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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. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

I Wethers, Ewes to j Ewes not to Name of County. ! 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season, j this Season. I ' I Canterbury Kaikoura J)istrict could. Paparua .. .. .. .. 3,815 13,324 750 7,926 Waimairi .. .. .. 142 \ 3,811 125 1,278 Heathcote .. 2,703 ' 2,814 142 1,255 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 4,645 67,167 646 22,672 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 3,478 32,458 113 9,288 Wairewa .. .. .. 1,173 50,815 627 15,686 Halswell .. .. .. .. 1,350 4,276 g 61 1,693 Springs .. .. .. .. 2,163 18,644 [911 5,066 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 5,050 140,405 3,851 6,289 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 8,683 77,606 3,937 31,377 Ashburton .. .. .. 25,624 415,095 36,282 141,794 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 29,311 178,337 10,370 70,014 Levels .. .. .. 15,834 105,833 6,836 36,622 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 19,649 147,074 5,266 54,573 Waimate .. .. .. .. 34,271 249,135 14,809 91,275 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 8,182 21,490 3,879 15,994 Totals .. .. .. 240,178 2,018,134 114,294 729,902 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 30,045 238,937 5,328 73,612 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 41,015 120,558 5,673 62,576 Vincent .. .. .. .. 19,170 83,109 4,027 31,126 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 11,585 58,403 5,572 29,519 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 3,798 29,326 1,178 11,178 Taieri .. .. .. .. 28,577 99,703 11,168 48,933 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 294 5,589 352 555 Clutha .. .. .. .. 23,654 159,177 10,932 70,232 Tuapeka .. .. .. 27,342 140,800 9,712 68,897 Brace .. .. .. .. 21,584 112,101 5,555 47,765 Lake .. .. .. 31,188 43,161 4,408 26,872 Southland .. .. .. .. 86,287 518,558 14,966 223,510 Wallace .. .. .. .. 27,659 204,833 13,229 84,887 Stewart Island •• •• 386 1,744 200 1,084 Totals .. .. .. 352,584 1,815,999 92,300 780,746 Totals, South Island .. . 669,816 4,265,884 223,005 1,712,902 Totals, North Island . 1,411,216 5,969,355 448,030 2,989,382 Totals for Dominion .. . 2,081,032 10,235,239 671,035 4,702,284