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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, 1926—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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Wethers, 1 Ewes to | Ewes not to Name of County, J 2-tooth and be bred from ' be bred from | Lambs. over. this Season. : this Season J Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. .. 10,185 33,343 1,272 16,094 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1,305 6,985 588 2,521 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 2,594 j 14,036 ! 510 4,118 Egmont .. .. .. .. 732 4,608 ; 446 2,696 Stratford .. .. .. .. 11,855 27,670 870 12,639 Whangamomona .. .. .. 13,853 ! 31,267 809 14,505 Eltham .. .. .. .. 8,622 i 29,573 j 2,102 10,324 Hawera .. .. .. .. 14,986 I 32,489 2,248 10,766 Waimate West .. .. .. 308 I 930 764 1,488 Patea .. .. .. .. 56,373 j 122,212 12,751 34,582 Waitotara .. .. .. .. 55,103 92,855 7,645 31,612 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 69,536 129,611 12,987 79,679 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 71,115 192,948 19,661 91.660 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 97,931 j 373,960 24,981 168,064 Oroua .. .. .. .. 4,379 ! 86,342 6,624 22,018 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 12,320 54,351 5,078 14,772 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. 19,473 132,976 6,140 60,990 Pohangina .. .. .. .. 10,427 82,409 2,295 34,503 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 4,062 46,689 7,127 20,205 Horowhenua.. .. .. .. 14,632 51,785 5,923 19,693 Hutt .. .. .. .. 13,388 43,915 4,136 25,388 Makara .. .. .. 4,485 22,480 ! 338 12,274 Featherston .. .. .. 40,302 215,546 21,550 113,770 Wairarapa South .. .. .. 19,881 107,869 7,618 41,901 Masterton .. .. .. 42,619 269,310 17,116 149,211 Castlepoint .. .. 16,416 91,729 6,774 59,005 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 6,223 92,557 3,358 45,824 Mauriceville .. .. .. .. 2,705 40,582 1,484 14,472 Totals .. .. .. 625,810 2,431,027 183,195 1,114,774 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,435,446 6,121,284 551,492 2,982,393 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. .. 31,355 116,330 10,202 52,508 Takaka .. .. .. 8,216 21,737 1,395 12,422 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 2,624 7,092 1,437 4,933 Buller .. .. .. .. 518 1,429 658 370 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 1,029 6,593 526 1,459 Murchison .. .. .. .. 8,537 26,375 2,011 9,578 Grey .. .. .. .. 1,907 16,101 1,097 2,953 Westland .. .. .. .. 2,906 23.352 3,156 8,841 Sounds .. .. .. .. 14,632 73,394 1,883 36,721 Marlborough.. .. .. .. 17,713 62,715 4,261 27,954 Awatere .. .. .. .. 10,306 76,624 2,605 19,605 Totals .. .. .. 99,743 431,742 29,231 177,344 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 13,995 58,656 2,339 19.542 Amuri .. .. .. .. 13,642 66,542 3.249 29.039 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 4,591 38,002 1,238 9.458 Waipara .. ... .. .. 21,531 158,416 4,432 53,691 Ashley .. .. .. .. 6,112 39,546 2,759 13,797 Kowai .. .. .. .. 3,926 46,056 1,865 10,212 Oxford .. .. .. .. 5,607 58,084 5.194 18,519 Rangiora .. .. .. .. 3,075 24,119 2.250 4,666 Eyre .. .. .. 5,558 33,431 2,437 8,795 Tawera .. .. .. .. 5,162 20,237 2,177 8.090 Malvern .. .. .. .. j 12,663 63,368 7.771 23,096