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A — continued. Table showing the Number of Sheep in each County throughout the Dominion on 30th April, 1930 and 1931 — continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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Number of Sheep on County. Increase. Decrease. 30th April, 1930. 30th April, 1931. I I . Waimea.. .. .. .. .. .. ! 322,155 311,795 .. 10,360 Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,676 55,680 2,004 Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 28,931 30,074 , 1,143 Buller .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,782 5,647 .. 1,135 Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 14,091 14,434 393 Murchison .. .. .. 52,482 i 54,717 2,235 Grey .. .. ... .. .. .. 34,588 j 36,841 2,253 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 53,507 ! 56,621 3,114 Sounds .. .. .. .. .. .. 197,160 193,668 .. 3,492 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 394,743 382,651 .. 12,092 Awatere.. .. .. .. .. .. 368,401 354,749 .. 13,652 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 207,756 202,729 .. ! 5,027 Amuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 433,611 427,372 .. 6,239 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. .. 202,606 195,901 .. 6,705 Waipara.. .. .. .. .. .. 422,932 403,359 .. 19,573 Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. 108,400 102,080 .. 6,320 Kowai .. .. .. .. .. .. 92,693 79,130 .. . 13,563 Oxford .. .. .. .. .. .. 131,803 115,809 .. 15,994 Eangiora .. .. .. .. .. 47,142 39,303 J .. 7,839 Eyre .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,679 60,663 .. 17,016 Tawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 117,650 111,861 .. 5,789 Malvern.. .. .. .. .. .. 191,670 184,857 .. 6,813 Paparua.. .. .. .. .. .. 51,884 46,273 .. 5,611 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. 8,318 6,916 " ... 1,402 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. 15,476 13,572 .. 1,904 Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 136,572 117,888 .. ' 18,684 Mount Herbert .. .. .. .. .. 60,529 55,082 .. 5,447 Wairewa .. .. .. .. .. 98,453 93,899 .. 4,554 Halswell .. .. .. .. .. 15,686 17,437 1,751 Springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,074 34,978 .. 3,096 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. .. 107,876 101,875 .. 6,001 Selwyn .. .. .. .. .. .. 268,063 269,731 1,668 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 1,148,534 1,092,238 .. 56,296 Geraldine .. .. .. .. .. 384,587 383,112 .. 1,475 Levels .. .. .. .. .. .. 241,217 208,534 ' .. 32,683 Mackenzie .. .. .. .. .. 604,427 579,395 .. 25,032 Waimate .. ... .. .. .. 746,058 669,644 ; .. 76,414 Chatham Islands.. .. .. .. .. 92,346 94,093 ' 1,747 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 756,760 713,830 .. : 42,930 Maniototo .. .. .. .. .. 464,410 489,115 24,705 Vincent.. .. .. ... .. .. 499,993 494,466 .. 5,527 Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. 162,267 172,155 9,888 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. .. 101,454 102,128 674 Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 290,978 291,589 611 Peninsula .. .. .. .. .. 13,367 13,210 .. 157 Olutha .. .. .. .'. .. .. 571,506 558,877 .. 12,629 Tuapeka.. .. .. .. .. .. 578,177 586,744 8,567 Bruce .. .. .. .. .. .. 314,262 307,365 .. 6,897 Lake .. .. .. .. .. .. 321,049 322,441 1,392 Southland .. ... ... .. ., 1,930,894 1,912,496 .. 18,398 Wallace.. .. .. .. .. .. 717,276 733,032 15,756 Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. 4,423 3,534 .. 889 Totals, South Island .. .. 14,305,374 13,905,640 77,901 477,635 Totals, North Island .. .. 16,535,913 15,886,876 127,114 776,151 Totals, Dominion .. .. 30,841,287 29,792,516 205,015 1,253,786

■ .... .1.. ... , 2. 3. Number of Sheepowners on Number of Sheep on Names of Districts. 30th April, 1930. 30th April, 1931. 30th April, 1930. 30th April, 1931. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 5,008 5,473 3,325,272 3,311,406 Poverty Bay-Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 3,860 3,869 6,937,555 6,424,856 Wellington-West Coast .. .. .. .. 5,205 5,248 6,273,086 6,150,614 Marlborough-Nelson- Westland .. .. .. 2,561 2,561 1,526,516 1,496,927 Canterbury-Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 6,106 6,178 6,052,042 5,707,731 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,282 7,460 6,726,816 6,700,982 Totals, Dominion .. .. .. 30,022 30,789 30,841,287 29,792,516 Increase .. .. .. .. 767 Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 1,048,771