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A.-Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1905 and 1906— continued.

Net increase: North Island .. .. .. .. ..621,126 South Island .. .. .. .. .. 356,470 Total net increase for Colony .. .. .. 977,596

County. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1905. 30th April, 1906. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. SOUT 'H ISLAND. Waimea Takaka .. .. Collingwood Buller .. Inaiigahua Grey Westland Sounds .. Marlborough Kaikoura Atnuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa and Mount Herbert Selwyn .. Ashburton Geraldine Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland .. Wallace Stewart Island 208,374 33,459 9,679 2,626 23,251 13,849 16,177 174,326 472,508 168,206 409,557 176,215 820,553 234,207 758,685 1,006,590 621,894 429,178 615,168 524,682 280,682 262,267 150,209 111,187 75,063 1,642 199,053 164,930 289,389 313,257 809,337 363,995 1,475 219,769 34,158 10,420 2,484 25,645 16,011 17,481 183,782 538,817 182,319 420,411 173,213 823,709 244,309 735,702 994,532 644,956 445,372 597,370 519,485 308,540 270,444 174,005 134,711 73,436 1,859 206,986 193,986 305,660 347,798 858,692 391,086 1,492 11,395 699 741 2,394 2,162 1,304 9,456 66,309 14,113 10,854 3,156 10,102 23,062 16,194 142 3,002 22,983 12,058 17,798 5,197 • 27,858 8,177 23,796 23,524 2,227 317 7,933 29,056 16,271 34,541 49,355 27,091 17 Totals for South Island 9,742,270 10,098,740 419,877 63,407 Totals for North Island 9,388,005 10,009,731 656,010 34,884 Totals for the Colony 19,130,875 20,108,471 1,075,887 98,291