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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, 1916— continued. STUD AND FLOCK RAMS, STUD EWES, AND STUD LAMBS— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. ROHNBY Sum af Connty. Total Number of Sheep. Stad 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 Bams, 2-tooth and over. V1 fc Ewes Rants to ba *&*■ fromtis and over. Season bred an j f S °eaUn. S A Stad Floek ?7* s no^ w f b .! Lamb* Rams, Rams, »°Ff n °? **>a I Hiiiiii, 2-tooth 2-tooth « °* iti. and r , ..„„„ __j «„„_ fromtnis trom this ti,„„„ and over, and over. Season Season . | Ewes. I | Otago — continued. Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri.. Bruce.. Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart 1 sland 127,812 76,652 4,801 218,243 246,834 393,407 478,438 1,237,571 508,076 4,116 3 1 15 4 41 6 56 89 376 162 360 72 107 121 336 432 43 34 175 225 2 1 4 j _ 2 17 21 20 44 11 183 44 44 35 3 7 121 120 104 31 37 274 62 267 123 587 210 38 1.734 1,045 3,116 2,543 6,889 4,065 10 148 1.084 533 7,772 978 5,988 3,012 .. 90 40 489 265 11 IOO 773 543 5,240 994 5,391 2.058 I Totals . . .. 4,773,884 4,773,884 250 250 5,228 5,228 4,356 4,356 956 i 956 : 2,325 2,325 27 27 554 ; 575 j 554 575 35 35 804 804 1,063 j 24.333 1,063 i 24,333 22,288 978 ! 16,984 s- \— \— 1,375 23,018 Totals for South Island 10,907,351 908 908 14,051 14,051 ' 14.970 14.970 2,506 ; 2,506 7,274 : 7,274 180 180 2,740 ; 2,551 2,740 ' 2,551 250 | 250 | 1,927 1,927 1,478 36,535 1,478 36,535 30,615 i rTotals for Dominion 24,788,150 1,213 20.124 17,744 2,594 9,378 2,045 37,965 33,841 3,534 | 2 3,534 20,976 | 6,664 < 138,390 105,204 20,976 6,664 138,390 4,828 79,151 !