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A. —Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1909 and 1910— continued.

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County. Number of Sheep on 30th April, 1909. 30th April, 1910. Number of Sheep on Increase. Decrease. Waimea Takaka CoUingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Ashley and Waipara Akaroa, Wairewa, and Mount Herbert Selwyn, Tawera, and Waimairi Ashburton Geraldine and Levels Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka.. .. Southland Wallace Stewart Island 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 1,156,247 522,220 2,645 297,271 44,244 11,771 4,282 8,026 28,043 24,408 25,445 172,037 686,532 214,377 452,632 198,846 900,921 248,827 795,153 938,750 658,590 485,614 592,754 590,666 325,045 277,630 242,401 140,456 72,321 5,075 214,757 214,352 351,993 441,451 1,163,013 521,254 3,021 25,900 3,003 207 2,960 3,020 17,843 28,982 16,081 6,745 26,149 12,178 36,667 779 508 3,600 '4,934 23,599 14,693 14,354 6,093 10,228 58,216 71,573 35,722 4,635 12,243 177 11,204 2,801 6,869 4,047 6,766 966 376 Totals for South Island 11,287,496 11,351,958 269,290 204,828 Totals for North Island 12,193,211 12,917,662 759,108 34,657 Totals for the Dominion .. 23,480,707 24,269,620 1,028,398 239,485 Net increase : North Island „ South Island Total net increase for Dominion 724,451 64,462 788,913