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A.—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1904 and 1905— continued.

Net increase: North Island .. •■ •• •• rck\o7 South Island .. •• •• •■ •• bbs '^ 7 Total net increase for Colony .. •• •• 850,069

Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1904. 30th April, 1905. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. County. SOUT 'H ISLAND. Waimea Oollingwood and Takaka Buller Grey Inangahua Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa and Mount Herbert Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Taieri Bruce Peninsula Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 199,721 43,023 2,357 12,316 25,212 14,899 159,183 480,777 171,868 393,846 181,217 750,316 215,316 655,855 858,008 577,606 399,385 575,195 492,964 266,336 233,137 144,393 102,150 72,343 174,898 152,889 2,273 278,183 338,374 734,784 366,578 1,441 208,374 43,138 2,626 13,849 23,251 16,177 174,326 472,508 168,206 409,557 176,215 820,553 234,207 758,685" 1,006,590 621,894 429,178 615,168 524,682 280,682 262,267 150,209 111,187 75,663 199,053 164,930 1,642 289,389 313,257 809,337 363,995 1,475 8,653 115 269 1,533 1,278 15,143 15,711 70,237 18,891 102,830 148,582 44,288 29,793 39,973 31,718 14,346 29,130 5,816 9,037 3,320 24,155 12,041 1,961 8,269 3,662 5,002 11,206 631 25,117 74,553 2,583 34 Total for South Island 9,076,843 9,742,270 712,652 47,225 Total for North Island 9,203,963 9,388,605 447,145 262,503 Total for the Colony 18,280,806 19,130,875 1,159,797 309,728