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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1922 and 1923— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.
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Number of County. I 30th April, 1922. I S Sheep on •Sheep on 10th April, 1923. Increase. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1923. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 315,325 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,967 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 21,619 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,659 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 9,636 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 45,209 Groy .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,344 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 33,331 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 181,047 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 359,439 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. ... 298,868 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 191,757 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. 384,955 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 176,670 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 377,435 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. ..I 95,600 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,737 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,023 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 35,908 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,132 Tawora .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,668 | Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 136,208 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 27,820 Waimairi .. .. .. ■• .. 6,446 Heathcote ;. .. .. .. .. 8,400 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,784 Mount Herbort .. .. .. .. .. 43,363 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 74,818 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 11,551 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,546 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 74,879 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 205,412 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 790,095 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 271,291 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 169,990 Mackonssie .. .. .. .. .. 155,888 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 523,559 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 91,246 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 579,104 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 325,414 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 321,755 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 233,386 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 129,816 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 79,582 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 5,526 Taiori .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,386 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 216,622 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 309,528 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 411,925 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 971,525 Wallace. .. .. .. .. .. 408,071 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 4,529 282,340 50,839 19,974 2,701 7,548 42,452 22,321 32,049 169,550 337,514 299,185 174,621 377,149 168,809 377,367 99,120 73,607 102,033 35,136 52,88 102,588 135,803 25,405 4,732 8,860 85,220 47,778 75,336 10,576 25,974 70,328 215,510 842,727 280,449 175,002 461,629 539,865 83,094 604,013 340,417 323,135 231,150 135,676 82,097 4,963 220,521 218,431 315,716 445,562 1,030,462 398,655 2,787 282,340 50,839 19,974 2,701 7,548 42,452 22,321 32,049 169,550 337,514 299,185 174,621 377,149 168,809 377,367 99,120 73,607 ' 102,033 ; 35,136 52,88 102,588 135,803 25,405 4,732 8,860 85,220 47,778 : 75,336 10,576 25,974 70,328 215,510 842,727 280,449 175,002 461,629 539,865 83,094 604,013 340,417 323,135 231,150 135,676 82,097 l 4,963 220,521 218,431 315,716 445,562 1,030,462 398,655 2,787 317 3,520 6,010 748 7,920 460 4,415 518 10,098 52,032 9,158 5,012 5,741 16,306 24,909 15,003 1,380 5,860 2,515 20,135 1,809 6,188 33,637 58,937 317 3,520 6,010 748 7,920 460 4,415 518 32,985 2,128 1,645 898 2,088 2,757 1,023 1,282 11,497 21,925 17,136 7,800 7,861 68 1,070 832 405 2,415 1,714 564 975 1,572 4,551 10,098 52,032 9,158 5,012 5,741 16,306 '8,162 24,909 15,003 1,380 2,236 5,860 2,515 20,135 1,809 6,188 33,637 58,937 563 9,416 1,742 Totals for South Island .. .. 10,126,154 10,126,454 10,271,776 10,271,776 292,628 292,628 147,306 Totals for North Mand .. .. 12,095,805 12,095,805 12,809,663 12,809,663 900,145 900,145 186,287 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 22,222,259 •23,081,439 1,192,773 333,593 Net increase : North Island Net increase : South Island 71: 141 1,858 i,322 Total net increase for the Dominion 85! ,180
1. Number of SI !. 3. leepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1922. 30th April, 1922. 30th April, 1923. 30th April, 1923. Auokland Napier-Gisborne Wellington - West Coast Marlborough - Nelson - Westland Canterbury - Kaikoura Otago 3,071 3,272 4,299 2,501 5,305 5,232 2,935 3,299 4,210 2,425 5,317 5,187 1,705,155 5,625,001 4,765,649 1,344,444 4,584,841 4,197,169 1,737,857 6,022,333 5,049,473 1,266,533 4,651,658 4,353,585 Totals for Dominion 23,800 23,373 22,222,259 23,081,439 Decrease Increase 42 859,180