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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 within each County on the 30th April, 1916— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Hssm al CMMf. Total Number of Bind Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock Ewes to Rams, be bred 2-tooth from this and over. Season. j Ewes not Lambs, to be bred Rams, from this and Season. Ewes. Stad Rams, 2-tooth and over. Flock f™* Rams, ' obe 2-tooth ,„„^ < l a ,i "*<"«• Reason 8 Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Lambs, Rams, and Ewes. Stud Flock Rams, Rams, 2-tooth 2-tooth and over, and over. Ewes Ewes io™K« to be j not to be SKST bred bred **™*' from this from this J"?" Season. Season. Wellington - West Coast District — continued. . Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Feathcrston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Akitio Eketahuna Mauriceville 166,168 123,826 139,770 145,945 78,212 426.592 180,718 550,730 188,229 273,010 86,254 70.103 1 10 59 2 ■ 12 200 32 j 21; 91 83 52 I 690 32 ! 36 326 26 129 ! 310 I 500 j 27 2 2 7 193 84 37 4 1 j 7 1,128 I 345 I 97 .. 57 16 167 j 09 60 948 ! 1,359 531 ' 2,273 1,902 1,342 591 ( 77 1.040 324 238 346 190 88 j 205 27 126 215 9 38 543 1.575 856 40 22 4 87 45 76 52 73 749 153 109 66 23 14 353 1,325 I J,556 326 ; 676 1.791 I 1.376 1,388 2.436 702 : 475 2,676 : 8.527 794 : 2.890 3,785 2.961 1,278 260 1.535 471 466 325 128 : 128 12 82 200 1,043 6 111 851 615 950 1,375 J8 415 7,920 2,350 2,277 180 258 311 79 Totals 6,032,233 213 2,898 867 15 1,346 1,002 16.094 '' 20,065 2,806 ! 13.520 i : i 2,857 37,008 42,530 1,818 33,611 Totals for North Island .. 13,880,799 305 6,073 2,774 SS 2,104 : 1,865 35,225 31,290 3,284 19,049 5,186 101,855 74,589 3,453 56,133 1— i _ 1— • 1 1 .\1 ARLBORorjoH-NELSON- Westland. 2 2 81 28 295 35 8 7 12 5 9 ! 22 I 117 1,029 769 62 ioo 2,933 945 342 57 ' 15 1.366 407 ' i 34 4 4 "25 9 5 1 231 18 25 2 424 488 58 247 12 300 187 82 30 136 8 235 130 89 7 9 2 14 4 6 10 63 2 Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller Murchison Inangahua Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 332.256 57,370 17,262 4,677 51,943 11,651 29,265 34,089 189,278 347,067 288,620 2,928 659 152 43 i 440 58 224 255 1,554 884 ; 119 1.789 215 13 ios 12 25 215 1.598 43 j 187 3 10 1,525 142 25 41 24 174 1,244 20 Totals .. . _ 1,363.478 113 i 2,308 4,040 399 1,788 ! 81 1,248 ! I. 828 j 30 I 509 j 206 7,316 4,018 200 3,195 i. __l. ' <-• -4i h