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Number of Sheep on w County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 283,032 287,698 4,666 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,322 50,287 .. 2,OSS Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 24,644 24,lt>9 .. 475 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,199 4,142 943 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 10,309 9,355 .. 954 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 48,953 46,011 .. 2,942 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,725 24,326 1,601 Wesfcland .. .. .. .. .. 40,412 39,048 .. 1,364 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 184,721 185,669 948 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 364,520 370,882 6,362 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 318,238 328,061 9,823 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 172,584 185,897 13,313 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 350,673 380,461 29,788 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. •• 163,951 170,534 6,583 Waipara.. .. .. . • .. .. 376,925 382,486 5,561 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. •• 106,576 106,410 .. 166 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,587 75,988 401 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,866 117,470 10,604 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 40,060 37,941 .. 2,119 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,623 59,117 .. 1,506 Tawera .. .. .. • ■ .. .. 97,748 106,146 8,398 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 151,453 145,287 .. 6,166 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 38,141 35,930 .. 2,211 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 4,749 5,694 945 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 13,184 13,369 185 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,482 114,949 10,467 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 53,834 56,325 2,491 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 83,427 92,079 8,652 Halswell .. .. .. .. •• 14,360 14,009 .. 351 Springs .. .. .. •• •• •• 27,228 30,348 3,120 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 83,299 77,742 .. 5,557 Selwyn .. .. .. •• .. •• 221,513 221,220 .. 293 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 941,896 941,067 .. 829 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 329,834 325,810 .. 4,024 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 185,113 183,489 .. 1,624 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. •• 490,245 527,777 37,532 Waimate .. .. .. .. •• 590,070 603,927 13,857 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 86,901 90,939 4,038 Waitaki.. .. .. .. •• 629,521 656,689 27,168 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 362,134 392,846 30,712 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. •• 373,487 403,239 29,752 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 135,926 141,948 6,022 Waikouaiti .. .. .. •• 83,033 93,126 10,093 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. •• 228,815 244,378 15,563 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 9,436 9,517 81 Clutha .. .. .. •• •• •• 375,906 425,795 49,889 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. •• 436,562 476,473 39,911 Bruce .. .. .. •• .. •• 225,544 248,063 22,519 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 261,517 269,477 7,960 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,167,516 1,330,267 162,751 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 457,485 523,048 65,563 Stewart Islaud .. .. .. .. .. 3,464 4,271 807 Totals for South Island .. .. 11,074,743 11,691,196 616,453 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,830,250 13,957,820 127,570 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 24,904,993 25,649,016 744,023

1. 2. 3. Number ol Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1927. Auokland .. .. •• .. .. 3,326 3,532 2,244,603 2,289,488 Napier-Gisborne .. .. .. •• 3,640 3,599 6,236,211 6,317,884 Wellington-West Ooast .. .. .. .. 4,415 4,459 5,349,436 5,350 448 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,363 2,377 1,353,075 1,369,648 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,616 5,713 4,971,322 5,102,411 Otago .. .. .. •• .. •• 5,685 5,929 4,750,346 5,219,137 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. 25,045 25,609 24,904,993 25,649,016 Increase .. .. .. .. 564 744,023