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C —continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1938—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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I Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton .. .. .. .. 12.635 61,899 627 22,079 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1,896 20,144 893 6,628 Inglewood .. .. .. .. 1,623 35,936 349 13,216 Egmont .. .. .. .. 728 19,357 655 4,219 Stratford 7,380 55,864 947 23,117 Whangamomona .. .. .. 8,152 36,671 1,035 19,850 Eltham .. .. .. 7,647 36,103 1,101 14,286 Hawera .. .. .. .. 8,351 58,651 2,640 22,109 Waimate West .. .. .. 696 2,806 370 3,781 Patea .. .. .. .. 41,776 174,730 10,907 59,841. Waitotara .. .. .. .. 25,689 113,442 3,381 44,088 Waimarino .. .. .. .. 40,326 113,069 3,191 67,370 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 54,790 226,524 12,534 105,541 Rangitikei .. .. .. .. 34,244 604,894 31,077 219,032 Oroua .. .. .. .. 3,737 146,738 9,895 33,622 Kairanga .. .. .. .. 10,629 76,681 4,580 22,016 Kiwitea .. .. .. .. 6,806 122,770 2,474 55,557 Pohangina 4,876 77,292 326 29,983 Manawatu .. .. .. .. 4,025 96,693 12,436 24,509 Horowhenua .. .. .. 12,217 80,221 3,378 27,568 Hutt .. .. .. 12,670 49,362 2,805 25,535 Makara .. .. .. .. 4,087 36,335 832 17,868 Featherston .. .. .. .. 46,134 262,299 20,060 117,649 Wairarapa South .. .. 13,766 135,736 6,801 51,960 Masterton .. .. .. .. 39,214 267,328 16,741 122,320 Castlepoint .. .. .. .. 14,608 75,631 4,198 43,290 Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 10,509 95,046 1,621 42,153 Mauriceville 2,124 41,531 319 14,768 Totals .. .. .. 431,335 3,123,753 156,173 1,253,955 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,241,622 8,386,311 399,196 3,494,604 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea .. .. .. .. 22,704 100,933 7,846 45,562 Takaka .. .. .. .. 3,465 13,611 606 6,623 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 2,042 7,763 l;388 5,345 B idler .. .. .. .. 148 2,097 304 795 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 604 9,046 452 2,066 Murchison .. .. .. .. 3,322 23,084 943 8,593 Grey .. .. .. .. 1,352 20,016 1,286 6,622 Westland .. .. .. .. 711 24,341 1,069 7,439 Sounds .. .. .. .. 8,833 66,826 1,606 30,358 Marlborough .. .. .. 14,538 77,606 8,930 30,153 Awatere .. .. .. .. 3,479 65,008 2,990 25,034 Totals .. .. .. 61,198 410,331 27,420 168,590 Canterbury-Kaikoura District. Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 5,159 32,326 2,150 13,803 Amuri .. .. .. .. 5,304 44,555 2,695 19,086 Cheviot .. .. .. .. 2,328 36,689 2,128 13,405 Waipara .. . . .. .. 3,138 52,374 1,582 20,570 Ashley .. .. .. .. 1,303 13,165 598 4,975 Kowai .. .. .. 735 17,651 785 6,067 Oxford .. .. .. .. 1,633 44,565 4,620 18,562