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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1923 and 1924 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

B.

Number of Sheep on increase Decrease. County. 30th April, 1923. 30th April, 1924. Waimea.. Takaka CoUingwood Buller .. Inangahua Murchison Grey Westland Sounds Marlborough Awatere Kaikoura Amuri Cheviot Waipara Ashley Kowai Oxford .. Rangiora Eyre Tawera Malvern Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels .. .. .. Mackenzie Waimato Chatham Islands Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri Bruce Clutha .. Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 282,340 50,839 19,974 2,701 7,548 42,452 22,321 32,049 169,550 337,514 299,185 174,621 377,149 168,809 377,367 99,120 73,607 102,033 35,136 52,880 102,588 135,803 25,405 4,732 8,860 85,220 47,778 75,336 10,576 25,974 70,328 215,510 842,727 280,449 175,002 461,629 539,865 83,094 604,013 340,417 323,135 231,150 135,676 82,097 4,963 220,521 218,431 315,710 445,562 1,030,462 398,655 2,787 271,777 49,939 21,286 3,533 8,470 42,900 23,021 34,625 174,915 336,878 305,189 174,430 376,222 172,496 382,468 96,193 72,254 103,301 33,557 52,653 100,849 129,399 33,788 5,137 12,279 96,784 48,020 78,188 13,542 27,848 69,248 220,794 890,806 280,139 148,852 465,415 543,080 83,353 575,494 330,130 323,628 239,717 126,869 83,715 7,139 213,566 199,504 321,219 436,648 1,039,261 413,465 3,076 10,503 900 1,312 772 922 448 700 2,576 5,365 6,004 636 191 927 3,687 5,101 2,927 1,413 1,268 1,579 227 1,739 0,404 8,383 405 3,419 11,564 242 2,852 2,966 1,874 5, 281 48,079 1,080 3,786 3,215 259 310 20,150 28,519 10,287 493 8,567 "i,618 2,176 '8,807 50,955 18,927 'o,503 8,799 14,810 289 8,914 Totals for South Island .. 10,271,776 10,297,059 25,283 Totals for North Island 12,809,663 13,478,717 669,054 Totals for the Dominion .. 23,081,439 23,775,770 694,337

1. 2. Number of Sheepowners on 6, Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1923. 30th April, 19 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1923. 30th April, 1924. tuokland fapier-Gisborne Vellington - West Coast larl borough - Nelson - Westland .. lanterbury - Kaikoura )tago 2,935 3,299 4,210 2,425 5,317 5,187 2,997 3,347 4,211 2,353 5,474 5,041 1,737,857 6,022,333 5,049,473 1,266,533 4,651,658 4,353,585 1,968,115 6,277,917 5,232,685 1,272,533 ' 4,711,095 4,313,431 Totals for Dominion 23,373 23,423 23,081,439 23,775,776 694 337 Increase 51