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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, 1939—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED—continued.

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Wethers, Ewos to Ewes not to Name of County. Two-tooth and be bred from be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District —contd. Rangiora .. .. .. .. 1,015 20,333 1,112 4,294 Eyre .. .. .. .. 3,260 37,093 735 7,162 Tawera .. .. .. .. 470 6,806 580 2,524 Malvern .. .. .. .. 6,655 68,178 4,045 20,512 l'aparua .. .. .. .. 1,540 14,465 450 3,972 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 51 1,155 5 184 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 108 4,361 1 100 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 5,485 80,077 1,288 21,637 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,640 37,204 44 12,451 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 2,725 62,078 779 15,553 Halswcll .. .. .. ■■ 699 7,999 100 1,732 Springs .. .. .. .. 921 21,655 364 5,780 Ellesmere 2,903 52,837 1,722 10,806 Selwyn .. .. .. .. 5,331 59,043 3,004 23,406 Ashburtou 25,400 444,910 26,036 137,938 Geraldine .. .. .. 19,376 211,465 14,994 84,338 Levels .. .. .. .. 13,423 154,026 10,023 48,197 Mackenzie 13,525 178,249 7,500 61,982 Waimate ... .. .. .. 13,493 303,391 12,819 98,179 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 12,839 28,164 1,981 20,643 Totals .. .. .. 148,908 2,017,435 99,357 656,064 Otago District. Waitaki 24,716 304,728 12,982 95,421 Maniototo 22,654 127,729 4,895 46,482 Vincent .. .. .. .. 18,362 121,830 6,509 44,386 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 5,897 75,174 2,831 28,659 Waikouaiti .. .. .. •• 4,083 55,249 2,668 17,707 Taieri .. .. .. .. 24,859 141,054 14,300 58,227 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 532 12,322 152 2,655 Clutha .. .. •• 9,707 311,521 14,827 133,512 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 19,837 202,682 9,790 95,371. Bruce .. .. .. .. 9,858 184,455 8,018 76,740 Lake .. .. .. .. 8,103 43,771 2,676 21,610 Southland 56,425 1,364,319 35,304 467,440 Wallace .. .. .. .. 21,350 505,890 9,866 161,406 Stewart Island .. .. .. 689 1,518 159 1,049 Totals .. .. .. 227,072 3,452,242 124,977 1,250,665 Totals, South Island .. .. 438,466 5,866,599 245,513 2,061,769 Totals, North Island . .. 1,193,556 8,492,324 320,393 3,219,832 Totals, Dominion .. .. 1,632,022 14,358,923 565,906 5,281.601