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A —continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1925 and 1926—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. ' ~ — Increase. Decrease. [ 30th April, 1925. 30th April, 1926. Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. 292,231 283,032 .. 9,202 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,116 52,322 206 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 23,479 24,644 1,165 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,310 3,199 .. Ill Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 9,301 10,309 1,008 Murchison .. .. .. .. .. 44,610 48,953 4,343 Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,600 22,725 .. 1,875 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 38,980 40,412 1,432 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 176,855 184,721 7,866 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 363,363 364,520 1,157 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 323,041 318,238 .. 4,803 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 178,147 172,584 .. 5,563 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 372,844 350,673 .. 22,171 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 172,001 163,951 .. 8,050 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 379,466 376,925 .. 2,541 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 107,752 106,576 .. 1,176 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. 73,907 75,587 1,680 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 109,701 106,866 .. 2,835 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 38,261 40,060 1,799 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,298 60,623 .. 1,675 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 98,847 97,748 .. 1,099 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 146,562 151,453 4,891 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 36,787 38,141 1,354 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 5,748 4,749 .. 999 Heathoote .. .. .. .. .. 11,186 13,184 1,998 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,917 104,482 .. 1,435 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 51,667 53,834 2,167 Wairewa .. .. .. .. •• 83,735 83,427 .. 308 Halswell .. .. .. .. . - 12,805 14,360 1,555 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,642 27,228 .. 4,414 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 81,780 83,299 1,519 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 226,666 221,513 .. 5,153 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 926,623 941,896 15,273 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 327,300 329,834 2,534 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 176,791 185,113 8,322 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. •• 492,364 490,245 .. 2,119 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 587,309 590,070 2,761 - .. Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 85,956 86,901 945 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. •• 629,803 629,521 .. 282 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 353,135 362,134 8,999 Vincent .. .. .. .. .. .. 349,375 373,487 24,112 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 133,965 135,926 1,961 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 81,097 83,033 1,936 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 219,839 228,815 8,976 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 7,393 9,436 2,043 Clutha .. .. .. .. .. .. 340,844 375,906 35,062 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 426,007 436,562 10,555 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 218,416 225,544 7,128 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 262,058 261,517 .. 541 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,045,230 1,167,516 122,286 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 421,765 457,485 35,720 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 3,536 3,464 .. 72 Totals for South Island .. .. 10,828,414 11,074,743 246,329 Totals for North Island .. .. 13,719,541 13,830,250 110,709 Totals for the Dominion .. .. 24,547,955 24,904,993 357,038

1. 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1925. 30th April, 1926. 30th April, 1925. 30th April, 1926. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 3,130 3,326 2,092,244 2,244,603 Napier-Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3,384 3,640 6,344,990 6,236,211 Wellington-West Coast .. .. .. .. 4,252 4,415 5,282,307 5,349,436 Marlborough - Nelson - Westland .. .. .. 2,354 2,363 1,351,889 1,353,075 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. •• 5,533 5,616 4,984,062 4,971,322 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,493 5,685 4,492,463 4,750,346 TotalB for Dominion .. .. .. 24,146 25,045 24,547,955 24,904,993 Increase .. .. .. .. 899 357,038