H.—23b.

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.

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English Leicester. Shropshire. Soatb.down. Other breeds. Name of County. Earns, 2-tooth and over. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes uot to be bred from this Season. R-ams, S-h ii Lambs. *■£*- ||| over. feci n Ewes to be bred from this Season. Ewes not to r, be bred Bams, from Lambs. 2-tooth "this and over. Season. Wethers, 2-tooth and over. Ewes Ewes to be j nottobe bred from , hred Lambs , o„ „„„ I from this Season. | Se&Bom - . Ewes Earns, i £,f- s Ewes to not to i 2-tooth .3 o g bebred bebred r ,.„ ha I and from this from amos - j over. Season. this ■ Season. I WELLINGTON-WEST COAST District — continued. Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu.. Horowhenua Hutt' Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville 50 5 1 10 469 94 3,567 428 53 2,022 45 4 124 60 31 2 42 44 35 100 30 100 220 1,400 60 260 70 20 30 50 660 311 412 697 313 76 50 1,175 955 1,473 288 516 425 3 37 111 1,271 874 28 277 6,383 103 316 80 313 202 110 20 150 5 32 59 540 518 62 67 13 1 | 29 90 7s 150 2 9 1 602 380 944 50 5 114 4 600 250 260 355 121 49 19 2 3 400 5 105 135 65 48 "35 12 541 5 345 20 5 23 607 157 777 45 100 18 10,806 586 1,475 250 205 360 68 40 8,968 927 21 2 4 15 Totals 544 909 575 130 4,236 428 2,404 2,327 250 409 12,096 565 11,402 708 4,533 1,620 1,984 15,600 1,543 12,968 Totals for North Island .. 2,308 1,671 7,522 664 3,353 1,414 H 449 4,932 439 2,302 17,326 985 13,81.9 829 7,826 4,206 , 8,723 28,472 3,741 23,014 Marlborough-Nelson- Westland District. 60 12 ■Waimea Takaka .. Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough .. Awatere 67 8 4 1 4 8 95 70 132 14 3 2 1 1 2 6 50 36 -• 6 608 132 43 8 240 81 5 38 3 4 1 112 287 78 58 404 872 53 50 3 6 21 9 394 1,400 845 1,468 971 4.238 4,144 557 29 633 2.509 334 6 2 15 10 20 30 68 10 20 20 20 7 6 152 547 1,252 3 140 2,996 7,435 102 1,841 3,404 10 4,508 5,011 19.540 4,060 2,837 10,087 1,010 1,308 20 189 " 240 100 200 714 Totals 80 2,720 | 8,028 2,043 2,318 10,669 209 5,417 247 750 66 566 174 222 334 73 291 33,789 1,347 19,833 l