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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1927 and 1928—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30fch April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 287,698 282,501 .. 5,197 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,287 48,619 .. 1,668 Oollingwood .. .. .. .. .. 24,169 24,179 10 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,142 5,402 1,260 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 9,355 8,975 .. 380 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 46,011 41,502 .. 4,509 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,326 26,947 2,621 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 39,048 41,858 2,810 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 185,669 182,522 .. 3,147 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 370,882 357,554 .. 13,328 Awatere.. .. ... .. .. .. 328,061 340,984 12,923 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 185,897 181,087 .. 4,810 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 380,461 398,824 18,363 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,534 190,092 19,558 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 382,486 394,661 12,175 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,410 106,379 .. 31 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,988 84,104 8,116 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,470 124,982 7,512 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 37,941 43,761 5,820 Byre .. .. .. .. .. .. 59,117 67,344 8,227 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,146 107,374 1,228 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 145,287 166,143 20,856 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 35,930 47,163 11,233 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 5,694 5,741 47 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 13,369 12,474 .. 895 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,949 116,585 1,636 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 56,325 55,932 .. 393 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 92,079 92,237 158 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 14,009 15,148 1,139 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,348 33,195 2,847 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 77,742 91,356 13,614 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 221,220 239,335 18,115 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 941,067 1,045,811 104,744 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 325,810 365,329 39,519 Levels .. .. .. ... .. .. 183,489 218,717 35,228 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 527,777 548,781 21,004 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 603,927 695,359 91,432 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 90,939 91,683 744 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 656,689 751,012 94,323 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 392,846 415,986 23,140 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 403,239 425,691 22,452 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 141,948 150,829 8,881 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 93,126 96,425 3,299 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 244,378 279,323 34,945 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 9,517 13,053 3,536 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 425,795 469,862 44,067 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 476,473 521,859 45,386 Bruoe .. .. .. .. .. .. 248,063 276,556 28,493 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 269,477 283,898 14,421 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,330,267 1,491,583 161,316 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 523,048 571,570 48,522 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 4,271 3,418 .. 853 Totals for South Island .. .. 11,691,196 12,651,705 960,509 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,957,820 14,482,105 524,285 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 25,649,016 27,133,810 1,484,794

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. 30th April, 1927. 30th April, 1928. Auokland .. .. .. .. .. 3,532 3,578 2,289,488 2,380,475 Napier-Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3,599 3,610 6,317,884 6,539,179 Wellington-West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,459 4,469 5,350,448 5,562,451 Marlborough-Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,377 2,404 1,369,648 1,361,043 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,713 5,733 5,102,411 5,539,597 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,929 6,188 5,219,137 5,751,065 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. 25,609 25,982 25,649,016 27,133,810 Increase .. .. .. .. 373 1,484,794