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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, 1925—continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)—continued.

Merino. Lincoln. j Bomuey. j Border Leicester. Total ! Q fn j Stud Rt Stud st , Stud : st - Stud Nama of County. Number of Stud Ewes not S tnd Ewes to Ewss not ,, , „ stud Ewes to EweB , not „ ® tud Ewes to Bwe « not sst Hi ts Hi "= Hi sa lS. as Hi -sst. «»<»«■• ,r c,r > = »« .sk£ ■=.r™ " sr —«re — ' ' ' ' ; Marlborough - Kelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 292,234 .. .. { .. .. .. .. 132 2,901 20 1,997 ... Takaka .. .. .. 52,116 .. .. | .. .. .. .. 9 122 6 81 : .. Collingwood .. .. .. 23,479 .. .. .. | . .. .. .. .. 3 80 .. 50 Buller .. .. .. 3,310 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... Inangahua .. .. .. 9,301 .. .. j .• •. •• •• 8 .... ...... Murchison ., .. .. 44,610 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 270 .. 225 j Grey .. .. .. .. 24,600 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 10 j 1 j Westland .. .. .. 38,980 .. .. ..;.. Sounds .. .. .. 176,855 .. .. .. .. 105 133 .. 60 35 308 .. 239 Marlborough .. .. .. 363,363 390 3,779 717' 2,212 66 401 42 306 70 1,829 54 1,402 88 118 .. 106 Awatere .. .. .. 323,041 101 2,052 438 1,400 1 j 29 .. 13 4 160 .. 150 Totals .. .. .. 1,351,889 491 5,831 I 1,155 3,612 172 563 42 379 281 5,680 80 4,145 88 118 .. 106 I | : i j j ! Canterbfry-Kaikopba District. Kaikoura .. .. ..I 178,147 .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 41 1,336 .. 520 .. Amnri .. .. .. 372,844 70 1,111 170 846 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 248 .. 278 Cheviot .. .. .. 172,001 479 1,645 70 1,343 .. .. .. .. .. .. Waipara .. .. .. 379,466 22 315 68 186 Ashley .. .. .. 107,752 296 533 98 427 Kowai .. .. .. 73,907 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 185 80 5 135 40 150 Oxford .. .. .. 109,701 .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 33 314 90 119 4 140 100 Rangiora .. .. .. 38,261 26 424 ; 314 .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 417 .. 340 Eyre .. .. .. .. ' 62,298 3 .. .. • • •. .. .. .. .. .... .. ... Tawera .. .. .'. 98,847 2 104 30 74 .. .. .. .. .. .. Malvern .. .. .. 146,562 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 181 2 130 i 7 61 .. 53 Paparua .. .. .. 36,787 .. .... .. .. .. .... 3 Waimairi .. .. .. 5,748* .. j •• •• .. .. .. Heathcote .. .. .. 11,186 .. Akaroa .. .. .. 105,917 .. •• •• .... Mount Herbert., .. .. 51,667 .. .. •• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. Wairewa .. .. .. 83,735 .. •• •• .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Halswell .. .. .. 12,805 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..