THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1927.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1927 Session I, H-23

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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1927.

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

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 24th August, 1927. 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, 1927. 3. The Names and Residences of the Officers holding Appointments under the Stock Act. O. J. HAWKEN, Minister of Agriculture.

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A. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1926 and 1927. NORTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. ! Decrease. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 59,884 64,317 4,433 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 18,123 17,850 .. 273 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 95,399 101,425 6,026 Hokiange .. .. .. .. .. 81,535 91,658 10,123 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 123,425 128,766 5,341 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 70,529 74,465 3,936 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,519 111,889 .. 3,630 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,846 77,293 5,447 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 9,727 10,478 751 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 48,679 48,496 .. 183 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,069 1,877 .. 1,192 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 59,292 61,374 2,082 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 61,175 63,072 1,897 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 45,022 49,269 4,247 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,266 7,257 1,991 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 7,154 5,141 .. 2,013 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,434 434 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 36,895 42,741 5,846 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 240,113 261,664 21,551 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,206 47,817 .. 1,389 Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,674 48,028 7,354 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 52,430 51,611 .. 819 Rotorua.. .. .. .. .. .. 29,443 27,493 .. 1,950 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,533 17,653 .. 9,880 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 85,194 94,926 9,732 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,781 57,503 1,722 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 28,045 30,384 2,339 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 216,480 225,775 9,295 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,108 114,466 .. 2,642 Kair,ieke.. .. .. .. .. .. 147,949 134,560 .. 13,389 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. 15,657 20,684 5,027 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 70,916 56,071 .. 14,845 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,535 138,051 .. 12,484 M-ttukaoa .. .. .. .. 132,673 138,022 5,349 Waiapu.. .. .. .. .. .. 520,860 540,069 19,209 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 227,631 242,146 14,515 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 691,082 726,396 35,314 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 627,384 649,136 21,752 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 626,090 637,986 11,896 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1,200,622 1,1*9,825 .. 10,797 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. 378,864 380,952 2,088 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 124,766 122,332 .. 2,434 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 706,362 702,963 .. 3,399 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,207 117,670 1,463 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 299,317 296,408 .. 2,909 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 90,551 89,331 .. 1,220 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 208,783 201,028 .. 7,755 Amtio .. .. .. .. .. .. 285,019 283,620 .. 1,399 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 79,119 73,232 .. 5,887 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 16,028 15,532 .. 496 InyleArood .. .. .. .. .. 24,851 23,615 .. 1,236 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,803 12,807 4,004 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 65,530 69,025 3,495 Whaugamomona .. .. .. .. .. 79,366 75,434 .. 3,932 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,319 70,576 3,257 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,274 83,909 7,635 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 3,599 4,369 770 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 249,080 242,201 .. 6,879 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 209,835 198,019 .. 11,816 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 324,910 290,696 .. 34,214 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 445,906 447,788 1,882 Ringitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,014,474 1,036,113 21,639 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 136,216 135,003 .. 1,213 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 109,945 108,120 .. 1,825 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 251,162 255.832 4,670 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 140,823 140,869 46 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 107,515 114,953 7,438 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 126,586 120,483 .. 6,103 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 133,617 131,463 .. 2,154 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,470 71,760 1,290 Peatherston .. .. .. .. .. 484,086 485,144 1,058 Wairarapa South.. .. . .. .. 213,738 219,673 5,935 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 513,622 525,524 11,902 Oastlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 177,943 181,151 3,208 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 156,981 155,728 ., 1,253 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. 61,638 61,429 .. 209 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,830,250 13,957,820 127,570

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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1926 and 1927 —continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on w County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 283,032 287,698 4,666 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,322 50,287 .. 2,OSS Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 24,644 24,lt>9 .. 475 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,199 4,142 943 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 10,309 9,355 .. 954 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 48,953 46,011 .. 2,942 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,725 24,326 1,601 Wesfcland .. .. .. .. .. 40,412 39,048 .. 1,364 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 184,721 185,669 948 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 364,520 370,882 6,362 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 318,238 328,061 9,823 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 172,584 185,897 13,313 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 350,673 380,461 29,788 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. •• 163,951 170,534 6,583 Waipara.. .. .. . • .. .. 376,925 382,486 5,561 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. •• 106,576 106,410 .. 166 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,587 75,988 401 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,866 117,470 10,604 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 40,060 37,941 .. 2,119 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,623 59,117 .. 1,506 Tawera .. .. .. • ■ .. .. 97,748 106,146 8,398 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 151,453 145,287 .. 6,166 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 38,141 35,930 .. 2,211 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 4,749 5,694 945 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 13,184 13,369 185 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,482 114,949 10,467 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 53,834 56,325 2,491 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 83,427 92,079 8,652 Halswell .. .. .. .. •• 14,360 14,009 .. 351 Springs .. .. .. •• •• •• 27,228 30,348 3,120 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 83,299 77,742 .. 5,557 Selwyn .. .. .. •• .. •• 221,513 221,220 .. 293 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 941,896 941,067 .. 829 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 329,834 325,810 .. 4,024 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 185,113 183,489 .. 1,624 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. •• 490,245 527,777 37,532 Waimate .. .. .. .. •• 590,070 603,927 13,857 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 86,901 90,939 4,038 Waitaki.. .. .. .. •• 629,521 656,689 27,168 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 362,134 392,846 30,712 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. •• 373,487 403,239 29,752 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 135,926 141,948 6,022 Waikouaiti .. .. .. •• 83,033 93,126 10,093 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. •• 228,815 244,378 15,563 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 9,436 9,517 81 Clutha .. .. .. •• •• •• 375,906 425,795 49,889 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. •• 436,562 476,473 39,911 Bruce .. .. .. •• .. •• 225,544 248,063 22,519 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 261,517 269,477 7,960 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,167,516 1,330,267 162,751 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 457,485 523,048 65,563 Stewart Islaud .. .. .. .. .. 3,464 4,271 807 Totals for South Island .. .. 11,074,743 11,691,196 616,453 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,830,250 13,957,820 127,570 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 24,904,993 25,649,016 744,023

1. 2. 3. Number ol Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. Auokland .. .. •• .. .. 3,326 3,532 2,244,603 2,289,488 Napier-Gisborne .. .. .. •• 3,640 3,599 6,236,211 6,317,884 Wellington-West Ooast .. .. .. .. 4,415 4,459 5,349,436 5,350 448 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,363 2,377 1,353,075 1,369,648 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,616 5,713 4,971,322 5,102,411 Otago .. .. .. •• .. •• 5,685 5,929 4,750,346 5,219,137 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. 25,045 25,609 24,904,993 25,649,016 Increase .. .. .. .. 564 744,023

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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, 1927. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

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Merino. Lincoln. Bomney. Border Leicester. Total CJ...J Stud st , Stud Ht - Stud Stud Name of County. Number of Stud i; weR to Bwes not Stud F.wpa tr, Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud Ewes not Sheep Earns, » *S to be Stud Bftms "Westo to be Stud Earns, to be Stud Earns, to be Stud 2-tooth f ' on j this bred Lambs. 2_ t00 th fromthia bred Lambs. 2-tooth f romthia bred Lambs. 2-tooth f !?omthis bred Lambs, and over. from this from this and over. f S°^ ls from this and over. from this Season. Sfiason and over Season. Season Season. Season Season. SeaiSon Auckland District. ■ [ Mongonui .. .. .. 64,317 .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 8 186 .. 51 .. .. Whangaroa .. .. .. 17.850 .. .. I .. .... .. 2 I .. .. Bay of Islands .. .. .. 101,425 .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 110 1,160 .. 747 .. ! .. Hokianga .. .. ..J 91,658 j .. I .. .. .. .. 45 ) 601 .. 392 Whangarei .. .. ..I 128,766 j .. .. .. .. j .. 44 614 .. 412 Otamatea .. .. ., 74,465 | .. | .. .. .. .. 14 298 .. 99 Hobson .. .. ..I 111,889 j .. .... .. .. .. 74 1,547 50 1,201 Rodney .. .. .. I 77,293 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 313 1 235 Great Barrier Island .. .. 10,478 ] .. j Waitemata .. .. .. 48,496 j .. .. | .. .. .. .. 5 80 7 55 Eden .. .. .. I 1,877 .. .. .. .. Manukau .. .. .. 61,374 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 920 13 534 2 60 66 Franklin .. .. .. ) 63,072. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 j 271 170 5 187 100 10 Coromandel .. .. .. 1 49,269 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Thames .. .. .. I 7,257 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 5 j 20 .. 4 Hauraki Plains ; .. .. 5,141 .. .. Ohinemuri .. j .. .. 5,434 .. .. .. | . .. .. .. .. 15 90 .. 56 Waikato .. .. .. 42,741 .. .. .. .. 2 69 19 20 40 1,028 .. 622 Raglan .. .. .. 261,664 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 34 376 .. 276 Waipa .. .. .. 47,817 .. .. .. .. 26 239 22 35 19 607 44 430 Piako .. .. .. 48,028 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Matamata .. .. .. 51.611 Rotorua .. .. .. 27,493 Taupo .. .. .. 17,653 Taumarunui .. .. .. 94 926 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 78 1 68 Otorohanga .. .. .. 30,384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 125 .. 115 Waitomo .. .. .. 225,775 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 606 .. 481 Ohura .. .. .. 114,466 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 187 765 .. 234 Kaitieke .. .. .. 134,560 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 100 .. 90 Tauranga .. .. .. 20,684 Whakatane .. .. .. 56,071 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 100 .. 100 Opotiki .. .. .. 138,051 .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 480 .. 379 Totals .. .. 2,289,488 .. .. .. .. 28 308 41 55 783 10,365 116 6,751 7 247 100 76

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Gtoborke District. Matakaoa .. .. .. 138,022 .. j .. .. .. .. 2 100 .. 68 Waiapu .. .. .. 540,069 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. Uawa •• •• •• 242,146 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 348 _ 'j 89 '. '' Gook •• •• •• •• 726,396 .. .. .. .. 167 393 81 315 56 1,130 10 869 .. Waikohu .. .. .. 649,136 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 343 .. 221 Totals •• •• / 2,295,769 .. .. .. .. 167 393 81 315 160 1,921 10 1,347 Hawse's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. 637,986 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 289 102 255 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 1,189,825 .. .. .. .. 100 490 .. 255 113 2,194 70 1,410 Waipawa .. .. .. 380,952 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 38 ]j316 59 x 117 Waipukurau .. .. .. 122,332 .. .. .. Pataiagata .. .. .. 702,963 .. .. .. _ __ .. . 49 532 '3I6 Weber .. .. .. 117,670 .. .. .. _ _ . _ _, _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ | | _ '' Damievirke .. .. .. 296,408 .. .. .. " .. .. 79 l!005 "24 'is9 !! " " !! Woodville .. .. .. 89,331 .. .. .. 2 33 33 9 207 192 Pahiatua .. .. .. 201,028 .. .. .. .. n 133 9 77 50 880 52 933 Akitio.. .. .. .. 283,620 .. .. .. _ _ 18 183 20 133 Totals.. .. .. 4,022,115 .. .. .. .. 114 656 9 365 386 6,606 327 4,515 .. .. .. i Wellington - West Coast District. Cliiton .. .. .. 73,232 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 92 .. 68 j .. .. Taranaki .. .. .. 15,532 .. j _ _ 24 342 1 270 Inglewood .. .. .. 23,615 Egmont .. .. .. 12,807 .. .. .. " '' " Stratford .. .. .. 69,025 .. j " " 1 50 "20 19 "89 !! 66 !! Whangamomona .. .. 75,434 .. .. .. _ 12 399 .. 156 I Eltham .. .. .. 70,576 .. .. .. _ 2 50 .. 57 4 Hawera .. .. .. 83,909 .. .. .. 52 456 ' 25 187 6 188 .. 'ieO i "40 ilO !! "il5 Waimate West .. .. .. 4,369 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Patea •• •• •• 242,201 .. .. .. I. 331 964 "l95 '962 "27 906 !! 725 j !. HO !! ' 70 Waitotara .. .. .. 198,019 .. .. .. .. 55 206 163 45 1,098 .. 836 25 130 .. 80 Waimarmo .. .. .. 290,696 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 353 300 200 270 Wanganui .. .. ... 447,788 .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. 102 520 .. 414 Rangitikei .. .. .. 1,036,113 j .. .. .. " ' 44 400 30 *238 191 4,206 156 3,458 .'. !. !! " Oroua •• •• 135,003 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. U9 3,025 24 2,035 Kairanga .. .. .. 108,120 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 237 5,602 218 6.000 .. .. Kiwitea .. .. .. 255,832 .. .. .. .. 2 50 50 274 5,695 109 3,778 Pohangma .. .. .. 140,869 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 651 .. 516 Manawatu .. .. .. 114,953 .. .. .. .. _ . __ __ 29 838 .. 709 Horowhenua .. .. .. 120,483 .. .. .. ' " 39 73I "xi 529 !. " !! !. Hutt •• •• •• 131,463 4 8 3 1 20 .. !. 40 1,245 129 600 Makara .. .. .. 71,760 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 651 3 535 Featherston .. .. .. 485,144 .. .. .. .. 69 317 .. 203 277 5,096 188 5,178 Wairarapa South .. .. 219,673: .. .. .. .. 33 319 .. 248 161 5,023 50 3,479 Masterton .. .. .. 525,524 .. .. .. .. 40 340 18 389 156 4,281 38 3,177 Castlepoint .. .. .. 181, 151 .. Eketahuna .. .. .. 155,728 .. .. .. .. 1 27 .. "l7 16 463 10 544 Maurice ville .. .. .. 61,429 .. .. .. .. 2 30 40 13 276 28 119 Totals .. .. 5,350,448 4 8.. 3 633 3,229 268 2,544 2,211 41,717 1,165 33,622 65 380 .. 265 Totals for North. Island .. 13,957,820 4 8 3 942 4,586 399 3,279 3,540 60,609 1,618 46,235 72 627 100 341

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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, 1927— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Eomoey. Border Leicester. Total Stud Rtnd Stud citn/? Stud cjfn/i Stud Nftma of County. Number of Stud Ewes not Rtud Ewes to Ewes not Stud F.ms to Ewes not stud ir„ R t n Bwes not Sheep Earns, ™ to be Stud Eamg , *° to be StuS Earns, « to be Stud Earns, to to be Stud 2-tooth f ° e n Pj?j bred Lambs. o t00t -h from this bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. and over. f ST ® ls from this .ndover Season from tMs and 0Ter - Season from tWs and over - to™ * trom this season. Season ana oyer beason. SeaBon beason. Sea80n Season, season. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 287,698 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 3,208 75 2,064 5 61 47 Takaka.. .. .. .. 50,287 .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 14 139 2 99 Collingwood .. .. .. 24,169 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 80 .. 54 Buller .. .. .. .. 4,142 Inangahua .. .. .. 9,355 Murchison .. .. .. 46,011 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 400 .. 310 Grey .. .. .. .. 24,326 Westland .. .. .. 39,048 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Sounds .. .. .. 185,669 .. .. .. .. 69 126 15 90 13 362 289 Marlborough .. .. .. 370,882 256 3,590 737 1,892 4 109 .. 42 87 1,826 123 1,177 80 120 .. 81 Awatere .. .. .. 328,061 37 1,605 528 1,037 10 26 15 2 85 100 .. .. 16 Totals .. .. .. 1,369,648 293 5,195 1,265 2,929 83 261 15 147 237 6,100 200 4,093 85 181 .. 144 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. 185.897 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 73 30 Amuri .. .. .. .. 380.461 31 938 100 355 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 272 20 235 Cheviot .. .. .. 170,534 362 887 174 464 2 Waipara .. .. .. 382,486 27 629 70 242 Ashley.. .. .. .. 106,410 54 235 167 276 Kowai .. .. .. .. 75,988 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 .. 2 140 110 Oxford.. .. .. .. 117,470 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 210 180 3 118 94 Eangiora .. .. .. 37,941 12 413 278 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 329 313 Eyre .. .. .. .. 59,117 Tawera.. .. ., .. 106,146 3 162 16 67 Malvern .. .. .. 145,287 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 160 .. 155 4 146 .. 124 Paparua .. .. .. 35,930 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 90 .. 36 Waimairi .. .. .. 5,694 Heathcote .. .. .. 13,369 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Akaroa .. .. .. 114,949 • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Mount Herbert .. .. .. 56,325 4 277 .. 90 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. Wairewa .. .. .. 92,079 1 .. .. .. .. . . .. .. i .. . . .. Halswell .. .. .. 14,009 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. ..

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Springs.. .. .. .. 30,348 , .. .. .. .. .. , 3 110 94 3 88 97 Ellesmere .. .. .. 77,742 ' .. .. .. 2 77 .. 48 J .. .. .. 19 400 .. 340 Selwyn .. .. .. 221,220 27 j 551 114 343 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 140 113 Ashburton .. ■ .. 941,067 12 j 86 168 1,444 .. .. .. .. 17 584 639 60 1,376 .. 1,187 Geraldine .. .. .. 325,810 ! .. .. .. •• •• 3 ... .. .. 17 504 .. 326 Levels ... .. .. .. 183,489 .. ■ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 396 494 52 776 36 SOI Mackenzie .. .. .. 527,777 70 3,267 757 1,111 .. .. .. .. 68 353 383 8 138 76 Waimate .. .. .. 603,927 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 12 287 .. 205 72 1,183 35 1,097 Chatham Islands .. .. 90,939 1 .. .. .. .. •• 44 72 78 39 Totals .. .. .. 5,102,411 603 7,445 1,566 4,670 4 77 .. 48 179 2,270 151 2,219 267 5,700 91 4,949 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. 656,689 .. .. .. .. 22 280 20 259 5 226 .. 209 171 1,384 21 1,099 Maniototo .. .. .. 392,846 207 1,400 932 1,002 .. .. .. .. 13 573 .. 282 Vincent .. .. .. 403.239 27 1,291 99 665 .. .. .. 13 339 302 3 146 .. 100 Waihemo .. .. .. 141,948 17 145 22 116 .. .. .. .. 10 242 217 2 83 3 91 Waikouaiti .. .. .. 93,126 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 2 17 .. 10 Taieri .. .. .. .. 244,378 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 919 108 637 19 759 8 374 Peninsula .. .. .. 9,517 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 1 Clutha .. .. .. .. 425,795 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 6,253 520 5,496 57 308 .. 216 Tnapeka .. .. .. 476,473 .. .. .. [ .. .. .. .. 18 500 .. 420 Bruce 248,063 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 1,016 .. 819 73 492 31 418 Lake .. .. .. .. 269,477 2 39 1 25 .. .. .. 236 880 608 Southland 1,330,267 .. .. .. .. 2 70 4 22 442 5,865 20 4,752 163 2,277 37 1,781 Wallace .. .. .. 523,048 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 283 2,462 .. 1,866 34 1,000 .. 674 Stewart Island .. .. .. 4,271 Totals .. .. .. 5,219,137 253 2,875 1,054 1,808 i 24 350 24 281 i 1,364 19,275 648 15,608 525 6,466 100 4,763 I Totals for South Island .. 11,691,196 1,149 15,515 3,885 9,407 111 688 39 476 1,780 27,645 999 21,920 877 12,347 191 9,856 Totals for Dominion .. 25,649,016 1,153 15,523 3,885 9,410 1,053 5,274 438 3,755 ; 5,320 88,254 2,617 68,155 949 12,974 291 10,197

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C—continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1927— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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English Leicester. j Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. E-yeland. Other Breeds. Stud Stud stud Stud . Stud Stud stlld Stud Stud , Stud Stud . Stud Stud Name of County. b„ Ewes to Ewes not i . Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not R . Ewes to Ewes not "Rams Ewes to Ewes not ,, Ewes to Ewes not Mmeorwamy. Earns, be bred be 8tad Earns be bred tQ be gtad Earns be bred tQ be gtnd Earns be bred tobe stud Earns be bled t0 bfJ gtud Earns fce fcred tQ be gtud 2-tooth (rom bred i 2-tooth from bred 2-tooth from bted Lambg> --tooth from bred 2-tooth &om teed 2-tooth from bred Lambg _ this from this ! a™ this from this this from this this from this tUs £rom tMa ana from tWs 0 Season. Season. over. Season. Season. " Season. Season. ' Season. Season. ' Season. Season. • Season. Season. ; "' i m 1 Auckland District. Mongonni .. .. .. .. • • i • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ • I Whangaroa .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • ! Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 6 52 .. 37 .. .. .. .. 1 17 Hokianga .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 6 64 .. 30 .. .. .. .. 3 6 .. 5 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. 1 24 .. .. 7 210 .. 107 2 20 .. 11 Otamatea .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 3 188 .. 140 .. .. .. .. 17 107 .. 57 Hobson .. .. 2 38 .. 20 7 36 .. 22 .. .. .. .. .. Rodney .. .. .. ■. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 21 .. .. 3 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. Waitemata .. .. | .. .. * • • ■ • ■ * • * * *" • * • * * • • • • • • • Eden .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. • • ■ ■ .. . • • • .. .. Mamikau .. .. 5 80 .. 30 17 50 .. 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 20 .. 9 Franklin .. .. .. 3 31 .. j 20 15 188 .. 109 X 34 .. 17 4 73 .. 47 .. Coromandel .. .. .. .. j .. .. . • .. 1 18 15 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thames .. .. .. . ■ .. • • - • • • ■ • • • • • - • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ • ■ • • • • • Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 11 Waikato .. .. .. 9 192 .. j 125 18 44 .. 34 .. .. .. .. Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 220 .. 24 9 409 .. 304 .. .. .. .. 5 86 .. 60 .... Waipa .. .. 23 141 .. 105 .. .. .. .. Piako .. .. 22 94 .. 67 .. .. .. .. .. Matamata .. .. 6 200 .. 120 .. .. .. .. 8 29 .. 5 Rotorua Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia .. .. \. • • .. .. .. .. .. . - ■ • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 31 .. 18 Otorohanga .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 6 75 .. 52 Waitomo.. .. .. • • • • • • - • • • .. - ■ • • 15 70 .. 40 Ohura .. ■. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 1 Kaitieke .. ■ ■ • • j Tauranga .. -• j • • ■ • ■ • 1 10 2 7 14 40 .. 3 Whakatane .. • • • ■ • • ■ • ■ • • ■ • • . • • • 1 36 j Opotiki .. .. - • 1 23 .. 10 .. .. .. .. 6 26 .. 10 .. .. .. .. 1 9 .. 6 Totals .. .. 24 526 .. 305 24 280 2 57 164 1,638 j .. 1,037 | 19 291 .. 146 34 349 .. 204 10 20 9

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Gisborne District. , , t > : . Matakaoa .. . . .. i ' * * * * * ! I * * • * ! *" * * *' "' '' * * * * '' *' * * *" Waiapu .. .. .. . . I I .. .. •. .. .. .. • • i • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • Uawa .. .. .. .. • • i • - • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • * • * • • • • • * * * * • • • I Cook .. .. .. .. | .. ! .. j .. .. .. I 18 356 12 244 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I Waikohu . . -. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! Totals .. .. ! .. .. | | . 18 356 i 12 244 .. .. j | .. | Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. ! i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 58 .. 20 .. .. ! .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. Hawke's Bay .. .. 56 307 .. 213 .. .. .. .. 50 1,684 16 1,001 .. 161 .. 110 14 289 .. 177 . Waipawa .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. 27 248 .. 212 .. • • I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •. ; Waipukurau .. .. 1 . • • • .. • . .. * * I * * * * 947 31 763 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Patangata .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 78 .. 59 .. .. j .. .. .. 35 .. 24 Weber .. .. .. .. .. . • . . .. • • ! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ! • • • • • • * • • • ! Dannevirke .. .. j .. i • • •. . • .. .. . • 18 609 1 397 .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Woodville . . . . . • . . • • • • • • • • • • •. 8 217 .. 116; .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. Pahiatua.. .. .. .. j •• .. •• •• .. .. 9 124 .. 119 j .. \ . . .. •• ! •• " "* I Akitio .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. | .. .. .. j ... i Totals .. .. 56 | 307 j 213 j .. 1 .. .. .. 137 3,965 48 2,687 .. j 161 .. 110 | 14 324 .. 201 WEi.LraGT0H - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 2 '■ 15 | .. 3 | i .. .. .. 1 31 .. 21 ■ • I • • • • I • - ! • • Taranaki .. .. 8 j 70 ] .. 12 | .. . •■ .. 4 3'.' .. 26 • • .. i * * • • Inglewood .. .. • ■ • • • ■ • ■ I I • • • • 1 • • 10 ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • * Egmont .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. . • .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ■ • Stratford.. .. .. .. .... ..!.... .. .. j 5 68 .. 44 2 20 .. 16 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. • ■ ! • ■ ! • • • • 1 • • • • • • i • • ■ • .. . • .. • • Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. j 18 112 j .. 54 ■ I •• .. •• i Hawera . . .. .. . . . . I . . .. .. .. .. . . 16 517 .. 390 . . Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. .. - - ! ■ ■ ■ • • • • • • • ! • • • • .. - ■ ■ ■ • • Patea .. .. .. .. . .. .... .. .. .. 35 926 .. 592 Waitotara .. . . .. ... . . • ■ I • • • • • • • ■ 54 606 .. 444 .... .. .. 2 j 17 .. 10 Waimarino .. .. j .. j .. ! .. ■ .. | .. 2 . .. .. • • • ■ • • ! Wanganui . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 865 .. 469 Rangitikei .. .. .. ! .. j .. I 4 104 .. j 99 73 j 1,868 75 1,420 2 j .. .. [ 10 116 6 100 .. .. .. j Oroua .. .. .. •. .. I ! .. .. .. .. j 150 ; 1,807 .. 1,362 .. : .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 63 .. ! 35 Kairanga .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 9 280 .. 232 .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Kiwitea .. .. .. ■. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 304 .. 187 .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. Pohangina .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 170 10 57 .. .. .. .... Manawatu .. .. .. j .. .. 15 170 40 154 58 1,232 51 953 .. .. .. .. 1 10 Horowhenua .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 22-! 631 .. 385 . . ., .. .. 8 168 .. 98 .. .. .. Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 ' 183 .. Ill 17 50 ! 35 Makara .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Featherston .. . . .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 30 567 .. 383 21 299 : .. 248 j .. j .. .. .. .. .. Wairarapa South .. .. 2 ! 36 .. 12 .. .. .. .. 77 1,190 31 854 8 181 .. 140 1 Masterton .. .. ..I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 2,579 '39 1,708 2 45 j .. 15 j Castlepoint .. . . .. ! .. .. .. .. .. ... 13 1 465 .. 283 2 41 ! .. 13 I Eketahuna .. .. .... .. .. . . .. .. .. : 15 304 50 315 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 180 12 57 .. .. .. ' • • • • • • • • • ■ • ■ • • Totals .. .. 12 121 .. 27 19 274 40 253 785 14,924 268 10,347 54 636 ! .. 467 22 311 6 208 1 63 35 Totals for North IgHnd 92 954! .. 545 43 554 42 310 1.104 !20, 883 328 14,315 73 1,088 .. 723 I 70 984 6 613 11 83 .. 44

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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, 1927— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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English Leicester. j Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Ryeland. Other Breeds. a fllH Stud Stud ! d j Stud Stud , Stud Stud i Stud Stud - j Stud Stud - Stud Stud Name of County. Rom , Ewes to Ewes not p omo I Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not 1 R Q 1 ' Ewes to Ewes not t?omc Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not o be bred ; to be Stud j o t i be bred ! to be Stud 0 , be bred to be Stud n be bred to be Stud 9 , be bred to be Stud 0 be bred to be Stud «'5S from bred Lambs. z '3 tn from i bred Lambs. f rom bred Lambs. from bred Lambs, j from bred Lambs. from bred Lambs. nwr this from this I over this from this nvpr this from this over this fr0m this I over this from this ovpr this fr0m this ° Season. Season. j Season. Season. over. Season. Season. ~ " Season. Season. er * Season. Season. over. Season. Season. i ! I i | ! L ! Marlborough - Nelson - j Westland District. Waimea .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 55 j 20 .. ...... .. 8 .. 6 ...... Takaka .. .. .. | .. .. .. ; .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • •• •• • • * * i * * * * * * * * ! I Collingwood .. .. . . . . .... . . .. .. . . 1 ! j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 44 .. 27 .. .. Murchison .. .. 6 30 1 24 Grey .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 1 14 .. 9 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Westland .. .. .. j Sounds .. .. .. 18 105 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 30 .. 30 .. .. .. .. 3 15 .. 21 Marlborough .. .. 8 225 23 168 23 .. .. 37 20 231 .. 203 4 122 .. 80 .. .. .. .. 2 125 .. 68 Awatere .. .. .. 38 349 210 .. .. .. .. 8 183 .. 144 6 330 .. | 295 1 39 .. 30 12 600 .. 500 ' : | I 1 ' ; , Totals .. .. 70 709 24 402 23 .. .. 37 33 527 ! .. 403 22 482 405 1 47 .. j 36 18 740 .. 589 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 53 .. 50 Amuri .. .. .. 5 57 .. 20 .. .. .. .. 2 34 .. 68 159 1,764 25 1,169 1 .. .. 1 4 164 .. 29 Cheviot .. .. .. 11 119 .. 85 1 20 16 2 77 1 8 45 1,005 .. 603 .. .. .. .. 14 288 .. 196 Waipara.. .. .. 20 575 i 290 2 95 60 40 493 .. 324 172 5,741 12 4,064 2 Ashley .. .. 128 3,978 .. 2,794 .. Kowai .. .. .. 1 55 ! 25 .. .. .. .. 7 137 37 322 12 371 .. 333 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 Oxford . . .. .. 2 19 5 6 282 25 216 10 297 .. 234 . . Rangiora.. .. .. 2 37 21 4 177 .. 64 12 378 .. 333 .. .. .. Eyre .. .. .. 2 34 I 29 1 .. .. 26 5 136 .. 97 1 53 .. 44 Tawera .. .. .. • • .... . . .. .. .. .. 1 13 .. 11 Malvern .. .. .. 42 1,046 .. 899 15 261 .. 186 80 1,960 18 1,435 54 1,436 .. 816 .. .. .. .. 4 216 .. 168 Paparua .. .. .. 2 58 .. 38 6 232 1 188 4 43 .. 26 . . Waimairi .. .. • • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 58 .. 25 1 47 .. 27 .. . . .. j Heatb.cote .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Akaroa 6 197 .. 124 1 34 3 24 j .. j Mount Herbert .. .. i • • ! • • • • 54 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! | 1 20 .. Wairewa .. .. .. i 203 3,640 .. 2,160 .. .. .. .. 4 123 .. 44 .. .. • • I • • • • • • .. * * Halswell ! 6 143 1 127 114 .. .. 2 26 .. I 25: .. !

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Springs .. .. .. 6 ' 141 I 114 2 I 56 I 47 j 28 756 7 I 526 1 47 i 31 I . . 1 4 • • i Ellesmere .. .. 22 ! 205 j 6 97 1 ! 5 .. 7 j 28 1,242 59 I 1,020 4 204 .. 220 24 511 1 .. 405 5 20 .. 12 Selwyn .. .. .. 36 j 737 ! 10 558 2 j 56 33 .. 1 14 543 ; 405 30 , 228 j .. | 204 10 40 .. .. .. .. I Ashburton .. .. 66 1,644 I 20 1,038 49 ; 777 .. 563 i 51 i 933 .. 677 122 3,407 i .. 2,485 6 241 ! .. 182 .. .. .. j Geraldine .. .. 22 734 i 435 2 j 34 .. 18 7 241 .. 129 .. ! .. .. 3 18 : 5 2 120 .. I 35 Levels .. .. .. 9 312 20 284 5 I 55 .. 48 ! 9 181 .. 133 42 545 14 487 .. .. .. .. 2 23 .. j 11 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 25 .. 28 .. .. .. .. 10 i 209 .. 195 .. .. .. .. 6 300 .. I .. Waimate .. .. 10 322 ... 199 10 j 58 .. 48 j 19 437 .. 201 46 1 1,432 136 982 .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. j Chatham Islands .. .. .. • • I • • • • 1 • • .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. •. •. .. ! .. .. .. ! .. I i 1 1 Totals .. .. 471 10,056 183 6,584 98 j 1,638 33 1,116 325 8,290 149 6,186 845 !20,886 187 14,789 47 ' 830 .. | 593 38 1,135 .. 566 : 11 I Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. j .. | 21 .. 15 51 ] 122 I .. j 75 29 j 415 j 20 434 ! 99 j 1,710 71 | 1,200 .. 5 I .. j 8 2 90 Maniototo .. .. j .. .. . . • ■ | • • I • .• ... ! • • • • • • • ■ ! ! ®72 .. | 269 | .. Vincent .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 Waihemo .. .. I .. .. .. .. j •• j •• •• •• ..I .55 j 2,270 .. j 1,434 .. .. .. Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. I .. . . : . . ■ • • • ■ • i • • • • ! ■ ■ 1 i 12 Taieri .. .. .. j .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Clutha .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 5 95 .. 58 18 353 .. 156 .. .. .... Tuapeka .. .. .. j .. ' .. .. .. .. • • ! •• • • ■ I •• • • I •■ 29 345 .. I 235 ... .. .. I .. I .. • ■ I Bruce .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 1 37 .. j 8 2 57 .. j 111 .. .. .. .. .. Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. i .... .. .. 30 Southland .. .. 4 116 80 11 370 ! 258 10 227 .. 128 21 527 369 569 5 42 31 15 Wallace .. .. .. 8 42 . . 26 2 30 20 5 35 .. ....].. .. ! .. 2 12 .. 9 .. .. .... Stewart Island .. . . '' ' ' ' ' "' ' ' • • ■ • ■ ■ • • ■ • ■ • '' '' i '' '' '' Totals .. .. 12 179 .. 121 64 522 1 353 50 809 20 628 j 293 i 5,634 ! 440 3,974 8 71 .. 48 48 93 L i ■ : I i Totals for South Island 553;10,944 207 7,107 185 2,160 34 1,506 408 9,626 169 7,217 1.160 ;27, 002 627 19,168 56 948 .. 677 104 1,968 .. 1,155 Totals for Dominion .. j 645 11,898 207 7,652 228 2,714 76 1,816 1,512 30,509 497 21,532 j 1,233 28,090 ! 627 19,891 126 1,932 6 1,290 115 2,051 .. 1,199

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, 1927— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED, BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK.

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Merino. Lincoln. Eoraney. Bord.TLeic.ster English Leicester. Name of County. -3 . si . f 11 S 1 1 j -3 . s! fig ■ S|| J C§ . f || S|| -3 £«_. ,11 S §§ £8 . til 5 1 1 III Iff $5! Lambs. ||| ||| ! IS! Lambs. || | f 1 g Lambs. Jfg ||| Lambs. I| g f| | §gl Lambs tfo° c |g w w®« I Wo° £ o ° g « -3 w 2 CO tio° ®0° i © • cc £1.52 £.2 I a £ ® W o ° > o ° fe g n M £ « S gsg S P S : 1-5 5 -3 S-ag £B§ S 1*3 S*3 3 l s 3 I s ! a I -i tq ! W_ i H S Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. 11 I 810 ! 605 j 20 545 3 .. 254 ' .. j 136 628 901 7,158 48 3,005 18 .. • j .. ! 21 .. .... Whangaroa .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 4 j .. j .. j .. .. 233 1 643 3 232 3 .. .. .. ... Bay of Islands .. 24 ! 70 | 705 10 i 375 11 .. j 59 .. .. 1,190 3,209 12,276 1,703 3,970 9 .. j .. .. j 16 .. ! .. Hokianga .. .. 2 .. .. .. | .. 16 62 | .. 10 .. 1,178 1,944 j 10,511 340 4,176 28 .. .. ..I .. 17 Whangarei .. .. { 12 300 ....!■•. 15 43 81 j 10 140 1,523 8,748 1 20,113 402 7,580 25 .. | .. j 41 .. 1 Otamatea .. .. 5 I .... .. .. 2 I .. .. I .. 47 782 1,331 6,124 ! 83 2.281 5 .. .. .. .. 33 .. 80 16 30 Hobson .. .. .. .. ..I .. .. 30 .. I .. 1 .. .. 1,398 2,562 13,590 526 7,976 18 .. .. .. .. 54 .. 49 Rodney .. .. .. j .. I .. '.. .. 72 25 491 7 : 293 664 3,439 9,529 ' 752 4,754 49 42 145 .. 20 9 Great Barrier Island .. I 13 54 160 .. 130 .. .. .. .. .. 108 243 1,713 i 158 874 3 Waitemata .. .. 10 12 ! 730 20 159 23 .. 400 .. 51 424 706 5,252 ! 212 2,750 44 .. 15 .. 13 32 .. 30 .. Eden .. .. j .. .. 1 .. . . .. .. ... .. .. . . .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. ! Manukau .. .. 136 70 480 j .. j .. .. .. | .. 385 1,093 3,551 j 35 1,152 | 22 .. j .. .. .. j 90 .. 403 .. 77 Franklin .. .. j .. j 71 99 567 I 800 950 315 71 877 I 26 691 31 i .. .. ! 168 .. ..!.. Coromandel .. .. 3 .. j .. .. ... .. 10 .. .. .. 461 2,199 5,977 275 2,530 I 51 90 634 .. | 317 21 .. .. j .. Thames .. .. i - - -. [ .. .. .. 59 .. 325 .. 135 3 .. .. ..'.... Hauraki Plains .. j i • • • • • • i • • • • .. .. .. .. 34 .. : .. .. • • I • • • - .. i ■. .. 9 Ohinemuri .. .. .. j .. ! .. .. .. 3 .. ! .. .. .. 36 10 i 373 .. 39 ■ 24 .. .... Waikato .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 17 .. .. .. ..178 261 ! 2,943 .. 1,235; 22 .. .. .. .. 214 Ra glan .. .. 51 j .. j .. .. 55 38 : 304 .. 204 2,895 6,268 24,991 391 10,397 79 .. 359 .. j 71 23 .. .. j Wai P» ...... i 74 .. 13 2 80 1 18 28 94 : 164 1,905 165 | 757 164 .. 268 .. 120 109 .. 160 .. 35 Piako... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ! 13 .. ! 10 | .. .. ,115: 2 330 .. 100 187 .. .. i .. .. 37 j 1,150 | 730 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. j .. .. 90 1 70 330 .. .. 236 .. 35 .. 35 63 .. 1 Rotorua .. .. 4 | .. .. 8 .. j .. ! 322 236 .. 97 ; 17 .. 8 .. .. Taupo .. .. | .. .. | .. .. 2 .. .. 160 25 190 120 .. .. ... i .. .. .. .. .. .. i .. Taumarunui .. .. j .. .. ] .. .. 37 .. .. .. I .. 1,314 438 3,773 100 1,720 23 .. 460 .. 109 Kawhia .. ... 15 .. .. .. .. 95 .. .. .. .. 704 42 316 5 105 11 .. .. .. .. 8 Otorohanga .. .. j .. .. j .. .. 6 .. ] 20 | 230 ; 3,933 1,586 .. 1.535 54 .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. .. Waitomo .. .. I 25 ! 20 110 128 1 .. 1 J 5 2,633 i 1,392 7,004 125 i 3,674 ! 82 .. .. .. .. 2 I .. .. I .. Ohura .. .. 14 .. 744 .. 215 109, .. .. 1 ..1 .. 1,462 '2,155 9,583 503:6,354 78 .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. ! .. 1 Kaitieke .. .. | .. 575 325 , : 100 ! 100 98 i 310 I 773 100 j 495 1.583 2,353 ! 3,696 ' 335 ! 2,016 6 .. .. .. .. 6 | .. .. Tauranga .. .. j 2 .. .. .. j .. II .. j .. .. .. 52 130 1 .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. 1 .. .. Whakatane .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 109 150 1,100 50 1 490 775 870 ! 2,594 473 1,602 2 3 .. .. : .. 20 I Opotiki .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. ! 82 ' 70 7 26 1,793 3,644 14,958 : 1,017 9,396 2 .. .. .... 8 ! I I ■ I I ; ■ : _l Totals .. .. 308 1,916 3,769 224 1,773 1,033 740 4,209 1,163 ' 2,890 23,848 48.299 172,257 7,677 181, 133 ! 1,307 135 1,916 .. 685 1,034 1,150 1,452 16 142 ' 1 I ' i 1 I ' ( ! I I : Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. | .. 7 .. .. .. .. 1,981 1 1,499 21,112 2,150 13,755 32 i .. .. .. ! Waiapu .. .. 3 .. .... .. 164 100 350 j 150 11 7,444 14,478 126,927 8,022 79,670 9 Uawa.. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 25 .. ..I .. j .. 3,143 14,508 45,999 5,368 29,963 8 I .. .. .. 37 Cook.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 644 10 .. I 258 j 100 9,436 ! 9,291 68,242 4,765 36,132 326 270 j 270 54 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 6 7 752 20 ..!.... 9,224 12,699 69,916 4,407 38,695 162 .. .. .. ' 75 .. .... j ' ■ : 1 I ; : ■ Totals .. .. 3 .. .. 6 7 1,592 130 350 408, 111 31,228 |52, 475 (332,196 24,712 198,215 537 .. 270 .. I 270 166; .. .

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Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. 38 1,145 3,152 158 1,715 1,089 .. j 750 .. .. 7,432 9,,694 40,705 2,611 15,877 74 .. .. .. .. 83 j .. j .. ! Hawke's Bay .. .. 75 2,958 5,585 595 2,690 228 ..I 1,966 843 1,080 12,822 31,484 182,684 11,500 65,390 190 .. 6 .. 6 498 | .. .. j Waipawa .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 128 .. [ 970 334 559 4,077 6,363 46,578 4,508 19,277 24 .. .. .. j .. 6 .. .. .. j Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. 20 .. .. .. .. 963 655 8,317 461 2,504 .. .. .. .. .. ! •• •• ! Patangata .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 93 223 2,254 360 1,218 8,758 18,329 112,161 8,066 59,345 4 .. .. .. .. 134 .. 28 .. j Weber .. .. .. 900 1,715 200 1,100 4 .. .. .. .. 1,266 3,740 , 16,125 875 8,940 Dannevirke .. .. 25 170 1,603 100 633 143 380 2,140 800 943 2,632 2,024 | 25,415 842 8,044 1 .. .. .. .. .. WoodwiUe .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 79 .. 16 65 .. 927 1,902 i 7,732 141 4,076 50 .. .. .. ..'I 8 .. .. I Pahaitua .. .. 16 .. .. 213 460 2,055 200 807 1,877 1,483 : 19,485 497 9,735 .. .. .. .. 1 31 529 30 j 170 Akitio .. .. 10 .. .. 9 .. 101 17 65 .. 15 3,573 2,877 ! 35,248 2,299 19,697 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Totals .. .. 176 5,173 12,055 \ 1,062 6,138 2,098 1,080 10,216 2,602 4,622 44,327 78,551 494,450 31,800 212,885 ; 343 .. 6 j 6 j 730 31 I 557 j 30 j 170 j ■ I | , ; I i | Wellington-West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 22 .. .. 1 56 94 100 > 240 ..100 934 1,237 4,919 625 2,923 5 .. .. .. .. 31 I 60 ..I 17 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. „ 70 .. .. 400 .. 78 462 3,012 20 968 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 25 .. 10 Inglewood .. .. 1 .. 12 .. j 12 j 339 165 266 86 j 2,401 62 715 15 67 ... | 4 .. .. .. j Egmont . . .. ... .. .. .... 1 .... .. 38 52 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .... .. .. .. .. Stratford .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 70 554 23 131 1,004 1,318 6,601 165 3,489 7 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. i 9 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. 1.274 1,213 6,543 100 3,292 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 .. 501 .. 20 739 745 4.193 48 2,699 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 346 490 .. .. 498 1,292 3,225 194 1,302 16 .. 80 .. 100 2 .. .. .. j Waimate West.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. .... Patea.. .. .. 43 150 1,160 548 620 210 579 j 1,902 90 928 1,374 5,760 14,993 468 4,237 9 .. .. .. .. " 2 < .. .. .. j " Waitotara .. .. .. 35 110 .. .. 56 225 1,691 293 538 1,697 3,827 13,728 723 4,583 6 12 ! 12 35 Waimarino .. .. 63 .. 90 .. .. 95 .. 900 .. .. 3,370 348 2,677 170 1,410 31 .. 120 .. .. 1 Wanganui .. .. 16 425 6,806 250 3,324 20 .. 903 49 118 5,074 13,210 60,999 1,552 34,655 1 Rangitikei .. .. 16 110 5,140 48 2,306 130 61 1,382 107 1,440 10,884 29,822 198,073 6,937 97,634 17 .. 260 .. 60 3 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. 1,100 30 18 709 2,409 12,821 368 5,958 .. .. .. .. .. j Kairanga .. .. j .. .. ... 26 .. .. .. .. .. 607 967 8,737 228 3,534 10 .. .. .. .. 1 .. Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. j 60 31 35 557 .. 1,348 3,230 6,889 62,122 2,287 31,103 .. .. .. .. 267 ' .. .. 50 Pohangina .. .. .. .. | 10 .. .. 40 ... 1.736 3,377 28.102 827 13,553 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 11 3 .. .. .. .. ! 432 383 10,132 1,051 5,269 3 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. i Horowhenua .. .. .. 30 330 .. 30 .. .. .. .. | 708 1,920 17,944 1,092 5,827 2 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. ] Hutt.. .. .. .. 10 40 10 3 76 .. 166 .. .. 1,797 4,902 128,784 888 15.585 Makara .. .. 18 .. .. •• .. I .. .. .. 766 199 4,136 14 1,999 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Featherston .. .. 20 .. 950 .. .. 481 170 1,424 18 466 3,750 9,935 47,490 4,303 33,022 5 .. .. .. 222 108 .. 67 21 ! 52 Wairarapa South .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 .. 191 .. 164 1,468 3,344 .13,698 1,197 5,385 5 .. .. .. .. 14 .. 3 Masterton .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 531 6 299 .. 120 5,337 2,377 14,753 1,331 8,877 .. .. .. .. .. 13 Castlepoint .. .. 5 .. .. 153 .. .. .. 12 1,928 382 2,452 106 1,522 Eketahuna .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 98 ...... .. 1,637 597 7,969 98 3,370 Mauriceville .. .. 1 .. .. .. ., . .. j 68 .. 1 58 .. 16 593 .. 68 .. 25 I Totals .. .. 187 782 14,638 856 6,506:2,416 1,592 13,097 650 5,622 51,942 97,001 580,572 24,854 292,936 145 12 527 12 684 185 2 155 71 88 Totals, North Island; 674 7,871 30,462 2,148 14,424 j 7,139 3,542 27,872 j 4,823 13,245 151,345 276,326 ! 1,579, 475 89,043 785,169 2,332 147 j 2,719 12 1,645 2,115 1,183 2,164 117 400 : ... m " : r 1 " I " ; 1 I 1 . !_ 1 1 ' - .. : - !_

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C—continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1927—continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester English Leicester. O I © 11 ! © i j 73 *° ® - O « d "2 - £ e d ! « d 13 "5 Ofld 73 "O ® <- a - 0 - d -a -rj a) _• - Name of County. „-§ . 6 9 . * 1 § 3|g _-S . g§ . * S | : 3 1 g -« GS . *i§ S§g „-§ . B*S . -S | 2 .-S . B*g . * | 9 2 11 III |fs | iif !i! Lambs - sit |P lis I !i» L8mb8 ' 11° IP lit !i» Lamb9 ' li- jf i ill lif Lambs - 111 ||! Ill jl! Larabs 2 "S g53 5 -s H-°S : %*2 =i H-3 g*5 5 3 "3 h-°| S^S S3 j_S S__ H |5 *• Maelboeotjgh-N elsokWbstland District. Waimea .. .. 403 1,939 4,684 383 2,213 8 80 298 .. 186 2,097 5,464 24,162 1,153 11,684 80 12 32 .. 28 42 25 856 109 110 Takaka .. 78 318 923 100 650 8 .. .. .. .. 354 1,226 3,588 360 1,193 15 .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. Collingwood .. .. 10 100 200 .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. 222 1,201 3,564 575 2,271 Buller .. 30 126 215 .. 31 1 Inangahua . . .. .. 20 .. .. .. 2 .... .. .. 68 205 552 40 171 4 .. .. .. .. 1 Murchison .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. 5 | .. .. 556 1,338 7,066 245 2,198 10 Grey.. .. .. 1 12 320 4 58 .. .. 1 .. .. 267 520 3,807 449 1,465 23 Westland .. .. 1 52 335 .. 107 3 ..150 .. .. 356 627 8,162 286 2,486 27 .. 500 .. 100 7 Sounds .. .. Ill 51 354 .. 113 182 56 193 .. 70 1,552 3,289 11,668 577 5,343 7 256 Marlborough .. .. 1,726 52,331 42,013 8,661 26,518 29 10 1,885 .. 184 703 1,457 6.701 313 2,044 84 300 351 33 731 9 249 Awatere .. .. 1,394 21,591 28,180 6,304 13,413 44 .. 65 .. 25 42 .. 1,200 .. 130 58 15 1,770 .. 205 1,045 8 | 2,905 65 700 Totals .. .. 3,822 76,414 77.009 15,452 43,122 281 146 2,591 .. 465 6,247 115,453 | 70,685 3,998 29,016 308 27 2,302 .. 633 1,710 66 1 4,492 183 1,059 I 1 ! ; * • Canterbury-Kaikoura DlS TRICT Kaikoura ..' .. 295 110,907 8,487 374 5,450 1 .. 900 .. .. 1.760 45 2,810 163 640 39 20 .. .. .. 231 Amuri .. .. 1,559:21,705 33,825 4,106 22,116 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 136 .. .. .. 10 281 25 368 25 128 Cheviot .. .. 287 2,400 2,120 209 547 6 .. 6 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 18 97 .. 259 .. .. 226 19 400 208 150 Waipara .. .. 288 6.544 5.822 1,320 2,594 11 .. 27 23 23 67 .. 1.714 .. 390 120 14 389 .. .. 348 .. 80 16 20 Ashley .. .. 441 .. 604 82 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 15 110 .. 20 19 .. .. .. .. 139 .. 26 .. 20 Kowai .. .. 7 ' 201 72 .. .. .. . . .. . . .. 30 i .. .. I 72 . . 20 . . 10 169 .. 15 Oxford .. .. 36 50 723 .. 55 162 625 140 1 115 162 .. 85 .. 17 357 10 6 Rangiora .. .. 92 70 179 62 141 . . . . . . . . . . 2 ! .. .. 1 73 . . 400 150 200 172 287 609 .. 16 Eyre.. .. •• 5 .. 138 .. 84 .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 480 .. .. 49 .. 200 100 100 265 24 1,160 . 766 Tawera .. .. 582 5,944 7,897 1,000 4,150 2 .. | 13 77 22 .. . 120 Malvern .. .. 127 368 2,904 307 465 2 .. .. .. .. 27 380 369 .. 6 188 .. 658 .. 193 561 .. 667 50 92 Paparua .. ■. 25 961 863 100 459 .. .. I .. .. .. 1 196 .. .. 18 .. .. .. .. 120 358 530 .. 90 Wairnairi .. • • • ■ • • ■ - ■ • 7 .. | .. .. .. .. 25 i 10 .. .. .. . . 10 Heathcote .. . • • • • - • • • ■ - • • ■ .... .. .. .. . . .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 61 Akaroa .. •• 60 108 .. 66 .. .. 46 10 .. .. 19 1,507 90 3,424 .. 900 Mount Herbert .. 6 10 780 .. .. .. ..... .... 54 .. 20 .. 2 26 .. .. .. . . 590 179 912 .. 15 Wairewa .. •• 4 .. ...... 1 .. .. 55 .. .. .. 17 .. .. .. .. 838 179 1,690 .. 150

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Halswell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • I • • , • • ! • • 2 .. .. , • • • • • • • • • • • • i • • • • " Springs .. .. I .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. j • • • • 4 .. .. • • • ■ • • • • • ■ 138 .. ■ .. .. 330 Ellesmere .. .. 2 .. 725 ! .. .. 10 30 200 .. 1 50 109 1 50 .. 15 234 52 200 .. 100 Selwyn .. ..I 899 14,179 15,634 ! 1,834 8,299 2 .. 34 .. 610 .. 10 62 ! .. 726 8 900 .. 424 Ashburton .. .. j 859 13,299 26,302 1 2,908 11,072 22 .. 3,541 246 j 605 466 569 6,896 490 633 3,234: 112 3,583 35 763 3,468 60 4,031 261 1,397 Geraldine .. .. 56 519 918 .. 190 18 .. 77 ! .. j 505 50 1,098 .. 176 1,175 : 8 361 6 , 169 1,570 2 522 .. 385 Levels .. .. 6 116 .. i 2 .. 2 .. .. .. j 220 1 310 .. 272 1,654 3 708 .. 6 470 .. 627 .. 369 Mackenzie .. .. 2,680 51,4-60 67,481 7,071 35,635 106 | .. .. I .. j 200 1,073 1,205 9,198 61 1,579 1,154 110 1,449 .. j 565 454 j Waimate .. .. 415 3,516 2,417 i 270 2,066 18 8 28 .. .. 1,000 17 4,298 87 582 3,300 j 37 1,989 123 i 435 672 .. 231 .. 33 Chatham Islands .. 13 190 170 I 5 300 7 930 5,564 16,234 2,588 11,798 ; Totals .. .. 8,684 132,499 178,061 19,650 93,630 197 8 4,579 269 828 6,526 8,072 45,063 3,529 16,291 11,838! 315 10,151 414 ! 2,502 13,756 1,315 16,398 560 5,540 H ! | . j i i I Otago District Waitaki .. .. 1,651 136,239 56,517 4,659 21,630 7 2,990 7,284 70 2,263 618 60 4,462 10 1,240 3,069 i 190 8,434 252 2,708 348 , 101 1,917 17 j 481 Maniototo .. .. 725 6,434 8,372 38 3,586 3 .. .. .. .. 1,266 490 10,472 124 3,541 284 ! .. .. .. 234 128 .. 50 .. j Vincent .. .. 2,381 125,149 35,682 5,998 18,948 1 .. .. .. .. 1,041 709 10,509 510 2,853 346 115 433 58 92 8 .. .. .. .. Waihemo .. .. 186 1,923 4,454 644 2,270 3 .. .. .. .. 523 170 2,686 .. 1,312 298 !.. 64 .. .. 27 18 370 .. | 237 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 214 6 1,515 .. 318 232 j 1,350 911 .. 300 83 2 .. Taieri .. .. 133 1,529 2,322 .. 1,059 4 45 137 .. 250 1,581 2,017 8,805 750 3,912 351 6 33 .. 10 10 .. 100 .. I .. Peninsula .. ! 13 .. .. .. .. 154 .. 586 .. 65 Clutha .. .. 74 109 1,408 .. 734 17 10 747 7 310 4,559 1,681 27,173 1,022 15,187 389 20 1,014 90 139 22 Tuapeka .. .. 239 1,818 1,231 .. 664 .. 1,200 919 400 412 2,872 2,771 15,610 576 8,797 156 .. 94 .. 20 Bruce .. .. 35 186 380 40 97 16 5 750 .. 400 1,962 2,187 13,369 103 6,585 678 15 2,253 74 977 24 Lake.. .. .. 1,914 19,861 16,798 5,911 7,069 .. .. .. .. 1 477 45 60 50 41 17 Southland .. .. 454 76 I 91 .. 20 12,291 1,127 22,917 134 10,475 3,075 90 1,855 60 ! 477 243 .. 20 .. 24 Wallace .. .. 326 8 .. .. .. 59 j .. .. .. 5,613 363 3,285 .. 1,622 1,173 124 576 117 122 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. Totals .. .. 8,118 93,256 127,164 17,290 56,057 186 4,250 9,928 477 3,656 33,080 11,626 120,863 3,279 55,883 10,224 1,910 16,253 534 5,139 1,015 121 2,457 17 742 Totals, South Island 20,624 302,169 382,234 52,392 192,809 j 664 4,404 17,098 746 4,949 45,853 35,151 236,611 10,806 101,190 22,370 2,252 28,706 948 8,274 16,481 1,502 23,347 760 7,341 Totals, North Island 674 7,871 30,462 2,148 14,424 j 7,139 j 3,542 27,872 4,823 13,245 151,345 276,326 1,579,475 89,043' 785,169 2,332 147 2,719 12 1,645 2,115 1,183 2,164 117 400 Totals for Dominion 21,298 310,040 412,696 54,540 207,233 1 7,803 ! 7,946 44,970 5,569 18,194 197,198 311,477 1,816,086 99,849 886,359 24,702 2,399 31,425 960 9,919 18,596 2,685 25,511 877 7,741 I III

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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, 1927— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK- BOOK— continued.

Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. B-yeland. Other Breeds. Name of County. J . »1 . f I 1 I I | J . «! . |f|| 5|| -1 . I B1 . | f 1 1 ! 3 1 § J .j el . f 1 fj j I ! | J j gl J f § fi 3 11' J . g' I j f 1 |j1 11 „• § - fn -Mies "J-SH 9 «3 C3 52 n i J"! a3 2 _ u \ a _ .2 ■-< <§ +=£} o-h R-S £> §S tf-J 1 <v ~ *2 c T, fl mhc G —: o i <4- o T.simbs. C5 ® o T.amhs »S S? : "" 1 23 P ■ , X 2 £ £ £:r<<r ! ~:S C ;:i::> c a &p ||° 111 Sis S|S |§s I ill ztz £p I |i& ! US i a s !% ! *P'IP 111 U% *I S :|! S I|2 §P I «! § II s lilSisIS I eg w I I eg eg eg ! eg i I eg I eg "S3 : £ 5 eg i eg ! 5 1 5 'eg 'cgi^' ii :§!£' £!, 5 ; | W I I w I | I a I I [ |_W I I H 1 1 |w Auckland District, j Mongonui .. .. ! 7 .. .. .. .. 45 I .. .. I .. 68 120 500 ; .. ; 400 • • ■ • ! •. .. j 2 .. .. j .. Whangaroa .. .. ! .. .. . . .. . . 17 ! .. 1 40 I 2 12 .. 38 j 40 .. 1 .. . . .. .. 2 .. .. Bay of Islands .. j 33 . . 18 t .. 2 155 22 .. 12 14 9 30 j 18 .. . .. 1 .. .. .. ,21 14 2 j .. Hokianga .. .. 19 9 177 5 15 .. 6 18 .. .. .. .. ] .. .. .. .. 28 5 Whangarei .. .. 30 4 6 118 i .. 15 73 74 163 .. .. 209 90 150 80 12 5 Otamatea .. .. 58 231 1,033 120 566 64 1 274 86 7 .. .. .. .. .. 50 100 .. 103 ! 19 Hobson .. .. 3 .. •• •• ■• 59 .. 10 .. 28 51 .. 15 .. 20 .. .. .. .. ..19 .. •• ■■ ■• 1 Rodney .. .. 20 .. 66 . . 10 89 .. 6 .. .. 8 .. .. .. •. .. .. . . .. ; 4 4 Great Barrier Island .. 1 .. i .. .. .. .. . . .. 19 .. • • .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. j .. Waitemata .. .. 52 6 251 .. 149 87 14 100 .. . . .. .. 100 440 . . 540 7 .. .. Eden . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. ! .. . . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. i .. Manukau .. 53 57 22 145 .. 52 34 40 5 216 144 94 443 787 475 4 15 . . 40 .. 15 Franklin .. .. 35 65 I 270 .. 165 209 j -. 30 .. 35 23 .. .. .. 5 9 .. .. .. .. 38 6 . . 5 .. 2 CoromandeJ . . .. 27 170 500 300 22 15 12 23 .. 16 13 23 .. .. .. .. 1 Thames .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. 6 J .. .. .. 9 120 30 100 230 .. .. .. .. .. Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . .... Oliinemuri .. .. 7 .. 12 .. .. 15 .. 4 .. .. 7 .. II ■■ 19 .. .. .. .. .. Waikato .. 18 139 .. 223 .. 115 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. Raglan .. 50 . . 314 .. 141 341 15 23 .. 5 29 196 310 ! 300 . . .. .. .. .. 16 3 Waipa .. 142 215 .. 145 249 . . 24 .. 39 1 .. .... .. .. .. .. . . .. 5 Piako .. 34 28 .. 7 277 .. 44 .. 36 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Matamata .. 55 . . .. .. .. 219 • • 21 60 8 .. .. .... .. .. .. Rotorua .. .. .. .. . . .. 49 , 41 .. 25 8 • • • • • • • • • • ■ • .. .. .. Taupo .. .. .. .. .. . . .... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 30 Taumarunui .. 4 .. .. j .. j .. 166 .. 18 .. ,11 2 .. j .... .. .. | .. j .. Kawhia .. 11 ........ 79 | .. •• 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Otorohanga .. .. 3 2| | .. 128 .. 117 .. ; 85 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I. .. 5 Waitomo .. 34 . . .... .. 496 ; . . 1 253 .. ! 566 .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. ! . . .. 227 .. 70 .. 40 Ohura 80 - - | 27 .. i 147 21 . . . .. .. . . .. .. 7 Ivaitieke .. 10 .. .. .... 30 . . .. .. j • • • • .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Tauranga . . .. 12 61 .. 40 .. j 3 2 .. • ■ • ■ ■ • .. .. .. .. Whakatane . . .. .. .. .. .. j .. 28 j 51 .. I 21 13 .. j •. 1 .. .... .. Opotiki .. .. •. .. .. .. .. 13 • - • • • .. | .. 12 .. | j .. .. .. | | 4 Totals .. .. 730 483 2,768 120 1,513 1 3,576 21 1,371 60 j 1,349 483 | 713 i 1,166 j 100 | 1,398 130 683 1,477 .. 1,198 | 225 19 309 .. 115 .. 57

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Gisborne District. I Matakaoa .. .. I .. . • • • .. 15 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • j Waiapu .. .. 143 35 160 40 .. 6 54 .. .. .. Cawa .. .. | .. . - . • •. 32 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... Cook .. .. j 57 1,397 16 908 53 569 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. Waikohu .. .. 4 .. .. 5 .. 323 .. 498 .. 170 31 14 . j Totals .. .. 61 .. .. 5 .. 1,910 51 1,566 93 739 71 1 70 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. 9 .. .. • • .. 407 .. .. .. .. 52 .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. Hawke's Bay.. .. 107 .. 2,968 143 1,746 83 1,080 673 128 .. 250 .. 130 208 17 ! .. .. 16 16 Waipawa .. .. 33 1,509 .. 1,129 33 399 19 9 1 .. j 36 16 144 77 127 Waipukurau .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 626 .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 Patangata .. .. .. • - . • • • • • 996 9 507 36 336 220 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 .. .. .. .. .. .. Weber .. .. .. .. .. . - - ■ 77 .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. i .. Dannevirke .. .. .. 19 ... .. 1,214 .. 482 20 279 2 1 9 . j 47 .. .. .. Woodville .. .. 26 345 .. 119 .. 149 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 12 .. 6 6 Pahiatua .. .. 5 4 792 413 .. 275 20 22 30 Akitio .. .. I .. 269 .. 15 .. 36 4 Ill 54 .. .. .. __! Totals .. ..184 19 .. ..I 4 9,203 152 4,411 172 2,554 1,010 .. .. .. .. 277 .. 250 .. 130 i 326 17 j 12 .. 22 160 16 144 77 157 Wellingtoh-West Coast District. Clifton .. .. . • .. . • • • - • 82 .. 49 .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • I ■ • • • • • 1 • • • • • • - ■ 7 Taranaki .. . • 4 .. 25 .. 11 100 .. 170 .. 75 .. .. 20 Inglewood .. • • ■ - .. .. .. .. 103 .. 263 .. 65 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Egmont .. • • ■ • • • ■ ■ - - • • 88 .. 30 .. 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Stratford .. . ■ •. .. . ■ . ■ .. 100 .. 18 .. 14 66 .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. 2 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. .. .. 17 .. 14 .. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Eltham . ■ • • 3 .. .. .. .. 325 .. 10 .. 375 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. Hawera .. •• •• .. .. .. 546 .. 121 .. 160 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. 60 .. 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Patea .. 1,831 110 897 .. 720 20 .. 95 .. 52 .. ..I 13 I .. 9 .. 7 18 Waitotara .. 864 1 476 .. 441 87 389 1,872 200 1,200 11 8 .. Waimarino .. I 234 .. 135 .. 118 11 70 .. 1,600 800 1,700 6 19 Wanganui .. 1,031 10 1,057 112 158 325 8,341 3,450 2,337 3,966 7 .. Rangitikei .. ..134 1 75 87 3,846 98 6,842 3,210 3,675 278 611 1,085 113 903 23 525 900 354 528 16 16 .. 15 .. 11 Oroua .. .. 23 10 320 13 221 1,202 .. 221 .. 230 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Kairanga .. .. 7 3 1 750 10 65 .. 122 5 .. 17 7 .. .. .. .. 9 10 Kiwitea .. .. 9 678 .. 783 115 375 3 1 Pohangina .. .. .• .. .. .. .. 626 .. 1,926 .. 270 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Manawatu .. .. 121 746 .. 197 .. 316 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 13 " Horowhenua .. .. 4 .. .. .. 20 799 .. 1,385 .. 488 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 33 .. 96 .. 116 Hutt .. .. 18 173 62 12 81 .. 210 90 .. .. .. .. 1 Makara .. 137 .. 25 .. 25 8 52 1,170 2,662 285 1,500 5 Eeatherston .. .. 43 40 20 20 1,776 24 782 127 904 125 566 2,285 80 1,368 4 .. .. .. .. 6 30 Wairarapa South .. 5 .. .. .. .. 1,365 20 361 .. 574 38 .. .. .. .. .. 152 167 .. 152 2 .. .. .. .. 2 Masterton .. .. 7 1,792 23 1,166 15 939 53 .. 200 .. 100 1 .. .. .. 11 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 265 .. 101 54 59 10 .. .. .. .. 40 .. .. .. 14 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 627 5 263 .. 176 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 13 .. 4 2 .'. .. Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. • • ■ • 401 .. 139 9 116 Totals .. .. 378 11 463 33 360 20,547 301 17,604 3,642 10,514 1,132 9,907 9,248 2,730 7,702 190 1,847 5,329 1,439 3,894 143 .. I 22 .. 32 157 .. Ill .. 127 Totals, North Island 1,353 \ 513 3,231 158 1,877 35,236 525 24,952 3,967 15,156 2,696 10,620 10,414 2,830 9,100 597 2,530 7,056 1,439 i 5,222 j 695 17 I 34 .. 73 696 16 j 370 77 341~

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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, 1927—continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK —continued.

Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Ryaland. Other Breeds. Nameof County. J. »!. ■£ I § Ig| J. »!. f 11 111 J tfl. f 11 S|| J. si. f! | ! I § ! J gI f | J 1 11 » J „ §§ . flf 3|J J III fit ffi !H Lambs -III |!1 III !i? Lambi - 111 ||I li! K! Lambs - IJl ||1 lif jlil Lambs - IhiPnilr, I l|& 0 hi SI! I 3 1*1 g*g S I s ! 3 1*1 ?-°l 3 H-°a |-l s f-s 3 S H H a H 5 Maklbokough - Nelson- i WeSTLAHI) District. Waimea .. .. 143 139 410 .. 202 56 56 28 145 160 493 56 287 595 5,761 10,750 715 6,534 10 5 I Takaka .. .. 25 40 28 4 5 41 16 78 9 62 114 958 1,265 100 1,367 Collingwood .. ..I 5 1 5 25 100 .. .. 17 150 140 .. 130 Buller .. .. 6 16 2 3 .. 6 .. 8 Inangah.ua .. 27 .. 41 .. 5 33 10 30 .. 28 Murchison .. .. 28 .. 10 .. .. 7 3 11 450 700 .. 430 4 46 20 .. Grey .. .. j 32 46 .. .. .. .. 4 .. 20 .. 5 12 Westland .. .. i 58 .. .. .. ■ ■ 35 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 9 .. 50 Sounds .. .. 6 52 .. 16 .. .. 406 1,212 4,906 33 3,161 603 2,969 11,810 .. 6,278 17 Marlborough .. .. 33 144 .. 118 2 285 1,777 5,693 20 2,600 2,379 16,026 33,861 2,417 18,865 2 Awatere .. .. 12 321 3 52 .. .. .. .. 2,053 23,766 64,371 2,167 37,551 10 10 Totals .. .. 375 139 645 .. 236 688 10 107 .. 64 948 3,640 11,970 118 6,540 5,775 49,676 122,237 5,399 70,730 44 5 23 .. 68 .. 8 Cantekbitky-Kaikouba District. Kaikoura .. .. 2 22 415 3,066 7,820 60 4,155 872 13,982 26,074 486 14,076 Amuri .. .. 57 30 500 61 .. 93 .. - 1,260 2,205 34,719 1,586 14,879 1,846 30,317 76,757 1,818 29,839 7 3 4 Cheviot .. .. 89 4 .. 148 73 56 1,001 1,155 24,180 178 9,854 760 9,064 35,257 886 15,750 3 Waipara .. .. 254 .. 251 .. 168 371 20 1,275 12 507 2,758 3,648 57,504 288 27,031 1.729 423 15,743 30 5,963 29 ..230 65 75 23 Ashley .. .. 31 56 1,164 3,465 25,729 290 11,273 388 206 101 .. 50 1 .. 25 .. 14 Kowai .. •• 51 208 .. 405 ... 135 453 109 6,434 4 2,433 192 .. 1,670 .. 140 Oxford .. 141 .. 2 .. .. 183 656 2,135 7,690 98 3,244 259 172 1,278 .. .. 5 Rangiora . . 123 130 70 192 500 75 220 51 32 549 .. 8 .. 218 Eyre .. 162 20 21 289 2 344 60 131 98 35 2,516 186 903 81 2 110 25 37 5 40 2 Tawera .. .. 19 60 .. 20 .. .. 109 .. .. .. .. 704 8,710 32,283 958 16,162 Malvern .. ..166 1 684 303 .. 181 151 317 5,817 291 1,864 150 1,587 6,634 220 2,509 6 4 Paparua .. •• 48 1 .. 6 162 10 323 67 47 154 2,619 242 1,424 27 2,978 3,076 178 611 3 21 .. 3 .. 5 Waimairi .. •• 5 .. 12 .. 8 66 120 2,684 .. 720 .. .. 30 Heathcote .. 27 .. .. 12 20 .. .. 2,450 .. .. 86 1,011 3.166 .. 385 Akaroa .. •• 34 292 .. 2 .. 11 6 12 14 252 .. .. 74 .. 30 .. 10 .. 4 Mount Herbert .. 6 158 29 7 130 132 .. 1,551 .. 416 41 26 3,301 .. 1,110 38 i 1

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Wairewa .. .. 14 340 70 .. .. 65 123 .. I 153 .. 400 .. i < .. . | ] 6 .. I Halswell .. .. 15 12 60 ..I 28 .. 1,677 .. | 390 | .. Springs .. .. 23 194 120 65 22 19 71 1,409 14 20 3 .. 4 ! Ellesmere .. .. 25 18 19 506 23 313 25 23 186 352 3,477 .. 1,445 52 245 4,848 69 586 56 ; 1 Selwyn .. .. 55 455 .. 809 .. 243 383 720 11,219 223 3,798 719 2,342 11,509 287 4,024 4 .... ..j..' 6 .. 3 .. 3 Ashburton .. .. 1,520 4 860 30 245 999 18 240 .. 167 2,041 9,023 33,041 1,683 13,917 1,577 24,673 87,677 4,440 31,683 152 .. I 27 .. 12 13 Geraldine .. 160 83 3 211 45 25 771 633 8,354 .. 2,894 431 3,971 5,235 44 2,169 49 .. 10 1 Levels .. .. 91 169 .. 124 .. .. 161 .. 150 .. 5 70 133 470 .. ! 77 3 .. 6 Mackenzie .. .. 55 .. 127 909 8,241 12,707 .. 8,513 931 8,946 >41,095 432 15,970 2 Waimate .. ..107 1 21 .. 531 2 141 162 2,086 13,096 56,380 2,853 22,349 777 10,465 35,514 975 ,11,812 37 26 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ; S I | 1 Totals.. .. 3,253 36 1,928 91 533 6,484 145 5,066 179 2,208 15,109 48,506 307,590 7,982 131,117 111,912 119,338 395,784 10,837 153,351 469 .. j 282 65 105 194 5 56 2 13 Otago Distkiot. Waitaki .. 314 96 43 494 122 20 2,131 24,682 55,077 2,436 21,705 971 9,413 18,582 586 6,249 11 38 ; 42 250 10 60 Maniototo .. .. 65 10 1,498 12,181 20,796 508 12,912 1,339 30,060 34,732 2,394 18,486 j 2 1 Vincent .. .. 25 18 1,188 4,634 14,401 1,390 6,416 813 23,434 56,682 1,683 24,420 2 70 Waihemo .. .. 23 5 1,054 756 7,070 283 3,898 131 731 1,643 184 880 4 6 Waikouaiti .. .. 4 9 575 1,030 18,668 3,164 4,574 130 10 754 200 300 1 5 Taieri .. .. 39 12 1,021 1,845 5,230 90 2,310 257 4,254 7,408 1,325 5,003 3 10 Peninsula .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. . • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Clutha .. .. 29 25 16 53 4 .. 27 212 3 140 111 18 14 Tuapeka .. .. 26 35 1,866 '18,402 24,866 3,270 16,027 361 2,758 6,141 265 3,141 16 Bruce .. .. 63 229 131 15 6 .. 1 331 60 22 .. 32 .. 563 207 7 Lake. .. .. 13 21 98 62 40 144 ! .. 406 6,279 4,192 766 2,282 370 .. .. .. Southland .. .. 462 40 840 100 243 162 .. 60 .. 10 1,050 175 1,142 64 983 495 .. .. .. 6 35 67 Wallace .. .. 137 .. 2 .. .. 107 925 30 52 17 2 Stewart Island Totals .. .. 1,201 61 1,290 162 473 1,065 10 182 .. j 58 12,257 70,077 151,604 11,971 71,218 4,969 70,660 126,505,6,637 58,692 99 205 48 ; 250 10 60 Totals, South Island 4,829 236 3,863 253 1,242 8,237 165 5,355 179 2,330 28,314 122,223 471,164 20,071 208,875 22,656 239,674 644,526 22,873 282,773 612 .. 282 65 110 422; 53 374 12 81 Totals, North Island 1,353 513 3,231 158 jl,877 35,236 525 24,952 3,967 15,156 2,696 10,620 10,414 2,830 9,100 597 2,530 7,056 11,439 5,222 695 17 34 .. 73 696 16 370 77 341 Totals for Dominion 6,182 749 7,094 411 3,119 43,473 690 30,307 4,146 17,486 31,010 132,843 481,578 22,901 217,975 23,253 242,204 651,582 24,312 287,995 1,307 17 316 65 183 1,118 69 744 89 422

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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, 1927—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. ' | : Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 6,141 27,470 2,971 12,185 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,327 10,241 332 E 4,672 Bay oiVslands .. .. .. 7,978 46,353 1,733 19,254 Hokiaiiga .. 6,767 45,271 1,883 18,018 Whangarei .. .. .. •• 16,350 49,214 2,748 18,940 Otamatea .. .. .. •• 7,369 34,443 1,702 16,597 Hobson 12,714 44,076 3,378 22,325 Rodney .. .. .. .• 14,390 27,416 2,616 11,779 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 632 4,226 72 2,070 Waitemata .. .. .. .. 5,778 21,597 2,277 5,916 Eden .. .. .. 1,653 .. 149 75 Manukau .. .. .. 11,338 24,891 2,697 10.386 Franklin 5,872 36,434 1,909 12,000 Coromandel .. .. .. 5,962 20,698 674 8,211 Thames 975 3,392 233 1,599 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 275 2,195 772 1,843 Ohinemuri .. .. .. 339 3,071 477 814 Wa.ikato .. .. .. •• 4,008 21,148 1,984 7,866 Raglan .. 39,972 113,846 2,498 55,670 Waipa .. .. .. 2,774 30 : M7 1,830 6,299 Piako 4,720 30,435 2,382 7,182 Matamata . . .. .. ■ - 7,660 30,255 2,648 9,458 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 4,090 16,384 853 5,351 Taupo 2,751 8,471 1,603 4,301 Tanmarunui .. .. .. .. 17,241 47,094 1,327 21,089 Kawhia .. .. .. .. 7,327 32,194 743 15,621 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 2,230 14,390 290 5,364 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 29,972 118,472 3,393 55,805 Ohura 12,047 47,278 3,146 29,306 Kaitieke 25,721 54,107 3,388 38,233 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 8,846 7,710 2,086 1,641 Whakatane .. .. .. •• 8,962 26,376 842 11,300 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 25,429 47,593 5,185 27,843 Totals .. .. .. 309,610 1,046,888 60,821 469,013 Gisborne District. Matakaoa 5,038 53,700 3,202 35,361 Waiapu .. .. .. .. 17,529 169,411 11,501 103,852 Uawa .. .. .. .. 18,983 75,586 4,626 43,319 Cook 66,947 345,445 19,772 157,750 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 42,743 291,375 20,243 157,119 Totals .. .. .. 151,240 935,517 59,344 497,401 Hawke's Bay ; District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 74,763 296,368 24,838 156,266 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 130,298 497,922 51,729 173,001 Waipawa 26,754 191,540 14,878 58,401 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 6,843 69,985 5,642 24,538 Patangata .. .. .. .. 35,894 296,861 22,624 133,307 Weber 15,111 35,712 4,707 27,185 Dannevirke 16,648 157,178 7,658 64,664 Woodville .. .. .. ••• 4,505 44,892 3,159 20,291 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 8,289 100,970 4,146 46,076 Akitio 28,641 114,025 7,880 68,320 Totals .. : .. .. 347,746 1,805,453 147,261 772,049

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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, 1927 —continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED —continued.

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Wethers, I Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. .. 10,710 32,437 1,148 I 17,179 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 645 6,189 604 I 1,844 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 1,633 11,847 612 4,935 Egmont 525 7,724 207 4,109 Stratford 10,671 30,821 834 12,653 Whangamomona . - . • • • 12,171 33,228 815 | 16,130 Eltham .. .. .. .. 13,129 34,548 840 12,074 Hawera 16,909 40,281 1,550 14,446 Waimate West .. .. 484 1,645 510 1,576 Patea .. .. .. •• 40,982 117,055 5,863 35,583 Waitotara 39,710 85,226 6,082 30,110 Waimarino 60,452 128,277 10,194 76,680 Wanganui . .. .. . • 57,685 146,681 13,448 79,337 Rangitikei 78,923 380,263 21,881 164,670 Oroua .. .. •• 2,685 75,720 4,197 18,113 Kairanga 13,808 51,421 4,570 10,628 Kiwitea .. .. .. •• 9,847 85,578 2,509 37,498 Poll angina 4,596 57,840 961 25,544 Manawatu 4,828 55,926 7,816 23,443 Horowhenua .. .. •• 16,229 50,083 4,671 16,014 Hutt .. .. .. .. 13,120 41,022 1,157 20,805 Makara 6,637 33,218 679 17,004 Featherston 33,656 216,648 15,263 95,997 Wairarapa South .. .. .. 17,156 114,365 5,307 42,593 Masterton 51,298 275,587 15,372 132,387 Castlepoint 19,514 93,771 8,156 51,790 Eketahuna .. .. .. •• 6,474 90,822 2,525 39,279 Mauriceville 2,542 40,226 1,611 14,795 Totals .. .. •• 547,019 | 2,338,449 139,382 1,017,216 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,355,615 6,126,307 406,808 2,755,679 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. •• 29,845 109,551 7,453 52,523 Takaka 6,199 20,194 1,307 9,401 Collingwood .. •• •• •• 2,429 7,338 1,043 4.454 Buller .. .. •• •• 525 2,029 367 777 Inangahua .. .. •• 771 5,201 455 1,618 Murchison .. .. •• •• 4,806 18,106 1,086 8,083 Grey .. .. •• •• 1,354 12,020 716 3,164 Westland 2,319 15,696 1,661 6,008 Sounds .. •• •• 12,320 79,366 1,184 36,312 Marlborough .. •• 23,552 73,493 3,324 28,496 Awatere .. .. •- •• 7,083 80,694 2,574 22,029 Totals .. .. 91,203 423,688 21,170 172,865 Canterbury-Kaikotjra District. Kaikoura .. .. •• •• 14,158 49,032 2,276 17,068 Amuri .. .. •• •• 8,589 58,005 1,135 27,007 Cheviot .. .. •• •• 2,326 44,742 780 12,896 Waipara .. .. •• •• 16,920 159,670 1,923 52,908 Ashley 3,966 36,591 -999 12,948 Kowai 3,164 45,516 1,162 11,570 Oxford 3,613 68,077 3,377 22,291 Rangiora .. .. •• •• 2,141 23,826 891 4,081 Eyre . .. •• •• 3,989 35,582 828 9,842 Tawera 3,739 15,760 1,813 5,729 Malvern .. .. •• •• 8,117 74,152 4,691 20,848

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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, 1927—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and i be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. ! this Season. this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District—contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. 2,249 13,333 427 3,470 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 15 1,521 12 288 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 1,057 1,043 204 3,847 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 4,788 82,331 549 19,921 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,674 35.754 335 ; 8,576 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 1,937 63,440 1,008 ' 15,416 Halswell .. .. .. .. 1,110 7,102 41 3,022 Springs .. .. .. .. 832 20,489 668 i 3,677 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 2,964 44,536 2,364 : 8,848 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 9,921 87,359 4,848 i 34,463 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 21,999 450,700 30,667 j 120,973 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 21,494 197,827 9,962 j 60,978 Levels .. .. .. .. 8,107 122,306 7,151 I 34,946 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 15,856 161,305 3,875 I 60,326 Waimate .. .. .. .. 25,716 290,660 10,051 , 91,832 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 10,039 23,569 3,031 j 16,265 Totals .. .. .. 200,480 2,214,228 95,068 684,036 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 28,490 242,352 7,204 70,031 Maniototo .. .. .. 36,214 120,758 3,958 56,068 Vincent .. .. .. .. 20,330 97,785 4,958 37,168 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 9,356 64,795 3,141 28,096 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 5,563 35,930 2,024 15,212 Taieri .. .. .. .. 28,168 105,413 7,839 48,213 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 157 6,571 230 1,738 Clutha .. .. .. .. 21,060 213,054 5,805 116,759 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 48,587 196,606 10,217 104,563 Bruce .. .. .. .. 16,567 126,240 3,894 66,428 Lake .. .. .. .. 61,416 84,482 9,886 44,954 Southland .. .. .. .. 104,317 757,216 16,221 374,931 Wallace .. .. .. .. 35,470 312,720 10,744 142,944 Stewart Island .. .. .. 862 2,057 161 1,139 Totals .. .. .. 416,557 2,365,979 86,282 j 1,108,244 Totals, South Island .. .. 708,240 5,003,895 202,520 1,965,145 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,355,615 6,126,307 406,808 2,755,679 Totals for Dominion .. .. 2,063,855 11,130,202 609,328 j 4,720,824

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C— continued. SUMMARY Number of Sheep in each District on 30th April, 1927.

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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. , , | j Total in , w . Napier- Wellington- _ . , I Canterbury- ! m T . , Dominion. Auckland. Gisb P orne . West Coast. Total " Nelson-West- Kaikoura y Otago. Total. land. Stud sheep (entered in Flock- book) — Merino .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 9,682 14,284 5,990 29,956 29,971 Lincoln .. .. .. 432 2,100 6,674 9,206 506 129 679 1,314 10,520 Romney .. .. .. 18,015 ! 15,272 78,715 112,002 10,630 4,819 36,895 52,344 164,346 Border Leicester .. .. 430 .. 710 1,140 410 11,007 11,854 23,271 24,411 English Leicester .. .. 855 576 160 1,591 1,205 17,294 312 18,811 20,402 Shropshire .. .. .. 363 .. 586 949 60 2,885 940 3,885 4,834 Southdown .. .. .. 2,839 7,467 26,324 36,630 963 14,950 1,507 17,420 54,050 Corriedale .. .. .. 456 j 271 1,157 1,884 909 36,707 10,341 47.957 49,841 Ryeland .. .. .. 587 1 539 547 ! 1,673 84 1,470 127 1,681 3,354 Other breeds .. .. 39 .. 99 138 1,347 1,739 141 3,227 3,365 Totals .. .. .. 24,016 26,225 114,987 165,228 25,796 105,284 68,786 199,866 365,094 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flook-book — Merino .. .. .. 7,990 24,620 22,969 55,579 215,819 432,524 301,885 950,228 1,005,807 Lincoln .. .. .. 10,035 23,209 23,377 56,621 3,483 5,881 18,497 27,861 84,482 Romney .. .. .. 333,214 1,500,839 1,047,305 2,881,358 125,399 79,481 224,731 429.611 3,310,969 Border Leicester .. .. 4,043 1,432 1,380 6,855 3,270 25,220 34,060 62,550 69,405 English Leicester .. .. 3,794 1,684 501 5,979 7,510 37,569 4,352 49,431 55,410 Shropshire .. .. .. 5,614 273 1,245 7,132 1,395 5,841 3,187 10,423 17,555 Southdown .. .. .. 6,377 20,851 52,608 79,836 869 14.082 1,315 16,266 96,102 Corriedale .. .. .. 3,860 1,081 30,719 35,660 23,216 510,304 317,127 850,647 886,307 Half-bred .. .. .. 3,488 657 12,699 16,844 253,817 691,222 267,463 1,212,502 1,229,346 Ryeland .. .. .. 244 378 197 819 49 921 99 1,069 1,888 Other breeds .. .. .. 481 624 395 1,500 99 270 573 942 2,442 Totals .. .. .. 379,140 1,575,648 1,193,395 3,148,183 634,926 1,803,315 1,173,289 3,611,530 6,759,713 Crossbreds and others not otherwise 1,886,332 4,716,011 4,042,066 10,644,409 708,926 3,193,812 3,977,062 7,879,800 18,524,209 enumerated Grand totals .. .. 2,289,488 6,317,884 5,350,448 13,957,820 1,369,648 5,102,411 5,219,137 11,691,196 25,649,016

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

SUMMARY. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1926 and 1927. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — 1926. 1927. Rams .. .. .. .. 13,808 12,334 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 192, 055 199,219 Dry ewes .. .. .. •. • ■ 10. 053 8,644 Lambs 138,526 144,897 Totals .. .. .. .. 354,442 365,094 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. •• •• 356,727 375,940 Wethers .. .. .. •• • - 1,008,783 1,011,119 Breeding-ewes .. •• •• •• 3,153,805 3,502,309 Dry ewes .. .. .. •• •• 232,363 213,719 Lambs .. .. .. •• •• 1,492,959 1,656,626 Totals .. .. .. .. 6,244,637 6,759,713 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated — Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,203,652 2,063,855 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. . • 10,602,392 11,130,202 Dry ewes .. .. .. • • • • 837, 319 609,328 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,662,551 4,720,824 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,305,914 18,524,209 Grand total of sheep .. .. 24,904,993 25,649,016

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Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. — _ __ i is ol . Sfi'i &g . . I — •- g "§6 J Sort §0 13 g O rt-g g-g o 5*3" 3 £3 I h Q 5 izi-c H 2h3 ° •X 0 | P Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino .. .. .. .. .. 0-00 0-00 0-70 0*28 0-11 0-26 0*12 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-02 0-03 0 13 0-07 0-04 0-00 0-01 0-01 0-04 Romney .. .. .. 0-79 0-24 1-47 0-80 0-77 0-09 0-71 0-45 0-64 Border Leicester .. .. 0-02 .. 0-02 0-01 0-03 0-22 0-23 0-20 0-10 English Leicester .. .. 0-04 0-01 0-00 0-01 0-09 0-34 0-01 0-16 0-08 Shropshire .. .. 0-02 .. 0-01 0 01 0-00 0-06 0-02 0-03 0-02 Southdown .. .. 0-12 0-12 0-49 0-26 0-07 0-29 0-03 0-15 0-21 Corriedale .. .. 0-02 0-00 0-02 0-01 0-07 0-72 0-20 0-41 0-19 Ryeland .. .. .. 0-02 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-03 0-00 0-01 0-01 Other breeds .. .. 0-00 .. 0-00 0-00 0-10 0-03 0-00 0-03 0-01 Totals .. .. 1-05 0-41 2-15 1 18 1 88 2-06 1-32 1-71 1-42 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino .. .. .. 0-35 0-39 0-43 0-40 15-75 8-48 5-79 8-13 3-92 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-44 0-37 0-44 0-41 0-26 0-11 0-35 0-24 0-33 Romney .. .. .. 14-55 23-75 19-58 20-64 9-16 1-56 4-31 3-67 12-91 Border Leicester .. .. 0-18 0-02 0-02 0-05 0-24 0-49 0-65 0-53 0-27 English Leicester .. .. 0-16 0-03 0-01 0-04 0-55 0-74 0-08 0-42 0-22 Shropshire .. .. 0-25 0-00 0-02 0-05 0-10 0-11 0-06 0-09 0-07 Southdown .. .. 0-28 0-33 0-98 0-57 0-06 0-28 0-03 0-14 0-37 Corriedale .. .. 0-17 0-02 0-57 0-26 1-70 10-00 6-08 7-28 3-46 Half-bred.. .. .. 0-15 0-01 0-24 0-12 18-53 13-55 5-12 10-37 4-79 Ryeland .. .. .. 0-01 0-01 0-00 0-01 0-00 0-02 0-00 0-01 0-01 Other breeds .. .. 0-02 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0-01 0 01 Totals .. .. 16-56 24-94 22-30 22-56 46-36 35-35 22-48 30-89 26-36 Crossbreds and others not other- 82-39 74-65 75-55 76-26 51-76 62-59 76-20 67-40 72-22 wise enumerated — —— —— Grand totals .. 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00

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C—continued. SUMMARIES.

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

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

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1908.

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- : nss* is;, w-a« "bsest ~ g , | °Bs. "a- sa. ; lis. ! ss. |.a» Stud rams (entered 1,093 1,052 3,806 865 ! 2,877 2,641 ' 12,334 in Flool: book) Other rams .. ! 32,983 94,473 77,422 20,221 78,422 72,419 375,940 Wethers .. 363,750 636,681 658,474 236,774 ! 510,719 668,576 } 3,074,974 Breeding-ewes .. ; 1,251,412 3,612,142 3,041,878 | 730,036 i 3,237,513 2,958,749 ! 14,831,730 Dry ewes .. 1 70,440 268,059 175,416 j 47,824 141,006 128,946 i 831,691 Lambs.. .. | 569,810 1,705,477 1,393,452 j 333,928 j 1,131,874 1,387,806 j 6,522,347 Totals .. j 2,289,488 : 6,317,884 5,350,448 1,369,648 j 5,102,411 5,219,137 | 25,649,010

North Island, | South Island. Dominion. Year. ! . i Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. [ Dry Ewes. Breeding ewes. Dry Ewes. __ ' 1908 .. .. .. 5,698,865 626,687 5,545,176 540,158 1 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 1926 .. .. .. 7,503,200 663,427 I 6,445,052 416,308 13,948,252 1,079,735 1927 .. .. .. 7,905,432 513,915 6,926,298 317,776 14,831,730 831,691

Stud Rams, [ Flock Rains, Wethers, Year. j Two-tooth and | Two-tooth and Two-tooth and ! Breeding-ewes. [ Dry Ewes. | Lambs. Totals. | Over. j 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 .. I 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 .. 12,398 309,684 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 1926 .. ! 13,808 j 356,727 3,212,435 13,948,252 1,079,735 6,294,036 24,904,993 1927 .. I 12,334 I 375,940 3,074,974 14,831,730 831,691 6,522,347 25,649,016

T rt fai a+n/qi Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. * Stud and | Stud Stud I 1 T.:: a Grand Total, I Flock Breeding- Dry Tjnmba mfl Fk>pk I Stud and tn Bams. | ewes. Ewes. ■ Lambe ' an^° clt Wethers . ! Dry Ewes. I Lambs. Flock Sheep. I I I I | | | 1908 272,752 1 230,075 i 14,725 157,556 1 675,108 3,378,398 11,013,966 1,152,120 6,229,461 22,449,053 1909 298,918 j 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 i 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 i 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 1 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 7,304,171 25,828,554 1920 306,621 j 154,516 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 2,807,032 12,896,561 1,036,723 I 6,381,249 23,775,776 1925 355,579 ! 184,744 7,867 131,485 | 679,675 3,063,663 13,530,479 875,899 I 6,398,239 24,547,955 1926 370,535 192,055 : 10,053 138,526 711,169 3,212,435 13,756,197 1.069,682 ! 6,15-5,510 24,904,993 1927 388,274 I 199,219 I 8,644 144,897 i 741,034 i 3,074,974 14,632,511 823,047 6,377,450 25,649,016

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- ' ■ ■ . - 2. j, : On the 30th April, 1927. Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of j Sheep Distbicts in Counties. ; Name and Addbess op Officer, and I _ . I o o o . | o ■ I ° g Appointments held by him. o x ! 5 ■'S6 !fl o o 1 rn § Owners ■>= S ° ° wo riS So o O uwners Shppn o wo o oo oo o lO o S - n f QVippn oneep. :oio J3 _r O o ,-iO oo -o oneep. | |<* | 0 | I of ° | ra I c-~ rt I ° <* I g [ | | Reakes, C. J., D.V.Sc., M.E.G.V.S., Wellington, Director-General. ATTPK-T iwn titqtptpt 1 Pope ' R S "' wdlin 9 ton < Asst - Director-General. AUC&LAW.D DlblRICl Lvons, J., M.R.C.V.S., Wellington, Director, LiveJtSaii of Islands Subdivision — I I " of -n- • • , Mongonui ... ... ... ... 62 49 28j 10 2 ... 151 64,317 , Whangaroa ... ... ... ... 25 24 8 1 i 58 17,850 i ]j a yley, H. A., Ohaeawai, Inspector of Stock, Bay of Islands ... ... ... ... 67 54 33 20 7 ... 181 101,425 | Registrar of Brands. Hokianga ... ... ... ... 47 55 29 : 21 4 1 157 91,658 J Whangarei Subdivision — Whangarei ... ... ... ... 91 75 38 ; 29 4 2 239 ! 128,766 I McKinlay, E. A., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Otamatea ... ... ... ... 44 51 38 14 2 ... j 149 j 74,465 !• Registrar of Brands. Hobson ... ... ... ... 33 45 24 6 1 149 111,889 J Christie, A. W., Dargaville, Inspector of Stock. Auckland Subdivision — Rodney ... ... ... ... 88 71 2* 7 1 2 ... 1 197 ! 77,293 \ Great Barrier Island ... ... ... 9 8 5' 2 24 10,478 „ , ,, , T i. c en. i -o ■ Waitemata 48 30 15 7 3 1 104 48,496 J Blllot ' D- -Auckland, Inspector of Stock, RegisEden 2 1 3 1 877 trar Brands. Manukau ... ... ". 27 44 25 11 2 1 110 j Huddleston, V. A Auckland, Inspector -of Stock. Franklin 43 39 18 16 3 ! 119 63,072 Beere, G. A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. Coromandel ... ... ... ... 23 48 23; 10, 104 49,269 / Ohinemuri Subdivision — Thames ... ... ... ... 14 9 3 1 27 7,257 > Hauraki Plains... ... ... ... 7 8 3j ... i ... 18 5,141 Ohinemuri ... ... ... ... ; 5 8 1 1 15 5,434 McPhee, C. E., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock, Waikato Subdivision — , Registrar of Brands. Piako ... ... ... ... ... i 11 12 12| 18! 2 55 48,028 J. P., Paeroa, Inspector of Stock. Waikato ... ... ... j 21 14 16 15 1 67 42,741 Morris, J. L., Cambridge, Inspector of Stock. Raglan ... ... ... ... 33 55 69' 65! 20 3 ... ■ ... | ... j 245 ! 261,664 Gleland, H., Matamata, Inspector of Stock. Waipa ... ... ... ... ; 25 17 25 14 j 81 47,817 Matamata ... ... ... ... | 31 22 19! 12] 3 ... ! ... : ... ! ... j 87 i 51,611 j/

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — Taupo... ... ... ... ••• 7 2 5 3 2 19 17,653 L Taumarunui ... ... ... ... 29 42 31 21 3 1 ... 1 j ■■■ 128 94,926 i , Q , , Kawhia 14 15 29 15 2 i 75 57,503 Smith J. W. Te Zmfo, Inspector of Stock, Otorohanga 24 16 17 4 1 ... 62 30,384 Registrar oi Brands. Waitomo 80 88 75 53 8 3 1 ' 308 225,775 ; Graham, D. A., Wanganui, Registrar Brands tor Ohura... ... ... ... ... 36 50 43 18 4 1 2 ! 154 114,466 I Kaltleke - Kaitieke ... ... ... ... 29 41 42 39 9 ... 160 134,560 I . I Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga ... ... ... ... 39 9 7 2 2 i 59 20,684 Watt, M. W., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Whakatane ... ... ... ... 23 12 7 12 3 1 ... 58 56,071 ) Registrar of Brands. Opotiki ... ... ... ... 30 22 40 33 6 4 135 138,051 i r Urquhart, T. T).,Opotiki, Inspector of Stock. Rotorua ... ... ... ... 8 10 7 5 4 34 27,493 j Anderson, J. D., Botorua, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Auckland District ... 10751045 779 504104 20 3 2 ... 3,532 2,289,488 GISBOBNE DISTBICT, — Matakaoa ... ... ... ... 10 11 9 40 11 3 1 85 138,022 , Waiapu ... ... ... ... 15 38 41 88 22 15 4 8 1 232 540,069 L x A Uawa 11 6 10 20 18 3 6 5 ... 79 242,146 D., Gtsborne, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Cook ... ... ... ... ... 63 42 69 79 60 23 9 6 ... 351 726,396 I Brands. Waikohu ... ... ... ... 25 23 41 84 36 20 7 7 2 245 649,136 j Totals in Gisborne District ... j 124 120 170 311147 64 27 26 3 992 2,295,769 HAWKE'S BAY DISTRICT,— Napier Subdivision — Wairoa ... ... ... ... 28 38 70 100 53 12 5 6 1 313 637,986 \ ~ , r , w „ ,. T , , „ . Hawke'sBay ... ... ... ... 108 91 190' 198 76 33 11 7 2 716 1,189,825 ) Dalghesh, W Hastings, Inspector of Stock, Waipawa ... ... ... ... 43 82 101 1 100 20 3 2 1 ... 352 380,952 of Brands. Waipukurau 8 13 23 35 7 2 1 ... 89 122 332 (Hams, W. TF™, Inspector of Stock. Patangata 17 18 66 90 55 17 11 7 ... 281 j Kl "g horn > A " Wm V ulmrau, Inspector or Stock. Woodville Subdivision — Weber . ... ... ... ... 1 3 7 23 17 2 ... 1 ... 54 117,670 \ Dannevirke ... ... ... ... 63 83! 59 63 20 2 2 2 ... 294 296,408 L, , - T e n -it » , cu , Woodville 30 18 27 25 8 108 89,331 J. $ Dannevirke, Inspector of Stock, Pahiatua ... ... ... ... 50 53 60 59 14 236 201,028 [ Re S lstlar o£ Bi ands. Akitio... ... ... ... ... 9 32 42 59 14 1 3 3 1 164 283,620 j Totals in Hawke's Bay District ... 357 431 645 752284 72 35 27 4 2,607 4,022,115 j

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1 ■ Oh the 30th April, 1927. i - Owners of Sheep owning j Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. I . Name and Address of Officer, and o o- -2 0 -S-2-i.g.' 0 o' , -"oi'-i®! Appointments held by him. °8 M si sg S§ S§!g8 g8 § S Sh S | S 8P j g S- I 8-of | g-o | g-g ||o [ g-o 1 8| ! of Shee P- I WEST COAST DISTRICT,— Taranaki Subdivision — Clifton ... ... ... ... 47 39 35 15 1 1 I ... 138 73,232 ' Taranaki ... ... ... ... 46 20 3 3 ... j 72 15 532 I Inglewood ... ... 31 24 10 5 ' 70 23 615 ! button, F. W., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Stratford !" "] !" 24 39 30 17 2 ' "! 112 69'o25 - Registrar of Brands. Whangamomona ... ... ... 18 47 47 10 3 125 ! .Cook, A., Stratford, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Elthain ... ... ... ... 13 15 15 23 3 1 70 i' of ®P' nd ?- T , , „ , „ . , Hawera ... ... ... ... 18 : 15 26 19 5 I ... 1 84 83,909 | p o rd > &•> Hawera, Inspector °t Stock, Registrar Waimate West ... ... .. 8! 2 1 11 of Brands. Egmont ... ... ... ... 18: 4 2 6 30 I Wanganui Subdivision — Ratea ... ... ... ... ... 41 43 62 70 16 4 236 242,201 \ Waitotara ... ... 31 30 36 54 13 2 1 1 ... 168 198,019 L . , TTr T A , Waimarino ... ... ... ... 27 47 58 56 18 9 1 1 ... 217 290,696 ! . Graham > D - A -> Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Wanganui ... ... ... .... 20 28 63 49 33 6 5 8 1 213 j Registrar of Brands. Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 84 124 164 198 69 18 4 11 1 673 1,036,113 ) Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... ... ... ... ... 3l! 58 54 36 5 1 185 135,003 l\ Kairanga ... ... ... ... 28 26 39 31 8 132 108,120 | Kiwitea ... ... ... ... 35 64 62 76 16 1 1 255 255,832 I Fleming, D., Palmerston North, Inspector of Pohangina ... ... ... ... 22 48 39 36 10 1 156 140,869 Stock, Registrar of Brands. Manawatu ... ... ... ... 38 32 24 30 6 1 1 132 114,953 Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 28 37 39 36 6 146 120,483 Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti i 32 33 37 37 8 1 148 131 463 I Pindla Y- M. R., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Mana, and Somes) ' . Registrar of Brands. Makara ... ... ... ... 18 14 12 15 4 2 1 66 71,760 i Wilson > W -> Wellington, Inspector of Stock. ) Johnston, J. G., Wellington, Inspector of Stock.. Totals in West Coast District ... , 658 789 857 822227 48 15 21 2 3,439 3,721,799

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WAIRARAPA DISTRICT,— Masterton Subdivision — Eeatherston ... ... ... ... 27 32i 53 66 31 7 9 3 2 230 485,144 , Wairarapa South ... ... ... 33 36 45 38 16 6 1 1 ... 176 219,673 L- ,, , . ™ -r, ,, , T , » Masterton 36 50 95 68 37 22 4 2 ... 314 525 524 Hubbard A. T. ¥ Masterton, Inspector of Castlepoint 3 6 10 15 17 5 2 3 ... 61 181,151 Stocky Registrar o Brands. Eketahuna 33 45 36 42 8 2 1 ... ... 167 155 1728 Allen, H. E., Carierforc, Inspector of Stock. Mauriceyille ... ... ... ... 10 24 13 23 1 1 ... 72 61,429 , Totals in Wairarapa District ... 142 193 252 252 110 43 17 9 2 1,020 1,628,649 Totals in North Island ... 2356 257S2703 2641 872247 97 85 11 11,590 13,957,820 MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT,— Nelson Subdivision — ytT a ' "" 2 oq m 3 1 ??? j) Blair, G., Nelson, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Takaka ... ... ... ... 66 39 17 14 , 136 50,287 r n f Collingwood ... ... ... ... 37 19 9 5 l ... j 71 24,169 j Buller ... ... ... ... 5 34 5 1 | 45 4,142 h Murchison ... ... ... ... 63 45 21 2 3 ... j I34 46,011 Westland Subdivision — ! 11 Neville, C. S., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, Wesfcland ... ... ... ... 81 41 24 2 ... | ... 148 39,048 j| Registrar of Brands. Inangahua ... ... ... ... 20 H 2 2 ... j ... j 35 9,355 Grey ... ... ... ... 56 29 7 5 97 24,326 \> Marlborough Subdivision — Sounds ... ... ... ... 28 43 53 43 92 1 1 ... 180 185,669 1 Q T n mi t * 1 1 Marlborough Ill 156 84 58 17 11 2 2 441 370 882 ! 8c ° tC 'J- G ■, Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, Awatere 6 33 50 67 24 7 4 1 i." 192 328;061 i Registrar of Brands. Totals in Marlborough-Nelson-West- 924 720 405 239 57 21 7 4 ... 2,377 1,369,648 land District CANTERBC RY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT,— Northern Subdivision — Kaikoura ... ... ... ... 35 26 29 34 14 4 1 143 185,897 \ Amuri .. ... ••• ... 15 27 45 50 23 9 4 3 1 177 380,461 | Munro, J., Amberley, Inspector of Stock, RegisCheviot ... ... ... ... 13 48 35 43 10 2 ... 1 ... 152 170,534 ( trar of Brands. Ashley ... ... ... ... 29 15 12 16 14 1 1 .... ... 88 106,410 Graham, F., Botherham, Inspector of Stock. Kowai ... ... ... 4 1 26 19 18 7 117 75,988 [Griffith, J. A., Kaikoicra, Inspector of Stock. Waipara ... ... ... ... 34 74 81 89; 29 3 1 2 ... 313 382,486 I

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2- I 1- On the 30th April, 1927. i 3 - Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. — 5 Name , and Address op Oppicer, and Q | ° . i • ° . °o -2 • h ® Appointments held by him. ° g -»g g JH g g rtg go g 5 Owners cm o m o °- gS°- g °d ® 0 - Io'ts of Sheep. cq g °-®l o§ |«fi F CANTEEBUEY - KA1K0UEA DISTEICT— continued. Ghristchurch Subdivision — Oxford ... 48 67 34 30 5 184 117,470 i Akaroa ... ... ... ... 31 34 43 29 5 1 143 114,949 Mount Herbert ... ... ... 8 11 18 10 6 ... 53 56,325 Wairewa ... 19 23 23 22 8 1 96 92,079 Selwyn . 39 51 43 31 15 1 1 3 1 185 221,220 Tawera ... 7 15 7 4 4 5 2 2 ... 46 106,146 . . Waimairi 10 4 1 15 5 694 ; M - anmn g> VV. B,, Ghristchurch, Inspector of Stock, Eangiora v" 59 49 "l4 "'4 1 "i "i 127 37;941 Registrar of Brands. •g ~ 41 33 17 12 1 ... 1 105 59 117 Urant, Christchiirch, Inspector 01 Stock. Malvern 46 100 57 41 2 !" ... "i !" 246 ! W., Ashburton ..Inspector of Stock. p 04 33 13 5 1 116 35 930 I -"-°* mes > ■£*•> Chatham Islands, Inspector of Stock, Heathcote !" 4 1... 4 2 i" "! 11 1 3 ;369 Registrar of Brands. Halswell ... ... ... ... 6 4— 3 1 2 16 14,009 Springs ... ... 27 17 5 ... 74 30,348 Ellesmere ... 57 61 35 11 3 167 77,742 || Ashburton ... ... ... ... 190 310 300 208 36 8 4 5 1 1,062 941,067 I Chatham Islands ... .... ... 19 25 19 14 7 4 88 90,939 |j Timaru Subd/ivi/Sion Geraldine ... ... ... ... 163 168 102 58 16 1 1 509 325,810 \ Scott, W., Timaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar Levels ... ... ... ... 135 138 72 35 6 386 183,489 [ of Brands. Mackenzie ... ... ... ... 52 97 97 81 46 11 2 3 ... 389 527,777 j Baxter, T. N., Waimate, Inspector of Stock. Waimate ... ... ... ... 152 227 164 127 24 5 3 1 2 705 603,927 ) Sinclair, J. P., Fairlie, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Canterbury-Kaikoura District 1348 16941299 982 288 55 19 21 7 5,713 5,102,411 OTAGO DISTEICT,— Oamaru Subdivision — Waitaki ... ... ... ... 128 211 172 113 39 8 4 3 1 679 656,689 | Taylor, S. M., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Eegistrar of Brands. 35 42 61 99 26 6 3 1 ... 276 392,846 : (Fountain, E. GcF. Dumdin, Inspector of Stock, ' 49 62 " 68 23 14 6 ! 292 403 ' 239 !lEoXr B 55 Inspector of Stook.

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Dunedin Subdivision — , ::: ::: S 11 S 11 I. 1 . .! ! ::: lot »:S | f 7""' SSL. :: :::, S S 1 1 3 Glutha Subdivision — Clutha ... ... ... 197 176 178 103 16 2 672 425,795 ) Eeid, G., Balclutha, Inspector of Stock, Tuapeka ... ... ... ... 86 100 109 116 25 2 3 2 1 444 476,473 I Registrar of Brands. Bruce ... ... ... ... 102 128 121 55 8 1 415 248,063 jShand, G. D., Tapanui, Inspector of Stock. Southland Subdivision — Lake ... ... ... ... 37 34 18 17 12 11 7 1 1 138 269,477 ) Mackley, O. O., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, Southland ... ... ... ... 490 508 480 296 56 7 4 5 1 1,847 1,330, 267 [ Registrar of Brands. Wallace ... ... ... ... 176 208 171 101 16 6 4 3 ... 685 523,048 i Thomson, P. A., Gore, Inspector of Stock. Stewart Island ... ... ... 6 4 1 1 12 4,271 ' Rountree, H., Otautau, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Otago District ...1423157014771098 244 61 34 18 4 5,929 5,219,137 Totals in South Island ...3695 3984 31812319 589137 60 43 11 14,019 11,691,196 Totals in Dominion ... ...60516562 5884 49601461384 157 128 22 25,609 25,649,016 I : iMv*