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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, 1927— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Eomoey. Border Leicester. Total Stud Rtnd Stud citn/? Stud cjfn/i Stud Nftma of County. Number of Stud Ewes not Rtud Ewes to Ewes not Stud F.ms to Ewes not stud ir„ R t n Bwes not Sheep Earns, ™ to be Stud Eamg , *° to be StuS Earns, « to be Stud Earns, to to be Stud 2-tooth f ° e n Pj?j bred Lambs. o t00t -h from this bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. 2-tooth bred Lambs. and over. f ST ® ls from this .ndover Season from tMs and 0Ter - Season from tWs and over - to™ * trom this season. Season ana oyer beason. SeaBon beason. Sea80n Season, season. Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. 287,698 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 3,208 75 2,064 5 61 47 Takaka.. .. .. .. 50,287 .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 14 139 2 99 Collingwood .. .. .. 24,169 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 80 .. 54 Buller .. .. .. .. 4,142 Inangahua .. .. .. 9,355 Murchison .. .. .. 46,011 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 400 .. 310 Grey .. .. .. .. 24,326 Westland .. .. .. 39,048 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Sounds .. .. .. 185,669 .. .. .. .. 69 126 15 90 13 362 289 Marlborough .. .. .. 370,882 256 3,590 737 1,892 4 109 .. 42 87 1,826 123 1,177 80 120 .. 81 Awatere .. .. .. 328,061 37 1,605 528 1,037 10 26 15 2 85 100 .. .. 16 Totals .. .. .. 1,369,648 293 5,195 1,265 2,929 83 261 15 147 237 6,100 200 4,093 85 181 .. 144 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. 185.897 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 73 30 Amuri .. .. .. .. 380.461 31 938 100 355 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 272 20 235 Cheviot .. .. .. 170,534 362 887 174 464 2 Waipara .. .. .. 382,486 27 629 70 242 Ashley.. .. .. .. 106,410 54 235 167 276 Kowai .. .. .. .. 75,988 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 .. 2 140 110 Oxford.. .. .. .. 117,470 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 210 180 3 118 94 Eangiora .. .. .. 37,941 12 413 278 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 329 313 Eyre .. .. .. .. 59,117 Tawera.. .. ., .. 106,146 3 162 16 67 Malvern .. .. .. 145,287 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 160 .. 155 4 146 .. 124 Paparua .. .. .. 35,930 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 90 .. 36 Waimairi .. .. .. 5,694 Heathcote .. .. .. 13,369 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Akaroa .. .. .. 114,949 • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Mount Herbert .. .. .. 56,325 4 277 .. 90 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. Wairewa .. .. .. 92,079 1 .. .. .. .. . . .. .. i .. . . .. Halswell .. .. .. 14,009 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. ..