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A. —Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1907 and 1908— continued.

County. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1907. 30th April, 1908. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. SOU 1 'H ISLAND. Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller .. Inangahua Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa and Mount Herbert Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent .. Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka.. o t-ui j (Invercargill subdivision Southland j Gore subdivision w ,, (Invercargill subdivision Wallace j Q 0 re subdivision Stewart Island 239,779 36,046 11,686 3,675 31,441 18,170 21,248 199,749 560,646 200,942 454,134 166,545 831,880 267,140 695,518 890,119 616,285 449,957 574,820 495,026 275,377 299,070 183,514 122,539 81,081 1,257 198,292 164,592 293,490 367,214 396,581 552,922 205,215 221,993 1,811 254,891 40,614 12,550 3,757 36,313 19,960 21,910 216,054 585,948 214,809 435,742 169,147 834,210 234,622 702,865 965,288 661,570 480,948 607,715 550,622 300,708 328,279 197,812 139,519 83,485 2,921 206,582 214,278 348,829 407,144 447,062 621,132 232,466 235,236 1,864 15,112 4,568 864 82 4,872 1,790 662 16,305 25,302 13,867 2,602 2,330 7,347 75,169 45,285 30,991 32,895 55,596 25,331 29,209 14,298 16,980 2,404 1,664 8,290 49,686 55,339 39,930 50,481 68,210 27,251 13,243 53 18,392 32,518 Totals for South Island 10,129,754 10,816,852 738,008 50,910 Totals for North Island 10,854,018 11,632,201 799,114 20,931 Totals for the Dominion 20,983,772 22,449,053 1,537,122 71,841 Net increase : North Island „ South Island .. 778, .. 687, 83 198 Total net increase for Dominion .. 1,465,