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A .—Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1908 and 1909— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

County. 30th April, 1908. 30th April, 1909. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. Waimea Takaka .. Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison* 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.. o .., j I Invercargill subdivision Southland 1 Gore subdivision ,„ ,, flnvercargill subdivision Wallace j Gore sub B aivision Stewart Island 254,891 40,614 12,550 3,757 36,313 19,960 21,910 155,320 646,682 214,809 435,742 169,147 834,210 234,622 702,865 965,288 661,570 480,948 607,715 550,622 300,708 328,279 197,812 139,519 83,485 2,921 206,582 214,278 348,829 407,144 447,062 621,132 232,466 235,236 1,864 271,371 41,241 12,550 4,075 8,534 31,643 21,448 22,425 154,194 657,550 198,296 457,566 192,101 874,772 236,649 758,486 962,349 673,283 471,260 650,970 584,573 314,817 349,203 206,679 135,821 84,564 4,898 203,553 217,153 358,862 445,498 494,668 661,579 262,087 260,133 2,645 I 16,480 627 318 3,864 1,488 515 10,868 21,824 22,954 40,562 2,027 55,621 11,713 1,126 16,513 2,939 9,688 43,255 33,951 14,109 20,924 8,867 1,079 1,977 '3,698 2,875 10,033 . 38,354 47,606 40,447 29,621 24,897 781 3,029 Totals for South Island .. 10,816,852 11,287,496 507,637 36,993 Totals for North Island .. 11,632,201 12,193,211 1,086,765 525,755 Totals for the Dominion .. • • 22,449,053 23,480,707 1,594,402 562,748 Net increase : North Island „ South Island 561, 470, ►10 144 Total net increase for Dominion .. 1,031, >54 * New count.