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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, 1931— continued. CROSSBRED AND OTHER SHEEP NOT OTHERWISE ENUMERATED— continued.

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I Wethers, Ewes to Ewes not to Name of County. 2-tooth and ; be bred from I be bred from Lambs. over. this Season, j this Season. i Canterbury-Kaikoujra District — contd. Paparua .. .. .. .. I 1,591 13,537 1,852 6,470 Waimairi .. .. .. .. 708 753 22 469 Heathcote .. .. .. .. 2,398 6,125 .. 980 Akaroa .. .. .. .. 4,001 91,224 1,072 12,998 Mount Herbert .. .. .. 1,029 40,771 224 5,604 Wairewa .. .. .. .. I 2,088 66,077 606 11,132 Halswell . .■ ■■ .. .. .. I 266 10,690 310 836 Springs .. .. .. . .J 593 22,766 879 5,738 Ellesmere .. .. .. .. 4,822 51,023 4,188 12,084 Se'lwyn .. .. .. .. 11,025 80,395 6,499 23,133 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 30,313 466,695 33,354 , 142,256 Geraldine .. .. .. 25,435 214,088 19,990 ' 71,336 Levels .. .. '.. .. 8,231 132,981 8,149 41,562 Mackenzie .. .. .. ... 17,257 175,199 7,350 65,279 Waimate .. .. .. .. j 14,021 | 310,091 17,133 94,454 Chatham Islands .. .. - .. 12,516 20,874 4,839 13,214 . I I Totals .. .. .. 195,278 2,204,098 140,800 665,893 Otago District. Waitaki .. .. .. .. 21,265 245,583 13,432 69,904 Maniototo .. .. .. .. 36,857 145,557 8.646 64,896 Vincent .. .. .. .. 21,457 109,255 7,340 37,357 Waihemo .. .. .. .. 8,576 76,763 5,956 35,411 Waikouaiti .. .. .. .. 4,740 38,862 1,136 12,304 Taieri .. .. .. .. ! 18,900 126,323 11,970 59,034 Peninsula .. .. .. .. 821 8,928 371 1,135 Clutha .. .. .. .. 16,197 278,139 13,170 137,000 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 31.761 203,909 15,956 103,700 Bruce .. .. .. .. 14,816 163,740 9,591 80,496 Lake .. .. .. 26,281 59,541 6,822 27,766 Southland .. .. .. .. 111,966 1,106,815 36,423 467,839 Wallace .. .. .. .. 42,789 418,176 16,968 174,866 Stewart Island .. .. .. 620 8,023 189 646 Totals .. .. .. 357,046 2,983,614 147,970 1,272,354 Totals, South Island .. .. 645,511 5,612,169 325,230 2,102,162 Totals, North Island .. .. 1,533,430 7,219,803 506,669 2,902,337 Totals, Dominion .. .. 2,178,941 12,831,972 831,899 5,004,499 I j