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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1933 and 1934 —continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. — Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1933. 30th April, 1934. Waimea 295,161 287,581 .. 7,580 Takaka .. .. .. •• •• 48,791 48,051 .. 740 Collingwood .. .. - - - ■ • • 28,453 27,787 .. 666 Buller .. .. .. •• •• 3,856 4,576 720 Inangahua .. .. •• 12,719 12,355 .. 364 Murchison •• •• 52,605 53,608 1,003 Grev • •• •• 32,748 34,121 1,373 Westland 46,701 44,683 .. 2,018 Sounds 174,505 174,794 289 Marlborough . .. .. 350,999 345,650 .. 5,349 Awatere •• •• 349,968 356,952 6,984 Kaikoura 196,930 190,851 .. 6,079 Amuri .. .. 428,762 409,024 .. 19,738 Cheviot ' 197,247 202,203 4,956 Waipara •• 403,732 422,010 18,278 Ashley •• 99,259 95,292 .. 3,967 Kowai " 77 , 026 84.537 7,511 Oxford .. .. •• •• •• 99,576 110,453 10,877 Rangiora .. •• •• 34,521 36,066 1,545 Eyr | 55,537 65,348 9,811 Tawera •• •• 109,200 108,203 .. 997 Malvern " . •• •• •• 137,357 173,376 36,019 Paparua " 34,202 41,952 7,750 Waimairi 6,799 5,599 .. 1,200 Heathcote 11,868 12,257 389 Akaroa .. .. •• •• ■■ 115,984 115,187 .. 797 Mount Herbert .. . ■ 50,896 50,785 .. Ill Wairewa .. .. •• •• 85,567 89,775 4,208 Halswell .. * 15,942 15,626 316 Serines •• •• 27,786 31,426 3,640 Ellesmere 81,178 94,523 13,345 Selwvn • •• •• 242,115 253,676 11,561 Ashburton !! !! 903,795 1,074,983 171,188 Geraldine 327,743 377,472 49,729 Levels •• •• 178,512 226,302 47,790 Mackenzie 552,194 557,548 5,354 Waimate 624,779 697,206 72,427 Chatham Islands .. . ■ 92,876 92;593 .. 283 Waitaki 675,308 749,736 74,428 Maniototo 455,235 456,623 1,388 Vincent . •• 458,384 446,110 .. 12,274 Waihemo 159,399 155,636 .. 3,763 Waikouaiti .. .. •• •• 96,144 94,861 .. 1,283 Taieri .. .. •• •• •• 268,888 289,501 20,613 Peninsula .. .. •• •• 8,425 11,116 Clutha ■ •• 502,585 516,048 13,463 Tuapeka 582,327 578,805 .. 3,522 Bruce •• •• 278,686 297,066 18,380 Lake " • •• 313,530 302,020 .. 11,510 southland :: :: 1,747,119 1,798,206 51,087 Wallace . 664,015 660,719 .. 3,296 Stewart Island' !. 4,003 3,572 .. 431 Totals, South Island .. .. 12,801,937 13,384,450 582,513 Totals, North Island .. .. 14,954,029 15,264,588 310,559 Totals, Dominion .. .. 27,755,966 28,649,038 893,072

1. 2 - 3 - Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1933. 30th April, 1934. 30th April, 1933. 30th April, 1934. Auckland 5,232 5,097 2,840,259 2,937,554 Poverty Bay - Hawke's Bay 3,759 3,705 6,473,828 6,496,846 Wellington - West Coast .. •• •• 5,054 4,995 5,639,942 5,830,188 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. •• 2,546 2,498 1,396,506 1,390,158 Canterbury - Kaikoura .. .. •• •• 6,085 6,111 5,191,383 5,634,273 otago y 7,387 7,394 6,214,048 6,360,019 Totals, Dominion 30,063 29,800 27,755,966 28,649,038 Increase .. .. .. . • •• •• •• 893,072 Decrease .. .. .. • • • • 263