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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 FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued. FLOCK SHEEP— continued. Other Breeds. Crossbred and other Longwools, not Studs. Merino. Name of County. Stud Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Ranis. 2-tooth and over, i Ewes to Ewes not Lambs, be bred to be bred Rams, from this from this and Season. Season. Ewes. 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. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Wethers, and Ewes. • Otago — con tinu ed. Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Lake Southland Wallace Stewart Island 23 2 5 283 498 2 214 99 82 1,219 420 649 103 5 452 170 215 4 46 564 320 94 121 15 461 442 13,394 • 4,907 2,080 41,990 35,384 40.635 80.994 41.253 131,250 54.232 503 80,478 47,383 3,845 104,928 113,850 176,036 198,615 69,834 584 001 243.349 1,788 5.983 6,571 12 16.035 15,264 30.341 20,726 5,626 57,791 36.512 245 41.398 100 26,540 152 589 56.218 4,150 80.187 204 123,614 1,005 139.633 8.897 36,860 41,218 359,604 3,619 134,329 182 964 330 1,010 162 500 698 3,105 4,627 30.300 2,524 480 16 200 "80 222 827 5.778 363 99 300 300 19 922 1,435 11,197 931 130 2 3 "91 575 150 Totals 196 6,120 2.999 220 2.436 595.335 2,171,510 260,724 1,284.274 142,096 157,517 25,447 50,554 Totals for South Island 686 20,460 11,539 620 10,960 1,076,875 5,305,175 589,663 2,985,267 442,236 519,710 76,367 170,371 Totals for|Dominion 872 22,752 13,416 971 11,892 2,813,095 11.812.255 1,283,213 6,940,822 445,383 529,369 78,766 176.670