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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 Coouty. Total Number of Sheep. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Ewes to Rams, be bred 2-tooth from this and over. Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock ?™2 2-tooth -A over. fr s ° e m son S Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Rams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Otago — continued. Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 89,249 6,802 229,777 253,044 396,563 463,805 1,175,422 483,889 3,535 3 22 86 103 69 485 275 315 103 130 503 31 242 118 22 177 2 8 28 74 198 99 5 12 105 33 27 372 59 547 223 208 41 1,502 988 3,423 2,104 6,951 3,972 25 721 700 6,926 1,280 5,090 3,226 "84 455 886 668 4,984 958 4,234 2,477 14 4 "29 4 12 ii3 464 Totals 4,828,853 143 6,039 5,611 1,085 2,812 45 770 802 320 786 1,393 23,588 20,775 1,071 16,821 Totals for South Island 11,514,412 11,514,412 1,135 14,061 16,712 3,180 8,740 232 2,840 4,557 455 1,858 2,125 34,646 28,625 1,783 22,811 Totals for Dominion 24,824,394 1,287 18,289 18,235 10,318 35,625 32,857 3,495 7,510 136,556 24,824,394 3,347 1,724 23,296 101,575 5,312 77,457