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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1919 and 1920— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

B.

Number c Number o: f Sheep on County. 30th April, 1919. 30th April, 1919. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1920. ouiu April, iviy. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 327,803 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,999 CoUingwood .. .. .. .. ,. 19,254 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,802 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 11,899 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 55,522 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,222 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 41,425 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 173,856 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 368,701 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 293,387 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 208,363 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 398,982 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 188,506 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 386,804 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 120,198 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 93,024 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,909 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 48,317 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,700 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 97,109 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 148,393 Paparua .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,380 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 8,566 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 11,007 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 109,672 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 48,179 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 88,399 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 16,779 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,922 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 97,936 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 231,677 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 1,021,348 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 354,811 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 216,781 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 539,912 Waimate .. .. .. .. ,. 665,366 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 81,921 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 651,677 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 312,786 Vincent .. .. .. .. .. .. 315,757 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 213,432 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 147,772 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 87,451 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 8,718 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 221,112 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 246,762 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 380,067 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 458,969 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,225,300 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 519,228 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,748 327,803 58,999 19,254 4,802 11,899 55,522 30,222 41,425 173,856 368,701 293,387 208,363 398,982 188,506 386,804 120,198 93,024 115,909 48,317 60,700 97,109 148,393 44,380 8,566 11,007 109,672 48,179 88,399 16,779 34,922 97,936 231,677 1,021,348 354,811 216,781 539,912 665,366 81,921 651,677 312,786 315,757 213,432 147,772 87,451 8,718 221,112 246,762 380,067 458,969 1,225,300 519,228 3,748 310,849 55,576 20,442 5,137 11,139 48,231 27,370 38,730 168,030 355,222 290,098 198,391 399,675 186,298 367,840 109,868 84,855 105,250 44,580 59,902 89,773 150,323 41,167 8,714 13,139 88,299 50,632 79,760 14,496 31,036 86,167 224,409 934,245 302,293 186,371 473,871 594,919 *81,921 610,110 291,967 297,136 222,557 137,650 85,528 5,846 203,520 215,489 326,401 410,894 1,116,922 480,545 4,173 1,188 335 693 1,930 148 2,132 2,453 16,954 3,423 760 7,291 2,852 2,695 5,826 13,479 3,289 9,972 2,208 18,964 10,330 8,169 10,659 3,737 798 7,336 *3,213 21,373 8,639 2,283 3,886 11,769 7,268 87,103 52,518 30,410 66,041 70,447 Nil. 41,507 20,819 13,621 Nil 9,125 10,122 1,923 2,872 17,592 31,273 53,666 48,075 108,378 38,683 425 Totals for South Island .. .. 11,616,610 11,616,610 10,747,756 18,429 887,283 Totals for North Island .. .. 14,211,944 14,211,944 13,166,750 235,049 1,280,243 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 25,828,554 23,914,506 253,478 2,167,526 Net decrease : North Island Net decrease : South Island 1,04, 861 ,194 1,854 Total net decrease for the Dominion 1,91c ,048 * 1919 figures; 1920 figures not available.

1. 2. 3. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1919. 30th April, 1920. 30th April, 1919. 30th April, 1920. Luckland Tapier - Gisborne Vellingtou -West Coast .. larlborough - Nelson - Westland .. lanterbury - Kaikoura Itago 3,046 3,101 4,634 2,442 5,406 5,436 3,105 3,189 4,451 2,497 5,331 0,387 1,860,698 6,485,286 5,865,960 1,385,870 5,437,961 4,792,779 1,870,178 5,914,680 5,381,892 1,330,824 5,008,194 4,408,738 Totals for Dominion 24,065 23,960 25,828,554 23,914,506 Decrease 1,91i,048