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A. —Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1911 and 1912 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Net decrease: North Island .. .. .. .. .. 196,264 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 49,709 Total net decrease for Dominion .. .. .. 245,973

♦ Included in Marlborough County. t Included in Ashley County. ; Included in Akaroa County. || Inoluded in Selwyn County. § Included in Geraldine County. If Not collected,

Number ( 30th April, 1911. Number of Sheep on Sheep on County. 30th April, 1911. 31 30th April, 1912. Mth April, 1912. Increase. Decrease. own jrvpiii, i.nx.L. oi >um ;\j'J ii, l;ij.4. Waimea.. Takaka Collingwood Buller .. Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatero.. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Waipara.. Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert Selwyn Tawera Waimairi Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 310,897 .. , 47,779 12,624 4,618 9,732 .. i 33,727 i .. ! 29,891 I 29,801 185,463 .. : 696,493 '.'. \ 223,087 .. ! 467,924 211,173 889,426 t .. : 243,228 f + 7131625 II '.'. 846,126 .. ; 585,603 .. i § ; 492,191 .. ; 541,056 .. ! 537,951 .. j 322,676 327,139 : 241,780 139,237 .. ! 68,889 .. i 5,696 207,964 .. | 209,255 .. I 369,961 454,112 1,193,757 525,931 I 2,961 300,036 48,036 13,570 4,376 11,140 36,590 28,529 29,927 180,823 359,476 ) 295,130 f 220,643 416,197 211,958 429,308 ) 376,045 j 86,407 } 89,422 L 49,336 ) 622,696 77,761 [ 11,407) 947,624 354,980 \ 214,745 ( 407,017 574,341 78,605 597,037 317,731 330,858 242,037 141,438 69,519 7,610 240,216 211,805 347,864 425,563 1,192,971 529,244 2,046 257 946 1,408 2,863 126 785 10,861 242 1,362 4,640 41,887 2,444 51,727 84,073 18,063 1,761 101,498 15,878 33,285 78,605 59,086 85,174 4,945 3,719 257 2,201 630 1,914 32,252 2,550 22,097 28,549 786 3,313 915 Totals for South Island 11,181,773 11,132,064 11,132,064 325,695 375,404 Totals for North Island 12,814,353 12,618,089 12,618,089 293,702 489,966 Totals for the Dominion .. 23,996,126 23,750,153 23,750,153 619,397 865,370