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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, 1924— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED— continued.

Name of County. Wethers, 2-tooth and ovor. Ewes to Ewes not to be bred from be bred from this Season. this Season. Lambs. Canterbury-Kaikoura District — contd. Paparua Waimairi Heatheote Akaroa Mount Herbert Wairewa Halswell Springs EUesmere Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine Levels Mackenzie .. .. .. .. • Waimate Chatham Islands 2,231 232 1,359 4,061 898 2.762 752 888 3,815 10,079 27,395 25,101 11,631 13,400 24,627 7,229 10,527 3,199 2,074 69,184 31,204 52,887 5,918 17,132 39,374 77,135 424,523 161,825 95,409 133,679 248,238 22,029 1,142 23 1,047 259 622 183 1,158 3,155 5,229 47,759 9,437 6,285 5,457 11,709 2,671 9,379 1,066 1.145 18.268 6,793 12,618 1,797 4,859 7,445 30,187 145,141 57,762 26,639 51,987 92,616 16,112 Totals 205,770 1,903,169 128,302 660,472 Otago District. Waitaki Maniototo Vincent Lake Waihemo Waikouaiti Peninsula Taieri 23,537 37,882 1.5,332 32,232 9,853 5,208 40 32,416 15,439 21,428 32,154 82,064 26,577 457 213,888 107,932 77,093 48,682 •' 61,968 30,424 5,096 96,364 107,720 152,053 145,226 506,262 194,821 1,586 7,509 6.412 3,752 5,601 3,985 908 76,270 53,708 32,999 27,849 27,809 15,811 935 53,678 52,071 80,182 75,613 240,331 97,191 964 Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Southland Wallace Stewart Island 9,924 6,054 11,356 14,086 18,484 14,370 Totals 334,619 1,749,115 102,441 835,411 Totals, South Island 607,158 4,015,489 251,012 1,667,607 Totals, North Island 1,266,834 5,673,339 567,299 3,080,454 Totals for Dominion 1,873,992 9,688,828 818,311 4,748,061