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1928. NEW ZEALAND.

THE ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th APRIL, 1928.

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

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 17th August, 1928. 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, 1928. 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, 1927 and 1928. NORTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. 64,317 64,075 .. 242 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. 17,850 20,685 2,835 Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 101,425 106,306 4,881 Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. 91,658 98,834 7,176 Whangarei ... .. .. .. .. 128,766 141,712 12,946 Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. 74,465 74,144 .. 321 Hobson .. .. .. .. .. .. 111,889 121,080 9,191 Rodney .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,293 85,805 8,512 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. 10,478 11,135 657 Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. 48,496 52,348 " 3,852 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,877 2,098 221 Manukau .. .. .. .. .. 61,374 63,508 2,134 Franklin .. .. .. .. .. 63,072 60,363 .. 2,709 Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. 49,269 53,818 4,549 Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. 7,257 6,123 .. 1,134 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .. .. 5,141 4,908 .. 233 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 5,434 5,988 554 Waikato.. .. .. .. .. .. 42,741 47,418 4,677 Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. 261,664 267,136 5,472 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,817 54,502 6,685 Piako .. ... .. .. .. 48,028 48,007 .. 21 Matamata .. .. .. .. .. 51,611 60,397 8,786 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,493 27,741 248 Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,653 13,147 .. 4,506 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. 94,926 95,376 450 Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,503 58,014 511 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. 30,384 39,131 8,747 Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. 225,775 230,367 4,592 Ohura .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,466 127,049 12,583 Kaitieke.. .. .. .. .. .. 134,560 120,218 .. 14,342 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 20,684 26,612 5,928 Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. 56,071 62,162 6,091 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 138,051 130,268 .. 7,783 Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. 138,022 138,033 11 Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. 540,069 . 527,412 .. 12,657 Uawa .. .. .. .. .. .. 242,146 251,174 9,028 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 726,396 747,131 20,735 Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. 649,136 653,862 4,726 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 637,986 654,249 16,263 Hawke'sBay .. ,. .. .. .. 1,189,825 1,290,067 100,242 Waipawa " .. .. .. .. .. 380,952 408,627 27,675 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 122,332 138,451 16,119 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 702,963 726,816 ! 23,853 Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,670 115,884 i .. 1,786 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. 296,408 304,606 8,198 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. 89,331 93,312 3,981 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 201,028 202,557 1,529 Akitio .. .. .. .. .. .. 283,620 286,998 3.378 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. 73,232 72,484 .. 748 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 15,532 16,764 1,232 Ingle wood .. .. .. .. .. 23,615 26,303 2,688 Bgmont .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,807 11,936 .. 871 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 69,025 73,393 4,368 Whangamomona .. .. .. .. .. 75,434 80,975 5,541 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,576 67,304 .. 3,272 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,909 88,358 4,449 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. 4,369 3,861 .. 508 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. 242,201 245,627 ; 3,426 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. 198,019 219,917 21,898 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. 290,696 290,144 i .. 552 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 447,788 452,078 4,290 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. 1,036,113 1,091,759 55,646 Oroua .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,003 144,738 9,735 Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. 108,120 111,977 3,857 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. 255,832 266,909 11,077 Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. 140,869 144,403 3,534 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. 114,953 128,209 13,256 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. 120,483 130,137 9,654 Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. 131,463 135,642 i 4,179 Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,760 71,856 96 Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 485,144 497,072 11,928 Wairarapa Soutli .. .. . .. .. 219,673 238,036 18,363 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 525,524 547,327 21,803 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. .. 181,151 191,386 10,235 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. 155,728 153,500 .. 2,228 Mauricevilie .. .. .. .. .. 61,429 60,356 .. 1,073 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,957,820 14,482,105 524,285

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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1927 and 1928—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30fch April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 287,698 282,501 .. 5,197 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,287 48,619 .. 1,668 Oollingwood .. .. .. .. .. 24,169 24,179 10 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,142 5,402 1,260 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 9,355 8,975 .. 380 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 46,011 41,502 .. 4,509 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,326 26,947 2,621 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 39,048 41,858 2,810 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 185,669 182,522 .. 3,147 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 370,882 357,554 .. 13,328 Awatere.. .. ... .. .. .. 328,061 340,984 12,923 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 185,897 181,087 .. 4,810 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 380,461 398,824 18,363 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,534 190,092 19,558 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 382,486 394,661 12,175 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,410 106,379 .. 31 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,988 84,104 8,116 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,470 124,982 7,512 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 37,941 43,761 5,820 Byre .. .. .. .. .. .. 59,117 67,344 8,227 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,146 107,374 1,228 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 145,287 166,143 20,856 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 35,930 47,163 11,233 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 5,694 5,741 47 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 13,369 12,474 .. 895 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,949 116,585 1,636 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 56,325 55,932 .. 393 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 92,079 92,237 158 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 14,009 15,148 1,139 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,348 33,195 2,847 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 77,742 91,356 13,614 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 221,220 239,335 18,115 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 941,067 1,045,811 104,744 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 325,810 365,329 39,519 Levels .. .. .. ... .. .. 183,489 218,717 35,228 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 527,777 548,781 21,004 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 603,927 695,359 91,432 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 90,939 91,683 744 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 656,689 751,012 94,323 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 392,846 415,986 23,140 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 403,239 425,691 22,452 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 141,948 150,829 8,881 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 93,126 96,425 3,299 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 244,378 279,323 34,945 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 9,517 13,053 3,536 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 425,795 469,862 44,067 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 476,473 521,859 45,386 Bruoe .. .. .. .. .. .. 248,063 276,556 28,493 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 269,477 283,898 14,421 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,330,267 1,491,583 161,316 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 523,048 571,570 48,522 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 4,271 3,418 .. 853 Totals for South Island .. .. 11,691,196 12,651,705 960,509 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,957,820 14,482,105 524,285 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 25,649,016 27,133,810 1,484,794

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. Auokland .. .. .. .. .. 3,532 3,578 2,289,488 2,380,475 Napier-Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3,599 3,610 6,317,884 6,539,179 Wellington-West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,459 4,469 5,350,448 5,562,451 Marlborough-Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,377 2,404 1,369,648 1,361,043 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,713 5,733 5,102,411 5,539,597 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,929 6,188 5,219,137 5,751,065 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. 25,609 25,982 25,649,016 27,133,810 Increase .. .. .. .. 373 1,484,794

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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, 1928. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK).

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total qtud Stud . Stud , Stud 0 , Stud Name of County. Number ot Stud t Ewes not gtud +„ Ewes not Stud Ewes not Stud _ btu< f Ewes not Sheep. Earns ®™ed° '<"» Stud Rams , to be Stud Earns, t0 be 8tud Stud 2-tooth from this * bred Lambs. th f r0 m this , bre <L Lambs. 2-tooth f ° bred Lambs. 2-tooth ( ° 0 e J?I£f s bred Lambs. and ° Ter - Son and over SeTson -dove. *£££" fromthis and over. fromthis Auckland Distkict. Mongonui .. .. ..I 64,075 | .. I .. .. .. j .. .. .. | .. 5 87 .. 80 .. ! Whangaroa .. ... .. ! 20,685 .. j .. .. .. •• •• I •• 4 .. i Bay of Islands.. .. .. 106,306 1 .. .. .. I .. 58 1,175 15 810; !. " | ! Hokianga .. .. .. | 98,834 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 37 j 582 .. 376 j Whangarei .. .. .. 141,712 .. .. .. .. | 38 915 30 577 .. .. " ! .' Otamatea .. .. .. 74,144 j .. .. .. ., i 30 I 194 .. 100 Hobson •• •• •• j 121,080! .. -I .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. 90 J 1,258 40 1,076 !! !! !! " Rodney .. .. .. I 85,805 j .. I .. .. .. .. j 17 j 452 .. 218 Great Barrier Island .. .. | 1 1,135 I .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 2 [ Waitemata .. .. ..I 52,348 I .. j .. .. .. .. j 34 122 . "65 Eden •• •• •• ! 2,098 | .. ! .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 'I Manukau .. .. .. 63,508 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 293 .. 272 Franklin .. .. .. 60,363 .. .. .. .. .. .. I 9 251 .. 194 "6 ' 160 " 'ioo Coromandel .. .. .. 53,818 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1 9. .. 8 Thames .. .. .. 6,123 ... .. .. .. .. ... j 3 23 .. 18 .. .. Hauraki Plains.. .. .. 4,908 j .. .. .. .. .. | Ohinemuri .. .. .. 5,988 j- .. .. .. .. .. 16 110 .. 57 " Waikato .. .. .. 47,418 .. .. .. .. 1 56 ! ] i 10 45 1,140 " 660 " Raglan 267,136 .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 ! 472 .. 356 Wajpa •• 54,502 .. .. .. .. 7 180 144 13 559 329 5 210 290 Piaico .. .. .. 48,007 j .. .. .. .. i 10 74 I 31 Matamata .. .. .. 60,397 : .. .. .. " | Rotorua .. .. .. 27,741 Taupo .. .. .. 13,147 .. .. .. .. .. ' * I ' [ j' " '' Taumarunui .. .. .. 95,376 Kawhia .. .. .. 58,014 .. .. .. .. .. " ' " 1 Otorohanga .. .. .. 39,131 .. .. .. .. 1 "58 "25 2 !! " Waitomo .. .. .. 230,367 .. .. .. .. .. "I " 44 i71 " *80 Ohura .. .. .. 127,049 .. .. .. .. " 129 565 !! 424 Kaitieke .. .. .. 120,218 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 32 160 100 Tauranga .. .. .. 26,612 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. Whakatane .. .. .. 62,162 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !! 6 159 !! "80 Opotiki .. .. .. 130,268 .. .. .. .. .. 38 374 !! 260 !! I !! !! " Totals.. .. .. 2,380,475, .. .. .. .. 9 294 179 701 9,145 85 6,151 11 370 .. 320~

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Gisbobne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. 138,033 I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 75 .. 1 Waiapu .. .. .. 527,412 [ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. Uawa .. .. .. 251,174! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 316 .. 246 Cook .. .. .. .. 747,131 j .. .. .. 127 383 80 305 126 | 1,304 .. 1,021 Waikohu .. .. .. 653,862 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 j" 403 5 156 j ! Totals.. .. .. 2,317,612 .. .. .. .. 127 383 80 305 182 2,098 5 1,424 j .. .. .. Hawke's Bat District. Wairoa .. .. .. 654,249 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 274 80 223 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 1,290,067 1 .. .. 16 465 332 87 2,491 173 1,525 Waipawa .. .. .. 408,627 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 752 .. 601 Waipukurau .. .. .. 138,451 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 38 .. 27 .. .. j Patangata .. .. .. 726,816 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 449 6 398 .. .. .. \ Weber .. .. .. 115,884 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. ! Dannevirke .. .. .. 304,606 .. .. .. .. .. .. i 40 547 9 180 .. .. .. j Woodville .. .. .. 93,312 .. .. .. .. 1 15 46 7 231 258 .. | .. Pahiatua .. .. .. 202,557 .. .. .. .. 11 163 2 77 72 1,029 72 846 .. .. ! Akitio.. .. .. .. 286,998 .. .. .. .. 2 53 20 7 119 55 Totals.. .. .. 4,221,567 1 1 j I 30 696 2 475 | 354 5,930 340 4,113 I j _ 1 j Wellington -West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 72,484 | .. j .. .. .. .. .. 7 103 .. 61 .. .. j Taranaki .. .. .. 16,764 -.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 170 .. 127 Inglewood .. .. .. 26,303 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 16 Egmont .. .. .. 11,936 i .. Stratford .. .. .. 73,393 ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 20. 15 Whangamomona .. .. 80,975 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 394 .. 254 .. .. | Eltham .. .. .. 67,304 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! Hawera .. .. .. 88,358 .. .. .. .. 42 369 40 194 12 [ 169 .. 146 .. .. j WaimateWest .. .. .. 3,861 .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. .. I J .. .. Patea.. .. .. .. 245,627 .. .. .. .. 333 932 179 822 31 917 .. 889 6 150 ..I 80 Waitotara .. .. .. 219,917 .. .. .. .. 51 75 .. 188 33 1,186 17 999 .. .. .. 80 Waimarino .. .. .. 290,144 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 I 431 150 84 Wanganui .. .. .. 452,078 .. j .. .. .. .. .. 53 617 i 2 368 .. .. .. Rangitikei .. .. .. 1,091,759 .. .. .. .. 11 244 159 211 4,672 | 22 3,500 Oroua.. .. .. .. 144,738 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 3,026 ; .. 1,974 Kairanga .. .. .. 111,977 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178 5,822 : .. 5,783 Kiwitea .. .. .. 266,909, .. .. .. .. 1 25 22 238 5,522 40 4,442 Pohangina .. .. .. 144,403 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 640 | .. 434 Manawatu .. .. .. 128,209 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 833 .. 709 Horowhenua .. .. .. 130, 137 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 628 .. 542 Hutt .. .. .. .. 135,642 .. .. .. .. 1 20 8 30 794 .. 497 Makara .. .. .. 71,856 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 517 ! .. 398 .. Eeatherston .. .. .. 497,072 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 287 6,305 j 254 5,777 Wairarapa South .. .. 238,036 .. .. .. .. 45 374 .. 284 187 5,155 ! .. 4,210 Masterton .. .. .. 547,327 .. .. .. .. 56 776 15 301 216 3,898 56 3,007 Castlepoint .. .. .. 191,386 .. .. .. .. .. ■. .. 22 3 .... .. .. .. I Eketahuna .. .. .. 153,500 .. .. .. .. 1 24 7 14 465 .. 517 .. .. .. j Mauriceville .. .. .. 60,356 .. .. .. .. 1 12 8 6 316 .. 204 .. j Totals.. .. .. 5,562,451 .. .. .. .. 542 2,851 234 2,015 j 1,793 42,616 : 541 34,937 6 150 .. [ 160 Totals for North Island .. 14,482,105 1 .. .. .. 708 4,224 316 2,974 3,030 59,789 971 46,625 17 | 520 j 480

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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, 1928— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

kJ-LVJJL/ UH JJJili-L X J.i\ 1'JJUUiY-lJUUllJ VU/ll/tll uvu. Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester. Total Stud Stud Rtnd Stud fit nil Stud cjfru* Stud Name of County. Number of Stud Ewes to E T es J Qot stn<a Ewes to Ewe ® not OA , Stud Ewes to Ewes not Stud Ewes to Ewes not She6P » His ™ £SL »Kft HSs -I JSL « SS «S Lambs. £SS3fe SS «8 Lambs. arid over °™. fromtMs and ova,. Marlbobough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 282,501 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 ' 2,836 125 1,880 2 5 I Takaka .. .. .. 48,619 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 126 21 90 .. Collingwood .. .. .. 24,179 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 90 65 .. .. I Buller .. .. .. 5,402 Inangahua .. .. .. 8,975 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. ..' j Murchison .. .. .. 41,502 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 410 .. 236 .. .. j Grey .. .. .. .. 26,947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 j .. .. .. I Westland ; .. .. 41,858 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. Sounds .. .. .. 182,522 .. .. .. .. 42 162 .. 56 11 | 222 .. 200 I .. j Marlborough .. .. .. j 357,554 293 3,426 731 1,718 11 85 .. 50 84! 1,561 58 958 70 120 I .. 43 Awatere .. .. .. [ 340,984 61 1,880 393 906 5 63 47 j .. .. 4 114 ! £97 Totals .. .. 1,361,043 354 5,306 1,124 2,624 58 310 .. 153 216 5,245 269 3,364 76 239 .. 140 Cantebbttby-Kaikottra District. Kaikoura .. .. .. 181,087 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Amuri .. .. .. 398,824 21 1,249 11 453 .. .. .. .. .. 10 265 192 Cheviot .. .. .. 190,092 j 427 1,280 35 839 ... Waipara .. .. .. 394,661 20 259 58 129 I .. " " J Ashley .. .. .. 106,379 30 630 135 463 .. .. .. .. I .. .. .! " '' " j " !! Kowai 84,104 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 100 130 Oxford •• •• 124,982 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 80 50 3 59 I 49 Rangiora .. .. .. 43,761 15 25 15 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Eyre .. .. .. .. 67,344 .......... Tawera ... .. .. 107,374 4 160 27 74 .. " " 1! !! !! I !! !! " !! I !! !! Malvern .. .. .. 166,143 1 69 .. 10 .. .. .. .. 7 173 | i65 5 'i63 ! ! * i48 Paparua .. .. .. 47,163 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. j Waimairi .. .. .. 5,741 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. .. .. Heathcote .. .. .. 12,474 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Akaroa .. .. .. 116,585 .. .. .. .. .. " !! " | " !! Mount Herbert .. .. .. 55,932 6 70 .. 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 ' .. Wairewa .. .. .. 92,237 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. Halswell .. .. .. 15,148 I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ' i

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Springs .. .. .. 33,195 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 112 82 3 95 94 Ellesmere .. .. .. 91,356 .. 83 .. 4 67 26 .. .. .. 2 100 87 Selwyn .. .. .. 239,335 13 720 110 336 .. .. .. ..... .. .. 13 164 1 124 Ashburton .. .. .. 1,045,811 29 883 191 532 .. .. .. .. 22 437 .. 281 62 1,193 52 981 Geraldine .. .. .. 365,329 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 148 65 33 550 49 395 Levels.. .. .. .. 218,717 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 699 104 776 38 989 181 887 Mackenzie .. .. .. 548,781 86 2,521 486 496 .. .. .. 7 170 140 7 150 .. Ill Waimate .. .. .. 695,359 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 460 295 222 1,425 58 1,038 Chatham Islands .. .. 91,683 .. .. J .. .. .. .. 92 232 25 76 Totals .. .. 5,539,597 652 7,949 1,068 J 3,374 4 67 26 176 2,511 129 | 1,930 408 5,284 341 4,236 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. 751,012 .. .. .. .. 14 231 28 143 6 242 I 260 160 1,458 80 1,346 Maniototo .. .. .. 415,986 95 1,377 982 1,017 .. .. .. .. 10 437 ( 276 Vincent .. .. .. 425,691 36 1,889 150 j 849 .. .. .. .. 16 240 .. 250 1 Waihemo .. .. .. 150,829 26 55 17 J 130 .. .. .. ( 32 319 260 2 88 35 112 Waikouaiti .. .. .. 96,425 .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 1 23 86 ! . 71 16 11 .. 16 Taieri .. .. .. 279,323 12 12 .. .. .. .. ..I 46 909 53 751 28 710 42 859 Peninsula .. .. .. 13,053 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .. 1 Clutha .. .. .. 469,862 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 198 5,592 j 24 4,266 : 12 435 112 423 Tuapeka .. .. .. 521,859 .. .. .... .. .. .. ... 19 592 ! 30 335 Bruce.. .. .. .. 276,556 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 929 3 989 56 379 4 333 Lake .. .. .. .. 283,898 1 40 11 20 .. .. .. .. 19 280 .. 265 Southland .. .. .. 1,491,583 .. .. .. .. 1 9 3 I 372 7,436 260 5,964 114 1,853 68 1,637 Wallace .. .. .. 571,570 ... .. j .. .. .. '..I 231 3,136 .. 2,130 56 1,049 40 880 Stewart Island .. .. .. 3,418 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. J Totals .. .. 5,751,065 170 3,373 1,160 j 2,016 15 240 28 146 1,033 20,198 370 15,817 446 5,983 381 5,606 Totals for South Island .. 12,651,705 1,176 16,628 3,352 8,014 77 617 28 325 1,425 27,954 768 21,111 930 11,506 722 9,982 Totals for Dominion .. 27,133,810 1,177 16,628 3,352 8,014 785 4,841 344 j 3,299 4,455 87,743 1,739 67,736 947 12,026 722 10,462

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"J- -L 111 X' JJU UXSl- JJU V-li. j VU IllO/l-HZiU/. English Leicester. Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Ryeland. Other Breeds. Stud Stud Stud I Stud „ Stlld Stud Start stud stud Stud Stud 8tud <w..rt stud stud Stud Stud Name of County. t>„ . Ewes to Ewes not i Ewes to Ewes not ,?™ u Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not -g tul1 Ewes to Ewes not S, be bred to be Stud be bred to be Stud be bred to be Stud 2 Ra ™£ be bred to be Stud E f™\ be bred to be Stud » an l?: be bred to be Stud and from teed Lambs - and from teed Lambs - and from teed lambs. from bred lambs. 2 -t°°. th from bred lambs. 2 " t0 ° th from bred lamb, and this from this ! and this from this a ™. this from this a ™ this from this and this from this and t£? from this Season. Season. ' Season. Season. ove • Season. Season. Season. Season. over ' Season. Season. over - Season. ' Season : - j Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. Whangaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 78 .. 17 12 38 " ' 14, 2 ' 22 23 \ Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 .. 10 .. .. .. .. 2 6 .. 7 Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 2 45 .. 33 2 13 .. 8 6 36 !! 37 !! !! !! Otamatea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. : .. .. .. 16 272 .. 120 .. .. .. .. 3 55 .. 19 Hobson .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 24 .. 12 1 10 .. 6 2 15 !! "5 Rodney .. .. .. .. 2 15 .. 11 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 30 .. 7 Great Barrier Island Waitemata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 15 .. 15 13 Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Manukan .. .. 9 171 .. 122 12 44 j 34 1 38 .. 10 .. 64 .. .. '' " " "l 'jg " 'i n Franklin.. .. .. 4 36 1 21 .. .. 1 .. 18 184 .. 131 I 1 44 15 8 80 !! Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 1 25 .. 12 .. Thames .. .. .... .. .. .. .. Hauraki Plains .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. Ohinemuri .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... Waikato .. .. 15 210 .. 164 .. .. .. .. 41 333- .. 233 .. .. .. j ' Raglan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 225 .. 63 10 506 23 342 j !! " !! !! 1 "4 i.20 " 90 Waipa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 370 .. 141 Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 128 .. 107 !! " !! " Matamata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 165 .. 122 Rotoraa .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. 1 47 .. 34 I Taupo Taumarunui Kawhia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. , '' " I " '' 9 ' 00 j 1 •• ..| .. .. Z oo . . Zo . . . . , , . . Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 209 .. 132 .. Waitomo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 60 .. 22 " '■ " " " "* Ohura .. .. .... Kaitieke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 14 7 6 38 j '26 \ !!!■!! Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 43 j 16 Opotiki .. .. .. 3 24 .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. j .. j ]' | '*6 'jg " "g Totals .. .. 32 441 1 326 20 283 j .. 104 194 2,581 23 1,534 32 183 .. 49 37 379 ~ 213 10 63 ~ 29~

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Gisborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. _ # _ # # .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Uawa Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 544 20 449 " Waikohu.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. ,. .. 12 315 i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Totals .. .. .. .... . . . . . . .. .. 46 859 20 449 .. .... .. j .. Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 ] .. 47 Hawke's Bay .. .. 24 1 .. .. .. .. .. 188 1,819 27 1,146 1 30 I .. 47 66 2 47 Waipawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 333 .. 145 .. .. 1 .. Waipukurau .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 1,125 7 763 Patangata .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 40 .. 25 1 30 .. .. 87 Weber Dannevirke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 681 . . 557 !! Woodville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 264 .. 167 .. .. .. .. 5 I 14 I 14 Pahiatua.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 J79 .. 138 .. .. .. .. .. j .. Akitio .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. | .. 1 .. 45 150 j .. 100 .. .... .. I .. .. , .. Tota ls •• 24 .. | .. .. .. .. .. 350 4.635 34 3,088 2 60 .. .. 139 80 2 61 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. 1 15 .. 6 .. .. .. .. 2 52 .. 29 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. Taranaki.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 160 .. 98 Inglewood .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 14 Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i Stratford .. .. .. .. . . .. .. ## g 41 Whangamomona .. .. .. .... .. . . .. .... Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 126 .. 87 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 18 576 .. 504 Waimate West .. .. .. • • I Patea • • •• • • • • • • ■ • • • •. .. .. .! 51 1,067 .. 660 ■ " '! !! .. 7 14 .. 6 Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 957 5 663 .. .. .. .. 2 15 .. 11 Waimarino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 497 15 357 .. .. .. .. Rangitikei .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 40 .. 30 68 1,998 I 28 1,560 4 80 .. 55 13 153 117 0roua •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .. .. .. 83 1,426: .. 1,131 .. .. .. j Kairanga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 9 234 !.. 156 .. .. .. i Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 448 .. 326 .. .. .. .. Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 310 .. 193 Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 i 1,407 : ..1,115 27 936 .. 434 1 25 .. 8 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 53 977 5 585 .. .. ! .. 8 160 .. 129 gutt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 193 3 162 3 50 40 Makara .. Featherston .. .. .. { .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 592 -2 439 11 40 .. 20 Wairarapa South .. .. 2 \ 42 .. 30 .. .. 90 1,493 .. 1,001 6 207 .. 136 Masterton .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 97 2 999 30 2,170 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. _ 12 400 .. 300 2 50 .. 30 Eketahuna .. .. .... 14 422 1 ?77 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ' 10 288 ; 6 181 !! !! j !! .. .. " " j .. .. .... Totals •• •• 3 i 57 | 36 2 | 40 i 30 788 16,703 j 94 12,035 53 1,363 j .. 715 j 31 367 .. j 271 .. .. j Totals for North Island 59 1 498 I 1 362 22 I 323 1 ..I 134 1,378 24,778 ' 171 17.106 i 87 1,606 ! .. i 764 ! 207 1 . 826 2 1 545 10 63 1 29_

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English Leicester. j Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Ryeland. Other Breeds. qjnrl j Stud I Stud i <, t - | Stud Stud „. . Stud Stud ! st j Stud Stud | „. , Stud Stud q , . Stud [ Stud Name of County. r™, Ewes to lEwes not s Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to Ewes not] Rams Ewes to Ewes not Ewes to [Ewes not ,, i be hred ! to be Stud ; he bred ! to be Stud be bred to be j Stud „? Jfl be bred to be j Stud 0 t™Jl be bred to be Stud be bred | to be Stud ""oS? i from bre<i ' Lambs. I from bred Lambs. from bred j Lambs. „ nl1 from bred Lambs. from bred Lambs. l°°f from i bred Lambs. ! this from this ! an ! this from this "i™ this from this; this from this i this from this this ifrom this 0 . Season. 1 Season. i Season. Season. Season. Season. I ' Season. Season. u Season. Season. 0 ■ Season. Season 1 ; I ' 1 I , I j ! ~ III Marlborough - Nelson - : Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 1 58 .. 50 2 3 .. 3 2 109 | 57 Takaka . . .. .. I .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. Collingwbod .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. . . .. .. .. .. .. • • I • ■ • • Buller .. .. .. .. .. I .. ... .. 17 .. Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. 1 49 I .. 13 .. } .. • • I • • Murchison .. .. .. . . .. .. 5 30 .. 15 .. .. .. .. .. I .. : j .. .. Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. .. .. 1 16 j .. 11 .. .. j .. j . . j .. .. j Westland .. .. ... .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • i • • I • • • ■ • ■ • • ! • • • • Sounds .. .. .. .. 53 .. .. .. ! .. . • • • • • .. ; .. •• I 65 .. I 55 i .. .. I | Marlborough .. .. 6 110 .. 90 .. 14 171 i .. 122 j 3 142 j ..'I 92 j .. •• I •• •• •• •• •• 32 Awatere .. .. .. 21 353 266 .. j 23 234 j 183 | 7 356 j . . ! 294 15 600 - - 450 2 50 .. 25 Totals .. .. 28 574 .. 406 7 33 18 j 41 579 i - - | 387 1 49 j 563 | 441 15 600 450 2 I 50 .. 57 Canterbttry-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 110 .. 20 Amuri .. .. .. 6 67 | 23 .. j .. .. 4 42 .. 37 95 1,638 65 1,008 : 2 19 18 53 155 .. 54 Cheviot .. .. .. 24 211 .. 79 1 25 23 7 23 .. 17 29 1,008 812 7 186 ..156 Waipara .. .. 12 I 473 306 1 43 .. 27 22 677 .. 479 184 5,210 .. 3,516 1 .. .. .. , Ashley .. .. .. .. .. ..!.... .. .. .. .. .. 105 4,252 .. 2,286 .. .. .. Kowai .. .. .. 14 | 134 .. 83 .. j .. 30 724 26 412 6 333 200 .. .. .... 2 32 .. 45 Oxford .. .. .. | .. 2 | 17 I 16 6 146 .. 91 21 415 .. 300 .. .. .... Rangiora .. .. 1 65 33 5 112 98 9 .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. Eyre .. .. ..I 2 48 ! 21 1 27 j 11 6 149 j 113 4 172 .. 78 .. .. j .. Tawera .. .. ,. I .2 I ..I .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 19 .. 11 .. j .. .. .. .. • • •• •• 75 .. I Malvern .. .. .. 56 1,090 .. 758 5 100 j 77 145 2,486 1 20 1,739 40 ! 1,721 150 j 847 .. 5 : 224 20 199 Paparua .. .. .. 1 62 .. .. .. 1 ..... .. 12 209 j .. 83 2 64 .. 49 1 6 j .. .. .. • I ' Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. .. j ,. j *. 3 83 30 1 60 .. 31 • ..I .. .. .. | . Heathcote .. .. .. • • • • • • ■ • .. .. .. 1 .. .. i .. .. .. i .. .... i .. j .. Akaroa .. .. .. 6 199 145 .. .. .. .. 10 32 | .. j .. .. .. i ,. j .. ' Mount Herbert .. .. 2 50 .. 41 .. .. .. • - I 1 • • I 26 • • I • • • • • • I 1 30 .. 20 .. i Wairewa .. .. 449 4,045 j .. 2,346 .. .. .. .. 46 173 .. 131 .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. : .. .. 1 Halswell .. .. 6 167 1 108 .. .. .. 1 40 .. .. 2 I 40 .. 36 .. '

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Springs .. .. .. 8 181 .. 121 3 i 49 .. 44 39 815 .. S23 .. 56 .. 46 .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 5 Ellesmere .. .. 2 75 42 2 | 36 19 38 1,513 36 973 .. .. .. .. 19 598 17 400 Selwyn . . . . .. 18 625 5 490 1 I 32 38 20 566 333 10 420 | 217 Ashburton .. .. 130 2,088 1 1,327 25 712 28 446 80 1,212 .. 657 130 3,621 I 2 2,716 6 246 .. 171 6 Geraldine .. .. 69 808 16 453 2 44 .. 24 8 186 .. 98 1 .. .. .. 3 35 .. 27 Levels .. .. .. 26 459 7 280 4 90 44 7 261 225 25 615 j 437 .. .. .. 2 127 80 Mackenzie .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 24 .. .. .. .. 4 59 j 45 Waimate.. .. .. 6 187 .. 120 2 58 .. 56 14 443 257 32 1,565; .. 394 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. . . ■ ■ | .. .. .. .. .. .. j Totals .. .. 847 j 11,034 29 6,776 55 ! 1,375 I 28 j 947 i 509 9,834 j 82 6,235 694 21,359 j 217 |l3,038 39 1,120 17 792 143 548 j 20 383 j' . : — ; Otago District. Waitaki.. .. .. 1 40 .. 20 2 96 | 70 89 536 .. 416 231 1,665 224 1,520 1 7 .. 6 .. .. Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 391 | 304 .. .. .. .. 4 193 50 140 Vincent .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6 .. ; . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 388 Waihemo .. .. 3 160 .. 93 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 2,241 .. 1,975 .. Waikouaiti .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 30 .. .. 41 76 i 14 1 io .. 9 Taieri • ■ • • • ■ • • • • .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . I 40 .. 21 Peninsula .. .. .. .. . , .. .. .. i Clutha .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 141 .. 128 2 .. ! .. 21 !. '! " " .. .! !! Tuapeka .. .. 5 34 708 .. 510 B ™ee .. .. .. .. | 2 103 .. 97 1 58 .. 40 3 70 .. 63 Lake . . . . .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . # 2 Southland .. .. 2 ; 89 22 70 *18 ' 488 28 346 20 374 5 208 \ 23 795 283 797 4 25 il 33 Wallace .. .. .. 3 59 .. 45 13 136 .. 112 7 94 .. 63 | 2 75 j 68 2 19 .. 11 Stewart Island . . .. | .. .. .. .. : .. . . .. .. .. .. "I '' | Totals •• I 4 348 22 228 35 823 28 625 j 126 1,233 5 855 1 408 ' 6,061 507 5,293 8 61 11 59 4 193 50 528 Totals for South Island 889 11,956 51 7,410 97:2,231 56 1,590 j 676 11,646 87 7,477 I 1,151 127,983 I 724 18,772 62 | 1,781 j 28 1,301 149 791 70 | 968 Totals for Dominion .. 948 12,454 52 7,772 119 2,554 56 1,724 2,054 36,424 258 24,583 ! 1,238 29,589 : 724 19,536 269 2,607 | 30 1,846 159 854 70 997

C—continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished ny 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, 1928— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED, BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leicester English Leicester. Name of County. J. |1 ||| |||{ f |, fjffijli'jj |J „ £ - 111 ill fl, |l| ill *1, !f| lis || S iif !if Lambs - i|s |! s us | !?f Lambs - sjs ip hi |?» Lamb8 - afS III si- !i! Lambs - 111 ||l gi* ?*« ,a,nb3 ' S I s £ j S "S | |-s s S-a J-°s a j*f £ |s| Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. 5 • • I 1 30 4 .. .. .. .. 609 143 j 2,076 18 \ 1,174 .. • • ! I .. ! .. 9 Whangaroa .. .. I .. - • I i • • j • • 1 • • • • • • • • 232 330 1,535 99 825 j .. .. .. Bay of Islands .. .. 10 .. I ..j.. .. I 1 60 450 35 200 1,290 3,236 j 16,887 473 9,761 ' 15 .. .. j i4 Hokianga .. .. ! .. j j •• 100 j 7 .. .. .. 1,222 315 j 4,202 85 , 1,470 17 .. .. | 2? Whangarei .. .. j 9 42 80 .. j 40 j 7 .. .. .. 50 1,737 1,972 15', 376 177 7,797 j 1 .. .. [ .. 54 " Otamatea .. .. 2 I 128 ! .. I 6 .. ** '• 1 1,560 j 10,306 180 5,463 | 8 .. .. .. 51 Hobson .. .. j 4 [ | ! j •• i 10 •• I •• 1,523 3,733 ! 21,711 494 12,762 : 9 .. .. I 68 .. 44 .. 22 Rodney .. .. 3 j •• •• •• ! •• ® 329 j .. 358 739 5,678 J 9,787 740 4,564 j 59 .. 385 .. 30 10 Great Barrier Island .. 16 96 178 36 , 241 .. .. • • .. 46 112 104 591 ; .. 160 .. .. .. .. .. 4 Waitemata .. .. 9 , .. 49 •• '0 30 45 670 | .. 345 442 176 j 3,117 J 75 2,116 37 .. 20 .. 22 27 .. 43 .. 32 Eden .. .. .. j ■. ; ■. I | • ■ ■ • • ■ ! • • ■ • • • i • • I • ■ • • 2 Manukau .. .. 167 ! 306 j 500 .. ' 200 1 .. .. . • .. .. 399 ' 1,161 4,362 | 203 3,131 23 .. 84 102 49 364 "'06 Franklin .. .. lj .. I .. j .. 16 .. 486 43 283; 1,598 j 1,932 760 944 j 47 ! .. 142 .. "l Coromandel .. .. 14 i I •• •• •• ! ! " '' " ' 1>484 j 6,006 71 3,081 42 .. .. .. .. 23 Thames .. .. ... ..I •• •• •• | •• 'j J 73 j 24 / 914 .. | 330 5 Hauraki Plains .. • • I • • • • • • • • | I ■ • ! • • 34 j .. .. • • j I 5 .. .. .. .. 21 Ohinemuri .. .. • • • • • • • • • • *' '' I I '' '" % 530 .. | 143 ! 3 ! 49 .. 2 Waikato .. .. •• .. ! 110 .. I 19 j •• •• •• 214 ! 346 4,003 40 j 1,515 33 ' .. . 91 940 220 Raglan .. .. .. 200 | 400 | 400 63 .. | 290 | .. 1 294 3,004:7,218 30,914 421 ; 17,269 67 .. 54 !! 10 "26 Waipa .. .. • • I 550 •• 1 44 j 30 ! 10 14 106 90 2,164 35 ■ 1,300 165 .. 417 j .. 232 : 143 .. 50 .. 34 Piako .. .. .. .. | .. •• ! '• ; •• ! 119 222 880 227 j 643 | 204 .. •• I ! 12 30 Matamata .. .. •• •• I •• j 1 j 4 .. " " 3,800 95 200 1,047 40 1 •• 247 43 65 J j 40 63 .. 250 ..I 100 Rotorua .. .. 11 • • • • ' * " * i '' i * * i I ' * i 345 23 ' 800 150 I 1 1 30 | .. ! .. : 8 Taupo .. .. •• •• •• I 150 •• 130 153 680 2,635 , .. 2,517 Taumarunui .. .. 20 .. .. .. j 49 .. .. .. .. 1,283 1,379 4,817 1 364 2,893 13 1 Kawhia .. .. .. 716 1,920 .. 826 j 70 j 232 698 .. 395 649 329 2,200 1 50 1,325 10 .. .] ' 8 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 700 .. 100 200 1 6,708 5,492 1 .. 1,731 84 .. .. .. 106 35 Waitomo .. .. 4 92 190 .. 65 135 .. 900 35 1,200 2,633 I 1,172 11.345 ' 94 5,788 132 ...... 6 1 Ohura .. .. j .. .. .. .. 264 250 .. .. 1,404 , 3,291 54 : 9,490 62 .. * .! " 5 .. 1 Kaitieke .. .. j .. •• j •• 42 .. •• .. .. 1,552 ; 2,488 1 6,434 419 3,875 15 20 .. .. .. 9 I '! !! !! Tauranga .. .. •• •• " I " "I i '' •• •• •• 16 Whakatane •• •• •• •• 260 .. J 2 .. .. .. .. .. 971 1,174 5,886 592 2,480 .. .. .. . 17 Opotiki .. .. 16 290 700 150 240 81 .. .. .. .. 1,566 2,340 9,385 562 4,378 ... .. . \ " 16 I !! !! .! !. Totals.. .. 291 1,742 5,065 186 2,159 931 456 4,953 80 6,975 24,433 49,166 201,188 6,423 108,936 1,351 63 1,074 .. 645 1,103 1 971 1 394 - - . j — Gisboene District. Matakaoa .. .. •• •• •• •• •• j •• .. 2,052 2,995 23,605 2,253 j 17,623 j .. .. .. 1 Waiapu .. .. •• ■■ •• •• 156 .. .. .. .. 7,026 9,932 96,749 4,619 . 72,738 6 ! .. 2 Uawa .. .. .. 92 .. .. .. .. 203 1,189 1 4,975 63 2,600 3,215 11,805 51,211 5,780 I 37,891 24 I .. .. 6 Cook .. .. .. 40 .. .. .. .. 447 10 3,000 100 1,877 9,486 6,323 82,664 4,219 44,513 305 .. 48 31 30 Waikohu .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. 601 50 1,016 20 418 9,322 6,438 44,780 2,591 J 32,323 314 ,. .. .! 60 !! !! Totals .. .. 182 .. .. .. 1,407 1,249 8,991 183 4,895 31,101 37,493 299,009 19,462 205,088 649 .. 48 .. 31 99

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Hawke's Bay District. j ; Wairoa .. .. 13 .. j .. .. 775 : 8 .. .. .. 8,084 7,704 33,951 2,402 22,075 133 .. .. .. .. 86 Hawke's Bay .. . • 211 .. 2,747 35 621 284 J 38 .. 34 12,576 17,296 154,885 9,040 69,013 149 216 560 "250 3 690 45 475 " 496 Waipawa .. .. 7 .. 140 120 100 105 .. 1,056 .. 685 3,564 8,793 49,957 1,908 20,937 26 .. .. .. .. 38 .. 11 .. 21 Waipukurau .. •• •• .. •• 463 .. 21 .. .. .. .. 1,025 880 16,530 1,598 4,306 .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 40 60 Patangata .. .. 20 ..1,120 22 16 391 4,707 6,572 3,618 5,125 8,926 14,136 134,250 4,523 65,607 .. .. .. .. .. 85 Weber .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. 1,276 4,209 18,242 996 11,187 Dannevirke .. .. 16 .. 1,539 1 565 85 938 2,771 565 1,402 2,807 3,384 27,263 683 9,370 .. .. 51 .. 51 Woodville .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 21 274 .. 260 838 589 12,546 161 7,428 20 Pahiatua .. .. 80 7 922 .. 635 219 .. 400 100 235 1,983 1,760 23,370 362 11,204 Akitio.. .. .. 106 10,462 4,244 .. 2,500 142 277 635 20 790 3,560 4,805 32,872 2,031 23,735 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " Totals .. .. 455 10,469 10,712 641 4,437 2,090 j 5,951 11,746 4,303 8,531 44,639 63,556 503,866 23,704 244,862 328 216 611 250 54 899 45 786 40 577~ Wellington-West Coast [ District. Clifton .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 27 12 18 .. i 5 j 1,061 4,531 8,460 732 5,546 8 .. .. .. .. 24 .. 600 210 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. j 106 190 j 900 .. 536 2 .. .. .. .. 14 | 55 . j "9 Tnglewood .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. J .. .. 359 624 [ 3,584 47 838 12 .. ..I .. .. .. I .. .° Egmont .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 45 .. j 67 .. 1 .. .. Stratford .. .. 11 .. .. .. .. 48 5 100 i .. j 168 j 900 531 I 7,214 127 3,244 15 .. .. ! Whangamomona .. 28 .. .. .. .. 12 120 400 j .. [ 120 1,296 583 ! 6,766 20 4,341 7 .. Eltham .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IS 45 322 I 16 | 323! 640 2,111 7,312 138 3,334 .. .. .. .... 1 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 .. 340 .. ..749 2,172 8,747 567 2,613 8 .. 107 .. 40 Waimate West .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . • • I 6 .... Patea.. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 133 17 608 .. 60 1,197 3,697 12,199 142 3,258 1 .! .! " !.' 36 " " '' Waitotara .. .. .. .. 1,300 .. 930 74 4 125 12 .. j 1,477 4,896 ! 16,703 955 9,173 5 58 196 9 188 .. .. I Waimarino .. .. 39 .. 70 .. 45 101 .. .. ! .. .. I 3,435 2,043 j 4,489 242 3,850' 17 .. .. I .. Wanganui .. .. 12 .. 40 j 20 47 .. 432 j .. i 4,874 19,186 : 47,808 1,451 !30,925 1 .. .. .. .. " Rangitikei .. .. 170 467 173 j .. 74 78 2,932 I 605 461 10,505 52,760 1183,154 7,599 87,699 8 .. .. .. 2 i Oroua .. .. 3 59 110 j 191 14 73 607] 135 40 690 1,984 22,822 354 j 8,341 2 .. .. .. 3 Kairanga .. .. .. .. ... ... .. 5j .. 1 .. .. | 618 1,570 ] 9,646 472 j 5,102 .......... 15 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. 12 .. 1,670 ! .. 350 i 3,158 6,455 I 68,819 I 1,663 ! 36,448 .. .. .. .. .. . j ' j " Pohangina .. .. 3 10 392 13 158 .. .. j .. .. 1,778 2,006 j 25,172 : 417 12,152 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. 308 13 ! 7,546 121 i 2,705 3 .... 3 Horowhenua .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 15 , .. .. j .. 1 714 333 13,076 631 | 5,548 ....... 2 ! Hut * •• •• •• 5 36 .. .. .. i 52 .. .. 1,618 3,480 23,377 392 11,179 Makara .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 2 .. *60 | .. 888 387 8,438 171 4,569 ..... Peatherston .. .. 45 20 316 175 686 453 20: 845 I 186 1,590 3,734 5,411 41,093 2,890 26,070 1 .. 55 40 ' Wairarapa South .. 5 .. 410 ... I 109 .. ..!.. .. 1,656 4,267 13,721 650 5 438 4 .. 13 12 Masterton .. .. 2 422 . . ! 239 10 114 5,294 6,258 35,976 i 1,281 21,461 4 Castlepomt .. .. 5 .. .. 122 ; 133 1 .. 2,196 624 16,900 ' 3,334 14,329 ..... : Eketahuna .. 33 24 1,627 1,046 14,528 1 120 7,917 Maunceville .. .. 6 .. 203 .. 62 87 .. 107 .. 43 564 123 6,376! 361 2,824 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i Totals " •• 354 556 3,050 188 2,125 1,896 374 8,990 965 3,274 51,493 127,281 '319,441 94 58 358 9 228 157 .. 667 .. 219 Totals, North Island 1,282 12,767 18,827 1,015 8,721 6,324 . 8,030 34,680 5,531 23,675 151,666 j277,496 1,618,95674,466 '878,327! 2,422 337 2,091 259 958~ 2,258 46~ 2,424 41 1,190

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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, 1928—continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leiiester. English Leicester. | a> a) | u I © I OJ Name of CouRty. J §' 1 ||j Iff X f! f l| l|| J . |' I * I f ||| J 8I | ||| I|§ J,. §' I ||| 1 Iff |f | ffg Lambs. ||g |f § ««« Lambs. »f> S| | Lambs. ||| | Lambs. |f g 3| g = £$ Lambs t *s m iii I n iii! pi t *1 mi v *s «£| m i ►!• m m h J_H ! w [ H [_ H j Mablbobopgh-N blsonWestland Distbiot. Waimea .. .. 338 2,066 2,500 413 1,248 3 4 .. .. .. 1,839 5,862 20,702 1,028 10,609 79 1 126 81 23 .. 60 23 Takafca .. .. 108 270 158 108 142 .. .. •• .. .. 243 483 3,221 467 1,103 12 .. .. .. 50 3 Collingwood .. .. 44 80 120 .. 40 167 758 3,159 498 2,124 Buller .. .. 1 .. . . .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 37 40 659 14 137 1 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 100 1,060 110 95 .. .. .. .. .. .. Murchison .. .. 10 8 513 1,304 7,110 720 2,183 10 2 Grey .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 .. .. 252 565 4,216 493 1,427 17 .. .. .. .. 2 Westland .. .. 6 35 497 107 122 .. •• 106 .. 30 402 658 7,083 308 2,550 25 7 .. .. 127 Sounds .. .. 139 715 450 .. 40 150 .. 372 .. 193 1,612 2,098 14,279 .. 6,509 28 .. 34 .. .. 94 Marlborough .. .. 1,617 44,175 38,622 8,483 21,869 62 410 518 122 140 632 1,179 6,704 20 3,240 72 .. 99 .. 42 478 8 1,089 66 491 Awatere .. .. 1,342 22,619 27,004 5,328 14,086 59 270 7 10 70 780 20 .. 156 .. 1,685 .. 142 806 20 3,957 124 819 Totals .. .. 3,627 69,960 69,351 14,439 37,547 283 686 1,006 129 363 5,777 13,117 68,973 3,678 29,977 400 1 1,944 .. 315 1,415 28 5,106 317 1,333 Cantebbuby-Kaikouka District. Kaikoura .. 294 12,056 12,367 1,063 6,348 .. 1 .. .. .. 364 282 4,920 59 1,620 34 .. .. .. .. 324 Amuri .. .. 1,647 33,831 34,505 7,387 14,705 .. .. .. .. 127 31 14 1,773 52 220 119 10 7 4 281 .. 2,020 .. 414 Cheviot .. .. 90 3,399 2,780 21 1,620 50 .. j 6 .. .. 4 .. 1,175 .. 340 86 .. .. .. .. 242 .. 35 .. 71 Waipara .. .. 371 8,542 7,748 1,676 4,375 23 43 2,235 192 108 12 50 579 16 280 125 .. 400 .. .. 360 13 933 .. 73 Ashley .. .. 21 167 1,161 .. 56 2 50 270 44 50 3 .. 220 1 18 57 2 117 12 412 5 I Kowai .. .. 21 110 470 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 89 .. .. Ill •• 80 .. 33 157 .. 90 .. 4 Oxford .. .. 26 120 799 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 .. 1,086 .. 377 163 2 537 26 342 298 140 560 149 14 Rangiora .. .. 125 22 376 18 262 .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 220 . . 1 77 .. 467 67 401 166 .. 235 Eyre .. .. . . 9 15 313 725 40 67 13 3 204 536 66 29 .. .. .. 192 40 870 .. 930 Tawera .. .. 698 7,024 8,825 1,080 4,131 3 10 10 70 .. .. 6 78 .. 687 .. 30 Malvern .. .. 26 594 4,099 740 1,478 2 15 687 70 724 18 150 2,431 38 180 185 .. 6 22 25 550 9 1,683 201 1,970 Paparua .. .. 21 1,448 1,049 100 761 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 340 .. 32 12 .. .. 56 j 91 .. 134 .. 161 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. ..! 3 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. • • ® 1 Heatheote .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• -. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 48 j .. 16 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. 98 .. 3,064 105 39 38 .. .. .. j .. 1,409 142 16,203 28 1,420 Mount Herbert .. 5 .. 170 .. 60 .. .. .. .. .. 30 .. 300 .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. 577 .. j .. Wairewa .. .. 1 2 180 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ill 247 1,356 20 60 29 .. I .. 818 21 f 1,935 .. 420

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Halswcll .. • • .. ! .. ■ • 30(1 150 ! 1 62 37 j ,. i 2 .. 78 Springs .. .. .. 82 1,586 147 .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 598 j 72 | 180 55 26 304 .. 27 125 Ellesmere .. 70 861 35 I 41 .... .. .. .. .. .. 13 302 ! .. j 85 6 30 25 112 263 .. 663 .. 420 Selwyn .. .. 1,070 15,457 16,419 2,710 8,637 10 .. 10 .. .. ! 26 .. 858 ! .. ! 36 53 .. .. .. .. 759 65 2,161 31 786 Ashburton .. .. 1,106 18,348 25,334 3,514 13,834 5 270 2,735 100 355 382 847 12,291 j 1,385 j 2,799 3,073 76 6,031 589 2,756 3,214 92 8,706 514 4,733 Geralriine .. .. 83 1,000 48) .. .. 35 .. 156 .. .. ; 462 .. 410: 30, 198 1,211 55 417 99 158 1,560 42 4,726 281 2,208 Levels .. .. 3 112 .. 3 6 450 180 160 158 190 97 .. 30 1,577 60 1,345 80 1,584 427 .. 72 .. 20 Mackenzie .. .. 2,474 57,376 71,486 7,776 41,073 36 .. 523 27 12111,101 275 8,936! 280 j 3,300 1,149 67 1,483 70 372 421 3 23 6 Waimate .. .. 690 4,787 16,178 290 7,499 19 .. 95 4 25 ! 1,199 34 4,592 I 61 j 797 3,105 66 965 20 763 632 21 106 18 68 Chatham Islands .. 3 230 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 892 8,402 21,952 i 3,222 15,805 Totals .. .. 8,784 164,68 0 207,299 26,410 105,765 188 425 7,667 684 1,833 5,047 10,780 68,232 5,341:26,360 11,364 368 12,129 1,054 6,585 13,188 600 32,254 1,227 13,765 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. 1,830 41,863 47,993 4,491 22,335 10 105 1,223 .. 605 643 109 12,968 210 ! 2,657 3,172 370 7,427 329 4,923 513 .. 2,441 600 1,560 Maniototo .. .. 978 9,966 10,690 1,090 i 5,182 17 .. 200 .. .. i 1,365 434 12,755 448 4,823 301 .. .. .. .. 133 .. 430 .. 325 Vincent .. .. 2,136 23,356 38,125 4,739 22,283 2 .. .. .. .. 1,133 1,392 10,057, 350 2,368 287 23 117 5 .. 15 Waihemo .. .. 325 2,825 2,925 440 1,518 2 .. .. .. .. 507 20 949 28: 302 248 .. 280 .. 87 39 40 200 .. 100 Waikouaiti .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 238 60 1,917! 40 629 183 1,825 1,955 .. 707 72 Taieri .. .. 104 1,371 1,840 225 1,283 13 24 .. .. .. 1,615 2,098 10,345 569 5,074 413 41 40 .. 142 27 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 55 .. .. .. .. 163 .. 149 .. 42 3 Clutha .. .. 53 118 2,191 513 905 17 .. 65 12 11 5,262 1,973 35,758! 1,152 18,716 406 21 388 .. 123 25 Tuapeka .. .. 273 282 1,190 25 973 9 66 5 3,069 2,149 19,603 , 873 11,463 172 .. 52 .. 45 .. .. .. .. • 187 Bruce .. .. 35 205 1,266 230 330 .. 1 72 .. .. 2,036 2,375 12,650 409 5.33.1 630 1 939 57 485 12 .. 309 .. 76 Lake .. .. .. 2,058 26,596 22,034 4,150 11,326 21 350 600 .. 1,100 ! 539 202 1,310 .. 1,072 11 Southland .. .. 430 38 2,610 .. 1,016 108 .. 43 .. .. 13,585 857 22,386 318 10,050 2,639 259 2,904 39 794 287 15 120 .. 33 Wallace .. .. 178 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 6,765 961 12,502 j 1,105 4,934 996 11 304 10 212 142 2 270 21 90 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. .... 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. i l : ■ Totals .. .. 8,402 106,620 130,864 15,903 67,156 191 489 2,269 12 1,721 ! 36,862 12,630 153,200:5,502 67,424 9,621 2,551 14,555 440 7,560 1,268 57 3,770 621 2,371 Totals, South Island 20,813 341,260 407,514 56,752 210,468 662 1,600 10,942 825 3,917 47,686 36,527 290,405 14,521 123,761 21,385 2,920 28,628 1,494 14,460 15,871 685 41,130 2,165 17,469 j : j Totals, North Island 1,282 12,767 18,827 1,015 8,721 6,324 8,030 34,680 j 5,531 23,675 151,666 277,496 1,618,956 74,466 878,327 2,422 337 2,091 259 958 2,258 46 2,424 41 1,190 Totals for Dominion 22,095 354,027 426,341 57,767 219,189 6,986 9,630 45,622 j 6,356 27,592 199,352 314,023 1,909, 361 88,987 ;1002088 23,807 3,257 30,719 1,753 15,418 18,129 731 43,554 2,206 18,659

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Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Ry eland. Other Breeds. 05 03 03 I ® jD ® Name of CouatT -1 »! § -2 M § -I »1 oSg | figg oflg I g o -2 § o -1 si 1 § I -2! § ■ 1 «]| ■= S § o 0 g isaine 01 ~ -3 ri . _ o t® o m ?f» . - & 0 o X o » «r ss . c J o m j? °$ . u *& . r> o S o 3 os 60 • ® . o 9 ■ P 5 $ . £«s , -,0® -"oS « S-aS 2 £ Sj S£g -§£ g j amba 3 S» Jj-eS'-Sag g Sag ■§« 8 Iambs gj= S S & 1 1 Lamb8 0g fc .ag 53 1 1 f g.c 8 Sj= fe S,a * ■§£ g « *i £ ii £ ill pi ' s i s ii £ Hi Pi ~*f ii £ in ill ' ¥ II s 111 ill ' *Tlf Hi |ll * 5 f°if g lllill (M (N (M is -5 is (M <N H £ g 94 (N +3 £ 3 <N <N +3 £ £ <N <N +3 £ 5 | H H H H H a i I I I III | I ; I III I Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. 5 j .. j .. | .. | .. 49 .. j .. 80 60 190 .. 60 .. .. .... .. 2 .... .... .. .. .. .... Whangaroa .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 26 .. 48 .. 14 25 .. 51 .. 54 .. .. .. .. .. 3 Bay of Islands .. 20 .. .. .. .. 173 . . 147 .. 75 25 .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. 4 . . 5 2 Hokianga . . .. 36 .. .. . . .. 129 .. 2 j 56 27 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 200 .. 100 34 Whangarei .. .. 47 .. 5 .. 2 135 .. 985 .. 840 52 220 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 26 .. 9 Otamatea .. .. 41 .. 150 .. 96 108 .. 150 15 126 5 48 111 .. 100 .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. 17 .. 5 Hobson .. .. 14 60 .. 40 73 69 27 33 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 . . .. 5 43 6 29 Rodney .. .. 26 j 49 55 89 .. j 13 j .. 30 J 10 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. . . .. .. 1 Great Barrier Island .. 2 ..j.. j 1 | j .. .. j .. 1 .. .. .. Waitemata .. .. 76 30 231 .. 1 60 108 .. ..j.. 2 j 1 .. .. J .. .. j .. .. .. • • 3 Eden .. .. .. .... . . .. 4 . . .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. Manulcau .. .. 50 29 .. 33 171 .. 73 54 j 46 56 30 85 j 77 66 1,360 1,789 181 1,156 4 2 11 42 io Franklin .. .. 44 318 | ... 102 285 .. 50 j .. 50 24 .. .. .. 17 .. .. .. .. 52 56 3 • Coromandel .. .. 16 | .. 25 .. 30 : 15 31 .. 20 .. 16 20 .. .. .. .. 1 Thames . . .. 2 9 5 .. . . .. . . 110 200 120 220 " Hauraki Plains .. 2 .. .. .. .. 6 Ohinemuri .. .. 4 I 6 .. 5 23 .. 4 .. 3 8 8 33 .. 23 Waikato .. .. 26 219 165 12 13 6 Raglan .. .. 50 I 380 .. 125 394 .. 1,475 356 38 15 6 .. ... 28 Waipa .. 88 75 .. 25 371 .. 289 .. 325 .. ... ]6 6 Piako .. ..27 346 56 .. 40 .. 21 Matamata .. .. 48 18 40 293 .. 27 .. 40 .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. " " Rotorua . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 67 .. . . .. .. 8 Taupo . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Taumarunui .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 160 .. 38 .. 23 ] Kawhia . . .. 5 | .. j .. .. 102 .. .. .. • • ) 9 j .. .. .. . . .. .. ! .. .. 35 | Otorohanga .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. 188 .. 112 .. 225 .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. 10 22 Waitomo .. .. 38 .. | .. 3 641 49 .. 54 . 27 Ohura .. .. 2 88 50 11 .. 15 10 .. . . . . ! | '' . . . . | 30 '' '' Kaitieke .. .. 12 . . .. .. .. 43 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. ! 2 Tauranga .. .. 5 | .. .. . . 60 j .. .. .. .. i .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. j .... .. 4 . Whakatane .. .. 1 | .. .. .. 13 .. 17 .. 11 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Opotiki .. .. • • .. • • . . ■. 11 • ■ • • .. 13 .. .. .. .. ■ ■ j • ' Totals .. .. 725 j 90 1,261 40 546 4,410 50 3,810 15 2,393 459 392 450 | 85 369 94 ' 1,470 2,189 301 1,476 j 314 .. 21 .. 71 144 17 93 .. 10

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Gisborne District. , , Matakaoa .. .. . • • • • • .. - • 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Waiapu .. .. 37 .. .. .. j .. 70 40 100 30 50 ! .. .. .. .. 3 . • .. .. .. .... Uawa .. .. . • • • • i 86 .. 1 .. 51 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Cook .. .. 22 .. 1,567 3 705 170 546 19 14 16 I 6 Waikohu .. .. • • 371 .. 557 10 293 29 2 14 j 7 Totals .. .. 59 .. .. ; .. .. 2,104 43 1,363 210 940 56 19 30 j ..I 13 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. • • 4 .. .. .. .. 433 .. 12 .. 4 53 .. .. .. .. 42 .. .. .. .. 6 i .. i .. .. .. .. Hawke's Bay .. .. 10 .. .. ; .. .. 3,691 .. 1,306 25 746 496 .. 23 .. .. 208 .. 250 .. 294 213 .. 277 .. 120 3 .. Waipawa .. • • 16 .. .. .. . . 1,951 .. 635 .. 325 37 .. .. .. .. 51 .. .. .. .. 1 j .... .. 34 .. 45 .. ! 10 Waipukurau .. .. 5 728 47 665 47 165 41 17 I .. .. Patangata .. .. 5 1,116 9 660 25 422 92 .. .. .. ... 13 .. .. .. .. 245 1 136 3,946 1,950 4,802 5 j .. Weber .. .. 97 .. 10 .. .. 17 .. 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Dannevirke .. .. 2 j .. 1,196 .. 1,043 10 494 3 .. ... ..1 .. 1 10 .. .. 209 9 I I Woodville .. .. 15 .. .. I .. 389 .. 192 .. 419 I .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ • .. 2 | .. I .. .. i .. .. i Pahiatua .. j .. 900 25 350 .. 453 I 39 : .. .. .. j .. Akitio •• 292 .. 2 15 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. : .. I .. 28 ■ ! L_ i ! Totals .. .. 154 .. 10 .. .. 10,713 81 4,899 122:3,029 764 .. 23 .. 315 10 j 250 .. 503 493 ! 136 ;4,223 1,950 4,922 70 .. 45 .. 10 Welungton-West Coast District. Clifton .. • • • ■ • • ■ - • • • • 95 5 72 .. 48 : .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 10 Taranaki .. .. 11 •• 25 .. 8 138 .. 51 .. 39 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 Inglewood .. •• •• ■■ -• •• 116 15 154 .. 92 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 Egmont .. - - - - * • • - • • • • 101 .. 24 .. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. Stratford. .. 222 .. 5 .. 4 14 .. 20 .. 18 j " Whangamomona .. • ■ • • ■ ■ • • •. 107 .. .. .. .. 16 .. 14 .. 7 .. .. .. Eltham .. • • ... • • • ■ • • • • 284 .. 115 .. 94 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 1 I.awora .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • • • 672 .. 172 .. 297 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • 6 Waimate West .. • • • • • • ■ • • • 32 .. 80 .. 50 .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. Patea .. •• 1 1,902 4 930 .. 998 20 .. 62 .. j 88 .. .. .. .. .. 7 1 Waitotara .. . • ■ • • • • • ■ • • • 1 > 163 18 407 .. 510 19 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. . . .. 12 .. 14 15 Waimarino .. .. 2 261 6 250 .. 485 113 36 174 4,108 .. 1,549 5 .. 1 Wanganui .. .. 2 1,313 17 1,195 1 669 344 5,756 995 3,684 2,499 .. 1,400 2,400 .. 1,700 3 .. Rangitikei .. .. 54 64 .. 4,541 87 960 10 2,004 471 151 6,078 2,178 2,780 81 .. 5 23 34 Oroua .. 17 19 401 13 217 1,343 10 970 4 517 1 Kairanga .. .. 22 .. .. . • . ■ 955 .. 339 .. 271 2 .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. 1 Kiwitea .. .. 9 789 15 132 30 625 12 .. 46 .. j .. 2 .. 52 .. 36 1 Pohangina .. .. 3 • ■ • • ■ • • ■ 682 .. 372 .. 397 .. .. .. ■ • ! • • 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. Manawatu .. .. 14 746 .. 80 .. 100 230 .. 58 .. 37 j .. 2 .. ! Horowhsnua .. .. 3 .. .. • • • • 856 .. 473 40 510 .. .. .. • • .. .. .. .. .... 49 7 8.. 9 34 .. 56 .. 43 Hutt .. •• 12 254 888 .. 102 50 59 3 1,126 .. 335 3 .. 4 Makara .. •• •• •• *• •• •• 1,085 .. 15 3 .. .. •• .. 4 .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. Featherston .. .. 11 1,980 •• 836 .. 1,834 114 304 1,371 106 1,090 35 180 177 20 I 331 36 .. 11 Wairarapa South .. 1 •• 10 •• •• 1,430 7 630 12 545 32 .. i .. .. .. ! .. 2 Masterton .. x > 834 •• 1,014 10 948 2 60 250 .. 150 40 I Castlepoint .. • • • • • • • ■ • • ■ • 325 .. 50 .. 29 58 .. .. . • J .. .. ■ ■ • ■ • • • • ■ ■ • • • • • • • • Eketahuna .. •• 6 684 464 108 296 10 , | 13 .. 5 3 .. 18 .. .. 75 Mauricevllle .. . • • • • • • • • • • • 380 .. j 205 1 123 .. .. .. • ■ j .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. ..168 19 500 13 225 23,348 184 11,953 j 216 11,627 1,531 6,271 8,908 5,968 6,669 275 1,757 7,868 20 3,974 189 7 26 .. j 28 60 .. 145 .. 58 Totals, North Island 1,106 109 1,771 53 771 40,575 358 22,025 j 563 17,989 2,810 6,663 j 9,381 6,053 7,038 j 703 j 3,237 10,307 j 321 5,953 1,026 143 4,270 1,950'5,021 287 I 17 ■ 283 78 j ' ! : _ i 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, 1928— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

Shropshire. Southdown. Corriedale. Half-breds. Ryeland. Other Breeds. Nameo, County. J |i f|| I|| J. gl. § 1gg J. si. | g | Iff J. gl. f g| l|| ( J / = 1 . * i f| I! § , J «! -f 11 j S § § , If 1 IP iiS lis larabs 'lp |P lii lil Lambs * III IP |i! 11! Lamb "- 111 jp III !!! Lambs - If tiff t iijlli! 1 IlijpfelKl I - 'A , |*s S j«-s 8-i S "f Ifil s- 8 ! I W»J §*1 I *3 !*g S*S I & ; I H 3 W I ] H | a Marlborough Nelson- I ■■ [ ! I ! ■ j '} | Westland District. Waimea .. .. 158 70 388 30 265 62 I .. 28 .. 24 196 201 1,001 j 248 | 419 837 I 9,527 19,866 1,213 11,726 25 .. i 10 ..10 4 Takaka .. .. 34 20 90 52 9 j .. 7 3 44 150 500 j 100 I 280 152 j 1,500 2,708 85 2,057 .. .. .. .. Collingwood .. .. 5 2 5 13 100 .. 1 .. , 60 22 ! 441 845 155 500 .. ; . i .. .. Buller .. .. 12 50 150 .. 73 7 j .. . . .. 1 .. 5 j .. .. . .. .. .. .. j ; Inangahuii .. .. 24 .. 38 .. 8 29 j .. .. .. 10 .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 7 j .. j Murchison .. .. 30 12 13 290 650 i 55 530 3 .. .. .. .. .."!!! " i " !! !! !! !! !! Grey .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. 97 j .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 3 I .... ! 2 Westland .. .. 73 .. .. .. .. 54 .. j .. . . 3 3 .. .. ! .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 10 ! .. ! .. 11 Sounds .. .. 1 55 .. j 20 .. .. 391 791 3,796 j .. 1,627 435 1,768 7,828 36 5,1184 10 1 !! ' !! " " " !! i " Marlborough .. .. 28 75 176 6 354 ..153 256 3,440 4,826 ! 125 3,934 1,016 10,551 30,812 1,768 18,500 2 .. ] .. Awatere .. .. 1 .. j .. .. 463 124 83 1,433 j .. 895 1,997 14,401 57,244 1,045 32,079 II 6 .. Totals .. .. 382 | 140 666 30 473 966 6 417 .. 198 1,041 5,055 12,211 528 7,745 4,474 38,188 119,303 4,302 70,046 68 . . 10 .. 10 23 ! Cantekbury-Kaiko ura District. Kaikoura .. 15 .. 18 432 1,672 7,864 8 4,724 965 15,429 24,996 637 10,173 Amuri .. .. 51 155 222 ,1,446 2,511 41,013 121 17,453 1,876 25,318 59,671 1,695 28,138 6 4 Cheviot .. .. 83 .. .. .. .. 190 .. j 298 .. 54 [ 990 1,079 30,997 251 12,084 952 1 5,237 141,819 624 17,856 1 Waipara .. .. 232 4 302 .. 120 413 .. 28 .. 25 13,059 5,647 87,880 1.095 36,375 1,855 i 6.778 |65.577 530 25,355 23 18 300 26 60 5 .. 47 Ashley .. .. 33 .. .. .. .. 53 28 ! 376 100 207 11,268 2,425 17,198 349 8,829 428 881 19,902 95 6,612 2 .. 26 .. 12 Kowai .. .. ! 63 10 51 .. 142 262 30 I 183 .. 122 i 430 307 11,106 180 3,649 189 j 579 I 9,661 244 2,966 .. j Oxford .. .. i 100 .. 15 . . 15 159 .. j .85 .. 220 ! 649 1,188 | 8,366 452 2,663 327 ! 548 112,995 632 3,713 1 | ! | Rangiora .. 141 1 105 5 32 184 [ .. j 588 46 454 | 49 .. 820 | 200 18 ; 422 I 3,263 94 1,102 Eyre .. 133 .. 187 j 10 22 371 .. j 101 180 j 86 149 416 ; 3,310 ! 6 685 123 ! 1,483 j 4,842 336 1,829 .. ..!.. .' 1 " ! ] i 24 10 6 Tawera .. .. 24 .. 50 | ,. I 20 .. 20 27 .. ! 160 ; .. 481 4,030 17,305 I 400 6,292 .. ' .. ! .. . . . Malvern .. .. ( 172 j .. 100 20 53 765 i 5 j 380 37 | 152 206 166 j 5,952 171 : 1,958 j 109 ' 1,162 I 7,588 1,134 2,279 9 ! .. I .. 13 87 Paparua .. .. j .61 4 4 ... 1 7 211 8 j 595 5 ! 113 j 62 306 2,219 203 ! 607 : 21 ! 2,546 j 2,910 ! 234 912 4 j .. 17 .. .. 26 .. 62 .. 116 Waimairi .. .. J 3 | j .. 1 .. j .. .. .. 76 ; 40 2,774 .. 1,077 .. .. j 106 .. 6 ! . I Heatheote .. .. 2 j .. .•••• .. ' ., 21 . .. 1 ! .. j .. .. 32 ! 95 1,066 I 2,633 380 .. .. j .! !! " ! ]' " !' !! ;! j " Akaroa .. .. 29 435 23 21 .. 23 11 29 300 : 50 40 .. 26 ..15 Mount Herbert .. 6 ! 182 44 ! 1 19 118 I 62 j 1,376 .. 436 36 2,140 I 200 72 t I II

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Wairewa .. .. 21 | .. 313 30 .. J .. .. j 109 .. ! 120 .. 142 ! .. 192 .. .. 1 .. .. I .. j .. 4 i ... I Halswell .. .. 11 28 67 550 j 2,519 j 200 860 i 29 100 700 .. i j Springs .. .. 39 229 .. 191 .. 33 42 : .. j .. .. .. .. 114 1,724 .. 680 4 .. .. j .. j- 10 EUesmere .. .. 39 32 109 .. 599 2 136 .. 91 234 487 4,392 i 40 1,574 5 66 4,136 5 360 64 |- .. 3 .. { Sehvyii .. .. 63 427 2 183 .. 37 lis 77S 5,993 163 2,877 893 ! 2,921 125,941 4,097 8,564 22 | .. .. 14 .. 1 Ashburton .. 1,726 4 517 190 282 1,202 ! 271 5,635 539 1,948 2,173 10,225 ;39,954 3,206 21,346 1,800 ! 22,045 |74,855 34,246 181 94 79 90 80 I 38 1,250 75 100 Geraldine .. 211 70 29 305 45 42 993 715 12,993 .. 3,387 300 798 ; 3,579 103 1,461 63 .. .. | .. | 15 22 .. 20 Levels .. .. 124 204 .. 67 ... 14 313 ! .. i 554 117 59 114 982 80 1,695 9 ! .. : .. .. I .. 1 44 . 31 25 15 Mackenzie .. .. 71 116 969 5,786 10,759 5C 5,836 1,190 I 5,358 37,033 383 12,325 .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. Waimate .. .. 127 .. 61 .. 22 640 .. 113 .. 93 2,288 jl4,033 |65,172 1,155 32,789 699 | 9,238 17,131 1,374 8,333 55 I .. 27 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. ....!.. .. .. .. .. .. i • • • ■ • • • • 7 294 325 I . • .. .. .. .. .. .. j ,. .. .. | J 1 | ' ! 1 Totals .. .. 3,565 55 1,521 240 ' 724 |7,533 399 9,089 908 3,975 16,579,48,393 363,491 7,650 159,558 |l2,628 106,827 442,006 13,981 =175,097 567 112 422 116 152 ! 241 j 109 1,450 130 252 . _ _ . - j— | ! - j j | - | • - — — Otago District. ! i i | I i Waitaki .. .. 390 .. 918 85 654 .. 25 .. 85 2,276 19,313 54,378 j 775 26,811 ! 524 14,991 33,813 |2,608 112,726 9 ..15 .. 7 | 34 | j .. [ .. Maniototo .. .. 42 | .. 36 1,327 ! 9,053 19,872 I 287 12,797 770 26,565 |40,964 1,967 24,028 14 .. .. .. .. 2 : .. .. .. .. Vincent .. .. 40 81 34 .. 17 1,298 1 5,582 20,037 1,261 9,393 924 15,975 '57,284 12,306 25,459 6 i 6 34 .. j 26 .. 1 18 Waihemo .. .. 12 j .. 10 1,006 1,331 11,698 1 100 7,457 201 [ 785 = 2,737 I .. 1,580 ! .. .. .. .. .. .. j 1 .. Waikouaiti .. .. 29 ! .. .. .. .. 31 675 ! 975 19,275 1,840 5,699 49 .. 597 ' .. 151 2 .. .. .. | .. 5 ! .. Taieri .. .. 65 j .. | .. 12 933 1,758 5,853 844 3,150 379 j 6,314 6,101 : 451 j 3,733 3 .. I .. | .. 8 j .. Peninsula .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 1 . . 18 .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. Clutha .. .. 41 I 66 ,357 1,454 919 94 436 58 .. .. .. .. 9 .. I Tuapeka .. .. 31 35 j .. 3,086 25,295 48,523 4,164 24,165 315 i 2,375 10.039 205 4,940 40 .. .. ..I Bruce .. .. 80 98 103 22 .. 303 45 272 58 74 | 173 658 190 1 .. .. .. ! .. 3 .. Lake .. .. 11 i . 30 130 46 54 2 ! .. 418 4,103 ! 4,013 : 150 ! 2,485 I 275 j 9,023 10,786 768 , 6,328 j .. .. .. ..I .. .. .. Southland .. 534 ! 31 54 .. 2 309 1 14 .. i 18 1,286 ! 4,680 j 9,179 | 774 j 4,822 j 399 I .. .. .. j ! 41 .. | .. j .. I .. 118 .. Wallace .. .. 139 | .. j .. 24 125 j 19 118 j .. .. .. ..I 29 826 j .. .. 49 .. .. j .. | .. Stewart Island .. .. . . •. .. . . .. . . . . .... i • • • • "' | ' ' * • * * • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • Totals .. .. 1.415 61 1,200 46 268 1,383 j 1 73 | .. ! 139 12,084173,589 194,037 10,289 97,285 3,997 77,027 162,979 8,305 79,135 174 .. 15 . . 13 | 204 .. 26 ..18 Totals, South Island 5,362 256 3,387 ! 316 1,465 9,882 i 406 9,579 908 4,312 29,704 |l27, 037 569, 739 48,467 264,588 121,099 222,042 |724, 288 26,588 j324,278 I 809 112 447 | 116 ! 175 j 468 109 ll,476 130 270 j ■ i ■ ! : I ■ i I. LI L 1 Totals, North Island 1,106 109 1,771 53 771 40,575' 358 22,025 563 jl7,989 2,810 6,663 9,381 '6,053 I 7,038 703 ! 3,237 !l0,307 321 • 5,953 .1,026 143 4,270 jl,950 5,021 287 17 | 283 .. 78 ;. ■ — .j ; : j Totals for Dominion 6,468 365 5,158 369 2,236 50,457 764 31,604 1,471 122.301 32,5141133,700 579,120 ;24,520 1271,626 21,802 1225,2791734,595 26,909 330,231 1,835 255 |4,717 2,066 5,1961 755 ! 126 11,759 130 1 348

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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, 1928 —continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED.

Wethers, Ewes to I Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. I ; [ ! : Auckland District. Mongonui .. .. .. .. 6,810 | 33,269 | 1,340 17,990 Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 1,245 10,930 j 253 5,015 Bay of Islands .. .. .. 8,438 41,019 2,871 18,798 Hokianga .. .. .. .. 8,455 53,341 586 27,395 Whangarei .. .. .. .. j 18,266 62,232 i 1,788 ! 28,021 Otamatea .. .. .. .. 6,792 32,059 1,441 13,609 Hobson .. .. .. .. 12.126 42,204 3,118 20,267 Rodney .. .. .. .. 14,288 30,788 , 1,419 15,516 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. 726 5,486 ! 351 j 2,982 Waitemata .. .. . .. 7,142 24,335 2,439 10,383 Eden .. .. .. .. 1,180 508 224 180 Manukau .. .. .. .. 11,522 22,175 ! 3,763 8,345 Franklin .. .. .. .. 4,492 36,261 1,432 9,661 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 6,991 22,325 ' 330 12,726 Thames .. .. .. .. 773 2,234 63 997 Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 537 2,717 227 1,359 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. 282 3,290 559 786 Waikato .. .. .. .. j 2,215 27,689 I 1,136 6,198 Raglan .. .. .. .. 37,321 113,783 , 2,393 47 898 Waipa .. .. .. .. 1,724 38,635 : 1,806 3,545 Piako .. .. .. .. 2,954 35,292 1,834 4,722 Matamata .. .. .. .. 6,510 35,853 3,709 7,571 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 5,182 17,216 410 3,398 Taupo .. .. .. .. 1,392 3,338 859 1,176 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 14,715 44,186 1,379 24,050 Kawliia .. .. .. .. | 4,223 28,646 303 15,202 Otorohanga .. .. .. .. 1,872 16,534 714 3,840 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 21,718 127,477 2,127 j 54,060 Ohura .. .. .. ... 12,810 50,708 2,152 31,381 Kaitieke .. .. .. .. 19,023 47,928 2,917 35,147 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 10,850 11,426 1,949 2,029 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 6,316 32,377 250 11,481 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 24,152 48,171 2,674 34,776 Totals .. .. .. 283,042 1,104,432 48,816 480,504 Gtsborne District. Matakaoa .. .. .. .. 2,558 4-9,567 3,664 33,627 Waiapn .. .. .. .. 16,562 184,580 11,750 122,962 Uawa .. .. .. .. 16,633 65,890 6,093 42,786 Cook .. .. .. .. 53,769 340,523' 25,635 166,650 Waikohu .. .. .. .. 42,036 313,194 23,374 175,057 Totals .. .. .. 131,558 953,754 70,516 541,082 Hawke's Bay District. Wairoa .. .. .. .. 55,385 311,304 28,741 182,327 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 156,438 557,298 52,567 237,951 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 21,953 203,867 11,377 78,977 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. 7,421 71,868 6,894 23,350 Patangata .. .. .. .. 38,429 276,641 13,198 134,867 Weber .. .. .. .. 13,484 34,076 3,376 28,868 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 16,399 157,375 4,911 69,404 Woodville .. .. .. .. 4,276 42,735 3,166 18,889 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 8,942 99,617 2,829 45,534 Akitio .. .. .. .. 13,898 110,721 4,416 70,892 Totals .. .. .. 336,625 1,865,502 131,475 891,059

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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, 1928—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED-continued.

Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to | Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from j Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Wellington - West Coast District. ' Clifton .. .. .. .. 6,373 28,773 1,038 14,559 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 434 10,766 276 2,614 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 2,812 13,244 336 4,021 Egmont .. .. .. .. 929 6,445 314 3,984 Stratford .. .. .. .. 9,311 33,683 454 17,125 Whangamomona .. .. .. 12,365 33,463 376 20,275 Eltham .. .. .. .. 8,992 31,163 1,545 10,634 Hawera .. .. .. .. 15,541 37,659 1,531 14,985 Waimate West .. .. .. 64 1,656 407 i 1,566 Patea .. .. .. .. 42,491 126,721 7,073 37,835 Waitotara .. .. .. .. 42,486 93,402 6,830 ! 34,613 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 55,420 -128,392 7,199 77,127 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 44,207 175,725 14,434 88,931 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 64,901 444,290 18,088 185,305 Oroua .. .. .. 1,919 76,914 4,433 14,778 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 11,099 54,097 3,301 12,250 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. 8,034 88,921 2,448 36,100 Pohangina .. .. .. .. 5,375 66,199 817 26,829 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 7,311 69,042 7,116 27,194 Horowhenua .. .. .. .. 17,331 65,546 3,697 18,032 Hutt .. .. .. .. 17,283 44,752 2,974 ! 25,842 Makara .. .. .. .. 6,588 29.977 1,287 17,258 Eeatherston .. .. .. .. 34,702 231,754 12,429 112,373 Wairarapa South .. .. .. 16,997 120,621 6,203 j 51,999 Masteiton .. .. .. .. 41,997 262,610 15,797 i 137,933 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 19,745 78,347 4,089 50,280 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 3,967 82,834 2,155 35,826 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. 1,560 33,552 929 11,838 Totals .. .. .. 500,234 2,470,548 127,576 1,092,106 Totals, North Island .. .. 1.251,459 6,394,236 ! 378,383 | 3,004,751 ! i I 1 Marlborough - Nelson - Westlanij District. Waimea .. .. .. .. 25,473 102,710 6,360 49,420 Takaka .. .. .. .. 5,728 18,505 824 9,143 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 2,170 7,581 713 4,413 Buller .. .. .. .. 870 2,167 535 625 Inangahua .. .. .. 569 4,720 442 1,630 Murchison .. .. .. .. 3,833 16,334 408 6,771 Grev .. .. .. 1,218 13,523 946 4,110 Westland .. .. .. .. 2,341 21,561 644 5,092 Sounds .. .. .. 11,616 79,971 787 40,605 Marlborough .. .. .. 23,526 78,489 2,701 36,688 Awatere .. 16,729 89,753 4,027 34,940 Totals .. 94,073 435,314 18,387 193,437 Canterbury- Kaikotjra District. Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 8,736 49,100 1,705 14,744 Amuri .. .. .. .. 12,205 68,364 2,851 33,090 Cheviot .. .. .. 2,977 42,119 1,578 15,795 Waipara .. .. .. .. 5,759 82,674 1,798 29,106 Ashley .. .. .. .. 3,957 22,950 : 1,020 9,058 Kowai .. .. .. .. 1,674 34,658 2,455 11,699 Oxford .. .. .. 5,942 53,591 4,859 22,447 Rangiora .. .. .. .. 2.650 22,474 1,816 6,419 Eyre .. .. .. .. 3,847 30,070 , 2,205 12,222 Tawera .. .. .. .. 11,982 30,038 713 12,807 Malvern .. .. .. ..I 7,440 69,533 7,695 32,631

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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, 1928—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

Wethers. Ewes to Ewes not to 1 Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Larabs. over. this Season. this Season. I Canterbury-Kaikoura District—contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. 4,030 12,888 1,155 13,142 Waimairi .. .. . .. 42 917 131 348 Heathcote .. . .. .. 2,439 3,347 16 2,372 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 5,881 76,121 411 20,219 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 2,184 40,471 316 6,771 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 2,281 60,914 3,411 12,309 Halswell .. .. .. .. 516 7,212 149 977 Springs .. .. .. .. 692 19,628 376 3,937 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 3,503 49,292 4,030 15,092 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 12,152 81,337 5,541 36,568 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 27,900 450,212 41,386 j 166,902 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 25,094 199,633 14,992 83,830 Levels .. .. .. .. 11,812 .124,607 9,897 55,014 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 17,100 165,925 8,197 74,995 Waimate .. .. .. .. 26,902 315,045 16,352 135,030 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 6,720 18,041 2,290 13,075 Totals .. .. .. 216,417 2,131,161 137,345 840,599 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 28,814 263,217 13,451 107,824 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 36,534 119,293 6,044 61,963 Vincent .. .. .. .. 25,130 103,414 6,993 40,159 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 7,856 65,072 4,159 30,394 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 5,095 37,371 878 15,718 Taieri .. .. .. .. 31,372 115,437 10,781 63,421 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 1,637 9,427 .. 1,544 Clutha .. .. .. .. 18,969 238,786 12,881 116,723 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 46,886 197,095 10,002 102,994 Bruce .. .. .. ..I 20,999 140,885 6,765 75,187 Lake .. .. .. .. 47,266 76,190 8,367 41,446 Southland .. .. .. .. 115,940 841,845 24,606 407,041 Wallace .. .. .. 33,651 345,080 10,052 144,719 Stewart Island .. .. .. 392 1,958 152 861 Totals .. .. .. 420,541 2,555,070 115,131 1,209,994 Totals, South Island .. .. 731,031 5,121,545 270,863 2,244,030 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,251,459 6,394,236 378,383 3,004,751 Totals for Dominion .. .. 1,982,490 11,515,781 649,246 5,248,781

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C— continued. SUMMARY Number of Sheep in each District on 30th April, 1928.

Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. * r :—: —- : j j Total in . , , , Napier- Wellington- I _ f . MaribcJi-ough- Canterb Dominion. Auckland. Gisb orne. West Coast. 1 rotoL Nelson-West- Kaikoura . Otago. , Total. land | Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book)— Merino .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 9,408 I 13,043 6,719 29,170 29,171 Lincoln .. .. .. 482 2,098 5,642 8,222 521 97 429 1,047 9,269 Romney .. .. .. 16,082 14,446 79,887 110,415 9,094 : 4,746 37,418 51,258 161,673 Border Leicester .. .. 701 .. 316 1,017 455 10,269 12,416 23,140 24,157 English Leicester .... 800 24 96 920 1.008 18,686 612 20,306 21,226 Shropshire .. .. .. 407 .. 72 479 58 2,405 1,511 3,974 4,453 Southdown .. .. .. 4,332 9,481 29,620 43,433 1,007 16,660 2,219 19,886 63,319 Corriedale .. .. .. 264 62 2,131 2,457 1.053 35,308 12,269 48,630 51,087 Ryeland .. .. .. 629 282 669 1,580 1,065 1,968 , 139 3,172 4,752 Other breeds .. .. .. 102 .. .. 102 109 1,094 775 1,978 2,080 Totals .. .. .. 23,799 26,394 118,433 168,626 23,778 104,276 74,507 202,561 371,187 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book — Merino .. .. .. 9,443 26,896 6,273 42,612 194,924 512,9-38 i 328,945 1,036,807 1,079,419 Lincoln .. .. .. 13,395 49,346 15,499 78,240 2,467 10,797 ' 4,682 17,946 96,186 Romney .. .. .. 390,146 1,472,780 1,137,985 3,000,911 121,522 i 115,760 275,618 512,900 3,513,811 Border Leicester .. .. 3,133 2,187 747 6,067 2,660 31,500 34,727 68,887 74,954 English Leicester .. .. 2,470 2,446 1,043 5,959 8,199 61,034 8,087 77,320 83,279 Shropshire .. .. .. 2,662 223 925 3,810 1,691 6.105 2,990 10,786 14,596 Southdown .. .. .. 10,678 23,504 . 47,328 81,510 1,587 ! 21,904 1,596 25,087 106,597 Corriedale .. .. .. 1,755 843 29,347 31,945 26,580 595,671 387,284 1,009,535 1,041,480 Half-bred .. .. .. 5,530 j 1,097 13,894 20,521 236,313 750,539 331,443 1,318,29-5 1,338,816 Ryeland .. .. ... 406 11,754 j 250 ! 12,410 '88 : 1,369 202 , 1,659 ; 14,069 Other breeds .. .. .. 264 138 , 263 665 2.3 2,182 248 2,453 3,118 Totals .. .. .. 439,882 1,591,214 1,253,554 3,284,650 | 596,054 2,109,799 1,375,822 4,081,675 7,366,325 I I i 1 Crossbreds and others not otherwise 1,916,794 4,921,571 4,190,464 i 11,028,829 j 741,211 3,325,522 4,300,736 8,367,469 19,396,298 enumerated ! ] , ' Grand totals .. 2,380,475 6,539,179 5,562,451 14,482,105 1,361,043 5,539,597 5,751,065 12,651,705 27,133,810

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

SUMMARY. Number of Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1927 and 1928. Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — 1927. 1028. Rams .. .. .. .. .. 12,334 12,151 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 199,219 205,720 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 8,644 7,347 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 144,897 145,969 Totals .. .. .. .. 365,094 371,187 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. .. .. 375.940 384,200 Wethers .. .. .. .. 1,011,119 1,042,157 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 3,502,309 3,812,550 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 213,719 212,534 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 1,656,626 1,914,884 Totals .. .. .. .. 6,759,713 7,366,325 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated— Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,063,855 1,982,490 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 11,130,202 11,515,781 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 609,328 64 9,246 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 4,720,824 5,248,781 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,524,209 19,396,298 Grand total of sheep .. .. .. 25,649,016 27,133,810

Sheep District in North Island. Sheep District in South Island. ~i ■ T~~ii v~~\ u~\ I i ■§ is I §s . Sis I i?a • :§ .22 b "Sq j ,0 g i Sd i 3 * t ! H \ Is I 5-8? > I I I I ' *s , II J*£ |m I Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook) — Merino .. .. .. .. 0-00 .. 0-00 0-69 i 0-24 0-12 ! 0-23 0-11 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-02 0-03 0-10 0-06 0-04 0-00 0-01 ; 0-01 0-03 Romney .. .. .. 0-68 0-22 1-44 0-76 0-67 0-09 0-65 0-41 0-59 Border Leicester .. .. 0-03 .. 0-01 0-01 0-03 : (M9 0-22 j (M8 0-09 English Leicester .. .. 0-03 0-00 0-00 0-01 0-07 ! 0-34 i 0-01 0-16 0-08 Shropshire .. .. 0-02 .. 0-00 0-00 , 0-01 ; 0-04 0-03 0-03 0-02 Southdown .. .. 0-18 0-15 0-53 0-30 ! 0-07 I 0-30 j 0-04 0-16 0-23 Gorriedale .. .. 0-01 0-00 0-04 0-02 0-08 I 0-63 ' 0-21 j 0-38 0-19 Ryeland .. .. . . 003 0-01 0 01 0-01 1 0-08 j 0-03 I 0-00 | 0-03 0-02 Other breeds .. .. 0-00 .. . . 0-00 ; 0-01 j 0-02 ' 0-01 | 0-01 0-01 Totals .. .. 1-00 0-41 2-13 1-17 1-75 . 1-88 : 1-30 | 1-60 1-37 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flock-book —■ Merino .. .. .. 0-40 0-41 0-11 0-29 14-32 9-26 5-72 8-19 3-98 Lincoln .. .. .. 0-56 0-76 0-28 0-54 ' 0-18 0 19 0-08 ! 0-14 0-35 Romney .. .. . . 16-39 22-52 20-46 20-72 : 8-93 , 2-09 4-79 4-05 12-95 Border Leicester .. .. 0-13 0-03 0-01 0-04 0-20 i 0-57 0-60 ; 0-55 0-28 English Leicester .. .. 0-10 0-04 0-02 0-04 0-60 j 1-10 0-14 ; 0-61 0-31 Shropshire .. .. 0-11 0-00 0-02 0-03 1 0-12 j 0-11 0-05 0-09 0-05 Southdown .. .. 0-45 0-36 0-85 0-56 0-12 I 0-40 0-03 0-20 0'39 Corriedale .. .. 0-08 0-01 0-53 0-22 1-95 i 10-75 ; 6-74 ! 7-98 3-84 Half-bred.. .. .. 0-23 t 0-02 0-25 0-14 17-36 j 13-55 5-76 10-42. 4-94 Ryeland .. .. .. 0-02 | 0-18 0-00 0-09 0-01 j 0-03 j 0-00 0 01 0-05 Other breeds .. .. 0-01 0-00 0-01 0-01 ! 0-00 I 0-04 0-01 1 0-02 0-01 I ! I Totals .. .. 18-48 24-33 22-54 22-68 43-79 38-09 23-92 ! 32-26 27-15 Crossbreds and others not other- 80*52 75*26 75*33 76-15 54-46 60-03 74-78 j 66-14 71-48 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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I rprvfoi Sheep of a distinctive Breed and Crossbred Sheep. U Stud and Stud Stud g . d Grand Total, g Flock Breeding- Dry and Flock I Stud and in Rams. ewes. Ewes. • an^° ek Wether s. Dry Ewes. ! Lambs. Flock Sheep. 1909 298,918 222,799 14,192 153,948 I 689,857 3,427,994 12,147,547 1,001,067 6,214,242 23,480,707 1910 305,569 227,187 13,943 160,234 | 706,933 3,167,082 12,288,193 1,194,570 6,912,842 24,269,620 1911 297,898 229,709 14,117 163,899 : 705,623 3,342,281 12,094,754 1,298,343 6,555,125 23,996,126 1912 306,588 232,782 11,563 155,498 706,431 3,359,969 12,044,247 1,324,200 6,315,306 23,750,153 1913 313,690 228,145 12,902 167,605 722,342 3,207,550 12,292,891 1,150,805 6,818,222 24,191,810 1914 321,869 229,055 13,526 170,169 i 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 j 25,270,386 1918 325,111 171,437 6,297 125,116 i 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 j 626,326 3,922,632 12,176,224 1,799,201 j 7,304,171 25,828,554 1920 306,621 154,516 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 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 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 8,644 i 144,897 741,034 3,074,974 14,632,511 823,047 6,377,450 25,649,016 1928 396,351 i 205,720 I 7,347 I 145,969 755,387 3,024,647 15,328,331 861,780 7,163,665 27,133,810

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C —continued. SUMMARIES.

Number of Ewes in the Dominion (Stud and Others) since 1909.

Number of Rams, Wethers, Ewes, and Lambs in the Dominion since 1909.

Number of Sheep in the Dominion since 1909.

Auckland Napier-Gis- w eU S n <? t0n ; \T^ arlb ?. r , ou i? h " J Canterbury- „ Sheep borne Sheep West Coast ,Nelson-Westland f Kaikoura , T< ?t al District District Sheep i Sheep Sheep oneep in | District. District. District. | District. | District. District. | Dominion. I I I I I Stud rams (entered 1,046 1,255 3,218 846 I 3,527 2 259 12 151 in F!ock-book) Other rams .. 34,255 96,639 79,565 18,456 79,684 75,601 384 200 Wethers .. 336,489 587,432 636,741 ! 221,254- 549,165 693 566 ' 3,024'647 Breeding-ewes .. 1,339,246 3,680,579 3,192,053 727,800 3,337,802 3,256,'571 1 15'534'o51 Dryewes .. 56,056 253,339 160,701 43,203 197,017 158 811 , 869'l27 Lambs.. .. 613,383 1,919,935 1,490,173 349,484 ,1,372,402 1,564,257 j 7,309^634 Totals .. 2,380,475 6,539,179 5,562,451 ' 1,361,043 5,539,597 5,751,065 27,133,810 1 , J I

North Island. South Island. Dominion. Year. -— Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. 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 12,615,381 1,382,460 1916 .. .. .. 7,230,450 546,821 5,662,317 657,214 1 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 i 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 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 1928 .. 1 . .. 8,211,878 470,096 7,322,173 399,031 15,534,051 869 127

Stud Bams, Flock Earns, Wethers, Year. Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Two-tooth and Breeding-ewes. Dry Ewes. Lambs. Totals. Over. Over. Over. 1909 .. 16,060 282,858 3,427,994 12,370,346 1,015,259 6,368,190 23 480 707 1910 .. 15,068 290,501 3,167,082 12,515,380 1,208,513 7,073,076 24,269,620 1911 .. 17,275 280,623 3,342,281 12,324,463 1,312,460 6,719,024 23,996,126 1912 .. 16,155 290,433 3,359,969 12,277,029 1,335,763 6,470,804 23,750 153 1913 .. 13,156 300,534 3,207,550 12,521,036 1,163,707 6,985,827 24,191,810 1914 .. 13,385 308,484 3,211,661 12,920,176 1.166,275 7,178,782 24 798 763 1915 .. 16,084 299,167 3,270,221 12,615,341 1,382,460 7,318,148 24,901 421 1916 .. 15,114 301,017 3,478,263 12,892,767 ' 1,204,035 6,896,954 24,788,150 1917 •• 10,464 318,766 3,457,824 13,260,169 1,072,647 7,150,516 25,270,386 1918 .. 11,932 313,179 3,696,520 13,022,034 1,598,749 7,895,888 26,538 302 1919 .. 13,541 307,763 3,922,632 12,341,900 1,811,397 7,431,321 25,828,554 1920 .. 13,553 293,068 3,901,742 11,569,675 1,824,194 6,317,738 23,919,970 1921 .. 16,376 305,768 3,634,799 12,147,788 1,345,819 5,834,481 23,285,031 1922 .. 12,388 309,684 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 .. 13,808 356,727 3,212,435 13,948,252 1,079,735 6,294,036 24,904,993 1927 .. 12,334 375,940 3,074,974 14,831,730 831,691 6,522,347 25,649,016 1928 .. 12,151 384,200 3,024,647 15,534,051 869,127 7,309,634 27,133,810

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3 2. \ . . " | On the 30th April, 1928. 3. Owners of Sheep owning | Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. _ L . Name and Address op Officer, and „ . o iS • |2 • I °o *6 Id ® „ I Appointments held by him. So -6 "§ h§ h§L8 rtg £°lgg Owners | Sc go oo ora o 0 - S° Sheep. o io S _r o-„- to o o o -o 1 ° 01 oneep. x _ [°* Ict 10 g§|«a | Reakes, C. J., D.Y.Se., M.R.C.V.S., Wellington, Director-General. ATTf'KTi A N~D T)TRT"RTrT ■ Pope, I 1 . S., Wellington, Asst. Director-General. ~ Bay of Islands Subdivision- 1 L ? ons ; V.S., Wellington, Director, LiveMongonui 55 57 27 9 2 ' 150 64,075 stock Vision. Whangaroa ... ... ... ... 28 22 10 2 62 ! 2o'685 u i xr a m - r , Bay of Islands « M 34 24 4 1 184 lOtlsW ®** Hokianga 47 62 33 21 3 1 167 98,834 j Ke S lstrar ot Whangarei Subdivision — Whangarei ... ... ... ... 92 82 35 33 5 2 249 141,712 j McKinlay, E. A., Whangarei, Inspector of Stock, Otamatea ... ... ... ... 46 50 35 12 3 146 74,144 1- Registrar of Brands. Hobson ... ... ... ... 39 45 46 21 9 ... 1 161 121,080 J Christie, A. W., Dargaville, Inspector of Stock. Auckland Subdivision — Rodney ... ... ... ... 91 67 37 8 ... 3 206 85,805 \ Great Barrier Island ... ... ... 6 6 9 1 22 11,135 Waitemata ... ... ... ... 46 24 17 5 3 1 ... 96 52'348 : D., Auckland, Inspector of Stock, RegisEden ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... 1 1 4 trar of Brands. Manukau ... ... ... ... 39 34 16 18 1 1 109 63'508 Huddleston, V. A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. Franklin ... ... ... ... 43 39 28 12 2 124 6o'363 j ® eere ' A., Auckland, Inspector of Stock. Coromandel ... ... ... ... 25 45 24 12 1 107 53'818 ' Ohinemuri Subdivision — Thames ... ... ... ... 15 8 1 1 25 | 6,123 Hauraki Plains... ... ... ... 12 5 3 ... j 20 4'908 TJ "" "■ ■" 5 8 2 1 lg 5,988 McPhee, C. E., Hamilton, Inspector of Stock Waikato Subdivision- Registrar of Brands. „ 1 r a . 1 ° •" ••• 20 1 56 48,007 jFindlay, J. P., Paeroa, Inspector of Stock. a 0 *" ■" J? ••• 67 47,418 Morris, J. L., Matamata, Inspector of Stock. Raglan 31 51 61 70 23 2 1 239 267,136 Waipa ... ... ... ... 26 24 25 17 92 54,502 Matamata ... ... ... ... 27 24 18 15 4 | 88 60,397 -

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Te Kuiti Subdivision — Taupo... ... ... ... ... 2 5 2 2 2 ... 13 13,147 Taumarunui ... ... ... ... 20 49 34 20 2 1 ... 1 ••• 127 95,376 , j T t> m v -j.- t + t04 i TTnwKia o 01 Of, 1C O rro kq ai< Anderson, J. D., Te Kuiti, Inspector of Stock, itawma ... ... ... ... 8 21 25 16 2 ... 12 58,014 TWi R trar of Brands Otorohanga ... ... ... ... 22 19 17 7 1 1 ••• 67 39,131 , g ? S w tj • * t> a t Waitomo ... ... ... ... 68 90 62 63 8 3 1 ... ... 295 230,367 j Wan 9 an l a > Registrar of Brands for Ohura... ... ... ... ... 33 58 45 17 8 ... 2 ... ••• 163 127,049 Kaitieke ... ... ... ... 30 32 48 35 7 152 120,218 1 Bay of Plenty Subdivision — Tauranga ... ... ... ... 36 11 5 5 3 -• 60 26,612 > Watt, M. W., Tauranga, Inspector of Stock, Whakatane ... ... ... ... 33 16 12 11 2 1 ••• 75 62,162 I Registrar of Brands. Opotiki ... ... ... ... 31 19 38 33 6 4 ... 131 130,268 rUrquhart, T. D., Opotiki, Inspector of Stock. Botorua ... ... ... ... 6 13 5 7 2 ... 33 27,741 ) Newson, C. H., Rotorua, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Auckland District ... 10621064 783 537104 21 5 2 ... 3,578 2,380,475 • I GISBOBNB DISTRICT,— Matakaoa ... ... ... ... 5 9 13 37 10 3 1 ... ••• 78 .138,033 l\ Waiapu ... ... ... ... 15 33 44 79 21 17 2 9 1 221 527,412 L, n-i. t j- t at- 1 u - + Uawa ... ... ... ... ... 6 9 8 24 15 5 5 4 1 77 251 174 I ° S8 ' D., Gisborne, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Cook ... ... ... ... ... 57 60 62 88 60 22 11 6 ... 366 747! 131 ! i of Brands ' Waikohu ... ... ... ... 23 20 35 94 39 17 9 7 2 246 653,862 I Totals in Gisborne District ... 106 131 162 322145 64 28 26 4 988 2,317,612 HAWIvE'S BAY DISTRICT — Napier Subdivision — Wairoa ... ... ... ... 27 41 64 109 48 15 8 5 1 318 654,249 1 T) a ia-i; es h W Hastinas Insnector of Stock HawkesBay 83 90 198 214 81 34 14 8 2 724 1,290, 067 rS ' r of BrSf P 0 bt0Ck ' Waipawa 39 71 98 114 26 3 2 1 ... 354 408,627 rH Sw Wairoa Inspector of Stock Waipukurau 4 12 22 41 9 3 1 ... ... 92 138,451 i I Shorn A Waivukurau Inspector of Stock Patangata 18 24 54 96 52 25 7 9 ••• 285 7 2 6 ,8 16 j § ' ' ™avpUKUrau. Inspector 01 otocK. Woodville Subdivision — Weber _ ... ... ... ... 3 2 10 19 18 2 ... 1 ... 55 115,884 \ Woodville 6 28 21 28 <>5 2 jj 2 2 2 ; Rankin, J. SDannevirlce, Inspector of Stock, Pahiatua ... i!! .!. .'i! 46 56 59 61 13 i" !" "! 235 [ Registrar of Brands. Akitio ... ... ... ... ... i 6 28 44 63 14 1 2-51 ... 163 286,998 j I Totals in Hawke's Bay District ... 305 425 638 807 292 85 36 31 3 2,622.4,221,567

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1 ■ On the 30th Apbil, 1928. 3- * Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. ; Name and Addhess op Offices, and o o-- ! °6 i °ri I ° ■ i °d h « Appointments held by him. 2 8 g§ gl o§ is! gi gS :§8 8 5 Owners g § _s- S-" 15-°' [ g-*-' I £8 1 o-§ 8| o£shee PWEST COAST DISTRICT,— Taranaki Subdivision — Clifton ... ... ... ... 41 48 30 15 1 I 136 72,484 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 55 15 8 2 ... j 80 16 764 i Inglewood ... ... ... ... 32j 32 5 7 ... [ 76 26 303 11 ® u^on ' W., New Plymouth, Inspector of Stock, Stratford ..." ..." ..." 35 42 27 17 3 1 !" 124 73'393 ! Registrar of Brands. Whangamomona ... ... ... 23! 49 45 14 3 134 80 975 j \. Cook > A., Stratford, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Eitham ... ... ... ... 16 13 18 20 3 1 ' 71 67'304 of Brands. Hawera ... ... ... ... 17| 15 22 26 5 1 86 88'358 I ■ Pord ' G '' Sawem > Inspector of Stock, Registrar Waimate West ... ... .. ... 71 2 1 10 i of Brands. Egmont ... ... ... ... 13 5 5 3 1 27 11,'936 , Wanganui Subdivision — Patea ... ... ... ... ... 34 37 65 78 15 2 1 232 245,627 \ Waitotara ... ... ... ... 23 37 28 57 18 : 2 2 167 219,917 I Waimarino ... ... ... ... 24 37 53 57 18 9 1 2 ... 201 L Gleland > H., Wanganui, Inspector of Stock, Wanganui ... ... ... ... 16 37 51 54 30 8 4 9 1 210 j Registrar of Brands. Rangitikei ... ... ... ... 63 114 159 208 76 18 4 10 2 654 1,091 ,'759 j Manawatu Subdivision — Oroua... ... ... ... ... 26 66 51 42 4.1 190 144 733 j Kairauga ... ... ... ... 28 25 48 25 9 135 111,'977 Kiwitea ... ... ... ... 42 54 76 73 19 ... 1 265 266,909 Fleming, D., Palmerston North, Inspector of ohau^ a 1 157 144,403 f Stock, Registrar of Brands. P Manawatu ... ... ... ... 28 33 31 33 7 1 ... 1 ... 134 • 128,209 Horowhenua ... ... ... ... 27 38 38 43 7 153 130,' 137 j Wellington Subdivision — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, 34 31 38 36 9 1 149 135,642 I n<^ a y> M. R., Wellington, Inspector of Stock, Mana, and Somes) ' . Registrar of Brands. Makara ... ... ... ... 18 16 12 13 5 2 1 ... 67 71 856 : Wilson, "W., Wellington, Inspector of Stock. 1 j Johnston, J. G., Wellington, Inspector of Stock. Totals in West Coast District ... 619 793 855 861243 47 15 22 3 3 458 3 874 774 1 J I

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WAIRARAPA DISTRICT,— Masterton Subdivision — Featherston ... ... ... ... 24 25 49 67 39 9 | 6 3 3 225 497,072 Wairarapa South ... ... ... 36 36 41 36 19 5 3 1 ... 177 238,036 Itt U u j sa m -n „ , , T t , Masterton 32 46 90 79 41 24 3 2 317 547,327 ' Hubbwd.JA. T. P Masterton, Inspector of Castlepoint 3 5 8 15 17 5 2 3 1 59 191,386 " Stocky Registrar o Brands. Eketahuna 28 50 36 36 8 3 1 162 153,500 AUen ' H ' Carterton, Inspector of Stock. Mauriceville ... ... ... ... 10 22 13 25 ... 1 71 60,356 Totals in Wairarapa District ... 133 184 237 258 124 47 15 9 4 1,011 1,687,677 Totals in North Island ... 2225 2597 26752785 908264 99 90 14 11,657 14,482,105 MARLBOROUGH - NELSON - WESTLAND DISTRICT,— Nelson Subdivision — Waimea ... ... ... ... 470 275 124 40 2 1 912 282,501 ) iai • n at ; t e t l Takaka 62 38 25 11 136 48 619 i (V, ' Ins P ector of Stock ' Re S latear Collingwood ... ... ... ... 29 21 9 3 1 63 24,179 i Brands. Buller ... ... ... ... 45 6 1 ... 52 \ Murchison ... ... ... ... 74 44 13 4 1 136 41,502 Westland Subdivision — I Neville, C. S., Hokitika, Inspector of Stock, Westland ... ... ... ... 76 56 ]8 4 154 41,858 j Registrar of Brands. Inangahua ... ... ... ... j 28 7 4 1 40 8'975 Grey ... ... ... ... 57 30 10 5 102 ' Marlborough Subdivision — j | Sounds 27 46 50 44 9 2 1 1 ... 180 182,522 , Q T n v>i ?, ■ t f t a , , Marlborough... ... ... ... 125 144 81 54 20 7 1 3 ... 435 357 554 [ Scott '. J - G -> Blenheim, Inspector of Stock, Awatere ... ... ... ... 3 31 45 76 26 7 5 1 ... 194 j Registrar of Brands. Totals in Marlborough-Nelson-West- 996 698 380 242 59 17 7 5 ... 2,404 1 361 043 land District ~ i i j ' CANTERBURY-KAIKOURA DISTRICT,— Northern Subdivision — Kaikoura ... ... ... ... 46 18 32 33 14 4 1 148 181,087 . Amuri .. ... ... ... 12 28 45 55. 23 8 5 2 2 180 398,824 Munro, J., Amberlei), Inspector of Stock, RegisCheviot 17 45 39 48 12 3 ... 1 ... 165 190,092 ! trar of Brands. Ashley ... ... ... ... 27 20 11 16 13 2 89 106,379 ["Graham, F., Botherham, Inspector of Stock. owai ... ... ... ... 37 33 20 20 8 118 84,104 Griffith, J. A., Kaikoura, Inspector of Stock. Waipara ... ... ... ... 27 72 80 93 27 4 1 3 ... 307 ! 394,661 I

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I 2 - q i On the 30th April, 1928. 6 ' Owners of Sheep owning Total Number of Sheep Districts in Counties. ' - -- ---- - Nam * and Address of Officer, and 0 | i ° . i . j ° . ° d ° S j Appointments held by him. OO H O I 8 | in § H'O I in 8 08 8 O Owners [ Sheen " oS o°- 8°- »°- § 0 - go .8°. iofl of Sheep. Sheep ' |g rt |o.„ |».-«, |g.t- o§ i | I CANTERBURY -KAIKOURA DISTRICT— continued. Ghristchurch Subdivision — 1 Oxford ... ... ... ... 45 43 43. 35 4 1 ... 171 124,982 Akaroa ... ... ... ... 28 34 39! 29 6 3 139 116,585 Mount Herbert ... ... ... 9 13 14 13 6 ... 55 5S,932 Wairewa ... ... ... ... 23 20 27 21 8 1 100 92,237 Selwyn .. 24 59 37 41 16 1 2 2 1 183 239,335 Tawera 8 10 8 6 3 7 1 2 ... 45 107,374 ,, . . t . q o i in c Manning, W. B,, Gliristchurch, Inspector of Stock, V V cLllllclll 1 ... ... ... tJ •. • ... -L... ... ... ... J.ZJ (J . i J. . „ -j-. Rangiora 59 38 20 8 1 126 43,761 _ Reptrar oi: Bran, is Eyre 28 36 20! 16 1 1 ... 102 67,344 Kfant, B., Christchurch, Inspector of Stock. Malvern ... 42 83 60, 48 7 240 166,143 G. W Ashburton Inspector of Slock. Paparua 54 40 21 5 1 121 47 163 Holmes, K., Chatham islands, Inspector oi Stock, Heathcote 3 3 ... | 5 1 !" i". I i" 12 12! 474 Registrar of Brands. Halswell 8 6 31 2 2 21 15,148 Springs ... ... ... 25 23 14 10 i ... 72 33,195 Ellesmere . . ... ... 48 64 34 20 2 1 ... 169 91,356 Ashburton ... ... ... ... 183 268 293 ! 238! 56 10 5 4 1 1,058 1,045,811 Chatham Islands .... . ... ... ... 20 24 21 j 14 7 4 90 91,683 j y-' ■' J :■ s - ■ - 1 Timaru Subdivision — Geraldine ,.. .... ... ... 138 161 109 77 17 1 j ... ... 2 505 .365,329 ] Scott, W., Timaru, Inspector of Stock, Registrar Levels ... ... ... ... 115 125 90! 44 12 ... i 386 218,717 !( of Brands. Mackenzie .... ... ... ...,. 51 82 991 91 47 10 j 5 2 ... 387 548,781 j Baxter, T. N., Waimate, Inspector of Stock. Waimate ... ... ... ... 127 222 i84 157 28 6 4 2 2 732 695,359 ) Sinclair, J. E., Fairlie, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Canterbury-Kaikoura District.. 1212 157313631145 323 65 j 23 20 9 5,733 5,539,597 OF AGO DISTRICT,— ! Oamaru Sicl)dz / vzs'ion~~~ Waitaki ... ... ... ... 105 199 190 128 48 16 | 4 3 1 694 751,012 Taylor, S M., Oamaru, Inspector of Stock, Registrar of Brands. to 43 64 104 33 7 ! 1 2 ... 284 445,986 (Fountain, ?. G F. , I«», Inspector of Stock, Vincent ... ... ... ... 59 72 6o 69 31 14 j 4 1 ... 315 425,691 Inspector of Stock.

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Dtmedin Subdivision — Waihemo ... ... ... ... 17 25 35 39 & 1 1 1 ... 127 150,829 \ „ , . „ „ „ „ ,. T . . a , , Waikouaiti 45 22 16 24 8 1 ... 116 Fountain, E. G.F.,Dunedtn, Inspector of Stock, Taieri ... ... ... ... 69 60 43 69 15 4 2 1 ... 263 279,323 i Ee 8 istr ai of Brands. Peninsula 9 13 6 2 30 13 ,053 ) Ross ' J ' F "' Dun edm, Inspector of Stock. Glutha Subdivision— Clutha ... ... ... ... 192 168 173 128 25 1 687 469,862 \ Eeid, G., Balolutha, Inspector of Stock, Tuapeka ... ... ... .. 79 95 113 135 29 3 ... 5 ... 459 521,859 L Registrar of Brands. Bruce ... ... ... ... 83 124 122 70 13 1 413 276,556 ) Shand, G. D., Tapanui, Inspector of Stock. Southland Subdivision — Bake ... ... ... ... 42 33 20 17 13 10 9 1 1 146 283,898 \ Mackley, O. 0., Invercargill, Inspector of Stock, Southland ... ... ... ... 479 521 503 343 66 9 3 6 1 1,931 1,491,583 j Registrar of Brands. Wallace ... ... ... ... 161 211 188 114 27 4 4 3 ... 712 571,570 fThomson, P. A., Gore, Inspector of Stock. Stewart Island ... ... ... 6311 11 ! 3,418 j Eountree, H., Otautau, Inspector of Stock. Totals in Otago District ... 1376158915391243 316 70 28 24 3 6,188 5,751,065 Totals in South Island ...35843860 3282 2630 698152 58 49 12 14,325 12,651,705 Totals in Dominion ... ... 5809 6457 5967 54151606 416 157 139 j 26 [ 25,982 27,133,810 I

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