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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, 1917— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Eomney. Border feicester. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep. Ktnfl Stud w^' nd . Stud i*™L Ewes to La mbs be bred *? b ? (Eams from this, bled and "*""• Season, Era| . Stud Earns, 2-tooth and over Stud Ewes to be bred from this Season. SlUd B4W.H Ewes not T °'°? to be T^^ 5 bred l3 ? al ? s from this J*," 0 ;, Season. Ewes) - E s r s £?*> aS ™- ana over. Seas(m Stud at A b - d (E an ms Otago District. Waitaki g .. .. .. 544,481 Maniototo .. . . . . 296,544 Vincent .. .. .. 290.339 Lake .. .. .. .. 252,011 Waihemo .. .. .. 126,424 Waikouaiti .. .. .. 82.333 Peninsula .. .. .. 4.512 Taieri.. .. .. .. 231.641 Bruce .. .. .. .. 241,081 Clutha .. .. 376,682 Tuapeka .. .. .. 449,937 Southland .. .. .. 1,231,982 Wallace .. .. .. 488,745 Stewart Island. . .. .. 4,051 Totals. . .. .. 4,620-763 673 3 2 678 2,500 29 2,529 435 435 1,650 16 1,666 rt S-r-tr 53 733 510 20 173 90 634 j 26 256 ' 12 650 53 108 33 ! 885 2 j 80 85 1,825 18 488 366 4.638 195 2,762 -■■ Ra» 154 551 196 550 62 ' '52 794 25 1,448 30 467 146 3,534 .. j 1,687 85 916 16 142 16 206 2 11 384 16 500 31 1,351 22 573 83 127 202 4,588 204 1,038 10 51 135 18 136 110 ; 666 133 179 345 477 1,124 353 84 3,347 690 4 53 30 678 2,529 435 1,666 57 786 900 ; 12,499 228 9,468 688 9,825 460 7,398 Totals for South Island . . 10,703,258 Totals for Dominion .. | 25,270.386 1,077 1.102 1,077 9,000 9,040 9,000 1,510 1,525 1,510 5,500 5,520 5,500 125 2,093 56 1,511 1,088 17,607 303 13,609 1,105 17,484 719 14,103 1.102 9,040 1,525 5,520 1,452 22,275 1,021 15,335 3,909 j 64,554 I 1,174 47,841 1,250 18,755 749 15,238