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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. Romney. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep. Stud Flock Ewes to j Ewes not Lambs, Rams, Rams, be bred to be bred Rams, 2-fcooth 2-tooth from this from this and and over, and over. Season. Season. Ewes. i Stud Flock EyfLI Lambs, Rams, Rams, n ° b r ed Rams ' 2-tooth 2-tooth *„„„,?.; = *rJiir h ,-„ and and over, and over. '^J?* 18 f ™ m '^, ,s Ewes, season. Season. Stud Flock ?„ w . e . 8 Lambs, Rams, Rams, *°^ e n0 ,L t f ) , be Kams, 2-tooth 2-tooth fro ,!, e t ,, is fr om this and and over, and over. '™£*» Ewes. CANTERBtTRY-KAIKOU-BA. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert .. Halswell Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Islands * 221,075 429,876 194,054 360,392 128,882 110.086 122,685 47,163 58,756 96,896 157,638 37,352 13,122 8,585 102,739 92,888 54,273 13,278 35,191 93,095 250,582 960,790 368,265 205,307 522,029 656,290 2 40 175 19 25 7 2 20 323 1.246 185 204 66 88 55 45 145 59 4 1 54 17 125 920 1,100 158 619 198 350 43 120 50 210 325 89 100 641 908 42 385 124 25 5 6 19 7 3 2 45 36 88 31 23 11 8 60 13 30 15 I "lO 31 •■ I I 45 I 31 32 10 1 2 2 370 132 18 7 7 32 39 16 38 271 1 137 69 28 1 5 5 50 264 631 147 1,580 617 452 47 5 120 439 40 53 41 1 48 48 15 28 33 10 27 31 376 1 64 793 947 99 152 1,195 14 342 1,055 538 20 148 244 300 586 444 3 20 42 7 56 88 11 53 103 229 2,000 50 85 294 186 3 1 3 2 27 42 56 97 42 45 38 94 83 884 1,206 296 36 49 35 130 50 832 935 147 1^932 364 861 2 6 "56 223 Totals 5,341,389 5,341,389 5,757 2,744 I 810 7,500 1,450 4,421 68 720 528 247 4,465 3,360 50 2,87i Otago.. Waitaki Maniototo .. .. Vincent Lake .. .. .. '.'.-'' Waihemo . .. .. ' 642.626 348,765 342,812 246,213 146,351 2 81 21 796 707 1,843 1,148 109 140 2,835 1.548 94 88 35 1,896 614 16 304 14 25 7 13 680 320 673 40 2 21 45 641 1,149 1.011 j 1.012 i 561 880 995 86 656 215 76. i;4 P 963 68 9 "39 2 58< 28! *Rel iurn; >t received,