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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1915— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. ;OMNBY. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Bams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to Ewes not be bred to be bred from this from this Season. Season. Iiambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Bams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Rams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this I Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Iiambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stnd Flock Rams, Rams, 2-tooth 2-tooth and over, and over. i Ewes Ewes 1 to be not to be bred bred ! *~T from this from this j Ewes Season. Season. 1 ' Napieb-Gisbobne District. Waiapu Cook Waikohu East Taupo (part of) .. Waifoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville Pahiatua br>M 679,660 967,606 576,131 7,030 731,077 1,025,903 347,828 93,010 612,159 111.614 286,575 96,035 213.609 6 264 208 243 63 220 169 64 462 47 76 30 40 85 100 297 22 75 4 50 70 27 1 14 3 17 34 27 322 3.631 1,306 2 3,024 1.517 688 104 1,177 336 732 392 897 2,642 114 559 1,815 1,284 20 608 170 394 676 259 122 20 1,274 50 1,987 70 372 1,944 650 24 444 123 285 696 209 379 752 64 61 427 155 7,754 7,701 6,681 4,224 7,391 3,138 660 5,196 519 1.923 592 1,359 4,426 3,647 1,578 72 489 5,951 1,447 216 738 3 4,050 2,683 1,469 187 4,027 900 6 4 '205 178 29 11 52 27 113 5 45 2,212 '517 2^251 30 1,439 193 1.107 104 438 189 664 82 "30 "20 40 Totals 5,748,237 9S 1,886 320 467 14,128 8,541 1,684 6,804 2,080 47,138 22,561 1,598 16,858 Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton Taranaki Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Kaitieke Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea 92,520 34.499 11,375 122,662 107.180 63.263 83,341 975 262,586 210,951 572,449 259,434 89.238 952.724 156.209 117.173 321,692 1 49 8 4 15 94 36 14 14 9 16 281 78 12 556 234 199 544 "30 1,032 45 40 402 187 150 415 3 12 3 26 12 50 21 794 213 52 1,232 1,321 456 408 150 70 66 748 561 417 421 100 65 42 678 265 223 452 "20 18 10 268 551 48 3 14 5 115 36 161 153 6 370 150 4 "50 180 235 109 50 6 30 123 6 7 31 788 357 1,222 1,065 530 2,429 146 88 951 6,591 835 810 250 40 2,123 207 180 396 635 31 4,902 909 568 74 116 63 9 48 184 198 148 301 1,044 1,189 4,852 1,748 528 7,835 820 741 2.679 267 779 854 353 13 260 797 838 226 2 6 8 152 17 1,909 288 80 396 3,976 3.338 3,607 3,794 10 47 30 3,069 2,848 3,381 2,841 14