 Waihemo .. .. .. 133,965 5 84 32 3 .. .. 61 270 184 3 60 21 62 Waikouaiti .. .. .. 81,097 .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 1 33 .. Taieri .. .. .. .. 219,839 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 987 124 801 59 964 601 Peninsula .. .. .. 7,393 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 1 23 .. 16 Clutha .. .. .. .. 340.844 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 367 5,199 1,151 4,216 16 310 3 262 Tuapeka .. .. .. 426,007 ...... .. .. .. .. .. 16 532 .. 341 Bruce .< .. .. .. 218,416! .. .. .. .. " .. .. .. .. 65 811 .. 672 63 622 .. 346 Lake .. .. .. .. 1 262,058 j 3 .26 1 .. .. 8 580 j . 200 473 Southland .. .. .. 1,045,230 .. .. .. .. 3 38 29 320 4,673 3 3,305 200 1,933 10 1,386 Wallace .. .. .. 421,765 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 2,542 32 1,713 52 1,097 .. 885 Stewart Island .. .. .. 3,536 .. Totals .. .. .. j 4,492,463 23 j 437 22 48 65 358 88 340 1,142 16,431 1,519 12,339 506 6,275 64 4,579 Totals for South Island .. 1 10,828,414 i 1,525 14,346 2,402 9,424 241 966 130 772 1,682 1 25,881 1,734 18,579 907 12,519 244 9,391 Totals for Dominion .. 24,547,955 1,525 j 14,346 2,402 9,424 1.143 8,233 I 499 ! 5,703 4,578 j 83,480 2,736 61,768 1,021 12,803' 244 9,701 ! | ; j ' | I I i . _J i ''

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English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Other Breeds. N f r. olin * v Stud | Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud ! Stud Stud Stud Stud \ Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud i\ame 01 oounr.y. Rams, Ewes to Ewes not H Rams, Ewes to Ewes not ! . Rams, Ewes to Ewes not I I Rams, I Ewes to Ewes not a+ ni * Rams, Ewes to Ewes not Q f _ H 2-tooth be bred to be bred T omhc 2-tooth be bred to be bred T„ m ho 2-tooth be bred to be bred r , m . 2-tooth be bred to be bred 2-tooth be bred to be bred T ._v, and from this from this * and from this from this j • and from this from this and from this from this * and from this from this ' over. Season. Season. over. Season. Season, j over. Season. Season. over. I Season. Season. over. Season. Season. Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .... .... Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. 1 12 .. 12 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. 3 30 9 3 1 20 Hokianga .. .. .. . . . . .. .. j • • • • • • .. 2 50 .. 17 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. • • i • • • • • • . • • • 11 260 .. 150 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... 7 90 .. 90 .. .. .. .. 4 54 .. 43 Hobson Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 10 .. 12 Great Barrier Island Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 2 52 .. 35 Eden .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .... Manukau .. .. .. 7 87 76 2 33 .. 19 12 61 50 2 80 Franklin .. .. .. 3 25 10 .. .. .. 1 90 65 1 18 9 1 40 17 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 1 12 .. 9 Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. Hauraki Plains .. .. . . .. .. .. •. \ • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Ohinemuri .. .. .... . . . . .. j • • | • • i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Waikato .. .. .. 8 180 .. 90 .. .. .. .. 28 175 .. 130 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 220 .. 162 7 292 177 .. .. .. 2 50 38 Waipa .. .. .. .. . . . ■ • • • • • • • • • • 8 75 .. 39 Piako .. .. . . . . • • . • • • • • • • 3 48 .. 45 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. •. • • • • • • • • • • 1 12 .. 8 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • .... 2 23 .. 16 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • •• .. .. .. .. •• .- .... Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. . . . • • - • • • • • 1 12 .. 9 Kawhia .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •. .. .. . • • • • • .... 1 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. . - - • •• • • • • • • • • 1 .. .... .. .. .... Waitomo .. .. .... .. .. .. , • • • • 2 81 .. 42 .. .. .... Ohura .. .. .... .. .... .. .. .. 2 12 .. 7 Kaitieke .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • * * * * •• •. • • • • • • • • .... Tauranga .. .. .. I •• •• •• .... .• •• .. 2 16 .. 8 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. .. j • • • • • • • • 48 .. 12 Opotiki .. .. ..' j 1 24 .. | j .. | Totals .. .. 19 316 .. 176 ! 10 253 1 .. j 181 87 1,201 9 786 15 378 .. 159 8 144 . 98

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Gisbobne Distbiot. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - • • ■ • • • • • • • • .... Waiapu TJawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -. .. • • ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 559 .. 392 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • • ■ • • • .... Totals ; .. .. ! .. .. I 23 559 I .. 392 .. [ .. .. Hawse's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. • • .. .. .. • • • • 1 40 .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. Hawke's Bay . ■ .. 10 305 .. 60 .. .. .. .. 146 818 .. 492 6 180 74 130 15 196 .. 121 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. • ■ ® 125 .. 9 6 Waipukurau.. .. .. .. ■. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 770 20 493 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2 111 .. 32 •• .. .. .. 1 20 .. 10 Weber Dannevirke .. .. .. .. . • •. .. .. .. . • • • 586 .. 339 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ • • ® 140 .. 86 Pahiatua . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • ® • • 88 1 12 • • 8 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. • • 26 .. .. • • .. .. .. , Totals .. .. 10 305 .. 60 .. .. .. I .. 244 2,699 20 1,589 13 192 74 138 16 216 .. 131 Wellington -West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 3 1 16 .. 11 .. .. .. .. 1 26 .. 13 Taranaki .. .. .. 4 100 .. 32 .. .. .. . • 3 120 .. 50 Inglewood .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 19 • • • • j j Egmont .. .. .. i • • . • .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • i ! Stratford .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ., .. 1 10 .. 8 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • .... Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 2 55 .. 24 Hawera .. .. .. .. •• •• .. .. .. ° 350 .. 286 • • .. .. . . - • .. .. .. Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • •. I Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 31 650 .. 454 •. .. .. . . 12 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 21 662 .. 509 •• Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 2 130 .. 90 • • Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. • • 39 939 .. 472 Kangitikei .. .. .. .. .. -. 24 9 119 .. 102 55 1,431 40 933 1 .. .. .. 2 55 15 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .... .. ! 84 1,127 .. 946 •• .. .. ..... Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i .. ■ • 18 308 .. 157 ■ • . . .. .. 1 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. . • • • • ■ .. .. .. • • 26 312 .. 152 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. • ■ .. .. .. .. ■ • 1 65 .. 30 Manawatu .. .. . ■ .. ■ ■ • • • • 8 220 20 184 28 1,181 .. 951 Horowhenua .. .. .. •• •• .. .. .. •• 14 461 .. 343 •• .. .. .. 3 110 .. 156 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. •• 13 108 .. 87 12 38 .. 40 Featherston !! !! !! ! " !* " !! !.' !! 19 441 !! *337 29 359 !! i52 .. !! !! !! Wairarapa South .. .. 10 40 .. 15 .. .. .. .. 73 1,082 50 762 13 223 ..146 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 2.150 39 1,505 7 44 .. 32 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 351 6 213 2 20 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 323 20 209 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " ! 120 16 65 Totals .. .. 17 | 156 j 82 j 17 339 20 286 j 549 j 12,402 171 8,615 ' 64 684 .. 370 18 165 .. 171 Totals for North Island .. j 46 | 777 ! 318 27 592 20 j 467 903 16,861 | 200 11,382 92 | 1,254 j 74 667 42 525 .. 400

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English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Other Breeds. Y . „ . Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud Stud ! Stud i>ame 01 councy. Rams, Ewes to Ewes not Q . , Rams, Ewes to Ewes not Rams, Ewes to Ewes not o ftlrl Rams. Ewes to Ewes not 1]() Rams, Ewes to Ewes not 2-tooth be bred to be bred 2-tooth be bred to be bred 2-tooth be bred to be bred 2-tooth be bred to be bred r ° h 2-tooth be bred to b ■ bred r nTY1 h« and from this from this ' and from this from this and from this from this Lamb. a nd from this from this J * and from this from this over. Season. Season. over. Season. Season. over. Season. Season, over. Season. Season. over. Season. ! Season. . ! i 1 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 1 47 .. 30 .. ., .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. Collingwood Buller . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Inangahua .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 18 .. 29 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. .... 7 29 .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. Grey Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. " . . . . .. .. .... Sounds .. . . .. 30 88 .. 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 21 .. 13 9 .... Marlborough . . .. 5 209 .. 136 4 60 S4 22 167 .. 103 7 85 .. 70 Awatere .. .. .. 40 360 148 .. .. . . 3 95 48 6 303 262 2 620 330 Totals .. .. 76 704 .. 334 11 89 .. 98 28 280 .. 180 19 409 .. 345 14 620' .. 330 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura . . .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 74 28 .. 5 Amuri .. .. . . 6 60 30 .. .. .. 2 20 12 44 627 432 Cheviot .. .. .. 10 65 .. 55 1 10 13 .. .. .. 19 584 420 8 145 ! 110 Waipara .. .. .. 22 561 314 5 179 .. 102 7 307 .. 237 254 4,985 .. 3,666 .. .. ! Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..438 4,299 .. 3,155 Kowai .. .. .. 2 52 10 50 .. .. .. 10 472 259 10 340 270 Oxford .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 14 .. 3 152 116 10 161 87 Rangiora .. .. .. 1 7 29 2 48 42 7 341 .. 408 Eyre .. .. .. 2 69 52 5 118 99 4 155 111 6 .. 1 48 4 15 Tawera Malvern .. .. .. 87 1,084 12 767 6 101 .. 74 73 1,639 1 1,101 44 1,205 .. 851 .. 21 Paparua .. .. . . • • .. .. .. • • • ■ • • •. 6 199 .. 161 1 21 .. 36 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• .. 4 39 .. 12 .. .. .. 75 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - - - • •. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Akaroj .. .. .. 25 354 .. 236 .. .. .. .. 3 35 3 20 .. .. .. .. .. 14 .... Mount Herbert .. ■ . 2 90 .. 80 . ■ .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 12 .. 11 Wairewa .. .. .. 355 3,508 .. 2.115 .. .. -. .. 2 36 .. 34 5 .. .. .. 1 7 •• 3 Halswell .. .. .. 10 200 50 217 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !

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Springs .. .. .. 14 270 99 1 57 40 28 616 , 7 498 25 26 1 42 31 Ellesmere .. .. .. 55 250 15 155 .... .. .. 30 794 16 676 8 172 j .. 120 23 464 .. 430 Selwyn .. .. .. 118 690 .. 545 2 j 96 .. 75 6 365 .. 282 29 371 .. 270 7 44 15 31 Ashburton .. .. .. 107 1,867 56 1,071 45 975 8 612 18 654 .. 577 96 2,394 \ .. 1,304 27 330 .. 272 Geraldine .. .. .. 13 428 15 234 1 11 9 3 89 73 .. .. .. 3 24 5 10 Levels .. .. .. 56 611 130 463 4 43 38 .. .. .. 53 ! 542 446 3 93 , 71 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 30 .. .. .. .. 10 171 .. 135 .. .. .. Waimate .. .. .. 14 517 324 10 14 7 30 225 123 132 2,837 485 2,509 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . ., j Totals .. .. 899 10,683 288 6,836 84 1,666 8 1,147 j 236 6,138 27 4,700 1,157 18,814 j 513 13,802 80 1,244 24 984 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. 10 110 50 36 1 81 132 9 420 .. 290 182 1,637 249 408 .. 10 474 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 553 87 482 4 194 ... | 82 Vincent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Waihemo .. .. .. 2 100 .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 50 639 .. 326 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .... .. .... .. .. Taieri .. .. .. .... Peninsula .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .... Clutha .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 20 i .. 5 318 .. 355 .. .! " " Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . , .. .. 17 543 .. 480 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 12 87 .. 36 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. j .. .. .. .. 1 .. i .. .. ,. .... Southland .. .. .. 7 72 10 67 8 139 .. 84 I 2 08 8 .. .. 3 33 12 18 Wallace .. .. .. 1 24 31 1 ( 15 6 I .. .. .. 1 50 44 1 10 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. .. 20 306 10 148 45 338 .. 222 1.3 508 I .. 298 332 3,827 336 2,131 9 247 486 I 100 Totals for South Island .. 995 11,693 298 7,318 140 | 8 1,467 277 6,926 27 5,17S 1,508 23,050 849 16,278 103 2,111 510 1,414 Totals for Dominion .. 1,041 12,470 298 7,636 167 J 2,686 j 28 1,934 1 1,180 23,787 227 16,560 1,600 124,304 923 16,945 145 2,636 510 1,814

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. English Leicester. I | D OJ 4) <U . © d - d T3 © ,- d ea <D _ d ~ d ** © - - d "O <r) © _ rt * ,4 2 1 « S - 0 £ O ° 6 O i « «T « oS§ _ g £ § S C Ogg fl g A g g O g § fl « g g O g g 1* ame of County. . g* g« . o| § | § a** J* • o g | §*£ g * S *-§* |% J**- °SS £ 2 § «o| "So | O-C 1 ® S-o" 5 Lambs. Jog ■§"£ g Lambs. «"o g "S o g "-a 10 Lambs. «"S g log gw:® So5 Lambs. 3-g g "Sol S 1 ®"® §5™ Lambs (fio° Jo= £»« .go «o° £0° SS a I »Ss £s S£.s "£.2 |Ss ..'« ™o° ggo |g„ „g« £ ! wS3 fig s S»S ! S s 3 5 5*3 g*s s *3 s-l 1-3 I H-i l 5 l pa !__S _H_ H H Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. 24 .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. i 565 419 4,099 .. 1,893 3 .. .. .. .. 22 Whangaroa .. .. .. ' 2 .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. J 218 10 985 .. 417 4 .. .. .. .. 1 Bay of Islands.. .. 25 i .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. j 1,215 2,271 10,895 327 5,181 7 .. .. .. .. 14 ' Hokianga .. .. 14 .. 21 830 542. 12,269 590 4.634 37 21 Whangarei ., .. 17 .. .. .. .. 11 .. 70 .. .. 1,484 1,057 8,299 111 4,775 25 .. .. .. .. 9 Otamatea .. .. 6 j .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. ..I 649 1,474 1 7,131 215 3.022 9 .. .. .. .. 23 .. 44 Hobson .. .. 11 .. 1 .. .. 15 .. 44 .. 32 1,138 3.288 12,218 292 7,304 6 .. .. .. .. 38 Rodney .. .. 3 .. 88 .. .. 81 67 625 4 279 752 1,080 3,302 95 1,619 31 .. 93 .. 61 11 .. 116 Great Barrier Island .. 6 103 137 | 1,591 44 645 13 Waitemata .. .. 12 .. 292 .. 44 IX 10 539 .. 88 392 237 1,954 36 872 58 .. 20 .. .. 18 .. 84 .. 18 Eden.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 11 1 Manukau .. .. 84 .. 420 .. .. 9 20 74 .. 27 269 1,128 2,003 50 992 37 ' .. 69 .. 200 Franklin .. .. .... 250 .. 43 77 105 704 .. 322 273 29 821 .. 323 46 .. 5 .. .. 130 .. 4 Coromandel .. .. 7 .. .. .... 2 .. .. .. .. 414 496 4,655 83 2,198 16 40 32 24 200 400 .. 125 Thames .. .. .. j 1 35 . . 86 .. .. ] 2 Hauraki Plains 27 150 750 .. 250 8 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. 2 25 2 311 2 72 2 .. .. .. .. 24 Waikato .. I 7 .. 341 235 6,167 66 1,251 19 107 .. 178 .. 130 Raglan .. .. 35 ! .. 26 .. 430 .. 133 2,441 7,490 19,867 387 10,050 122 3 130 200 59 2 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 54 .. 56 10 .. 80 97 197 .. 411 121 .. 368 50 283 125 .. 153 .. 81 Piako.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. •• • ■ 130 .. .. .. .. 112 Matamata .. .. 3 130 200 410 270 350 127 2 81 .. 153 64 .. 174 .. 99 Rotorua .. .. 6 .. .... 8 .. .. .. .. 277 .. 110 .. I .. 64 1,114 1,314 .. .. 2 .. Taupo .. .. 7 .. 230 44 100 11 .. 422 .. 178 186 20 5,254 380 1 1,375 .. .. .. .. .. .. Taumarunui .. .. 8 .. .. .. j .. 247 573 1,945 .. 1,008 1 .. .. Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 .. .. .. .. 628 2 457 ..148 12 .. .. .. .. 10 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 ! 20 .. 20 77 .. 826 61 i 517 40 .. .. .. .. 17 Waitomo .. .. 23 .. 1,450 56 1,350 116 524 1,448 .. 844 2,212 2,013 ! 7,807 355 5,601 51 .. .. .. .. 20 5 Ohura .. .. 10 10 200 .. 153 205 .. 77 .. .. 1,737 5,471 10,568 114 7,847 45 .. .. .. ... 8 Kaitieke .. .. 31 335 540 100 440 156 1,400 2,750 .. 50 1,769 1,096 5,357 230 3,212 8 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. •• •• 66 .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. 8 Whafeatane .. 10 .. ■■ 4 •• 857 52 2,216 30 380 24 43 Opotiki .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. 109 .. 300 .. .. 2,005 569 6,715 607 3,621 6 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. Totals .. .. 336 347 3,471 200 2,130 1,333 2,700 9,704 18 2,981 21,326 j29,565 137,320 j 4,345 68,960 1,060 1,120 2,051 50 729 894 207 1,353 .. 453 . __ . | Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. •• •• 1,774 503 18,640 1,811 11,931 .. .. .. .. .. 42 Waiapu .. .. 16 59 7,520 11,929 94,019 4,205 66,121 10 Uawa.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 1,125 4,000 637 3,200 2,366 2,185 23,678 1,239 16,745 8 .. .. .. .. 115 .. .. j Cook.. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 1,066 800 3,308 573 4,439 8,715 ! 2,708 22,815 1,304 13,057 271 .. 310 .. 49 90 .. .. ! Waikobu .. 971 1,930 5,800 960 5,118 9,263 3,836 43,322 3,000 29,696 133 50 350 .. 200 154 .. Totals .. .. 16 .. .. : .. | .. 2,249 3,855 13,108 2,170 12,757 29,638 21,161 202,474 11,559 137,550 422 50 j 660 .. 249 i 401 .. .. ! .. j

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Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. 1,050 100 1,410 36 1,255 6,040 8,037 28,537 3,292 18,337 168 .. .. .. .. 127 .. I Hawke's Bay .. .. 449 .. 195 .. 110 363 .. 171 .. 126 13,044 23,558 148,91412,298 62,931 357 .. 142 .. 35 311 .. 18 Waipawa .. .. 31 .. .. .. .. 106 .. 300 .. 150 4.021 3,003 25,081 2,010 11,357 205 .. 2,200 140 2,100 35 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 .. .. .. .. 1.092 1,658 11,3391 636 4,070 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Patangata .. .. 20 .. 738 500 650 354 3,997 6,998 3,000 4,010 8,458 17,139 94,772 4,060 50,761 36 .. .. .. .. 164 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. 1,208 3,387 13,571 1,094 10,286 Dannevirke .. .. 15 .. 340 .. .. 150 .. .. .. .. 2.631 2,435 13,424 816 6,512 1 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 27 , 691 116 318 691 50 3,990 253 2,085 64 .. .. .. .. 9 Pahiatua .. 193 40 860 150 .. 1.830 1,405 19,411 374 10,340 3 20 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 172 350 980 171 806 3,563 12,349 33,725 1,129 26,070 Totals .. .. 527 .. 1,273 500 760 2,556 4,514 11,410 3,473 6,665 42,578 73,021 392,76425,962 202,749 839 .. 2,342 140 2,135 666 .. 18 Wellington-West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 .. 80 .. .. 971 1,480 5,193 226 1,795 3 .. .. .. 32 35 15 90 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 47 .. .. 75 460 1,015 57 749 2 .. .. .. .. IX J 25 .. 19 Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 4 190 .. 14 274 150 1,813 25 650 19 .. .. .. .. 2 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 1 .. .. .. .. 57 44 1,585 20 252 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 .. 330 .. 136 813 1,096 7,098 55 4.433 9 .. .. .. .. 11 Whangamomona .. .. 85 375 .. 428 24 9 72 .. .. 1,163 660 6,464 207 3,974 31 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 80 450 25 225 625 2,135 4,926 593 1.884 24 .. .. .. .. 2 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 201 300 1,206 218 986 506 4,523 5,105 612 3,235 16 .. 116 .. 90 10 .. 3 Waimate West.. Patea.. .. .. 71 .. 125 20 350 207 612 1,913 165 1,202 1,443 5,476 10,566 192 4,779 48 .. .. .. .. 2 Waitotara .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. 78 319 1,435 100 464 1,567 2,320 12,445 1,131 4.666 25 .. 51 .. 25 2 Waimarino .. .. 123 335 263 201 3,670 189 1,698 3,440 7,862 24,209 2,995 18,603 57 Wanganui .. .. 114 1,800 3,000 150 2,300 74 248 1,238 172 264 5,082 16,698 73,205 3,800 39,896 27 1 Bangitikei .. .. 152 70 1.713 285 1,672 246 241 3,208 220 1,402 10,132 29,225 145,982 5,947 90,643 109 .. .. .. .. 26 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 643 2,277 8,837 313 4,063 .. .. .. Kairanga .. 6 112 750 1,219 6,926 746 3,749 510 150 4 2 2 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 .. 350 .. 50 3,478 2,875 30,269 764 17,764 Pohangina .. 1,894 685 8,357 129 5.066 Manawatu .. 36 389 716 10,824 1,145 6,944 3 3 Horowbenua .. .. 1 9 790 66 165 20 909 1,316 18,433 940 6,729 2 3 Hutt .. .. .. 4 46 1,665 5,173 27,787 960 14,528] 3 100 551 .. .. 9 Makara .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 633 700 6,191 198 3,187 5 Featherston .. .. .. 25 .. .. 257 385 .. 95 20 70 4,365 5,741 40,091 3,413 29,802 .. .. 910 .. .. 145 .. 122 10 120 Wairarapa South 482 50 56 314 656 1,836 2,129 10,781 1,944 7,921 124 7 Masterton .. .. 13 60 1,920 125 1,010 565 30 334 35 181 4,746 4,198 44,470 2,369 22,503 46 .. .. .. .. 14 Castlepoint .. .. 13 .. .. .. 267 1,006 2,347 60 2,107 1,730 1,121 31,739 2,309 19,023 Eketabuna ,. .. 12 224 70 .. 579 83 .. 2,253 105 1,222 1,519 612 14,627 340 7,824 .. .. .. .. .. 3 Mauricevffle .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. 93 .. 424 .. .. 547 815 10,267 318 4,147 .. .. .. Totals .. .. 564 2,608 17,993 646 6,811 3,361 3,100 19,698 1,623 10,809 51,252101,706 569,20531,748 328,809 1,063 100 1,628 .. : 297 290 15 242 10 141 Totals, North Island 1,443 2,955:12,737 1,346 9,701 9,499 14,169 js3,920 7,284 33,212 144,794226,4531,301,763 73,614 738,068 3,384 1,270 6,681 190 j 3,410 2,251 222 1,613 10 594

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C—continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheet, 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, 1925—continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN ELOCK-BOOK—continued.

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. English Leicester. & ® ® ® flj Name o« County. ,1, |1 |l| Iff ,-1 , 11, ||| |f| J, f § , ! f | Sgj -1, |!, flf ||j J f S , f t § I|| |f| S?" =«" Lamia ||| Lsmte. tsmbs. ||g Lirnl.i, |S| ~- 1 %\ ; Iambi r »l Si| III I »l tfi Mi "I »l i" Ml i *i ii| PS J »r i-l Ml &q W I H_ I s H Marlborough-Nelson-Westland District. Waimea .. .. 530 2,249 3,868 66 1,880 16 20 540 .. 210 2.348 4,310 25,016 1,219 11,401 74 .. 15 .. 16 41 Takaka .. .. 58 5 3 494 1,013 5,831 222 2,297 11 7 .. .. j Collingwood .. .. 14 135 342 35 130 179 649 3,176 411 2,159 Buller .. .. .. 40 .. .. 27 237 339 142 227 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. -. .. 2 .. 170 .. .. 83 246 1,000 25 266 7 .. .. .. .. 1 Murchison .. .. 8 .. 120 .. 227 4 .. 270 .. .. 563 1,248 7,034 85 2,847 16 Grey.. .. .. 1 60 45 2 100 280 205 629 3,932 246 1,039 39 .. 21 .. .. 4 .. .. 16 Westland .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 100 500 .. 100 387 515 7,734 298 2,497 22 .. .. .. .. 14 Sounds .. .. 32 420 1,305 200 836 188 36 1,725 .. 150 1,563 1,069 11,294 35 6,515 3 8 50 .. .. 242 Marlborough .. .. 1,715 50,034 40,082 8,411 25,896 106 1,278 2,306 550 1,526 607 1,122 3,732 174 1,784 66 .. .. .. .. 356 103 1,502 135 616 Awatere " .. .. 1,056 23,572 26,406 6,263 13,205 49 70 30 62 571 546 .. 155 76 1,107 80 3,187 27 740 Totals .. .. 3,415 76,415 72,183 14,975 42,219 371 1,434 5,721 550 2,296 6,518 11,609 69,634 2,857 31.187 314 8 86 .. 16 1,772 183 4,689 178! 1.356 .. ; ; . . . . . Canterbury - Kaikoura ! District. Kaikoura .. .. 351 11,908 8,115 1,477 5,886 .. 20 .. .. .. 341 115 2,824 525 1,621 49 .. .. 81 .. 249 17 122 .. 220 Amuri .. .. 1,567 26.944 34,874 4,321 18,228 2 .. 180 8 60 31 .. .. .. 180 155 .. 34 .. .. 366 .. 1 Cheviot .. .. 22 2,486 2,323 .. 725 10 52 407 .. 300 1 .. 500 .. 100 131 .. 136 .. .. 295 .. 146 6 Waipara .. .. 308 7,199 5,605 867 2,309 13 .. 72 .. 39 49 .. 1,191 .. .. 136 559 .. 348 8 45 Ashley .. .. 9 .. 70 .. . . .. . . 63 222 . . 28 .. 10 Kowai ... .. 1 .. 27 6 .. .. .. .. 158 .. 342 3 11 270 5 Oxford . . .. 12 .. 614 .. 70 .. .. 52 .. .. 118 .. 30 .. 14 188 4 8 .. .. 462 . . 6 Rangiora .. .. 45 8 170 .. 51 .. .. .. ■ ■ .. 3 .. .. .. .. 87 7 300 46 50 153 6 Eyre .. .. .. 36 130 759 .. 534 .. .. . . .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. 82 .. 250 .. .. 344 1 60 .. 82 Tawera .. .. 533 3,350 4,612 800 900 2 .. 480 .. 2,000 13 .. 142 .. .. 14 106 12 .. 20 83 Malvern .. .. 23 5 1,371 44 211 .. .. .. .. .. 19 .. 752 .. 50 213 .. 481 .. 283 652 .. 813 .. 815 Paparua .. .. 20 850 374 .. 380 .. .. .... .. 2 .. . . .. .. 28 .. .. .. .. 167 245 427 60 221 Waimairi .. .. .... .. .. .. .. • • .. 2 .. .. 60 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 37 .. .... Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ ■ ■ ■ • • • • ■ .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. . . 48 Akaroa .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. 3 -. .. .. .. 200 800 3,135 .. 699 21 .. .. .. .. 1,351 79 2,686 .. 816 Mount Herbert .. 9 .. 10 .. .. 1 •• .. .. .. 31 .. .. .. .. 36 .. 84 .. i 511 .. j Wairewa .. .. 2 10 530 .. 176 .. .. .. .. 97 .. 2,811 .. 63 37 .. .. .. ..I 1,032 500 860 ! .. 20

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Halswell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ I • • • • • • - • 30 .. .. . . 140 .. .. .. .. .. (51 . . .. Springs .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 12 8 6 .. 700 | .. 73 .. .. .. .. 159 .. .. •• 125 Ellesmere .. .. .. 8 479 68 48 .. .. 20 .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. 158 .. 9 .. 17 392 60 1,638 106 528 Selwyn .. .. 743 15,124 17,867 1,583 8,543 .. .. 380 .. .. 122 30 317 100 41 101 .. 119 25 128 900 .. 1,500 250 1,088 Ashburton .. .. 836 13,287 25,154 2,866 10,905 36 12 1,798 150 300 612 8 3,963 265 395 3,786 1 2,327 101 865 3,920 45 6,358 171 2,853 Geraldine .. .. 57 122 3,800 49 849 4 .. .. .. 117 447 ! 252 2,224 .. 668 1,189 .. 337 .. 97 1,588 158 1,876 ! 12 945 Levels .. .. 34 149 260 20 227 12 .. 350 .. 50 159 3 220 .. .. 1,506 6 240 .. 88 358 68 532 30 180 Mackenzie .. .. 2,338 41,768 54,639 9,833 36,654 59 364 666 .. 22 1,031 520 6,372 210 2,199 1,079 185 2,334 80 492 419 .. 1,040 10 300 Waimate .. .. 478 5,567 4,368 319 2,719 14 7 350 10 3 776 239 1,478 291 1,335 3,312 82 2,899 162 1,356 463 5 218 15 25 Chatham Islands .. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 741 5,663 15,723 1,814 11,376 Totals .. .. 7,446 128,915 166,021 22,250 ! 89,415 156 455 4,755 180 2,899 4,881 7,630 42,382 3,265 18,881 12,611 285 9,900 498 3,388 15.084 1,201 18,659 688 8,356 ; j 1 , . Otago District. Waitaki .. .. 1,633 31,493 45,382 3,461 22,062 33 .. 1,410 .. 180 580 305 4,710 239 1,249 3,403 302 12,303 222 2,201 234 250 .. .. 252 Maniototo .. .. 738 7,725 12,135 968 7,954 30 .. .. .. .. 1,273 426 8,478 176 2,815 392 4 765 .. 680 167 100 400 120 400 Vincent .. .. 1,809 23,826 36,102 4,661 18,960 18 792 .. 374 .. 729 7s7 6,433 236 3,624 279 .. 301 .. .. 11 Waihemo .. .. 195 1,626 2,369 30 1.242 10 .. .. .. .. 541 203 2,813 50 1,670 266 .. 340 .. 115 7 70 400 .. 203 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 1.900 450 400 .. .. .. | .. 157 31 629 .. 88 265 1,460 500 .. 440 95 Taieri .. .. 127 1,920 786 250 400 4 4 4 1,608 606 5,656 112 767 315 .. 201 43 442 11 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 .. 380 • • •• 91 .. 47 .. .. 11 Clutha .. .. 59 64 3,898 88 1,498 13 100 263 .. .. 4,210 2,998 32,207 1,586 15,063 332 13 471 12 22 13 Tuapeka .. .. 181 20 480 14 231 100 40 765 200 400 2,504 4,861 11,397 822 3,481 228 16 325 .. 113 1 Bruce .. .. 19 110 1,675 420 120 .. 1,350 171 150 425 1,682 3,427 9,006 31 4,220 760 .. 1,011 9 419 47 .. 36 23 Lake.. .. .. 1,920 28,484 23,523 4,356 16,868 .. .. .. .. .. 296 2,788 4,968 296 755 24 .. 18 .. 7 2 Southland .. .. 414 425 6,232 290 2,969 76 I 10 910 25 676 8,646 : 8,461 82,288 1,744 !30,745 3,253 715 10,826 55 3,230 118 2 292 104 64 Wallace .. .. 224 .. 520 450 80 65 730 650 .. 690 4,629 3,414 44,174 1,429 18,270 1,069 354 4,844 196 1,098 74 .. 578 23 256 Stewart Island .. 4 .. 60 .. 18 .... .. .. .. 31 .. • • ■ . .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 Totals .. 7,323 95,693 135,062 15,438 72,802 349 ' 3,022 4,173 749 2,375 26,915 28,307 213,139 6,721 82,747 10,679 2,864 31,952 537 8,767 793 422 1,706 270 1,175 Totals, South Island 18,184 301,023 373,266 52,663 204,436 876 4,911 14,649 1,479 7,570 38,314 >47,546 325,155 12,843 132,815 23,604 3,157 41,938 1,035 12,171 17,649 1,806 25,054 1,136 10,887 Totals, North Island 1,443 2,955 12,737 1,346 9,701,9,499 14,169 53,920 7,284 33,212 144,794 225,453 [l,301, 763 73,614 738, 068 3,384 1,270 6,681, 190 3,410 2,251 ! 222 1,613 10 594 I I I i I I Totals for Dominion 19,627 303,978 386,003 54,009 214,137 10,375 19,080 68,569 8,763 40,782 183, 108 1 272,999|l, 626,91886, 457 ! 870, 883 26,988 4,427 48,619 1,225 15,581 26,667 1,146 11,481 ! ; I ; I I I

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Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Other Breeds. aj © <D aj ! d d "d ' ® — d — d _T3 d d 'S *5 — d — d I <u — d _ d i Name of County. „-l . gS . £ i I -2 1 § „-§ . i B'S . S 2 = 1 §« • o = S S °1 » 5 • §" ■ o = S 2 ° S . 2§ . 2 § S gjafe JiS Sfig -gig Tarn hi S-gS : J! g S 2 b S 3" 3 Lambs SS fe Si g -gag T , g 5 S Sfi $ -fig g g m I g o £ « a Jog |-Sg 8n® Lambs ' |-§£ g S-a" =«® IjamDS ' 5S-g -S-gi S«® on® Lamba - ,gog "Sog s-a<*> a*® Lamb5 ' Jog %t> Z m Lambs. teS I 8.9 °*S.s teS Sc-a «2a «s feS I 2s ® sa fe2 £ S.s sg« #2 teS S8.2 "la 3 S*i 1-3 5 ; *3 s S 5 1*S 3 *3 S*S l 3 S 3 P 3 H*1 gSf £ | |£2 |5S B 1 H H | |_H W Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. 95 .. .... .. .. .. .. .. j 6 .. .... Whangaroa .. . .. .. .. .. .. 16 j 37 .. .. 16 .. 13 133 .. .. .. .. j 2 Bay of Islands .. 50 .. .. .. .. 138 .. j 48 .. 54 3 . . .... .. 19 .. .. .. .. 22 .. 16 .. 16 Hokianga .. .. 25 .. .. .. .. 137 .. .. .. .. 118 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 9 Whangarei .. .. 24 1 34 .. 40 .. .. 62 .. 1,022 .. 516 7 4 Otamatea .. .. 43 10 672 .. 526 76 18 I 168 .. 149 5 .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 10 4 310 .. 82 Hobson .. .. 2 .. .. .. . . 16 .. 28 .. 15 44 .. 35 .. 150 29 .. .. .. .. 6 Rodney .. . . 15 .. 30 .. 15 47 .. 15 .. 56 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Great Barrier Island .. 6 . . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 7 .. 40 .. 25 Waitemata .. .. 68 58 147 .. 40 87 j .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Kden .. .. . . 15 85 .. 10 7 .. 2 Manukau .. .. 50 .. 84 .. 20 154 .. 91 .. 82 18 332 350 121 170 20 506 1,531 .. 1,076 12 180 173 32 20 Franklin .. . . 34 4 186 .. 147 88 .. I 41 .. .. 2 .. 7 .. 18 Coromandel . . . . 39 75 24 . . 82 .. 30 6 .. 10 3 Thames .. .. 14 .. 8 .. 2 9 .. 6 .. .. : Hauraki Plains .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. j Ohinemuri .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 11 .. 2 .. .. Waikato .. .. 31 .. 45 .. 35 97 .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. 3 Raglan .. .. 32 15 211 .. .. 192 .. 212 .. 27 43 .. .. 29 Waipa .. .. 95 .. 110 .. 96 201 .. 16 6 Piako.. .. .. 43 .. 85 .. 70 205 .. 19 .. 2 Matamata .. .. 72 70 142 ... 70 .. 78 Rotorua . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 37 I .. •. 13 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! • • • • 45 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Taumarunui .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 70 .. 15 3 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 .. 21 .. 11 Kawhia .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 49 I • ■ • • 9 Otorohanga . . . • 1 ■. .. .. .. 55 .. 50 .. 40 7 Waitomo .. .. 41 . . .. .. .. 291 .. • • ■ • • • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 .. 156 .. 107 Ohnra .. .. 6 15 90 66 27 .. .. 350 .. 150 35 .. .... Kaitieke .. .. 2 . . . . .. .. 20 .. .. • • • • 12 Tauranga .. . . 2 . . .. .. .. 35 .. .. • • 30 2 .. 5 .. .. .. Whakatane .. .. 21 . . .. .. .. 49 .. • • • • 1 16 .. .. .. . . 4 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. ■ • • • • • 12 Totals .. .. 748 172 1,578 10 1,119 2,404 20 891 3 648 624 332 1,486 f 121 ; 996 80 506 j 1,881 .. 1,226! 262 184 683 32 254

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Gisbokne District. j [ j ! [ | Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 .. .. .. .. ...... Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 194 .. .. .. 305 3 .. .. .... Uawa.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. Cook .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1,056 .. 493 j .. 355 33 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 4 Waikohu .. .. 10 .... .. .. 265 .. 43 .. 10 73 ... ...... .. .. .. .. .. ! 22 ; ; I Totals .. : 13; .. I .. .. .. 1,548 .. 536 .. 670 114 .. j .. j .. 41 .. .. .. .. j 26 Hawkb's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 292 .. .. . . . . 41 .. .. .. .. .. .. . . •. .. 15 Hawke'sBay .. .. 18 1,944 .. 2,068 124 592 392 I 15 .. .. 148 9 120 9 1,580 254 .. 56 .. 32 Waipawa .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1,170 .. 268 .. 131 12 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 23 .. 4 .. 5 Waipukurau .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 457 .. 5 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Patangata .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. j 955 .. 489 j 230 191 j ... 800 .2,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 j 125 .. 265 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. | 63 .. 1,913 \ .. 5 .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .. .. ... Dannevirke .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1,013 2 679 6 198 .. .. .. ' .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 I Woodville .. .. 22 .. .. j .. .. 243 15 87 .. ; 76 2 .. .. 6 .. 8 .. 8 Pahiatua .. .. 8 .. 15 .. 3 704 22 76 .. 37 2 Akitio .. .. .. | 123 .. | 14 .. 13 13 .. .. Totals .. .. 64 I 15 .. 3 ! 6,964 39 ; 5,599 130 1,277 658 .. 815 2,000 .. 151 9 120 9 1,580 370 .. 193 .. 310 ' ' • 1 I I Wellington-West Coast District. Clifton .. .. j •• I 52 .. 20 .. j 11 Taranaki .. .. | 7 .. 43 ... 13 J 66 .. 20 .. j 41 .. 10 14 9 .. .. .. .. .. 3 | Inglewood .. .. j .. .. .. j 62 .. 150 .. 73 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. .. Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .... 30 .. .. .. 30 Stratford .. .. 6 j .. 46 .. 12 .. 11 .. .. 8 10 13 3 Wha-ngamomona .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 6 Eltham .. 148 2 Hawera .. .. .. .. j 382 22 ] 118 .. 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 .. 19 3 Waimate West.. .. ' .. .. .. i 20 i 50 • • 40 .. .. .. .... Patea.. .. .. ) 1 .. 1,432 .. 790 124 4 .. 50 .. 19 j 19 .. 73 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 842 15 358 186 368 48 .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 48 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 151 .. .. j 40 .. •• •• .. .. 51 1,000 1,675 315 1,600 6 60 Wanganui .. 803 12 60 .. 1,818 289 1,000 2,926 240 I 2,850 2 Rangitikei .. .. 69 .. 81 .. .. 2,595 40 1,341 44 1,147 344 60 3,266 200:2,340 50 .. 900 .. .. 30 .. 13 .. 4 Oroua .. .. 96 .. 27 .. 20 1,053 52 183 25 193 .. .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. .. 2 Kairanga .. .. 21 742 .. 260 20 245 1 .. 28 .. ! 28 8 Kiwitea .. .. 30 542 20 231 25 85 20 .. 14 .. ! 12 Pohangina .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 469 4 195 4 241 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Manawatu .. .. 149 .. .. . .. 639 2 402 .. 657 .. .. .. I Horowhenua .. .. 21 .. .. .. 290 622 .. 358 10 236 13 .. 10 .. ! 7 .. .. .. .. .. 62 .. 127 .. 133 Hutt.. .. .. 11 .. .. .. .. 164 .. 106 .. 37 111 .. 135 109 .. .. .. .. j .. j .. Makara .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 101 .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. 72 .. 30 .. 30 10 .. 15 Featherston .. .. j 3| ... 20 8 20 1,362 .. 604 .. 417 168 592 2,080 308 j 2,666 24 .. ... 1 .. I .. : 14 Wairarapa South .. 19 .. .. .. • ■ 1, 188 30 375 34 272 11 .. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Masterton .. .. j 4 .. .. .. .. 1,346 1 • • 507 5 1 653 89 .. 90 .. 40 4 .. j .. 7 I Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 248 ... 110 .. 102 17 .. .. .. 8 .. .. j .. : 2 Eketahana .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 533 ..134 .. 261 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 ! Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 23 101 .. 80 2 .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. ...... Totals .. .. 444 .. 171 8 435 15,975 220 6,485 3-53 7,505 ; 1,160 1,662 8,621 758 8,101 214 1,000 3,205 315 1,649 . 245 60 228 .. 137 Totals, North Island 1 1,269 172 1,764 18 : 1,557 26,891 279 13,511 486 10,100 | 2,556 1,994 10,922 2,879 9,097 486 1,515 5,206 324 4,455 903 244 1,104 32 701

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Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Other Breeds. Name of Couiity. "I. ||| Igl J. »1 . ! f g § 2|{ „-l. f! . f§§ 2! I J. tfl . ||| l|| „-l. a! . ||| 3||| pl III 15« mb »- If! I 111 i Lambs - pi III iU Lambs - !i| If! | Lambs. ||| ||| g~J Lamb.. « 9 >5 M H ® «° £-_2 &£.2 W £.«? P3 O ° O ° £ £ ® W P ® rr O S± ° tn tfl P3 O ° £ O ° £ 9 » as 93 « 3 *3 w-l MS 5 i *3 I 1*5 iH 3 *3 fi»3 ; MS S « S 1 MS 3 i *3 5*S MS a J ! a | | _K a a I Marlborough - Nelson- j Westlaud District. Waimea .. .. 98 j 84 392 .. 244 34 7 81 .. 25 100 .. 385 .. 144 670 3,484 8.633 1,555 6,935 6 Takaka .. .. 29 ! 21 109 11 40 5 I .. 1. .. 27 16 85 8 37 62 808 932 50 ; 1,269 Colli ngwood .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. • • j ■ • • • .. ■ • 3 .. .. .. .. 13 100 .. Buller .. ... 4 .. .. .. 2 1 ■ .. .. .. j .. .. ...... 2 .. .. .. j 1 .. 4 .. 4 Inangahua .. .. 14 .. 34 .. 34 4 .. .. .. •. .. .. .. .... .. .... .... Murehison .. .. 32 .. 7 .. 7 1 .. .. .. j .. 10 .. ........ 6 .. .. Grey .. .. . . 34 32 .. I .... 1 j .. 4 8 Westland .. .. 61 15 100 .. 46 19 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 30 .. 11 Sounds .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 32 .. 13 .. .. 248 733 2,318 .. 1,363 405 ; 2,884 11.387 .. 6,105 1 Marlborough .. .. 104 .. 115 .. 100 49 .. 400 100 100 242 2.510 4,627 50 3,354 844 13,482 32,139 1,900 17,809 1 .. 22 Awatere .. .. 14 174 19 .. 98 .. 62 ! 1,777 19,725 60,996 670 34,107 33 Totals .. .. 395 120 757 11 473 1 351 7 495 100 125 652 3,259 7,513 58 4,960 3,782 140,483 1114,087 4,205 66.225 57 .. 26 .. 12 1 CAMTERBURy-K AIKO URA | District. Kaikoura .. 20 700 .. .. 9, .. .. .. 372 1 784 6,320 177 3,902 825 14,355 22,276 503 13,312 \muri .. .. 97 .. 40 .. 20 59 .. .. .. .. 808 3,338 22,836 206 9,371 2,196 19,692 78.399 1,033 38,681 18 .. 780 .. 250 Cheviot .. .. 101 .. 420 .. 40 67 .. 18 .. .. 918 2.085 22,824 436 8,868 915 7,709 33,336 885 15,601 5 Waipara .. .. 25] .. 197 .. 101 303 50 2,241 14 907 2,169 4,610 56,311 124 24,086 1,903 7,154 30,630 133 12,727 90 .. 327 40 100 Ashley .. .. 17 .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. 926 1,503 7,017 I 199 3.548 390 983 261 44 1,232! 1 .. 28 .. 20 Kowai .. .. 47 1 5 2 118 19 9 270 75 3,970 : 150 980 182 854 4,791 106 895 5 Oxford .. .. 110 .. 5 .. .. 128 .. .. .. .. 405 10 1,432 100 493 197 276 3,960 111 1,300 Rangiora .. .. ; 106 .. 32 .. 18 100 6 4 30 1 38 .. ...... 20 .. 287 .. 1 j .. .. .. .... Eyre. .. .. 81 1 2 .. 254 363 129 58 10 1,417 4 398 89 .. 764 .. 365 1 Tawera .. .. | 7 .. .. .. .. 123 500 2,700 .. i 800 1 98 .. 400 1 .. 30 616 12,788 37,124 1,000 14,163] 8 .. 590 Malvern .. .. ! 130 9 146 10 95 386 .. 323 24 84 160 307 3,429 166 1,582 656 876 8,358 678 ! 4,023 1 26 .. .. .. j Paparua .. .. 47 I 30 .. .. 98 .. 39 .. 18 68 10 1,751 ! 6 1,307 15 505 2,607 146 1,083 19 .. 20 .. 2 Waimairi .. .. 6 j .. .. .. 1 | - ■ • ■ 39 .. . . .. .. .. 19 69 2 23 .. Heathcote .. .. 2 .. 15 .. 5 7 .. .. •• •• .. .. .. .. .. 402 2,183 1,604 .. .. .. .. Akaroa .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. 153 .... •• ■ • 4 j .. .. .. 8 25 . . .. .. 78 .. .. .. 6 Mount Herbert ... ] .. .. j .. 54 i .. 80 .. 104 120 I 341 1,660 .. 494 22 870 1,369 .. 282 o5 .. ..

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Wairewa .. .. 5 i .. .. .. 132 i .. .. .. 20 .. .... .. 164 665 \ 1,990 .. 254 .. j | Halswell .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 30 800 1,774 ! 810 .. 30 600 .. .. 670 .. .. Springs .. .. 31 .. .. .. 5 142 j 53 .. 2 20 .. .. .. .. .. 462 784 3 126 3 1.. Ellesmere .. .. 21 .. .. .. 7 386 20 172 .. 35 139 1,300 4,143 1 12 3,035 40 166 6,740 279 1,937 43 Selwyn .. .. 45 .. .. .. .. 335 .. 6 .. 12 357 857 9,354: 284 3,100 700 5,442 24,817 708 5,819 13 .. 38 .. 25 Asliburton .. .. 1,106 3 218 1 416 499 .. 35 .. 19 929 1,953 17,749: 926 7,976 1,956 27,071 105,437 1 5,231 39.049 116 .. 530 .. 11 Geraldine .. .. 108 .. 89 .. 170 93 .. 21 .. 9 738 185 7,606 j .. 2,332 199 1,409 6,106 40 3,382 44; 1 125 3 6 Levels .. .. 57 6 .. .. .. 47 I .. .. .. 151 .. 12 I .. 53 567 877 65 18 57 .. .. 6 Mackenzie .. .. | 15 .. 31 .. 10 88 ..I .. ... .. 596,1,122 7,991 63 4,549 1,271 13,701 49,266 560 18,332 17 .. 110 56 33 Waimate .. .. 101 .. 36 23 348 24 20 2,101 |18,648 49,309 7,707 22,842 516 10,782 33,421 1,002 .13,807 48 8 .. 6 Chatham Islands .. 2 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 6 205 264 j • • j 289 2 .. .. .. : .. .. .. Totals .. .. 2,516 40 1,966 11 912 ! 3,947 576 j 6,098 68 2,148 11,540 |39, 143 227,569 ill,370 99,182 13,367 129,154 455,273 12,529 187,082 647 9 2,548 99 465 Otago District. Waitaki .. ..I 262 50 640 .. 72 235 70, 1,100 .. 11 1,888 14,231 45,531 3,134 20,276 204 19,208 23,807 258 10,985 19 ; Maniototo .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 965 16.551 11,905 250 7.490 435 15,902 19,115 1,527 111,579 2 . Vincent .. .. 21 1,141 1 3,295 11,524 700 6,425 489 21,769 41,393 3,440 21,843 19 21 Waihemo .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 714 182 7,879 51 4,633 140 25 775 .. ! 400 23 Waikouaiti .. .. 24 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 545 1,750 16,192 2,068 5,877 73 , .. 2,030 .. 590 17 Taieri .. ■ • 36 .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 732 804 1,000 .. 966 180 5,061 3,533 .. 2,304 5 Peninsula .. •. 1 .. .. .. • • 4 Clutha .. ■■ 17 .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. 43 168 10 547 .. 116 16 10 180 .. 591 7 Tuapeka .. .. ! 7 .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. .. 1,566 36,153 38,496 3,850 25,757 439 11,934 22,709 774 9,424 25 Bruce .. .. 37 .. 46 .. 46 9 .. .. .. .. 229 13 233 6 164 71 979 1.274 .. 478 1 Lake.. - • 1 26 110 54 60 .. .. .. .. .. 457 4,689 7,920 444 5,715 340 16,553 119,855 2,950 11,654 5 Southland .. .. 287 .. 244 .. 93 46 .. 20 .. 4 1,013 571 4,553 868 3,131 368 3,288 : 6,821 700 4,789 51 .. 36 .. 25 Wallace .. .. 82 .. 122 .. 35 30 .. 35 j 213 .. .. .. .. 100 .. | Stewart Island .. • • ■ ■ • • • • • • ■ ■ • • • • I • • • • • • • ■ • • • • ® Totals .. .. 792 76 1,162 54 | 306 365 70 1,155 ! .. 58 9.631 68,249 145,780 11,371 80,550 2,860 94,729 141,492 j 9,649 74,637 174 : 36 .. 46 ' ! ' ' Totals, South Island | 3,703 ! 236 3,885 76 1,691 4,663 653 7,748 168 2,331 21,823 110,651 380,862 22,799 1184,692 20,009 |264, 366 1710, 852 26,383 327,944 878 9 2,610 99 523 Totals, North Island 1,269 172 1,764 IS 1,557 26,891 279 13,511 486 10,100 2,-556 1,994 10,922 2,879 j 9,097 486 1,515 5,206 324 4,455 903 244 1,104 j 32 701 Totals for Dominion 4,972 ! 408 5,649 94 3,248 31,554 932 21,259 I 654 12,431 24,379 jll2,645 391,784 25,678 |l&3, 789 20,495 ! 265,8S11716,058 :26, 707 332,399 1,781 253 3,714 j 131 1,224

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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, 1925 —continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and , be bred from ; be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. I I I Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 7,059 27,879 845 15,541 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,578 9,858 242 5,538 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 6,422 46,399 2,664 20,962 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 3,772 j 32,230 1,016 14,293 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 21,256 53,812 2,852 29,626 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 5,797 27,345 1,494 14,931 Hobson .. .. .. .. 15,455 40,148 2,120 22,569 "Rodney .. .. .. .. 10,849 39,891 2,459 13,703 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 574 3,863 106 2,004 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 5,040 25,609 2,445 10,116 Eden .. .. .. .. 1,025 556 121 119 Manukau .. .. .. .. 8,038 23,449 2,093 7,354 Franklin .. .. .. .. 6,148 26,455 1,822 8,949 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 6,795 17,705 506 8,598 Thames .. .. .. .. 227 2,693 233 1,315 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 166 1,268 2 664 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 413 1,015 131 598 Waikato .. .. .. .. 5,645 19,706 1,211 6,907 Raglan .. .. .. .. 29,278 99,194 2,424 43,642 Waipa .. .. .. .. 1,110 25,993 2,098 7,979 Piako .. .. .. .. 4,177 23,255 3,267 4,920 Matamata .. .. .. .. 4,679 27,849 4,103 6,368 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 5,469 15,724 1,820 4,659 Taupo .. .. .. .. 1,780 8,383 689 3,925 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 5,418 12,761 163 5,294 Kavvhia .. .. .. .. 5,313 30,555 225 13,162 Otorohanga .. .. '.. .. 4.747 8,869 404 4,710 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 30 227 98,298 j 4,842 47,294 Ohura .. .. .. .. 18,851 59,920 1,984 35,362 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 23,830 60,332 3,712 ' 41,660 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 7,691 5,898 2,253 2,073 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 10,119 36,751 1,583 16,236 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 21,360 65,477 4,919 36,295 Totals .. .. .. 280,308 970,140 56,848 457,366 Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 3,404 53,830 5,434 36,611 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 18,940 209,099 9,837 134,411 Uawa .. .. .. .. 18,271 89,075 6,410 60,562 Cook .. .. .. .. 58,528 369,357 25,886 197,523 Waikolm .. .. .. .. 42,432 312,025 19,715 186,516 Totals .. .. .. 141,575 1,033,386 67,282 615,623 Hawke's Ba y District. Wairoa .. .. 85,783 263,738 28,735 162,004 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 162,129 505,520 59,219 218,959 Waipawa '.. .. .. .. 37,734 205,101 20,235 82,972 Waipukuran .. .. .. .. 9,873 64,324 5,438 23,271 Patangata .. .. .. .. 60,146 296,406 20,335 141,917 Weber .. .. .. .. 19,414 37,971 4,747 26,665 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 18,731 155,219 6,912 72,328 Woodville .. .. .. .. 4,397 44,051 3,114 18,026 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 7,006 96,995 4,004 45,063 Akitio .. .. .. .. 14,181 109,101 7,730 79,568 Totals .. .. .. 419,394 1,778,426 160,409 870,773

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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, 1925—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

. . Wethers, j Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Latnbs. over. this Season. i this Season. | j Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. 10,430 33,908 799 18,031 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1,059 6,255 230 2,143 Inglewood .. .. 1,608 10,422 209 3,070 Egmont . . . . . . 221 2,401 i . . 3,604 Stratford .. .. .. .. I 10,234 23,711 678 11,005 Whangamomona .. .. .. j 13,974 29,074 1 876 17,448 Eltham .. .. .. .. 1 9,137 24,687 , 1.824 12,644 Hawera .. .. .. .. 13,096 30,165 j 3,119 9,346 Waimate West . . . . . . 186 900 700 2,650 Patea .. .. .. .. 50,708 109,423 11,434 44,525 Waitotara .. .. .. 44,764 90,364 9,817 34,554 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 52,939 108,178 11,921 68,278 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 70,809 128,861 18,929 75,699 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 92,419 379,247 26,585 186,519 Oroua .. .. .. .. 4,697 77,757 4,698 19,284 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 14,677 53,273 4,708 14,022 Kiwitea .. .. . .. 15,277 115,745 5,557 55,584 Pohangina .. 7,099 80,291 2,198 37,227 Manawatu .. ... .. .. 5,868 49,746 6,597 16,570 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. 13,704 46,560 4,764 19,435 Hutt .. .. .. •• 9,433 42,125 2,751 24,396 Makara .. .. .. 8,152 31,495 837 18,069 Featlierston .. .. .. 39,303 204,470 19,131 104,526 Wairarapa South .. . . .. 14,820 103,533 5,527 41,626 Masterton .. .. . . .. 41,832 233,489 j 12,872 121,260 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 16,698 62,425 i 3,764 38,663 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 5,802 78,818 2,422 35,003 Mauricevilie . . . . . . . ■ 993 30,080 484 10,439 Totals .. .. .. 569,939 2,187,403 163,431 1,045,620 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,411,216 5,969,355 448,030 2,989,382 Maryborough Nelson Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. .. 23,573 118,114 6,314 62,408 Takaka .. .. .. .. 4,618 21,807 632 11,390 Collingwood .. .. .. • • 2,524 6,821 977 5,678 Buller .. .. .. • ■ 827 924 277 250 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 716 5,153 399 1,092 Murchison .. .. .. .. 3,719 18,299 661 8,883 Grey .. .. . • ■ ■ 1,595 12,550 852 2,889 Westland .. .. .. . . 2,138 16,606 1,135 6,645 Sounds .. .. .. ■■ 11,634 73,553 670 38,766 Marlborough 16,864 76,450 2,747 34,721 Awatere 8,846 81,474 1,747 29,532 Totals .. .. .. 77,054 431,751 16,411 202,254 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 9,678 49,300 1,097 .17,588 Amuri .. .. .. 10,345 66,592 1,524 25,645 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 4,073 43,244 1,195 16,644 Waipara .. .. .. 13,419 138,576 3,820 49,205 Ashley .. .. .. 7,376 54,367 1,834 18,342 Kowai .. .. .. 3,396 40,448 1,593 13,066 Oxford .. .. •• 5,680 64,612 3,794 24,166 Rangiora .. .. .. 2,846 23,351 1,026 7,058 Eyre .. .. •• ■ • 4,639 36,836 1,499 12,396 Tawera . . . . ■. .. 981 8,789 1,029 3,824 Malvern .. .. .. .. 11,672 63,735 7,278 29,166

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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, 1925—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

I Wethers, Ewes to j Ewes not to Name of County. ! 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season, j this Season. I ' I Canterbury Kaikoura J)istrict could. Paparua .. .. .. .. 3,815 13,324 750 7,926 Waimairi .. .. .. 142 \ 3,811 125 1,278 Heathcote .. 2,703 ' 2,814 142 1,255 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 4,645 67,167 646 22,672 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 3,478 32,458 113 9,288 Wairewa .. .. .. 1,173 50,815 627 15,686 Halswell .. .. .. .. 1,350 4,276 g 61 1,693 Springs .. .. .. .. 2,163 18,644 [911 5,066 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 5,050 140,405 3,851 6,289 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 8,683 77,606 3,937 31,377 Ashburton .. .. .. 25,624 415,095 36,282 141,794 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 29,311 178,337 10,370 70,014 Levels .. .. .. 15,834 105,833 6,836 36,622 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 19,649 147,074 5,266 54,573 Waimate .. .. .. .. 34,271 249,135 14,809 91,275 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 8,182 21,490 3,879 15,994 Totals .. .. .. 240,178 2,018,134 114,294 729,902 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 30,045 238,937 5,328 73,612 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 41,015 120,558 5,673 62,576 Vincent .. .. .. .. 19,170 83,109 4,027 31,126 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 11,585 58,403 5,572 29,519 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 3,798 29,326 1,178 11,178 Taieri .. .. .. .. 28,577 99,703 11,168 48,933 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 294 5,589 352 555 Clutha .. .. .. .. 23,654 159,177 10,932 70,232 Tuapeka .. .. .. 27,342 140,800 9,712 68,897 Brace .. .. .. .. 21,584 112,101 5,555 47,765 Lake .. .. .. 31,188 43,161 4,408 26,872 Southland .. .. .. .. 86,287 518,558 14,966 223,510 Wallace .. .. .. .. 27,659 204,833 13,229 84,887 Stewart Island •• •• 386 1,744 200 1,084 Totals .. .. .. 352,584 1,815,999 92,300 780,746 Totals, South Island .. . 669,816 4,265,884 223,005 1,712,902 Totals, North Island . 1,411,216 5,969,355 448,030 2,989,382 Totals for Dominion .. . 2,081,032 10,235,239 671,035 4,702,284

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C-continued. SUMMARY Number of Sheep in each District on 30th April, 1925.

Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. : 7-— , : — : . Total in a 11 a Napier- Wellington- rp , Marlboiough- Canterbury- n , * T , 1 Dominion. Auckland. Gisb P orne . West Coast. TotaL Nelson-West- ! Kaikoura y Otago. Total. J and. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — ! Merino .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 11,089 16,078 530 27,697 27,697 Lincoln .. .. .. 554 1,981 ! 10.934 13,469 1.156 102 851 2,109 15,578 Romney .. .. .. 13,961 12,935 77,790 104,686 10,186 6,259 31,431 47,876 152,562 Border Leicester .. .. 314 .. 394 708 312 11,325 11,424 23,061 23,769 English Leicester .. .. 511 375 255 1,141 1,114 18,706 484 20,304 21,445 Shropshire .. .. .. 444 .. 662 1.106 198 2,905 605 3,708 4,814 Southdown .. .. .. 2,083 5,526 21.737 29,346 488 11,101 819 12,408 41,754 Corriedale .. .. .. 552 417 1,118 2,087 773 -34,286 6,626 41,685 43,772 Other breeds . . .. .. 250 363 354 967 964 2,332 842 4,138 5,105 Totals .. .. .. 18,669 21,597 113,244 153,510 26,280 103,094 53,612 182,986 336,496 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino .. .. .. 6,484 3,076 18.622 28,182 209.207 414,047 326,318 949,572 977,754 Lincoln .. .. .. 16,736 62,757 38.591 118,084 10,372 8,445 10,668 29,485 147,569 Romney .. .. .. 261,516 j 1,139,456 1,082,720 2,483,692 121.805 77,039 357,829 556,673 3,040,365 Border Leicester .. .. 5,010 | 6,837 3,088 14,935 424 26,682 54,799 81,905 96,840 English Leicester .. .. 2,907 j 1,085 698 4,690 8,178 43,988 4,366 56,532 61,222 Shropshire .. .. .. 3,627 95 1,058 4,780 1.756 5,445 2,390 9,591 14,371 Southdown .. .. .. 3,966 16,763 -30,538 51,267 1,078 12,837 1,648 15,563 66,830 Corriedale .. .. .. 3,559 3,587 20.302 27,448 16,442 388,804 315,581 720,827 748,275 Half-bred .. .. .. 3,693 1,910 6.383 11,986 228,782 797,405 323,367 1,349,554 1,361,540 Other breeds .. .. .. 1,415 899 670 2,984 95 3,768 256 4,119 7,103 Totals .. .. .. 308,913 1,236,465 1,202,670 2,748,048 598,139 1,778,460 1,397,222 3,773,821 6,521,869 Crossbreds and others not otherwise 1,764,662 5,086,928 3,966,393 10,817,983 727,470 3,102,508 3,041,629 6,871,607 17,689,590 enumerated Grand totals .. .. 2,092,244 6,344,990 5,282,307 13,719,541 1,351,889 4,984,062 4,492,463 10,828,414 24,547,955

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C —continued. PERCENTAGES. Percentages of each Breed in each Sheep District.

SUMM A R Y. Number of Sheep in the Dominion By Classes, 1924 and 1925. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) 1924. 1925. Rams .. .. .. .. .. 12,008 12,400 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 179,533 184,744 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 9,727 7,867 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 132,137 131,485 Totals .. .. .. .. 333,405 336,496 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. .. .. 320,806 343.179 Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 933,040 982,631 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 3,207,733 3,295,240 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 218,412 204,864 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 1,633,188 1,695,955 Totals .. .. .. .. 6,313,179 6,521,869 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated — Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 1,873,992 2,081,032 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 9,688,828 10,235,239 Dry:ewes .. .. .. .. .. 818,311 671.035 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,748,061 4,702.284 Totals* .. .. .. .. 17,129,192 17,689,590 Grand total of sheep .. .. 23,775,776 24,547,955

Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. , I I 3 7" I i o ? i ■« §» ce . _ c i§ .2 S ]f 2 o| -c S bb # £ .* ft £ - -s 3 w 3 * g c3 -g s s iaS Bis,® i'S o O Z, X V <D H fc?- E w*j «! e ££ | & «M Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-82 0-32 0-01 0-26 0-11 Lincoln .. . . .. 0-03 0-03 0-21 0-10 0-09 0-00 0-02 0-02 0-06 Romney .. .. .. 0-67 0-20 1-47 0-76 0-75 0-12 0-70 0-44 0-62 Border Leicester . . . . 0-01 .. 0-01 0-00 002 0-23 0-25 0-21 0-10 English Leicester . . . . 0-02 0-00 0-00 0-01 0-08 0-38 0-01 0-19 0-09 Shropshire . . . . 0-02 .. 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-06 0-01 0-03 0-02 Southdown .. .. 0-10 0-09 0-41 0-21 i 004 0-22 0-02 0-11 0-17 Corriedale .. .. 0-03 0-01 0-02 0-01 j 0-06 0-69 0-15 0-38 0-18 Other breeds .. .. 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 I 0-07 0 05 0-02 0-04 0-02 Totals .. .. 0-89 0-34 2-14 Ml j 1-94 2-07 1-19 1-68 1 37 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book— Merino .. .. .. 0-31 0-05 0-35 0-21 15-48 8-31 7-26 8-77 3-98 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-80 0-99 0-74 0-86 0-77 0-17 0-24 0-27 0-60 Romney .. .. .. 12-50 17-96 20-49 18-10 9-01 1-55 7-97 5-14 12-39 Border Leicester .. . . 0-24 0-11 0-06 0-11 0-03 0-53 1-22 0-76 0-39 English Leicester .. .. 0-14 0-02 0 01 0-03 0-60 0-88 0-10 0-52 0-25 Shropshire .. .. 0-17 0-00 0-02 0-04 0-13 0-11 0-05 0-09 0-00 Southdown .. .. 0-19 0-26 0-58 0-37 0-08 0-26 0-04 0-14 0-27 Corriedale .. .. 0-17 0-06 0-38 0-20 | 1-22 7-80 7-02 6-66 3-05 Half-bred.. .. .. 0-18 0-03 0-12 0-09 16-92 16-00 7-20 12-46 5-55 Other breeds .. .. 0-07 0-01 0-01 0-02 i 0-01 0-07 0-00 1 0-04 0-03 Totals .. .. 14-77 19-49 22-76 20-03 j 44-25 35-68 31-10 34-85 26-57 Orossbreds and others not other- 84-34 80-17 75-10 78-80 j 53-81 62-25 67-71 j 63-47 72-06 wise enumerated Grand totals .. 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 ! I

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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 Napier-Gis- MariboTOugh- Canterbury- Qt Sheep borne Sheep West Coast Nelson-Westlancl Kaikoura ""go l 9« al D^ict.P a, D^St , u fS, pfS. Dominion. Stud rams (entered 580 756 3,686 1,180 | 4,043 2,155 .12,400 in Flock-book) Other rams .. 29,067 89,841 74,568 17.627 72,195 59,881 343,179 Wethers .. 315.461 663,618 680,410 210,572 547,586 646,016 3,063,663 Breeding-ewes .. 1,141,516 3,455,416 2.866.803 721236 3,009,869 2,520,383 13,715,223 Dryewes .. 61,775 274.029 200,074 40,622 167,652 139,614 883,766 Lambs.. .. 543,845 1,861.330 1.456,766 360,652 1,182,717 1,124,414 6,529,724 Totals .. 2,092,244 6,344,990 5,282,307 | 1,351,889 , 4,984,062 4,492,463 1 24,547,955 i I | I

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. —< j : Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes.! Dry Ewes. 1908 .. .. .. 5,698,865 626,687 5,545,176 540,158 11,244,041 1,166,845 1909 .. .. .. 6,356,783 580,092, 6,013,563 435,167 12,370,346 1,015,259 1910 .. .. .. 6,456,509 690,435 6,058,871 518,078 12,515,380 1,208,513 1911 .. .. .. 6,354,874 751,817 5,969,589 560,643 12,324,463 1,312,460 1912 .. .. .. 6,393,460 755,906 5,883,569 579,857 12,277,029 1,335,763 1913 .. .. 6,505,491 729,637 6,015,545 434,070 12,521,036 1,163 707 1914 .. .. .. 6,619,378 697,352 6,300,798 468,923 12,920,176 1,166,275 1915 .. .. .. 6,643,567 704,218 5,971,814 678,242 12,615,341 1,382,460 1916 .. .. .. 7,230,450 546,821 5,662,317 657,214 12,892,767 1,204,035 1917 .. .. .. 7,475,418 617,565 5,784,751 455,082 13,260,169 1,072,647 1918 .. .. .. 6,846,053 1,106,652 6,175,981 492,097 13,022,034 1,598,749 1919 .. .. .. 6,311,797 1,202,085 6,030,103 609,312 12,341,900 1,811,397 1920 .. .. .. 5,838,704 1,243,633 5,730,971 580,561 11,569,675 1,824,194 1921 .. .. .. 6,312,456 890,601 5,835,332 455,218 12,147,788 1,345,819 1922 .. .. .. 6,771,482 525,903 5,724,572 434,145 12,496,054 960,048 1923 .. .. .. 7,170,154 454,287 5,892,849 363.645 13,063,003 817,932 1924 .. .. .. 7,148,949 680,806 5,927,145 365,644 13,076,094 1,046,450 1925 .. .. .. 7,463,735 535,878 6,251,488 347,888 13,715,223 883,766

Stud Bams, Flock Rams, Wethers, Year. Two-tootli and Two-tootli and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. Over. Over. Over. 1908 ... 14,902 257,850 3,378,398 11,244,041 1,166,845 6,387,017 22,449,053 1909 .. 16,060 282,858 3,427,994 12,370,346 1,015,259 6,368,190 23,480 707 1910 .. 15,068 290,501 3,167,082 12,515,380 1,208,513 7,073,076 24,269,620 1911 .. 17,275 280,623 3,342,281 12,324,463 1,312,460 6,719,024 23,996,126 1912 .. 16,155 290,433 3,359,969 12,277,029 1,335,763 6,470,804 23,750,153 1913 .. 13,156 300,534 3,207,550 12,521,036 1,163,707 6,985,827 24,191 810 1914 .. 13,385 308,484 3,211,661 12,920,176 1.166,275 7,178,782 24,798,763 1915 .. 16,084 299,167 3,270,221 12,615,341 1,382,460 7,318,148 24,901 421 1916 .. 15,114 301,017 3,478,263 12,892,767 1,204,035 6,896,954 24,788,150 1917 .. 10,464 318,766 3,457,824 13,260,169 1,072,647 7,150,516 25,270,386 1918 .. 11,932 313,179 3,696,520 13,022,034 1,598,749 7,895,888 26,538,302 1919 .. 13,541 307,763 3,922,632 12,341,900 1,811,397 7,431,321 25,828,554 1920 .. 13,553 293,068 3,901,742 11,569,675 1,824,194 6,317,738 23,919,970 1921 .. 16,376 305,768 3,634,799 12,147,788 1,345,819 5,834,481 23,285,031 1922 .. J 2,3S8 309,684 2,727,624 12,496,054 960,048 5,716,461 22,222,259 1923 .. 10,862 319,193 2,551,627 13,063,003 817,932 6,318,822 23,081,439 1924 .. 12,008 320,806 2,807,032 13,076,094 1,046,450 6,513,386 23,775,776 1925 .. 12,400 343,179 3,063,663 13,715,223 883,766 6,529,724 24,547,955

TWoi tf,„i Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. g Stud and Stud Stud gt sheen Grand Total, g Flock Breeding- Dry and Flock stud and X Bams. ewes. Ewes. • Eams Weta . Dry Ewes. Lambs. Sheep. 1908 272,752 230,075 14,725 157,556 675,108 3,378,398 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 22,449,053 1909 298,918 222,799 14,192 153,948 689,857 3,427,994 12,147,547 1,001,067 6,214,242 23,480 707 1910 305,569 227,187 13,943 160,234 706,933 3,167,082 12,288,193 1,194,570 6,912,842 24,269,620 1911 297,898 229,709 14,117 163,899 705,623 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,126 1912 306,588 232,782 11,563 155,498 706,431 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 23,750 153 1913 313,690 228,145 12,902 167,605 722,342 3,207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 24,191 810 1914 321,869 229,055 13,526 170,169 734,619 3,211,661 12,691,121 1,152,749 7,008,613 24,798 763 1915 315,251 237,717 17,341 176,556 746,865 3,270,221 12,377,624 1,365,119 7,141,592 24,901 421 1916 316,131 252,201 15,012 175,155 758,499 3,478,263 12,640,566 1,189,023 6,721,799 24,788,150 1917 329,230 160,212 6,212 114,778 610,432 3,457,824 13,099,957 1,066,435 7,035,738 25,270,386 1918 325,111 171,437 6,297 125,116 627,961 3,696,520 12,850,597 1,592,452 7,770,772 26,538,302 1919 321,304 165,676 12,196 127,150 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 25,828,554 1920 306,621 1.54,516 9,803 109,454 580,394 3,901,742 11,415,159 1,814,391 6,208,284 23,919,970 1921 322,144 158,608 9,513 110,428 600,693 3,634,799 11,989,180 1,336,306 5,724,053 23,285 031 1922 322,072 154,277 7,259 98,221 581,829 2,727,624 12,341,777 952,789 5,618,240 22,222,259 1923 330,055 172,843 9,013 119,749 631,660 2,551,627 12,890,160 808,919 6,199,073 23,081,439 1924 332,814 179,533 9,727 132,137 654,211 j 2,807,032 12,896,561 1,036,723 6,381,249 23,775,776 1925' 355,579 184,744 7,867 131,485 679,675 1 3,063,663 13,530,479 875,899 6,398,239 2,4547,955

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1 2 - o 1 - On the 30th April, 1925. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Codnties. Name and Address op Officer, and b -15 • ! S' • IS ■ in 8 I Appointments held by him. o /—, -4-3 • ■*" 3 O o o _i r~\ o Ownpyi o O O T- 1 O 'H O 1 TH o tH O ° W WlltJIb QL. fln _o t-io oio o o oo©°- §q - n f cv,p pr v oneep. s*° s- §*-- 2-s |-§ s| pReakes, C. J., D.Y.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., Wellington, Director-General. Pope, F. 8., Wellington, Asst. Director-General. AUCKLAND DlblKiCil, Young, A. E., M.B.C.V.S., Wellington, Director, Bay of Islands Subdivision— Live-stock Division. Mongonui ... ... ... ... o3 58 22 8 3 ... 144 58,803 \ Whangaroa ... ... ... ... 20 19 10 3 I ... 52 19,105 I Bayley, H. A., Ohaeawai, Inspector of Stock, Bay of Islands ... 63 41 34 22 5 1 166 98,487 Registrar of Brands. Hokianga ... ... ... ... 43 42 22 19 1 1 ; ... 128 71,177 j Whangarei Subdivision — Whangarei ... ... ... ... 80 61 40 23 7 2 213 126,197 \ Otway, J. W., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Otamatea ... ... ... ... 44 48 32 11 3 ... 138 64,976 I Registrar of Brands. Hobson ... ... ... ... 31 44 33 24 7 ... 1 1 I 140 107,446 j McPhee, C. E., Dargaville, Inspector of Stock. Auckland Subdivision — Eodney ... ... ... ... 97 59 20 8 2 1 187 j 66,800 Great Barrier Island ... ... ... 9 10 8 I 27 9,164 ~ , T l c 0l , -n Waitemata 44 22 12 5 3 2 88 48,570 E1 lot ' Inspector of Stock, EegisBden ... ... ... ... ... 4 ... 2 6 1,953 L t v a a z.7 j t + t a* i Manukau 31 38 21 14 1 105 54, H3 Huddleston, V. A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. Franklin 43 35 20 13 ... Ill 48,002 Beere ' G. A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. Coromandel ... ... ... ... 30 36 22 7 1 96 42,587 ) Ohinemuri Subdivision — Thames ... ... ... ... 15 4 -3 ... j 22 4,632 \ Hauraki Plains... ... ... ... 4 4 3 11 3,287 Ohinemuri ... ... ... ... 7 6 1 14 3,003 Alexander, B., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Waikato Subdivision — I Begistrar of Brands. Piako ... ... ... ... ... 5 6 9 15 2 37 36,405 J. P., Paeroa, Inspector of Stock. Waikato ... ... ... ... 15 14 14 15 2 60 43,741 Morris, J. L., Cambridge, Inspector of Stock. Eaglan ... ... ... ... 32 50 57 65 19 223 218,412 Cleland, H., Mataviata, Inspector of Stock. Waipa ... ... ... ... 25 19 20 8 3 75 ! 41,005 •Matamata ... ... ... ... 29 16 18 13 1 77 45,515 .

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — Taupo... ... ... ... ...4 4 5 3 2 1 ... : 19 23,059 \ Taumarunui 2 5 5 7 1 ... 1 21 27,539 L mith y w T R - f - Tn „ np „ tol , of stock Kawhia ; 12 17 21 16 1 ... 67 50 858 ' ins P ect01 01 btock ' Otorohanga 11 14 8 4 1 ... 38: §0 585 of Brands. . Waitomo 43 85 67 39 13 2 I i" 250 205;781 Waa 9 anm ' Ee S lsfcrar of Brands tor Ohura... ... ... ... ... 18 54 61 19 6 1 2 1 ... 162. 143,573 Kaitieke ... ... ... ... 21 37: 51 43 10 162 j 147,164 Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga ... ... ... .... 20 91 4 4 1 38 1 18,109 \ Watt, M. W., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Whakatane ... ... ... ... j 17 14 14 12 5 1 ... 63 1 68,584 ' Registrar of Brands. Opotiki ... ... ... ... 1 38 36 1 42 32 8 3 159 ! 142,954 Urquhart, T. D., Ojjotiki, Inspector of Stock. Rotorua ... ... ... ... 7 7] 7 7 3 ... ... \ 31 I 30,658 ) Macdonald, J. M., Botorua, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Auckland District ... 917 914 708 459111 14 5 2 ... 3,130 2,092,244 GISBORNB DISTRICT,— Matakaoa ... ... ... ... 9 .n 9 36 8 3 1 2 78 134,169 1 Uawa PU .. ::: ::: ::: 3 ®| 4 y! 22 l? l 'l 6 2 1 2 U 23CU55 l Ross > D '' Inspector of Stock, Registrar Cook ... ... ... ... ... 53 4Q ! 66"! 87 63 15 12 6 ... 342 7151685 i brands. Waikohu ... ... ... ... 27 20: 31 83 36 21 8 9 2 237 666,404 / 1 , Totals in Gisborne District ... 110 1141 157 313146 58 33 26 3 960 2,303,083 HAWKE'S BAY DISTRICT,— Napier Subdivision — Wairoa ... ... ... ... 33 34 68 94 42 14 1 6 1 299 609,689 j Daleliesh, W., Hastings, Inspector of Stock, w J k Y - I 5 77 194 182 80 28 16 10 1 663 1,224,077 ! E g egistr ' ar 0 f Brands. P ••• ••• ••• 31 66 92 104 23 o 2 1 ... 324 399,645 j*Harris, W., Wairoa, Inspector of Stock. pu urau ... ... ... ... 5 9 22 36 9 2 1 84 123,575 Xiinshorn, A., Waipukurau. Inspector of Stock. Patangata ... ... ... ... 14 22 46 100 55 20 10 8 ... 275 720,354 / JxaJ 8 uolu ' ' P Woodville Subdivision — Weber ... ... ... ... 2 3 7 21 17 2 ... 1 ... 53 120,345 wSSf ::: ::: ::: ::: 1 g £ S 1 t , 2 .! ::: 1! %!£ >7- Z"Znt lle ' Inspector of 8tock ' Eegis " Pahiatua ... ... ... ... 49 41 55 59 13 217 190,656 j tlar of Bian ' Akitio... ... ... ... ... 8 36 50 56 11 4 2 4 1 172 290,766 I Totals in Hawke's Bay District ... 277 372 617 726279 78 40 32 3 2,424 4,041,907

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-i 2. " r On the 30th April, 1925. 3. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. — Name and Address of Officer, and o n. S-: 5.19. ho Appointments held by him. o - -d ®8 gR So Owners Q , o o o o o o o o© O' 3"r— r.f Sheep. a**- s-sjos s| Pi WEST COAST DISTRICT Taranaki Subdivision — Clifton ... ... ... ... 45 54 30 16 ... 1 146 73,398 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 26 19 4 2 51 12,956 Q _ w AT , T , Q , Inelewood 22 21 9 3 55 18,789 Sutton, F. New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Stratford ... ... ... ... 28 31 1 25 14 2 100 60,382 Registrar of Brands. _ Whangamomona j 25 50: 39 12 3 129 75,586 A., Stratford, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Eitham 12 16 11 20 3 1 63 60,767 of B^ands. Hawera 14 19 13 21 6 1 74 75,963 For , d > G -> Hawera, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Waimate West ... ... .. 3 ... 2 ... 1 6 4,546 ot Brands. Egmont ... ... ... ... 11 1 4 1 1 18 8,265 , Wcmganui Subdivision — Patea ... ... ... ... ... 39 30 60 69 20 5 223 252,448 \ Waitotara ... 26 33 33 58 13 3 1 1 ... 168 210,359 L, _ w • r . t c. i Waimarino 34 40 61 62 17 12 1 1 ... 228 311,135 D ., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Wanganui ... ... ... ... 20 33 53 56 26 8 3 10 1 210 454,690 S Registrar of Brands. Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 76 103 152 194 67 11 9 9 2 623 999,777 J Manawatu Subdivision — j Oroua... ... ... ... ... 32 56 42 39 5 1 175 132,089 , Kairanga ... ... ... .... 24 25 38 32 7 .126 111,006 Fleming, D., Palmerston North, Inspector of Kiwitea ... ... ... ... 34 51 78 70 15 2 ... 1 ... 251 260,518 ! Stock, Registrar of Brands. Pohangina ... ... ... ... 18 51 43 36 8 1 157 145,214 j Mackley, 0. O., Feilding, Inspector of Stock. Manawatu ... ... ... ... 28 33 26 28 4 ... 2 121 105,296 j Rankin, J. S., Levin, Inspector of Stock. Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 27 34 44 34 6 145 117,511 I W Islands of Kapiti, j 38 26 41 37 7 2 151 132,965 j of Ins P ector of Stock > Mana, and Somes) ic iJ 1114 4-9 1 rq 7n ' Wilson, W., Wellington, Inspector of Stock. Makara L_1 _!! J Johnston, J. G„ Wellington, Inspector of Stock Totals in West Coast District ... 597 742; 819 818 215 50 17 22 3 3,283 3,694,616

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WAIRARAPA DISTRICT,— Masterton Subdivision — Featherston ... ... ... ... 28 29, 45 63 34 10 6 3 3 221 475,660 , Wairarapa South ... ... ... 28 39 36 33 13 4 3 1 ... 157 206,384 [Hubbard, A. T. P., Masterton, Inspector of Masterton ... ... ... ... 35 44! 77 70 39 20 7 292 507,233 |[ Stock, Registrar of Brands. Castlepoint ... ... ... ... 4 6 12 16 15 7 1 3 ... 64 184,5.12 i. Bacon, T., Masterton, Inspector of Stock. Eketahuna ... ... ... ... 29 43 42 35 9 2 1 161 154,007 j Allen, H. E., Carterton, Inspector of Stock. Mauriceville ... ... ... ... 13 23 14 22 ... 2 74 59,895 ) Totals in Wairarapa District ... 137 184 226 239 110 45 18 7 3 969 1,587,691 Totals in North Island ... 20382326 2527 2555 861245 113 89 12 10,766 13,719,541 MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT,— Nelson Subdivision — Waimea ... ... ... ... 412 287 134 39 4 1 ... 877 292,234 ' a^ ka , 07 ft 2 q S 1 R7 ol'lla 1 Blair, G., Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Collmgwood ... ... ... ... 37 15 9 5 1 ... ... 67 23,4(9 r,„ ' r 0 Buller 39 3 1 43 3,310 : 01 mands - Murchison ... ... ... ... 71 47 21 5 144 44,610 j) Westland Subdivision — Westland ... ... ... ... 80 49 18 3 ... 150 38,980 \ , T n c jt , ,-j t . r ot 1 Inangahua 22 6 4 1 33 9,301. It S-, Hokthka, Inspector of Stock, Grey ... ... ... ... 39 29 14 2 84 24,600 ;i Registrar of Brands. Marlborough Subdivision — Sounds ... ... ... ... 32 47 45 41 10 1 ... 2 ... 178 176,855 \ Q ,, T n ni j. ■ r , i a 4. 1 u • Marlborough... ... ... ... 128 144 79 55 18 10 1 3 ... 438 363,363 I.Scott, J. G., Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, RegisAwatere ... ... ... ... 12 26 60 61 24 8 3 1 ... 195 323,041 ) tral 0 CraM8, Totals in Marlborough-Nelson-West- 939 697 411 220 57 20 4 6 ... 2,354 1,351,889 land District CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT,— Northern Subdivision ■— Kaikoura ... ... ... ... 37 18 31 33 16 2 1 138 178,147 Amuri .. ... ... ... 17 23 51 49 23 6 2 4 2 177 372,844 ' Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, RegisCheviot ... ... ... ... 16 46 36 38 15 1 ... 1 ... 153 172,001 trar of Brands. Ashley ... ... ... ... 25 24 11 20 10 1 ... 1 ... 92 107,752 Graham, F., Rotherham, Inspector of Stock. Kowai ... ... ... ... 39 26 20 18 6 109 73,907 j j Griffith, J. A., Kaikoura, Inspector of Stock. Waipara ... ... ... ... 38 74 80 84 25 5 2 2 ... 310 379,466 \)

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2. 1. On the 30th April, 1925. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of _ Name and Address op Officer, and Sheep Districts in Counties. ( - o . c . o 0 - g . § I i Appointments held by him. oo °oi«§ h8 g wo HO g § §s Owners ; gh gglgo g»- go- 8 S §<2 S -o- S-2 o£ Sheep. btieep ' | gn g-f Q° «* a CANTEEBUEY - KAIKOUEA DISTEICT— continued. Ghristchurch Subdivision — Oxford ... ... 44 49 42 28 7 170 109,701 i Akaroa ... 34 36 35 31 3 1 140 105,917 Mount Herbert ... ... ... 11 13 10 9 7 50 51,667 Wairewa ... ... ... 20 17 24 20 7 1 ... $9 83,735 Selwyn .. 37 52 43 35 15 2 2 1 1 188 226,666 Tawera . ••• 5 18 7 4 3 6 ... 3 ... 46 98,847 . „ 7 „ „ 7 . . , 7 T , , a . , xd,wtsid. ... ... 11 5 1 17 5 748 Manning, \V. B,, Chnstchurch, Inspector of Stock, Waimain ... ... ... ... ••• •• • qq'ori Eegistrar of Brands. Eangioia ... ... ... ... • ••• ao'oqs Grant, B., Ghristchurch, Inspector of Stock. •• "• ~ 9 oq k 7 oo a "i "" ! 941 146' 56 1 ) Branigan, C. W., Ashburton, Inspector of Stock. Malvern ... ... ... ... ••• ' Holmes, E., Chatham Islands, Inspector of Stock, Paparua ... ... ... ... 66 35 12 5 1 119 3b, <87 t> p „ ;( ,1 pp ' f Heathcote 5 5 1 11 11,186 Eegistrar of Brands. Halswell ... ... ... ... 6 5 2 1 2 16 12,805 Springs 21 21 17 8 67 31,642 Ellesmere 55 68 32 12 3 : 170 81,780 Ashburton ... ... ... ... 171 308 286 215 37 12 4 3 ... 1,036 926,623 Chatham Islands ... ... ... 23 29 18 14 6 4 ... | 94 85,956 h Timaru Subdivision Geraldine ... ... ... ... ! 121 150 109 67 13 1 ... ... 2 463 327,300 \ Scott, W., Timaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar Levels ... ... ... ... | 122 136 69 33 7 367 176,791 ! of Brands. Mackenzie ... ... ... ... 48 102 81 84 44 7 4 3 ... 373 492,364 j Baxter, T. N., Waimate, Inspector of Stock. Waimate ... ... ... ... 147 227 147 119 25 4 3 2 2 676 587,309 ) Sinclair, .T. P., Fair lie, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Canterbury-Kaikoura District 1262 16381266 983 284 54 17 21 8 5,533 4,984,062 I I OTAGO DISTEICT,— Oq/yhcly u Subdivision Waitaki ... ... ... ... 133 209 166 101 34 11 5 4 ... 663 629,803 Taylor, S M., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. Dunstan Subdivision or j _ _ D _. Qr (Fountain, E. G. P., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, Maniototo ... ... ... 28 5/ 73 87 29 2 ... j 2 ... 278 353,135 j R i t o{ B ' d Vincent ... ... ... ... 46 61 51 66 22 9 4 1 ... 260 349,375 |g 0 uld, F. E., Clyde, Inspector of Stock.

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Dunedin Subdivision — Waihemo ... ... ... ... 19 31 31 08 o 2 ... 1 ... 127 ) Fountain, R. G. P., Dunedin, Inspector of Stock, To 11 11 11 r "r "o i - oct oJJ'SX Registrar of Brands. as-. ::: ::: Sill... ... * 1 :: ?:sS | wm,.™, G . B „ i,, 8P eo»» (s «oc k . Lii/th/Cb Subdivision Clutha ... ... ... ... 185 168 149 74 16 592 340,844 McKinlay, B. A., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, Tuapeka ... ... ... ... 115 105 104 103 12 3 3 3 1 449 426,007 • Registrar of Brands. Bruce ... ... ... ... 119 142 90 44 7 1 403 218,416 Barron, R., Tapanui, Inspector of Stock. Southland Subdivision — Lake ... ... ... ... 39 29 13 17 10 14 6 1 1 130 262,058 ) Blair, F. W., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, Southland ... ... ... ... 479 553 392 195 37 2 4 6 ... 1,668 1,045,230 ! Registrar of Brands. Wallace ... ... ... ... 170 195 141 72 13 5 4 2 ... 602 421,765 i Thomson, P. A., Gore, Inspector of Stock. Stewart Island ... ... ... 5 6 1 ... 12 3,536 ) Rountree, H., Otautau, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Otago District ... 143416191257 879 197 55 28 22 2 5,493 4,492,463 Totals in South Island ...3635 3954 2934 2082 538129 49 49 10 13,380 10,828,414 Totals in Dominion ... ...5673 6280546146371399374 162 138 22 24,146 24,547,955

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