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TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION SINCE 1894.

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No. of Sheep on No. of S April 30, 1920. ihecp on April 30, April 30, 1920. 1921. I April 30, 1921. Wallace County—coriMmjed. Stroud Bros., Wrey's Bush Strudwicke, Frank, Opio, via, Nightcaps .. Stuck, R., Orepuki Sturgess, Mrs. Mary A., Orawia Sutherland, C. L., Scott's Gap Sutherland, R. (Estate of), Nightcaps Sutherland, R. R., Nightoaps Sutton, Frank, Drummond Swift and Co. (Limited), Dunrobin Station, Matuku Taylor, A. S., South Hillend Taylor, F. N., Heddon Bush Taylor, H. D., Eastern Bush Taylor, Joseph (Estate of), Heddon Bush .. Taylor, R. M., Gummie's Bush, Fairfax .. Taylor, S. G., Heddon Bush Te Anau Downs Station (c/o Managor), Lumsden Te Au, Thomas, Colac Bay Templeton and Girdle, Fairfax Templeton, William, Riverton Teofsky, Thomas, Ruahine Teviotdale, David, Isla Bank The Redcliff Runs Association, Redcliff Station, Otautau Thompson, D. W., Box 7, Lumsden Thomson, R., Beaumont, Awatata Thomson, W., Otautau Thornton, J. A., Waimatuku Tippet, JL R., Tuatapere Todd, William, Maori Hill Estate, Pukemaori Tomlinson, A., Orawia Tomlinson, George, Orawia Tressider, H., Otautau Turner Bros., Mossburn Turner, Fred J., Mossburn Turner, W. C, and Sons, Wrey's Bush Valentine, William, Waimatuku Valli, Antonio, Nightcaps Valli, Geuseppi, Nightcaps Valli, Jaines, Nightcaps Vyner, P. A., To Tua .. Waddell, T. K., Matuku Walker, A. and J., Mossburn Walker, William, Dipton Wallace, Stephen, Nightcaps Ward, A. and O, Hekoia Ward, Benjamin, Fairfax Ward, H. F., Fairfax Ward, L., Hokeia Ward, S., Aparima Ward, W. H., Lumsden.. 5, 1, I, 9, 1, 2, 985 500 155 48 449 552 5,225 308 279 952 279 1,394 273 800 215 1 ,455 9,537 702 120 24 80 1,331 470 116 203 282 706 850 84 160 22 Nil 128 545 5,043 113 279 902 287 1,188 285 7,000 5 374 35 76 1,189 9,400 Nil 127 33 85 753 422 311 233 211 1,276 589 3,010 77 165 Nil 355 Nil 536 940 910 507 137 55 215 78 176 444 Wallace County— continued. Watson Bros., Heddon Bush Watson, James, Fcldwick, Orawia Watson, Mrs. S., Kintail Narrows, Riverton Watson, Thomas, Colac Bay Watts, James, Josephville, Lumsden Weir, William FL, P.O. Box 69, Otautau .. Welsh, John, Nightcaps Whelan, D., Orepuki White, Adam, Wild Bush White, Andrew, Isla Bank White, R., Te Tua Whyte, D. B., Clifden .. Whyte, P. A., Pukemaori Whyte, W. A., Clifden .. Wildey, J. E., Birchwood Wilding and Anderson, Nightcaps Wilkinson and Aloxander, Avondale, Opio.. Williams, R., Aparima .. Wilson, Charles, South Hillend Wilson, H. R., Winton Wilson, James T., Merrivale Road, Otautau Wilson, Robert, Castle Rock, Lumsden Wilson, W. J., Fairfax Woodhead, William, Drummond Young, David, Orawia Young, I. 11., Orepuki Young, It. S., Orepuki Young, Thomas H., Waihoaka Young, William, Mossburn 2,589 321 500 120 150 440 188 263 320 678 606 918 39 1,164 3,437 620 1,052 1,119 51 400 156 61 650 194 166 1,180 330 389 129 143 333 222 176 390 213 636 627 630 849 Nil 2,390 2,350 336 Nil 1,000 61 350 167 58 528 139 33 294 779 soo STEWART ISLAND COUNTY (In Southland Subdivision). Barrie, James, Island Hill Run (address : Stewart Island) Bragg, John, Half-moon Bay Dawson, S., Stowart Island Isaac, James, Ruapuke Joss, Walter, Ulva, Paterson's Inlet Newton, Mrs. George, Ruapuke, Bluff Patuki, The Hon. John Topi, Ruapuke Rita, Henry, Ruapuke, Bluff Robertson, William, Half-moon Bay Russell, Mrs. A. M., Ruapuke, Bluff Tolsen, Lance, c/o William Robertson, Halfmoon Bay Topi, Maurice, Ruapuke, Bluff Waitiri, I., Ruapuke Island, Bluff 480,545 442,309 592 2,247 94 82 46 344 54 356 815 911 300 12 101 189 700 35 142 118 654 1,103 462 250 252 43 775 47 00 37 110 603 1,253 402 220 172 37 322 92 310 105 101 530 4,173 4,131

Year. 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 Number of Sheep, j 20,230,829 19,826,604 19,138,493 19,687,954 19,673,725 19,348,506 19,355,195 Year. 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 Number of Sheep. Year. 20,233,099 1908 20,342,727 1909 18,954,553 1910 18,280,806 ! 1911 19,130,875 | 1912 20,108,471 1913 20,983,772 I 1914 Number of Sheep. 22,449,053 23,480,707 24,269,620 23,996,126 23,750,153 24,191,810 24,798,763 Year. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 Number of Sheep. 24,901,421 24,788,150 25,270,386 26,538,302 25,828,554 23,919,970* 23,285,031 * Thin total includes tho Chatham Islands return for 1920.