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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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Meri Lincoln. Eomney. Border Leicester. io. Name of County. Total Number of Sheep. Rt fl Stud Earns Ewes t0 oTSS* be bred from this and over. g Stud Ewes not to be bred from this Season Stud Lambs (Eams and Ewes). and over, *~«* M* E a w nd 8 , Stud Eams, 2-tooth and over. Stud y?™t*nnt Stud Ewes to B Y^" 0 ' Lambs be bred Cig (Eams from this ,°JZrS,i« and I**-- 'HTson'" E — >■ : i Canterbury-Kaikol-ra District. Kaikoura .. .. ..I 204,032 Amuri. . .. .. ■ .. 398,972 Cheviot .. .. .. 186,907 Waipara .. .. .. 383.375 Ashley .. .. .. 112,208 Kowai .. .. .. 85.754 Oxford .. .. .. 109,237 Rangiora .. .. .. 44,680 Eyre .. .. .. .. 52,965 Tawera .. .. .. 97,660 Malvern .. .. .. 134,964 Paparua .. .. .. 33,016 Waimairi .. .. .. 7,195 Heathcote .. .. .. 11.525 Akaroa .. 97,436 Wairewa .. .. .. 76,962 Mount, Herbert. . .. .. 45.828 Halswell .. .. .. 17.099 Springs .. .. .. 30.361 EUesmere .. .. -.. 73.818 Selwyn .. .. .. 210,357 Ashburton .. .. .. 825,141 Geraldine .. .. .. 299,287 Levels.. .. .. .. 148.580 Mackenzie .. .. .. 443,154 Waimate .. .. .. 514,148 Chatham Islands .. .. 72,565 13 75 10 117 :. 685 1,150 100 402 204 183 260 23 98 - ■ ■ - 455 750 46 320 141 3 . 3 30 I ' [ •■ 26 9 32 12 20 1 4 ■ 70 j 1.00 24 i 50 70 12 ■ ■ 3 I 7 3 64 "l4| 31 275 113 103 139 I 38 250 91 44 88 • ■ 3 142 123 •• I ■■ •■ ■■ ■ I ! -- ■■ .. '• ! ■■ ■ .. "8 39 450 162 270 97 ■■ I 15 6 •• 426 244 ' '22 I 18 357 194 2 1 7 68 ! 32 j 461 704 859 57 j 63 9 j 487 85 487 625 44 39 53 58 37 10 120 139 867 1,407 474 670 185 3,128 136 30 93 130 801 1,295 362 457 145 2,892 •■ " .. 24 21 1 "20 510 160 460 2 80 46 •• .. Totals.. .. .. | 4,718,026 282 | 3,663 724 2,539 29 806 j Ml 641 >4 2,517 j 2,055 414 7,531 259 6,593 | 1