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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1924 and 1925—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

B.

Number of Sheep on County. , Increase. Decrease. I 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1925. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 271,777 292,234 20,457 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,939 52,116 2,177 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 21,286 23,479 2,193 Bnller .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,533 3,310 .. 223 Inangahua .. .. .. .. 8,470 9,301 831 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 42,900 44,610 1,710 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,021 24,600 1,579 Wesfcland .. .. .. .. .. 34,625 38,980 4,355 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 174,915 176,855 1,940 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 336,878 363,363 26,485 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. •• 305,189 323,041 17,852 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 174,430 178,147 3,717 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 376,222 372,844 .. 3,378 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 172,496 172,001 .. 495 Waipara.. .. .. .. 382,468 379,466 .. 3,002 Ashley .. .. .. ..I 96,193 107.752 11,559 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 72,254 73,907 1,653 OxforJ .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,301 109,701 6,400 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 33,557 38,261 4,704 Byre .. .. .. .. .. 52,653 62,298 9,645 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,849 98,847 .. 2,002 Malvern.. .. .. 129,399 146,562 17,163 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. 33,788 36,787 2,999 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 5,137 5,748 611 Heathcote .. .. .. 12,279 11,186 .. 1,093 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,784 105,917 9,133 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 48,020 51,667 3,647 Wairewa .. .. .. .. 78,188 83,735 5,547 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 13,542 12,805 .. 737 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,848 31,642 3,794 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 69,248 81,780 12,532 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. 220,794 226,666 5,872 Ashburton .. .. .. 890,806 926,623 35,817 Geraldine .. .. ■■ •• 280,139 327,300 47,161 Levels .. .. .. .. 148,852 176,791 27,939 Mackenzie .. .. 465,415 492,364 26,949 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 543,080 587,309 44,229 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. 83,353 85,956 2,603 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. 575,494 629,803 54,309 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 330,130 353,135 23,005 Vincent.. .. .. .. .. 323,628 349,375 25,747 . Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 126,869 133,965 7,096 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 83,715 81,097 .. 2,618 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 213,566 219,839 6,273 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 7,139 7,393 254 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. •• 321,219 340,844 19,625 Tuapeka.. .. .. ■■ .. .. 436,648 426,007 .. 10,641 Bruce .. .. .. • • .. 199,504 218,416 18,912 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 239,717 262,058 22,341 Southland .. .. .. .. 1,039,261 1,045,230 5,969 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 413,465 421,765 8,300 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,076 3,536 460 Totals for South Island .. .. 10,297,059 10,828,414 531,355 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,478,717 13,719,541 240,824 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 23,775,776 24,547,955 772,179

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1925. 30th April, 1924. 30th April, 1925. Auckland .. .. .. •• •• 2,997 3,130 1,968,115 2,092,244 Napier-Gisborne .. .. 3,347 3,384 6,277,917 6,344,990 Wellington-West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,211 4,252 5,232,685 5,282,307 Marlborough - Nelson » Westland .. .. .. 2,353 2,354 1,272,533 1,351,889 Canterbury - Kaikoura .. .. .. 5,474 5,533 4,711,095 4,984,062 Otago .. .. .. •• • ■■ 5,041 5,493 4,313,431 4,492,463 Totals for Dominion .. 23,423 24,146 23,775,776 24,547,955 Increase 723 772,179