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A.—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1913 and 1914 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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County. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1918. 30th April, 1914. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. Yaimea.. ?akaka .. Jollingwood Juller .. nangahua rlurchieon }rey Vestland Sounds .. larlborough iwatere.. Caikoura .. Lmuri .. Jheviot .. Lshley .. Cowai )xford .. Vaipara.. ikaroa Vairewa dount Herbert Selvvyn .. .. Vaimam Lshburton ■reraldine jevels Mackenzie Vaimate Jbatbam Islands.. Vaitaki daniototo fincent .. jake Vaiheino Vaikouaiti •eninsula ?aieri 305,998 49,837 14,487 3,465 12,259 37,483 26,444 28,158 186,859 345,664 287,633 205,274 410,228 196,904 94,030 111,900 238,321 371,900 94,063 97,234 50,842 593,819 75,950 11,375 936,768 391,365 226,812 420,485 598,041 68,380 618,906 317,254 311,514 227,826 146,719 71,766 7,626 227,373 214,339 364,617 436,661 1,132,455 474,397 2,934 306,403 51,386 15,423 3,012 12,671 39,728 28,197 31,516 190,661 329,305 296,337 209,678 417,901 191,186 97,458 117,096 251,836 385,517 91,612 91,730 49,081 1 633,844 79,394 10,011 1,036,854 405,041 253,360 495,686 668,303 71,492 699,775 354,135 335,169 237,717 147,056 80,570 7,282 231,860 224,791 369,783 ' 457,510 1,159,927 471,660 3,801 405 1,549 936 412 2,245 1,753 3,358 3,802 8,704 4,404 7,673 3,428 5,196 13,515 13,617 40,025 3,444 100,086 13,676 26,548 75,201 70,262 3,112 80,869 36,881 23,655 9,891 337 8,804 4,487 10,452 5,166 20,849 27,472 867 453 16,359 5,718 2,451 5,454 1,761 1,364 344 Jruce Hutha .. ?uapeka ioutbland Vallaoe .. Stewart Island 2,737 Totals for South Island .. 11,046,365 11,642,805 633,081 36,641 Totals for North Island .. 13,145,445 13,155,958 326,226 315,713 Totals for the Dominion .. 24,191,810 24,798,763 , 959,307 352,354 Net increase : North Island Net increase : South Island 10,513 596,440 „ Total net increase for Dominion 606,953

1. 2. 3. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1913. 30th April, 1914. 30th April, 1913. 30th April, 1914. aickland lapier - Gisborne Vellingon - West Coast larlborough - Nelson - Westland Janterbury - Kaikoura )tago 2,519 2,524 4,601 2,193 4,798 4,892 2,599 2,513 4,733 2,230 5,007 5,120 1,340,318 5,780,201 6,024,926 1,298,287 5,193,691 4,554,387 1,475,068 5,787,907 5,892,983 1,304,639 5,557,130 4,781,036 Totals for Dominion ... 21,527 22,202 24,191,810 24,798,763 Increase 675 606,953