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A-continued Table showing the Number of Sheep and the Number of Breeding-ewes in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1944 and 1945—continued SOUTH ISLAND

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Number of Sheep on Increase (+) Number of Breeding-ewes on [ n( , reaBe ( + ) County. I or ' or 30th April, 1944. 30th April, 1945. | Decrease (-). 30th April, 1944. 30th April. 1945. ' Bcrease <-)• Waimea .. .. 302,003 310,840 + 8,837 106,738 169,365 + 2,627 Takaka .. .. • 50,230 53,949 + 3,719 26,477 28,995 + 2,518 Collingwood .. .. 28,547 30,548 + 2,001 13,797 15,155 -f- 1,358 Buller .. .. 3,019 2,721 - 298 2,060 1,872 - 188 Inangahua .. .. 20,372 21,208 -f- 836 14,799 14,631 168 Murchison .. .. 46,480 48,516 + 2,036 30,073 30,234 + 161 Grey .. .. 33,600 33,933 + 333 23,856 23,439 - 417 Westland .. .. 46,269 44,689 — 1,580 35,257 34,819 — 438 Sounds .. .. 163,391 160,757 - 2,634 101,135 97,437 - 3,698 Marlborough .. .. 391,007 409,731 + 18,724 194,944 197,225 + 2,281 Awatere .. .. 286,155 286,500 + 345 161,921 162,453 + 532 Kaikoura .. .. . 225,034 234,486 + 9,452 131,478 134,971 + 3,493 Amuri . 347,540 374,195 + 26,655 211,733 223,986 + 12,253 Cheviot .. .. 202,241 211,843 + 9,602 137,323 141,594 + 4,271 Waipara .. .. 415,648 439,540 + 23,892 276,856 279,595 + 2,739 Ashley .. .. 95,137 93,393 - 1,744 64,808 61,328 - 3,480 Kowai .. .. 97,025 102,330 + 5,305 71,301 70,517 - 784 Oxford .. .. 116,003 112,010 - 3,993 75,188 71,164 - 4,024 Rangiora .. .. 51,501 54,057 + 2,556 36,101 35,945 156 Eyre .. .. 71,610 76,860 + 5,250 49,289 51,348 + 2,059 Tawera .. .. 99,010 97,621 - 1,389 50,538 50,913 + 375 Malvern .. .. 197,110 204,035 + 6,925 121,947 124,746 + 2,799 l'aparua .. .. 55,636 67,003 + 11,367 35,856 36,949 + 1,093 Waimairi .. .. 5,704 5,602 — 102 3,144 3,118 26 Heathcote .. .. 11,695 11,949 + 254 7,387 6,898 - 489 Akaroa .. .. 116,729 119,780 + 3,051 81,989 81,501 - 488 Mount Herbert .. 55,804 59,314 + 3,510 38,963 40,670 4- 1,707 Wairewa .. .. 92,840 99,788 + 6,948 69,394 71,295 + 1,901 llalswell .. .. 21,457 25,748 + 4,291 15,224 15,045 — 179 Springs .. .. 42,223 43,970 + 1,747 29,945 29,574 - 371 Ellesmere .. .. 111,415 118,400 + 6,985 76,461 75,291 - 1,170 Selwvn .. .. 242,376 250,418 + 8,042 147,945 146,498 - 1,447 Ashburton .. .. 1,073,164 1,138,953 + 65,789 676,256 701,127 + 24,871 Geraldine .. .. 363,260 372,882 + 9,622 222,581 224,050 + 1,469 Levels .. .. 238,147 267,022 + 28,875 143,65] 153,500 + 9,849 Mackenzie .. .. 518,134 532,381 + 14,247 279,542 282,967 + 3,425 Waimate .. .. 671,326 709,684 + 38,358 4-24,314 435,223 + 10,909 Chatham Islands .. 110,962 106,507 - 4,455 39,476 40,818 + 1,342 Waitaki .. .. 721,251 800,651 + 79,400 427,100 450,420 + 23,320 Maniototo .. .. 425,358 460,197 -j- 34,839 235,175 245,944 + 10,769 Vincent .. .. 468,261 482,769 + 14,508 255,317 258,950 +, 3,633 Waihemo .. .. 152,085 160,890 + ' 8,805 97,545 100,294 + 2,749 Waikouaiti .. .. 99,575 105,178 + 5,603 69,894 70,508 + 614 Taieri .. .. 292,159 293,648 + 1,489 166,526 165,556 — 970 Peninsula .. .. 21,026 22,586 + 1,560 16,050 17,019 + 969 Clutha .. .. 614,358 644,579 + 30,221 389,488 407,836 + 18,348 Tuapeka .. .. 584,678 594,444 + 9,766 327,341 329,615 + 2,274 Bruce .. .. 316,786 331,702 + 14,916 207,185 211,731 + 4,546 Lake .. .. 266,707 268,839 + 2,132 127,247 126,686 - 561 Southland .. .. 2,456,987 2,531,135 + 74,148 1,623,368 1,664,058 + 40,690 Wallace .. .. 858,081 832,433 - 25,648 574,737 558,896 - 15,841 Stewart Island .. 3,526 3,665 + 139 2,076 2,078 + 2 Totals, South Island .. -14,300,642 14,865,879 + 565,237 8,808,796 8,975,847 + 167,051 Totals, North Island .. 18,899,656 19,108,733 + 209,077 11,740,920 11,890,011 + 149,091 Totals, Dominion .. 33,200,298 33,974,612 + 774,314 20,549,716 20,865,858 + 316,142

1. 2 - 3 - Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1944. 30th April, 1945. 30th April, 1944. 30th April, 1945. Auckland .. •• •• •• •• 6,852 6,880 4,793,116 4,906,574 Poverty Bay - Hawke's Bay .. .. •• 3,956 3,919 7,259,166 7,146,048 Wellington - West Coast .. •• •• 5,Hid 5,570 6,847,374 7,056,111 Marlborough-Nelson-Westland .. .. 2,608 2,596 1,371,073 1,403,392 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. 6,002 5,920 5,648,731 5,929,771 Otago .. .. •• •• 7.909 7,798 7,280,838 7,532,71b Totals, Dominion .. •• 32,973 32,683 33,200,298 33,974,612