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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1929 and 1930—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.
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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 301,098 322,155 21,057 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,221 53,676 2,455 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 26,444 28,931 2,487 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,667 6,782 115 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 12,174 14,091 1,917 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 48,462 52,482 4,020 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,477 34,588 4,111 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 46,510 53,507 6,997 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 186,264 197,160 10,896 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 378,704 394,743 16,039 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 368,931 368,401 .. 530 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 190,154 207,756 17,602 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 419,445 433,611 14,166 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 198,942 202,606 3,664 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 411,333 422,932 11,599 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 109,772 108,400 .. 1,372 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,842 92,693 1,851 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,665 131,803 14,138 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 46,423 47,142 719 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,173 77,679 506 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 113,846 117,650 3,804 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 182,519 191,670 9,151 Paparua .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,922 51,884 .. 1,038 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 5,574 8,318 2,744 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 15,203 15,476 273 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,029 136,572 1,543 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 61,102 60,529 .. 573 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 96,427 93,453 2,026 Halswell .. .. .. '.. .. 15,785 15,686 .. 99 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,761 38,074 2,313 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 100,704 107,876 7,172 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 248,893 268,063 19,170 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 1,106,166 1,148,534 42,368 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 383,789 384,587 798 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 224,208 241,217 17,009 Mackenzie . .. .. .. .. .. 569,951 604,427 34,476 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 724,693 746,058 21,365 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 93,252 92,346 .. 906 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 753,411 756,760 3,349 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 436,699 464,410 27,711 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. .. 463,335 499,993 36,658 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 160,555 162,267 1,712 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 97,963 101,454 3,491 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 295,064 290,978 .. 4,086 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 13,419 13,367 .. 52 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 525,542 571,506 45,964 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 552,856 578,177 25,321 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. -309,853 314,262 4,409 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 294,148 321,049 26,901 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,660,088 1,930,894 270,806 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 611,794 717,276 105,482 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,686 4,423 7-37 Totals for South Island .. .. 13,462,938 14,305,374 851,092 8,656 Totals for North Island .. .. 15,588,444 16,535,913 968,647 21,178 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 29,051,382 30,841,287 1,819,739 29,834
1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. 30th April, 1929. 30th April, 1930. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 3,917 5,008 2,734,171 3,325,272 Napier — Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3,629 3,860 6,795,339 6,937,555 Wellington -West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,569 5,205 6,058,934 6,273,086 Marlborough-Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,400 2,561 1,456,952 1,526,516 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,773 6,106 5,827,573 6,052,042 Otago .. .. .. .. •• •• 6,424 7,282 6,178,413 6,726,816 Totals for Dominion .. .. .. 26,712 30,022 29,051,382 30,841,287 Increase .. .. .. .. 3,310 1,789,905