H.—23.

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, 1931— continued. SHEEP OF A DISTINCTIVE BREED BUT NOT ENTERED IN FLOCK-BOOK— continued.

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Merino. Lincoln. Romney. Border Leioester Engliah Leicester. . . . _. Westland District. Waimea .. 244 2,350 2,639 193 972 3 5 250 15 .. 1,788 5,468 21,408 , 1,535 , 8,134 44 ! .. 25 10 19 35 1 Takaka .. .. 31 320 500 490 j 312 245] 898 3,801 721 i 1,860 4 6 Collingwood .. .. 4 209 755 2,563 940 1,915 Buller 36 j 213 610 733 491 1 .. 45 Inangahua .. 113 57 945; 32 227 : Murchison .. 10 900 .. 1,250 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 625 | 472 7,268 315 2,089 13 5 .. 3 2: Grey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 .. 80 i 261 I 1,188 5,941 805 ' 2,059 12 ! .. .. .. .. 2 ! Westland 482 ! 1,391 10,883 936 I 4,371 27 ! 2 Sounds .. .. 38 67 i 1,431 .. 370 ! 110 187 85 .. 70 | 1,897 | 1,716 14,362 4,324 8,234 18 92 Marlborough .. .. 1,206 51,163 40,802 | 9,198 18,686 j 52 16 440 I 15 180] 712 1,165 7,574 1,394 2,848 161 .. 395 .. 30 418 385 1,235 22 598 Awatere ... .. 859 27,651 30,499 6,040 13,438] 80 1 670 .. 40 1 156 34 4,410 128 .. 116 .. 320 .. 38 1,097 150 1,746 309 226 i ' I . i i . . ; i Totals .. .. 2,392 82,451 175,871 17,171 33,778 246 209 1,685 30' 370 I 6,524 !l3,357 79,765 11,883 32,228 396 .. 790 10 90 1,654 535 2,981 ■ 331 824 , i ! i I ■ j Canterbtjry-Kaikottra District. Kaikoura .. .. 286 10,536 9,183 796 5,822 557 164 8,880 255 1,735 36 382 128 578 I 95 229 Anrari .. .. 1,391 41,943 |33, 769 7,581 16,056 1 39 .. 340 .. .. 143 .. 8 .. 5 403 .. 112 .. 88 Cheviot .. •.. 34 2,130 ! 601 270 220 3 .. 221 .. 12 29 .. 975 .. .. 112 .. .. .. .. 341 .. 613 18 53 Waipara .. .. 322 8,115,8,680 1,568 i 3,626 15 6 40 8 35 102 .. 1,300 .. .. 106 656 .. 578 7 131 Ashley .. .. 2 30 777 .. 30 5 .. 100 .. .. 37 .. 573 80 : 200 7 .. 393 .. 48 154 Kowai .. .. .. 125 j 1,424 .. 224 3 3 20 290 70 I 18 48 .. 265 .. 11 K8 Oxford .. ... 5 .. 1,402 .. 250 1 .. .. .. .. 155 75 300 .. 76 169 .. .. 1 .. 302 .. 10 .. 279 Rangiora .. .. 120 27 168 .. 24 .. .. .. .. .. 7 13 350 !.. .. 55 .. 180 .. .. 120 13 61 Eyre.. .. ..! 4 609 1,140 1 .. 227! .. .. 8 236 .. 34 .. 14 Tawera .. .. 420 8,064 I 4,832 1,255 1,783 .. 50 110 .. .. 15 40 1,223 89 I 250 .. .. .. .. .. 117 60 .. .. 120 Malvern .. .. 6 52 3,517 .. 155 .. .. 270 .. 5 26 .. 420 .. .. 212 .. 358 .. .. 696 68 1,663 137 782 Paparua .. ,. 26 1,141 209 150 ; 193 .. 14 569 .. 140 4 140 .. 115 .. 173 Waimairi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 149 160 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Heathcote .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 101 310 .. .. .. ■ .. .. .. 71 Akaroa .. .. 3 .. 35 1 158 20 2,267 .. .. 37 35 1,2 i< 67 1,419 .. 1,083 Mount Herbert .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. . . .. 59 .. 356 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 535 Wairewa ..,,,,, 50 2,400 .. 270 .. ..'.'. .. .. 233 .. .. .... 43 .. .. .. .. 783 .. ! 360