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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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Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. Two-tooth and bo bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District—contd. Rangiora .. .. .. .. 1,170 23,920 2,078 8,166 Eyre .. .. .. .. 3,159 36,429 2,681 13,189 Tawera .. .. .. .. 132 8,681 1,287 2,956 Malvern .. .. .. .. 6,855 78,707 9,010 39,362 Paparua .. .. .. .. 2,943 14,228 874 10,319 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 949 19 706 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 12 3,173 .. 787 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 3,959 89,888 2,083 28,707 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 2,221 39,150 92 13,061 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 2,201 66,814 664 20,522 Halswell .. .. .. .. 855 6,175 30 3,227 Springs . .. .. .. 1,479 22,501 787 6,731 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 3,692 57,232 4,039 16,521 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 6,582 65,861 6,671 29,482 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 39,167 464,029 45,390 226,203 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 20,238 232,234 20,692 111,537 Levels .. .. .. .. 15,056 160,189 16,012 74,854 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. 19,421 188,202 9,568 89,669 Waimate .. .. .. .. 17,312 313,176 23,100 146,710 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 11,310 24,287 1,127 18,312 Totals .. .. .. 177,364 2,137,150 160,762 957,489 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 22,558 316,202 22,835 144,471 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 28,449 133,688 4,975 53,830 Vincent, .. .. .. .. 15,059 118,661 8,478 43,250 Waihemo 5,253 78,654 4,344 33,267 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 1,414 45,710 1,856 14,599 Taieri .. .. .. .. 25,777 136,456 11,129 55,920 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 386 12,502 381 4,080 Clutha .. .. .. .. 10,796 307,232 12,930 114,165 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 23,244 194,169 8,103 80,562 Bruce .. .. .. .. 10,947 193,075 7,549 64,021 Lake .. .. .. .. 14,451 51,024 4,259 29,193 Southland 64,533 1,288,072 40,152 404,446 Wallace .. .. .. .. 19,697 481,090 13,934 149,879 Stewart Island .. .. .. 647 1,587 329 996 Totals .. .. .. 243,211 3,358,122 141,254 1,192,679 Totals, South Island .. .. 481,773 5,905,603 329,436 2,318,758 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,241,622 8,386,311 399,196 3,494,604 Totals, Dominion .. .. 1,723,395 14,291,914 728,632 5,813,362