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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. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and i be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. ! this Season. this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District—contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. 2,249 13,333 427 3,470 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 15 1,521 12 288 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 1,057 1,043 204 3,847 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 4,788 82,331 549 19,921 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,674 35.754 335 ; 8,576 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 1,937 63,440 1,008 ' 15,416 Halswell .. .. .. .. 1,110 7,102 41 3,022 Springs .. .. .. .. 832 20,489 668 i 3,677 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 2,964 44,536 2,364 : 8,848 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 9,921 87,359 4,848 i 34,463 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 21,999 450,700 30,667 j 120,973 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 21,494 197,827 9,962 j 60,978 Levels .. .. .. .. 8,107 122,306 7,151 I 34,946 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 15,856 161,305 3,875 I 60,326 Waimate .. .. .. .. 25,716 290,660 10,051 , 91,832 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 10,039 23,569 3,031 j 16,265 Totals .. .. .. 200,480 2,214,228 95,068 684,036 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 28,490 242,352 7,204 70,031 Maniototo .. .. .. 36,214 120,758 3,958 56,068 Vincent .. .. .. .. 20,330 97,785 4,958 37,168 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 9,356 64,795 3,141 28,096 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 5,563 35,930 2,024 15,212 Taieri .. .. .. .. 28,168 105,413 7,839 48,213 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 157 6,571 230 1,738 Clutha .. .. .. .. 21,060 213,054 5,805 116,759 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 48,587 196,606 10,217 104,563 Bruce .. .. .. .. 16,567 126,240 3,894 66,428 Lake .. .. .. .. 61,416 84,482 9,886 44,954 Southland .. .. .. .. 104,317 757,216 16,221 374,931 Wallace .. .. .. .. 35,470 312,720 10,744 142,944 Stewart Island .. .. .. 862 2,057 161 1,139 Totals .. .. .. 416,557 2,365,979 86,282 j 1,108,244 Totals, South Island .. .. 708,240 5,003,895 202,520 1,965,145 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,355,615 6,126,307 406,808 2,755,679 Totals for Dominion .. .. 2,063,855 11,130,202 609,328 j 4,720,824