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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, 1929—continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED —continued.

Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. \ 2-tooth and be bred from | be bred from Lambs. over. this Season. | this Season. Canterbury-Kaikoura District —contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. 6,230 12,502 1,122 9,350 Waimairi .. . . . . . . 25 844 76 195 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 1,836 5,250 .. 1,712 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 7,006 ! 81,528 269 28,416 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,458 36,763 26 8,875 Wairewa .. .. .. 1,924 63,675 144 | 15,736 Halswell . . .. .. .. | 264 6,860 .. 2,529 Springs .. .. .. 1,567 20,854 1,118 6,556 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 3,152 51,062 3,242 21,270 Selwyn .. .. .. 9,180 78,196 3,611 37,054 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 29,137 458,462 31,019 i 179,401 Geraldine .. .. .. .. 27,644 211,200 12,318 95,111 Levels .. .. .. .. 12,699 I 137,794 9,489 48,440 Mackenzie .. .. .. . . 22,010 j 168,118 6,346 71,044 Waimate .. .. .. .. 26,117 343,615 18,273 132,854 Chatham Islands .. .. .. 11,089 19,825 2,254 14,340 Totals .. ,, .. 234,147 2,356,925 116,916 938,352 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. 32,390 275,709 11,295 107,741 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 39,873 135,501 7,709 70,741 Vincent .. .. .. .. 16,702 116,202 5,930 51,070 Waihemo .. .. .. 9,895 73,936 5,963 34,823 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 4,590 40,636 2,400 16,442 Taieri .. .. .. 31,371 123,441 10,092 66,678 Peninsula .. .. .. : 1,385 8,914 45 2,194 Clutha .. .. .. .. 20,084 256,601 13,840 147,909 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 38,187 192,963 11,571 108,879 Bruce .. .. '.'.""Sg a * 16,564 - 153,474 8,689 91,716 Lake .. ,, .. .. 31,140 57,784 5,765 34,400 Southland .. .. .. .. 103,236 935,076 30,775 466,261 Wallace .. .. .. 35,095 374,231 11,866 161,913 Stewart Island .. .. 367 1,981 126 1,155 Totals .. .. .. 380,879 2,746,449 126,066 | 1,361,922 Totals, South Island .. .. 706,763 5,546,380 258,975 | 2,503,932 Totals, North Island .. 1,542,429 6,955,628 396,188 j 3,262,971 Totals for Dominion .. .. 2,249,192 12,502,008 655,163 | 5,766,903