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A .—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Colony on 30th April, 1906 and 1907— continued.

County. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1906. 30th April, 1907. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. SOU 1 'H ISLAND. Waimea Takaka .. Oollingwood Buller .. Inangahua Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley Akaroa and Mount Herbert Selwyn Ashburton .. .. .. - Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo .. .. ... Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula .. .. Taieri .. .. .. .. Bruce Clutha Tuapeka.. Southland j^S^ iVi8iOn } Wallace 1 Stewart Island 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 • 1,959 206,986 193,986 305,660 347,798 I 1 239,779 36,046 11,686 3,675 31,441 18,170 21,248 199,749 560,646 200,942 454,134 166,545 831,880 267,140 695,518 890,119 616,285 449,957 574,820 495,026 275,377 299,070 183,514 122,539 81,081 1,257 198,292 164,592 293,490 367,214 396,581 ) 552,922 J 205,215 ) 221,993 j 1,811 20,010 1,888 1,266 1,191 5,796 2,159 3,767 15,967 21,829 18,623 33,723 8,171 22,831 4,585 6,668 40,184 104,413 28,671 22,550 24,459 33,163 28,626 9,509 7,645 12,172 702 8,694 29,394 12,170 19,416 858,692 90,811 391,086 36,122 1,492 319 Totals for South Island 10,098,740 10,129,754 354,254 323,240 Totals for North Island 10,009,731 10,854,018 898,700 54,413 Totals for the Colony 20,108,471 1,252,954 20,983,772 377,653 Net increase : North Island „ South Island 844, 81, 187 )14 Total net increase for Colony 875, (01