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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1928 and 1929 —continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

B.

Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1929. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 282,501 301,098 18,597 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,619 51,221 2,602 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 24,179 26,444 2,265 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,402 6,667 1,265 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 8,975 12,174 3,199 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 41,502 48,462 6,960 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,947 30,477 3,530 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 41,858 46,510 4,652 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 182,522 186,264 3,742 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 357,554 378,704 21,150 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 340,984 368,931 27,947 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 181,087 190,154 9,067 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 398,824 419,445 20,621 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. | 190,092 198,942 8,850 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 394,661 411,333 16,672 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,379 109,772 3,393 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. 84,104 90,842 6,738 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 124,982 117,665 .. 7,317 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 43,761 46,423 2,662 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,344 77,173 9,829 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 107,374 113,846 6,472 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 166,143 182,519 16,376 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 47,163 52,922 5,759 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 5,741 5,574 .. 167 Heathcofce .. .. .. .. .. 12,474 15,203 2,729 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,585 135,029 18,444 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 55,932 61,102 5,170 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 92,237 96,427 4,190 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 15,148 15,785 637 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,195 35,761 2,566 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 91,356 100,704 9,348 .. Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 239,335 248,893 9,558 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 1,045,811 1,106,166 60,355 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 365,329 383,789 18,460 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 218,717 224,208 5,491 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 548,781 569,951 21,170 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 695,359 724,693 29,334 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 91,683 93,252 1,569 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 751,012 753,411 2,399 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 415,986 436,699 20,713 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 425,691 463,335 37,644 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 150,829 160,555 9,726 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 96,425 97,963 1,538 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 279,323 295,064 15,741 Peninsula .. .. .. .. •.. 13,053 13,419 366 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 469,862 525,542 55,680 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 521,859 552,856 30,997 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 276,556 309,853 33,297 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 283,898 294,148 10,250 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,491,583 1,660,088 168,505 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 571,570 611,794 40,224 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,418 3,686 268 Totals for South Island .. .. 12,651,705 13,462,938 818,717 7,484 Totals for North Island .. .. 14,482,105 15,588,444 1,133,900 27,561 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 27,133,810 29,051,382 1,952,617 35,045

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Ncimes of 30th April, 1928. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1928. 30tli April, 1929. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 3,578 3,917 2,380,475 2,734,171 Napier - Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3,610 3,629 6,539,179 6,795,339 Wellington-West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,469 4,569 5,562,451 6,058,934 Marlborough-Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,404 2,400 1,361,043 1,.456,952 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,733 5,773 5,539,597 5,827,573 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 6,188 6,424 5,751,065 6,1-78,413 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. ' 25,982 26,712 27,133,810 29,051,382 Increase .. .. .. .. 730 1,917,572