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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, 1923 — continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED -continued.

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Name of County. Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to 2-tooth and be bred from be bred frorrr over. this Season. this Season. Lambs. I_ Wellington - West Coast District. Clifton 9,,573 30,403 889 1,336 3,634 422 1,121 6,678 201 302 2,460 129 6,289 27,538 447 6,073 32,410 856 8,520 26,619 1,437 9.643 28,428 1,374 50 500 . 278 41,677 99,478 9,419 36,137 83,110 7,009 72.787 160,573 15,009 37,938 124,412 7.278 64,857 350,832 19,610 3,376 76,471 3.633 6,930 47,362 4,508 11,600 93,234 2,252 7,450 66,379 1,909 4,089 45,884 5,123 8.644 44,644 4,908 7,989 41,193 3,776 4,918 23,489 485 33,482 203,960 16,068 11,162 99,312 5,883 32,573 225,100 15,497 13,1.61 73,749 5,259 5,797 73,510 2.040 3,297 37,529 1,028 16.952 2,029 2,011 • 3,330 11,677 14,11.0 10,837 11,383 972 41,035 33,585 97,005 76,110 183,336 19,202 12,490 45.677 26.383 28,310 18,961 22,528 13.402 120,1.85 42,065 119,468 43,268 35,096 12,657 Taranaki Inglewood Egmont Stratford Whangamomona Kit ham Hawera Waimate West Patea Waitotara Wanganui Waimarino Rangitikei Oroua Kairanga Kiwitea Pohangina Manawatu Horowhenua Hutt Makara Featherston South Wairarapa Masterton Castlepoint Eketahuna Mauriceville Totals 450,771 2,128,891 136,727 1,064,064 Totals, North Island 1,021,427 5,696,867 368,833 2,881,492 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland District. Waimea Takaka Collingwood Buller Inangahua Murchison :. Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere 21.439 3,550 2.019 371 910 4.859 2.317 2.523 10.202 23,256 13,045 109.299 20,409 6.660 1,283 4,904 16.941. II.054 13.088 66.111 75,593 74,899 7,710 806 958 251 366 934 899 1.374 1.266 3.838 2.303 49,912 11.038 4.031. 357 840 7,818 2,364 6.018 36,284 33,901 23,530 Totals 84,491 400,241 20,705 176,093 Canterbury-Katkoura District. Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern 8,113 8,449 1,765 6.988 3,092 2,739 2.112 2,921 1,985 2,352 9,042 46,809 49,444 45,159 79,028 34,824 33.225 50,476 16,948 21,770 16,450 59,002 1,488 2,415 1.031 3,219 2,043 1,203 4.643 1,589 1.282 602 5,984 17,373 19,694 11,407 26,140 14,325 12,930 17,221 6,025 5,271 6,167 26,482