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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1935 and 1936—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. —— Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1935. 30th April, 1936. Waimea .. .. .. .. .. 293,455 294,588 1,133 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. 46,781 46,975 194 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 27,321 26,624 .. 697 Buller .. .. .. .. .. 4,578 4,261 .. 317 Inangahua .. .. ■■ •• 13,339 13,301 .. 38 Murchison .. .. .. .. 53,998 52,993 .. 1,005 Grey .. .. . • •• 33,152 32,882 .. 270 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 43,426 45,017 1,591 Sounds .. .. •• 172,533 172,439 .. 94 Marlborough ... .. .. .. .. 357,676 387,530 29,854 Awatere .. •• •• 369,586 380,658 11,072 Kaikoura .. .. •• .. .. 193,147 193,083 .. 64 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. 403,082 410,680 7,598 Cheviot .. .. 198,944 206,480 7,536 Waipara .. .. . . .. .. 416,980 442,102 25,122 Ashley .. •• 96,898 93,969 .. 2,929 Kowai .. .. . - •• ■■ 79,451 90,128 10,677 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. 111,412 108,890 .. 2,522 Rangiora .. .. •• 39,288 43,750 4,462 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. 69,084 74,248 5,164 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. 104,173 110,323 6,150 Malvern .. .. .. .. .. 167,480 191,926 24,446 Paparua .. .. •• •• 41,818 51,256 9,438 Waimairi .. .. •• •• ■■ 6,762 6,666 .. 96 Heathcote .. .. •• ■■ •• 11,906 13,360 1,454 Akaroa .. .. •• .. •• 112,389 124,824 12,435 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. 50,194 53,078 2,884 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .: 87,404 92,427 5,023 Halswell .. .. ■■ • ■ •• 16,265 19,602 3,337 Springs .. .. . . •• .. 32,922 38,822 5,900 Ellesmere .. .. .. •• .. 86,081 111,262 25,181 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. 252,341 265,975 13,634 .. Q Ashburton .. .. .. •• 1,044,174 1,109,313 65,139 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 361,664 374,179 12,515 Levels .. .. .. .. .. 219,988 233,104 13,116 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 559,836 576,431 !6,595 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 692,151 712,734 20,583 Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. 88,676 89,339 663 Waitaki .. .. .. .. .. 724,195 755,734 31,539 Maniototo .. .. .. •• .. 452,772 453,091 319 Vincent .. .. •• •• •• 458,512 460,035 1,523 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 160,189 164,291 4,102 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. •• 94,027 94,794 767 Taieri .. .. .. •• •• 281,279 285,055 3,776 Peninsula .. .. •• •• •• 12,510 13,065 555 Clutha .. .. •• 526,302 519,094 .. 7,208 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. 559,301 545,194 .. 14,107 Bruce • .. .. .. •• 298,577 300,840 2,263 Lake .. .. •• .. •• 295,417 294,711 .. 706 Southland .. .. . .. .. 1,816,430 1,854,306 37,876 Wallace .. .. .. •• •• 685,058 702,993 17,935 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. 2,814 3,438 624 Totals, South Island .. .. 13,327,738 13,741,860 444,175 30,053 Totals, "North Island .. .. 15,749,016 16,371,844 746,988 124,160 Totals, Dominion .. .. 29,076,754 30,113,704 1,191,163 154,213

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on,.. Names of Districts. ; 30th April, 1935. 30th April, 1936. 30th April, 1935. 30th Aprilj 1936. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. /5,281 5,442 3,114,575 3,292,023 Poverty Bay - Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 3,744 | 3,750 6,631,791 6,841,100 Wellington - West Coast .. .. .. 5,052 5,076 6,002,650 6,23^,721 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland . . .. 2,493 2,524 1,415,845 1,457,268 Canterbury - Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 6,123 6,169 5,544,510 5,837,951 Otago ' .. .. .. .. .. 7,545 7,629 6,367,383 6,446,641 Totals, Dominion .. .. 30,238 ; 30,590 29,076,754 : 30,113,704 ) Increase .. .. .. .. 352 1,036,950