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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. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK- BOOK— continued.

English Leicester. Shropshire. SoutJTdown. Other Breeds. Name of County. Earns, 2-tooth and over. Wethers. 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to be bred from this Season, - ■- Bwes ! Ewes Earns, g<aS Ewes to not to R Wethers Ewes to be not ' t ' he Lambs. 2| > bebred bebred Lambd & Wff br fh£° m ow. | gfli %°ZT tut and over. | and ove.-. from this r» =5 Season. ooaouu. Lambs. I n ri ' Ewes Earns, I Ifs 3 Ewes to i not lo 2-tooth ago be bred be bred Lamba and "gSr- from this from over. Season. this K Season. Napier-Gisborne District. Waiapu W.. Cook jjj| Waikohu East Taupo (part) Wairoa Hawke's Bay Waipawa .. ., . Waipukurau Patangata Weber Dannevirke Woodville :. ... Pahiatua .. Akitio 146 362 64 126 20 134 1,820 14 4 50 26 68 51 34 114 600 600 I 103 836 : 223 j 131 1,552 446 : 198 333 457 137 339 26 3 400 17 155 740 700 82 131 147 120 61 20 59 ' 35 65 18 5 756 221 259 190 140 53 267 5,912 4 6 100 37 430 55 90 7 I 22 450 1,750 300 5.840 626 44 1,480 1,456 297 37 150 420 2,550 254 1,942 136 60 66 80 I 29 1,715 68 373 " i 16 8 18 "20 285 20 581 7 1 i 320 1,420 682 263 is Totals 755 254 1,954 403 620 600 4,781 420 2,136 121 3,173 1,860 | 6,694 12,143 2,198 7,603 Wellikgtoic-. West Coast District. Ciifton'T "'.. . Taranaki .. .. , , Egmont. Stratford .. Wkangamomona Eltham Hawera "Waimate West] Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Kaitieke Rangitikei Oroua 54 54 5 15 40 100 2-30 130 134 12 8 io 26 ' 20 ' 27 15 26 ' 29 27 208 2 1.110 662 453 1.038 1,178 12 1 20 264 62 78 97 40 571 275 8 15 30 40 4 14 2 1 33 37 4 3 28 36 •• 1 20 10 ..' •■ 1 7 9 132 132 22 19 21 102 207 50 685 "23 40 28 2 200 "60 50 20 16 125 73 23 798 457 2,040 ! 1 400 2,110 418