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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.

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CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHI E E IWIKU ENUMEi ATE I) contin•Aied. Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth anil over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to lie bred from this Season. Lambs (Wethers and Kwcs). Wellington-West Coast District.— continued. 14,076 13,688 131 77,573 47,937 121,313 .51,672 17,273 115,603 4,728 13,795 17,613 10,691 7,438 12,828 9,667 5,993 32,701 7,817 38,635 18,11.5 4,515 2,233 1,533 2,560 10 11,233 12,048 31,467 8,630 4,068 37,856 5,871 4,699 2,889 1,909 6,490 3,1.77 2,185 1,484 14,384 2,610 12,740 5,210 1,400 493 13,713 10,121 373 41,361 47,61.5 165,524 88,272 38,171. 248,407 28,996 13,405 53,497 33,142 18,576 14,630 18,412 13,483 87,089 30,347 123,648 60,984 23,471 14,003 Eltham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Kaitieke Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston . . .. , .. South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 25,831 25,898 890 114,995 99,350 253.903 132,219 67,565 399,474 72.922 36,478 99,558 62,833 45,793 36,763 34,878 23,381 145,560 80,977 210,860 78,745 53,576 37,645 Totals 71.9,967 2,297,292 184,928 .1,277,688 Totals for North Island 1,577,312 5,622,733 488,288 3,233,643 Marlborough - Nelson -Westland District. Waimea Takaka . . • . . Collingwood Buller Inangahua . . .. Murchison 14,482 1,426 923 60 2.909 4,492 2,368 I , 700 9,085 34,255 17,866 94,147 17,764 3,588 1,077 3,540 11,960 9,508 9,656 75,664 118,695 88,049 5,1.42 485 722 201 906 1,380 1,334 1,475 1,236 9,062 1,9,55 49,727 10,551 2,744 688 1,358 7,271 3,624 5,658 55,817 62,400 47,086 Grey Westland Sounds .. Marlborough Awatere Totals 89,566 133,648 23,898 246,924 Canterbury-Kaikoura D [STRICT. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern 17,698 44,050 10,316 26,179 7,050 6.831 12,111 4,669 4,082 8,526 10,656 99,751 149,870 89,830 178,544 35,443 44,897 56,719 27,077 31,922 26,647 66,549 3,171 7,218 3,860 6,341 2,573 3,4-78 4,058 2,935 2,055 778 9,364 45,1.81 74,038 37,024 65,738 20,185 17,790 23,341 6,037 9,256 18,746 29,770