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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. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK- BOOK -continued.

Name of County. Eams, 2-tooth and over. Em ;lish Leicester. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season. Eams, 2-tooth and over. Ewes j p wes 2gS Ewes to not to R Wethers, ?!!&£*? ; not to be rSgo bebred bebred LambB g . tooth 2 -tooth bre ? h '-' om ! bred Lambs. %$■<: from this torn and over, and over. a™L i from this Season. . Season, j Season . Shropshire. Southdown. Ewes Eams, £-2 o Ewes to not to 2-tooth Jag 5 bebred bebred Lambs. and tSn ; from this from over. feci 5 ! Season. this d j Season. Other Breeds. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Lambs. Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti .. Peninsula Taieri Bruce .. Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 779 268 49 4 187 2 85 5 5,398 368 44 370 172 152 41 20 23 5 8 1 13 24 7 6 100 41 216 14 63 304 432 54 7 2 7 1.283 434 786 602 410 550 2 318 49 171 1,359 640 223 5 4.946 1,943, 4,763 ; 7.363; 30,869 4,475 6,195 8,621 200 15,750 13 4.050 872 2,391 23,736 2,609 647 2,232 715 1,310 1 ,000 8,046 2,396 3,482 5,268 300 5,060 10 3,870 618 1,157 17,547 2,595 400 1 70 910 •• 35 •■ 921 3,290 4 20 22 62 18 20 285 179 4 1 120 " 2.300 538! 767 19,209 1.994 215 1,200 40 55 20 2 35 800 144 1 4 160 2 1 29 3 75 440 400 52 120 90 2.729 523 72 1,150 1,595 140 70 755 605 1 116 .. Totals 1,879 164 8,551 254 2 ,022 441 71 1,492 99 1,724 105 75 860 52 ! 120 6,832 44,959 100,428 43,089 i50,74<. Totals for South Island .. [24,592 11,752 85,635 3,786 31,803 4,067 495 4,199 463 3,620 2,964 { 379 3,441 j 254 2,196 24,615 97,760; 306,802 20,770 |156,36! Totals for Dominion 944 20,290 | 1,364 17.260 1,083 j 10,022 335,274 24,511 ■26,900 13,423 93,217 ! 4,450 35,156 5,481 9,131 902 5,922 28,821 ;106,483i !179,38i I I