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A.-Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1910 and 1911— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Net decrease: North Island .. .. .. .. ..103,309 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 170,185 Total net decrease for Dominion .. .. .. 273,494

Number ol Sheep on County. 30th April, 1910. 30th April, 1911. Increase. Decrease. Waimea Takaka .. Collingwood Buller .. Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley and Waipara Akaroa, Wairewa. and Mount Herbert Selwyn, Tawera, and Waimairi Ashburton Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent .. Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland ,. Wallace Stewart Island Totals for South Island 297,271 44,244 11,771 4,282 8,026 28,043 24,408 25,445 172,037 686,532 214,377 452,632 198,846 900,921 248,827 795,153 938,750 658,590 485,614 592,754 590,666 325,045 277,630 242,401 140,456 72,321 5,075 214,757 214,352 351,993 441,451 1,163,013 521,254 3,021' 11,351,958 310,897 47,779 12,624 4,618 9,732 33,727 29,891 29,801 185.463 690,493 223,087 467,924 211,173 889,426 243,228 713,625 846,126 585,603 492,191 541,056 537,951 322,676 327,139 241,780 139,237 68,889 5,696 207,964 209,255 369,961 454,112 1.193,757 525,981 2,961 13,626 3,535 853 336 1,706 5,684 5,483 4,356 13,426 9,961 8,710 15,292 12.327 6,577 ,1 Ad 11,49 5,59 81,52 92,62 72,98 si t.tt 11,495 5,599 81,528 92,624 72,987 51,69 52,71 n OC 51,698 52,715 2,369 49,509 2,36 1,21 n iO 621 1,219 3,432 3,43 621 a TQ 6,793 5,097 6,79 e no 17,968 12,661 30,744 4,677 5,09 60 11,181,778 218,052 388,287 Totals for North Island 12,917,662 12,814,358 816,830 420,139 Totals for the Dominion i 24,269,620 24,269,620 23,996,126 534,882 808,876