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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, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. j 2-tooth and be bred from j be bred from Lambs. ' over. ] this Season. | this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District —contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. 3,613 14,995 1,263 6,875 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 110 3,595 495 263 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 1,076 4,068 132 1,139 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 5,926 78,736 1,004 15,632 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 4,314 35,453 389 6,667 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 2,966 57,343 1,464 13,272 Hals well .. .. .. .. 1,720 5,743 63 1,327 Springs .. .. .. .. 1,116 15,999 1,139 3,650 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 7,061 47,833 4,999 10,704 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 13,255 70,055 7,163 22,780 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 41,890 438,959 49,109 119,304 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 34,530 179,290 16,543 70,798 Levels .. .. .. .. 13,741 110,083 10,565 37,142 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 16,943 149,382 6,909 48,164 Waimate .. .. .. .. 37,368 266,418 17,921 97,149 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 8,331 23,694 2,013 15,255 Totals .. .. .. 289,822 2,108,103 156,882 669,026 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 31,773 240,415 10,633 73,053 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 44,332 113,539 4,402 50,457 Vincent .. .. .. .. 22,096 95,635 5,408 37,472 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 11,123 62,215 3,514 24,957 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 4,902 29,171 1,885 13,484 Taieri .. .. .. .. 35,746 102,759 9,396 46,929 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 372 7,169 ! .. 768 Clutha .. .. .. .. 25,081 186,972 8,412 92,763 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 32,578 158,794 12,890 75,192 Bruce .. .. .. .. 20,646 115,924 4,950 53,841 Lake .. .. .. .. 28,232 47,875 4,205 25,052 Southland .. .. .. .. 89,621 544,749 20,940 249,324 Wallace .. .. .. .. 31,575 234,247 13,079 89,572 Stewart Island .. .. .. 564 1,799 .. 924 Totals .. .. .. 378,641 1,941,263 99,714 833,788 Totals, South Island .. .. 768,206 4,481,108 285,827 1,680,158 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,435,446 6,121,284 551,492 2,982,393 Totals for Dominion .. .. 2,203,652 10,602,392 837,319 4,662,551