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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1920 and 1921 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number o: t Sheep on Decrease. County. Increase. 30th April, 1920. 30th April, 1921. Waimea.. .. Takaka CoUingwood Buller .. Inangahua Murchison .. Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere.. Kaikoura Amuri Choviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvorn Paparua .. .. Waimairi Heathcote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs Ellesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie Waimate Chatham IslandB .. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent .. .. .. •. Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 310,849 55,576 20,442 5,137 11,139 48,231 27,370 38,730 168,030 355,222 290,098 198,391 399,075 180,298 307,840 109,808 ■ 84,855 105,250 44,580 59,902 89,773 150,323 41,107 8,714 13,139 88,299 50,032 79,700 14,490 81,036 86,167 224,409 934,245 302,293 180,371 473,871 594,919 *87,385 010,110 291,907 297,136 222,557 137,650 85,528 5,846 203,520 215,489 326,401 410,894 1,116,922 480,545 4,173 337,140 57,808 25,278 3,963 11,809 52,548 23,893 38,598 195,905 382,895 308,158 208,662 398,372 177,399 383,116 110,232 75,022 101,813 36,000 50,002 88,046 141,355 38,114 6,951 10,442 87,228 52,234 79,282 13,246 29,893 73,157 223,612 836,661 291,301 162,892 493,172 534,159 87,531 555,585 308,538 324,386 228,834 129,187 77,083 j 4,027 202,610 i 201,920 319,348 430,953 1,047,670 442,309 4,131 ! 26,291 2,232 4,836 1,174 730 4,317 3,477 132 27,875 27,673 18,060 10,271 1,303 8,899 15,270 364 9,833 8,987 8,514 3,300 1,727 8,968 3,053 1,703 2,097 1,071 i,602 478 1,250 1,143 13,010 797 97,584 10,992 23,479 00,700 19,310 146 54,525 16,571 27,250 6,277 8,403 8,445 1,819 904 13,503 7,053 20,059 09,252 38,236 42 Totals for South Island * 10,753,220 10,510,708 229,131 471,643 Totals for North Island 13,166,750 12,774,323 535,425 927,852 Totals for the Dominion .. •23,919,970 23,285,031 764,556 1,399,495 Net decrease: North Island .. .. .. .. .. 391 Net decrease: South Island .. .. .. •. .. 24! ,427 ,512 Total net docrease for the Dominion .. .. 63,939 * Owing to the Chatham Islands returns for 1920 mil being available the ttgurea (or 1919 were used for that count the.Domlnion totals tor 1920 published In ff.-23, on lilli August, L920. The L920 Sgures cm- now included. - ami Included in

1. 2. 3. Number of Owners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1920. 30th April. 1921. 30th April, 1920. 30th April, 1921. Auckland Napier - Gisborne Wellington - Wost Coast Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. Canterbury-Kaikoura Otago 3,105 3,189 4,451 2,497 5,331 5,387 3,177 3,375 4,523 2,541 5,479 5,299 1,870,178 5,914,680 5,381,892 1,330,824 5,013,658 4,408,738 1,901,947 5,705,715 5,100,061 1,438,055 4,790,000 4,270,598 Totals for Dominion 23,900 24,394 23,919,970 23,285,031 ' Increase Deorease M ,939 68i