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C— continued. Statement compiled from the Returns furnished by Owners of Sheep, in pursuance of Section 52 of the Stock Act, 1908, showing the Total Number of Sheep and Lambs within each County on the 30th April, 1917— continued. STUD SHEEP (ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK)— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney, Border Leicester Name of County. Total Number of Sheep a t „A Stud K S ams. I a™" 2XSZ ™1 and over. c„„<.~.. Season. Stud E , - E * es h r Lambs brec! < E a a ™ Stud Eams, 2-tooth and over be bred .°?? , (Rams from this ,_"«,.. I and S« f S 60 b,8 j Ewes,. Stud J™ ftooth bebred bred ,Eams -a-, *££» f£|is "J, | Season. £to m th Vied Wellington - West Coast District — continued, Pohangina .. ■ .. ManaWatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 167,015 125.184 145.252 148,501 76.018 458.730 192,737 546.995 191.441 106.624 71.620 34 4 3 3 13 72 54 3 245 180 69 89 532 1 .534 1 ,531 129 65 24 2 110 120 26 51 262 1,219 1 .322 70 449 26 729 32 807 40 1.635 27 520 I 425 7,312 | 103 2.855 ; 92 2,323 I 3 20 ! 3 180 2 ! 35 10 147 205 143 7 302 582 654 1 .209 446 6,656 2,499 I .781 14 180 30 5 47 30 Totals 5,850.735 ; 815 14.448 665 10.277 1.736 36.731 593 27.940 Ml 477 30 483 Totals for North Island .. 14.567.128 25 j 15 20 1.327 20.182 S65 13.824 2,821 46.947 871 34.232 145 1,271 30 1,135 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller.. Inangahua Murchison Grey .. AVc-Htland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 321,263 55,420 17,939 4.840 12.078 47.355 26.764 34.672 191,422 362.880 289.827 97 20 4 2 170 8 I 7 75 8 40 1 ,002 2 45 3 42 3 30 773 42 193 1.036 42 " 3 •■ 128 112 1.584 1,224 288 63 878 417 20 9 90 233 81 166 12 187 46 1,316 1 41 Totals 1,364,469 117 2,808 351 1,295 39 501 330 104 2,591 75 2,086 | 3 128 | 112