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C — continued. Statement compiled from the Returns published 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.

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STUD AND FLCCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. 'her Breeds. Crossbred and other Longwools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. Ewes not ■ Lambs, to be bred Rams, from this and Season. Ewes. Ewes to Ewes not Lambs, be bred to be bred Wethers, from this from this and Season. Season. Ewes. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Rams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. C ANTERBURY-K ATKOURA. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre .. Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Wairewa Mount Herbert Halswell Springs .. Ellesmere Selwyn . . .. Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham Island. * 1 4 36 74 21 2 57 837 1,744 1,078 2,339 1,076 407 139 8 28 70 132 • 3 1 51 64 52 10 6 65 126 995 324 44 1,154 1.086 60 95 1,620 3,192 224 125 20 110 353 1,403 3,296 180 25 50 54 15,859 28,609 9,292 17,616 9,723 6.917 10,773 4,134 4.450 9.919 12,983 3.801 1,056 882 8,297 3,290 2,143 1,085 2.216 5.628 12,579 64,718 33.135 12.840 34.152 51.626 104.852 148.424 110.102 195,404 66.655 63,166 59,230 22,545 29,219 34,265 69,894 15.460 7,177 4.852 67,689 60.176 37,394 5,848 17,317 40,557 102,736 463,411 187,708 106.945 207,731 323,250 3.978 7,306 5,501 11,037 5,058 4.850 9,085 4,279 3.883 2,178 15.315 3.036 1.319 250 1,354 2,059 728 454 2,732 10.400 11,317 88,131 22.614 17,976 16,925 38,824 50,677 87,431 51.155 92,718 36.414 30.461 41,184 12,176 12,835 23.346 45,349 12,440 - 2,985 2,357 23,145 23,884 12,654 4.252 8,356 22,048 54.829 233, 797 97,255 51,971 124,183 180.400 21,416 51,171 2,030 11,971 161 240 30 85 760 12,403 801 10 2 12,275 67.881 7,544 16,777 1,146 1,973 325 36 2,903 10.828 3.247 940 1,273 9,536 510 1,130 183 205 712 510 806 252 6,884 21,764 1,200 3,878 85 88 35 873 2,470 2,000 30 19 "so 100 344 2 3 6 11 17 17 30 2 154 85 SO 105 768 6 374 74 50 148 816 53 29 19,581 29,411 4,042 315 53,027 14,958 32 4,039 29,420 33,110 9,805 3,244 52,747 19,194 10 96 4,077 6,300 118 408 5.326 2,321 55 600 8,376 15,185 2.137 970 14.457 6,843 636 46 1,102 550 113 840 Totals 437 11,839 8,168 400 8,081 367,723 2,552,007 290,589 1,338,302 222,552 277.566 33.773 88,244 Otago. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent 49 15 6 1.397 608 541 700 142 131 70 828 155 66.568 53.800 28,339 295, 789 148,786 102,828 39,632 17,902 8,084 138.156 80,522 65,660 31.977 14.635 35,957 37,612 13,935 62,234 4,600 2,437 10,825 9.441 4.070 21.809